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The text-replacement utility now lets anyone sync up to five snippets across Mac, iPhone, iPad, Windows and Chrome without paying for a subscription.

Xiaomi's HyperOS 4 brings two-way syncing with Apple devices, letting users view photo albums, respond to messages, and control phones on iPads or Macs using a companion utility.

Samsung Week 2026 is live in India, discounting Galaxy phones, laptops, and smart home appliances by up to 60 percent with trade-in bonuses and extended warranties on official channels.

Google priced the Pixel 11 Pro at $1,099 while stepping its entry memory down to 12GB, matching the $899 standard Pixel 11 on core silicon and daily charging capabilities.

U.S. fans get free F1 practice sessions on Apple TV all season — but India has no listed broadcaster for the Singapore GP. Free live streams exist in four countries, all geo-blocked. A VPN is required to reach them.

Glorious Gaming's Model D 2 wireless mouse is on sale for $14.99 for new Woot customers using code 'GLORIOUS'. It features 26,000 DPI tracking, 650 IPS, and a lightweight ergonomic design.

Amazon has slashed the price of the Skytech Ryzen Edition RTX 5070 gaming PC to $1,499.99. It includes a Ryzen 5 7600 CPU, RTX 5070 GPU, 16GB DDR5 RAM, and 1TB SSD. The standalone RTX 5070 starts at $800.

Dell 16S laptop drops $700 at Best Buy — now $999.99 in the US, Rs 84,990 in India (as of October 8, 2026) — with Intel Core Ultra 7, 16GB RAM, 512GB SSD, and 16-inch 2K touch display rated for 18-hour battery life in PCMag testing.

9to5Toys flagged an Apple Books sale on October 8 cutting ebooks and audiobooks to as low as $3, while Prime Day discounts on AirPods Max 2, the M6 Mac mini and Apple Watch Series 12 are still running.

VinFast has signed letters of intent with over 50 Indian dealers to set up more than 50 e-motorcycle showrooms by late 2026. It plans charging infrastructure and after-sales support in those locations.

Google has launched a private preview of a new Gemini agent designed to execute multi-step workplace tasks across apps—without step-by-step prompting. It’s not a feature rolling out to Pixel phones or Android users. It’s not in Gmail or Docs for consumers. It’s enterprise-only, and it’s live now for select business customers.

Samsung’s rumored AirPods Max rival now has a name: Galaxy Studio. The moniker comes from @evowizz — the same leaker who correctly predicted the Galaxy Buds On naming before its April 2026 launch — and appears in a fresh X post cited by Android Headlines on October 8.

Microsoft has quietly rolled out a redesigned Windows Search for Windows 11 — not as a standalone app, but as an integrated system-level overhaul now in active testing with Windows Insiders.

Dell XPS 16 Creator Edition with Nvidia RTX Spark N1X chip is now up for pre-order at $3,799.99 in the US — same price as the leaked listing from last week, and $1,000 more than the Asus ProArt P16’s $2,799.99 starting point. It ships October 16.

Apple’s October 13 ‘Welcome home’ event confirms its biggest smart home push yet — but not with Apple-branded cameras or locks. Instead, it’s betting on tighter hardware-software control through partnerships, refreshed core devices, and a long-rumored display hub that could redefine how Apple Home works in practice.

Oppo confirms global launch of Find X10 and Find X10 Pro Max on October 21 in Mallorca. The Find X10 Pro is excluded from international markets. India will get the Pro Max, Pad Mini, and Enco X4 — all without announced pricing or availability.

Several laptop discounts lingered on Amazon following Prime Big Deal Days, including price cuts on Apple M5 MacBooks, Microsoft's Snapdragon-powered Surface Laptop, and budget models from Acer and Asus.

Amazon carried discounts across multiple Garmin smartwatches after Prime Day, including a $100 price cut on the rugged Instinct 3 alongside markdowns on Forerunner running models.

Amazon discounted the Asus ZenDrive external DVD burner to $37.88 from its regular $44.99 tag. The 13mm optical drive includes both USB-C and USB-A cables for Windows and Mac setups.

Google Play slashed prices across major mobile releases, with Capcom courtroom adventures, HandyGames classics, and customization utilities seeing reductions down to zero dollars when 9to5Toys logged the deals on Thursday.

Google will discontinue Safety Signal on LTE Pixel Watch 2 and Pixel Watch 3 devices on December 12, requiring owners to buy wireless plans for standalone emergency calls.

Apple is preparing an October 27 launch event featuring the M6 MacBook Pro 14, an updated iMac, its first touchscreen laptop, and an OLED iPad mini, according to Bloomberg.

Apple is preparing a second October product rollout aimed at creative professionals, pairing an online presentation with in-person media sessions for touchscreen MacBook Pros and an iPad mini.

Apple is targeting an October 27 event to unveil an updated iPad mini featuring an A20 Pro processor and an LTPS OLED display, according to recent leaks.