The iPhone 17 is positioned as the most affordable entry-level “flagship” in 2026 because Android rivals have raised prices (e.g., Samsung Galaxy S26 and Google Pixel 11 at $899), while Apple’s iPhone 17 started at $799 and is expected to face competition until the iPhone 18 launches in March 2027.
Aug 29, 2026 ·
CNET
Most Android phones released since 2018 with Android 9+ (and Android 10+ pre-installing Android Auto) should support Android Auto, and Google says most wired connections work with Android 9 and higher.
Aug 29, 2026 ·
Engadget
Zillow’s average 30-year fixed mortgage rate rose to 6.55% (up 1 basis point) on Saturday, August 29, 2026, while the 15-year fixed edged up to 5.91% (up 5 basis points) and the 5/1 ARM fell to 6.26% (down 5 basis points).
Aug 29, 2026 ·
Yahoo Finance
Blasterbug: Last Bug Standing! was shadowdropped on Steam as a free Bomberman-style party game with local multiplayer for up to eight players, 15 characters, 15 levels, and five game modes.
Aug 29, 2026 ·Engadget
Comulytic Note Pro AI Voice Recorder packs a 45-hour continuous battery life and 64GB of storage into a credit-card-sized device, and delivers over 98% speech-to-text accuracy in testing straight out of the box (with accuracy reportedly worsening after adding a voice profile).
Aug 29, 2026 ·
ZDNet
The highest CD rate on Saturday, August 29, 2026 is 4.30% APY, offered on Synchrony Bank’s 16-month CD and Marcus by Goldman Sachs’ 18-month CD.
Aug 29, 2026 ·Yahoo Finance
Burlington Stores plans to reinvest its entire $55 million tariff refund into sharper merchandise values in H2 fiscal 2026, after comparable-store sales rose only 2% in the latest quarter (below prior-year’s 5% growth and below full-year guidance of 3% to 4%).
Aug 29, 2026 ·Yahoo Finance
Dollar Tree received $369 million in tariff refunds (plus $14 million in related interest), and the combined benefit added about 650 basis points to operating margin and $1.31 to diluted EPS in the fiscal second quarter while customer traffic rose only 0.4%.
Aug 29, 2026 ·Yahoo Finance
You can turn an old Android phone into a Wi‑Fi extender by using Android’s built-in hotspot feature to connect to your existing home Wi‑Fi and rebroadcast it as a separate signal for other devices.
Aug 28, 2026 ·Engadget
XREAL’s a01 ($300) delivers dual mini OLED 1080p images at up to 1,600 nits brightness for movie viewing via USB-C as an external monitor, but the overall setup is plagued by redundancy (the video is still playing on a nearby phone or laptop) and device heat on the bridge of the nose.
Aug 28, 2026 ·
TechCrunch
BJ’s Q2 fiscal 2026 results showed revenue up 15.7% year-over-year to $6.22 billion, comparable club sales up 11.9%, net income up 15.4% to $173.86 million, and diluted EPS of $1.36 (up 19.3%), leading management to raise full-year adjusted EPS guidance to $4.60–$4.80.
Aug 28, 2026 ·Yahoo Finance
Building a Pi-based retro arcade cabinet typically costs about $270 before adding a display, storage, Pi power supply, cables, or decorative parts, based on a $129.99 bartop cabinet, $44.99 controls/wiring/USB encoder package, $29.99 speakers/amplifier, and a $65 Raspberry Pi 5 (2GB).
Aug 28, 2026 ·Engadget
Sega’s Crazy Taxi: World Tour, due out in 2027, is bringing back the original game’s fare-pickup loop, vibrant visual style, and late-’90s/early-2000s alt rock/pop punk soundtrack—now with multiple modes and free-form driving.
Aug 28, 2026 ·CNET
September offers stargazing highlights including two meteor showers (Aurigids peaking the evening of Sept. 1 and Southern Taurids running Sept. 20–Nov. 20), a new moon on Sept. 11, Venus at its brightest on Sept. 18, the fall equinox at 8:05 p.m. ET on Sept. 22, Neptune at opposition on Sept. 25, and a harvest moon on Sept. 26 (full illumination at 12:49 p.m. ET).
Aug 28, 2026 ·CNET
Samsung’s HW-Q990F soundbar system is $1,000 at Best Buy, down from $2,000 (50% off).
Aug 28, 2026 ·CNET
The Talix 4-foot retractable USB-C to USB-C cable is on sale for $14 (typically $22) and supports up to 240W with USB Power Delivery 3.2 for quickly charging devices like a MacBook Pro.
Aug 28, 2026 ·ZDNet
Brave added an email-alias feature that lets users sign up with alias addresses that forward to their real email while Brave claims it deletes forwarded emails from its servers after processing them for spam and virus filtering.
Aug 28, 2026 ·TechCrunch
Amazon guarantees security updates for at least 4 years from the Fire TV Stick purchase date (or until the listed support date for the model), and some current models—Fire TV Stick 4K Select and Fire TV Stick 4K Plus—have security updates guaranteed through at least Dec. 31, 2030.
Aug 28, 2026 ·Engadget
Best Buy is offering the unlocked 128GB iPhone 16E for $500, $99 off from $599.
Aug 28, 2026 ·CNET
stillOS is a consumer-focused Linux distro that emphasizes easy first-run onboarding via background “atomic updates,” GNOME configured to feel familiar to Windows users, and a “First Steps” app that can install apps, configure displays and layouts, and manage accounts/devices without Linux skills.
Aug 28, 2026 ·ZDNet
