First it was Neo, and now it's iPhone Duo — Apple keeps robbing Microsoft of its Surface device names, and I'm mad about it
As a Surface Duo fan, I can’t believe Apple has just announced a folding phone called iPhone Duo. Are we really doing this?
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How to Set Up OpenEmu for Pokémon on Mac: 12 Steps [2026]
Every major Pokémon emulator guide on the internet assumes you’re running Windows or Android. Mac owners get an afterthought paragraph, if they get anything at all. That gap is strange given how many Pokémon fans now carry an M-series MacBook, and it’s exactly why OpenEmu deserves its own walkthrough. OpenEmu is a native macOS application,…
What is Project Zenith? Microsoft's special Windows 11 experience for developers and hardware isn't what you think it is
Microsoft has established a baseline for high-end developer hardware with Project Zenith, complete with a specially configured version of Windows 11 that’s ready to code.
QMK vs VIA vs ZMK: 20.7K Stars vs 6,600 Searches [2026]
Every programmer who has spent a decade at a keyboard eventually asks the same question: why does this key do that, and can I change it? The answer used to mean soldering irons and AVR datasheets. In 2026 it means picking a firmware. QMK, VIA, and ZMK are the three names that dominate every Reddit…
Genki Covert Dock 3 vs JSAUX vs Antank: $93 Gap [2026]
Nintendo wants $124.99 for a second Switch 2 dock. That price, more than a quarter of the console’s own retail cost, is why a crowded field of third-party challengers has spent the past year trying to build something cheaper without getting locked out by Nintendo’s firmware. The Genki Covert Dock 3, the JSAUX OmniCentro Charger…
DuckStation: Best PS1 Emulator Setup in 12 Steps [2026]
PlayStation 1 emulation used to mean fiddling with ePSXe plugins and hoping your BIOS dump was the right region. That era is over. DuckStation, the open-source PS1 emulator maintained on GitHub by developer Connor “stenzek” McLaughlin, now ships rolling releases almost weekly, with builds dated as recently as September 6, 2026 in the project’s own…
Want your PC to be a bit more like a Mac? The 'Dynamic Island for Windows' just got a big update.
Notchify brings macOS Dynamic Island functionality to Windows 11 without hardware cutouts. The latest update adds GPU rendering, high-refresh rate support up to 240Hz, an integrated clipboard history, and drag-and-drop file tray features.
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…
Quiet Keyboards: Keychron Beats Cherry by 14dB [2026]
Open-plan offices killed the loud clicky keyboard years ago, but programmers still need tactile feedback to type fast without watching every keystroke on a screen. That tension has pushed three very different boards to the top of developer shopping lists in September 2026: the Logitech MX Mechanical Mini, the Keychron Q1 Max, and the Cherry…
NoxPlayer vs MEmu vs KOPLAYER: 20-Month Update Gap [2026]
NoxPlayer hasn’t shipped a new build since January 2025. MEmu Play pushed its latest update, version 9.5.7.0, on September 1, 2026. KOPLAYER hasn’t been touched in years and barely runs on modern Windows 11 machines. Three Android emulators, three very different maintenance stories, and one question that actually matters more than frame rates in 2026:…