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We may earn a commission from links on this page. Deal pricing and availability subject to change after time of publication. Black Friday sales officially start Friday, November 28, and run through Cyber Monday, December 1, and Lifehacker is sharing the best sales based on product reviews, comparisons, and price-tracking tools before it's over. Follow our live blog to stay up-to-date on the best sales we find.Browse our editors’ picks for a curated list of our favorite sales on laptops, fitness tech, appliances, and more.Subscribe to our shopping newsletter, Add to Cart, for the best sales sent to your inbox.Sales are accurate at the time of publication, but prices and inventory are always subject to change. Black Friday deals aren't just on physical produ...

We may earn a commission from links on this page. Deal pricing and availability subject to change after time of publication. Credit: Lifehacker Composite/Amazon/Apple/Sony Table of Contents Although Black Friday hasn't technically started yet, many retailers like Amazon, Best Buy, Target, and Walmart already have early deals with some impressive discounts. We've used price trackers to determine the best tech deals around so far. Visit this page for regularly updated sales information. What do you think so far? ...

We may earn a commission from links on this page. Deal pricing and availability subject to change after time of publication. Credit: René Ramos/Lifehacker/alvaro gonzalez, OsakaWayne Studios, DBenitostock/Moment Kativ/E+, kiyanochka/iStock via Getty Images Table of Contents With this live blog, you can keep up with the best deals the Lifehacker team finds every day, including during the ongoing Black Friday sales, all in one place. Bookmark this page to keep an eye on what we're finding. As always, we use price-tracking tools to suss out the deals that are actually worth paying att...

Black Friday sales officially start Friday, November 28, and run through Cyber Monday, December 1, and Lifehacker is sharing the best sales based on product reviews, comparisons, and price-tracking tools before it's over. Follow our live blog to stay up-to-date on the best sales we find.Browse our editors’ picks for a curated list of our favorite sales on laptops, fitness tech, appliances, and more.Subscribe to our shopping newsletter, Add to Cart, for the best sales sent to your inbox.Sales are accurate at the time of publication, but prices and inventory are always subject to change.Black Friday is nearly here. Between Nov. 28 and Dec. 1, you’ll find promotions on products from companies both big and small, all vying for your clicks and the contents of your bank account. Many of these of...

We may earn a commission from links on this page. Just a few months ago, Oura won a lawsuit against rival smart ring makers Ultrahuman and RingConn. Now, they've initiated proceedings against four more companies—the makers of the Samsung Galaxy Ring, Reebok Smart Ring, Amazfit Helio Ring, and the Luna Ring. Oura announced on their website that they have filed an ITC complaint against those four companies. The ITC is the U.S. International Trade Commission, and Oura says its complaint is "for the unlawful importation and sale of products that infringe on several of Oura’s patents."Oura's previous win against Ultrahuman and RingConn resulted in a judgment that those companies had to stop selling and importing their smart rings. RingConn ultimately came to an agreement w...

Sometimes, it's not the tasks on your to-do list that overwhelm you, but simply the act of sorting them out and figuring out where to start. Before you can prioritize your responsibilities and setting out a schedule for getting everything done (using strategies like "eating the frog" or creating a 1-3-5 to-do list), you have to identify what those big tasks are and what capacity you have to take them on. If you are the type of person that finds it helpful to visualize these things, let me introduce you to a pair of strategies that both involve imagining tasks as rocks: The "pickle jar theory" and the "big rocks theory."What is the pickle jar theory?The pickle jar theory is an excellent mental exercise for anyone who thinks or processes things visually. It was conceptualized by Jeremy Wrigh...

We may earn a commission from links on this page. Deal pricing and availability subject to change after time of publication. Black Friday is nearly upon us. From the day after Thanksgiving through Cyber Monday, you will be inundated with deals from stores and companies alike. But even before Black Friday officially begins, stores are putting up discounts. As Lifehacker's tech editor, I've combed through the various tech deals across stores like Amazon, Best Buy, and Walmart to find the offers actually worth considering. While there aren't a huge number of excellent deals running at the moment, there are some good ones you can take advantage of right now. In fact, many of the deals are on last-gen devices—I've included those that are still worth picking up...

Apple dropped iOS 26.1 on Nov. 3, introducing some small but meaningful changes to iPhones. But after changing how alarms work, and adding options to adjust the look of Liquid Glass, the company is back at it with another update: iOS 26.2.To be clear, iOS 26.2 is not currently available to the public. Instead, Apple is now beta testing this version of iOS, allowing developers and public testers to trial the software against their apps, and report any and all issues back to Apple. If you want to try out 26.2 for yourself, you can, but just understand the risks involved: Beta software is unfinished, so expect bugs and glitches that wouldn't normally be present in the official updates. If you do need to uninstall the beta for any reason, you'll need to factory reset your iPhone, unless you fu...

Not every Black Friday deal is as sweet as it seems. With electronics in particular, that fresh price tag might mean getting tricked into buying a cheaper model of the thing you actually want. Or, you could be buying last year's model that has actually been on sale since the summer—maybe even at a better price a few months ago. Here’s how to avoid impulse buying a misleading Black Friday “deal” and make sure you’re getting the best bang for your buck. Why you shouldn't impulse buy electronics on Black Friday When you see products like food, clothes, or home goods with a big ol’ Black Friday tag slapped on them, it's probable safe to take advantage of that deal. Chances are it is the same exact product you'd find on other days of the year. The same can’t be said for a TV. Many electronics s...

We may earn a commission from links on this page. I fell in love with cold weather running while I was training for a spring marathon. It wasn’t a choice at first: Some weeks, the weather was bad for days on end, and if I stayed home I would fall behind in my training. Everybody else in my training group was braving the elements, so I did too—with no regrets.I got to run on quiet mornings while snow was softly falling. I signed up for a winter race that herded finishers into a heated barn for hot chocolate and soup. I set a personal record at a spring race, during which I pushed myself hard without breaking a sweat. I now find it sad when somebody tells me they’re afraid of running in the cold, or that they would run in the winter but don’t know what to wear.No, cold ...