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Aecooly’s Misting Fan and Phone Fan Duo review: the ultimate portable cooling combo built for the UAE heat

The Miniature Wife review: Elizabeth Banks & Matthew Macfadyen sci-fi comedy is Honey I Shrunk The Kids for grown-ups

FRESH DROPS ❰

Pokemon Champions review: finally a stadium successor, but it forgot the fun stuff

Roblox launches age-based accounts for users under 16 with stricter content controls

MAYA A.

Apr 13

The Weeknd to present anime of the year at the tenth Crunchyroll Anime Awards

THEA C.

Apr 13

Lebanese villages weren’t removed from Apple Maps. It never had them

GEEK DESK

Apr 13

e& money adds digital gold trading to its UAE app with physical delivery option

JANE A.

Apr 13

Huawei’s Pura X Max brings wider foldable design to market before Apple and Samsung

JANE A.

Apr 13

Dyson HushJet Compact Purifier review: the tiny air wizard that thinks it’s a jet engine

ADAM D.

REVIEWS

WATCHLIST ❰

One Piece Episode 1157 review: Nami & Usopp’s blocky nightmare sets up epic Elbaf chaos

Malcolm in the Middle: Life’s Still Unfair review: 20 years later, the Wilkersons are back and still causing mayhem

For All Mankind season 5 episode 3 review: cancer, asylum, and titan dreams on the red planet

Netflix’s Thrash review: flooded houses, floating beds, pregnant heroines, and very hungry sharks

The Pitt season 2 episode 14 review: when the ER becomes a mirror for broken souls and burned-out heroes

MORE SCREEN-NERD READS HERE ⇲

WHAT’S TRENDING ❰

Euphoria Season 3 Review: still looks incredible but the edgy provocation now feels exhausting

RAMI M.

Forza Horizon 6 preview: Japan feels like coming home to my favorite kind of chaos

MAYA A.

OPPO Find N6 review: the foldable so smooth I had to play “find the crease” twice to believe it

BiGsAm

REVIEWS

Samsung Galaxy S26 Ultra review: A technically brilliant refined flagship that plays it safe

KEVIN SEBASTIAN

REVIEWS

GAMING MODE ❰

Samson review: decent driving buried under lifeless missions, and a shallow combat

JOSH L.

ChainStaff review: the run-and-gun that revived my love for swinging (and zombies)

NADINE J.

The Seven Deadly Sins: Origin review: beautiful Britannia, shallow fights, and the same old gacha trap

NADINE J.

ENTER FULL GAMING MODE HERE ⇲

MORE READS ❰

LG and Watch It broaden Arabic content reach on WebOS TVs in the Middle East

Honor 600 series makes its first official appearance with a notably bold new look.

MAYA A.

Apr 13

New Game Pass games for April 2026 bring Hades II and a mix of day-one releases

MAYA A.

Apr 13

Xiaomi’s Pro Max ice cream: because your phone wasn’t enough

NADINE J.

Apr 13

ChatGPT’s latest $100 Pro subscription doubles Codex limits temporarily to compete with Claude

THEA C.

Apr 13

Level-5 reveals Holy Horror Mansion, a quirky monster-collecting game

NADINE J.

Apr 13

Rockstar Games confirms data breach, but says players are unaffected

MARWAN S.

Apr 13

Featured podcast: Mad About Movies

GEEK CERTIFIED ❰

Nothing Phone (4a) Pro review: the midrange phone that doesn’t just stand out, it’s the one you should buy

Nothing Phone (4a) review: a rebel with main character energy and zero interest in blending in

Sony WF-1000XM6 review: noise-canceling crown has been reforged, silence just unlocked its final form

Should you buy the AirPods Max 2? these headphones quietly redefine everyday listening

STATIK Rechargeable Batteries review: because I refuse to keep losing fights to dead remotes

MORE REVIEWS THIS WAY ⇲

IN CASE YOU BLINKED ❰

MARWAN S.

Apr 13

Rockstar Games confirms data breach, but says players are unaffected

JANE A.

Apr 13

Trash folder rolls out to Google Messages on Android with 30-day grace period

JOANNA Z.

Apr 13

PS5 users get first look at refreshed PlayStation Store interface in beta testing

MARWAN S.

Apr 12

Snap partners with Qualcomm to power next-generation AR glasses

THEA C.

Apr 12

X prepares standalone chat app amid questions over WhatsApp and signal privacy

GUSS N.

Apr 12

Apple’s iPhones claim first-ever Q1 global smartphone lead as market shrinks

MAYA A.

Apr 12

Google expands end-to-end encryption for gmail on iOS and Android

MARWAN S.

Apr 11

OpenAI requires macOS app updates after Axios library security issue

RAMI M.

Apr 11

Gmail end-to-end encryption arrives on iOS for workspace users

GUSS N.

Apr 11

Meta strengthens Instagram teen account safeguards in UAE and Saudi Arabia

MAYA A.

Apr 10

Samsung Galaxy A57 5G and A37 5G launch in UAE

MAYA A.

Apr 10

Shark PowerdDetect UV Reveal robot vacuum mop brings stain detection to hard floors

RAMI M.

Apr 10

Disney Plus adds Perfect Crown and Gold Land to April Korean drama lineup

MAYA A.

Apr 10

DOOM Dark Ages meets Diablo Immortal in new seasonal event

JANE A.

Apr 10

Sony revives Metal Gear Solid movie with Final Destination directors

NADINE J.

Apr 10

Primark opens second Dubai store at City Centre Mirdif

MARWAN S.

Apr 10

OpenAI introduces a new $100 per month ChatGPT Pro subscription tier

JANE A.

Apr 10

First trailer for Marvel’s The Punisher One Last Kill hints at ma Gnucci showdown

JANE A.

Apr 10

Spotify introduces audio-only video controls for all users

MARWAN S.

Apr 10

macOS 26.4.1 update arrives for Mac users what to know

JOANNA Z.

Apr 9

ChainStaff launches on Switch, Playstation and Xbox

NADINE J.

Apr 10

New Dyson handheld fan brings six-hour battery and quieter airflow to daily commutes

ADAM D.

Apr 9

Muse Spark arrives as Meta’s new foundation for AI features and future updates

NADINE J.

Apr 9

YouTube rolls out AI avatar tool for generating shorts with your digital likeness

MARWAN S.

Apr 9

Apple releases iOS 26.4.1 with iCloud sync fix

JANE A.

Apr 9

TCL NXTPAPER 70 Pro brings week-long battery to a $200 smartphone

THEA C.

Apr 9

Overcast podcast app adds real-time transcripts for iPhone users

MAYA A.

Apr 9

WhatsApp username support begins limited rollout after years of preparation

GUSS N.

Apr 9

Gemini adds notebooks to organize projects and chats in one place

MAYA A.

Apr 9

Lenovo simplifies 360 channel framework with clearer tiers and services pathways

JANE A.

Apr 8

EA Sports FC 26 Team of the Season returns with fan voting

MAYA A.

Apr 8

Fortnite introduces Arenas Boxfights

RAMI M.

Apr 8

Anthropic’s Mythos AI targets software vulnerabilities

MARWAN S.

Apr 8

WhatsApp expands CarPlay integration with full in-car messaging interface

JOANNA Z.

Apr 8

Spotify expands AI playlist feature to podcasts with daily refresh options

GUSS N.

Apr 8

Apple Arcade expands kids lineup in May

THEA C.

Apr 7

Google tests offline AI dictation with new Eloquent app on iOS

MAYA A.

Apr 7

Apple highlights Liquid Glass design as developers test new interface style

RAMI M.

Apr 7

Netflix Playground app brings ad-free kids games under one subscription

MARWAN S.

Apr 7

Artemis II sets new distance record as humans return to deep space

JOSH L.

Apr 7

Anthropic’s $30b run rate signals shifting momentum in AI market

JANE A.

Apr 6

Fan voting opens for the 2026 Crunchyroll Anime Awards

RAMI M.

Apr 6

A pinball game finds an unlikely home on the Playdate

ADAM D.

Apr 6

Samsung to phase out its messages app in favor of Google Messages

JOANNA Z.

Apr 6

McDonald’s turns a common gaming problem into a simple hardware fix

NADINE J.

Apr 6

Anthropic tightens Claude access for third-party AI tools like OpenClaw

JANE A.

Apr 6

Microsoft Copilot disclaimer highlights ongoing AI reliability concerns

GUSS N.

Apr 4

Elevenlabs enters AI music with a text-to-song app on iOS

RAMI M.

Apr 4

Mercedes EQS introduces steer-by-wire: what changes for drivers

MARWAN S.

Apr 4

Anghami hosts cross-border Arab music release

JANE A.

Apr 4

Spaceballs 2 set for 2027 release as original cast returns

GUSS N.

Apr 4

UAE approves new oral weight-loss pill as alternative to injections

MARWAN S.

Apr 3

HONOR Magic8 Pro Professional Imaging Kit enhances mobile photography

MARWAN S.

Apr 3

iPhones just hitched a ride to the moon on Artemis II

RAMI M.

Apr 3

This $9,600 iPhone comes with a piece of Steve Jobs’ turtleneck

JANE A.

Apr 3

Google’s Gemini Nano 4 aims to make on-device AI faster and less draining

JANE A.

Apr 3

Google Meet arrives on Apple CarPlay with audio-only limitations