I’m a loyal Apple Watch user, but this Garmin Vivoactive 6 Presidents’ Day deal could lure me to the other side

The Garmin Vivoactive 6 is back to its Black Friday price, and it’s a great Apple Watch SE 3 alternative.

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I was about to quit my new year fitness push, but these $190 savings on two of Samsung’s best fitness trackers just gave me a second wind

The Samsung Galaxy Ring and Galaxy Watch 8 are two of the best fitness trackers out there, and you can save $190 on both right now.
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I tried a running watch for a month after years of running without one – here are 5 things I’ve learned

I swapped my phone for a running watch for a month to track my activities – here are 5 key differences for novices
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Some smartwatches are actually making up their readings – which is why I keep telling you people never to buy cheap, unbranded Apple Watch dupes

A German regulatory service investigated the cheap smartwatches just making up their readings.

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Redditors have found a Whoop subscription hack that’s saving them big money – but it comes with caveats

Whoop bands sometimes come with a year’s subscription, which is a loophole some people are taking advantage of.

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‘We’re building something I want for my family and your family’: Fitbit co-founders are launching a new family-wide health tracking app, but we have our reservations

Fitbit co-founders are launching a family-wide health monitoring software, but we have our concerns.

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watchOS fitness apps need to make better use of the Apple Watch’s incredible user interface

Apple Watch is over a decade old – so why are some apps not leaning into its strengths?

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ICYMI: the week’s 7 biggest tech news stories from Samsung teasing a major S26 upgrade to Garmin’s leaked Whoop clone

Here are the biggest tech news stories from Whoop, Netflix, Samsung, OpenAI, and more for January 31, 2026.

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Garmin might finally be launching its Whoop competitor as the Cirqa smart band leaks on its own website

Eagle-eyed Garmin users on Reddit managed to screenshot a leaked smart band – on Garmin’s own website.

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‘Garmin actually want their devices to break in these labs’ I went to Garmin’s closely guarded Kansas HQ to find out why its watches are so expensive

From brutal stress tests to a robot-run warehouse, here’s what surprised me ‘behind the scenes’ at Garmin’s home in Kansas City.
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