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Nintendo Switch 2 launched globally on November 12 at $499.99 in the US and Rs 39,999 in India, with a wide library and fresh Black Friday deals.
A handful of Windows 11 system changes, from display refresh rates to background permissions, can keep a laptop working when there is no wall plug in sight.
Windows Subsystem for Linux on Windows 11 lets engineers run graphical tools, Python scripts, and multiple distributions without managing complex disk partitions or risking corrupted bootloaders.
A Notebookcheck review of Microsoft's Surface Laptop Ultra found the 15-inch Mini-LED display suffers from ghosting and lacks local dimming, despite strong brightness and contrast numbers on paper.
Oppo has launched the Find X10 in India at Rs 1,39,999 for the 256GB model, bringing a 200MP triple camera, 8,000mAh battery and a 6.59-inch AMOLED display to a smaller flagship body ahead of its October 29 sale.
The Celebrity Traitors U.K. season 2 episode 7 airs Thursday, Oct. 22, at 8pm on BBC One and BBC iPlayer in the UK, with Peacock, Crave and 10Play handling other regions on their own schedules.
Oppo's Enco X4 true wireless earbuds land in India at Rs 19,999, bringing dual drivers, dual DACs, Dynaudio tuning, lossless LHDC audio and upgraded ANC. Sales begin October 29 through online and offline retailers.
OpenAI and Google Cloud have struck a deal bringing GPT-6 models and Codex tools to Google's Model Garden for enterprise customers, with Microsoft still OpenAI's primary cloud partner.
The Pride of Britain Awards 2026 airs Thursday, October 22 at 8pm BST on ITV1 and ITVX in the UK, free with a TV Licence, honoring fundraisers, lifesavers and community heroes.
Microsoft's 2026 Surface Laptop refresh carries steep price increases tied to a memory shortage, while a new Surface Laptop Ultra packs an Nvidia GPU chip for creators.
Tom's Hardware testing shows a custom 1764x1176 resolution fixes DLSS upscaling strain on the Surface Laptop Ultra's 3:2 screen, letting the $5,899 RTX Spark machine match a much heavier RTX 3080 Mobile laptop in Control Resonant.
Oppo has launched the Find X10 and Find X10 Pro Max in India, priced from Rs 1,39,999 and Rs 1,99,999 respectively, alongside the Oppo Pad Mini. Sales begin October 29.
Stacey Dooley: Down the K Hole aired on BBC Three and BBC One Northern Ireland this week and is now on BBC iPlayer for free in the UK. It isn't available in the US or Canada yet.
Reolink has started selling the OMVI 2i Ultra, a wire-free security camera with two lenses, a swappable 10,000mAh battery and a bundled solar panel, priced at $229.99 in the US and £199.99 in the UK.
The $1,999 iPhone Duo launches Friday. A Wired reporter used only its folding 7.6-inch screen for a workday, hitting iOS multitasking limits and patchy app support, but found the battery held up well.
Best Buy is selling an open-box 256GB Pixel 11 Pro Fold for $1,480.99, a $419 cut from the $1,899 new price, as 9to5Toys reports it is among the steepest discounts tracked on the foldable so far.
Best Buy listed the HP Omnibook 3, a 14-inch OLED laptop with a Snapdragon X chip and 16GB of RAM, at $599.99 for one day, according to Windows Central, down from its usual $799.99.
Nintendo Switch Sports Resort adds three open-world leisure activities, Prop Plane, Skateboarding and Power Cruising, that let players explore Wuhu Island freely using the Switch 2's motion and mouse controls, according to a Polygon review.
B&H Photo is cutting prices on a range of Nikon cameras and lenses by as much as 37%, spanning the D780 and D850 DSLRs, Z-series mirrorless bodies and wide-angle to telephoto glass, according to Digital Camera World.
Amazon is selling the 16-inch M5 Max MacBook Pro with 36GB of RAM and 2TB of storage for $3,499, a record low that undercuts Apple's $4,399 list price by $900.
A developer has published the first working Nintendo Switch 2 jailbreak, built partly with AI coding tools, letting users run homebrew and modded games such as Mario Kart World on current firmware.
A developer going by pepsipu has reportedly jailbroken the Nintendo Switch 2 using only software, demonstrating it by adding custom characters to Mario Kart World. The exploit does not survive a reboot.
Xbox has priced its new cloud gaming playtime packs at $3.99 for 10 hours, $7.99 for 25 hours and $11.99 for 50 hours, as Game Pass subscribers brace for monthly streaming caps.
The Flores Massacre, a true crime docuseries about the sole survivor of a 1994 Buenos Aires arson attack, premieres on HBO Max October 22 with all three episodes available at once in the US and Australia.