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Global smartwatch shipments fell 4% year over year in the second quarter of 2026, the category's first decline in a year (Counterpoint Research, earlier this month). That single number has set off a round of hand-wringing about a maturing gadget category running out of gas. But why people are not upgrading smartwatches turns out to be a more layered question than a shipment chart can answer on its own.

Open a layered Photoshop file, rewrite a line of text, add a correction layer, and save the whole thing back, without installing anything or paying a cent. That's what Photopea does, running entirely at one web address. For a quick PSD fix, that alone can save a trip to Photoshop. Photopea is a free browser-based image editor at photopea.com that requires no installation and works without creating an account (SoftHandTech, about five months ago).

Apple isn't trying to out-engineer Samsung's eighth-generation foldable. It's betting that enough iPhone owners will pay a premium to fold their existing ecosystem in half rather than switch platforms. That's a narrower, more testable claim than "better foldable," and it's the right frame for weighing iPhone Duo vs Galaxy Z Fold 8: this comparison isn't about which hardware wins outright. It's about which company built the stronger case for the customer already standing in front of them.

Sony hasn't announced a PS6 handheld. The supplied reporting contains no Sony statement on the device at all. What it does contain, published today, is a detailed leak describing PS6 handheld PSSR 3.0 support: frame generation, 24GB of RAM, and an RDNA 5 GPU, all attributed to a leaker known as KeplerL2 (Digital Foundry, today). What Sony has confirmed is narrower, but real.

This Adobe Lightroom Classic 2026 review starts from an argument, not a spec sheet. Classic remains worth choosing when a job depends on local catalog control, tethering, configurable print output, or plug-ins. It's a poor pick for anyone whose priority is fast culling or mobile-first editing. Everything below explains why, and where Adobe's 2026 update cycle moves that line.

Bose is launching two open-ear earbuds at once. The $299 Bose Ultra Open Earbuds 2nd Gen and the $199 Bose Sport Open Earbuds split what was previously a single product line into a premium everyday model and a fitness-specific one, according to launch coverage from SoundGuys and The Verge published today. Preorders for both open on September 19, with general retail availability in the US starting October 1, SoundGuys reports.

Lebanon, Ohio, covered all 20 of its Flock Safety cameras in plastic bags last week, after the company never answered a list of 54 questions the city council sent about who can see the footage and how long it sticks around. Flock had acknowledged receiving the letter. It just didn't reply within the three-week window Lebanon asked for (WVXU, last week). That standoff is a compact version of the Flock Safety camera privacy concerns now surfacing in city council chambers from Ohio to Virginia.

Sony's PS5 Pulse Elite and Pulse Explore headset announcement, made in August 2023, introduced two audio products built around a proprietary wireless system called PlayStation Link: the Pulse Elite over-ear headset and the Pulse Explore wireless earbuds (PlayStation.Blog). Sony said the pair marked the company's first PlayStation audio devices built with custom-designed planar magnetic drivers, a design more often found in premium studio headphones (PlayStation.Blog).

Anker's Nano 10-in-1 Smart Display Hub went on sale yesterday for $99 through Amazon and Anker's own U.S. store, according to 9to5Toys and Notebookcheck. The hub was unveiled at IFA 2026 alongside a new 100W laptop charger, pairing native 4K and high-refresh display output with a built-in screen that tracks port and charging activity in real time, per Notebookcheck.

Meta is reportedly preparing its first camera-free smart glasses, a sharp turn for a company that has spent two years building its wearables business around hands-free photo and video capture. The glasses, referred to in reports by the internal codename "Luna," would swap the lens for six microphones and a voice-first AI interface, according to SBS News, which cites the tech outlet The Information.