Month: September 2026

3 features a screenless Apple fitness tracker needs to rival Fitbit and Garmin

Apple has reportedly taken notice of the popularity of the likes of the Google Fitbit Air and Garmin Cirqa — screenless fitness trackers designed for background activity tracking without smartwatch-style screens or notifications, originally associated with Whoop. Like the best smart rings, these passive ‘set and forget’ trackers work in…

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Can an ‘eSUV’ e-bike really go from trail to town?

Have you ever wanted an electric bike that easily transitions from the drudgery of urban asphalt to adventures in gravel and dirt? That’s what a subclass of so-called “electric SUV” (eSUV) e-bikes claims to do, with their wide, all-terrain tires and front and rear suspension, plus practical accessories like fenders…

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The Aosu R1 Ultra is a great subscription-free video, albeit with some minor flaws

Why you can trust TechRadar We spend hours testing every product or service we review, so you can be sure you’re buying the best. Find out more about how we test. Aosu Video Doorbell R1 Ultra: two-minute review Doorbell brands usually sell you the hardware cheap and charge you monthly…

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‘The prophecy is fulfilled’: Popular 2020 XKCD comic predicted ‘HEIF Heist’ OpenAI hack and even mentions ImageMagick in spooky coincidence

Hacktron chained a libheif heap overflow, reached through ImageMagick on OpenAI’s Discourse forum, leveraging an OpenAI SSO flaw to briefly take over employee ChatGPT and Codex accounts The researchers themselves invoked XKCD #2347, whose 2020 alt text happens to name ImageMagick as the dependency that will one day break ImageMagick…

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Fable associate game director confirms ‘you won’t need to do ‘thousands’ of playthroughs’ to achieve 100% completion or the Platinum trophy — ‘We have the list, but we’re not going to spoil the surprise’

Fable‘s achievement list has been nailed down, say associate game directors Craig Littler and Will Kennedy They say players won’t have to do “30,000 playthroughs” to achieve 100% completion They want to keep the list secret for now to not “spoi the surprise” Playground Games has confirmed it has locked…

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How to watch AFL Grand Final 2026 for FREE: Live streams

Two opposing senses of destiny collide in the 2026 AFL Final at Melbourne Cricket Ground. Fremantle’s first ever flag would be historic, ending the second-longest drought in the AFL, while Brisbane are on the brink of becoming only the second team in league history to secure three straight titles. Remember,…

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