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October 2024

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October 30
- Apple is creating its own renewable power to offset the M4 Mac mini's carbon emissions - but is it enough?
- Don't Move is a nightmarish Netflix thriller movie, but it didn't leave me crippled with fright like I hoped it would
- Apple's keyboards, mice, and trackpads are finally improving - now it's time for more peripherals
October 29
- Apple, I'm not ready to move on from USB-A yet - so why the heck does the new M4 Mac mini only have USB-C ports?
- 4 things you can do in the ChatGPT Windows app that it does better than Copilot
October 28
- iOS 18.1 is finally here, but this is not the Apple Intelligence you’ve been looking for
- Why Bowers & Wilkins' Pi8 ran away with our Headphones of the Year award – and why it was one of the easiest decisions I've made in 2024
- A tiny Mac mini could be the ultimate travel companion and I can't wait for it
- I’ve been reviewing PCs and laptops for almost 20 years – which is why I’m more excited about a potential M4 Mac mini than any new MacBook
- Spider-Man 4 will swing into theaters in July 2026 – and I'm already worried about its story and place on the Marvel timeline
October 27
- I write about AI for a living and trust me, don’t watch this AI horror this Halloween
- I’m obsessed with music, but I wouldn't even consider buying a Bluetooth speaker since I got my iPhone – its speakers are that good
October 26
- I love Kobo's E Ink writing tablets, but there's one critical area where Kindle has them beat
- I’m torn on the iPhones 16’s Camera Control – it’s handy but unfinished
October 25
- Give Meta my face recognition data? I'd rather lose my Instagram account
October 24
- I’m excited about the Alien: Isolation sequel, but I’m not convinced I’ll ever play it
- My inbox was a mess, but iOS 18.2 has revolutionized the Mail app
- Before moving from "analogue to digital," the NHS has to fix its privacy flaws
- I tried iPhone 16's Visual Intelligence and here's how you can too with iOS 18.2
October 23
- ARM and Qualcomm are playing dice with the future of Windows laptops
- Small phones are gone, but this one reminds me of the good old days
October 20
- AI marketing is a con - especially when it comes to CPUs
October 19
- Discord is firing back against MapleStory devs over copyright infringement and users are caught in the crossfire
- No, Meta – I won’t fake my northern lights photos even though I’m gutted that I missed the real thing
- I created an AI clone of myself and the result was unintentionally hilarious
- Amazon’s color Kindle is too late to the party – I’m firmly in camp Kobo now
October 18
- Binge and Stan are the latest Aussie streaming services to increase prices - will it ever stop?
- Meta's AI chief is right to call AI fearmongering 'BS' but not for the reason he thinks
October 16
- Apple’s latest study proves that AI can’t even solve basic grade-school math problems
October 15
- The iPad mini 7 is now the cheapest way to get Apple Intelligence - here’s why it could be the best too
October 13
- I didn't care for Dolby Atmos music, but this one mind-blowing experience made me a believer
October 12
- I’m still angry at Netflix for canceling the most unpredictable mystery show I’ve seen – here’s why The Society is still worth streaming
- I think I've found the most underrated iPhone feature – and you might be surprised by what it is
October 10
- Google Gemini's new summarize tool is transforming my email nightmare into a dream
October 9
- I've spent the last 2 weeks speaking to AI – here are my 3 biggest takeaways
October 8
- I added AI to my iPhone 16 Pro Max's Action button and now I get the hype
October 7
- As Apple prepares to launch new M4 Macs, I’ve got one question: where’s my new MacBook Air?
- Will & Harper is not a perfect Netflix documentary even with 99% on Rotten Tomatoes but that’s exactly why you should watch it
- Sorry, there's no way Apple is canceling its rumored smart ring plans
October 6
- Qualcomm's big chip merge plan paves the way for – wait for it – the return of the Windows Phone
- I just discovered Netflix canceled the most realistic zombie show I’ve ever seen – here’s why Black Summer is still worth streaming
October 5
- My favorite thing about the Samsung Galaxy Z Flip 6 isn’t that it folds
- Apple Intelligence’s release date is almost here - why it's a bigger deal than you think
- I switched to a folding phone – and I love it so much that I’m never going back
October 3
- Cybertruck's latest recall reminds us that Tesla is no longer the keeper of our all-electric dreams
- Amazon October Prime Day vs Amazon Prime Big Deal Days: A lesson in bad marketing?
October 2
- My parents' iPhone 14 Pro Max phones are not getting Apple Intelligence and they're not happy about it
October 1
- The era of free websites is coming to an end and there's nothing you can do about it
- I'm fed up that cameras don't come with chargers anymore, but there's an ingenious solution for Canon and Sony
- Four months since they launched, there’s not been a day I haven’t worn the Sonos Ace headphones
- Can Apple beat Meta's smart glasses by adding cameras and AI to AirPods Pro?