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Update, Sept. 18: Read our full rated Apple Watch Series 5 review here. The Apple Watch Series 5 has arrived. And, from a pricing perspective, it picks things up where the Apple Watch Series 4, which has now been discontinued, left off.  Bottom line: the brand-new Apple Watch Series 5 starts at $399, though special editions …

In the market for a new laptop? The single most important feature, in my humble opinion: a solid-state drive, which will help the system boot and load programs so much faster than you’re accustomed to. Sure, a traditional hard drive will give you more storage space (1-terabyte drives are pretty standard these days), but how much do you really need? …

Maybe it’s because Apple’s announcing new iPhones tomorrow, or maybe it’s because Samsung phone prices always see a drop after launch (though not usually this soon). Whatever the case, this is notable for anyone who’s been eyeballing a Note. For a limited time, and while supplies last, the Microsoft Store (via eBay) has the unlocked Samsung Galaxy Note 10 256GB …

Amazon tends to do everything on a big scale, so why should its job fairs be any different? The world’s biggest e-commerce company said it will hold an “Amazon Career Day” recruitment and informational event on Tuesday, Sept. 17, across six US cities to promote its over 30,000 permanent full- and part-time job openings in the country. Amazon added that …

Almost a thousand Amazon employees plan to walk out of work later this month, as part of a global climate change demonstration. Amazon Employees For Climate Justice, a group of Amazon workers trying to push their company to take greater actions on climate change, organized an internal petition for the Sept. 20 walkout, the group confirmed in a Medium post …

The next time you want to watch Netflix in bed, imagine putting down your phone and putting on your sunglasses. TCL, a Chinese company that makes great value TVs, brand new phones and other things with screens, created a prototype for smart glasses that will let you watch movies, play games and even see the content of your phone. Naturally, …

Labor Day is over, but deals on big TVs aren’t. This 65-inch Vizio P-Series Quantum remains widely available for under $1,000 at most major retailers: It’s $998 at Walmart and Amazon (where it’s out of stock and will ship at that price when inventory returns) and just 2 bucks more at Best Buy. This is the 2019 version of this …

It’s tricky to cover IFA, Europe’s largest trade show, from the perspective of an American consumer. A lot of the products announced here won’t come to the US right away, if ever. That makes it hard to filter things a bit. Will readers back home care about a TV they might never have a chance to buy?  We’re approaching this …

Siri was one of the first digital assistants, but in recent years it has fallen well behind rivals like Amazon’s Alexa and Google’s Assistant. It now, however, appears that some major improvements are finally on the horizon.  As part of leaked Apple documents obtained by the Guardian, which detail how Apple engineers adjusted Siri to “deflect” questions about feminism and …

If you’ve been holding out for unlocked versions of Samsung’s midrange Galaxy A Series in the US, you don’t have long to wait. The rather excellent Galaxy A50 will be available unlocked on Sept. 20 directly from Samsung, Amazon and Best Buy, starting at $350. Preorders from Amazon, where you can get a free Galaxy Fit, and BestBuy, which can …