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Microsoft Windows Insider wallpapers made on Mac
The Windows Insider Program’s 12th-anniversary wallpapers were made on a Mac — confirmed by file metadata, not rumor.
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Smartphones
ChatGPT app free tier gets GPT-6 Luna
ChatGPT 6 is now free on Android and iOS — and it’s building interactive tools inside the chat that Gemini no longer matches for most everyday tasks.
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Deals
Galaxy Z Fold 8 price drops to $570 off
Samsung Galaxy Z Fold 8 is now up to $570 off in open-box condition at Best Buy — the deepest discount yet on the foldable since its July 2026 launch.
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Gaming
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 4 on Switch 2 games
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 4 is confirmed for Switch 2 — and it’s the first mainline CoD on a Nintendo console in 13 years. It runs at a target 30fps, supports cross-play and cross-progression with all other platforms, and offers two upscaling options: Filmic SMAA and a Switch 2–specific implementation of NVIDIA DLSS.
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Smart Home
iPhone 18 Pro Max price, colors, and camera upgrades confirmed: $1,299, Burgundy included, variable aperture lands
iPhone 18 Pro Max is live at $1,299 — Rs 1,14,900 in India — with Burgundy, Glacier, Silver, and Black options. Variable aperture arrives on the main camera. Siri AI is functional but inconsistent. Face ID remains fast. Upgrade rationale narrows sharply for iPhone 17 Pro Max owners.
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Deals
Switch 2 price: Mouse: P.I. For Hire drops to $25 on Amazon
Mouse: P.I. For Hire is $25 on Amazon for Switch 2 and PS5 — its lowest price ever tracked, according to 9to5Toys.
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Breaking
Deals
MacBook Pro 16 inch price drops to $3,499 with M5 Max chip on Amazon
Amazon has dropped the price of the 2026 16-inch MacBook Pro with M5 Max chip by $900 — to $3,499 — for the 36GB/2TB Space Black configuration. Best Buy carries the same spec in two colors, but pricing isn’t confirmed. No Indian or global pricing is cited. Apple hasn’t announced an official price change.
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Smartphones
Google Pixel 11 Pro price in India: Rs 74,784 with discount
Google Pixel 11 drops to Rs 78,720 on Amazon India — but the Pixel 10 Pro XL just hit $849 in the US, undercutting its successor on price and battery life.
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Smart Home
Apple HomeView Max: 9-inch screen, 360° robotic arm confirmed in Bloomberg leak
Apple is developing a robotic, 9-inch version of HomeView — but Gurman says it’s a future-tier product, not a near-term replacement.
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Smartphones
Google Pixel 11 Pro Fold launches in India at Rs 1,86,999
Google has launched the Pixel 11 Pro Fold in India at Rs 1,86,999 — a single configuration only: 16GB RAM and 512GB storage in Olive.
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Gaming
PS5 games on Xbox One
PS5 games are running on Xbox One hardware—via a port of the KytyPS5 emulator, adapted by developer @Maccosomo and shared publicly on X. It’s not official. It’s not sanctioned. And it’s not playable for most PS5 titles.
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Laptops & PCs
Claude Code caught a crypto miner hiding on a Mac
Claude Code AI agent detected and helped remove an xmrig crypto miner from a developer’s overheating Mac—marking the first public case of an AI coding assistant acting as real-time malware watchdog.
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AI
Google Gemini 4 agents beat Minecraft’s Ender Dragon with zero human intervention
Google Gemini 4 agents have autonomously beaten Minecraft’s Ender Dragon — no human input, no custom code, no pre-scanned world seeds.
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Apps & Software
ChatGPT app, Claude, Grok leak your chats to ad networks
ChatGPT, Claude, and Grok are sending parts of your conversations—including links, titles, and in Grok’s case, screenshots and prompts—to Google, Meta, TikTok, and 41 other third-party trackers.
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Apps & Software
Windows Server October 2026 updates break Outlook on the web, mail flow for some Exchange admins
Microsoft’s October 2026 Windows Server updates are breaking Outlook on the web sign-ins and stalling mail flow on some on-premises Exchange Server deployments.
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Tech Business
Claude AI tool triggered No Kings Instagram suspension, Meta confirms
Meta has confirmed that an AI tool built on Anthropic’s Claude platform triggered the accidental suspension of the No Kings Coalition’s Instagram account on Saturday, October 17.
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Laptops & PCs
Surface Laptop Ultra battery life: RTX Spark N1X vs MacBook Pro, Zenbook A16
Surface Laptop Ultra battery life is 9 hours in video playback — same as MacBook Pro 14 — despite a 27% larger battery. Under GPU stress, it lasts just 53 minutes.
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Smartphones
Samsung Galaxy A56 One UI 9.0 update live globally
Samsung has released the stable One UI 9.0 (Android 17) update for the Galaxy A56, starting in the Middle East and South Korea. Firmware A566BXXUEDZJ1 is rolling out now. AI features are excluded.
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Smartphones
iQOO Neo 12 launches October 28 in China with Snapdragon 8 Elite Gen 5 and 9,000mAh battery
iQOO confirms the Neo 12 will launch in China on October 28 with Snapdragon 8 Elite Gen 5, a 9,000mAh Blue Ocean battery, 2K 185Hz pTSF OLED display, and an active cooling fan. No international release details or prices have been announced.
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Deals
Samsung Galaxy Z Fold 8 Ultra price in India: Rs 1,99,999, now Rs 1,87,999 with bank card discount
Samsung Galaxy Z Fold 8 Ultra is live in India at Rs 1,99,999 — and Amazon is knocking Rs 12,000 off that price during the Great Indian Festival 2026.
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Smartphones
iPhone Duo battery capacity confirmed: 4,883mAh, 1,000 cycles, global eSIM-only
The iPhone Duo’s battery capacity is now official: 4,883mAh — split across two cells, per Apple’s EU energy label published ahead of its global launch.
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Gaming
Lenovo Legion 27Q-20 monitor is live in China: 27-inch, 320Hz, $172
Lenovo has launched the Legion 27Q-20 gaming monitor in China at CNY 1,149 ($172). It features a 27-inch IPS panel, 2560×1440 resolution, 320Hz refresh rate, 1ms GtG response, DisplayHDR 400, and full adaptive sync support. Global availability remains unannounced.
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Laptops & PCs
Apple MacBook Pro touchscreen launch date, price, specs
Apple’s first touchscreen MacBook Pro is expected to launch on November 6 in the US — but with M5 Pro/Max chips, not the rumoured M6. Tandem OLED, Dynamic Island, and macOS 27 touch features are confirmed in reports. No Indian pricing or date yet.
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Apps & Software
Windows 11 Photos app unified gallery
Microsoft has rolled out a redesigned Windows 11 Photos app that merges local files, OneDrive, and iCloud content into a single gallery — and it’s live for Windows Insiders as of October 19, 2026.
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