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It's Saturday, September 07, 2019.

Hey, good morning! You look fabulous.

Welcome to your weekend! While we keep the news flowing from IFA, you can catch up on some new stories from Friday as well as a few highlights from earlier this week. Plus, it’s the perfect time to prepare for Apple’s iPhone event on Tuesday, and we’ve sorted through all of the relevant rumors ahead of time.

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September 10th, 1PM ET -- don’t be late.

What to expect at Apple's iPhone event

Apple is gearing up to show off a handful of updated models at 1 PM Eastern/10AM Pacific on September 10th, but they're far from the only things the company plans to introduce. Before we jump on a plane and set a course for California, let's take a closer look at everything we expect — and hope — Apple has in store for us when we land.

iPhone, Watch, AirPods, location-tracking tags -- it’s all here.

It probably crashed.

India's Vikram lunar lander lost contact during its descent

The Indian Space Research Organisation (ISRO) lost contact with its Vikram lander at an altitude of 2.1km above the lunar surface. The space agency has said it is analyzing available data, and that the Chandrayaan-2 spacecraft is still in orbit.

And they will cost less than Apple's buds.

Huawei’s FreeBuds 3 are noise-canceling AirPods for your Android

The latest Huawei mobile CPU can offer a dual-channel Bluetooth connection, which means up to 30-percent lower latency and 50-percent lower power consumption -- crucial stats for tiny audio products. The FreeBuds 3 are the marquee product for this new chip, and instead of going for the usual in-ear design, it's using an AirPod-like stemmed look that sits just inside your ear.

Also, Huawei said they are open-fit headphones to offer active noise cancellation. We won’t be seeing these in the US, but they should launch in Europe and other regions next month.

This innovative task manager is now 85 percent off

Meet Megacon.

Panasonic's high-contrast dual LCD does a great impression of an OLED

What you're looking at here is not an OLED but a complicated dual panel LCD monitor. It has a 4K outer panel with a monochrome inner panel that modulates an LED backlight. The system, which is made up of multiple optical sheets and layers, can dim the picture at the pixel level, the kind of thing that OLED screens are known for.

‘One of the best laptops you can get.’

Dell XPS 15 review (2019)

Our $2,649 review unit showed up with an OLED screen, eight-core Intel Core i9 CPU and an NVIDIA GeForce GTX 1660 graphics card inside. Add in 32GB of RAM and a 1TB SSD and, of course, it blazed through any tasks Cherlynn Low threw at it. But even though she thought this unit could use a style redesign, an updated keyboard and improved webcam placement helped make it one of the most well-rounded laptops in 2019 -- even without the high-priced options.

Does ‘Turbo’ on an EV mean the same thing as it did on a 486?

The Taycan EV takes Porsche into a new world of technology

The all-electric Porsche Taycan can pull off repeated launches of 0 to 60 MPH in 2.6 seconds thanks to two motors generating up to 670 horsepower and 626 pounds of torque on the Turbo model and 750 horsepower and 774 pounds of torque on the Turbo S.

The Taycan Turbo will start at $153,310 at launch and the Turbo S will set you back $187,610 -- a few grand cheaper than a 911. The first ones should arrive by the end of this year, but Roberto Baldwin can already tell you what it’s like to ride in the electric sports car.

But wait, there's more...

1. Friday night Xbox Live outage locks gamers out again

2. DoJ pushes Google and Apple to ID more than 10,000 users of a gun scope app

3. Engadget's Guide to Privacy: How to pay for things securely

4. Watch Ford's Mustang-inspired EV crossover race around in the snow

5. Smart is the first car brand to switch to an all-EV lineup

6. LG's mammoth 88-inch 8K OLED TV goes on sale

7. SpaceX wouldn't move its satellite despite collision warning, ESA claims

8. Samsung's reinforced Galaxy Fold feels stronger than before

9. Sony's 40th anniversary Walkman is a cassette-free nostalgia fail

10. USB4 devices are clear to roll out next year

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It's Friday, September 06, 2019.

Hey, good morning! You look fabulous.

Old-school tech is everywhere this morning as we’re looking at Nokia, a PS2, Sony’s 40th-anniversary Walkman and the return of PowerTools for Windows. Also, Nintendo is preparing another fitness push, and there are already rumors about Apple’s 2020 iPhones.

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Good news: It will never eat your favorite cassingle.

Guess what Sony’s 40th anniversary Walkman doesn’t do

Along with having music on local storage, you can play your favorite jams over WiFi via your streaming service of choice -- Sony’s NW-A100TPS Walkman runs on Android. The model has a 40th-anniversary logo on the rear, and it includes a soft case and package based on the original Walkman. The NW-A100TPS goes on sale in Europe in November for €440/£400, while US release plans remain unclear.

Nintendo gets weird again.

The next Nintendo Switch accessory is a springy circle

After going for the obvious add-on with a cardboard VR headset, Nintendo has another new Switch accessory in the works. It didn’t show anything beyond a short teaser video, but this handheld ring is going to provide a “new experience” for the console, which includes some kind of motion gaming and… yoga? More details will be revealed on September 12th, and you know we’ll be there, Joy-Cons strapped to our legs in anticipation.

Better than ever.

Samsung's reinforced Galaxy Fold feels stronger than before

According to Cherlynn Low, the revamped Fold “felt less like a prototype and more like a finished product ready for store shelves.” While it’ll be available in the US in the “coming weeks,” we spent some time with the device at IFA 2019 -- a good thing for anyone deciding if they’re going to pre-order one all over again.

This DNA test kit hones in on your gut health

If you remember using TweakUI, then congratulations on being old.

Microsoft releases its first preview of PowerToys for Windows 10

If you've been a PC user since the days of Windows 95 and Windows XP, then you may recognize the name PowerToys from a set of Microsoft-developed system utilities. After a few generations away, the concept has returned. In its initial release, the Windows 10 PowerToys set includes a Windows key shortcut guide as well as FancyZones, which lets you set up predetermined targets to drag applications into and which will then maximize and fill the predetermined zone.

The perfect gift for Star Wars fans with time and space.

Lego's Imperial Star Destroyer set has 4,700 pieces and is 43 inches long

This Lego creation is the largest Star Wars-themed set to date and will let you finally recreate the epic opening scene of A New Hope in your living room. It includes swiveling guns, a tilting radar disk, huge engine exhausts and intricate surface detailing. The set goes on sale on October 1st for $700.

Plus the One SL and Port.

The Sonos Move is more than a regular Bluetooth speaker

The Move is just like every other Sonos speaker, with streaming features built in, a flat touch-sensitive top and support for voice control with Alexa, Google Assistant and AirPlay 2. The difference is that you can take it with you. Lift it from the charging ring and the battery will keep sounds playing for around ten hours, even outside. Sonos claims it has the company’s strongest WiFi antennas, plus it’s IP56 rated for dust and water resistance.

Moving indoors, Sonos also unveiled the One SL, which could be desirable for the feature it lacks: a microphone. It plays recordings, without making them -- perfect for those who prefer to do without Silicon Valley snooping in their private conversations. Meanwhile, its Port device replaces the Sonos Connect to bring the company’s technology to your existing receiver and speaker setups.