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Total solar eclipse on 12 August 2026: where to watch and how to do it safely
The total solar eclipse on 12 August 2026 crosses Iceland and northern Spain. Where to stand, how long totality lasts, and how to watch the Sun safely.
DealsBest Buy's Black Friday in July sale is live
Best Buy has kicked off a Black Friday in July event with up to 53% off TVs, phones and tablets, plus fresh Pixel Watch 4 and Pixel 10 discounts.
Pick of the WeekGoogle Pixel Watch 4 is back down to its Prime Day price
The Pixel Watch 4 41mm Wi-Fi model has dropped to $289.99 from $349.99, with open-box units discounted further still.
PhonesNothing's Phone (4b) undercuts every flagship on the market
Nothing launched the Phone (4b) at £299, and the spec sheet undercuts most mid-rangers. Here's what you get, and why it's not coming to the US.
REVIEWSOura Ring 5 Review: The Smart Ring That Knows When to Shut Up
Oura's fifth-generation smart ring has taken the unusual step of doing less than its predecessor, and it is better for it. The Ring 5 streamlines its metrics an
GamingThe Ayaneo Next 2 costs up to $5,300, and that's not a typo
Ayaneo's flagship handheld gaming PC starts at $3,600 and tops out at $5,300 for 128GB of RAM and 2TB of storage, built around a two-year-old AMD Ryzen AI Max+
WearablesGarmin's new budget Forerunner undercuts its own lineup, and it's the pick of the week
Garmin's newest entry-level Forerunner runs $249.99/£219.99/AU$399, upgrading meaningfully over the Forerunner 55 while staying well under Garmin's premium runn
GamingA laptop GPU just topped the Steam Hardware Survey for the first time
The June 2026 Steam Hardware Survey shows a laptop graphics card leading the GPU chart for the first time in the survey's history, alongside Windows 11 clearing
GAMINGMicrosoft Is Selling Off Four Xbox Studios and It Signals Something Bigger
Microsoft is selling four Xbox studios, including Double Fine and Compulsion Games, as part of what it calls 'significant gaming cuts'. Both studios will keep t
Home TechOomwoo is a robot vacuum you 3D print yourself, and it never touches the cloud
Oomwoo is an open-source robot vacuum built from a Raspberry Pi, 2D LiDAR and a 3D-printed chassis, running fully offline with native Home Assistant integration
PhonesSamsung's July 22 Unpacked event: what's actually landing
Samsung confirmed its next Galaxy Unpacked for 22 July 2026, expected to bring the Galaxy Z Fold 8, Z Fold 8 Ultra and Z Flip 8, plus new Galaxy Watches running
GAMINGGTA VI Pre-Orders Are Live and the Hype Machine Is in Full Effect
Grand Theft Auto VI pre-orders have gone live, confirming multiple editions for PS5 and Xbox Series X/S with PC still unconfirmed, which is classic Rockstar. Th
GadgetsHow AR Glasses Like the Xreal R1 Fake a 171-Inch Screen Without a Headset
How do AR glasses work? Xreal's R1 projects a 171-inch virtual display at 240Hz from lenses the size of normal spectacles. Here's the optics behind it.
GamingSony is killing the physical PlayStation disc, and January 2028 is the deadline
Sony confirmed new PlayStation games go digital-only from January 2028. Here is what it means for the second-hand market, game preservation, and the 15% still b
DealsGoogle Pixel 10 Pro at its lowest price yet: is it worth buying in June 2026?
The Google Pixel 10 Pro has dropped to around £614-649 in June 2026, its lowest price since launch. Here's whether it's worth buying now.
WearablesHonor Watch 6 review: 35 days of battery life at £149
The Honor Watch 6 launched June 18 at £149.99 with a 35-day battery claim, 3,000-nit AMOLED display, and NFC payments. Here's what the reviews say.
SmartphoneSony Xperia 1 VIII review: the only 2026 flagship with a headphone jack and microSD
The Sony Xperia 1 VIII is a £1,399 camera-first Android flagship with a 3.5mm jack, microSD slot, and a triple 48MP camera system. It ships in Europe from June
GadgetsSnap's AR glasses are real, and they cost as much as a used car
Snap opened preorders for Specs, its first true AR glasses. $2,195, shipping this autumn, four-hour battery. Here is what you actually get.
ReviewsTool of the Week: the Claude Agent SDK for building real agents
The Claude Agent SDK is a TypeScript and Python toolkit for building AI agents that call tools, run MCP servers, and spawn sub-agents. Honest review.
GadgetsLogitech's Mobi Fold is the travel mouse a trackpad never quite replaced
A genuinely pocketable mouse that folds flat, pairs with three devices, and works with almost everything.
ReviewsThe best Prime Day 2026 tech deals still live before it ends tonight
Amazon Prime Day 2026 ends tonight. Here are the tech deals reviewers actually rate, still in stock, with the real prices and who each one is for.
GadgetsQualcomm bets beyond mobile with a $10bn AI chip deal and new AR silicon
Talks to buy Tenstorrent, custom data-centre chips, and a Snapdragon Reality Elite platform for smart glasses.
GadgetsThe Redmi Turbo 5 is a battery monster that costs less than you'd think
A 7,560 mAh cell, 100W charging and a Dimensity 8500 Ultra chip aimed at people who hate charging their phone.
ReviewsSennheiser's Momentum 5 quietly outclasses headphones costing twice as much
57 hours of battery with ANC on, Dolby Atmos, and a price that undercuts Sony's new flagship by a wide margin.
ReviewsSoundcore's Liberty 5 Pro Max puts a dedicated AI chip in your ears
A separate AI processor drives Adaptive ANC 4.0 and real-time audio tuning, for a fraction of flagship earbud money.
GadgetsSony's Xperia 1 VIII is here, and it just outran the Pixel in benchmarks
Sony's Xperia 1 VIII launched in Europe on 19 June 2026 with Android 16 and the Snapdragon 8 Elite Gen 5, beating the Pixel 10 Pro XL in benchmarks.
ReviewsSoundcore's new earbuds put an AI note-taker in the charging case
The Soundcore Liberty 5 Pro Max costs $229.99 and its case has a 1.78-inch AMOLED screen plus an AI Note-Taker that records and summarises meetings.
GadgetsNothing Cancels Its Next Budget Phone as RAM Prices Spiral
Nothing has cancelled the follow-up to its CMF Phone 2 Pro for this year, with co-founder Akis Evangelidis citing soaring RAM prices as the reason. The decision
ReviewsPrime Day 2026 early deals worth buying before June 23
Amazon Prime Day 2026 runs June 23 to 26, but the early deals are already live. Here are the ones reviewers actually rate, not just the loudest discounts.
ReviewsThe best budget wireless earbuds in 2026, according to the people who actually test them
We compared the lab results and long-term tests from the most trusted reviewers. Three pairs under 100 pounds keep coming out on top.
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