Vikhyaat Vivek
Author/Co-Author of 680 articles
Vikhyaat Vivek is a tech journalist and reviewer with seven years of experience covering consumer hardware, with a focus on PCs, smartphones, audio gear, and gaming technology. His work spans breaking news, deep-dive features, opinion pieces, and hands-on reviews, with an emphasis on long-term usability, performance, and how devices fit into real-world routines rather than spec sheets alone.
Previously a Senior Writer at Gizmochina, Vikhyaat has also contributed to major tech publications, including 91Mobiles and MySmartPrice. His reporting sits at the intersection of product testing and enthusiast culture, shaped by years of reviewing everything from flagship phones and premium laptops to gaming peripherals, wireless audio devices, and everyday consumer tech.
A lifelong gamer, he brings a player-first lens to gaming hardware and performance-focused devices, with a particular interest in how design choices affect immersion, comfort, and competitive use. When he is not testing new gadgets, he is usually deep in a Warhammer 40K rabbit hole or putting more hours into Arc Raiders than he probably should.
Expertise: Gaming, Smartphones, PC Hardware, Audio, AI, Astronomy
Google may finally give the Pixel 11 Pro’s HiLight the feature it always needed
Android 17 QPR2 Beta 5 suggests Pixel HiLight will soon support messages from favorite contacts while expanding its color palette from five options to nine.
Samsung’s One UI 9 rollout is reaching more Galaxy S26 phones in the US
Samsung is expanding One UI 9 to more Galaxy S26 phones in the U.S. while finally revealing the full list of Android 17 features included.
Prime Day isn’t here, but these 5 wireless earbud deals already are
Amazon already has deals on Bose, Apple, Nothing, EarFun, and CMF wireless earbuds, with prices starting at just $34 ahead of Prime Day.
I found 5 early Prime Day Bluetooth speaker deals I’d actually buy
Amazon’s early Prime Day sales already include strong Bluetooth speaker deals from JBL, Bose, Marshall, and Ultimate Ears, with prices starting under $40.
China is building an AI movie factory, one subsidy at a time
China is pouring subsidies, cheap compute and rent support into AI filmmaking as production costs collapse and hundreds of thousands of AI shows flood Chinese platforms.
POCO F9 Ultra review: A Bose subwoofer was only the beginning of this completely over-the-top flagship
The POCO F9 Ultra pairs outrageous battery life and flagship performance with a genuinely useful Bose subwoofer, making its $799 starting price hard to ignore.
Meta knows its smart glasses have a privacy problem. So it’s locking itself out
Meta says its Private Processing system will let smart glasses use deeply personal cloud AI while keeping the underlying data inaccessible even to Meta itself.
Meta is bringing full-body hologram video calls to its smart glasses through WhatsApp
Meta is adding photorealistic holograms to WhatsApp calls on Ray-Ban Display, letting people see a digital version of your face while you keep your phone away.
Qualcomm’s Personal AI is following the user from their phones to earbuds—and health wearables are next
Qualcomm’s Personal AI vision combines phones that build private context about your life with always-on earbuds and wearables capable of delivering proactive help without reaching for a screen.
Apple’s Health app is a proper health dashboard. It can even book your blood work
Apple’s redesigned Health app uses Apple Intelligence to surface personalized insights, track long-term health through Longevity, and even schedule $119 Quest Diagnostics lab testing in the US.
Qualcomm’s new flagship chips go big on 5GHz speeds, agentic AI, and, of course, gaming
Qualcomm’s Snapdragon 8 Elite Gen 6 family reaches 5GHz and doubles down on agentic AI, while the new Extreme tier adds serious gaming and camera upgrades.
Vivo already made one of my favorite camera phones. The X500 Pro Max goes even further.
The Vivo X500 Pro Max pairs a new Sony main sensor with a 200MP Zeiss telephoto, 400mm lens extender, gimbal stabilization, and seriously ambitious professional video features.
The Vivo X500 Pro might be the compact camera flagship I’ve been waiting for
Vivo’s X500 and compact X500 Pro pack large Sony sensors, stabilized telephoto cameras, ambitious 4K video tools, huge batteries, and surprisingly few compromises below the Pro Max.
iPhone 18 Pro teardown shows the variable camera is a piece of art and next to unrepairable
iFixit’s iPhone 18 Pro teardown reveals an exquisitely engineered six-blade variable aperture mechanism that is extraordinarily difficult to service if anything inside it goes wrong.
Lanterns review: John Stewart gives DC’s superhero drama its soul
Lanterns takes a slower, more character-driven approach to the Green Lantern mythology, and Aaron Pierre's John Stewart is the biggest reason it works. The Rushville murder mystery takes time to find its footing, but the complicated relationship between John and Hal gives the series plenty of potential.
I misunderstood the Pixel 11 Pro until I stopped using it like every other flagship
The Pixel 11 Pro falls behind rivals in gaming and charging, yet its camera, software, and everyday conveniences reveal a very different idea of flagship performance.
Dark Matter finally opened the Box, but why was it a box in the first place?
Dark Matter has spent two seasons making its enormous black cube the gateway to infinite realities. Here’s why Blake Crouch made it a box in the first place.
Don’t expect a new look on the next iPhone Duo. Apple is taking its sweet time with redesigns
Apple’s second-generation iPhone Duo reportedly won’t receive a major redesign, reflecting a broader shift toward hardware designs that now remain largely unchanged for years.
I’d love the Pixel 11 Pro even more if Google fixed these 4 things
The Pixel 11 Pro won me over with its cameras, software, and compact design, but gaming, battery capacity, charging, and weight leave Google plenty to improve.
5 phones to buy instead of the Google Pixel 11 Pro
The Pixel 11 Pro is one of Google’s strongest flagships yet, but these five phones offer better value, more performance, or a completely different form factor.
Dyson’s camera toothbrush got all the attention, but you missed a cheaper one made by real dentists
Dyson’s $500 CameraJet made a splash, but Usmile’s $200 D50 OralCam uses cameras, violet light, and AI-assisted guidance to reveal the plaque your brushing missed.
Apple’s iPhone 18 Pro Max still can’t quit Qualcomm in the US
A teardown confirms the U.S. iPhone 18 Pro Max uses Qualcomm’s Snapdragon X80 modem, while the smaller Pro and international Pro Max models switch to Apple’s C2.
Samsung Gallery is ditching OneDrive for Google Photos, and honestly, it’s about time
Samsung Gallery can now sync photos and videos directly to Google Photos, replacing OneDrive while keeping Galaxy users inside Samsung’s own gallery app.
WhatsApp’s new search shortcut saves you from digging through endless old chats
WhatsApp is rolling out a new iPhone search shortcut that lets users look through chats and channels directly, removing several unnecessary steps from finding older messages.
Dark Matter Season 2 review: Apple TV’s unpredictable multiverse finally ramps up the intrigue
Dark Matter Season 2 is more ambitious and unpredictable, expanding its characters and the Box's role while finding new ways to explore the consequences of the multiverse.
Maserati is headed to China for survival, pinning its hopes on an electric GT and SUV
Maserati reportedly plans a new electric GT and SUV with Huawei and JAC, tapping Chinese EV technology and manufacturing as the struggling Italian brand searches for a turnaround.
Tesla’s archrival BYD just launched an EV that goes over 300 miles and costs around $11K
BYD’s updated Atto 2 adds a 501km battery option while keeping the Chinese lineup’s starting price around $11,150, although the extra range comes with less power.
Samsung isn’t wasting much time bringing One UI 9 to its older flagships
Samsung’s Galaxy S25 series, Galaxy Z Fold 7, and Galaxy Z Flip 7 are reportedly scheduled to receive stable Android 17-based One UI 9 on September 28.
