Google has announced that its Play Movies & TV app on Android is to be reborn as Google TV with an upcoming update. This will bring the app's interface in line with that of the Mountain View giant's latest "one-stop shop" smart-screen UI, complete with its new trend-based content carousel and watchlist.

Apple may very well release the M1X-powered MacBook Pro 14 and MacBook Pro 16 models in the coming weeks, according to Bloomberg's Mark Gurman. There's a strong possibility of an M1X-powered Mac Mini being announced as well. Gurman also notes that Apple is working on a high performance chip for the Mac Pro and M2 chips for upcoming MacBook Airs, iMacs, and entry-level MacBook Pros in 2022.

The SRS-NS7 is Sony's latest neck-band speaker. The Japanese giant touts this accessory as an alternative to headphones in a home-theater setting, with in-house speaker types and 360 Spatial Sound for immersive audio without the risk of headband fatigue. This latest offering also comes with a wireless transmitter for potentially reliable, low-latency connection to the TV in question.

Motorola is currently rumored to have what might be its 2021 flagship for the Moto E series of smartphones in the works. Now, this device has appeared in an e-tail listing online for the first time. The information on this page matches all previous tips concerning the smartphone, its possible unique selling point included.

According to reports, Google is planning on announcing more than just the Pixel 6 and Pixel 6 Pro later this month. Supposedly, the company has earmarked October 19 as the date when it will lift the lid on the Pixel Fold, Pixel Tab and Pixel Watch too, along with new Nest Speakers.

The Nokia T20 is a budget Android tablet with a 2K display. The tablet also has expandable storage, an LTE option and ships with Android 11. The Nokia T20 will receive two OS updates and three years worth of security patch updates, too.

The Realme 8i is a 4G/LTE-only smartphone; however, it is also the first device to launch with its MediaTek Helio-series chipset. The new SoC upgrades to a 120Hz refresh rate on the phone, thereby bringing this high-end spec to the budget category. Now, this prospect is on its way to Europe, set to launch during an event set for later in October 2021.

The XGIMI Halo+ is a minor update on last year's Halo. The 1080p projector maxes out at 900 ANSI Lumens, supports automatic keystone correction and runs Android TV 10 out of the box. The XGIMI Halo+ retails for £739 in the UK and US$849 in the US.

The TicWatch Pro 3 Ultra has leaked again, courtesy of the Mobvoi app. A release date for the next TicWatch Pro smartwatch has emerged, too.

According to reports, Xiaomi is working towards releasing a revised Mi Mix Fold. The refreshed Mix Fold is expected to contain a few improvements compared to the original model, albeit not enough for it to be considered a next-generation Xiaomi foldable smartphone.

Besides the Vapour platform, the leaked source files also reveal something called VapeWorld that is built on the Unity engine and looks like a VR chat game with 3D Twitch chat emotes. Additionally, the existence of a “metaverse” folder could suggest Amazon's plans to integrate NFT and other crypto tokens with Vapour.

Samsung has started distributing One UI 4.0 Beta 2 to the Galaxy S21, Galaxy S21 Plus and the Galaxy S21 Ultra. The new beta build is available in several countries, including India and the US. One UI 4.0 Beta 2 adds Google's Material You theming options, among other changes from the first beta.

Apple’s new iPad mini 6 has garnered a lot of positive reviews on launch. However, some users have noted a potential new issue emerging with their displays in addition to the previously reported ‘jelly scrolling’ problem.

Razer has refreshed the Blade 15 Advanced with more configurations. The company has cut the price of the Razer Book 13 by US$200 too, bringing the machine down to US$999.99 for the cheapest model. All new configurations ship with Windows 11, but Windows 10 also remains an option.

A 125GB torrent containing the entirety of streaming site Twitch.tv has been posted online. It allegedly includes the website's source code, information about streamer revenue and mentions of Amazon's unreleased digital storefront. Twitch has not publicly acknowledged the breach yet.

Samsung is rolling out its RAM Plus feature to the Galaxy Z Fold 3. RAM Plus increases smartphone memory capacity by using 4GB of internal storage. Initially, the feature was only available to the Galaxy A52s 5G. Samsung is now rolling out RAM Plus to more smartphones and tablets.

An Apple iPhone 13 Pro Max owner has demonstrated the low-light camera performance of the new flagship out of Cupertino by posting a few samples of Milky Way photography. The striking images, which were captured with the help of a Sky-Watcher Star Adventurer multi-purpose mount, were edited on the iPhone 13 Pro Max using Lightroom.

Ring has released several new Halloween settings allowing users to customize their doorbells to mark the holiday. These include new Halloween-themed Quick Replies, a feature released earlier this year.

IMF warns against 'cryptoisation' which refers to the preference of dealing with crypto assets rather than local currencies. While cryptocurrencies may be innovative and introduce benefits to consumers, they can destabilize and generate risks to the financial system of countries.

Alder Lake-P and Alder Lake-M will be the mobile offerings in the 12th generation, and Intel is expected to begin production between Q4 2021 and Q1 2022. Alder Lake-P will replace Tiger Lake-H35, H45, and UP3 families featuring up to 14 cores, 96-EU Xe GT3 graphics, PCIe Gen5, Wi-Fi 6E, and DDR5 support.

Is it time to throw away your console controllers for a keyboard? No, it's not. The Cooler Master MK850 is ambitious, but it just can't replace the tactility and range of motion of traditional joysticks.

Apple's true wireless earbuds with noise cancellation and the wireless charging case are currently heavily discounted on Amazon, which means that prospective buyers of the AirPods Pro can currently save US$70 compared to MSRP.

When it comes to the choice of which wrist watch to wear, prices apparently don't matter for kids with rich parents in the United States. A smartwatch made by a well-known Cupertino-based tech company has now topped the list of the most popular watch among upper-class teenagers in America.

Google has finally set a date for the arrival of the Pixel 6 and Pixel 6 Pro. The pair will arrive later this month and will also mark the debut of the Google Tensor SoC.

AnTuTu has updated its leaderboards for September, atop of which now sits the RedMagic 6S Pro. The €599 smartphone outperforms expensive handsets like the iQOO 8 Pro, Vivo X70 Pro+ and the Xiaomi Mix 4, which all feature the Snapdragon 888 Plus too.

According to reports, Xiaomi is planning on releasing the Redmi K50 in roughly two months. Supposedly, the device will arrive with a Snapdragon 888 and a 64 MP primary camera, albeit one shared with many other smartphones that Xiaomi already sells.

The several hours long outage of all online services of the Facebook group on Monday had a fairly simple reason, which apparently was quite difficult to correct. Facebook has now offered an explanation in an official blog post.

Lenovo has updated the second generation ThinkPad P15 with new Tiger Lake processors from Intel along with Thunderbolt 4, but the highlight of the mobile workstation is the new professional RTX A3000 GPU from Nvidia, which provides a huge performance boost.

Asus has announced that the VivoBook 15 OLED (or K513 OLED) is now available to Indian customers. It comes with a choice of 2 11th-gen Intel processors and either SSD or dual HDD/SSD storage. Its premium selling-point of a display is the FHD Pantone-validated panel with which it originally launched.

Intel is lending early Alder Lake adopters a hand and releases a provisional list with validated DDR5-4800 DIMMs from several suppliers. This list should expand as more models become available.

After Sony has finally activated the long-awaited gaming feature via a firmware update on last year's Bravia LED TVs, the release of an according VRR update for the PS5 seems imminent.

OnePlus has published its first Open Beta for OxygenOS 12. So far, only the OnePlus 9 and OnePlus 9 Pro are eligible for the OS update, but over a dozen OnePlus smartphones will receive Android 12 eventually. The OnePlus Nord-N series and the OnePlus 6 series will remain on Android 11, though.

OnePlus is currently believed to have a late-2021 flagship refresh called the 9RT nearly ready to go. A model number previously linked to this putative smartphone has just popped up again in a new leak. It has appeared on Geekbench this time, in a listing that suggests its premium specs include the Snapdragon 888 SoC.

If this new leak is accurate, we could see the RTX 30 SUPER lineup launched throughout the first quarter of 2022. Additionally, Nvidia might up the minimum VRAM capacity to at least 12 GB for all of its desktop tiers. The RTX 3070 Ti with 16 GB and RTX 2060 with 12 GB may be launched to compensate for the ongoing shortages.

Huawei introduced the MateBook 16 as its first-ever 16-inch 3:2 display laptop in May 2021. However, it has only been available on the Chinese market since then. Now, however, the up-to-Ryzen 7 5800H device is now officially coming to Europe soon.

A supposed Pixel 6 and Pixel 6 Pro advert has started circulating online. Not only does the advert list the pair's release date but also points to Google unveiling them at a live-streamed event. There are several inconsistencies with the image, though.

The launch of AMD's cheapest Radeon RX 6000 graphics card is imminent, with the card expected to arrive on October 13. Now, the final specifications and official gaming benchmarks have leaked online, pitting the card against the Radeon RX 6600 XT, GeForce RTX 2060 and GeForce RTX 3060.

Available in open and closed variants, the EPOS H6PRO acoustic gaming headset targets PC, Mac, PlayStation 4 and 5, Nintendo Switch, as well as Xbox users. Both variants have similar specs, such as 42 mm drivers, 20 to 20,000 Hz frequency response, and 28 Ohm impedance, but slightly different sensitivity and THD values.

Today (October 5, 2021), ADATA has made its latest 15.6-inch XPG XENIA-series laptop official. The 15 KC upgrades to an 11th-gen Intel processor and RTX 3000 graphics. Being an XPG, it gets first-party "high-performance" DDR4 RAM and SSD storage.

Google has announced the October 2021 update for supported Pixel smartphones. The new update is rolling out for the Pixel 3, Pixel 4 and Pixel 5 series, including 'a' models.

Xiaomi has started rolling out Android 12 to the Mi 11, Mi 11i and the Mi 11 Ultra. Currently, Google's new OS is available for Mi Pilot testers on MIUI's global branch. Xiaomi considers the updates Stable Beta builds.

The Xiaomi Pad 5 has appeared back in stock via the Chinese company’s official online stores in Europe but at full price. However, prospective buyers interested in the tablet or the Xiaomi Pad 5 Pro and Pad 5 Pro 5G models can now find them available from a third-party retailer, with prices starting at US$449 for the Pro variant.

Android 12 has arrived, but not for Pixel smartphones. Instead, Google has only pushed its new OS to AOSP. Android 12 will arrive on existing Pixel devices later this month, potentially around the time that Google launches the Pixel 6 and Pixel 6 Pro.

Apple is expected to unveil the third-generation iPhone SE next year, two years after the current model's release. Ahead of that, ConceptsiPhone has shown what the iPhone SE 3 could look like if Apple gives it a modern design, however unlikely that may be.