Tag: author_name|Devindra Hardawar
Apple MacBook Pro 14-inch and 16-inch review (2024): Brace yourself for M4 speed
Apple’s excellent MacBook Pros are faster than ever with its new M4 chips. That’s it, that’s the review. Their screens are slightly brighter, and the 14-inch model now starts with 16GB of RAM, but otherwise these are the same laptops that have been around since the M1 Pro redesign in…
Read MoreApple Mac mini review (M4 Pro, 2024): Shockingly small, incredibly powerful
“That’s a computer?!” My daughter just couldn’t believe her eyes when I pulled the new Mac mini out of its box. It measures just five-inches by five-inches across, and it sits a mere two inches tall. The Mac mini is an adorable box that resembles an oversized Apple TV. But…
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PlayStation 5 Pro review: A superpowered $700 console for gamers who won’t buy a PC
It’s pretty easy to tell if the PlayStation 5 Pro is for you. If you have no problems with the PS5’s existing performance, if you balk at the $700 price tag, or if you don’t have a modern 4K TV, you can just ignore this console entirely. But if you’ve…
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Apple’s MacBook Pros get an M4 upgrade, including the new M4 Max chip
Not that it’s a huge surprise after Apple’s week of M4 upgrades — first with the 24-inch iMac, then the adorable new Mac mini — but today the company is also bringing its M4 chips to the 14-inch and 16-inch MacBook Pro. And, in addition to the base M4 chip…
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Apple’s redesigned Mac mini is a tiny beast with M4 and M4 Pro chips
You can likely trace the start of the small computer trend back to the original Mac mini, which debuted in 2005 with a simple pitch: What if desktop, but tiny? Now Apple aims to take that concept even further with its latest Mac mini, a five-inch by five-inch box measuring…
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Nintendo Alarmo review: Charming, yet frustrating
Alarmo is the quintessential Nintendo product: It’s a fun and quirky spin on a bedside alarm clock (with a motion sensor!) that mines your love for everything Nintendo. It’s a $100 device entirely meant to surprise and delight you. But there are also usability issues that make me think the…
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