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Media hands-on impressions for the Switch 2 remake of The Legend of Zelda: Ocarina of Time could arrive this week ahead of its November 5 launch.

Amazon clocked download rates topping 400Mbps during a military demonstration of its Leo satellite internet system, previewing real-world performance for its upcoming consumer terminal ahead of a planned rollout this year.

Federal authorities arrested an OpenAI product team worker after discovering a hidden recording device plugged behind an executive conference room television in the company's San Francisco office.

Google is rolling out Chrome 155 for Googlebooks, letting users turn any regular website into a standalone windowed desktop app with full support for accounts and browser extensions.

Spotify acknowledged a persistent bug causing its desktop application to crash whenever subscribers try to stream tracks using the lossless audio quality setting.

Apple introduced the HomePod mini 2 without updating its larger speaker, but a subtle alt text change on the order page suggests Siri AI might reach the bigger model down the road.

Apple rolled out the third public beta of iOS 27.2 alongside updates for iPad, Mac, and Apple Watch, introducing biological age calculations and wider Siri AI language support.

Chrome’s privacy controls are live, free, and buried in plain sight. Engadget’s 13 October guide maps them all—no update required.

A federal judge ordered OpenAI to turn over hiring records and chat logs involving former Apple staff within days, advancing Apple's trade secrets lawsuit against the artificial intelligence developer.

HP has rolled out anniversary discounts on home and gaming PCs, cutting prices on the OmniBook lineup, HyperX Omen portables, and high-spec Omen 35L desktop towers.

Nintendo has reaffirmed its commitment to physical media for the Switch 2, clarifying that cartridge releases will stick around even as Sony prepares to phase out discs entirely.

Samsung Galaxy Book4 Edge 16 drops to $599.99 at Best Buy — $400 off, powered by Snapdragon X and Galaxy AI. The deal is live as of October 13, 2026. No Indian price is listed in the reporting.

Beats Studio Pro wireless headphones are $149 at Walmart — down from $299. The 50% discount applies to the matte white model only, with no Indian pricing or availability confirmed.

Asus has confirmed full specs for the ProArt GR1X — its RTX Spark N1X-powered mini PC — but still won’t say how much it costs.

Apple has released iPadOS 27.2 beta 4, watchOS 27.2 beta 4, and visionOS 27.2 beta 4 to developers — but not iOS 27.2 or macOS 27.2 beta 4. Public launch expected later this month.

Apple equipped the iPhone 18 Pro with a variable aperture lens, reviving a delicate camera mechanism that Android manufacturers abandoned after finding the moving parts prone to damage and difficult to repair.

Anthropic is heading into a pivotal pre-IPO investor session with an estimated $70 billion run rate, leaking Claude Fable 5.5, and warning about self-replicating smart home botnets.

Google Play now lets users run private, AI-generated Android apps on their own devices without public listings. The initial rollout starts in the US for adults alongside new gaming discovery tools.

Sony has revealed a Midnight Black digital PS5 priced at 55,000 Yen in Japan, matching roughly $350. But region locks and account rules mean buyers elsewhere cannot simply import one.

A Walmart markdown drops the Gigabyte A16 Pro RTX 5070 Ti gaming laptop to $1449, alongside discounts on SteelSeries and Bose headphones.

Apple has refreshed its entry-level smart speaker after six years, launching the HomePod mini 2 at $149 with reactive top lighting and four-speaker surround sound pairing.

Google Pixel smartphones rely heavily on computational photography to brighten dark scenes and sharpen snaps. For photographers wanting raw capture and unboosted JPEGs, the open-source Open Camera app provides a manual alternative.

Apple has rolled out fourth developer betas for iOS 27.2, macOS 27.2 Golden Gate, and watchOS 27.2, skipping the usual 27.1 milestone on non-foldable iPhones ahead of a broader public release.