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Casio's Finger-Worn Smartwatch Targets the Ring Market With Retro Style

The CRW-H001M-8 blends biometric tracking with miniature digital watch design, launching first in China as Asian wearables makers explore hybrid form factors

By Mei-Lin Tan·Jul 31, 2026·7 min read
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Apple Posts Strong Growth While Bracing for Deeper Memory Chip Crunch

iPhone and Mac revenue surged in Q3, but Cupertino warns supply constraints will intensify next quarter as global RAM shortages bite harder

Arjun S. Mehta ·   · 5m
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Google's Next Foldable Keeps the Tall Cover Display

Leaked renders suggest the Pixel 11 Pro Fold will preserve its predecessor's form factor while refining camera hardware, diverging from the

Arjun S. Mehta ·   · 4m
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Friend 2.0 Adds Voice to AI Companion Necklace, Triples Price to $249

Avi Schiffmann's upgraded wearable now speaks back - positioning itself somewhere between confidant and deity in an increasingly skeptical m

Daniel R. Whitfield ·   · 5m
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Apple Eyes Paid Tier for Heavy AI Users

Cook's earnings-call remark suggests the company is preparing to monetize compute-intensive Siri AI workloads through an iCloud Plus upsell.

Daniel R. Whitfield ·   · 5m
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LinkedIn Pulls Back Its Own AI Writing Tools While Fighting Platform Slop

The professional network is testing user-driven flagging and quietly scaling back the generative features it once promoted on every post

Arjun S. Mehta ·   · 6m
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Apple's China Comeback Powers Record June Quarter

iPhone sales surge 21.7% as Beijing greenlights select Apple Intelligence features, marking a sharp reversal in the company's most scrutiniz

Wei Zhang ·   · 4m
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Friend's AI Pendant Returns with Voice Output and a Doubled Price Tag

The companion device startup that spent most of its seed round on a domain name is betting users will pay $398 for an AI that talks back, no

Daniel R. Whitfield ·   · 6m
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LinkedIn Adds User Flagging for AI-Generated Content

The professional network introduces a reporting option targeting synthetic posts, after third-party analysis found 41% of long-form content

Arjun S. Mehta ·   · 5m
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Memory Bottleneck Reshapes Smartphone Market as Sales Slide Six Percent

Component shortages are forcing price increases across the industry, but the premium segment shows surprising resilience

Arjun S. Mehta ·   · 4m
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Google's Pixel 11 Pro Teaser Points to Camera Bar Display

A cryptic preview video shows a spinning color indicator alongside the phone's triple-lens array, weeks before the August 12 launch event.

Kenji Watanabe ·   · 4m
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Winamp Bets on Deezer Integration to Revive Desktop Music Player for Streaming Age

The once-dominant MP3 player will launch a subscription service in 2027, merging licensed catalog streaming with local libraries - but faces

Marcus Halloran ·   · 5m
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Three Practical Routes to Free Local TV Without Cable

Antennas, app-based aggregators, and smart-TV channels deliver news, sports, and community programming at zero monthly cost.

Daniel R. Whitfield ·   · 5m
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Google Brings Voice Commands to Gemini on Mac With Function-Key Shortcut

A long press on 'fn' now lets users dictate, transcribe, and issue screen-aware instructions to the AI assistant - no window switching requi

Daniel R. Whitfield ·   · 5m
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Waymo Returns to Highway Operations After Three-Month Safety Pause

The Alphabet-backed robotaxi operator is rolling out freeway access again in Phoenix, with three more US cities queued - but riders will nee

Daniel R. Whitfield ·   · 4m
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OpenAI Is Building Hardware for AI Interaction

President Greg Brockman confirms a device portfolio is in development, though specifics on form factors and launch timing remain closely gua

Daniel R. Whitfield ·   · 5m
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Framework Laptop 13 Pro Reaches Parity With Premium Rivals

Intel's Panther Lake architecture and five years of chassis refinement deliver a modular notebook that finally matches MacBook-class fit and

Daniel R. Whitfield ·   · 7m
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Samsung Bets Its Fold Future on a Wider, Squatter Frame

The Galaxy Z Fold 8's unconventional aspect ratio signals a design pivot that could reshape the entire foldable category - and Apple may be

Kenji Watanabe ·   · 6m
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Samsung's Design Reset: How a Wider Fold 8 Changes the Foldable Formula

After seven iterations, Samsung split its flagship foldable line and delivered a base model that prioritizes content consumption over multit

Arjun S. Mehta ·   · 6m
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Apple's New Lease Program Hides Fees Behind Low Monthly Payments

The company's Upgrade offering looks affordable at $32 per month, but exit costs and damage penalties complicate what seems like a straightf

Daniel R. Whitfield ·   · 5m
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Apple Launches Device Lease Program With Klarna as Prices Climb

The new Apple Upgrade program lets US consumers lease iPhones, iPads, Watches, and Macs for monthly fees, with upgrade or return options at

Marcus Halloran ·   · 5m
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Apple Turns to Device Leasing as Component Costs Squeeze Upgrade Cycles

The new Apple Upgrade program lets customers lease iPhones, Macs, iPads, and Apple Watches with flexible end-of-term options, arriving amid

Arjun S. Mehta ·   · 5m
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Smart Rings Could Finally Make Voice AI Feel Natural

After months of testing voice-driven apps, one wearable category stands out as the most intuitive interface for always-available AI assistan

Arjun S. Mehta ·   · 6m
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Framework's 13 Pro Delivers Premium Upgradability at a Steep Cost

The modular laptop maker's first flagship model addresses longstanding hardware compromises, but RAM price volatility pushes configurations

Daniel R. Whitfield ·   · 7m
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Meta Brings AI Chatbot Into Threads Direct Messages

The social platform now offers private conversations with Meta AI, extending a feature already live on Instagram, WhatsApp, and Facebook

Priya Nair ·   · 5m