TechRadar Podcast

You're all WRONG about the iPhone 16e, why the Galaxy A56 is the mid-range phone to beat, and new Macs and iPads!

TechRadar Podcast

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00:36 Intro01:28 ICYMI03:18 Why you should be polite with your AI assistant04:05 New Macs & Mac Studio04:59 New Sky Blue MacBook Air05:21 Mac Studio - new chips, nuts power07:35 iPad Air refresh - where's Apple Intelligence? 10:15 iPad Air audience - family device? 12:42 Affordable Apple tech - we like it13:15 All about Agentic AI: meet the Alexa+ 16:42 The best VPN deal18:27 iPhone 16e - you're all WRONG!!!21:36 The cheapest iPhone to repair25:34 Samsung Galaxy A56: awesome AI28:45 Nothing Phone 3a/3a pro31:48 Tech gets better, the lower-price stuff gets better34:00 Xiaomi 15 Ultra: the best camera phone?40:00 New foldable concepts43:56 Crease talk46:24 Samsung Galaxy S25 Edge to launch in April?47:23 The 'world's thinnest phone'49:40 Low battery life...

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