Price drops & sales
Sales the desk has written up, with the price and the retailer as reported at the time of writing.
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The first major discount on a Nintendo Switch 2 first-party game has landed — and it’s not Zelda.
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The newly launched Android-powered Alexa Tablet 8 — an 8.7-inch aluminum tablet with Google Play access and Prime Video integration — is now available at $199.99 for the 64GB model, marking its first discount since launch.
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The Snapdragon 8 Elite Gen 5 powers a new 8.8-inch Android tablet — but its $598.49 US price and 3.5-year security window raise questions.
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All deal storiesBlack Friday 2026
When the sales start, last year's prices to beat, and the products reviewers back. Written by hand from cited sources.
Black Friday is November 27 and list prices rose during 2026, so the discounts need checking. Every Hitechreports guide in one place, with the retailer dates and last year's lows.
Sony, Microsoft and Nintendo all raised console prices in 2026. Here is what each console costs now, what Sony's Black Friday offers were last year, and how to judge a bundle.
Samsung and Google raised list prices in October, so this year's discounts need checking against the real prices. Here they are, with last Black Friday's lows and the picks reviewers back.
Last year's Samsung flagship system is already half price and Sonos cuts its whole range every November. Here are the prices to judge the 2026 deals against, and which bars to buy.
Every AirPods model was on sale at once last Black Friday and the Sony WH-1000XM6 saw its first cut. Here are the prices to judge the 2026 deals against, and the picks reviewers back.
Apple raised the MacBook Air by $200 in June and Windows makers followed, so this year's discounts need checking against October's lows. Here they are, with the picks.
Video reviews
Hands-ons and reviews from the tech channels we follow. Credited to the people who made them.
Tech Spurt18 hours ago
Reviewing the Acer Predator Atlas 8, its first gaming handheld and one of the best I've tested in 2026 - with similar specs to the MSI Claw 8 Ex AI Plus. I've been testing the Acer Predator Atlas 8 with a variety of games this past fortnight so here's my verdict. Most of the hardware here is rather familiar, including the Intel Arc G3 Extreme brains. This delivers some impressive handheld performance when playing games from Xbox Game Pass, Steam etc. The Acer Predator Atlas 8 sports the same siz
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