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At the end of last year, Apple launched its latest smartwatch, introducing the Apple Watch Series 10 alongside a black rendition of the Apple Watch Ultra 2. Each wearable has its own pros and cons, as does the second-gen Apple Watch SE, but the introduction of Apple’s newest wearables also means there are now more Apple Watch models on the market than ever before — and a lot more deals to be had.But with all of those options, which one should you pick? Generally speaking, you want to buy the newest watch you can afford so that it continues to…

IFA 2025 isn’t short on flashy tech. You can’t walk ten steps in Berlin’s giant halls without bumping into some brand promising to reinvent your kitchen or living room. But Haier Europe’s presence this year felt different. Rather than cramming in specs and gimmicks, its 3,000m² stand was built around one idea: Naturally Connected. That’s Haier’s way of saying the smart home should be about people, not just appliances like smart lights and smart speakers. At the centre of that vision is the hOn app, which now connects 10 million users across Europe. It’s like the brain of Haier’s smart…

Amazon, Google, and Microsoft are among the companies committing to help prepare Americans for a world dominated by AI technology at a White House event on AI education Thursday.First Lady Melania Trump hosted a meeting of the White House’s AI education task force where several CEOs touted their commitments. President Donald Trump is expected to host tech CEOs in the Rose Garden later on Thursday, with an invite list that includes Meta’s Mark Zuckerberg, Apple’s Tim Cook, and OpenAI’s Sam Altman, The Hill reported.Google said it would allocate $150 million of the $1 billion it already pledged toward education and…

Over the years, I’ve used a lot of robot vacuums. Too many, actually. And one quirk I’ve always noticed is that they don’t have the biggest batteries. Most can barely go round my place completely before needing to recharge – but that’s because I like to make sure the maximum cleaning settings are on. Now, there might be a solution for those light me and for larger homes. Ecovacs’ new Deebot X11 Omnicycle uses GaN fast-charging tech to constantly keep the battery juiced up. So the dust-sucker will have no problems crawling round your entire home. GaN (gallium nitride) isn’t just efficient…

As every Philips Hue user knows, the Hue Bridge is the essential centrepoint of the system, a control hub for your lights that connects to your router as well as joining Hue to smart home ecosystems such as Apple Home, Amazon Alexa and Google Home. But I think it looks very much like Hue wants to be one of those ecosystems itself. During an event at IFA 2025, Hue owner Signify set out its vision for the next step forward. “Smart lighting sits at the heart of what we do, but our vision for the smart home goes further,” says…

If you’ve ever wished your phone didn’t protrude so much while in your pocket, then the Samsung Galaxy S25 Edge might be made for you. Samsung’s ultra-slim Android phone features the same 6.7-inch OLED display as the Galaxy S25 Plus, but the device’s 5.8mm thick design makes it feel completely different. Right now, you can grab the S25 Edge with 256GB of storage in black, silver, or blue for an all-time low price of $699.99 ($400 off) at Amazon.The S25 Edge is a big phone, but its slimmer, more lightweight design means you can actually slide it into your pocket…

Meta is adding a new feature to let you add a bunch of extra text to Threads posts — no screenshots of text blocks required. Starting today, Meta is rolling out a tool that lets you attach up to 10,000 characters of text to Threads posts, giving you a way to build upon the 500-character text limit already available when making a post. It’s kind of a Threads-y take on X’s Articles feature.You can add a text attachment to a post by tapping on a new rounded rectangle icon with some lines on it. After tapping that, a word editor…

I’ve used my fair share of robot lawnmowers and impressive as they are, navigation and obstacle avoidance is always something that have let them down. While many models can virtually map, they’re not the best at adapting to things on the fly. But Mammotion’s newest models in the Luba range promise to change that. In fact, I think they might have the smartest navigation system I’ve seen in any robot mower. Mammotion decided that simply using LiDAR or RTK wasn’t quite clever enough. So, the brand stitched together all three of the major positioning technologies – LiDAR, RTK, and AI-powered…

Chances are, you can’t fit an IMAX cinema inside your living room. And that’s where IMAX Enhanced comes in. This new techie standard is designed to bring the big IMAX screen experience into your home via streaming services. Now, IMAX, DTS, and Sony Pictures are cooking up a fresh wave of IMAX Enhanced content with DTS:X immersive audio. Better yet, it’s not just reserved for those who shelled out for a top-tier TV. Hisense and Toshiba TVs are next in line to join the party, at least in Europe, which means a lot more living rooms are about to sound suspiciously…

A glass screen protector is one of a few essential accessories that every Switch 2 owner should make, along with buying a protective case for the console. In fact, it should be a priority to stick one onto the console’s screen as soon as possible to avoid accidental scratches.I’ve been installing and removing Switch 2 screen protectors to test others on my console at an alarming rate, more than any sane person should, and here are the most important takeaways:Of the options below, it’s easiest to recommend amFilm’s three-pack of glossy screen protectors. Not only is the pack incredibly affordable…

Having not long ago announced PencilVac, the world’s slimmest vacuum cleaner (due in the US and UK in 2026), Dyson is keeping the momentum going. It has today announced four new lust-worthy vacuum cleaners at their Unveiled event in Berlin during IFA 2025: the V8 Cyclone, Clean+Wash Hygiene, Dyson V16 Piston Animal and Spot+Scrub Ai robot. Let’s look at the Spot+Scrub Ai robot first, as this next-gen model, engineered for both wet and dry floor cleaning, which Sir James Dyson has called a “determined, intelligent, and adaptable machine” is the one we’re keenest to test.  It’s all about the power…

Around six years ago, a new rallying cry rippled through Washington: “Break Up Big Tech.”It was a slogan emblazoned on campaign posters, uttered at congressional hearings, and beginning, it seemed, to echo through the halls of the nation’s antitrust enforcers. Momentum in the legislatures eventually petered out, but the enforcers at the Justice Department and Federal Trade Commission remained more active than ever. President Joe Biden never took the kind of hard posture on Big Tech that political rivals like Sens. Elizabeth Warren (D-MA) or Bernie Sanders (I-VT) adopted, but nevertheless, when he became president in 2021, he tapped Lina…