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The Hindi social drama starring Himansh Kohli hit theaters in August and has moved to JioHotstar, though the platform has not made it available outside India.
A new leak claims Nintendo is developing a Switch 2 Lite built around a cheaper Samsung 8nm chip, a move that could undercut the $499.99 Switch 2 with a lighter, less expensive handheld.
Atari has set a 2027 shutdown date for the VCS software store, according to a report from Liliputing. The discontinued console can still run as a Linux-powered AMD PC afterward.
Leaks and certification listings point to a Samsung Galaxy S27 Ultra priced around Rs 1,89,990 in India, up from the Galaxy S26 Ultra's Rs 1,39,999 launch price, with a faster chip and bigger battery tipped.
The Gemini app on Android now features a redesigned side panel with search at top right and a consolidated settings page, following last week's rollout to iOS, macOS, and web with Gemini 4 Argon.
Hitechreports's October coverage shows volume coming from Tier III buyers and sub-₹20,000 5G phones, while brands pile premium launches into the same two weeks.
Xiaomi has begun taking pre-orders for the Mijia Water Purifier 3 1200G, a 13-stage home water purifier rated for 50 tons of output and a 3.74 L/min flow rate, priced at 1,499 yuan in China.
Verizon is giving away the Google Pixel 11 Pro XL, normally $1,299.99, to customers who add a line on its Unlimited Plus or Unlimited Ultimate plans, Android Police reported this week, with no trade-in needed.
Google Maps now includes a Lens search tool, an AI assistant called Ask Maps, 3D Immersive Navigation, Gemini-powered landmark directions, and proactive traffic alerts, though rollout varies by device and region.
WSL 3.0.1 adds a built-in wslc command that runs Linux containers on Windows 11 without installing Docker Desktop, including GPU passthrough for Nvidia cards, though it still lacks a compose feature.
Nintendo Switch 2 users report SmileBASIC 4 vanishing from eShop listings in North America, Europe and Japan, a day after a software-only jailbreak exploit led to demonstrations of a homebrew launcher and Vulkan graphics support.
An Android Police contributor walks through extracting app databases, decompiling hardened APKs, and feeding the results to Gemini to surface hidden trackers, cleartext traffic and excessive permissions.
Google's Gemini Notebook can now import YouTube videos through a dedicated Chrome extension, turning lecture-style content into mind maps, audio overviews and quiz questions for studying, according to Android Police.
NBC's new sitcom Newlyweds, created by and starring Jamie Lee Curtis, premieres Friday at 8:30 p.m. ET/PT. Here's where to watch it live in the US, Canada, the UK and Australia, and which options are free.
Google Health 5.11 brings blood pressure and insulin resistance trend tracking to the Fitbit Air, renames blood glucose to Glucose, and improves sleep tracking, as the new Fitbit Edge launches October 27.
Google Messages is rolling out an Enhanced Protection mode that leans on Gemini AI to catch scams and sketchy links, building on the Standard Protection the app already offers against spam.
Apple's current iPhone shelf spans the $699 iPhone 17e to the $1,999 iPhone Duo, according to Wired's updated buying guide, with affordable iPhone 18 models not expected until spring 2027.
Code inside a Google Messages beta build shows the app's settings screen getting reorganized into distinct sections, replacing today's single cluttered list of RCS, notification and bubble options.
Google Health 5.11 pushes automatic activity detection from 10 exercises to more than 100 on the Pixel Watch 3, 4 and 5 and Fitbit Air, with Google claiming nearly double the accuracy and far fewer missed workouts.
Moonshot AI's Kimi K3.1 Pro scores 55 on the Artificial Analysis Intelligence Index, three points behind Claude Opus 5.5, with open weights due by November 4 and token prices cut by a third.
The Milwaukee Brewers face the Tampa Bay Rays in the 2026 World Series, a best-of-seven series spanning up to nine days. Here's where to watch it live on FOX, TNT Sports, Kayo Sports, Sportsnet and free regional broadcasts.
Microsoft's Surface Laptop Ultra, a 15-inch Nvidia RTX Spark workstation, starts at $2,599 in the US and shipped October 16-21, 2026.
Oppo has launched the Pad Mini in India at Rs 94,999 alongside the Find X10 series, pitching its 144Hz OLED screen and 8,000mAh battery against Apple's pricier iPad Air M4.
Best Buy's open-box Pixel 11 Pro Fold is listed at $1,480.99, roughly $420 off list, while Amazon and Best Buy both have Pixel Watch 5 models marked down, 9to5Google reported Thursday.