Tech Buys & Reviews

One of these actually delivered what I asked for last week. The other delivered an impressive engineering flex with a price tag to match. Last week I braced you, and myself, for a $2,000 to $2,500 foldable iPhone. Apple actually came in at $1,999 for the base model, which is genuinely lower than a lot of what Wall Street was expecting. I want to give credit where it's due right up front, because I think it's important you know I'm not writing these pieces to be reflexively an

Thirty-five years of watching Apple's keynotes taught me to tell the difference between innovation and a price tag dressed up as one. Apple wants $2,000, and by some estimates north of $2,500; for a first-generation foldable phone that, according to the people who've actually held it, might ship with fewer camera lenses than the iPhone you're probably using right now. Sit with that for a second before you read another word. I've been an Apple user for 35 years. I'm not writin

Can You Write Off That New iPhone? What Actually Counts as a Business Expense in 2026 "I'll just write it off" is the most expensive sentence in small business tax planning. Here's what that actually means. I’ve already written twice this month about the iPhone Ultra; once comparing it to the Galaxy Z Fold 8 on pure specs, and once asking whether you actually need a $2,000-plus foldable in the first place. This post is the third piece of that puzzle, and honestly, I think it m

Before You Buy the iPhone Ultra, Ask Yourself What's Actually Broken Three colorways. One question worth asking before you spend $2,000; what's actually broken on the phone you already own? Apple's first foldable iPhone is finally real. It's expected to launch September 8th, 2026, alongside the iPhone 18 Pro lineup, and reporting from Bloomberg's Mark Gurman puts the starting price north of $2,000, with some estimates now pushing toward $2,400 to $2,500 once you factor in sup

Two foldables, two very different learning curves, here's how they actually stack up. I want to have an honest conversation with you about foldable phones, because right now there's a lot of noise out there comparing camera megapixels and hinge engineering, and almost nobody is asking the question I think actually matters most for a lot of you; which one of these phones will you actually be comfortable using every single day without feeling lost. That's the lens I'm looking t

Thirty years in. And this might be the most excited I've been about a new iPhone in a decade. I've been an Apple user for over 30 years. I've watched this company go from the Macintosh to the iPod to the iPhone; from a cult brand that techies argued about to the most valuable company on earth. I've seen the hits and I've sat through a few misses. I know how to tell the difference between a genuine leap forward and a shiny object Apple is selling because it needs something new

A smart speaker like the Amazon Echo lets you make calls, set reminders, and control your home, all with just your voice. Let me ask you something. Have you ever left the house and spent the entire drive wondering if you left the stove on? Or maybe you've had a family member gently suggest it might be "time to think about your safety at home", and you smiled politely while quietly fuming inside? Yeah. Me too. Well, not me exactly, but I hear this story constantly from our com

Let's talk about the brand new MacBook Neo, what it is, who it's for, and whether you should spend your hard-earned money on one.