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From phone cases to antivirus software, these are the top tech gadgets and useful items our readers actually purchased in August.

I never realized how revolutionary a simple stand could be. And the Satechi OntheGo Foldable Stand Hub does so much more than hold my tablet.

Not into the chunky sports watches? The Garmin Forerunner 170 and Coros Pace 4 are ultralight devices for athletes with smaller wrists. Here's how they compare.

Fall marathon training season is here: Save up to $310 on early Labor Day 2026 Garmin watch deals, including the tested Forerunner 165, Instinct 3, and Fenix 8.

Early Labor Day 2026 laptop deals are live. Save up to $1,100 right now on Apple M5 MacBooks, Samsung Galaxy Book6, Surface Laptops, and gaming rigs we've tested.

Labor Day deals are already making this a great time to buy a streaming device, and these prices are hard to beat.

Import a supported Google Play book, and Gemini Notebook will use it as a source of information to generate reports, quizzes, podcasts, and more.

OpenAI sounds a solemn and dire alarm, but we're woefully unprepared for what's coming.

Here's what to know about the glitch, and the only action you can take for now.

No longer limited to the Mac, Perplexity's Personal Computer for Windows AI can complete complex tasks on your PC with little or no input from you.

Sony's excellent noise-canceling headphones just hit an all-time low price ahead of Labor Day.

I put the two phones' cameras to the test on a recent trip to Germany. It was close, but one phone edged out the other.

The latest Android 17 update adds broad support for Encrypted Client Hello, among other changes. Here's how they work.

The Comulytic Note Pro AI voice recorder packs a lot of power into a credit card-sized device. But its usefulness is up to you.

Talix's USB-C cable is compact and powerful enough to charge a laptop, and it's nearly 40% off.

I've experienced first steps with countless Linux distributions over the years, but this one nails every step of the way for users of all types.

Want to organize your photos but don't know where to start? Here are my methods for tackling a massive cloud library.

Scaling AI in business is less about technology and more about accountability, governance, and healthy relationships between humans and agents.

If you're a student, writer, or professional juggling documents, this app can help keep you organized.

The Roborock Qrevo 2 Pro is a midrange robot vacuum and mop with a hands-free cleaning experience.

The Mammotion LUBA 3 AWD 3000H and the LUBA Mini 2 mowers are both heavily discounted - here's which you should get.

The class action lawsuit claims that Oura's sleep-tracking mechanisms sell 'faulty AI-based inference as reliable science.'

The cameras on the Galaxy Z Fold 8 work best when they're pushed to their limits. Here are the settings I changed to get the best results.

Snag the HP OmniBook 3 16-inch laptop for under $700, plus get a 43-inch Toshiba smart TV for just $99 when you bundle at Best Buy.

Apple's new toxic hellstew is a battle over regulation, litigation, and keeping your data safe.

Low-skill hacktivists are now 'enabled with the same tooling and sophistication as a state-sponsored group,' according to cybersecurity consultant Unit 42.

The Bravia 6 OLED TV is a new entry-level option in a variety of screen sizes.

The class action lawsuit claims that Oura's sleep-tracking mechanisms sell 'faulty AI-based inference as reliable science.'

I found my old iPhone 4 in a drawer and wondered: Does it work? Is it worth anything? What should I do with it? I went looking for answers.

Can these new wearables deliver on the long-anticipated promises of AI earbuds?

OpenAI's agentic ChatGPT Work can sign in to your online accounts without any interaction on your part. Is that a privacy risk?

The right case can take your iPad Air to the next level. These are our favorite iPad Air cases from brands like Apple, Burga, and Logitech.

Is a foldable iPhone finally in our future? We'll be on the ground on Sept. 9 to find out.

The TCL Nxtpaper 11 Plus is an 11.5-inch Android tablet that can be all you need, especially with this early Labor Day deal.

It can't be just about harvesting solar power - it's also about storage, and time-shifting cheap, off-peak power to times when it's more expensive.

We shouldn't ignore agentic AI ransomware threats, but the claims of a new ransomware group might be skewing the numbers.

The rise of generative and agentic AI has dramatically changed the software-building process - and the skills required.

We rounded up the best reading tablets of the year that you can take with you anywhere.

Garmin's new flagship Fenix 9 epitomizes the premium rugged smartwatch - but how much of an upgrade is it from the Fenix 8?

Anthropic is merging Claude chat and Cowork memory, raising privacy questions about what AI remembers and if it's worth the tradeoff.

Summer may be ending, but Costco deals are heating up in time for Labor Day: Save big on electronics, home essentials, and more now.

The Mac Studio with the M5 Ultra will feature up to a whopping 512GB of unified memory, and drive up to eight external displays.

Running an AI model locally, Perplexity's new Portable Computer can deliver faster performance, tighter security, and lower costs. But it has some strict requirements.

Only 15% of US-based organizations have reached scaled, orchestrated, multi-agent adoption, according to the latest Deloitte research.

Labor Day is just around the corner, and there are already some great deals available at Amazon, Best Buy, Walmart, and more.

Fairphone is finally selling its latest model in the US. The $649 handset has 11 swappable parts, and a replacement battery is only $40.

You can now code your own mini games and 'gizmos' with no experience. Creating is just half the fun.

It's been a bumpy road for Mozilla's browser, but as the dust of doubt settles, Firefox has once again become my default browser on all platforms.

It won't be another high-end Chromebook like the Pixel, and Google has to hope it'll succeed where Copilot+ PCs have fallen short.

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