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The Verge found the $3,600 set hits 4,011 nits of brightness but suffers from excessive reflections and noticeable blooming in dark rooms.
TechCrunch Disrupt 2026 starts October 13 at Moscone West in San Francisco, featuring over 300 exhibition booths, six content stages, and the Startup Battlefield 200 competition.
Apple is set to announce a revamped Apple TV 4K on Tuesday, October 13, packing an A19 chip, expanded memory for Siri AI features, and faster wireless connectivity.
PlayStation pioneer Ken Kutaragi argues console gaming has stalled on innovation, predicting real-time AI video and audio generation will transform entertainment by 2029.
Google Translate is building a speech-cleaning feature called Smart assist, found in Android app code. It strips filler words and pauses from voice input—but only in Conversation mode, and only if your phone qualifies.
NVIDIA’s RTX Spark-powered Copilot+ PCs are now available for preorder globally, marking the first wave of Windows laptops and desktops built around the new AI-accelerated architecture.
Apple confirms HomePod mini 2 launches Tuesday, October 13 — with Wi-Fi 7, upgraded UWB, Siri AI (iPhone-dependent), and new colors. $129 is the current U.S. price; no new pricing announced yet.
The iPhone Duo will greet some buyers by name on first boot — but only if they buy it in person at a U.S. Apple Store, and only in English or Spanish.
Canon EOS 550D DSLRs — launched in 2010 — are selling second-hand for roughly the same price as new entry-level point-and-shoot cameras, Digital Camera World reports.
Canon Camera Connect handles files very differently on iOS compared to Android. Hands-on testing revealed Android users cannot download Raw or HEIF files directly, while iOS demands repeated Wi-Fi approvals.
Testing the Kiwibit Bird Feeder 2 Pro revealed accurate high-resolution bird spotting, but an integrated alarm failed to stop larger nuisance birds from raiding the seeds and attracting garden rodents.
The M6 Mac mini saw discounts reaching $150 when retailers extended weekend promotions on Saturday, joined by price drops on the Mac Studio and Galaxy Z Fold 8.
Windows 7 still boots on modern hardware — and in some games, it runs smoother than Windows 11.
macOS 27 introduces remote AppleCare log collection — a quiet but consequential change for enterprise IT teams managing Apple devices globally.
MacBook Neo drops to Rs 68,390. Lenovo IdeaPad Slim 3 lands at Rs 75,990 after Rs 1.1 lakh cut. Redmi Turbo 5 at Rs 35,999. Galaxy S26 FE at Rs 72,999. All during Amazon Great Indian Festival Sale 2026 — live now, ends October 15.
The iPhone 18 Pro and Pro Max launch at $1,200 and ₹1,39,900. They’re identical to the iPhone 17 Pro in design and dimensions — a deliberate 'S' year iteration focused on camera refinements and thermal efficiency, not overhaul.
Wired has published updated October 2026 promo code roundups for Canon, LG and Home Depot, covering refurbished camera discounts, TV bundle credits and appliance savings across the three retailers.
Google’s unreleased Gemini 4 Carbon model is matching Anthropic’s Opus 5.5 on coding tasks — before Argon has even launched.
Claude Haiku 5.5 is live globally: free for all users, 90% cheaper for developers, and benchmarked by Anthropic against GPT-6 Luna — though independent verification is still pending.
Lego's 2026 holiday catalog spans an electronic Smart Bricks Star Wars set, a new Lego Batman video game, a Lego Ideas Snoopy build and licensed Star Wars, Formula 1 and architecture sets, according to Wired's annual gift guide.
OnePlus plans to bring two new flagships to India: the OnePlus 16R, likely based on the Ace 7, and possibly the OnePlus 16 itself. Both are slated for December 2026 or early 2027, per a tipster cited by GSMArena.
Nvidia has completed its phaseout of the legacy Control Panel for GeForce systems, folding graphics overrides, driver rollbacks, and DLSS tuning directly into the standalone Nvidia App.
Amazon is replacing early units of the base Kindle 2026 due to a hardware-level light bleed defect — visible LED spill along screen edges, especially in dark mode or at high front-light settings.
Walmart's Deal Days event includes up to 50% off patio and garden items like window planters, solar lanterns, fire pits and string lights, with prices starting at $9, Tom's Guide reports. The sale ends Sunday night.