The Lenovo Yoga Pro 7i Aura Edition Gen 10 is a powerful, versatile premium laptop for creators, business users and casual gamers. Its OLED display, touchscreen and performance are genuine strengths, though its glossy panel, fast battery drain at 120 Hz and loud fans under load are compromises worth considering. …
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You’re in an old farmhouse. You’re not sure what’s happening, but it doesn’t feel right. Looking at the Beretta M9 in your hand, you think to yourself: “I’m going to need something a little bigger”. Your vision pans across the room, hoping for something to alleviate the ‘fight or flight’ …
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Depending on your corner of the internet, gamers are eagerly awaiting Insomniac’s next Marvel game — or you’re in an echo chamber where everyone projects meaning onto whatever confirms their existing belief. And then you’re me. A person who got to play Marvel’s Wolverine two weeks early, and you have …
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Samsung sent over their latest bit of kit for a longer in depth review, So I’ve been daily driving it. Lets start with the specs of the phone and pricing: The units range from a 256gb storage to 1TB and 12-16GB of ram depending which trim level you decide to …
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It’s been 10 years since Tom Holland stepped into the role of Spider-Man. And it’s been almost 5 years since his third feature film, No Way Home. It’s fitting then, they’re the first Marvel character to get 4 films within the MCU (I’m not including Cap as the role changed). …
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Motorola Edge 70 Review The Motorola Edge 70 is a pretty slick bit of kit. It’s a genuinely thin, comfortable phone that’s great for everyday use, but it’s not quite the all-round killer some of the marketing would have you believe. It’s well executed and interesting, but a few drawbacks …
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I am an IMAX seat protestor. Specifically the Auckland IMAX cinema. New Zealand’s true 1:43:1 format IMAX cinema has the worst seats. I know the location hasn’t really found its legs again, but I’ll be damned if it doesn’t deserve better. Especially when Christopher Nolan has made the first feature …
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Much like Scream 5, 2026’s Scary Movie is out to right wrongs with its ‘rebooquel’. What’s that you ask? Well it’s a reboot, that’s also a sequel. And this ‘rebooquel’ would only come about thanks to two very specific factors: The downfall of producers Bob and Harvey Weinstein. Words of encouragement from …
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What a fascinating title to release in the year 2026. Following their 1981 toy launch, He-Man aired in 1983 once the FCC relaxed toy-based programming bans. Its two-season, 130-episode run cemented it as an ’80s icon alongside Transformers and Jem and the Holograms. Receiving a live action movie in 1987, featuring Dolph Lungren …
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I was privy to a 3 hour session of SAROS earlier in April. I felt confident heading into the event. “The rest of these media goons probably didn’t finish Returnal” I said to myself. Of course, I set an example as Lead Gooner. And I thought that would be enough. …
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