Intel Arc G3 Extreme: Beats Ryzen Z2 by 25%, With a Catch
A leaked PassMark result for the upcoming Intel Arc G3 Extreme has the handheld gaming world buzzing. The score puts Intel’s Panther Lake-based handheld chip about 25% ahead of the AMD Ryzen Z2 Extreme in multi-thread CPU performance, with an 8% lead in single-thread. On paper, that’s a serious shake-up in a category AMD has […]
Foldable iPhone Ultra: Delays, Doubts, and a $2K Price
The foldable iPhone Ultra has been “two years away” since around 2018. Every cycle, the rumor mill picks a new launch window and a new “this time it’s real.” So I’ll admit, I’ve gotten skeptical. But the leaks right now feel different. Dummy units have shown up. Foxconn’s started trial production. Bloomberg, MacRumors, and DigiTimes […]
Is the Dehancer Pro Plugin Worth It? An Honest Look at What You’re Paying For
If you’ve spent any time looking into how to get that cinematic film look on your footage, you’ve probably come across the Dehancer Pro plugin. It shows up everywhere… YouTube reviews, Reddit threads, filmmaker forums. And most of those recommendations come with a discount code attached. So I wanted to cut through the noise. What […]
Intel Nova Lake-S Leaks: 288MB bLLC to Crush AMD Ryzen 9950X3D?
The Cache Arms Race Just Got Real AMD has owned the cache conversation for years now. Ever since the Ryzen 7 5800X3D landed and started punching way above its weight in gaming, Intel has been on the back foot. Arrow Lake didn’t help. It launched with decent multi-threaded numbers but couldn’t close the gap where […]
DaVinci Resolve 21: What’s New and Who Should Care
Blackmagic Design just dropped DaVinci Resolve 21 at NAB 2026, and honestly, this one feels different. It’s not just another incremental update with a few polished edges. This time, they’ve added a full Photo page for still image editing, packed in eight new AI tools, and pushed deeper into immersive and VR workflows. Whether you’re […]
How to Take a Screenshot on a MacBook: The 3 Methods You’ll Actually Use
Most people learn one screenshot shortcut on their MacBook and never look further. That works fine, until it doesn’t. You go to grab a part of the screen and you’re stuck with a full-screen dump. You need to share something quickly and you end up attaching a file when pasting would have been faster. Or […]
Touchscreen OLED MacBook Pro 2026: Everything We Know and Whether It’s Worth Waiting For
If you’ve been holding off on upgrading your MacBook Pro, you picked an interesting year to wait. Apple is reportedly planning what looks like the most significant MacBook redesign since the jump to Apple Silicon, and it’s not just a chip bump. We’re talking OLED display, a real touchscreen, Dynamic Island, and a slimmer chassis, […]
MacBook Pro 2016 Backlight Issue (Flexgate): What It Is, How to Spot It, and What to Do in 2026
If your MacBook Pro’s screen is doing something weird at the bottom, like a dim strip that looks like stage lighting, or the display goes completely dark when you open the lid past a certain angle, you’re probably dealing with the MacBook Pro 2016 backlight issue. It has a name: Flexgate. And it’s not your […]
M5 Max Local AI 2026: The Benchmark Numbers Apple Won’t Show You
Apple said the M5 Max delivers “4x faster LLM prompt processing” than the M4 generation. That’s a big claim. And unlike most Apple marketing numbers, this one actually holds up in certain conditions. But here’s the thing: “4x faster” doesn’t mean what most people picture. It doesn’t mean you’re chatting with a 120B model at […]
MacBook Pro M5 vs M5 Pro After One Week: What the Benchmarks Don’t Tell You
Apple dropped two new MacBook Pro models, and the internet immediately did what it always does — published spec tables and called it a review. The base MacBook Pro M5 starts at $1,699. The M5 Pro version starts at $2,199. That’s a $500 gap, and if you’re trying to figure out whether that gap matters […]