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Engadget review recap: Dell 14 Premium, Framework Desktop, Sony Theater Bar 6 and more

With a barrage of new Apple and Google devices around the corner, our reviews team is clearing their desks of new products before the pre-fall deluge begins. There’s a well-rounded mix of in-depth testing this time around, including a detailed preview of watchOS 26 and more VPN trials. Kick off the weekend by catching up

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Norton VPN review: A VPN that fails to meet Norton’s standards

Cybersecurity, Reviews / Sam Chapman

One thing I need to make clear right from the start: this is a review of Norton VPN (formerly Norton Secure VPN, and briefly Norton Ultra VPN) as a standalone app, not of the VPN feature in the Norton 360 package. They’re similar, but Norton VPN has a few more features, including the ability to

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watchOS 26 preview: It’s the little things

Reviews, Wearables / Amy Skorheim

At WWDC 2025, Apple announced it was replacing the sequential numbering for OS versions and with year numbers. So instead of watchOS 12, I’ve spent the past two weeks with the public beta of watchOS 26. The naming scheme shift is subtle, but helpful — which is how I’d describe the upgrades the new software

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Sony Bravia Theater Bar 6 review: Great sound, greater frustration

Home, Reviews / Billy Steele

Unlike two of its biggest rivals , Sony waited until April to unveil its latest soundbars rather than debut them at CES in January. And even then, the two most premium options in the company’s 2025 lineup remain untouched. Instead, Sony gave us the Bravia Theater Bar 6 ($650) : a 3.1.2-channel Dolby Atmos soundbar

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Framework Desktop (2025) Review: Powerful, but perhaps not for everyone

Computing, Reviews / Daniel Cooper

The most obvious question is “Why?” Framework builds modular, repairable laptops that anyone can take apart and put back together again. It’s a big deal in an era where laptops are regularly sold as a single unit that, should one part break, goes in the trash. Since every part of a Framework machine can be

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Dell Premium 14 review: New name, same great laptop

Computing, Reviews / Sam Rutherford

Every now and then companies make truly boneheaded decisions, which is exactly what happened when Dell killed off the name of its most iconic PC line and replaced it with something generic. It’s like if Ford decided to rebrand Mustang and call it The Prime Sportscar instead. It doesn’t make sense. But now that XPS

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Lenovo ThinkPad X9-14 Aura Edition review: A solid business laptop with some quirks

Computing, Reviews / Rami Tabari

Step aside, old boy. The ThinkPad X9-14 Aura Edition is making me forget all about the ThinkPad X1 Carbon, the most renowned business laptop for over a decade. Of course, Lenovo isn’t doing away with the X1 Carbon, but the X9 series certainly seems like the company’s experimental project for the same premium category. It’s

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Engadget review recap: Samsung Z Flip 7, Oakley Meta glasses, DJI Osmo 360 and more

Reviews / Billy Steele

Whew, it’s been a crazy few weeks for us at Engadget. School may still be out, but there’s no summer break for the steady stream of new gadgets coming across our desks. I’ll forgive you if you missed a review or two over the last few weeks — we’ve been busy. Here’s a quick rundown

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Hasselblad X2D II: the luxury sports car of medium format cameras

Reviews / Vjeran Pavic

We’ve spent most of the year talking about gadgets getting more expensive. Thanks to US tariffs, prices are rising every few months, and even small upgrades have come with big price hikes. So I was pleasantly surprised to find out that the new Hasselblad X2D 100C II will actually be cheaper than its predecessor, coming

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Nothing Phone 3 review: Not quite a flagship

Mobile, Reviews / Mat Smith

Nothing did things differently with its third generation of phones. First came the midrange Nothing Phone 3a (and 3a Pro), which combined stylish hardware with a competitive price. Now, the company has launched the Nothing Phone 3, which it’s calling its first “true flagship.” At $799, it’s Nothing’s most expensive phone yet, featuring a bigger

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