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Should you buy a fitness tracker or smartwatch?

More and more people are choosing smartwatches (or regular watches) over fitness trackers, but you may or may not want to consider a more petite fitness option.

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First 12 things to do with your Samsung Galaxy Watch 6

Out of the box, the Galaxy Watch 6 has plenty of useful tools left disabled by default. We're here to make sure you get the most out of your new smartwatch.

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Samsung Galaxy Watch 7: Specs, upgrades, deals, and more

Watch Ultra aside, the Samsung Galaxy Watch 7 is the best Android watch available. But should you keep your Watch 6, upgrade to the Ultra, or wait for the Watch 8?

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Amazfit Cheetah Pro review: A Garmin Forerunner Lite with more bells and whistles

Amazfit's new watch "engineered for runners" is better than I expected, with key areas where it over- or underperforms compared to other running watches from Garmin, COROS, and others.

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Samsung Galaxy Watch 6 & Watch 6 Classic review: If it ain't broke...

The Galaxy Watch 6 is a familiar, reliable smartwatch for fans of Wear OS, while the return of the rotating bezel is a welcome one. But battery life continues to be a concern.

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Which smartwatches can you trust in an emergency?

Apple markets its watches as life-saving technology. Other companies don't have the same marketing strategy but do have wearable tech that is meant to kick in during a crisis.

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Garmin Forerunner 965 review: Better than the best

Earlier this year, I called the Forerunner 955 the "best runner's watch, period." Now Garmin is making me eat my words.

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The Galaxy Watch 6 still lags behind Garmin and Apple despite new fitness tricks

Personalized heart rate zones aside, Samsung still isn't doing enough to make its fitness-loving fans happy.

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I’m sick of fitness watches guilting me into poor life choices

When watches gamify fitness, there will come a time when you have no choice but to lose the game. And your fitness app is designed to make you feel bad about it.

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First 10 things to do with your new Garmin watch

Garmin watches can be pricey, so make sure that you're getting the most out of them. Our fitness editor uses Garmin watches daily and has the info you need.

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I wore six fitness watches for 6,000 steps. This brand was the most accurate.

Can you count on any smartwatch to accurately detect if you've walked 10,000 steps? Our Fitness Editor did a (really tedious) test to find out.

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Among Us VR Polus Point hands-on: Drowning in lava has never been this fun

If you've fallen off of Among Us VR, one of our favorite VR multiplayer games, July 27 is a great day to dive back into the murderous action.

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This popular Mophie Qi wireless charger proves slow and steady loses the race

In an ideal world, this Mophie Dual Wireless Charging Pad will top off two smartphones and another accessory. But we live in the real world, where Amazon can't be trusted to send you "new" products.

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Garmin watches are better than ever; here's our wishlist for where they go next

Fitness editor Michael Hicks has reviewed seven Garmin watches in the last year. Here's what he wants to see from future Garmin tech.

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Garmin Instinct 2X Solar review: In brightest day, in blackest night

The Instinct 2X Solar isn't just an iterative upgrade: its improvements to ruggedness, battery life, and software tools make it even better than the Instinct 2, one of our favorite running watches of last year.

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Running apps focus too much on friends instead of rivals

Having virtual running friends may help get you out the door, but runners need real competition to push themselves towards faster times.

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Google Pixel Tablet hands-on: Subtly exciting, but not for everyone

While everyone is in a tizzy about the Google Pixel Fold, the Pixel Tablet may end up the more significant device, simply because more people can afford it, and because it forces Google to pay attention to tablets again.

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3 ways the Pixel Fold falls short of current foldable phones

There's little doubt that there aren't better foldable phones on the market today. And while the Pixel Fold sparks a lot of excitement, there are a few key reasons why it falls short of the competition.

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Google Pixel Fold hands-on: An impressive first-gen effort

At Google I/O, the AC team had the chance to play with the Pixel Fold for about an hour. Here's what we learned, liked, and disliked.

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Garmin Forerunner 265 review: It's a prettier 255, and that's okay

Aside from Training Readiness and Running Dynamics, you're mostly paying top dollar for the gorgeous AMOLED display. Is that worth an extra $100 to you?

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Do wireless headphones work with PSVR 2?

While the PS5 doesn't support native Bluetooth headphones, you can find a workaround for that. Still, your best bet is to use the Pulse 3D Wireless or just stick to wired.

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How to control your privacy settings on Strava

You need location tracking to use Strava (or a connected fitness watch) properly, but don't let that cause you to be unsafe with your location data.

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All eyes are on the Google Pixel Fold as foldable shipments ramp up in 2023

Our latest poll suggests that the Google Pixel Fold is the most highly anticipated foldable phone of the year. However, it will have to compete with the Galaxy Z Fold 5.

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18 of the best Wear OS 3 tips and tricks for your Android smartwatch

Wear OS 3 might look pretty similar to its predecessor. But the truth is that Google is taking its wearable platform much more seriously.

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