The PS5 Pro: A Costly Upgrade, is it Worth the Price?

September 10, 2024
Sony just announced the mid-generation refresh of the PS5. Geoff Keighley’s tweet gives a very good summary of the three main features of the console. The price is set at £699.99 in the UK, without a disc drive or a vertical stand. I buy a lot of physical games, play them, and either keep them for replaying or sell them. Most of the games I've bought have been sold on Facebook Marketplace. I got a copy of Spider-Man: Miles Morales for £20, played it to completion, and sold it for £20 again ,meaning I didn't spend a penny to play…

A Year with the Apple iPhone 15 Pro Max: Insights and Impressions

September 4, 2024
Design When the iPhone 15 Pro Max was released last year, I wrote about how it is the nicest-feeling iPhone yet. And, I still think this is the best iteration of the flat-edged iPhone design. The titanium frame and the weight distribution do wonders to the hold-ability of the phone. This is especially noticeable if you're coming from the 14 Pro Max, as the phone does not feel heavy as before. The 15 Pro Max weights 19 grams less than its predecessor, but the distribution of weight on the phone has been refined, and it feels much more comfortable in…

Thank you AnandTech. The Internet will miss you.

August 30, 2024
https://www.anandtech.com/show/21542/end-of-the-road-an-anandtech-farewell I don’t know what else to say. AnandTech is a site I’ve been reading since I first got on the internet and realised that I loved tech. It’s a great, unbiased site on technology, and I will deeply miss it.

Apple announces iPhone event on the 9th of September

August 26, 2024
Apple just sent out invites for the 'It's Glowtime' event. New iPhones and Apple Watches are coming. It's happening! I upgrade my iPhone every year, and I've gotten to the point where a new iPhone doesn't really excite me. But upgrading yearly feels like a tradition at this point. Since the iPhone 6S Plus, I have always gone for the "plus" sized iPhone, except the iPhone X- it wasn't the biggest iPhone when it launched. The 8 Plus also launched that same year, and it was had a wider display. The rumour is that the Pro phones are even getting…

Thoughts on the CMF Phone 1 by Nothing

August 25, 2024
I have never owned an Android phone but wanted to have a sense of the world across the fence. So, when I saw tweets about this phone I thought I'd preorder it, it only costs £209, so why not give it a try, right? The day of preorder, I had my apprehensions, but there was a further deduction on the price to £179 and it only made sense to get it, which I did. I have been using this phone for the last few weeks, but it is in no way my main phone. Days have gone in between without…

Google Reimagine and photography

August 22, 2024
Great article on The Verge by Sarah Jeong on AI and photography, which anyone with an ounce of passion towards photography should read. This article rightfully states about how photography is based on trust, and can be used in deception in legal and criminal cases. But there is another angle to it. I love capturing photos, it's been a passion. When I see a great photo, I want to know how the photographer took it, how long they waited for the light to be perfect, what gear did they use. With Google's Reimagine tool, you can add pretty much anything…

Thoughts on the Google Pixel 9 Phones.

August 13, 2024
Disclaimer first: I didn't watch the full Google event as I was playing tennis, I wouldn't play tennis during an Apple event, but I am not in the Google ecosystem so tennis took priority. But that said, as someone who is deep in the Apple ecosystem, the Google devices are the ones I am most vested in (apart from Apple of course). Not Samsung, but Google. My thoughts are from these three YouTubers whose videos I just watched: MKBHD Becca, The Verge Tausif Hussain The design Call it Apple bias but these phones look very Apple like. I am not…

Apple is making it’s smallest Mac Ever, but how much will it cost?

August 8, 2024
When Apple introduced the M1 chip in 2020, it didn't go for a redesign of it's MacBooks. The MacBook Mini, Air, and Pro got the M1 chip but the external and physical body of the device stayed the same. But now we have both MacBook Air's and MacBook Pro's with a refreshed design. The only Mac that hasn't changed is the Mac Mini, which still looks like like the Intel Mac Mini from before the M1 days and as per Mark Gurman that is about to change. This is long overdue, and I am glad the Mac Mini is getting…

Cheaper Plastic Apple Watches? Bring it on!

August 5, 2024
This LifeHacker article, based on Bloomberg's Mark Gurman states that the next Apple Watch SE will be made out of plastic (this was initially stated by Gurman a month ago in his newsletter which I somehow missed). This switch from Aluminium to Plastic is akin to the iPhone 5 to iPhone 5c where Apple ditched Aluminium to "unapologetically" plastic. The rumour is the next generation of Apple's cheapest wearable will come in multiple colours too. Which if you ask me is great, I didn't own an iPhone 5c, but those colours were fun and have great nostalgic value. Look at…