Future iPhones might ditch the USB-C port. Good
I had a revelation recently while testing the wired charging speed of my trusty iPhone 16 Plus. In six months of ownership, it occurred to me as I blew the dust out like an archaeologist…
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Will the future of software development run on vibes?
To many people, coding is about precision. It’s about telling a computer what to do and having the computer perform those actions exactly, precisely, and repeatedly. With the rise of AI tools like ChatGPT, it’s…
Three years on, Europe looks to Ukraine for the future of defense tech
Today marks three years since Russia’s illegal, unprovoked, and brutal invasion of Ukraine. The Ukrainian people have heroically fought the war with grit and determination, but they have also, against the odds, innovated on and…
Thank you, Home button, for leading me through a scary future
This may be shocking to hear from someone who would later edit a magazine called iPad and iPhone User, but I was the last of my friends to get a mobile phone. In the end,…
Before SSDs, this iconic hard drive was a real glimpse of the future
This might be one of the dorkiest articles I’ve ever conceived. My editor even made fun of me for it! But it’s true and I’m not afraid or ashamed to say it — I actually…
HDMI 2.2 vs. DisplayPort 2.1b: Future of display connectors, explained
What is HDMI 2.2? At CES 2025, the HDMI Forum announced HDMI 2.2 (PDF), the next-generation HDMI standard. While remaining backward-compatible, it increases bandwidth and support for higher resolutions and refresh rates, as well as…
Apple is doomed because it can’t see the future
More bad news for people who get attached to rumored Apple products as Bloomberg’s Mark Gurman reports that the company has canceled one of its headset projects: Apple Scraps Work on Mac-Connected Augmented Reality Glasses.…
ATSC 3.0: The future of broadcast TV spent another year in neutral
For the past five years running, I’ve written an annual check-in on ATSC 3.0 (or “NextGen TV”), the broadcast standard that’s supposed to greatly improve over-the-air TV. Every year, it’s been a story of baby…
Nvidia GeForce RTX 5080 review: Betting the future on ‘fake frames’
At a glance Expert’s Rating Pros DLSS Multi Frame Generation is a game-changer in compatible titles, driving snappy new levels of smoothness by increasing frame rates fourfold, tightly paced. Great 4K and 1440p performance Tightly…
AR glasses won’t be the future until they solve this common pain point
Ever since the ill-fated demise of Google Glass in 2015, there’s been a part of me itching to know how augmented reality (AR) glasses tech has advanced — and every now and then, I get…