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I was wrong about Pokémon Sleep, and the Fitbit Air is the perfect companion <article> <p>Pokémon Sleep has been out for a few years, but I only got into it in the past year. And by coincidence, just as I logged a year's worth of sleep into the app, Google released a new <a href="https://www.androidcentral.com/wearables/fitbit/the-fitbit-air-just-got-a-seriously-cute-sleep-upgrade">Pokémon Sleep edition of the Fitbit Air</a> as part of Pokémon's 30th Anniversary Celebration.</p><p>I've been using this special edition of the Fitbit Air to log my sleep in the Pokémon Sleep app, and it might be the best way to play the game. The wearable is lightweight, beautifully crafted, and tracks sleep quite reliably. If you're a Pokémon fan like myself, this might be the </p><div data-widget-type="review" data-model-name="Fit...

Moto's teases Snapdragon for Signature 27, and it's giving nothing but Elite <article> <h2 id="what-you-need-to-know">What you need to know</h2><ul><li>Motorola teased its upcoming Signature 27 successor to the original Signature that debuted at CES 2026.</li><li>The company states there will be surprises ahead at Snapdragon Summit, as it teases work with Qualcomm.</li><li>Qualcomm states we can expect to see "Dual 8 Elites" at Snapdragon Summit on September 22, and this is a chip that would mark a change from the O.G. Signature's midrange SoC.</li></ul><p>Motorola started teasing its upcoming Signature 27 on social media, and what it has to say is so interesting that we're not sure what to think.</p><p>The company <a href="https://x.com/Moto/status/2100933254249627806...

If you're wondering, no, tablets aren't dead: Honor surges for Android in Q2 <article> <h2 id="what-you-need-to-know-2">What you need to know</h2><ul><li>Honor highlights an IDC report on the Q2 2026 Android tablet market in EMEA, in which the market dipped by 10.5% YoY.</li><li>Honor surged ahead with positive growth in Q2, with a 25.3% YoY increase.</li><li>The brand's latest tablet, the MagicPad 4, brought a better OLED display that pushed boundaries and focused on PWM dimming in a way that its competitors do not.</li></ul><p>There's been a lot of speculation about the state of tablets. Honor's coming forward to end the week with market data that silences those whispers.</p><p>This morning (Sept. 18), Honor directed us <a href="https://www.linkedin.com/posts/idc_market-tren...

via Apple, Samsung and Google face potential device ban in the US<img src="https://fdn.gsmarena.com/imgroot/news/26/09/apple-samsung-google-potential-device-ban/-184x111/gsmarena_00.jpg" width="184" height="111" hspace="3" alt="" border="0" align=left style="background:#333333;padding:0px;margin:0px 4px 0px 0px;border-style:solid;border-color:#aaaaaa;border-width:1px" /> <p>A new investigation by the US International Trade Commission (USITC) over spatial audio patent infringement could result in bans for Apple, Samsung and Google devices in the US. BoomCloud 360 is a relatively small audio company based in California which focuses on cloud sound optimization software for movies, games and music. It also holds valuable patents in the domain of spatial audio, which have been the subject of the ongoing probe. The original complaint was filed back in August and includes three patent disputes which BoomCl...

via iPhone 18 Pro and iPhone 18 Pro Max pre-orders in China eclipse the 2025 Pros<img src="https://fdn.gsmarena.com/imgroot/news/26/09/iphone-18-pro-pre-orders-china/-184x111/gsmarena_000.jpg" width="184" height="111" hspace="3" alt="" border="0" align=left style="background:#333333;padding:0px;margin:0px 4px 0px 0px;border-style:solid;border-color:#aaaaaa;border-width:1px" /> <p>Pre-orders in the US may have been less than stellar, but the new iPhone 18 Pro models are a huge hit in China. Local publications report that a total of over 7 million units have been pre-ordered across all channels. Pre-orders for the iPhone 18 Pro and iPhone 18 Pro Max started late in the evening of September 12 (Saturday) at 8pm. Retailer JD ran out of available units in under a minute. We don’t know how many units JD had on hand, but there are similar stories from other retailers. Sales revenue from iPhone 18 Pro and Pro M...

via Snap's Specs AR glasses are now on pre-order, Verizon is offering data plans for them<img src="https://fdn.gsmarena.com/imgroot/news/26/09/specs-verizon/-184x111/gsmarena_000.jpg" width="184" height="111" hspace="3" alt="" border="0" align=left style="background:#333333;padding:0px;margin:0px 4px 0px 0px;border-style:solid;border-color:#aaaaaa;border-width:1px" /> <p>Snap, formerly known as Snapchat, spun off Specs, the division responsible for its augmented reality (AR) glasses, early this year, and now it's ready to take pre-orders for the upcoming product, which is also called Specs, just to be confusing. These are $2,195 standalone AR glasses that don't require a phone or computer connection to work. They have a see-through transparent display with a 51-degree field of view which apparently looks as big as a 115" screen would when viewed from about 10 feet away, a camera indicato...

Amazon has dropped a bunch of Garmin watch deals ahead of Prime Big Deal Days — these are the discounted devices I recommend <article> <p>Amazon's 48-hour <a href="https://www.androidcentral.com/streaming-tv/amazon/amazon-prime-big-deal-days-announcement-2026">Big Deal Days sale</a> kicks off on October 6th, but the retailer has wasted no time in dropping some of its Garmin watch deals early. Whether you want the sleek Venu 3S or the ready-for-anything Garmin Instinct 3 Solar, you don't need to wait for October Prime Day to score a great deal on some of the best fitness watches around. </p><p>Garmin has been a leading manufacturer of <a href="https://www.androidcentral.com/best-garmin-smartwatch">fitness watches</a> for years, providing wearable solutions for every level of athlete and every budget under the sun. These sm...