I’m a fan of Xiaomi’s new 15 and 15 Ultra flagship phones—even if they only bring incremental improvements over their predecessors. The Xiaomi 15 is a classy, compact competitor to the iPhone 16 or Pixel 9, but the Xiaomi 15 Ultra is a photographer’s dream. Both are extremely well-rounded smartphones with exceptional hardware, and Xiaomi…
The iPhone 16e isn’t for me. If you’re an avid tech enthusiast and Apple fan, it’s probably not for you either. It’s for the person holding on to an iPhone 8 Plus or iPhone X, ready to upgrade because their more than seven-year-old smartphone isn’t working too well nowadays. They want a new phone, and…
I have probably tested close to 100 cheap phones over the last 9 years, and I’ve never really had to worry about bringing a backup in case things go awry. Budget phones are usually sluggish but work well enough. But I almost immediately regretted not bringing a spare smartphone when I took the HMD Fusion…
1 / 15 Galaxy S24 FE photo sample 7 A woman sits in front of a bar patio. She’s wearing a colorful coat and green Detroit Tigers hat. In the case of the FE, it’s a quality camera too, with a bright f/2.4 lens and built-in optical image stabilization. I’m usually not a fan of…
The question that persists with Alexei Navalny, the Russian dissident who died in a prison camp in February, is: having managed to escape his homeland, what on earth persuaded him to return? A constant and effective critic of the tyranny Vladimir Putin has since the 2000s imposed on the Russian people, Navalny barely survived a…
HONG KONG/TAIPEI — Beijing should launch a systematic cybersecurity review of Intel’s products in the country because the top U.S. chipmaker “continues to engage in actions that harm Chinese interests and threaten China’s national security,” state-linked Cyber Security Association of China warned on Wednesday. The association is chaired by a former senior official of the…
1 / 8 ASUS Zenbook S 14 (2024) ASUS Zenbook S 14 (2024) USB Type A port A gorgeous ultraportable When I reviewed the Zenbook 14 OLED a year ago, I couldn’t help but point out how dated it looked. It was practically the same as ASUS’ laptops from a decade ago (albeit with slimmer…
Xiaomi’s 15 flagship range won’t arrive in most of the world until early 2025. In the meantime, we get a midyear update to the 14 range in the shape of the 14T and 14T Pro, though neither bears much relation to the Xiaomi 14 or 14 Ultra. The Chinese manufacturer overtook Apple in August to…
Trade unions have urged Hong Kong authorities to halt or review a scheme to bring in transport, retail and aviation workers from outside the city, following the suspension of such arrangements for the construction industry amid claims of exploitation of migrant labourers. Calls from the unions to either withdraw the scheme or bring forward a…
Dave is a financial technology (fintech) company that partners with Evolve Bank and Trust. It was founded in 2016 and is headquartered in Los Angeles. It offers cash advances with no interest or late fees for a membership fee of only $1 per month. It also offers a checking account with attached spending “pods” that…