There's a ton of options to choose from if you're looking to buy a new smartwatch. Some would even say the selection process is a bit daunting if you don't know what you're looking for. But if you're looking for a smartwatch that doesn't break the bank, offers excellent health and fitness tracking, and can last over a month on a single charge the Garmin Instinct Solar is going to be for you.

Like clockwork, Google has been rolling out monthly security patches for its Pixel Watch lineup. Initially, the watch's update used to go live a few days after the Pixel phones. But for the second consecutive month, Google has made the Pixel Watch's monthly security patch live ahead of its phones. Similar to the July 2024 patch, the August patch for the Pixel Watch only contains patches for known security vulnerabilities, but there's a twist.

The Samsung Galaxy Watch 7 has much to offer for the health-conscious and everyday user. If you're into sleep tracking and want more health metrics to gain better insight into your health, the Galaxy Watch 7 does all that but better. Its Advanced BioActive Sensors and 480-by-480-pixel Super AMOLED display make this a powerful tracker without relying on your smartphone.

We're big fans of the Pixel Watch 2 it's one of our favorite smartwatches. It's not the flashiest update coming from the first-gen Pixel Watch, but it makes improvements where it counts: battery life, in particular, is much improved in the newer model. But now that we're used to Google's latest wearable, we can't help but think about what could be in store for a future Pixel Watch 3.

If you're in the market for some of the best fitness trackers, display-equipped devices like the Samsung Galaxy Watch 6 tend to be among the top recommendations. However, displays are distracting, they leech away battery life, and, if you're fashion conscious, may not necessarily fit your style.

Samsung's Galaxy Watch lineup is one of the strongest out in 2024, with its headlining Galaxy Watch 6 and Galaxy Watch 6 Classic being some of the best smartwatches you can purchase this year if you're using an Android smartphone. While the lineup offers something for everyone, if you're aiming for the top picks, then they won't come cheap, being the brand's latest and greatest.

For a while now, Google has been the dominant player in search engines, handling almost every search worldwide. But lately, it's been seriously challenged by Microsoft's Bing, which got a boost from ChatGPT in its AI chatbot department. Now, with OpenAI stepping up, Google might have more competition than ever. Rumors about OpenAI working on its own search engine have been floating around, and it looks like it's about to become a reality in less than a week.