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Phones, wearables, smart home and the kit people buy. We tell you what changed and whether it matters.
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Apple's October 13 launch is all smart home, and the big HomePod sits it out
Apple's October 13 launch reportedly brings a smart home hub, HomePod mini and new Apple TV, all built around Siri AI. The full-size HomePod has to ...
GadgetsSamsung joins LG in banning smart TV proxy apps
Samsung is removing apps that secretly turn smart TVs into residential proxy nodes, routing third-party traffic through home networks.
GadgetsSnapdragon 8 Elite Extreme Gen 6 benchmarks put a 5GHz CPU in a phone
Snapdragon 8 Elite Extreme Gen 6 benchmarks show two 5GHz Oryon prime cores, about 12 percent more CPU performance and 37 percent better efficiency ...
GadgetsWi-Fi 8 is not faster than Wi-Fi 7. That is the entire point.
Wi-Fi 8 vs Wi-Fi 7 comes down to reliability, not speed. Same 46 Gbps ceiling, same spectrum, but 25% lower latency and far fewer dropouts when ...
GadgetsApple iPhone Duo costs 1,999 dollars and unfolds to 7.6 inches
Apple first foldable iPhone starts at 1,999 dollars with a 7.6-inch unfolded display, making it the most expensive iPhone ever sold.
GadgetsDo not wipe your old phone until you have moved these twelve things
A phone trade in checklist for upgrade day. Twelve things to back up, move or deauthorise before you factory reset, starting with your authenticator ...
GadgetsEight things you give up when you buy a foldable instead of a slab
Eight real trade offs to weigh before deciding whether a foldable phone is worth it, covering crease wear, hinge grit, split batteries and screen ...
GadgetsiPhone Ultra foldable price: What Apple is asking on Wednesday, and what you get
iPhone Ultra foldable price estimates start near 1,999 dollars ahead of Apple's 9 September event. Here is the spec sheet, and how it reads against ...
GadgetsApple's first foldable lands Wednesday, and the crease is the only spec that matters
The Apple September 2026 event runs Wednesday at 10am Pacific. What to expect: iPhone 18 Pro, the folding iPhone Ultra, A20 Pro silicon and no iPhone ...
GadgetsApple's 9 September event: Three phones, and no iPhone 18
What to expect at Apple's September 9 2026 event: iPhone 18 Pro, Pro Max and the foldable iPhone Ultra. The standard iPhone 18 has moved to spring ...
GadgetsiPhone Ultra price: Apple is reportedly asking 2,400 dollars
The iPhone Ultra price is reported at 2,400 dollars, which would make Apple's first foldable the priciest iPhone ever sold. What lands on 9 September.
GadgetsMeta Ray-Ban glasses now kill the camera when the recording light is covered
The Meta Ray-Ban glasses recording light now cuts the camera mid-capture if it is covered, closing the last free workaround in the hardware privacy ...
GadgetsGalaxy S26 FE price and specs: Samsung landed at $699, not $799
Galaxy S26 FE price and specs are confirmed at $699 with an Exynos 2500, 6.7in AMOLED, 4,900mAh battery and seven years of updates. On sale 4 ...
GadgetsAmazon Prime Air goes from 11 metros to nearly 500 towns
Amazon Prime Air drone delivery expands from 11 metro areas to nearly 500 US cities and towns by the end of 2026, with a 5 pound limit doing the ...
GadgetsAmazon Prime Air is going from 10 metro areas to nearly 500 towns before January
Amazon Prime Air will reach nearly 500 US cities by the end of 2026, up from 10 metro areas. The five pound weight limit decides what drones can ...
GadgetsThis cooling technology uses zero electricity and it is going into production
Passive radiative cooling, named a top 10 emerging tech by the WEF, drops surfaces below ambient temperature without any power at all.
GadgetsGoogle Pixel 11 launches today with the first 2nm chip in any smartphone
Google's Made by Google 2026 event reveals the Pixel 11 lineup with the Tensor G6, the first 2nm processor in a shipping smartphone.
GadgetsNothing's Phone (4b) undercuts every flagship on the market
Nothing launched the Phone (4b) at £299, and the spec sheet undercuts most mid-rangers. Here's what you get, and why it's not coming to the US.
GadgetsGarmin's new budget Forerunner undercuts its own lineup, and it's the pick of the week
Garmin's newest entry-level Forerunner runs $249.99/£219.99/AU$399, upgrading meaningfully over the Forerunner 55 while staying well under Garmin's ...
GadgetsHow AR glasses like the Xreal R1 fake a 171-Inch screen without a headset
How do AR glasses work? Xreal's R1 projects a 171-inch virtual display at 240Hz from lenses the size of normal spectacles. Here's the optics behind ...
GadgetsSnap's AR glasses are real, and they cost as much as a used car
Snap opened preorders for Specs, its first true AR glasses. $2,195, shipping this autumn, four-hour battery. Here is what you actually get.
GadgetsThe Redmi Turbo 5 is a battery monster that costs less than you'd think
A 7,560 mAh cell, 100W charging and a Dimensity 8500 Ultra chip aimed at people who hate charging their phone.
GadgetsQualcomm bets beyond mobile with a $10bn AI chip deal and new AR silicon
Talks to buy Tenstorrent, custom data-centre chips, and a Snapdragon Reality Elite platform for smart glasses.
GadgetsLogitech's Mobi Fold is the travel mouse a trackpad never quite replaced
A genuinely pocketable mouse that folds flat, pairs with three devices, and works with almost everything.
GadgetsSony's Xperia 1 VIII is here, and it just outran the Pixel in benchmarks
Sony's Xperia 1 VIII launched in Europe on 19 June 2026 with Android 16 and the Snapdragon 8 Elite Gen 5, beating the Pixel 10 Pro XL in benchmarks.