Mac Life
THE SHIFT
JOHN-ANTHONY DISOTTO thinks that Apple's Liquid Glass redesign is absolutely gorgeous but also completely unnecessary
2 min |
October 2025
Mac Life
Benchmark your Mac
How fast (or slow) is your Mac running, and how does it compare to others?
3 min |
October 2025
Mac Life
Sharpen your images
Fine-tune your photos with sharpening and contrast tools
2 min |
October 2025
Mac Life
Improve your math and coding skills
Make the most of this educational app
2 min |
October 2025
Stereophile
A poor man's audio show review
My local audio dealer told me that neither of the two stereo mags would be reporting from the Costa Mesa audio show, which I attended in June, which is formally called T.H.E. (Total HiFi Experience) Show SoCal,¹ so I thought I would step in and give it a quick-and-dirty review from the perspective of regular Joe Audiophile rather than that of the polished, professional reporters Stereophile usually sends.
3 min |
October 2025
Stereophile
A Succession Story in Toronto
This month's Re-Tales takes us to Toronto again—though it's quite a different story than the one we told last month, in a different part of Toronto.
3 min |
October 2025
Stereophile
Static, the Master Wand, and very large choirs
The largest regularly scheduled choral singing event in the world is the Estonian National Song Festival, or Laulupidu, which comes around about once every five years in Tallinn, Estonia's capital city. The numbers are pretty mind blowing.
10 min |
October 2025
Stereophile
CH Precision C10
It takes audacity for a company that already builds one of the finest DACs on the planet, which is already expensive, to set out to build one that's so much better that it warrants an extra digit in the model number and a much higher price tag. But then CH Precision has never lacked audacity.
10+ min |
October 2025
Stereophile
Pablo Records via Granz and Kassem
Way back in my ignorant youth I thought that Pablo Records, the label of jazz producer/promoter legend Norman Granz, was where jazz artists went to fade away, where they were put out to pasture.
3 min |
October 2025
Stereophile
The prince of dark melody
John Michael Osbourne was obsessed with the Beatles. Better known by the sobriquet “Ozzy,” the cofounding lead singer of Black Sabbath who later turned uber-successful solo artist and still later became a reality TV star was deeply in love with the Fab Four. Osbourne passed away on July 22, 2025, at age 76.
3 min |
October 2025
Stereophile
PrimaLuna EVO 300 Hybrid
These days, listeners the wide world over enjoy hearing their music recreated for them by equipment whose origins are international; trade isolationists might consider the example of PrimaLuna.
10 min |
October 2025
Stereophile
JOHN GIOLAS ASSUMES MARKETING LEADERSHIP AT CH PRECISION AND WATTSON AUDIO
Industry veteran John Giolas, global director of marketing for Swiss-based Wattson Audio since November 2024, has expanded his portfolio by also becoming global director of marketing for Wattson's parent company, CH Precision. The appointment, effective July 16, 2025, consolidates marketing strategy across both Swiss brands under Giolas's direction.
8 min |
October 2025
Stereophile
The Shanling ET3 CD transport
Costing just $899, Shanling's top-loading ET3 CD transport appears to have been designed by people who recognize the multitude of big and small fails (or lost opportunities) of previous CD transports. In use, the ET3 felt like a distillation of what I've always wanted in a transport: strong, solid, compact, cool-looking, and feels good to use. Everyone knows I like pro-audio cool with no froufrou. This Shanling deck looked so damn smart and felt so good to touch that it kept my mind repeating, \"Yep! That's how a CD transport should be built!\"
10+ min |
October 2025
Stereophile
50 years of blues at Antone's
There have been venue owners who have been larger than life—Hilly Kristal (CBGB) and Doug Weston (Troubadour) come to mind—but few live-music club owners have ever lived in and for the music the way that Clifford Antone has. He also lived a life of extremes.
6 min |
October 2025
Stereophile
Radiant Acoustics Clarity 4.2
On the first page of the Radiant Acoustics Clarity 4.2 Welcome Guide, Radiant Acoustics founder Peter Lyngdorf states, \"The first thing you'll notice when listening to these speakers is the absence of distortion.\"
10 min |
October 2025
Stereophile
Octave Audio Jubilee
Way back in the age when Stereophile’s print magazine was the size of a theater playbill, common wisdom declared that the tube preamp was the ideal complement to solid state amplification.
10+ min |
October 2025
Stereophile
Bricasti Design M21
Those of us who review audio equipment, and even audiophiles who don't, often talk about our reference systems.
10+ min |
October 2025
Stereophile
Hi-fi for (very) small spaces
For the past few months, I've been getting ready to move. Those of you who've looked for an apartment in New York City know that it may be the single most dismal thing about living here.
10+ min |
October 2025
Techlife News
JUDGE REJECTS REQUEST TO BREAK UP GOOGLE IN LANDMARK ANTITRUST CASE, SHIFTING FOCUS TO BEHAVIORAL REMEDIES
A U.S. federal judge has rejected calls from regulators and rival companies to break up Google, dealing a significant blow to one of the most consequential antitrust cases of the modern tech era.
4 min |
September 06, 2025
Techlife News
MING-CHI KUO CASTS DOUBT ON KEY RUMORS SURROUNDING APPLE'S FOLDABLE IPHONE, SAYS DEVICE 'UNLIKELY' TO FEATURE EXPECTED TECHNOLOGY
The highly anticipated foldable iPhone, expected to arrive in 2026, has been the subject of a steady stream of leaks and speculation.
3 min |
September 06, 2025
Techlife News
BLIZZARD FILES COPYRIGHT LAWSUIT AGAINST "TURTLE WOW" PRIVATE SERVER IN CRACKDOWN ON WORLD OF WARCRAFT CLONES
Blizzard Entertainment has filed a copyright infringement lawsuit against the operators of Turtle WoW, a private server offering fans an unofficial version of World of Warcraft.
2 min |
September 06, 2025
Techlife News
OPENAI TO INTRODUCE PARENTAL CONTROLS FOR CHATGPT AMID GROWING YOUTH USAGE AND SAFETY CONCERNS
OpenAl is preparing to roll out parental controls for ChatGPT, responding to calls from parents, educators, and regulators to provide more guardrails as the AI assistant becomes increasingly popular with children and teenagers.
2 min |
September 06, 2025
Techlife News
OPENAI TESTS NEW “THINKING EFFORT" FEATURE FOR CHATGPT, PROMISING MORE CONTROL OVER AI REASONING
OpenAl is experimenting with a new feature for ChatGPT called \"Thinking effort\", which allows users to adjust how much computational depth the AI applies before delivering a response.
3 min |
September 06, 2025
Techlife News
WINDOWS 10 END-OF-SUPPORT PUTS SPAIN AT RISK, WITH MORE THAN HALF OF COMPUTERS STILL RUNNING THE OS
Spain faces a looming digital security crisis as Microsoft prepares to end support for Windows 10 in October 2025.
3 min |
September 06, 2025
Techlife News
CROWDSTRIKE ACQUIRES ONUM FOR $290 MILLION TO STRENGTHEN AI-POWERED CYBERSECURITY CAPABILITIES
CrowdStrike has announced the acquisition of Onum, a fast-growing startup specializing in Al-driven network security analytics, in a deal valued at $290 million.
2 min |
September 06, 2025
Techlife News
IBM AND AMD TURN TO QUANTUM COMPUTING AS THEY STRUGGLE TO CATCH UP IN GENERATIVE AI RACE
The artificial intelligence boom has minted new titans.
4 min |
September 06, 2025
Techlife News
2026 PORSCHE CAYENNE EV SUV TO FEATURE WIRELESS CHARGING, JUST LIKE A SMARTPHONE
Porsche is preparing to launch its next-generation Cayenne EV SUV in 2026, and one of its standout features will be the ability to charge wirelessly—much like placing a smartphone on a charging pad.
1 min |
September 06, 2025
Techlife News
META HIRES APPLE'S ROBOTICS AI LEAD AS THREE MORE SIRI RESEARCHERS EXIT CUPERTINO
Meta has recruited Ruslan Salakhutdinov, Apple's director of robotics Al, marking another high-profile defection from Cupertino as the company accelerates its own push into advanced artificial intelligence.
2 min |
September 06, 2025
Techlife News
Go For Pro
THE ULTIMATE CHOICE TO PUSH THE BOUNDARIES OF PREMIUM EXPERIENCE
4 min |
September 06, 2025
Techlife News
OPENAI TO BUILD INDIA DATA CENTER WITH AT LEAST 1GW CAPACITY AS GLOBAL AI INFRASTRUCTURE EXPANDS
OpenAl is preparing to establish a massive data center in India with an initial planned capacity of at least one gigawatt, according to people familiar with the project.
3 min |