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Adobe After Effects (2026) review

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Adobe After Effects is the juggernaut of motion design and visual effects software. You’d think a tool that’s been around for 33 years couldn’t possibly bring new and exciting features to the table, right? Well version 26 certainly proves you can teach an old dog some impressive new tricks. What does After Effects do, I hear you ask? Well, as our pick for best VFX software around, any visual effects you can apply to video, such as animated text, graphics and illustrations, fancy overlays, and so much more, you can create inside After Effects and apply to your film project. Your creative options are staggeringly vast, and I found go even further with this latest version. Adobe After Effects: Pricing & plans Professional software at a professional price Subscriptions aren't cheap but there are two options here Free 14-day trial If you know Adobe, you’ll know you can’t purchase their pro apps: you can only rent them, although you do have a few subscription options avai...
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The T3 Aire 360 is the closest I've got to Dyson Airwrap-style results without paying Dyson prices

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T3 Aire 360: two-minute review It's only been two years since T3 first launched the Aire 360 which was, at the time, the world's first ceramic air styler and it's quickly become one of the best hair dryers on the market. That hasn't stopped T3 revamping and relaunching the styler as what it's calling the "next-generation" T3 Aire 360. Like the original, the new Aire 360 is a ceramic air styler designed to dry, smooth, and curl hair in a single tool. It launched in the US in March 2026 at $349.99 and is due to launch in the UK towards the end of the summer. At $349.99 (about £260 / AU$490), the next-gen model is $50 more than the original and the headline upgrades are dual voltage, a shorter handle and a lighter base. Thankfully, the styling system itself that made the original so good has stayed the same. The CeraGloss ceramic curling barrels remain the tool's best feature: they consistently create bouncy, glossy curls that hold well into the nex...
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The Xiaomi 17 Ultra is the best Xiaomi phone yet and one of the best camera phones I've ever tested

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The Xiaomi 17 Ultra offers everything the series has come to be known for: top-tier performance, a great display, premium design, rich functionality, fast charging, and an exceptional Leica-backed photography experience. Despite not deviating from the formula all that much (see last year's similar-looking Xiaomi 15 Ultra ), there are some meaningful refinements that help this generation of Ultra, in particular, stand out. The phone's refined design, with its aluminum alloy frame and composite back, makes it the thinnest Ultra to date, and it's notably lighter than its predecessor, too. The rear panel plays host to a mammoth 1-inch 50MP main camera sensor, with LOFIC technology for superior dynamic range, while the huge 1/1.4-inch 200MP HPE telephoto sensor grants you optical magnification between an equivalent 75mm and 100mm, by way of a mechanical zoom system. On the front, you're presented with a stunning 12-bit 6.9-inch 120Hz dynamic LTPO AMOLED display, which i...
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