Garmin has launched its first update for one of its latest smartwatch releases. Available to download globally, the new firmware is said to improve the overall user experience on the Approach S72 in several areas via multiple bug fixes and other ancillary updates.

Motorola's latest mid-range smartphone aims to stand out primarily through strong value for money, as Motorola packs a 7,000 mAh battery and a 108-megapixel main camera into a colorful chassis with a thoroughly modern design.

As a doctor, you're supposed to save lives. As a vampire, you have to take them. Vampyr is a dark RPG filled with difficult decisions, and it's currently available on Steam at a 90% discount.

The Redmi K100 has been launched in China, and it stands as an affordable phone powered by the Snapdragon 8 Elite. It sports a large 10,000mAh battery with 100W fast charging support and has a 165Hz AMOLED display. The starting price is CNY 2,999, about $450.

OnePlus has entered the growing clip-on earbuds market with the Buds Clip, a pair of open-ear headphones that automatically recognize which ear they're sitting on. Developed in collaboration with Dynaudio, they feature dual drivers, a lightweight nickel-titanium design, and up to 40 hours of battery life with the charging case. The earbuds also support high-resolution wireless audio and promise a comfortable fit without blocking the ear canal.

Rum & Gun is a pirate-themed action RPG that promises plenty of loot, diverse character builds and a healthy dose of pirate humor. The game is currently available on Steam for just $2.49, matching its previous all-time low.

Apple is nothing but sensitive when it comes to regional marketing quirks that could spark backlash. It is now showcasing its ultrathin products in South Korea in a different way, including the latest OLED iPad mini.

A complete Windows 11 PC inside a keyboard that can be connected to an Apple iPhone Duo, an iPad or an Android tablet to turn them into a full-fledged PC – the Hero Keyboard is intended to be a lighter, cheaper alternative to a laptop.

The RPCS3 PS3 emulator can now play another Sony PlayStation 3 game from start to finish with no issues and good performance, its full name being Miyazato San Kyoudai Naizou Sega Golf Club. This has resulted in the RPCS3 PS3 emulator now playing 80.07% of the entire PS3 library.

The Xiaomi 18 could be one of the most exciting lower-priced flagship smartphones of the year, as the latest rumors suggest Xiaomi is making hardly any compromises, equipping the Xiaomi 18 with a metal body and not one but two 200-megapixel cameras. However, the device is reportedly set to miss out on one of the Pro model's most exciting features.

Vzmore has launched the iX9 mini PC. It's powered by the Intel Core Ultra 9 185H, a performance CPU from Meteor Lake. There's a rich port selection, with dual USB4 ports bringing eGPU support. The discounted launch price is $899.

A new two-speed transmission promises to improve acceleration, efficiency and potentially even the range of electric motorcycles. The technology is based on a shifting concept originally developed for motorsports.

The next-generation "budget iPhone" is expected to launch as early as the beginning of 2027. An exceptionally reliable source has now revealed the key specifications. According to the report, the iPhone 18e will receive two significant upgrades but will retain an outdated display.

HP has officially launched the Star Book Air 14 laptop in China. HP’s new machine comes as a direct rival to the MacBook Neo, featuring an aluminum alloy body, an Intel Core 5 320 processor, an OLED touchscreen, and a 60 Wh battery rated at up to 42.5 hours.

A new platform called RecompLauncher aims to make classic console games more accessible on modern PCs. Its online catalog already includes several well-known titles from Nintendo, Sony and Microsoft.

The Xiaomi 18 Pro and the Xiaomi 18 Pro Max could be available globally very soon, as an Italian retailer has already listed the two flagship smartphones, showing them in Velvet Red for the first time. The online store confirms prices, launch discounts and specs.

Logitech has listed a new MX Master 4 Special Edition mouse on its website for $119.99. Pre-orders are currently open, with shipping starting October 30.

Most chargers are content to sit quietly in a wall socket, but Baseus has other ideas. Its new Hurricane 3 delivers up to 160W through three USB-C ports, complete with active cooling and a display that keeps tabs on charging. It is now available in China for around $56.

In Phantom Brigade, you'll fight turn-based tactical battles with mechs. But to defeat your opponents, you'll need to adapt your tactics to each situation, manage your resources, and use the environment to your advantage.

The Apple iPhone Duo is now officially out, and the phone is not having a great time. After reports emerged of the failure-prone hinge mechanism of the iPhone Duo, a Polish YouTuber tested the durability of the hinge by folding the iPhone Duo repeatedly. The phone failed after only 75,000 folds.

The fantasy adventure REKA promises a cozy life as a witch in the middle of a dark fairy-tale forest. After roughly two years in Early Access, the game has now reached its full release and is celebrating with a 35% launch discount on Steam.

PeakDo's new LinkPower Ultra attaches to the back of SpaceX’s Starlink Mini. It adds a cooling fan that runs between 52°C and 45°C, switches to semi-solid-state cells, and packs 27,000mAh (99.9Wh) into a 22mm-thick body rated for up to 5.5 hours of use.

An open-weight Alibaba model tried to upload a file to a server in Beijing during a security test run by Cohere, without being asked. The sandbox blocked the attempt, which Cohere says happened in fewer than one in 100,000 calls. Anyone running Qwen3.8-Flash-Next locally as an agent should still cut off its network access.

Xiaomi has unveiled the Mijia Shoe Washer 3kg, a dedicated footwear washer that goes on crowdfunding through Youpin. It washes two to four pairs per load using a high-speed pulsator and three brushes, offers eight programs including a 20-minute quick wash, and carries lab-tested sterilization claims of up to 99.8%.

With iOS 27.2, Apple marks all images from Image Playground and more extensively edited photos with Google's invisible SynthID watermark. It is embedded in the pixels rather than the metadata and is designed to survive cropping and compression. However, it cannot be checked on the iPhone itself; Google's Detector is required.

The iPhone Duo lacks FaceTime's Eye Contact setting, which adjusts your gaze during video calls to make it look as though you are looking into the camera. Even iPhones with Touch ID have it, but the foldable does not. Apple has yet to explain why, but the camera's position beneath the inner display offers a plausible reason.

The Acemagic K5 initially launched with the entry-level processor from the Wildcat Lake series. Now, the mini PC is available with the slightly more capable Intel Core 5 320. It's paired with 16GB of RAM, up from 12GB, and is currently available for $499.

Ollama can now convert text to speech entirely locally on Macs with Apple Silicon. Gradium's Phonon models speak five languages, including German, read chat responses aloud as they are being generated, and can be accessed through an OpenAI-compatible interface. There is a catch for commercial projects, however.

Apple has released iOS 27.2 and iPadOS 27.2, patching 163 security vulnerabilities, including flaws in Apple Intelligence and Hide My Email. According to Calif, most of the vulnerabilities behind the iPhone Duo jailbreak have also been patched. The updates also bring Multiview to the iPhone and add the Siri Remote to Find My.

Dell has introduced the UltraSharp U3226QER monitor in China. The monitor features a 31.5-inch IPS Black display with 4K resolution (3840 x 2160 pixels), 99% DCI-P3 coverage, and a 120 Hz refresh rate. Plus, it comes with VESA DisplayHDR 600 certification and an ambient light sensor.

The lightweight XPPen Magic Pro 13 is a slim Android 16 drawing tablet offering a 120Hz, 3K paper-like display, 650-nit max brightness, accurate colors, and the ability to double as an external PC monitor using a single USB-C cable. It comes with an X4 Smart Chip Stylus with 16K pressure levels and 60° tilt support.

(Multiple inaccuracies corrected) Tenda has released the U18v3, an inexpensive Wi-Fi 6 adapter that allows users to add Wi-Fi 6 support to outdated computers. The adapter can also turn computers with an internet connection into a hotspot for other devices to connect to.

Once a Switch 2 game launches on a Game-Key Card, it may never see a cartridge release. A retailer leaked a Nintendo policy that restricts publishers from making the change. Physical media supporters lobby companies to avoid download-dependent formats on the console.

Lara Croft has spent three decades exploring ancient tombs, collecting mysterious artifacts, and surviving traps that would make most archaeologists reconsider their career choices. Dark Horse's new 184-page hardcover revisits her adventures, allies, and enemies in chronological order, arriving just days after the franchise's 30th anniversary.

The XTU S7 Pro Max combines a 1/1.28-inch 50 MP RYYB sensor, AI night vision, and up to 14 stops of dynamic range in a compact 4K action camera, featuring Super Stabilization 5.0 EIS, 50-second pre-recording, 50 MP photography, magnetic quick-release mounting, and up to 200 minutes of battery life.

Phantom Blade Zero is currently scheduled to launch on October 29. And if you're planning to jump in on day one, you'll be glad to learn that it's already available at a discounted price.

Nvidia says the RTX 5090 isn’t discontinued, but getting the parts to build one is reportedly becoming harder. At least one board partner can no longer order GPU and memory kits — even on backorder — while reduced cooler orders raise fresh questions about the flagship’s future availability.

A $500 32-inch OLED monitor deal usually forces compromises with resolution or refresh rate. Yet the 4K Samsung Odyssey G7 offers more versatility than many far more expensive displays. Capable of a 330Hz refresh rate at 1080p, the G73SH is $600 lower than its May 2026 launch price.

Intel's 12GB Arc B580 delivered 31.1 tokens per second when running a 125-billion-parameter AI model with XeStrata, compared with 10.9 tokens per second using Strata. The result highlights the impact of inference software, although the test PC also required 64GB of RAM.

A tiny camera flash that weighs just 23 grams yet still boasts a rechargeable battery, USB-C and four power levels – the brand-new Godox iM10 is said to be perfect for compact cameras such as the Fujifilm X100 VI.

Apple's expected switch to OLED for the MacBook Pro affects an entire display technology. Counterpoint Research expects shipments of Mini-LED panels for notebooks to fall by 38 percent in 2026 and a further 60 percent in 2027, while OLED grows strongly. The overall market, meanwhile, is shrinking slightly.

HomePod software 27.2 brings the Sound Glow light effects to the existing HomePod mini and second-generation HomePod too. It also adds a touch panel lock and Mac audio via AirPlay. Surround sound with four HomePods, however, requires new hardware.

Apple has released macOS 27.2 and watchOS 27.2. Siri AI now also understands French, Japanese, Korean, Portuguese and Spanish. German is missing, and in the EU the new Siri remains limited to Mac and Vision Pro. iOS 27.2 has yet to arrive.

Microsoft's first Surface Laptop Ultra firmware update has quietly patched the display and power management issues that dogged its launch. But the bigger complaints about its Mini-LED screen can't be addressed with software fixes.

Apple has acknowledged reports of cracked inner displays on its new foldable iPhone Duo, saying the issue affects a small number of devices. Affected owners are being advised to contact AppleCare for replacements, while the cause of the screen failures remains unclear.

The iPhone Duo is Apple's first-ever foldable smartphone. However, the launch of the device has been spoiled by reported cases of hinge failures and broken inner displays. Samsung is apparently taking full advantage of this and is rubbing salt in the wounds of Apple.

Waist-level viewfinders allow you to hold the camera at waist height and look down into the viewfinder, as with a classic medium-format or TLR camera. SmallRig now offers a new viewfinder of this type, which is said to be ideal for cameras such as the Leica Q3 or the Ricoh GR IV.

HP has released a new 14-inch laptop built around Intel's Panther Lake architecture. Featuring up to 64 GB of RAM and an 800-nit display, the EliteBook 6 G2i 14 can also be configured with a PCIe Gen 5 SSD, as well as NFC connectivity and a SmartCard Reader.