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Bose Ultra Open Earbuds (2nd Gen) Review: Open-Ear Audio Gets Louder, Longer and More Serious
Reviews

Bose Ultra Open Earbuds (2nd Gen) Review: Open-Ear Audio Gets Louder, Longer and More Serious

Bose's $299 flagship open-ear earbuds fix the first generation's biggest weaknesses β€” more volume, better bass, wireless charging β€” while a new $199 Sport sibling covers workouts.

Meridian Newsroom30 Sept 20265 min read
Insta360 X6 Review: 8K50 360 Video and Bigger Sensors β€” at the Steepest Price in the Class
Reviews

Insta360 X6 Review: 8K50 360 Video and Bigger Sensors β€” at the Steepest Price in the Class

Insta360's flagship 360 camera earns top marks for image quality and editing smarts, but at $699.99 it's the priciest small 360 camera you can buy. Is the premium justified?

Meridian Newsroom30 Sept 20266 min read
Motorola Signature 27 Review: Motorola's Boldest Bid Yet for the US Ultra-Premium Crown
Reviews

Motorola Signature 27 Review: Motorola's Boldest Bid Yet for the US Ultra-Premium Crown

Unveiled at the Snapdragon Summit on September 22, the Signature 27 pairs Qualcomm's fastest chip with a 200MP periscope zoom and Bang & Olufsen audio β€” and this time it's coming to the United States.

Meridian Newsroom30 Sept 20266 min read
Xiaomi 18 Pro Max Review: Qualcomm's 2nm Extreme Chip, a Second Screen, and an 8,500mAh Battery
Reviews

Xiaomi 18 Pro Max Review: Qualcomm's 2nm Extreme Chip, a Second Screen, and an 8,500mAh Battery

The first phone with Qualcomm's Snapdragon 8 Elite Extreme Gen 6 pairs a record-breaking battery with a rear display and twin 200MP Leica cameras β€” and it's going global later this year.

Meridian Newsroom30 Sept 20267 min read
EA Sports FC 27 Is Here: The Grounds, a Rebuilt Transfer Market, and a New Era for Virtual Football
Gaming

EA Sports FC 27 Is Here: The Grounds, a Rebuilt Transfer Market, and a New Era for Virtual Football

EA's flagship football series launched worldwide on September 25 with an ambitious open-world hub, a career mode overhauled with real transfer data, and the sharpest on-pitch gameplay in years β€” though early reviews suggest not every experiment lands.

Meridian Newsroom30 Sept 20267 min read
Sennheiser's Momentum 5 Series Is the Headphone You Can Actually Fix
Gadgets

Sennheiser's Momentum 5 Series Is the Headphone You Can Actually Fix

The MOMENTUM 5 Wireless and True Wireless 5 ship with batteries you can swap at home β€” plus 57-hour playtime, aptX Lossless and Dolby Atmos.

Meridian Newsroom30 Sept 20265 min read
Honor Magic 9 Series Debuts With Dual 200MP Cameras, Snapdragon 8 Elite Extreme Gen 6 and a Price That Defies the Memory Crisis
Gadgets

Honor Magic 9 Series Debuts With Dual 200MP Cameras, Snapdragon 8 Elite Extreme Gen 6 and a Price That Defies the Memory Crisis

Launched September 28 in China, the Magic 9 packs Qualcomm's latest 2nm flagship chip, ARRI cinematic cameras and an 8,600mAh battery β€” and while rivals raise prices on soaring memory costs, Honor holds the line at 4,499 yuan.

Meridian Newsroom30 Sept 20267 min read
AirPods Pro 3 vs Sony WF-1000XM6 vs Galaxy Buds4 Pro: The 2026 Earbuds Crown
Comparisons

AirPods Pro 3 vs Sony WF-1000XM6 vs Galaxy Buds4 Pro: The 2026 Earbuds Crown

Hearing health vs live translation vs platform-agnostic sound: the three flagship earbuds of 2026 no longer compete on audio alone. We break down which pair deserves your ears β€” and when to save money instead.

Meridian Newsroom29 Sept 20266 min read
iPhone 18 Pro vs Galaxy S26 Ultra: September 2026's Defining Flagship Face-Off
Comparisons

iPhone 18 Pro vs Galaxy S26 Ultra: September 2026's Defining Flagship Face-Off

Apple's 2nm A20 Pro and variable-aperture camera meet Samsung's 200MP sensor, S Pen and Privacy Display. We weigh the two flagships on everything that actually matters β€” without the launch-event hype.

Meridian Newsroom29 Sept 20266 min read
Anthropic's Claude Sonnet 5.5 Beats the Flagship on Coding at Half the Price
Artificial Intelligence

Anthropic's Claude Sonnet 5.5 Beats the Flagship on Coding at Half the Price

The mid-tier model's 70.6% score on Terminal-Bench 4.0 β€” ahead of Opus 5.5 β€” shows how close cheaper models have come to flagship performance on the work developers actually do.

Meridian Newsroom29 Sept 20266 min read
OpenAI DevDay 2026: Dots, GPT-6.1 Sol and a $500 Tier Usher In the Agent Era
Artificial Intelligence

OpenAI DevDay 2026: Dots, GPT-6.1 Sol and a $500 Tier Usher In the Agent Era

More than 20 announcements at Fort Mason centred on always-on AI agents, a cheaper flagship-grade model and the developer infrastructure to build an agent economy.

Meridian Newsroom29 Sept 20267 min read