Tech Rookies Staff

I tested 3 of the best-selling cheap open earbuds on Amazon, from Belkin, Anker and Tozo — and there’s a clear winner for me

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Open earbuds are super-hot right now, especially with great options from more premium brands — our guide to the best open earbuds is full of these. But prices have been coming down, and you can now find super-cheap options on Amazon, many for under $40 / £40. Some are from brands you’ve never heard of, … Read more

Which member of The Beatles are you? Tell us your tech choices in this personality quiz and find out

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Arguably the most well-known band in the world, The Beatles still command headlines over 50 years after they first crashed onto the music scene. The surviving members are still releasing music on the best music streaming services, there’s a massive four-movie biopic coming out in a few years, and personality quizzes are still popping up. … Read more

Why the first Chinese mirrorless cameras will massively disrupt the market — and why that’s a good thing

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Almost all of the big names in cameras — Canon, Sony, Nikon, Fujifilm, Panasonic, OM System, Sigma, Ricoh, Pentax and others — hail from Japan, the birthplace of digital photography. Want one of the best mirrorless cameras? Unless it’s a Leica or a Hasselblad, right now it’ll come from Japan. But a new superpower is … Read more

I spent a month with the Xteink X4 Pro — and while I love this tiny $99 ereader, it won’t be replacing my ViWoods AiPaper Reader just yet

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Ever since the Xteink X4 landed in early 2026 I’ve been intrigued by this tiny line of ereaders — I loved the idea of sticking one to the back of my phone and carrying it everywhere, but at that point they just had a few too many missing features for my liking. Then the Xteink … Read more