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Unboxing a flagship smartphone used to feel like a solved equation. You paid top dollar, handed over your credit card, and received a fully baked piece of hardware capable of navigating basic daily life without a thermal meltdown. Last month, standing under direct sunlight in 45-degree weather, my partner held her $1,000 Pixel 10 Pro up to my car’s air conditioning vent just so Google Maps wouldn’t shut down mid-route. It wasn’t rendering 3D ray-traced graphics or exporting 8K video. I was simply following GPS directions while listening to a podcast – a routine task my three-year-old iPhone 15 handled…

Qualcomm wants to fix the biggest problem with budget laptops: performance and battery life. In May of this year, the company showed off its entry-tier new Snapdragon C Platform, made for budget laptops starting at $300, promising speed, battery life, and AI smarts that budget shoppers usually have to skip. Now, the chip giant has just revealed the specs for its latest chip and if what it shows comes true, Intel is going to have a big headache on its hands. But competition is good for consumers, so they will be the real winners here.  Snapdragon C specifications Qualcomm Snapdragon…

Made by Google has already given us plenty to talk about. The Pixel 11 series is finally here, alongside the Pixel Watch 5, refreshed Pixel Buds Pro 2, and the long-awaited Pixel Tag. But tucked between all those bigger announcements is something considerably smaller that caught my attention: Google’s new PixelSnap accessories. They may not be as exciting as a brand-new phone or smartwatch, but they could end up being some of the Pixel accessories you actually use every single day. PixelSnap makes charging a little more useful The PixelSnap Charger is pretty straightforward on its own, but Google has…

AI companies are increasingly looking for ways to mark content generated by their models. Now, someone has built an open-source tool designed to remove some of those marks. A GitHub project called watermarks-remover is designed to strip different types of AI provenance signals from text and files. According to its documentation, it can work with invisible Unicode characters, statistical text watermarks and metadata embedded in formats including PNG, JPEG, SVG, PDF, DOCX, ODT, HTML and Markdown. That sounds straightforward until you look at how some of these watermarks actually work. A metadata tag can be removed relatively cleanly. A statistical…

Equity Celebrates Second Anniversary with AED 5 Billion in Property Sales and Plans for International Expansion Dubai, United Arab Emirates, 12 August 2026 – Equity, one of Dubai’s leading luxury real estate brokerages, is celebrating its second anniversary with more than AED 5 billion in property sales, a team of over 100 experienced brokers and staff, and continued expansion across some of Dubai’s most competitive real estate segments. Founded in 2024 by Emrah Yar, Equity has grown from a standing start into a recognised name in Dubai’s real estate market.  Located in the prestigious Boulevard Plaza, Tower 2, in Downtown…

For the last two generations, I’ve complained that the Pixel’s video performance trails behind what’s available under other brands. Google has finally agreed.   The Pixel 11 lineup landed today with its biggest video overhaul in years. However, not every upgrade made it to every model in the family. So, what’s the biggest video upgrade here? To kick things off, let’s discuss the bump in video resolution. The Pixel 11 Pro and Pro XL can now shoot 8K at 24 or 30fps. The feature is powered by Video Boost, the same cloud-assisted pipeline that’s stayed a Pro-only perk since the Pixel…

Dubai, UAE – August 2026 As organisations across the GCC continue to prioritise leadership transformation, succession planning, and sustainable growth, Harmonie Consulting is supporting the next generation of Arab women leaders through culturally fluent executive coaching and leadership advisory services. Founded by executive coach and leadership advisor Shahnaz Hamade, Harmonie Consulting is a boutique practice dedicated to women leaders in the C-suite, family enterprises, entrepreneurial ventures, and high-growth organisations. Blending executive coaching with emotional intelligence frameworks, leadership development tools, and trauma-informed methodology, Harmonie helps leaders navigate high-stakes transitions, organisational complexity, workplace pressure, and family business dynamics, while protecting their wellbeing,…

Google’s newest Pixels are finally here, and the Pixel 11 Pro and Pro XL are doing most of the heavy lifting this time around. While the standard Pixel 11 settles for a modest refresh, with a faster chip, double the base storage, and faster wireless charging, the two Pro models step up with a brighter, more durable display, better cameras, and HiLight, an array of LED lights around the flash that glow when the phone is face down, signaling whether it’s worth reaching for or better left alone. A faster Tensor G6 chip and a storage bump for the Pro…

Turning a regular bike into an e-bike just got easier. The new Asus Oxiis E250G1 can clamp onto your seatpost and press a small motorized roller against your rear tire, that adds electric assist to almost any bike you already own. How does the Asus Oxiis E250G1 work The device uses a friction drive system, in which a compact motor unit presses against the rear tire to spin it faster when you need extra power. An anti-slip mechanism keeps that roller gripping the tire consistently, even on bumpy terrain, so power transfer stays smooth instead of slipping out under load.…

Sony has confirmed the next batch of games coming to the PlayStation Plus Game Catalog in August, and there are two particularly great additions. Helldivers 2 is available through the service for the first time, while the excellent Kingdom Come: Deliverance II joins later this month. The two games offer very different experiences, but both are among the most notable releases of the past few years. Two very different games headline August Helldivers 2 launched in February 2024 and quickly became one of the biggest multiplayer breakout hits of the year. More than two years later, it still has a…