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Best Buy’s 60th anniversary sale cuts Beats Studio Pro navy wireless headphones to $150 from $350 ($200 off) with the deal running until the end of Aug. 19.
Aug 19, 2026 ·
CNET

Best Buy’s 60th anniversary sale cuts Beats Studio Pro navy wireless headphones to $150 from $350 ($200 off) with the deal running until the end of Aug. 19.
Aug 19, 2026 ·
CNET

Whoop’s Advanced Labs lets customers schedule blood tests at Quest Diagnostics for an à la carte price ranging from $69 to $299 (with a doctor reviewing results and providing an action plan plus AI insights in the Whoop app), separate from its $199 to $359 wearable membership fees.
Aug 19, 2026 ·
CNET

The Baseus S2 4K solar security camera is $63 for Prime members (down from $90), a 30% discount with a clipped on-page coupon.
Aug 19, 2026 ·
CNET

Pixel 11’s base model is nearly the same as the Pixel 11 Pro experience, starting at $899 and costing $200 less, with only HiLight missing while key upgrades come via the Tensor G6 chipset and camera sensor changes.
Aug 19, 2026 ·
ZDNet

Google’s Pixel 11 series embargo has lifted, and The Verge has four reviews live plus an AMA planned to answer subscribers’ questions about Pixel 11, Pixel 11 Pro, Pixel 11 Pro Fold, and Pixel Watch 5 starting at 3PM ET.
Aug 19, 2026 ·
The Verge
Suunto Core 2 is rated to last up to 15 months on a CR3032 battery, and ZDNET’s testing found it counts steps about 200 steps higher than a manual count over 10,000 steps (Garmin was 90 steps over, Casio G-Shock was 350+ steps over).
Aug 19, 2026 ·
ZDNet

Bose SoundLink Micro portable Bluetooth speaker is $99 (23% off from $129), UGreen FineTrack smart tags 4-pack is $20 (23% off from $26), and Sony WH-CH520 headphones are $38 (about half off from $70) on Amazon today.
Aug 19, 2026 ·
CNET

Pixel 11 Pro XL includes a 6.8-inch LTPO OLED display (up to 3,600 nits, 120Hz), a 5,115mAh battery, 45W wired charging (25W wireless), and Google Gemini features like Live Translate for Media that the reviewer says worked only on one of three tested videos.
Aug 19, 2026 ·
ZDNet

Pixel 11’s $899 price pairs 12GB RAM and 256GB storage with the same day-to-day performance as the base Pixel 11 Pro, despite having no major hardware jump over the Pixel 10 beyond colors and a thinner camera bar.
Aug 19, 2026 ·
The Verge
Pixel 11 review rates the phone 9.2/10, saying it delivers “great performance and battery life” and several useful Google AI camera/software features despite being $100 more than the Pixel 10 with few significant changes.
Aug 19, 2026 ·
Engadget
Google Pixel Watch 5’s most important new health features—blood pressure and insulin resistance trends, nightly sleep breathing quality, and strength training cues—weren’t available at launch and are set to roll out next month, with breathing emergency detection pending FDA clearance.
Aug 19, 2026 ·
The Verge
At $1,899, the Pixel 11 Pro Fold keeps the same 256GB starting storage as last year while offering modest hardware upgrades including Tensor G6, brighter displays peaking at 3,600 nits, a 48MP main camera with a larger sensor, and 25W Qi2 wireless charging.
Aug 19, 2026 ·
The Verge
Pixel 11 Pro’s key new software features—especially Proactive Assistance and HiLight—work reliably only in narrow, specific situations, with Proactive Assistance often failing unless messages include very specific date/time details and HiLight currently glowing for just Gemini voice while the phone is face down and calls from favorite contacts.
Aug 19, 2026 ·
The Verge
Fairphone 6+ is a $649 phone designed to be consumer-repairable with 11 affordable spare parts, including a $39.95 replacement battery, plus 5 years of warranty and 8 years of software updates.
Aug 19, 2026 ·
ZDNet

Indexed universal life (IUL) is a permanent life insurance policy where cash value is credited based on a stock market index’s performance (e.g., S&P 500) using policy terms rather than investing directly in the market.
Aug 19, 2026 ·
Yahoo Finance
Amazon is automatically upgrading Fire TV owners in the US to Alexa Plus for free, starting today across Fire TV Stick, Fire TV Cube, Amazon Ember smart TV, and other Alexa Plus–built-in TVs from brands including Panasonic and Hisense.
Aug 19, 2026 ·
The Verge

Amazon plans to expand Prime Air to nearly 500 U.S. cities by the end of 2026, about six times its current reach.
Aug 19, 2026 ·
TechCrunch

Volunteering for TechCrunch Disrupt 2026 (Oct. 13–15 at Moscone West in San Francisco) includes free general admission for all three days and gives participants an inside view of how the conference is orchestrated.
Aug 19, 2026 ·
TechCrunch

Mova’s V70 Ultra Complete robot vacuum and mop (launching today) uses a mop arm that extends almost 7 inches and a side brush that extends 5 inches to clean under and around stool legs, with 42,000Pa suction helping it demolish dust bunnies in about 5 minutes.
Aug 19, 2026 ·
The Verge

Target raised its annual sales forecast again and reported quarterly comparable sales up 3.8% as profit jumped after nearly $1 billion in tariff refunds, marking a third consecutive strong quarter.
Aug 19, 2026 ·
Yahoo Finance
