Google Maps has launched its first fan-favorite dining list, using reviews, ratings and directions to spotlight popular restaurants and food trends in 10 cities, while adding Gemini-powered discovery and ordering through Toast, Square and Uber Eats.
A new rumor claims Apple's expected OLED iPad mini will still use a 60Hz display without ProMotion, though the report has not been corroborated and comes from a source with a mixed track record.
Apple's iOS 27 update adds Siri AI, a persistent Now Playing MiniPlayer with a scrubber, new wallpapers and reliability fixes to CarPlay, while video app support awaits automaker backing.
A review in The Verge says CBS's Cupertino, from The Good Wife's creators, turns real tech controversies into a legal procedural that works on network TV.
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TechRadar has described Sigma's 50-120mm F2.8 as an APS-C classic in the making and a tempting full-frame alternative, in an article published on 8 October 2026 that carried the site's Cameras Editor byline.
Lenovo opened blind preorders for the YOGA Pro 15 RTX Spark on Oct. 8. The laptop is among the first local-agent AI PCs powered by Nvidia’s RTX Spark N1X superchip and targets AI creators, developers and researchers.
A Shaoshupai review says Apple's folding iPhone Duo moves controls to a right-side strip, cuts effective content width, keeps multitasking basic and puts the charging port on the left half.
A TechRadar article says global employee engagement has dropped to 20%, its lowest level since 2020, and argues that companies must adopt broadcast-style visual storytelling to hold employee attention and execute strategy.
Lenora Thaker's debut The Pearl of Tagai Town won the A$30,000 Queensland premier's award for a work of state significance, topping the 2026 Queensland Literary Awards announced at Brisbane Powerhouse.
Jaguar unveiled the Type 01, a four-door electric luxury GT with more than 1,000 hp and a new design language, in New York on Oct. 6. The car is priced from £130,000 in the UK and is set to launch in early 2027.
Magico has fully reworked its A3 floorstanding speaker as the A3 2027, with new drive units and cabinet damping drawn from its M9 flagship. It is priced at $25,000 a pair in the US and £28,998 in the UK.
Google has added live UK petrol and diesel prices to Google Maps and Waze, drawing on the government's Fuel Finder service. Prices appear in searches and station listings, and forecourts must update changes within 30 minutes.
TechRadar reports that although Amazon’s Prime Big Deal Days sale has ended, 27 of the event’s best deals are still available. They include a £24.99 Blink Outdoor 4 camera and Video Doorbell bundle, a record-low Nintendo Switch 2 price, and discounts on Oral-B, Shark, Kindle, Blink, Inui and Ring products. Most are set to end early next week, or sooner if stock runs out, and are likely the lowest prices until Black Friday in November.
Sherrod Brown, the Democratic former Ohio senator, is making datacenter opposition a central issue in his midterm Senate campaign, blaming Republican Senator Jon Husted for tax breaks and rising energy costs. Husted’s campaign denies the charge, and the race remains tight.
MIT Technology Review released its 2026 Climate Tech Companies to Watch list, highlighting firms in China, next-generation batteries, geothermal and nuclear power for data centers, and long-duration energy storage.