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I found the Android smartwatch with the best battery life (and it's not a Samsung or OnePlus)

zdnet.com Matthew Miller 2025-07-30 14:01:18

ZDNET's key takeaways The Mobvoi TicWatch Pro 5 Enduro is available in Obsidian black for $349 (but on sale for $175 at the time of writing). This Google Wear OS smartwatch offers long battery life, dual-display technology, and a sapphire glass display. The watch currently runs Wear OS 3.5 and is available in one larger size. View now at Amazon For the past couple of years, I've been switching between various Google and Samsung Galaxy Watch models to pair with my Android, as Google's Wear OS

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This entry-level robot vacuum left some of my expensive ones in the dust

zdnet.com Maria Diaz 2025-07-30 14:09:42

ZDNET's key takeaways At $199, the Tapo RV20 Max is an affordable option that works surprisingly well. The RV20 Max robot vacuum features strong 5,300Pa suction, great navigation skills that don't use the bump-and-run system, and plenty of customization options for the price. On the downside, the Tapo RV20 Max doesn't have great obstacle avoidance, often getting its brush tangled with cables and small items. View now at Amazon While I love a hands-free robot vacuum and mop that can do it all

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Here's why these simple midrange Bose headphones remain my daily drivers

zdnet.com Jada Jones 2025-07-30 14:45:34

ZDNET's key takeaways The Bose QuietComfort Headphones are available in seven colors for $349, and are often up to $100 off. They are true to the QuietComfort namesake, providing excellent noise cancellation and all-day comfort. However, like all of Bose's over-ear headphones, the QuietComfort have a short, 24-hour battery life. View now at Bose I have an arsenal of premium consumer headphones. The Sony XM6, Apple AirPods Max, Bose QuietComfort Ultra, Beats Studio Pro, Sonos Ace, and more all

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East Asian aerosol cleanup has likely contributed to global warming

news.ycombinator.com Samset 2025-07-30 05:30:37

RAMIP simulations and recent emissions changes in East Asia We first document the emissions perturbation applied in the RAMIP baseline and East Asia simulations21 (see “Methods”), and compare them to the actual emissions reductions from the same region since around 2010. Briefly, RAMIP isolates the climate effects of aerosol emissions in one region by comparing two sets of transient emission simulations; one following a global, high emissions pathway (SSP3-7.0, which assumes weak air quality po

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MLB Home Run Derby 2025: Participants, Format, Start Time and How to Watch Tonight for Free

cnet.com See Full Bio 2025-07-30 12:12:23

The Major League Baseball season has reached its midpoint. The game's brightest stars are in Atlanta for the All Star Game on Tuesday, but up first is the Home Run Derby tonight. Eight sluggers will duke it out for the title of Home Run Derby champ. The Derby gets underway tonight at 8 p.m. ET (5 p.m. PT) tonight on ESPN and ESPN2. Below, we'll outline the best live TV streaming services to use to watch live wherever you are in the world. The 2025 Home Run Derby and All Star Game will take pla

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Too Hot to Stay in the Kitchen? 9 Ways to Stay Cool While Cooking This Summer

cnet.com See Full Bio 2025-07-30 13:00:00

Summer is in full swing, and the heat waves have arrived. Already this summer we've seen massive heat domes that blanketed the Northeast, driving temperatures above 100 degrees Fahrenheit. When it's hot outside, the last thing you want to do is stand over an oven while trying to cook up a tasty dinner. However, just because it's hot outside doesn't mean your only option is takeout. There are a few easy ways to help keep your kitchen cool even when it's boiling outside. Read more: Best Foods for

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Nvidia chips become the first GPUs to fall to Rowhammer bit-flip attacks

arstechnica.com Unknown 2025-07-30 14:25:36

Nvidia is recommending a mitigation for customers of one of its GPU product lines that will degrade performance by up to 10 percent in a bid to protect users from exploits that could let hackers sabotage work projects and possibly cause other compromises. The move comes in response to an attack a team of academic researchers demonstrated against Nvidia’s RTX A6000, a widely used GPU for high-performance computing that’s available from many cloud services. A vulnerability the researchers discove

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Google’s curated AI ‘notebooks’ talk you through topics from parenting to Shakespeare

theverge.com Emma Roth 2025-07-30 14:02:59

is a news writer who covers the streaming wars, consumer tech, crypto, social media, and much more. Previously, she was a writer and editor at MUO. Google is partnering with authors, researchers, and publications to launch “featured” notebooks within its AI notetaking app, NotebookLM. These notebooks come pre-filled with research, and let you interact with the app’s tools, including its AI podcast maker, to learn more about each topic. Google has released eight featured notebooks to start, inc

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Google’s underrated AI tool just got a major upgrade with featured notebooks

androidauthority.com Unknown 2025-07-30 18:38:31

Andy Walker / Android Authority TL;DR Google is adding expert-curated featured notebooks to NotebookLM, expanding its role beyond personal research and note-taking. Topics include the complete works of Shakespeare, Yellowstone travel tips, and predictions from The Economist. The new feature is desktop-only for now and follows the recent rollout of public notebook sharing. NotebookLM was already doing a good job as anything from a personal research assistant to an advisor on your car maintena

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Threads users still barely click links

engadget.com Unknown 2025-07-30 18:01:39

Two years in, Threads is starting to look more and more like the most viable challenger to X. It passed 350 million monthly users earlier this year and Mark Zuckerberg has predicted it could be Meta's next billion-user app. But Threads still isn't sending much traffic to other websites, which could make the platform less appealing for creators, publishers and others whose businesses depend on non-Meta owned websites. According to Similarweb, a marketing intelligence firm, outbound referral traf

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Are portable AC units worth it? My verdict after testing one during a heat wave

zdnet.com Maria Diaz 2025-07-30 18:50:51

ZDNET's key takeaways The EcoFlow Wave 3 is a portable air conditioner and heater that costs $1,299 on its own and $2,299 with the add-on battery. This is a portable air conditioner and heater that is more powerful than its predecessor It is also off-grid ready for camping, RVing, and even helping in a pinch. The Wave 3 is pricey, loud in some settings, and is not as efficient in extreme heat, direct sun, or tent camping. $1,099 at Amazon Many parts of the US are sizzling right now, unable t

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‘Warhammer 40K’ Fans Are Screaming About an Iconic Scream

gizmodo.com James Whitbrook 2025-07-30 18:00:56

In the grim dark future of the 41st millennium, there is only war—and that kind of attitude invites a lot of yelling. Angry human yells, angry alien yells, angry daemonic yells, someone, somewhere is always yelling in the world of Warhammer 40,000. But in our own universe, there’s also been a lot of yelling about yelling as of late. Recently, Relic Entertainment announced that it would be reviving the classic original entry in the Warhammer 40K game series Dawn of War with a new remaster, clean

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I Wore the New NFL Coach's Headset Sony Built to Tackle Stadium Noise

cnet.com See Full Bio 2025-07-30 17:00:00

Sony makes the best noise-canceling headphones, the WH-1000XM6, and starting this year it will also make the headsets that NFL coaches wear along the sidelines and in booths above the field. And I got to try them on for the second time. The new headset was first announced at CES in Las Vegas this January, in the midst of the NFL playoffs, at a Sony press conference that saw NFL commissioner Roger Goodell take the stage. Afterward I interviewed Sony and NFL executives about the then-prototype, a

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Best Baby Monitors for 2025 as Tested by a Mom

cnet.com See Full Bio 2025-07-30 17:00:00

What we like about it: The Dream Duo 2 includes the Owlet Smart HD monitor and the Owlet Dream Sock, which was FDA-cleared in 2023. The Dream Sock is the first and only over-the-counter medical pulse oximetry solution for infants. The package came with four different-sized socks that are meant to fit healthy infants weighing 6 pounds to 30 pounds. The socks contain a photoplethysmography (PPG) sensor, which is similar to what hospitals use to test your heart rate. The sock has velcro straps so y

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The 41 Best Shows on Netflix Right Now (July 2025)

wired.com Matt Kamen 2025-07-28 12:00:00

Streaming services are known for having award-worthy series but also plenty of duds. Our guide to the best TV shows on Netflix is updated weekly to help you know which series you should move to the top of your queue. They aren’t all surefire winners—we love a good less-than-obvious gem—but they’re all worth your time, trust us. Feel like you’ve already watched everything on this list that you want to see? Try our guide to the best movies on Netflix for more options. And if you’ve already comple

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Not again: Sony’s WH-1000XM6 hinge shows signs of cracking

androidauthority.com Unknown 2025-07-30 22:10:09

TL;DR A WH-1000XM6 user has reported a broken hinge, even after using the headphones “carefully.” While there has only been this one report so far, Sony supposedly redesigned the XM6 hinge to prevent this. The problem echoes an issue that plagued the previous XM5 model. The flagship Sony WH-1000XM6 headphones are barely two months old, but a new report is raising concerns about their durability. Specifically, it’s an issue from the predecessor device we had hoped was in the past. A Reddit po

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Google is changing Chrome’s new tab page to bring AI Mode front-and-center

androidauthority.com Unknown 2025-07-30 22:32:27

Mishaal Rahman / Android Authority TL;DR Google is testing a new search bar design in Chrome Beta for Android that includes an AI Mode shortcut. This new design, which also repositions voice search and Lens shortcuts, appears in two variants across different devices running the same Chrome Beta version. The integration of an AI Mode shortcut into Chrome aims to increase user awareness and usage of the feature, given Chrome’s significant market share. While Google is still the most dominant s

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This smart sock was one of my best purchases as a new mom

zdnet.com Maria Diaz 2025-07-30 22:10:38

ZDNET's key takeaways The Owlet Dream Sock is an FDA-cleared baby sleep tracker that costs $299 and is FSA/HSA-eligible, though it is currently discounted for a limited time. It goes beyond your standard baby monitor by tracking your child's heart rate, blood oxygen, and sleep patterns with three alarms: a yellow incorrect fit alarm, a purple abnormal reading alarm, and a blue alarm when the sock is out of range or low battery. While false low oxygen and abnormal heart rate alarms are exceedin

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I found an E Ink tablet worthy of replacing my Remarkable

zdnet.com Kyle Kucharski 2025-07-30 22:21:10

ZDNET's key takeaways The Boox Note Max comes bundled with the pen and case for $649. It's thin and light, has a high-contrast display, and has a long list of features that make it a very versatile device. Theres no backlight, it's monochromatic, and there's a bit of a learning curve to use it to its fullest. View now at Amazon View now at B&H Photo and Video more buying choices I went hands-on with the Remarkable Paper Pro last year and thought that was a big tablet. The latest Boox Note Max

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Pebblebee’s AirTag alternative now doubles as a panic alarm

theverge.com Andrew Liszewski 2025-07-30 22:00:00

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. Pebblebee has announced a new personal safety feature for its Clip location tracker that’s compatible with both Apple’s Find My and Google’s Find Hub network. Alert is being introduced as a free update to the Pebblebee app today, and the company says it will work with current and future versions of the Clip without requiring a subscription fee. P

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These are Sony’s new noise-canceling headphones for NFL coaches

theverge.com Andrew Liszewski 2025-07-30 22:00:00

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. Sony is finally debuting the headset that it developed specifically for NFL coaches, after teasing it almost a year ago as part of a new partnership with the NFL. The headset features technology and engineering borrowed from Sony’s popular consumer-focused wireless headphones, such as the WH-1000XM6. That includes the same noise-canceling techno

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Prime Day event drove over $24B in U.S. e-commerce sales, gen AI traffic was up 3,300%

techcrunch.com Sarah Perez 2025-07-30 22:44:41

Amazon’s Prime Day, which leads to an overall boost to U.S. e-commerce thanks to competitive sales, saw a significant increase in retail traffic driven by generative AI products, including chatbots and browsers. According to a post-Prime Day analysis by Adobe Analytics, gen AI traffic to U.S. retail sites increased by 3,300% year-over-year — which was more than the firm had originally forecast. Adobe’s e-commerce division provided an analysis of the U.S. retail landscape encompassing over 1 tri

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Apple Maps is hiding iOS 26’s most useful new feature

9to5mac.com Chance Miller 2025-07-31 02:17:47

Apple Maps is full of updates as part of iOS 26, including a new Liquid Glass design and Preferred Routes proactive feature. Another notable new feature is Visited Places. Here’s how it works… Apple Maps Visited Places in iOS 26 Apple describes Visited Places as a way to “help users remember the places they’ve been.” The feature is completely opt-in. When you open Apple Maps for the first time after installing iOS 26, you can choose to enable Visited Places. All data collected as part of the

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Big upgrades are coming to your Apple Watch - 8 features I can't wait to use on WatchOS 26

zdnet.com Nina Raemont 2025-07-31 02:06:23

Jason Hiner/ZDNET 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 announced all of the newest apps and updates coming to its devices over the next few months. Several new features are coming to WatchOS 26, and the beta software is now available for developers, with a public beta rollout likely coming soon. Reddit users in the r/Apple Watch subreddit are already getting into th

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I replaced my AirPods with these Nothing earbuds, and it was a sound decision

zdnet.com Nina Raemont 2025-07-31 02:34:58

Nina Raemont/ZDNET The Nothing Ear (a) are $20 off right now, taking the price of my favorite earbuds down to $89, compared to their original price of $109. ZDNET's key takeaways For $89, the new Nothing Ear (a) earbuds Their affordability, comfort, and long battery life make them a great option for budget-conscious shoppers. They're so great that I've taken them practically everywhere: on flights, to work in the office, and to run my first half marathon. Unfortunately, its middling noise-c

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One of the best color E Ink tablets I've tested is not made by Kobo or Boox

zdnet.com Allison Murray 2025-07-31 02:46:08

ZDNET's key takeaways The Kindle Colorsoft retails for $279. It has a bright display (even in direct sunlight), customizable color settings, and zippy performance while browsing titles and turning pages. It could be a bit larger to get the full effect of the color display. $279.99 at Amazon $279.99 at Target more buying choices To avid readers, the Kindle has been a mainstay since its inception in 2007. Each new Kindle model gives readers more advanced features and faster performance. But now

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The Oura Ring 3 is still discounted to a great price

zdnet.com Nina Raemont 2025-07-31 02:46:53

Nina Raemont/ZDNETLink Text: Oura Ring 3URL: https://www.amazon.com/Oura-Ring-Gen3-Horizon-Tracking/dp/B0CSRF3Y2F/Merchant: Offer Type: MONETIZATION PENDING please save and reload Edit UnlinkOura Ring 3 Wanna know a secret? Besides one more day of battery life and a slimmer build, there really isn't much of a difference between the Oura Ring 3 and the Oura Ring 4. That's because they both have nearly the exact same software and app user experience. So if you've been eyeing an Oura Ring but are

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Lenovo Legion Go S: Windows 11 vs. SteamOS Performance, and General Availability

news.ycombinator.com Unknown 2025-07-31 01:47:54

We have already covered it ahead of its launch: the Lenovo Legion Go S is a high-end handheld PC that comes in two flavors: a SteamOS variant and a Windows 11 version. Today, we are going to look at the performance across both versions, based on multiple benchmarks collected from different sources on the webs. The Lenovo Legion Go S: SteamOS for the Masses Both versions of the Legion Go S use a similar AMD processor (Z2 Go at 4c/8t) and a 55.5 Wh battery, but the SteamOS model is priced about

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Look Inside the Cinematic Legacy of ‘Godzilla’ In This Stunning New Book

gizmodo.com James Whitbrook 2025-07-31 02:00:08

Last year marked the 70th anniversary of the first Godzilla, and Toho has spent much of that 70th year going all-in to celebrate the King of the Monsters. From more movies, to theme park rides, to plenty of crazy merch, it’s been a great time to be a Godzilla fan, and it’s about to be even better. Ahead of its release this week, io9 has an exclusive look inside Godzilla: The First 70 Years, a titanic celebration of the last seven decades of kaiju moviemaking. Published by Abrams and written by

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This Common Pain Med Could Be Raising Dementia Risk

gizmodo.com Ed Cara 2025-07-31 02:40:38

Chronic pain can be a debilitating experience. A common medication used to manage the condition may come with its own serious dangers, however. Recent research finds an upsetting link between the drug gabapentin and a higher risk of dementia. Scientists at Case Western Reserve University led the study, which examined the medical records of people with chronic low back pain. People taking gabapentin for their back were significantly more likely to develop dementia over time compared to non-users

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I found the Android smartwatch with the best battery life (and it's not a Samsung or OnePlus)

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