Author: The Tech Guy
A new challenger to the Samsung Galaxy S26 Ultra has quietly arrived – and it’s not from Samsung, Xiaomi, or Google. It’s the latest Leitz Phone, an ultra-premium, photography-obsessed flagship sold in extremely limited markets and produced under the Leica branding. For anyone who follows mobile imaging, this phone isn’t just another competitor. It’s a bonkers, camera-first superphone that out-muscles nearly every mainstream flagship in one specific arena: pure photographic capability. The twist? It’s only available in Japan, and stock sells out almost instantly. Yes – you can buy it, but only if you’re lucky. A camera system that pushes…
Paying for an AI subscription isn’t everyone’s preference, and with AI subscriptions rising in cost, it might not be that good an idea in the first place. If you bought an annual Perplexity subscription, you were lied to, and paying $20 a month for any AI subscription will add up quickly. With quantized models getting more popular, your existing computer has a very good chance of running powerful AI locally. Thankfully, there are tons of free tools around that can let you run plenty of powerful AI models right on your hardware without any subscriptions in sight. Ollama Install once,…
Technology, and nothing really, lasts forever. There will be a time when you have to replace your old devices. Hopefully, it’s on your own terms. I had to replace one of my TVs on a whim once, and nobody likes to drop hundreds of dollars out of the blue, but duty calls. If you have a Roku Streaming Stick, the end will eventually come for it as well. The good news is it’ll probably last longer than you expected. Streaming sticks aren’t typically put through a lot of wear and tear, thanks to them being plugged into the back of…
Light shines onto a solar concentrator being tested in this Aug. 7, 2025, photo. The concentrator is part of the Carbothermal Reduction Demonstration (CaRD) project, which aims to produce oxygen from simulated lunar regolith for use at the Moon’s south pole. For this test, the team integrated the solar concentrator, mirrors, and software and confirmed the production of carbon monoxide. If deployed on the Moon, this technology could enable the production of propellant using only lunar materials and sunlight, significantly reducing the cost and complexity of sustaining a long-term human presence on the lunar surface. The same downstream systems used…
A few months after launching in China, the Xiaomi Pad 8 Pro is expanding to more markets around the world. This is one of Xiaomi’s thinnest LCD tablets as it is 0.4mm slimmer than the Pad 7 Pro. The new slate measures only 5.8mm thick and weighs 485g (15g less than the previous model). You might not think it matters, but these improvements add up over time – the Pad 7 Pro was 0.3mm thinner than the Pad 6 Pro and now this model shaves off an extra 0.4mm. This matters since tablets almost have to be used with a…
Spider-Man: Beyond the Spider-Verse — key information- Set to be released in June 2027- No trailer revealed yet- Multiple cast members set to return- Plot brief yet to be unveiled- Should pick up directly after Spider-Man: Across the Spider-Verse- Spin-off films reportedly in developmentSpider-Man: Beyond the Spider-Verse (SM: BTS) has been a long time coming. The final entry in Sony’s animated Spider-Verse film trilogy was originally supposed to come out in March 2024. Long story short: that date proved too ambitious for its cast and crew, and the movie is now set to arrive on June 25, 2027.Given the acclaim…
Modern AI chatbots can do amazing things, from writing research papers to composing Shakespearian sonnets about your cat. But amid the sparks of genius, there are flashes of idiocy. Time and again, the large language models, or LLMs, behind today’s generative AI tools make basic errors—from failing to solve basic high school math problems to stumbling over the rules of Connect Four.This instability has been called “jagged intelligence” in tech circles, and it isn’t just a quirk—it’s a critical failing and part of the reason many experts believe we’re in an AI bubble. You wouldn’t hire a doctor or lawyer…
Why you can trust TechRadar We spend hours testing every product or service we review, so you can be sure you’re buying the best. Find out more about how we test. Buffer bills itself as a simple but effective, all-you-need social media toolkit for small businesses. It’s just one of many different social media management tools out there on the market, but the emphasis with Buffer is on affordability, which is always welcome given current trading challenges.If you’re after a one-stop social media management solution then Buffer should do the trick, even within the confines of its free edition. To…
In 2011, NASA scientists met at the jet propulsion laboratory in California to do something very important: name the most and least scientifically plausible movies ever made, with the aim of nudging Hollywood towards doing a better job of depicting science. They decided that the most scientifically plausible movie ever made was Gattaca, the 1997 film about a future where gene editing had become commonplace. As for the least plausible, the choice was easy: 2012. Somewhat confusingly, 2012 came out in 2009; Sony really missed a branding opportunity there. It was about, simply, how the world would end in 2012…
Motorola is set to unveil the Edge 70 Fusion next week, and we recently saw leaked renders of its FIFA-themed version, which should also go official soon. Now, a new leak reveals that the Lenovo-owned brand is planning to launch a Plus model as well, whose key specs and renders have surfaced online. The renders show the Motorola Edge 70 Fusion+ in four colors, and the source claims their back panels will have a “nylon and linen-inspired” design. Motorola Edge 70 Fusion+’s leaked renders Additionally, the source claims that the Motorola Edge 70 Fusion+ will…