Justin Kahn

What does the Donkey Kong Bananza amiibo do? With Nintendo’s brand-new Donkey Kong adventure now out in the wild, the game is now up for purchase and shipping from just about all major retailers alongside the brand new amiibo Nintendo released that delivers in-game perks to enhance your experience. 

Nintendo Switch 2 is available for purchase at Best Buy stores across the country today. After catching a quick restock at Walmart last night online, the next chance to score a console will be when the doors open at your local Best Buy. While you might want to go call ahead of time just in case, most of them open up at 10 a.m. and there’s no telling how many units will be available. 

While we were already pretty sure of it after getting a couple early play sessions, reviews are starting to flood in and it looks like the Switch has its first real banger masterpiece with the new Donkey Kong Bananza. DK’s latest adventure will release across the country tomorrow, but if you still didn’t get a chance to score a console to get in on the action, you’re in luck. Best Buy is scheduled to have Switch 2 consoles back in stock tomorrow for Bananza day and you might be able to score a console and the game in one fell swoop. 

Nintendo’s Today! app has delivered some notable reveals since it was first introduced earlier this year. One of which was the official confirmation of the upcoming live-action Zelda movie, right before it delayed the official release date to May 7, 2027. Fast-forward to today, and Nintendo has revealed who it is casting to play the titular character and the Hero of Light. 

After officially debuting the sweet PS1-style 30th anniversary PS5, PS5 Pro, DualSense controller, and the PlayStation Portal back in September, the classic edition PlayStation hardware has become incredibly difficult to get a hold of. In Sony’s attempt to keep the retro-era paint jobs as exclusive and limited as possible, it has mostly just left gamers who never got a chance to score it annoyed. Fortunately, folks here in the U.S. will get another chance starting next week (sort of). 

Nomad, one of our favorite Apple gear accessory and Apple Watch band maker, debuted its Rocky Point sport band shortly before the Apple Watch Series 10 reveal last year, and today it is expanding the collection. it previously introduced a new Forest green treatment were fans of, not to mention the glowing Icy Blue vibe, but today it is going Carbon Black. 

Just about everybody is still waiting on the next big first-party Switch 2 exclusive reveal. We have have the new Pokémon Legends: Z-A inbound this fall, and presumably the upcoming Metroid Prime 4: Beyond in and around that time, but many Switch 2 gamers, myself included, are still waiting for that big Mario announcement (Zelda is likely still a ways off by most approximations). And if it’s not going to be Mario, it ought to be a new Animal Crossing game for Switch 2 and that might be exactly what’s in the cards for the July Nintendo Direct that was leaked earlier this week. 

Just after the debut of its new Find My gear collection and the 40Gbps USB4 Slim NVMe SSD Enclosure for M4 Mac mini before that, today Satechi is expanding its OntheGo collection with the new 67W Slim Wall Charger and the OntheGo USB-C Lanyard Cable. All for the details you need await below alongside a bundle launch deal. 

Earlier this spring a brand new Anker Nano Charging Station with an onboard display similar to the Anker Prime lineup that has been popular among gadgetnewsonline readers quickly appeared over in Japan. Fast forward to this week, and the new Anker Nano Charging Station (7-in-1, 100W) is now up for sale on Amazon here in the U.S. complete with a pair of retractable USB-C cables, additional USB-C charging ports, and three AC outlets around back. Scope it out down below. 

It’s going to be a relatively big week for Nintendo and Switch owners as Donkey Kong Bananza is set to hit store shelves on Thursday. It, perhaps outside of Mario Kart World, has been among the most highly-anticipated Switch 2 releases thus far, but the exclusive Switch 2 game lineup is still relatively thin and fans seem to be clamoring for more. But worry not – a reliable Nintendo leaker has recently divulged that the next Nintendo Direct showcase is likely to go live this month. 

The next big-time Switch 2 exclusive release is landing later this week, and if you’re yet to grab a console, we are are also getting  Best Buy console restock. Donkey Kong Bananza is set for release on July 17 – the same day Best Buy has officially confirmed it will have Nintendo Switch 2 consoles in stock once again. 

Any good Prime Day deals still live today? Yup. Amazon’s massive Prime Day sale is long gone and over now, but with Walmart’s competitor sale and the Best Buy Black Friday in July sale running through today, this has prompted Amazon to keep some of its standout deals running through the weekend. All of that, along with some notable offers still live directly from the brands themselves, is waiting down below in this collection of our favorite Prime Day deals that are still live. While some of these offers are scheduled to run through tomorrow, like the Nomad sitewide sale, or some of the big-time e-bike discounts that will carry through this week, chances are just about all of the rest of them will be gone for good when the clock strikes midnight tonight. 

Welcome to gadgetnewsonline News Weekly – your go-to spot to catch up on the latest new product releases, features, and hands-on reviews. This weekly roundup collects all of the coolest new gadgets, the most interesting updates in the world of tech, and more from the past week, and organizes it into a single handy reading list for you to sift through every Sunday morning. While Prime Day has officially ended, there’s still time to shop Walmart’s competitor sale, Samsung has launched the new Galaxy Fold 7/Flip 7 and Watch 8/Classic/Ultra with huge discounts, Pokemon TCG Mega Evolutions are back, and you’ll find everything else waiting down below.

Amazon’s massive Prime Day sale (mostly) ended early Saturday morning, but Walmart is still going strong through today with its 2025 competitor sale. Featuring thousands of deals, Walmart has some of the most notable discounts of all the major retailers this year. So good in fact that it prompted Amazon to drop the prices ever lower on select gear – the best price ever on AirPods Pro 2 and AirPods Max, for example – and you still have time to jump in as it enters the final 24 hours today. 

Walmart is now once again offering Walmart+ memberships at $49 – that’s 50% off the usual annual fee. While this deal cannot be used to extend an existing annual subscription, it is landing just in time to kick off the retailer’s massive summer sale that is set to go live on Monday with early access for members. Details below. 

As we detailed yesterday, the new Samsung Galaxy Z Fold 7, Z Flip 7, and  Z Flip 7 FE have now launched alongside the Galaxy Watch 8, Watch 8 Classic, and Galaxy Watch Ultra 2025 – and there are some fantastic pre-order deals now live. Alongside the up to $1,200 in savings you can score, FREE 2x storage upgrades, and straight up cash discounts, not to mention the exclusive $50 off clicking through our links will net you, you can also score a FREE Galaxy Watch 8 or a set of Galaxy Buds 3 Pro with pre-orders on the Z Fold 7 and Z Flip 7. All of that in mind, we also wanted to highlight how you could also score a completely FREE Galaxy Tab with your purchase as well. 

Prime Day 2025 has really been more like Prime Week this year, and seriously notable one at that. With actual all-time prices on some of the biggest ticket items in tech, right through to massive price drops on brand new releases, and loads of discounts on essentials, it certainly has not disappointed this year. And, as is customary around here, we are taking some time before everything wraps up to highlight the top 10 best Prime Day deals you can still grab right now – the sale might officially end tonight, but that does not mean the deals still stick around until then. And, in no particular order, you can now head below to check out the top 10 best Prime Day deals still live, followed by our Top 10 favorite low-cost Prime Day Steals.

The final 24 hours of the massive Amazon Prime Day sale is now in full swing. We have already uncovered some fresh new price drops and most of the best deals are still alive and well – everything awaits you down below. From the best prices ever on some of Apple’s latest and most popular releases, to the brand new Samsung foldables and massive price drops across the Google pixel ecosystem, we also have deals on all of the storage and tech accessories you could ever need, loads of top-tier e-bike offers, and some of the lowest prices to date on the biggest smart home gear in the game, plus a whole lot more. Head below for our updated Prime Day deals hub. 

The final 24 hours of Amazon’s massive 4-day Prime Day sale event starts now. After a full 72 hours of deal hunting, it all comes down to today – chances are we won’t see better deals on thousands of items than we will see today for the rest of the summer. There is of course always a possibility even more notable price drops pop up over the next week or so on select products – this certainly isn’t unheard of – but by in large today is the day, and the clock is now ticking on what has been the biggest deal event of the year. 

As we already reported, Samsung is offering some serious pre-order deals on the new Galaxy Z Fold 7, Z Flip 7, and more affordable Z Flip 7 FE, as well as the Galaxy Watch 8, Watch 8 Classic, and Galaxy Watch Ultra 2025. Our links will net you an extra $50 credit when preordering on top of the up to $1,000 in trade-in value and the cash savings Samsung is offering in the form of FREE upgrades. But we wanted to point out that, with the added credit here, you can land up to $120 off your Galaxy Z Fold 7 pre-order and score a completely FREE Galaxy Watch 8 or a set of Galaxy Buds 3 Pro. Details below. 

Update 9/4: All-new Ghost of Yōtei PS5, controllers, and console covers will be up via direct.playstation at 10 a.m. ET today – the virtual queue typically goes live before then. 

One of the most highly-anticipated PlayStation 5 releases of the year is going live tonight as Sony is set to host a State of Play dedicated to Ghost of Yōtei. We have seen a few looks at the game thus far, mostly a trailer form, but this afternoon Sony is promising a lengthy gameplay deep dive to give us a proper look at the new open world ninja/samurai experience ahead of launch this fall. Come watch it with us below.

While we still have one more day to go for this year’s massive Prime Day sale, there are already some absolutely amazing headphone and earbud deals up for grabs. While it comes as absolutely no surprise, the headphone and earbud category has been a very busy one this year so we thought we would organize the best options into one handy collection for you. The AirPods Pro 2 are $100 off and at the best price ever, much like the AirPods 4, the new Powerbeats Pro 2 have landed at a new all-time low and we have the very first cash discount on Sony’s brilliant XM6 headphones – if you’re going to buy some headphones this summer, you’ll probably want to do it now.

As we reported a couple days ago, Nintendo Switch 2 consoles are now available on Amazon, and now all of the official Nintendo Switch 2 accessories are too. Unlike the consoles that are locked behind Amazon’s invite request system (more details on that right here), all of Nintendo’s Switch 2 add-ons are now available for purchase and in-stock (for now anyway). 

• Nintendo Switch 2 – Request invite at Amazon
• Nintendo Switch 2 Mario Kart Bundle – Request invite at Amazon

We are now officially into day 3 of Amazon’s massive 96-hour Prime Day sale. We are once again seeing a series of new deals pop up in its Today’s Big Deals section alongside a host of fresh discounts we have sleuthed out in the early hours of the morning. We have also caught Amazon dropping the official Prime Day prices it offered on Tuesday even lower for a number of ticket tech items alongside a fresh batch of Apple, Google, and Samsung discounts, deals on Anker charging gear, a new collection of LEGO price drops, fresh e-bike offers, and loads of accessories for all of it. Head below to scope out our Day 3 Prime Day deals hub. 

As you likely already know by now, Samsung has now launched the new Galaxy Z Fold 7, Z Flip 7, and Z Flip 7 FE alongside the  Galaxy Watch 8, Watch 8 Classic, and Galaxy Watch Ultra 2025. It is offering some seriously enticing deals on pre-orders for all of it right now too – massive enhanced trade-in value, FREE $120 storage upgrades, and you can get an exclusive $50 off using our links. But Amazon is now getting in on the action as well. 

Samsung has just officially revealed the all new Galaxy Z Fold 7, Z Flip 7, and more affordable Z Flip 7 FE, alongside the next generation Galaxy Watch 8, Watch 8 Classic, and Galaxy Watch Ultra 2025. Not only can you now leverage the FREE $50 credit we featured in the lead up to today’s launch, but Samsung is also offering up to $1,150 in savings and FREE storage upgrades, and our exclusive links will deliver a bonus $50 credit on pre-orders. 

We are officially moving into day 2 of the massive 2025 July Prime Day sale at Amazon. Alongside huge summer savings events at Walmart and Target, as well as the Black Friday in July sale at Best Buy, we are looking at the best prices of the year on a gigantic number of products, not to mention a series of new all-time lows on big ticket gear from Apple and brand new releases in the e-bikes space, but that’s just for starters. Down below you will find an updated collection of all the best Prime Day deals now up for grabs, including all of yesterday’s top offers and the new deals that are going live for day 2.

Amazon’s Prime Day 2025 event is running longer than ever this year, with an inordinate influx of deals coming and going throughout the 96-hour runtime. Each afternoon of the sale we are going to be serving up our favorite deals to make sure you get a chance at the savings, our top five picks for day 1 are now at the ready down below alongside some honorable mentions.

It looks like Amazon and Nintendo have squashed the quarrel they never admitted to be in – Switch 2 is now up for purchase via request at Amazon right now. Go head over to Amazon right now and put your request in for a chance to buy the Switch 2 or the Switch 2 + Mario World bundle. Details below. 

The official Amazon Prime Day 2025 sale has now begun with 4 straight days of price drops across just about every product category. We have already been working through the night to uncover the most notable deals and this is the place to find the best of the best. From Apple, Google, and Samsung gear right through to all of the best accessories for all of them, smart home deals, e-bikes, and much more. 

Amazon Prime Day 2025 is now live! We are looking at the biggest and most impressive array of discounts Amazon has ever offered at one time, from Apple, Samsung, and Google gear right through to small kitchen appliances, yard tools, EVs, smart TVs, smart home gear, apparel, and everything in between. Today’s first batch daily discounts are now live alongside a gigantic selection of discounts you can shop at a discount right now. 

Update: Switch 2 is now available for purchase at Walmart for Walmart+ members:

• Nintendo Switch 2 Console
• Nintendo Switch 2 + Mario Kart World Bundle

Just when it looked like the Prime Day festivities were going to take over for the week, Walmart is set to launch a competitor sale of its own that will kick off tonight with a bang – reports suggest Switch 2 and the Nintendo Switch 2 + Mario Kart World bundle will be back in-stock! Alongside thousands of price drops across the entire official Walmart site, folks are getting an another chance to secure a Switch 2 console. 

As part of its now live Black Friday in July sale and just head of this year’s official Amazon Prime Day sale, Best Buy is now offering $100 Apple Gift Cards with a FREE $10 Best Buy credit attached. There is a good chance we see Amazon and Target get in on some of this action with bonus offers on Apple Gift Cards at some point here – this usually happens during Black Friday and Prime Day events, but as of right now only Best Buy has the bonus add-on credit available. 

We have once again secured 9to5 readers another exclusive deal on the latest Google Nest Learning Thermostat (4th Gen). Regularly $280 and almost never dropping below the $239 price you’ll find at Amazon right now, over at Wellbots you can use code 9TO5GOOG50 to drop the price down to $229.99 shipped. 

Samsung is now ready to officially unveil its next-generation Galaxy Z Flip 7 and Fold 7 smartphones. But before it hosts the now official July 9 keynote event, it has now launched one of its wonderful, no-commitment reservation campaigns where folks can secure a FREE $50 credit to use towards pre-orders when then go live early next month. 

Welcome to gadgetnewsonline News Weekly – your go-to spot to catch up on the latest new product releases, features, and hands-on reviews. This weekly roundup collects all of the coolest new gadgets, the most interesting updates in the world of tech, and more from the past week, and organizes it into a single handy reading list for you to sift through every Sunday morning. This week it’s all about the upcoming Prime Day deals, Best Buy’s Black Friday in July event, some unfortunate Switch 2 issues to watch out for, and more.

Down below you’ll find a collection of the all the best 4th of July deals live today. We are indeed on the horizon of the massive summer Prime Day event, so there will be a whole lot more big ticket deals landing then, but there are certainly loads of notable deals across the Apple and Samsung lineup alongside accessories for all of it, big-time PC laptop and gaming rig offers, e-bikes, power stations, and plenty of smart home gear as well. You’ll also find loads of early Prime Day deals on Amazon’s in-house gear already on tap today too.

Let’s take a look at what stores are closed and open for the 4th of July 2025. Is Walmart closed on the 4th of July? Is Costco closed on July 4? What about Target? Is Sam’s Club open today? The short answer here is that most major retail locations are indeed open for the 4th of July 2025, but there are a couple notable exceptions that are not opening brick and mortar locations for the U.S holiday today and we have all of the details on store closures and more waiting for you below. 

We already brought you the early details on Target’s massive upcoming Prime Day competitor sale known Circle Week, and now we have a look at the official 50-page ad to give you more details. Unlike what we have seen from Best Buy and Walmart, as well as Amazon’s sneak peak at the upcoming Prime Day sale deals, Target is serving up a proper ad with exact prices on hundreds of items and you can check it out below. 

The official Walmart 4th of July sale is now live folks. While it is offering up a large selection of cookout and celebration essentials from $1.98 with delivery in as fast as 1 hour, we should also point out that its brick and mortar locations just about everywhere are open today as well for folks who might need to swing by for some last-minute pickups as well. On top of that you’ll still find its Walmart+ memberships at a seriously notable 50% off right now alongside rollbacks on tech, and loads of July 4th grocery deals on tap. Details below. 

For those of you with penchant for leather craftsmanship, gorgeous carriers for your EDC and tech, and an affinity for the finer things, meet the new Harber London Leather Crossbody Bag. Easily the most gorgeous lightweight tech carrier I have tested out for summer 2025, let’s dive into some hands-in impressions to see if the hefty price tag is actually worth it. 

As you already know from our reporting, the first Prime Day event of the year, and the only one until we get into October is right around the corner now with select early deals already live right now. Set to kick off next week at 3 a.m. ET on July 8, we have already detailed how this year’s July event is going to be different than any other Prime Day sale we have seen to date, but Amazon has just officially revealed a sneak peek at some of the deals that will be up for grabs next week. 

Reports are surfacing all over the internet about what could very well be a detrimental flaw in the Nintendo Switch 2 design with regards to overheating issues. Yesterday we detailed some Joy-Con connection issues, likely due to faulty or lower-quality HDMI cable use, but the overheating issue might not have a work around at all. 

Publisher Bandai Namco is set to hit the virtual stage today with its 2025 summer game showcase. Scheduled to go live today on its official YouTube channel this afternoon, the publisher has already teased some of today’s big announcements and promises updates on some of its major upcoming titles as well. Check it all out down below. 

Reports have been surfacing in major way over the last 48 hours or so of issues regarding Joy-Con connectivity on Switch 2. If you have been experiencing constant or even internment connection issues with your Switch 2 controllers, that HDMI cable you’re using is likely the culprit. Details await below.