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Month: September 2026

Technology

Huawei copies Samsung’s privacy display in its latest trifold

Huawei has released its third trifold phone in China, and the company has clearly had half an eye on Samsung during development. Not only does the Mate XT 2 adopt the inward-folding form factor used on Samsung’s Galaxy Z TriFold, it’s also the first foldable to include a privacy-enhancing display, much like the one Samsung…

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Technology

Bentley’s Torcal EV tries to balance authenticity with fake V8 sounds

Thanks to their ability to provide a smooth ride and quiet powertrain with ease, electric vehicles are a true shoo-in for the high-end luxury automotive segment. Rolls-Royce has the Spectre, Cadillac’s Celestiq is taking bespoke to a whole new level, and Mercedes has given the EQS the full Maybach treatment. From Volkswagen Auto Group, Bentley…

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Technology

The real reason your phone is getting more expensive

When Apple debuts the next generation of iPhones this week, they’re likely to come with an unwanted change: a higher price tag. A price hike from the supply-chain powerhouse would be the clearest sign yet that soaring memory costs have become unavoidable – with no end to the memory crunch in sight. Call it “chipflation”…

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Technology

EcoFlow makes the miniature power station even smaller

If you’re in the market for a tiny power station that punches well above its size and weight then have a look at EcoFlow’s new fourth-generation River series. The River 260 Gen4 features a 256Wh capacity battery while the 520 Gen4 packs in 512Wh – storing about 2.5x and 5x the energy of the largest…

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Technology

Six years later, Sony revisits its legendary XM4 headphones

Six years ago Sony and Bose were in the middle of a noise-canceling battle, with each new model of headphones better than the last. In the fall of 2020, Sony released the WH-1000XM4 headphones to wide acclaim. They sat atop best headphones lists for years, thanks to their great sound, competitive ANC, and compact size,…

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AI

The Download: the hunt for underground hydrogen and more rogue OpenAI agents

This is today’s edition of The Download, our weekday newsletter that provides a daily dose of what’s going on in the world of technology. How much hydrogen awaits us underground? A flurry of exploration efforts is searching for underground stores of hydrogen gas, which could provide a valuable source of zero-carbon fuel. The hunt has…

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Technology

SanDisk 1TB microSD Express Card Costs 86% of Switch 2 [2026]

SanDisk’s new 1TB microSD Express card went on sale in the US in late August 2026 carrying a $429 list price, a number that lands within $70 of a Nintendo Switch 2 console itself. The card, listed under SKU SDSQXF8-1T00-GNCNN, is currently discounted to $359 at retail, but even that “deal” price puts a single…

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Apps

React vs Vue Accessibility Setup: 12 Steps, 90 Min [2026]

A visitor using NVDA or VoiceOver hits your sign-up form, and the error message never gets announced. A keyboard-only user tabs into your modal and can’t tab back out. These are not edge cases anymore. WebAIM’s 2026 Million report found detectable WCAG failures on 95.9% of the top one million home pages, averaging 56.1 errors…

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