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Dell’s first Android laptop isn’t a Chromebook reboot — it’s a $999 bet on Google’s OS future, built for Pixel owners and priced squarely between Acer and Apple.
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Dell’s first Android laptop isn’t a Chromebook reboot — it’s a $999 bet on Google’s OS future, built for Pixel owners and priced squarely between Acer and Apple.

Southwest Airlines will equip all 810 of its Boeing 737s with Starlink in-flight Wi-Fi by fall 2027 — making it the first major U.S. airline to complete a full fleetwide rollout of SpaceX’s low-Earth-orbit broadband service.

SANDMARC has launched a full-grain leather case for the iPhone Duo — and it’s available for pre-order now.

Linux now boots on PS5 consoles running firmware up to 13.60 — a jump from the previous hard cutoff at 7.61.

OpenAI has upgraded its ChatGPT Chrome extension so the chatbot can view open browser tabs to compare information, or in Work mode, control them to fill forms, send messages and organize tabs into groups.

Link to Windows beta adds remote shutdown, restart, sleep, and update-install controls for Windows PCs — all from Android.

Amazon-owned Bee has launched the Bee Frontier wearable and Bee Eclipse phone attachment, two always-listening AI devices that turn daily conversations into reminders and to-do lists, starting at $74.99 in the US.

The Ocarina of Time remake for Switch 2 launches November 21. Pre-order bonuses are split by country — and none include everything.

Zelenskyy warns China is helping Russia build a Starlink alternative — but Rassvet has launched just 32 satellites against a 156-target for 2026, and none have reached operational orbit.

Gemini 4 Argon is now live inside Antigravity — Google’s AI coding platform — for subscribers to Antigravity for AI Pro and AI Ultra plans.

Apple has pushed second release candidates for macOS Sequoia 15.8.2 and macOS Tahoe 26.7.2, both carrying unspecified security fixes, as macOS 27.2 testing continues ahead of a wider release.

9to5Mac's weekend deals roundup, published Saturday, lists up to $200 off the M5 MacBook Air and Mac Studio, $150 off the M6 Mac mini, and discounts on AirPods, Apple Watch Series 12 and new Magic accessories.

A weekend roundup from MacRumors points to continuing discounts on tech accessories left over from Prime Day, covering chargers, smart home devices, and smartphone gear, though it stops short of naming prices or specific products.

Bosgame has released the E7 mini PC on Amazon for $320, pairing an Intel Core 3 100U processor with dual Ethernet ports, 16GB of RAM, and room to upgrade internal storage.

Samsung is facing mounting criticism over the Galaxy S26 FE as component cost spikes and higher shelf prices erode the value appeal that once defined the Fan Edition series.

Apple is expected to introduce HomeView, a Siri command center with a display and facial recognition, at its Welcome Home event Tuesday, according to Bloomberg's Mark Gurman.

Apple HomeView price: $299 in the US, Rs 34,990 in India — preorders open, shipping starts November 13.

Apple unveiled HomeView, a smart home hub with a square 7-inch screen, a 12-megapixel Center Stage camera and facial recognition that tells family members apart, priced at $299 and shipping November 13.

Xiaomi’s new NPB1055R power bank packs 10,000mAh, a built-in 70cm retractable USB-C cable, a color digital display showing battery health and temperature, and triple-port charging — all for 299 yuan in China. No international release announced.

Asus has launched new Vivobook S14 and S16 laptops globally—both built around Intel’s Core 7 350 processor, both with 16GB of soldered LPDDR5X RAM and a 512GB PCIe 4.0 SSD, and both priced from ₹110,990 in India and $1,147 equivalent elsewhere.

Apple has introduced a festive edition of the AirPods 5 in India priced at Rs 17,900, adding a custom rangoli pattern to the wireless charging case ahead of Diwali celebrations.

No Man’s Sky lands on iPhone and iPad October 28. Full experience. $19.99. 5GB. iPhone 11 and iPad Air (3rd gen) minimum. Free-to-try at launch.

Google Maps’ battery drain on long drives is a known pain point — and now XDA Developers has detailed exactly how to fix it without losing navigation reliability.

NTT Data is reportedly close to agreeing to build Anthropic's first dedicated Japan data centre in Osaka, a site that could draw up to 500 megawatts and cost billions once GPUs are added.