The iPhone 17 and new Apple Watches are set to launch next, but before that IFA 2025 has kicked off and we’ve found the best new products on show. IFA 2025 is a huge tech show which takes place annually in Berlin, Germany, and Tech Advisor is always snooping high and low for the latest and greatest gadgets. It opens to the public today, 5 September, but media are allowed to get a sneak peek at the swanky (actually still being built) booths over 27 halls and the ‘City Cube’, which Samsung completely takes over. Some brands hold events separately from the show itself. Our roving reporters have c...

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At a glanceExpert's RatingProsPowerful suctionEffective anti-tangle rollersGood features and accessoriesConsSmart features seem unnecessaryPointed cleaning head creates workCompactor bin doesn’t work well with pet hairOur Verdict Like all Dyson flagship cordless vacuums, the V16 Piston Animal is powerful and well-engineered. But it doesn’t feel like an essential upgrade. Yes, it has some excellent features for homes struggling with pet fur. But some other new features either don’t add much or are a bit of a nuisance. Households without pets can save money and opt for the excellent Gen5detect o...

Apple announced its iPhone 17 series of phones at its “awe-dropping” event on 9 September. The event was tonally different from Apple’s “Glowtime” iPhone 16 launch a year before, in that the focus was firmly on what its new lineup of phones can do right now. There were no vague claims of agentic AI or software features that would arrive at some undisclosed point in the future. With the exception of one or two very well-defined, AI-enabled features (such as Live Translation), it was all about the phones’ hardware. But the big surprise was which phone had the most extensive upgrades: the base iP...

Apple Watch Series 11: In summary Launched 9 September at Apple’s iPhone 17 eventTwo sizes, optional Titanium and a new colourCheaper in the UK by £30Various upgrades including longer battery life, a more durable design, and Hypertension NotificationsThe Apple Watch Series 11 is now official and sits in the middle of the firm’s 2025 smartwatch range. With its predecessor, the Series 10, introducing notable improvements like sleep apnea detection and enhanced design, the Series 11 has big shoes to fill. It also has new competition in the form of the Galaxy Watch 8 series, Google Pixel Watch 4 a...