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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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$300 off the Galaxy Z Fold 8 — plus free $230 Galaxy Buds On — is live on Samsung’s US site through November 30.
Prices change. The story has the price at the time of writing and where it came from.
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The official 40W Dynamic Power Adapter for iPhone Duo is $4 cheaper on Amazon than at Apple. So are cases, stands, and power banks—all live now.
Prices change. The story has the price at the time of writing and where it came from.
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Woot is selling grade-A refurbished Nintendo Switch 2 consoles for $426.55 — $73.45 below the current $500 MSRP — with free shipping for Amazon Prime members and a 90-day warranty.
Prices change. The story has the price at the time of writing and where it came from.
Every deal we have covered, newest first.
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.
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ChatGPT beat Gemini on real Black Friday gadget deals — but both missed critical details, misquoted prices, and sent users to search pages instead of products.
Samsung’s Galaxy Z Fold 8 memes are live across six markets—mocking iPhone Duo screen cracks without naming it once.
Claude’s new Message Threads cut latency by up to 35% — but only for non-HIPAA, non-ZDR developers, and only for five minutes at a time.
Rockstar confirms November 19 for PS5 and Xbox — but PC remains unannounced. Indian pricing is live, pre-loading begins next week, and the map is Florida-shaped.
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Kick-off is 8.05pm AEDT Saturday, November 7 — here's exactly where to watch New Zealand vs Tonga for free or with a paid pass, by country.