Apple already announced a lot of new devices in 2026 and we’ve been busy reviewing them all. In this installment of our bi-weekly roundup, we revisit the MacBook Neo, iPhone 17e and more, in addition to the “regular” Galaxy S26 and Dell XPS 16. There’s even more than those gadget to catch up on, so sit back, relax and cozy up to some fresh reviews.
Apple MacBook Neo
Apple
The MacBook Neo is the best $599 laptop we’ve ever seen. The only downside is you’re stuck with low storage and 8GB of RAM.
Pros
$599!
Premium design
Surprisingly bright screen
Decent performance
Excellent keyboard and trackpad
Cons
Only 8GB of RAM
Maxes out with 512GB storage
Only two USB-C ports
The main attraction for Apple’s early device deluge was the $599 MacBook Neo. The company is finally giving us something we’ve been begging for: a low-cost Mac laptop that’s good enough for most people. “It’s a $599 computer that can handle basic workloads just fine, all the while looking like one of the company’s more expensive notebooks,” senior reporter Devindra Hardawar said. “Most importantly, it delivers more speed, a brighter screen and an overall better user experience than any competing $600 Windows PC.”
Apple iPhone 17e
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The iPhone 17e is a solid entry-level handset for those who need a basic, no-frills path into the Apple ecosystem.
Pros
Improved Portrait photography
MagSafe and faster wireless charging are welcome
A19 is a solid processor
Pretty new pink color
Cons
Display is outdated
Single camera setup is limiting
The MacBook Neo wasn’t the only affordable device Apple announced recently. The company also debuted the iPhone 17e, which is also $599 and offers an economical choice for iOS devotees. “The name “iPhone” carries its own premium, and the iPhone 17e is a solid entry-level handset for those who need a basic, no-frills path into the Apple ecosystem,” managing editor Cherlynn Low said.
The rest of the new Apple gear
The remainder of the new Apple devices were primarily chip upgrades. The company added the M4 to the iPad Air, which deputy editor Nathan Ingraham still argues is the best Apple tablet overall. Apple also put the M5 chip inside the MacBook Air and the M5 Pro and M5 Max silicon in the MacBook Pro,. Our staff maintains that those two laptops are among the best choices in their respective categories.
We also tested Apple’s claims on the Studio Display XDR, where we discovered the high price could be worth it for pros who need supreme color accuracy and high brightness.
Samsung Galaxy S26
Samsung/Engadget
Samsung’s smallest flagship phone is a solid if safe addition to the Galaxy series. However, it’s far too similar to its predecessors.
Pros
Bigger battery
A flagship phone that isn’t huge
More AI assistant options
Cons
Too similar to last year’s S25
Cameras could be improved
Perplexity integration is limited
The Galaxy S26 Ultra may get the bulk of the attention in Samsung’s 2026 lineup thus far, but the “regular” S26 is capable in its own right. However, it’s time for bigger updates on this model. “There’s nothing wrong with this safe, solid Android phone, but you could pick up last year’s S25 and get an experience that’s 99 percent the same for $99 less,” UK bureau chief Mat Smith said.
Dell XPS 16 (2026)
Dell / Engadget
The XPS 16 has nearly everything you want from a premium 16-inch productivity laptop and it’s a worthy flagbearer for one of the most iconic notebook lines of all time.
Pros
Exquisite design
Ample performance
Beautiful OLED display
Solid battery life
Cons
A bit pricey
Keyboard needs tuning
No SD card reader
Dell pulled a 180 after nixing its XPS brand last year. Enter the XPS 16. Thankfully, the first devices after the fiasco show an expected return to form, albeit with one issue. “My one complaint is that I wish Dell would bring back the chiclet-style keyboards we got on models from the early 2020s,” senior reporter Sam Rutherford said. “Though as long as the company can release updated software to fix the ghosting issues I’ve encountered, what’s on there now is more than good enough.”
But wait, there’s more
If portable projectors are more your speed, contributing reporter Steve Dent put the Soundcore Nebula P1i through its paces. Mat also spent some time with the Nothing Phone 4a Pro, which is undoubtedly the most uniquely designed handset we’ve tested this year. Lastly, Sam used an upgraded version of Belkin’s Switch 2 charging case to keep his gaming handheld safe and topped up in transit.
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1. Select Learn and look down to Sample reports. Here is some example information to use for our visit through the Power BI administration. There is a wide range of test information given to you to investigate. This time, we’ll utilize the information about the open-door examination.
2. Select the sample to open it. The Opportunity examination test report begins in the Power BI administration.
3. The Power BI administration introduces the example in your My work area. My work area is your private sandbox for learning and testing. No one but you can see the substance in My work area. Select My work area to see insights concerning this example report.
The example incorporates one report and one dataset. Regularly, business clients will not get datasets, yet this example is intended for all clients, and it includes one.
As a business client, most happy that you are imparted will exclude direct admittance to the hidden datasets. Since the Power BI tests are made for all Power BI clients, datasets are incorporated.
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Content is coordinated inside the setting of a work area. Each business client has no less than one work area, and it’s called My work area. At the point when originator partners share satisfaction with you, you might wind up with extra work areas. For instance, assuming an originator doles out your access consents to one of their work areas, that work area will appear on your Power BI site.
My work area stores all the substances that you own and make. Consider it your sandbox or workspace for your meaning. My work area stays void for some Power BI business clients because your occupation doesn’t include making new happy. Business clients, by definition, consume information created by others and utilize that information to pursue business choices. Assuming you observe that you are making content, consider perusing the Power BI articles for report makers.
A work area is significantly more than an essential posting of content. You can gain some significant experience with the work area’s dashboards and reports on this page.
In this segment of the instructional exercise, we’ll put the Opportunity examination test to the side for some time and take a gander at a work area with both a dashboard and a report. On the off chance that you might want to track, look down to the lower-left corner of the Power BI administration and select Get information > Samples > Sales and Marketing Sample > Connect. Resume My Work area to see your new satisfaction.
A work area is one of the ways into your information. You can open a dashboard or report from a work area by choosing it from the rundown. You can most love a dashboard or report by floating and selecting the star symbol. Assuming that the originator gave you sharing authorizations, you can share from here too.
We should begin by opening a dashboard.
1. Select the name of the dashboard to open it.
2. The dashboard opens in the Power BI administration. Dashboards are something that separates the Power BI administration from Power BI Desktop. Find out about dashboards.
3. The moves you can make on a dashboard are shown in the top menu bar. Select More activities (…) to see the total rundown.
4. The visuals on the dashboard are organized as tiles. Float over a dashboard tile and select More choices (…) to see your options for associating with that tile.
5. Select a dashboard tile to open the report utilized to make that tile. The report extends to the page containing the visual on the tile. Here, I’ve chosen the dashboard tile with the treemap. The Power BI administration opens the YTD Category report page.
Reports have a few areas. On the left is the interactive rundown of report pages. Across the top is the menu bar containing moves you can make with the report. The choices accessible will rely upon the job and authorization the reported architect allocated to you. On the right side is the Filters sheet. Also, the middle material contains the actual report. Like the dashboard, there are moves that you can make for the whole piece, for unique visuals and a solitary report page.
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Using the left navigation pane :
The nav sheet will be more valuable as associates share satisfaction with you. In this part of the instructional exercise, we’ll take a gander at a dashboard and report that have a place with a Power BI business client who has a ton of shared content.
1. Home is the default greeting page when you sign in to the Power BI administration. Home is an excellent leaping-off point and substitute method for exploring your substance. Content on Home is coordinated in a few distinct ways: by suggested, top choices, later, and applications. The Getting begun area is handy for new clients, with tabs containing tests, documentation, and preparing content. Select a thing to open it.
Home unites the looking and arranging instruments, the nav sheet, and material with cards that you can choose to open your dashboards, reports, and applications. You probably won’t have many cards on your Home material from the outset. However, that will change as you utilize Power BI with your partners. Your Home material likewise refreshes with suggested content and learning assets.
2. Favorites and Recent both have bolted. Select a bolt to see the leading five top picks or five most recently visited content rapidly from the flyout, and select a substance to open it.
Select the word or symbol to see your complete rundown of top choices or recent ones. These substance records give insights into the reports, applications, and dashboards.
See Recents in Power BI and Favorites in Power BI to find out additional.
3. Select Apps to show all applications that have been imparted to you or introduced. Also, select Shared with me to see dashboards and reports imparted to you. These substance regions will be unfilled since you’re simply beginning with the Power BI administration.
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Search and sort content :
Whenever you’re new to the Power BI administration, you’ll have a couple of bits of content. As associates start offering a range to you and you start downloading applications, you might wind up with extensive arrangements of content. That is the point where you’ll see looking and arranging incredibly accommodating.
Search is accessible from pretty much all aspects of the Power BI administration. Search for the hunt box or search amplifying glass symbol.
In the Search field, type all or part of the name of a dashboard, report, exercise manual, application, or proprietor. Power BI looks through the entirety of your substance.
There are likewise numerous ways of arranging content. Drift over segment headers and search for bolts showing that the section can be set. Not everything segments can be arranged.
Or on the other hand, search for the Search Filters close to the upper right corner of your substance records. Observe content rapidly by sifting for things like kind of satisfied or proprietor.
Steps to Create a Quick Report
In the Power BI service’s navigation pane, click the Create button to open a page where you can choose your data source. It’s also available from the New report button on the Home page.
We currently only support creating a report based on an existing dataset or directly typing or pasting data into a table. Other sources, such as uploading an Excel file, will become available over time.
If you choose to type or paste data, you are presented with a grid into which you can begin typing. You can also use Ctrl + V or the context menu to paste data.
Columns can be added and removed using the context menu. Select Use first row as headers if your pasted data contains a header row to promote the first row to the header row automatically. Power BI detects data types automatically, but you can also set them manually. Next to the column name, click the Data type button.
Power BI creates a new dataset for you and autogenerates a summarised view of your data as you go through the creation process. These automatically generated visuals get you from raw data to insights faster than ever before.
Altering the data in the report is also simple. To add or remove fields from the information, use the Your data pane. Select and deselect areas to change what you want to measure and analyze. Power BI generates meaningful charts based on your field selection.
Power BI documentation highlights some crucial steps in the complete tutorial or learning of power BI. These steps are straightforward to follow, and Microsoft has released several e-books to document them. If you have any queries, please write back to us.
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