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UGREEN has released the MagFlo Pro, a 10,000mAh magnetic battery pack offering 25W Qi2 wireless charging and 45W wired USB-C output. The device uses a multi-layer liquid cooling chamber with a visible circulating coolant, which the company says is the first such system built into a Qi2 power bank. It's priced at roughly $150 on Amazon, alongside new foldable 2-in-1 and 3-in-1 chargers aimed at Apple device users.
Android Authority found new code in a Digital Wellbeing beta build (version 1.47.964183037) showing Google testing a redesigned interface with a Material Expressive look. The changes include a reworked app activity dashboard, multi-app selection for setting shared daily timers, and a restructured Bedtime mode that removes collapsible sections and reorders elements like Bedtime routine and Weekly average.
Code strings found in a beta version of Google's Digital Wellbeing app reveal an in-development feature called Weekly wrap, which would send users a notification summarizing their phone usage over the past week. Rather than requiring users to manually check screen-time stats, the tool would proactively surface personalized insights based on existing usage data, likely powered by Gemini Nano.
Google has introduced WeatherNext 3, its newest AI-driven weather forecasting model, which will feed into Search, Gemini and Maps. Unlike its predecessor, which updated every six hours at a 25km resolution, the new model can refresh hourly and pinpoint conditions down to 5km by incorporating live satellite data instead of older simulation outputs.
At IFA 2026, Lenovo showed off Project Swan, a concept laptop that normally functions as a compact 14-inch, 1.6kg machine but features a rollable display that can expand outward into a larger 17-inch, 16:9 screen. It's one of two Intel-powered concept laptops Lenovo is demonstrating this year, and it remains a proof-of-concept with no announced price or release date.
At IFA 2026, Lenovo unveiled two premium Android tablets, the Yoga Tab Gen 2 and Yoga Tab Plus Gen 2, both featuring 144Hz 4K displays, stylus support, and last year's flagship chips from MediaTek and Qualcomm respectively. Pricing starts at $729 for the standard model and $999.99 for the Plus variant, and both ship with Android 17 alongside a promised seven major OS upgrades.
Aurzen has launched the ZIP Pro, a follow-up to its tri-fold ZIP projector, adding native 1080p resolution at 60Hz, 200 ANSI lumens of brightness, and a larger 38Wh battery. The device weighs 586g and folds down to roughly the size of a large power bank, while adding a touchscreen, dual Bluetooth headphone support, and Nintendo Switch projection.
The Verbatim Pocket 1TB portable SSD is currently discounted to $139.99 on Amazon, down 22% from its $179.99 list price. The drive supports USB 3.2 Gen 2 speeds up to 1000 MB/s, is bus-powered, and comes with a keyring, cable holder, and USB-C cable in a compact, pocketable design.
Amazon has cut the price of the Razer Huntsman V3 Pro TKL gaming keyboard to $124.99 from its usual $229.99, a 46% discount that ties its lowest recorded price. The wired, tenkeyless board uses Razer's Gen-2 optical switches with adjustable actuation and Rapid Trigger, plus features like Snap Tap and per-key customization aimed at competitive gamers.
Thousands of X (formerly Twitter) users reported that Grok, the platform's AI chatbot, stopped working starting around 9:00 AM ET, according to Downdetector data. Affected users received an error message stating the model was unavailable and prompting them to try a different one. X has not issued any official statement addressing the outage.
Samsung's Galaxy Watch 9 has become the first Galaxy smartwatch to support seamless updates, according to users who spotted the change during its first firmware update carrying the August 5, 2026 security patch. Instead of forcing the watch offline during installation, the roughly 193MB update downloaded and installed in the background while the device remained usable. Samsung did not announce the feature in its specs or changelog; it was discovered by users during installation.
Multiple Galaxy Watch Ultra owners on Reddit and Facebook say the faceplate and bezel have spontaneously separated from the watch frame without visible damage. Some users report Samsung quoted repair costs near $300 through uBreakiFix, even though the devices were reportedly still under warranty. Similar bezel-lifting complaints surfaced roughly a year ago involving the first-generation model.