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Finally, a $150 Android smartwatch I wouldn't mind putting away my expensive Garmin for

zdnet.com Matthew Miller 2025-09-05 07:48:00

ZDNET's key takeaways The Amazfit Active 2 Square is available in a premium package for $149.99 that includes leather and silicone bands The watch is small, lasts up to 10 days, incorporates high end sapphire glass and stainless steel materials, and has a brilliant large 1.75-inch AMOLED display There is limited onboard storage for maps and music while the software may also be overwhelming. View now at Amazon I recently reviewed Amazfit's Active 2 Smartwatch, and it was one of my favorite wea

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Scientists Scanned the Brains of Hardcore Gooners and Found Something Ominous

futurism.com Unknown 2025-09-06 10:45:42

Image by Getty / Futurism Neuroscience/Brain Science Watching a whole bunch of smut has some major side effects — and no, we're not just talking about stained bedsheets. In a new study published in the journal Frontiers in Human Neuroscience, researchers at the Chengdu Medical College in China found that people who watch a lot of pornography had lower cognitive performance and showed signs of neurological arousal akin to opioid addiction. It's new data in a swirling debate over whether watchi

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Garmin vívoactive 5 Smartwatch Is Cheaper Than Last Prime Day and Matches Its Black Friday Price

gizmodo.com Joe Tilleli 2025-09-06 23:10:37

The warmer weather is here, the suns out well into the evening—now is a great time to start doing your workouts outside. Hit the roads and the trails, get some miles under your belt, and track it all using a premium fitness smartwatch. This Garmin vívoactive 5 will make the perfect gift to yourself. It’s normally priced at $300, but right now you can get it for 33% off which brings it down to just $200, its lowest price ever. See at Amazon Designed for Your Lifestyle For those into fitness be

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How I turned my Apple Watch into a dumbphone (and why you should, too)

zdnet.com Nina Raemont 2025-09-08 11:21:36

Prakhar Khanna/ZDNET Dumbphones are becoming the solution du jour to the nationwide screen addiction issue. Search interest in the device -- whose primary capability is calling and texting (and not much else) -- has skyrocketed in the past year, according to data from Google Trends. Clearly, there's a heightened interest among tech enthusiasts and haters alike in an alternative to the endless pings, distractions, and social media doom readily accessible through their smartphones. Also: I repl

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Galaxy Watch 4’s dreaded red screen of death may be getting worse

androidauthority.com Unknown 2025-09-08 19:34:49

TL;DR Samsung’s aging Galaxy Watch 4 is vulnerable to a display failure where the screen turns solid red. The only solution for affected hardware seems to be a screen replacement. While failures have been happening for years, it’s hard to ignore a recent surge in reports. It’s sure looking like we could only be just a few more weeks away from getting our formal introduction to Samsung’s next-gen smartwatches, the Galaxy Watch 8 series. And while we’re excited to check out the new design this

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Why I recommend this $150 smartwatch to most people - including iPhone users

zdnet.com Matthew Miller 2025-09-08 19:38:00

ZDNET's key takeaways The Amazfit Active 2 Square is available in a premium package for $149.99 that includes leather and silicone bands The watch is small, lasts up to 10 days, incorporates high end sapphire glass and stainless steel materials, and has a brilliant large 1.75-inch AMOLED display There is limited onboard storage for maps and music while the software may also be overwhelming. View now at Amazon I recently reviewed Amazfit's Active 2 Smartwatch, and it was one of my favorite wea

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Does the Internet Have an Environmental Impact? Yes, Actually. And It’s Getting Bigger

cnet.com See Full Bio 2025-09-09 02:45:00

Diagnosing the environmental sustainability of the internet might seem, at first, like trying to figure out where the molecules of water in your morning cup of coffee originated. Water is constantly evolving, cycling through our environments and often carrying the secrets of the places it last passed through. The internet, in all its complexity, appears to operate in a similar fashion. Every time we log online, we step foot into an incredibly intricate stream of data, often cycled, reused and e

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Your Apple Watch is getting a huge upgrade. Here are the 8 features I can't wait to use in WatchOS 26

zdnet.com Nina Raemont 2025-09-09 10:12:14

Your iPhone, Apple Watch, and other Apple-owned devices are getting a big overhaul soon. The best part? You won't have to pay a dime for them. The tech giant recently rolled out all of the newest apps and updates coming to its devices over the next few months. Apple announced several new features coming to WatchOS 26 at its annual software conference, WWDC, last week. The features touch everything from Fitness to Messages, and include a major design update across Apple's platforms for a more un

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Your Samsung Galaxy Watch is about to get a big upgrade for free - 4 features I can't wait to try

zdnet.com Nina Raemont 2025-09-09 15:33:19

Kerry Wan/ZDNET It won't be long before Samsung unveils its new lineup of Galaxy Watches at its July Unpacked event. Until then, the Korean tech giant is giving us some hints at what's to come on these new smartwatches with its One UI 8 Watch updates. From a running coach feature that appears to take notes from Apple Watch's "Workout Buddy" to a bedtime suggestion feature that calibrates your optimized sleep time based on activity and historical rest, here are some of the features Samsung will

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Galaxy Watch 8 leak reveals potential color options for all three models

androidauthority.com Unknown 2025-09-09 23:57:12

Kaitlyn Cimino / Android Authority TL;DR A new leak has revealed the potential color options for Samsung’s upcoming Galaxy Watch 8 lineup. The company could offer the base Galaxy Watch 8 and the Galaxy Watch 8 Classic in two colorways. The next-gen Ultra variant may get an additional third color option. As we draw closer to Samsung’s next Galaxy Unpacked event, we’re seeing an increasing number of leaks about the upcoming Galaxy devices. Over the last few weeks, we’ve learned a few details a

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I've tested dozens of wearables and the Apple Watch 10 is one of my favorites - here's why

zdnet.com Matthew Miller 2025-09-09 22:00:23

ZDNET's key takeaways I tested the 46mm Apple Watch Series 10 model, priced at $529. The new watch body is charmingly thin, the larger display is lovely, fast charging is greatly appreciated. Battery life remains rated for 18 hours, and the watch is still missing some software features found on the Watch Ultra 2. View now at Apple View now at Best Buy View now at Amazon more buying choices At Amazon, the 46mm GPS Apple Watch Series 10 is on sale for $329. With my larger wrists and preference

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I still recommend this OnePlus Watch over competing Androids - especially at this price

zdnet.com Matthew Miller 2025-09-10 01:00:14

Kerry Wan/ZDNET Enter the code JUNE25 at OnePlus' website to save $70 on the OnePlus Watch 2. When OnePlus announced the OnePlus Watch in 2021, I immediately placed an order because the hardware looked compelling and was priced at $159. After a few weeks, I returned the device due to its sheer lack of offering anything of value. The original OnePlus Watch was powered by the Real-Time Operating System (RTOS), which was perfectly fine, as many smartwatches run lean and mean. However, last year'

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Apple Watch Series 10 now available at discount via Apple’s refurbished store

9to5mac.com Ryan Christoffel 2025-09-10 15:39:21

Apple’s refurbished store has added several new products recently, and the latest could prove popular: the Apple Watch Series 10 is now available. Currently only 46mm Apple Watch Series 10 is available refurbished Apple’s refurbished store provides the opportunity to buy products directly from Apple that have been certified for resale. These products include a standard Apple warranty, return policy, and other perks. Last week the Apple Watch Ultra 2 in black titanium was added to the store a

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Overwatch 2 Season 17 Adds Map Voting and Rounds Out Stadium's Roster

cnet.com See Full Bio 2025-09-10 18:02:00

The next season of Overwatch 2 is pretty packed with content compared to other odd-numbered seasons, and developer Blizzard is going all-out with its investments into Stadium mode and player choice for the game. Season 17 is chock full of charming retro vibes, featuring a mythic skin for D.va, the resident gamer hero, an 8-bit Reinhardt skin and new heroes for Stadium, the most important mode in Overwatch. A new map is also arriving for one of the game's most underutilized core game modes, alt

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Sitecore CMS exploit chain starts with hardcoded 'b' password

bleepingcomputer.com Unknown 2025-09-11 11:10:35

A chain of Sitecore Experience Platform (XP) vulnerabilities allows attackers to perform remote code execution (RCE) without authentication to breach and hijack servers. Sitecore is a popular enterprise CMS used by businesses to create and manage content across websites and digital media. Discovered by watchTowr researchers, the pre-auth RCE chain disclosed today consists of three distinct vulnerabilities. It hinges on the presence of an internal user (sitecore\ServicesAPI) with a hardcoded pa

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No Kings, Just Water

gizmodo.com Matt Novak 2025-09-11 11:10:02

It was a lovely day for a protest until the cops decided to riot. Millions took to the streets on Saturday for No Kings Day, nationwide protests in cities big and small, timed to provide counter-programming for Donald Trump’s own military parade in Washington D.C.—an embarrassing spectacle that coincided with the president’s 79th birthday. Los Angeles, the second largest city in the country, had its own No Kings protest downtown that saw tens of thousands turn out. And it was incredible to witn

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OnePlus Watch 3 Review: The Best Battery Life of Any Android Smartwatch

cnet.com See Full Bio 2025-09-11 11:00:03

CNET’s expert staff reviews and rates dozens of new products and services each month, building on more than a quarter century of expertise. Editor's note, June 16, 2025: OnePlus released a smaller 43mm version of the OnePlus Watch 3 in silver stainless steel. This review has been updated to reflect the new addition to the lineup. Editor's note, March 4, 2025: We've updated our score for the OnePlus Watch 3 from 8.5 to 8.8 to reflect that OnePlus extended its Wear OS update cycle to three years

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My favorite $150 smartwatch just got a style upgrade - and looks double the price

zdnet.com Matthew Miller 2025-09-11 19:00:16

ZDNET's key takeaways The Amazfit Active 2 Square is available in a premium package for $149.99 that includes leather and silicone bands The watch is small, lasts up to 10 days, incorporates high end sapphire glass and stainless steel materials, and has a brilliant large 1.75-inch AMOLED display There is limited onboard storage for maps and music while the software may also be overwhelming. View now at Amazon I recently reviewed Amazfit's Active 2 Smartwatch, and it was one of my favorite wea

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AI threatens to raid the water reserves of Europe's driest regions

news.ycombinator.com Unknown 2025-09-11 23:00:38

U.S. giants Microsoft and Amazon are investing billions to snatch up land in the increasingly water-stressed territory with the aim of building data centers, which typically use many millions of liters of water a year. The Spanish and regional governments are ecstatic. The country’s former digital minister celebrated Amazon’s decision to move in last year, boasting that Spain is “at the forefront of technology innovation and Artificial Intelligence in Europe.” It goes hand-in-hand with the Euro

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Inside Samsung's Plan to Help Us Defy Aging with the Galaxy Watch

cnet.com See Full Bio 2025-09-11 23:00:10

Samsung is pushing its Galaxy Watch beyond everyday health and fitness tracking and into the realm of preventive care with personalized wellness coaching and a new blood analysis feature that aims to help people fend off disease and support healthier aging. I spoke with Dr. Hon Pak, Samsung's senior vice president and head of digital health, to get a closer look at what's coming to the Galaxy Watch and how it could change how we think about wearables. "There's illness, there's cancer, and so ma

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Spigen just released the Apple Watch charger stand I’ve always wanted

9to5mac.com Marcus Mendes 2025-09-12 15:00:52

Spigen has just launched a new Apple Watch charging stand that shrinks the iconic design of the original iMac G3 down to bedside-table size, and it looks awesome. Yum Part of Spigen’s growing Classic C1 lineup, the Apple Watch Classic C1 Charger Stand (via The Verge) channels the retro-futuristic vibe of the iMac G3, not just in shape, but in color too. It’s available in four finishes: Tangerine, Graphite, Ruby, and of course, the original Bondi Blue. Like with most Apple Watch charging stand

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Galaxy Watch 8 series never looked better in this new leak

androidauthority.com Unknown 2025-09-12 23:53:30

Lanh Nguyen / Android Authority TL;DR New Galaxy Watch 8 series images have leaked. The leak provides an upfront look at Samsung’s next smartwatches. Although the exact date is still up for dispute, it’s believed that Samsung will hold its next launch event in early July. Despite being only weeks away from the event, leaks aren’t showing any sign of slowing down. The Galaxy Watch 8 series is expected to be unveiled at the show, and a new leak has just given us another look at the lineup. Cou

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Spotify Makes Downloading Music to Wear OS Smartwatches Easier

cnet.com See Full Bio 2025-09-13 02:45:00

Spotify premium users sporting a Pixel Watch, Samsung Galaxy Watch or one of a host of other Wear OS smartwatches just got a handy update that'll allow them to download songs to their wearables with greater ease, the company said in an Instagram post June 13. The update allows customers to use the Spotify app on their phones to send song downloads to their smartwatches, tablets and desktops. Previously, song downloads had to be done on the wearable itself, a fairly clunky process. For runners,

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Charge your Apple Watch on this tiny iMac G3 replica

theverge.com Andrew Liszewski 2025-09-13 03:42:11

is a senior reporter who’s been covering and reviewing the latest gadgets and tech since 2006, but has loved all things electronic since he was a kid. Previous additions to Spigen’s Classic C1 series of Apple accessories include iPhone and AirPods cases inspired by the iMac G3’s bright colors. Its new Apple Watch stand goes one step further and recreates the entire design of the iconic computer in miniature so it can fit on your bedside table and charge your smartwatch overnight. The Apple Wat

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Samsung details all the new health features you’ll get with One UI 8 Watch

androidauthority.com Unknown 2025-09-13 07:02:19

Kaitlyn Cimino / Android Authority TL;DR One UI 8 Watch will introduce several new features. These new features include Bedtime Guidance, Vascular Load, Running Coach, and Antioxidant Index. A limited number of users will have access to these features through a beta program. One UI 8 Watch isn’t out yet, but Samsung is providing some details on features we can expect to see. Some users will even get to try these features early, as they’ll be included in a beta program. In a new blog post, S

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Your Samsung Galaxy Watch is about to get a big upgrade for free - try 4 cool new features now

zdnet.com Nina Raemont 2025-09-13 10:53:00

Kerry Wan/ZDNET It won't be long before Samsung unveils its new lineup of Galaxy Watches at its July Unpacked event. Until then, the Korean tech giant is giving us some hints at what's to come on these new smartwatches with its One UI 8 Watch updates. From a running coach feature that appears to take notes from Apple Watch's "Workout Buddy" to a bedtime suggestion feature that calibrates your optimized sleep time based on activity and historical rest, here are some of the features Samsung will

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Your Samsung Watch is about to get a big upgrade for free - try 4 cool new features now

zdnet.com Nina Raemont 2025-09-13 15:53:34

Kerry Wan/ZDNET It won't be long before Samsung unveils its new lineup of Galaxy Watches at its July Unpacked event. Until then, the Korean tech giant is giving us some hints at what's to come on these new smartwatches with its One UI 8 Watch updates. From a running coach feature that appears to take notes from Apple Watch's "Workout Buddy" to a bedtime suggestion feature that calibrates your optimized sleep time based on activity and historical rest, here are some of the features Samsung will

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Best Meat Thermometers for 2025

cnet.com See Full Bio 2025-09-13 15:00:00

James Bricknell/CNET The most important part of any thermometer testing is accuracy. We weight this criteria most heavily when compiling entries to the best list, and it is the most scientific of the tests. We use a medical-grade thermometer as our baseline for accuracy and test the meat probe variance to that temperature. Ice water testing Testing the accuracy of a thermometer usually involves a cup, some ice cubes, and water. Due to the nature of water it can be a liquid and a solid at 32F

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The Samsung Galaxy Watch Ultra Now Costs Less Than the Apple Watch Series 10 With or Without Trade-In

gizmodo.com Mike Fazioli 2025-09-13 19:40:08

Samsung wants your smartwatch. Or your smartphone. Or your wireless earbuds. Relax — they’re not robbing you. In fact, they want your old stuff so they can give you new, better stuff — up to $325 in trade-in credit toward the purchase of their top-level Galaxy Watch Ultra. Even if you’re not ready to fork over your old gear, Samsung will give you $200 off the Galaxy Watch Ultra. With the max trade-in deal, the price of the Galaxy Watch Ultra gets cut literally in half, from $650 to just $325. T

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Now it’s easier than ever to download Spotify playlists to your Apple Watch

9to5mac.com Ben Lovejoy 2025-09-13 23:19:00

If you’ve ever forgotten to download Spotify playlists to your Apple Watch before a walk, run, or cycle ride, a new feature should make life much easier. Instead of having to manually download to the Watch, you can use any Apple device to queue up playlist downloads, which will happen the next time you open Spotify on your Watch. The same feature also allows you to queue downloads for any other Apple device, like an iPad … Spotify lets you download playlists to up to five devices at a time, bu

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Finally, a $150 Android smartwatch I wouldn't mind putting away my expensive Garmin for

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I've tested dozens of wearables and the Apple Watch 10 is one of my favorites - here's why

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Sitecore CMS exploit chain starts with hardcoded 'b' password

No Kings, Just Water

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My favorite $150 smartwatch just got a style upgrade - and looks double the price

AI threatens to raid the water reserves of Europe's driest regions

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Spigen just released the Apple Watch charger stand I’ve always wanted

Galaxy Watch 8 series never looked better in this new leak

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Charge your Apple Watch on this tiny iMac G3 replica

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Your Samsung Watch is about to get a big upgrade for free - try 4 cool new features now

Best Meat Thermometers for 2025

The Samsung Galaxy Watch Ultra Now Costs Less Than the Apple Watch Series 10 With or Without Trade-In

Now it’s easier than ever to download Spotify playlists to your Apple Watch

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