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iOS 27.2 beta 3 adds per-action toggles for Messages suggestions — including Add to Calendar, Show in Maps, and Flights and Packages — plus an auto-hide rule for unused ones.
Vivo has launched the V80 and S2 FE in India, with the V80 starting at ₹62,999 and featuring Zeiss cameras, a 7,200mAh battery and a Snapdragon 7 Gen 4 chipset. The S2 FE starts at ₹38,999 and packs a 10,000mAh battery, a 120Hz AMOLED display, and a MediaTek Dimensity 7300e processor.
Amazon Prime Big Deal Days 2026 is live — globally, starting 6 October at 09:19 UTC. The sale runs through midnight tomorrow, 7 October, and features record-low prices on Apple, Samsung, Google, Nothing, Sony and Amazon hardware — all accessible to Prime members in the US.
Prime Big Deal Days opened on 6 October 2026. Here are 34 Amazon deals, checked one by one: Sony WH-1000XM5 at half price, AirPods Pro 3 for $179, the M5 MacBook Air for $1,099, and Galaxy S26 phones from $725.
Samsung has rolled out a major redesign of its SmartThings app—now live for Android and iOS—with Matter 1.6 support, local control upgrades, and a new ‘Now’ dashboard that surfaces real-time actions and insights.
The complete Calvin and Hobbes book collection is on sale for Amazon Prime Day: hardcover $99.01, paperback $86.86. Both contain every syndicated strip from 1985–1995. No extras. No digital layer. Just paper, ink, and Prime shipping.
Samsung’s SmartThings app update is live across Android, iOS, smart TVs, and appliances — adding SmartThings Now (a Now Brief–style summary), local Wi-Fi control, and Matter v1.6 support.
vivo launches V80, S2 FE, and X Fold 6 in India — with 7,200mAh and 10,000mAh batteries, ZEISS 50MP trios, and Android 17 on OriginOS 7. No global dates. No Snapdragon 7 Gen 5. Prices start at ₹38,999.
Apple is reportedly planning two separate October 2026 product launches: one for smart home hardware including a long-rumoured tabletop hub and refreshed HomePod mini and Apple TV 4K models; another for Macs, including an OLED MacBook Pro, M6-powered 14-inch MacBook Pro, and Mac Studio with M5 Ultra and 512GB RAM. No Indian prices, dates, or official confirmation exist — only reports from Bloomber
Flipkart lists the iPhone 17 at Rs 84,999. With card discounts and trade-in, it hits Rs 79,999 — but that’s Rs 3,000 off its original launch price, not Rs 20,000 off today’s inflated store price.
DJI Neo drops to $309 on Amazon Big Deal Days — the compact AI-tracking drone now includes a touchscreen remote and spare batteries in its premium bundle.
Amazon has dropped Apple Watch Series 12 prices to $350, a new all-time low, as part of its 2026 fall Prime Day sale. The ceramic model is also discounted by $50 — its first price cut since release. Deals are live now, with no end date confirmed.
Amazon Prime Big Deals Days 2026 is live — and the sharpest cuts aren’t on laptops or monitors. They’re on $9.99 Sony headphones, $7.89 Belkin cables, $4 Acer HDMI gear, and other real, brand-name essentials under $10.
Amazon Prime Big Deal Days 2026 is live in the US and UK, with deep cuts on Ryzen 7 9800X3D CPUs, RTX 5070 laptops, Gen 5 SSDs, and 16TB drives — but only for Prime members, and only in those two markets.
Apple has not announced a MacBook Ultra. But macOS 27.2 — now in its third beta — contains touchscreen code that points to one coming soon.
Insta360’s Ace Pro 2 action camera is on sale for £279 in the UK during Amazon Prime Big Deal Days — down from £329. It features 8K video capture, strong low-light performance, flip-up touchscreen, and AI-powered smart shooting modes.
Samsung has begun rolling out the stable One UI 9.0 update — based on Android 17 — to Galaxy S25, S25+, and S25 Ultra devices in Europe. The 3GB+ public rollout starts today, following beta access and earlier launches in South Korea and the US.
macOS 27.2 Golden Gate adds functional touch gesture code to core apps — Safari, Notes, Photos, Quick Look — suggesting Apple is actively preparing for a touchscreen Mac, possibly the rumored MacBook Ultra due late 2026.
Microsoft’s Xbox Elite Series 3 controller is real — and it’s shipping this holiday season. Leaked configurations on the Xbox Design Lab backend confirm four SKUS, TMR/Hall effect thumbsticks, voice-coil haptics, and a removable rechargeable battery pack.
Google Docs now supports Markdown files natively: open, edit, save, and collaborate on .md files without conversion or formatting loss. Rolling out globally to all Google accounts over the next 15 days.
Google Docs and Drive now support Markdown natively: open, edit, comment, and render .md files without changing format or losing real-time collaboration.
The Litter-Robot 5 Pro Insights Bundle is $999 — $152 off — in the US. EVO Starter Bundle at $782 — $50 off. Both launched 6 October 2026. No India or EU pricing disclosed.
Ray-Ban Meta Smart Glasses Gen 1 drop to Rs 15,425 on Amazon India — lowest price since launch.
Together Link is a free, MIT-licensed CLI that redirects Codex, Claude Code, and other coding agents to open models like GLM 5.3 and Kimi K3 — with real-time cost tracking and one-command setup.