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I compared the best smartwatches from Samsung, Google, and Apple - here's how Galaxy Watch 8 wins

zdnet.com Nina Raemont 2025-12-29 12:16:00

Samsung Galaxy Watch 8 ZDNET's key takeaways Samsung's Galaxy Watch 8 is available for purchase now at a starting price of $349. It's a capable smartwatch with all the usual health metrics, along with Samsung's Running Coach, bedtime guidance, and recovery insights. Some features feel more experimental than scientific, like Antioxidant Index and BMI, which failed to work several times. View now at Samsung Samsung's latest smartwatches have arrived. The Galaxy Watch 8 lineup, which includes bo

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Add smart touches your dorm room: Everything you need

zdnet.com Kayla Solino 2025-12-29 12:22:00

If you or a loved one is prepping for college, it's easy to knock out the apparent dorm room essentials: twin XL sheets, a mini fridge, a laptop, and more. What's less likely to be obvious is the tech items you buy that will level up a dorm room from basic to smart. With so many tech products flooding the market, especially ones catered to college students, it can be hard to know which ones are worth it and which ones will sit unused for four years to come. Also: These 6 gadgets are the colleg

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The Best Smart Rings, Tested and Reviewed (2025)

wired.com Simon Hill 2025-12-29 17:30:00

Honorable Mentions We have tested several other entrants to this nascent category, some good, some bad, and some in between. Here is the lowdown on some of your smart ring alternatives. Photograph: Adrienne So; Getty Images Movano Evie Ring for $269: When it first came out, the Movano Evie Ring (4/10, WIRED Review) was touted as the world's first fitness tracker designed specifically for women. I was very excited! It was recently updated to integrate with Apple Health (in the iOS version of t

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Alibaba to launch AI-powered glasses creating a Chinese rival to Meta

cnbc.com Arjun Kharpal 2025-12-30 11:01:28

Alibaba announced plans to release a pair of smart glasses powered by its AI models. The Quark AI Glasses are Alibaba's first foray into the smart glasses product category. Alibaba on Monday unveiled a pair of smart glasses powered by its artificial intelligence models, marking the Chinese firm's first foray into the product category. The e-commerce giant said the Quark AI Glasses will be launched in China by the end of 2025 with hardware powered by the firm's Qwen large language model and its

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I replaced my Apple Watch with the Samsung Galaxy Watch 8 for a week - and didn't mind it

zdnet.com Nina Raemont 2025-12-30 10:45:18

Samsung Galaxy Watch 8 ZDNET's key takeaways Samsung's Galaxy Watch 8 is available for purchase now at a starting price of $349. It's a capable smartwatch with all the usual health metrics, along with Samsung's Running Coach, bedtime guidance, and recovery insights. Some features feel more experimental than scientific, like Antioxidant Index and BMI, which failed to work several times. View now at Samsung Samsung's latest smartwatches have arrived. The Galaxy Watch 8 lineup, which includes bo

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I Put 3 Popular Smart Rings to the Test. This One Improved My Wellness Habits the Most

cnet.com See Full Bio 2025-12-29 23:00:00

The Oura ring was my favorite smart ring because its app was easy to understand and I liked some of the newer features from its latest software update. At the steep price of $299, this smart ring is made up of aerospace-grade titanium – one of the strongest materials on earth -- according to the site. Before I received my Oura ring, I was sent a ring sizer to figure out my ring size. Other smart rings did the same since sizing varies per brand. Once I received the Oura ring, I downloaded the Ou

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Nemo Dagger Osmo Tent Review (2025): 2-Person Backcountry Palace

wired.com Scott Gilbertson 2025-12-29 06:32:00

Nemo’s Osmo tents have long been WIRED favorites. The proprietary, hybrid Osmo fabric is a blend of nylon and polyester, with dual coatings (silicone on the outside, poly on the inside) that offer the weatherproofing of polyester with much of the durability of nylon. The Osmo Dagger we reviewed several years ago is still going strong. Earlier this year Nemo revamped the entire Dagger Osmo tent to be fully Bluesign compliant (previously just the fabric was). It now offers slightly more headroom,

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Post SMTP plugin flaw exposes 200K WordPress sites to hijacking attacks

bleepingcomputer.com Unknown 2025-12-29 15:17:39

More than 200,000 WordPress websites are using a vulnerable version of the Post SMTP plugin that allows hackers to take control of the administrator account. Post SMTP is a popular email delivery plugin for WordPress that counts more than 400,000 active installations. It’s marketed as a replacement of the default ‘wp_mail()’ function that is more reliable and feature-rich. On May 23, a security researcher reported the vulnerability to WordPress security firm PatchStack. The flaw is now identif

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China’s Smart Glasses Are Once Again Going All the Way Off

gizmodo.com James Pero 2025-12-29 22:00:14

There are officially too many wild pairs of smart glasses coming out of China to keep track of. First, it was Xiaomi with its Ray-Ban-stomping pair of glasses that can record 45 minutes of consecutive video and boast an 8.5-hour battery life. Then, just last week, a company called Wigain announced a breakthrough in making mass-producible smart glasses with optical waveguide lenses. Those, I might add, also feel very Meta-killing. Now, it’s Alibaba’s turn, or it’s about to be if rumors are to be

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CNET Survey: 64% of People Still Don't Want a Foldable Smartphone

cnet.com See Full Bio 2025-12-30 21:06:00

Foldables have been a staple of the smartphone release cycle for years now, with products from companies like Samsung, Motorola and Google. Despite the refreshingly unique form factor in a sea of mobile uniformity, the vast majority of consumers still aren't sold. According to a CNET survey, 64% of respondents say they aren't willing or interested in buying a foldable smartphone in the next year, while just 13% say they are. An additional 20% aren't sure if they want a foldable and only 3% say

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These AR swim goggles I tested have all the relevant metrics (and no subscription)

zdnet.com Matthew Miller 2025-12-31 12:30:00

Form Smart Swim 2 Pro ZDNET's key takeaways The Form Smart Swim 2 Pro is available for $329, with the premium subscription for $119/year or $15/month. The included solution keeps the goggles fog free, and the annual subscription provides extensive training and analysis features. Peripheral visibility is limited, the glasses are rather expensive, and the anti-fog spray needs to be applied before each swim. View now at Formswim I've been exercising since I was a young boy in the 80s, and never

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Going chain-free with the Priority Gemini gravel bike

arstechnica.com Unknown 2025-12-31 21:53:48

In combining a belt drive with a gravel bike, Priority Bicycles has put a smart idea into action with the Priority Gemini. The execution is mostly there, although the Gemini is perhaps best described as a fantastic commuter bike with a solid gravel upside—as long as the road isn't too rough. The Priority Gemini comes in both aluminum and titanium frames. I tested the $3,499 aluminum model; the titanium version retails for $5,499. The aluminum version weighs in at 24 lb (10.9 kg), about a half-p

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Forget Whoop: I found a worthy fitness tracker alternative with none of the subscription fees

zdnet.com Kyle Kucharski 2026-01-01 03:40:00

ZDNET's key takeaways The Amazfit Helio Strap is available now for $99. As a smartwatch alternative, the strap offers virtually all the same health tracking features via the robust Zepp app, with over a week of battery life. The fabric strap isn't made of exceedingly high quality materials, but luckily can be easily replaced. View now at Amazon Amazfit, makers of such smartwatches as the Bip 5 and the new Balance 2, recently released its Helio Strap, a fitness tracker that has all the core fu

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The next version of RCS messaging is going to be less of a pain

androidauthority.com Unknown 2026-01-01 08:00:14

RCS has been around for over a decade, but the messaging standard gained a major boost when Apple adopted it in 2023. The GSMA has brought several features and improvements to RCS in recent years, and it’s just announced another upgrade. The GSMA just announced the release of RCS Universal Profile 3.1, which brings better audio messaging capabilities. This RCS release specifically supports the xHE-AAC audio codec, enabling higher-quality voice notes and other audio clips. It’s worth noting tha

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Finally, an Android smartwatch with extensive health tracking (and doesn't break the bank)

zdnet.com Kyle Kucharski 2026-01-01 20:00:16

Amazfit BIP 5 ZDNET's key takeaways The Amazfit BIP 5 is typically sold on Amazon for $89. It's a solid budget smartwatch that integrates with the Zepp app, providing a breadth of health and fitness data. It's not the most precise health tracker on the market, and its competitive price is most evident in its physical design. $69.99 at Amazon On Amazon, the Amazfit BIP 5 in Pastel Pink and Cream White is on sale for $70. The Soft Black watch is a bit pricier at $75. In a crowded marketplace o

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The 8 Pixel Watch 4 rumors I'm most curious about (and what they could mean for the smartwatch)

zdnet.com Nina Raemont 2026-01-03 08:01:40

91Mobiles / Elyse Betters Picaro / ZDNET We might be getting new Google smartwatches very soon. Also: The 45mm Pixel Watch 3 is $100 off on Amazon - get it while the deal lasts Google recently confirmed its next Made by Google event, the tech giant's annual hardware launch, typically held in August. Made by Google's X account confirmed it will take place on Wednesday, Aug. 20, at 1 p.m. ET. What can we expect from the Pixel Watch 4? Google could debut new Pixel phones (including a foldable

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Donkey Kong Bananza review: Nintendo's latest 3D platformer is an instant classic

engadget.com Unknown 2026-01-03 17:15:48

The best Nintendo games do two things. The first is introducing a delightful gaming mechanic — take Ultrahand in The Legend of Zelda: Tears of the Kingdom or Cappy in Super Mario Odyssey for some recent examples. The second is building a world around that mechanic for players to explore. Obviously games are more than one specific tool, and building a compelling game around a good mechanic is no small task. But when it all comes together, look out. You’ve got a game that people will remember for

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Humans Counted 8,600 Earthquakes in Yellowstone. AI Says We’re Not Even Close

gizmodo.com Margherita Bassi 2026-01-03 22:25:37

Before the advent of artificial intelligence, experts often detected earthquakes by analyzing seismic data by hand. Unsurprisingly, this approach takes a long time, is cost-intensive, and usually identifies fewer earthquakes. Machine learning has now changed virtually everything. Using artificial intelligence, researchers have retroactively identified and assigned magnitudes to ten times as many seismic events in historical earthquake data from the Yellowstone caldera from 2008 to 2022 as had b

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SpaceX launches a pair of NASA satellites to probe the origins of space weather

arstechnica.com Unknown 2026-01-04 03:12:09

Two NASA satellites rocketed into orbit from California aboard a SpaceX Falcon 9 rocket Wednesday, commencing a $170 million mission to study a phenomenon of space physics that has eluded researchers since the dawn of the Space Age. The twin spacecraft are part of the NASA-funded TRACERS mission, which will spend at least a year measuring plasma conditions in narrow regions of Earth's magnetic field known as polar cusps. As the name suggests, these regions are located over the poles. They play

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I ditched Google Home years ago, so why are you still using it in 2025?

androidauthority.com Unknown 2026-01-04 11:00:37

🗣️ This is an open thread. We want to hear from you! Share your thoughts in the comments and vote in the poll below — your take might be featured in a future roundup. It wasn’t that long ago that Google Home seemed like the smart home platform to be invested in. Google Assistant had numerous advantages over Amazon Alexa, Google’s smart home hardware was among the best on the market, and unique third-party options from Lenovo and JBL kept things interesting. But fast forward to 2025, and Google

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Survey: 7 in 10 Google Home users say their devices are no longer reliable

androidauthority.com Unknown 2026-01-04 11:16:12

A few days ago, we highlighted a Reddit thread packed with complaints about Google Home speakers and hubs. A clear theme emerged: Google’s smart home devices are no longer working as they should. Users are increasingly frustrated as core features like controlling lights, running routines, and using speaker groups have become unreliable. Simple voice commands that once worked flawlessly now frequently fail. While the Reddit thread gave us a strong sense of the widespread frustration, Google even

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SonicWall urges admins to patch critical RCE flaw in SMA 100 devices

bleepingcomputer.com Unknown 2026-01-04 14:17:39

SonicWall urges customers to patch SMA 100 series appliances against a critical authenticated arbitrary file upload vulnerability that can let attackers gain remote code execution. The security flaw (tracked as CVE-2025-40599) is caused by an unrestricted file upload weakness in the devices' web management interfaces, which can allow remote threat actors with administrative privileges to upload arbitrary files to the system. "SonicWall strongly recommends that users of the SMA 100 series produ

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I tested Samsung's Galaxy Watch 8, and it kickstarted my motivation to get running again

zdnet.com Nina Raemont 2026-01-04 14:45:14

Samsung Galaxy 8 Smartwatch ZDNET's key takeaways Samsung's Galaxy 8 is available for preorder now, with shipping beginning on July 25. It's a capable smartwatch with all the usual health metrics, along with Samsung's Running Coach, bedtime guidance, and recovery insights. Some features feel more experimental than scientific, like Antioxidant Index and BMI, which failed to work several times. View now at Samsung Samsung's latest smartwatches have arrived. The Galaxy Watch 8 lineup, which incl

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A small web July

news.ycombinator.com Unknown 2026-01-04 08:41:55

A Small Web July 29 Jun, 2025 I am putting this out into the ether to see if anyone wants to join me, in any capacity, in some kind of accountability structure (following each others blogs about this on RSS, a 32-bit Cafe thread, sporadic guestbook/cbox comments, idk!) for spending less time on the corporate web for the month of July. I am interested in seeing how my brain wiring shifts with some new rules and a new month. My (personal) rules for July are: Almost no walled garden social medi

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This smart humidifier has a handy feature I keep coming back to - and it's Alexa compatible

zdnet.com Jack Wallen 2026-01-05 12:38:42

ZDNET's key takeaways The Dreo Smart 5L Humidifier is available for $70. This humidifier is easy to use, includes a demineralization filter, works with Alexa, allows you to add essential oils, adds both sleep and auto modes, and packs plenty of other features to help it rise above the rest. The only downside of the Dreo Smart 5L Humidifier is that it doesn't offer a warm mist option. $58.09 at Amazon The Dreo 5L smart humidifier is on sale for $58 (save $12) at Amazon. Along with being a wri

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In defense of fake smartwatches

androidauthority.com Unknown 2026-01-06 17:09:07

Here in the mobile tech world, we absolutely love slapping labels on products, breaking the market down into categories. Some of those are clearly defined: While they come in all sorts of shapes and sizes, no one’s really debating what counts as a “foldable” smartphone. But others have been far more nebulous — remember 15 years ago when “phablets” suddenly descended upon us, but no one quite seemed to agree on where to draw the line between those and regular smartphones? Some of those ambiguiti

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This Tiny Gadget Should Be at the Heart of Every Smart, Energy-Saving Home

cnet.com See Full Bio 2026-01-06 21:08:00

We're now firmly in the summer months which means that we're in air conditioning territory. But whether you're keeping your home cool or looking to get toasty in the cooler months, one handy bit of tech could be the secret to keeping you comfortable and controling your energy bills. Getting the temperature just so is so easy in my smart home that I can do it using nothing more than my voice. "Hey Google, show me my thermostat," I say. "Got it," my Nest display responds. It brings up all my Nes

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I continue to use Google Home and its speakers, but I hate everything about it

androidauthority.com Unknown 2026-01-07 09:30:19

I’ve been in the Google Home camp since the first speaker launched in November of 2016, though you might even say that I started earlier, with the first Chromecast in 2013. Since then, I’ve had a couple of Lenovo Smart Displays, some JBL Link speakers, the JBL Link View, the Google Home Mini, Nest Audio, Nest Hub, and many others that are too esoteric to remember. Today, my home houses two Nest Audios, a Pixel Tablet, and a Nest Hub, scattered across three floors, and even though I’m at the end

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Samsung could make its own Galaxy S26 chips, but they’re not Exynos

androidauthority.com Unknown 2026-01-07 09:11:43

Ryan Haines / Android Authority TL;DR A prominent leaker has claimed that the Samsung-made Snapdragon 8 Elite Gen 2 is still in the works. This chip is said to be cheaper than the TSMC-made version, which could be good news for Galaxy S26 pricing. However, Samsung-made chips have historically lagged behind TSMC-manufactured variants. We’ve heard conflicting rumors that the Snapdragon 8 Elite Gen 2 processor, expected to be used in the Galaxy S26 series, could be manufactured by both TSMC and

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When Is WebAssembly Going to Get DOM Support?

news.ycombinator.com Unknown 2026-01-07 08:16:24

July 2, 2025 Volume 23, issue 3 PDF When Is WebAssembly Going to Get DOM Support? Or, how I learned to stop worrying and love glue code Daniel Ehrenberg Is WebAssembly (Wasm) really ready for production usage in web applications, even though that usage requires integration with a web page and the APIs used to manipulate it, such as the DOM? Simultaneously, the answer to this question is that "Wasm might never get direct DOM access," and "Yes, Wasm is ready for all kinds of web-integrated

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Going chain-free with the Priority Gemini gravel bike

Forget Whoop: I found a worthy fitness tracker alternative with none of the subscription fees

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I continue to use Google Home and its speakers, but I hate everything about it

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