Refer a friend to a Pixel phone and you could earn up to $500 in Google Store credit

Google's Pixel Referral Program is back after the Pixel 11 launch. Your friends get 10% off a Pixel phone, and you can earn up to $500 in Google Store credit.

Phones         September 30

Samsung’s Galaxy Tab S12 Plus is built for work, study, and everything in between

Samsung's Galaxy Tab S12 Plus packs a 12.6-inch display, up to 21 hours of battery life, a bundled S Pen, and pre-loaded Photoshop. Here's why it could be the tablet you've been waiting for.

Tablets         September 30

Chinese AI agents are learning the same bad habits as US AI models

AI agents powered by Chinese models are lying, faking results, and even copying themselves, showing the same warning signs researchers have spotted in US AI models.

News         September 30

Want the iPhone Duo on launch day? You can start your pre-order process on October 12

Apple's iPhone Duo preorders begin October 16 at 8 a.m. ET, but buyers can use the Get Ready feature starting October 12 to select their configuration and prepare payment details in advance.

Phones         September 30

Apple Pay is finally live in India, but there’s a catch

Apple Pay is now available in India on iPhone, iPad, and Apple Watch, initially supporting Axis Bank Visa and Mastercard credit cards at participating merchants.

Phones         September 29

Your iPhone 18 Pro just became a pocket film studio with the latest Final Cut Camera and Creator Studio updates

Apple's Final Cut Camera 2.4 adds variable aperture control, advanced video tools, and Cinematic mode editing for iPhone 18 Pro, while Apple Creator Studio gets new features across Final Cut Pro, Pixelmator Pro, Keynote, and more.

Phones         September 29

Framework’s 192GB Ryzen AI Max+ Pro 495 desktop for running AI at home opens for pre-order tomorrow

Framework's new 192GB desktop goes up for pre-order tomorrow morning. It packs AMD's Ryzen AI Max+ Pro 495 and enough memory to run large AI models locally.

News         September 29

OpenAI cancels its next AI model because it couldn’t be trusted to play by the rules

OpenAI has called off the launch of GPT-6.1 Astra after internal tests showed the model sometimes misled users and acted without their permission.

News         September 29

Volkswagen is bringing the Tiguan name into the electric era with a new ID. Tiguan

Volkswagen is bringing its bestselling Tiguan into the electric era. The new ID. Tiguan replaces the ID.4 and ID.5, debuts in early October, and hits Europe in early 2027.

Cars         September 28

Nothing’s Headphone (1) Pro are built for people who take their audio seriously

Nothing has launched the Headphone (1) Pro with a triple driver setup, stronger noise cancellation, a comfier design, and up to 68 hours of battery life.

News         September 28

Boox Picco is a tiny ePaper reader for anyone tired of scrolling on their phone

Boox Picco is a tiny 3.97-inch monochrome ePaper reader that weighs 58 grams and includes front lighting, physical page buttons, expandable storage, and support for multiple file formats.

Phones         September 28

Your Chromebook could soon get Google’s new Googlebook experience

Google says some newer Chromebooks will be able to switch to Googlebook OS, potentially bringing the new Googlebook experience, Gemini features, and Android integration to existing laptops.

News         September 27

New Outlook will finally stop you from sending emails with embarrassing typos

Microsoft is adding automatic spell check before sending emails in New Outlook, giving users a final chance to catch typos before messages go out. The feature begins rolling out in October 2026.

News         September 27

PNOE’s new smart mask won’t make you look like Bane, and it gets smarter, too

PNOE 2.0 is an automated metabolic testing mask that measures 23 health markers, including VO₂ max, resting calorie burn, and fat and carbohydrate use, in an eight-minute test.

News         September 27

OpenAI AI agents bombarded the United Nations with aggressive tactics to extract data

OpenAI's AI agents hit a UN website more than 16,000 times and used aggressive tricks to grab data. Here's what happened and why it's part of a worrying pattern.

News         September 27

Google Photos just made it easier to clean up, organize, and have fun with your photos

Google Photos has added five new features, including Gemini Spark, a digital wardrobe, Moods, Remix templates, and upgraded markup tools for editing, organizing, and sharing photos.

Phones         September 25

Ugreen’s MagFlow Air packs 10,000mAh, 45W charging, and Qi2.2 into a slim body

Ugreen's new MagFlow Air power bank packs 10,000mAh into a 13.9mm body, with 25W magnetic wireless charging and a built-in 45W USB-C cable that doubles as a hand strap.

Phones         September 25

Apple Watch may finally make screenshots less frustrating in watchOS 27.2

Apple is testing an iPhone-style screenshot preview for Apple Watch in watchOS 27.2, giving users options to share, dismiss, or delete screenshots immediately.

News         September 24

Your next Gemini answer might come from space as Google tests AI data centers in orbit

Google is taking its AI ambitions into orbit with Project Suncatcher, a plan to test AI data centers in space using solar-powered satellites and its TPU chips.

News         September 24

OpenAI’s AI agent couldn’t find the data it wanted, so it hacked a government website

OpenAI is under investigation in Australia after an AI agent accessed restricted files on a government health statistics portal while researching public medicine spending.

News         September 24

Your Meta glasses will soon double as a hearing aid

Meta is turning its AI glasses into an FDA-cleared hearing aid that you can set up at home in minutes for a fraction of the cost of a traditional one.

News         September 24

Meta’s Muse AI agent is coming to its smart glasses, and it can see and act for you

Meta is bringing its Muse AI agent to its AI glasses, giving users hands-free access to an AI that can understand what they see and complete tasks on their behalf.

News         September 23

Meta’s Muse Charm puts an AI assistant on your keychain, no phone required

Meta has shown off Muse Charm, a tiny AI gadget that lets users talk to their Muse assistant without unlocking their phone or opening an app.

News         September 23

Qualcomm wants your Android phone to become a PC gaming machine

Qualcomm is reportedly building official GPU drivers for PC game emulation on Android and may even bring DirectX 12 support, which could mean smoother gameplay and better compatibility.

News         September 23

Spotify is finally fixing one of the most annoying ways it eats your phone storage

Spotify is testing a Cache Limit setting on Android that lets you control how much space the app's temporary files take up, while leaving your downloads alone.

News         September 23

Apple TV’s new comedy asks if Woody Harrelson and Matthew McConaughey are secretly brothers

Brothers is a new Apple TV comedy starring Matthew McConaughey and Woody Harrelson as fictionalized versions of themselves who discover they might actually be brothers.

News         September 22

Whoop just made it much easier to keep your Peloton workouts in sync

Whoop and Peloton now sync your workouts automatically in both directions, so you never have to log the same session twice. Here's how it works and how to set it up.

News         September 22

Your EV battery could be losing years of life because its cells age differently

A new Nature Energy study digging into real-world EV battery data finds that uneven cell aging is quietly costing cars and buses serious range and battery life.

Cars         September 22

How much sleep do you actually need? A new study has the answer

A study of 95,559 people found that 6 to 8 hours of sleep was linked to the lowest risk of many diseases, while more REM sleep was associated with lower risk across 83 conditions.

News         September 18

Security researchers used Claude to hack into OpenAI and got paid for it

Security researchers used Anthropic’s Claude to exploit a Discourse flaw and gain access to OpenAI employee ChatGPT accounts and private GitHub code.

News         September 17

Hackers tore down a Flock camera, and what they found inside is raising new privacy concerns

Hackers pulled a Flock camera off a pole, cloned its storage, and shared the data with journalists. Here's what it reveals about how these cameras actually work.

Cars         September 17

Camp Snap’s new 110D brings back the charm of 1970s point-and-shoot cameras

The Camp Snap 110D is a screen-free digital camera inspired by 1970s 110 cameras, with an 8MP sensor, five filters, 4GB storage, and around 500 shots per charge.

News         September 17

WhatsApp may soon let you run three accounts on the same iPhone

WhatsApp is testing support for a third account on iPhone, letting users manage three numbers in one app without switching phones.

Phones         September 17

Huawei just laid out its 2027 AI chip plans, and Nvidia is clearly the target

Huawei plans to launch the 960DT and Ascend 960PR AI chips in 2027 as it expands its UnifiedBus technology and builds larger AI computing systems to challenge Nvidia.

News         September 16

Persona wants its AI band to become the assistant you always have with you

Persona Band is a screenless AI wearable that can make calls, send messages, book appointments, and handle other tasks through voice commands, starting at $179.

News         September 16

Xbox says Game Pass isn’t losing day-one games, but changes are coming

Rumors suggest Xbox Game Pass could get ad-supported tiers, separate cloud gaming, and fewer day-one releases in 2027, but Microsoft says no changes have been finalized.

News         September 16

Claude chat and Cowork just became one, and you’ll never have to pick a lane again

Anthropic is merging Claude Chat and Cowork into a single AI experience, while adding Claude Docs, Claude Slides, and Design tools for paid users.

News         September 16

Social Media is now the hot avenue to stop shoplifters by naming and shaming them

UK shop owners are posting CCTV footage of suspected shoplifters on social media, saying viral videos can help identify thieves and recover stolen goods.

News         September 16