Apple’s rumored foldable iPhone is expected to arrive as soon as next month, positioning it with a squat, wide “Galaxy Z Fold 8”-like design and potentially using Samsung creaseless display panels for a more seamless look.
Aug 24, 2026 ·
CNET
Chuwi’s Unibook 304 is priced at $449 for a Wildcat Lake laptop configuration with 8GB RAM and 256GB storage, but the review concludes it’s hard to recommend except as a “weird project PC.”
Aug 24, 2026 ·Ars Technica
Shokz’s OpenFit Air 2 earbuds weigh 7.2g per unit, about 17% lighter than the previous generation and priced at $130, available August 27.
Aug 24, 2026 ·
Engadget
AU$4.90 password books are being sold at AusPost branches in Australia, with social media users arguing paper vaults can be safer than reusing weak passwords or storing credentials in cloud documents despite their drawbacks.
Aug 24, 2026 ·
The Register
The article is a roundup of 10+ low-cost car gadgets intended to improve a daily commute.
Aug 24, 2026 ·
ZDNet
Target’s second-quarter sales rose 5.3%, digital sales grew nearly 9%, Target raised its full-year outlook for the second consecutive quarter, and the stock jumped nearly 5%, with shares up nearly 60% year to date.
Aug 24, 2026 ·
Yahoo Finance
You can usually identify a Flock Safety automatic license plate reader camera by its distinctive oval, hooded design with a circular lens and, up close, a small shiny stem-like Flock logo on the front—plus Flock’s large, dark, angled solar-panel arrays mounted above or alongside the camera.
Aug 24, 2026 ·CNET
Ravensburger plans to include Disney’s Lorcana on every Disney Cruise Line ship starting in 2027, and it’s also preparing “a digital way to play” for players who can’t always get to stores.
Aug 24, 2026 ·CNET
Today’s national average rates are mixed between purchase and refinance: the 30-year fixed is 6.64% for both, the 15-year fixed purchase (5.88%) is 11 basis points lower than the 15-year refi (5.99%), and the 5/1 ARM purchase (6.74%) is 24 basis points higher than the 5/1 refi (6.50%).
Aug 24, 2026 ·Yahoo Finance
The national average HELOC rate is 7.16% and the national average fixed home equity loan rate is 7.35%, a 19-basis-point differential, according to Curinos.
Aug 24, 2026 ·Yahoo Finance
France’s consumer regulator fined Boohoo.com UK $2.7m after finding it mislabelled synthetic products as “leather,” “faux leather,” and “suede” and failed to provide required textile and shoe composition information, alongside misleading discount promotions.
Aug 24, 2026 ·Yahoo Finance
Downsizing can wipe out much of the expected savings because selling and buying costs can add up to 10%–15% of a home’s final selling price, plus as much as $10,000 for long-distance moves, and capital gains taxes may apply if gains exceed the IRS’s $500,000 married-couple exemption.
Aug 24, 2026 ·Yahoo Finance
Rockstar Games will release Grand Theft Auto 6 on Nov. 19, with an extended preview airing today at 3 p.m. ET on Netflix and at 9 p.m. ET on YouTube if you don’t have Netflix.
Aug 23, 2026 ·CNET
VESA patterns (like 400×200) specify the spacing between a TV’s mounting holes in millimeters, but you must also confirm the mount’s weight limit and the required mounting hardware to ensure safe compatibility.
Aug 23, 2026 ·Engadget
Android Auto runs off your Android phone and projects a driving-friendly interface onto the car display, while Android Automotive OS (AAOS) runs directly on the car’s hardware without needing a phone.
Aug 23, 2026 ·Engadget
Use Driving Focus with Activate With CarPlay turned on so only alerts from your Allowed People (and selected call settings) come through while you’re in CarPlay.
Aug 23, 2026 ·Engadget
Linkdaze’s smart household calendar syncs with Google, iCloud, Outlook, Yahoo, and Cozi to combine multiple family members’ schedules on one touchscreen with color-coded identities.
Aug 23, 2026 ·
TechCrunch
USB-C devices don’t automatically support fast charging, and the fastest charging depends on matching the phone to the right USB-C charger and cable—not just plugging into a high-wattage adapter.
Aug 23, 2026 ·Engadget
Analogue 3D outputs up to 3,840 x 2,160 (4K) over HDMI, but it does not “make” original N64 games native 4K or add new mid-90s-era game detail beyond a processed upscale of the original image.
Aug 23, 2026 ·Engadget
Using a USB-C laptop charger on a phone is almost always safe because USB Power Delivery lets the phone negotiate and pull only the maximum power it can safely use.
Aug 23, 2026 ·Engadget
