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The Used EV Avalanche: Could My Next Car Be Second-Hand? Hey everyone, Jithin Joseph here. You know, I’ve been covering emerging tech for a good eight years now, and I’ve seen trends come and go. But something that’s been bubbling away, and frankly, something I’ve been personally excited about, is the rise of electric vehicles. For a long time, the elephant in the room, the big, fat, shiny elephant, has been the price tag. New EVs, while amazing feats of engineering, have often felt like a luxury reserved for the early adopters with deep pockets. ...

Framework Laptop 13 Pro: The Linux MacBook Pro We’ve Been Waiting For? Alright, let’s talk about something that’s been buzzing around the tech circles lately, and frankly, something I’ve been very keen to get my hands on. Framework, the company that’s been championing repairability and upgradability in laptops, has just dropped a bombshell: the Framework Laptop 13 Pro. And the whispers? They’re calling it “the MacBook Pro for Linux users.” ...

iPhone 18 Pro Camera Islands: More Than Just a Pretty Color? Hey everyone, Jithin Joseph here! You know, it feels like just yesterday I was dissecting the camera bump on the iPhone 14 Pro, trying to decipher Apple’s design language. Fast forward a few years, and here I am, staring at leaked images of what might be the iPhone 18 Pro’s camera islands. It’s a wild ride, this tech journalism gig, and honestly, sometimes the most exciting insights come from the smallest details. ...

The Unbelievable MacBook Neo Sell-Out: My Take as a Long-Time Techie Alright, grab your coffee (or tea, I won’t judge). We need to talk about something genuinely wild that’s happening in the Apple ecosystem right now. You know that new, super-affordable MacBook Neo that dropped a little over a month ago? The one Apple pitched as a sort of… entry-level, get-your-foot-in-the-door machine? Yeah, that one. Well, as of yesterday, Apple’s completely sold out its April inventory. And get this – new orders are now quoting delivery in May. ...

MagSafe Monday: UGREEN’s Qi2 Foldable Station - My New Desk Buddy? Alright folks, Jithin Joseph here. You know, some weeks are a whirlwind of AI development discussions and sifting through the latest SaaS solutions for B2B tech services. But then, there are weeks where a little piece of hardware lands on my desk that just… simplifies things. And that’s exactly what happened this past week with UGREEN’s new 2-in-1 Qi2 Foldable Charging Station. ...

OnePlus Nord 6 in for Review: Back to Basics, or a Step Sideways? You know, sometimes it feels like the smartphone world is just a blur of glass slabs with incremental upgrades. As someone who’s been diving deep into emerging tech for over eight years now, from the bleeding edge of AI development to the nitty-gritty of secure SaaS solutions, it’s easy to get jaded. But then, a device like the OnePlus Nord 6 lands on my desk, and a little spark of curiosity flickers. This year’s Nord, as I understand it, is essentially a variant of the OnePlus Turbo 6 that hit the Chinese market earlier. And for us here in India, it’s the only place to get this particular iteration. Today, we’re unboxing it, taking a peek at the specs, and I’ll be giving you my honest, unfiltered thoughts after spending some quality time with it. ...

April 3, 2026: Apple’s Shifting Laptop Landscape and What It Means for Us Hey everyone, Jithin here! Grab your coffee, because it’s April 3rd, 2026, and the folks over at 9to5Mac have dropped another insightful daily podcast. Today’s episode, which you can catch on your favorite podcast app (I’m personally partial to Overcast for its slick interface), dives into some really interesting chatter around Apple’s laptop shipments. And honestly, after 8+ years knee-deep in emerging technologies, I can tell you these seemingly small shifts in hardware can ripple out in some pretty significant ways, especially for those of us in the trenches of software development and AI development. ...

April Fools’ Day 2026: The Best and Cringiest Pranks – A Tech Journalist’s Take Honestly, there are some days on the internet that just… make you want to unplug. And April Fools’ Day, bless its chaotic heart, has become one of them. Back in 2018, Chaim Gartenberg hit the nail on the head, pointing out that brands and a holiday dedicated to hoaxes are a combustible mix. Fast forward to 2026, and with the ubiquity of social media, and especially AI chatbots, companies have a stark choice: participate, or… well, don’t. ...

Alright, settle in, grab your coffee – or maybe something stronger, because this month’s Apple news is a bit of a… well, a clean sweep. I’m Jithin Joseph, and after eight years of diving deep into every shiny new gadget and every subtle shift in the tech landscape, I’ve learned that when Apple starts clearing the shelves, it’s usually worth paying attention. And March? March was a huge clear-out. We’re talking 14 products gone, and a shocking three of them just… vanished. Poof. No direct replacements. ...

Alright, let’s grab that virtual coffee. You know how it is in this tech world – every other week, there’s a new gadget promising the moon. But if there’s one area that’s consistently left me, and let’s be honest, almost everyone else, frustrated, it’s smartwatch battery life. Especially anything running Wear OS. It’s always felt like the Achilles’ heel, forcing us to choose between features and having a watch that actually lasts a full day, let alone two. ...