Gadgets

That’s according to analysts at Counterpoint, who also say sales in Q3 2026 were 20 percent down on the previous year, as supply shrinks and prices rise. Samsung held the top spot, helped by Galaxy Z Fold 8 sales, with Apple close behind.

Hackers are increasingly using vulnerable civilian cameras to track, surveil, and aid attacks on opposing military operations, with an estimated 1.2 billion internet-connected cameras impacted globally. That ranges from Iran watching through chicken coop cameras in Israel, Ukraine monitoring Russian submarines via external building surveillance, and corporate teleconferencing devices being hacked through unsecured apps.

I’m testing Microsoft’s new RTX Spark-powered laptop at the moment, and I’ll have some impressions on it later this week. I’d like to hear what you’d like to know about this particular laptop, so please drop a comment below and I’ll try and include answers in my initial impressions.

Users who sideloaded outdated builds of the Fitbit app to avoid being forced to switch to Google Health have found it no longer works. Android Authority reports that a new prompt is appearing for some users that can’t be bypassed without updating the Fitbit app, which forces moving to Google Health anyway.

The new, narrower model has microphones on the actual device, presence sensing, a faster processor, additional storage, and an updated remote with two more shortcut buttons, 9to5Google reports. It’s unclear when the new model might launch.

The new flagship is available now for $169.99 with improvements that include two additional customizable buttons bringing the total to 14, an upgraded four-way tilting scroll wheel, a 50,000 DPI sensor, and an 8,000Hz polling rate in wireless and wired modes. Battery life is estimated to max out at up to 275 hours on Bluetooth, or up to 200 hours with a wireless HyperSpeed connection.

A year after launching its first screen-free video camera inspired by the design of retro Super 8 film cameras from Kodak and Canon, Camp Snap is introducing three new color options for its $199 CS-8. Espresso, champagne, and rose versions are now available, in addition to the original black-and-silver model.

The 58-year-old electronic instrument embraced by artists like David Bowie and Kraftwerk was already a compact alternative to a keyboard. But the new Stylophone Mini shrinks it even further so it can be played while hanging from your keychain. It’s available now for $29.95 in black, pink, or white.

Some of the earliest gamepads with analog thumbsticks were beefy devices (I’m looking at you, Duke) with quirky designs. Modder ChaosBench pushes the limits of what can be considered a playable gamepad with a supersized version of the N64 controller that requires heavy-duty springs to get its giant buttons to pop back up after being pressed.

The company founded in Kansas in 1989 (and now legally based in Switzerland for tax reasons) has seen its annual revenue triple to $7.2 billion under the leadership of employee number six, Cliff Pemble. The short WSJ profile of the CEO who learned to fly in order to write better cockpit software is the antidote to Silicon Valley’s attention-seeking bootlickers.

That’s almost exactly a month after the China launch. Highlights include the first ever triple 200-megapixel camera on the Find X10 Pro Max, and big 8,000mAh batteries on both, though Oppo warns “selected markets” get 7,150mAh instead. I’m working on a review of the Pro Max — what do you want to know?

Remember when I said I’d just given away the biggest Today I’m Toying With giveaway prize yet? The winner seems pretty happy! A new giveaway just started today, as it does every Wednesday while supplies last. Here’s how to enter TITW Giveaway #15.

What if we had an incredibly easy to snap-on and snap-off magnetic USB-C port? It’s a joy in person. It might still be proprietary, though: Microsoft is patenting the thing and isn’t quite saying whether it’ll let other manufacturers use it. Either way, you can plug any ol’ USB-C cable into the laptop’s female port.

Following reports on the Google Home subreddit from many users unable to change the color of their connected smart lights yesterday, Google responded that it investigated the problem and rolled out a fix that appears to have resolved the peculiar issue.

Bose, Sony, Beats, and seemingly every other headphone maker has recently released a new and excellent set of cans. Or buds. Or both. The Verge’s John Higgins explains why the headphone market is suddenly so great, how the companies are competing now, and which new pair is the right one for you.