Garmin is down as watches crash worldwide

DeepSeek privacy fears grow, Powerbeats Pro 2 images leak, and more
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January 28, 2025
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Wearables
A major smartwatch bug is affecting many Garmin users
Garmin smartwatches are struggling today (Future)
It's not been a great day to be a Garmin smartwatch owner, as there are widespread reports of wearables crashing and showing a so-called 'triangle of death' on screen. Here's what we know so far, and what Garmin has said about releasing a fix.
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Artificial intelligence
The DeepSeek hype continues – but is it safe?
DeepSeek is taking the AI world by storm (Future)
There's no doubt about the hottest tech story of the week: the Chinese AI app sensation DeepSeek. Catch up on the latest developments at our live blog, including a response from OpenAI CEO Sam Altman, and a debate on the privacy implications of using the app.
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More Powerbeats Pro 2 images have leaked
The original Powerbeats Pro (Future)
It would seem that Apple's Powerbeats Pro 2 are almost here, with more leaked images of the earbuds surfacing online. With funky colors and built-in heart rate monitoring supposedly on the way, could these be a better deal than the AirPods?
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Gaming
Here's one way to make the Steam Deck more portable
Say hello to the 'Steam brick' (crastinator-pro)
And today's award for the most enterprising hardware hacker goes to… the Steam Deck user who disconnected the screen and the controllers from the handheld console to create an even more portable device that can be connected to TVs or smart specs.
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Phones
Pixel 9a price leak brings good and bad news
The Google Pixel 8a (Future)
We have a new price leak for this year's Google Pixel 9a, and it brings both good and bad news: it seems as though the starting price for the phone will match the $499 / £499 of the Pixel 8a (good) but the expanded 256GB model will get a price hike (bad).
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