Beyond IT Failure

From phone cases to antivirus software, these are the top tech gadgets and useful items our readers actually purchased in August.

I never realized how revolutionary a simple stand could be. And the Satechi OntheGo Foldable Stand Hub does so much more than hold my tablet.

Not into the chunky sports watches? The Garmin Forerunner 170 and Coros Pace 4 are ultralight devices for athletes with smaller wrists. Here’s how they compare.

Fall marathon training season is here: Save up to $310 on early Labor Day 2026 Garmin watch deals, including the tested Forerunner 165, Instinct 3, and Fenix 8.

Early Labor Day 2026 laptop deals are live. Save up to $1,100 right now on Apple M5 MacBooks, Samsung Galaxy Book6, Surface Laptops, and gaming rigs we’ve tested.

Labor Day deals are already making this a great time to buy a streaming device, and these prices are hard to beat.

Import a supported Google Play book, and Gemini Notebook will use it as a source of information to generate reports, quizzes, podcasts, and more.

OpenAI sounds a solemn and dire alarm, but we’re woefully unprepared for what’s coming.

Labor Day may still be a couple weeks away, but you can already find steep deals on top TVs from Samsung, Sony, and more – just in time for pre-season football.

Here’s what to know about the glitch, and the only action you can take for now.

No longer limited to the Mac, Perplexity’s Personal Computer for Windows AI can complete complex tasks on your PC with little or no input from you.

Summer may be ending, but Costco deals are heating up in time for Labor Day: Save big on electronics, home essentials, and more now.

Labor Day is just around the corner, and there are already some great deals available at Amazon, Best Buy, Walmart, and more.

Sony’s excellent noise-canceling headphones just hit an all-time low price ahead of Labor Day.

What do you think Apple will announce? It’s your last chance to enter the final round of ZDNET’s Big Guessing Game.

I put the two phones’ cameras to the test on a recent trip to Germany. It was close, but one phone edged out the other.

The latest Android 17 update adds broad support for Encrypted Client Hello, among other changes. Here’s how they work.

From scanning Gmail to catching ugly loan terms, ChatGPT Work has become my practical small-business assistant. Here’s how agentic AI delivers real productivity gains for me.

In a year of iterative upgrades, Google is introducing smart features that make the base Pixel the standout in its generation.

The Comulytic Note Pro AI voice recorder packs a lot of power into a credit card-sized device. But its usefulness is up to you.