Tushar Kanwar

Phones and laptops are costing more as the cost of native memory or RAM continues to rise. In such a scenario, here are three great external storage options that give you the most bang for your buck

Sonos has built a reputation for seamless wireless multi-room audio paired with premium sound quality, and the Arc was already an easy recommendation in the premium soundbar space. The Arc Ultra amps everything up to 11 and, paired with the Sub 4, delivers a home theatre setup that makes you wonder if your TV's speakers were ever doing any real work in the first place.

The problem with charging isn't that we don't have enough chargers, it's that we have too many of them. A MagSafe stand here, a watch charger here, a power bank lost in your backpack and a nest of cables tying them all together! Clutter, it seems, is the inevitable side effect of owning more than a handful of gadgets. With the Node ecosystem, DailyObjects wants to do away with it all, by combining a desktop charging dock with accessories that can detach and travel with you. It's a bold, intriguing and frankly downright gorgeous idea, but is it a better one?

The Amazon Echo Studio 2nd Generation smart speaker amps up the style and Alexa's AI capabilities. But how does it compare with the previous generation when it comes to playing music?

With floor-shaking bass and wireless detachable speakers, this JBL soundbar delivers cinematic sound without the clutter of a traditional home theatre setup

The recent conflict in the Middle East served as a stark reminder of how dependent our kitchens still are on a single fuel source, and it sparked renewed interest in electric cooking appliances, right from the humble induction plate to multicookers and air fryers of all shapes and sizes. It's in this moment that the Philips OneChef arrives, promising to replace a surprising number of everyday kitchen gadgets with one countertop appliance. It's an ambitious pitch, but does it go beyond that all-in-one convenience to earn its counter space?

Xiaomi's T-series is where the brand cherry-picks the features that matter most from its flagship phones, trims away some of the extravagance, and delivers a phone that often ends up making more practical sense for most buyers – just enough flagship DNA without demanding flagship money. The Xiaomi 17T continues in that tradition, not just with the Leica-branded camera system leading the charge, but by doing the basics exceptionally well.

Business laptops are supposed to be powerful, but boring, workhorses. Asus is trying to change that image with the new and stylish ExpertBook Ultra

CMF products have, for long, forsaken flashy gimmicks and feature overload, focusing instead on getting the fundamentals right…at the right price. The Watch 3 Pro from the brand follows in the same direction, delivering a smartwatch that looks good on the wrist, lasts long enough in daily use and offers a surprisingly polished experience…but is it worth the outlay?

For the longest time, Samsung's foldable lineup followed a fairly predictable playbook – one Fold, one Flip, and a rather clear choice if you wanted the most capable foldable in the stable. This year, that changes, with the Fold family split into two – a more portable, squarer, tablet-like Galaxy Z Fold8 alongside the Galaxy Z Fold8 Ultra. The Fold8 Ultra is where Samsung has thrown in everything but the kitchen sink - best display technology, a bigger battery, faster charging, a more versatile camera system plus the kind of hardware upgrades that have traditionally been spread out over several generations thus far.