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WiCi is preparing the WiCi One, a wireless external GPU with an RTX 5060 Ti that connects over Wi-Fi 7 but also contains a processor, storage and cooling. Early signups cost $1,999, and Wi-Fi 7 throughput remains the central question.
Cloudflare has released Clef and Clef-flash, open-weight decision models for structured tasks, images, video and 64K contexts, claiming benchmark gains over TypeSafe's Jev.
9to5Mac Daily covers iPhone Duo production reports, an iFixit AirPods 5 teardown, and DoorDash ordering via Apple Messages.
Apple's first foldable iPhone, the Duo, opens preorders Oct. 16 and launches Oct. 23. Jim Cramer calls it a major catalyst, while Morgan Stanley cuts its Apple price target; Apple also begins a 'Shot on iPhone Duo' camera campaign.
9to5Mac podcast says Apple's 'HomePad' may launch Oct. 13, with leaked photos pointing to imminent iPad mini and HomePod mini updates.
NetApp CMO Gabie Boko says AI is drawing chief data officers and other new buyers to data infrastructure, as the company promotes its Intelligent Data Infrastructure strategy and its newly announced NetApp Novus architecture for AI factories.
IBM has introduced a self-hosted deployment option for its Bob agentic software development platform, enabling enterprises to run AI-assisted application development and modernization in on-premises, private-cloud, sovereign-cloud and air-gapped environments.
T-Mobile is reportedly preparing three new T-Mix plans called Standard, More and Loaded. Standard may start at $65 for one line, while the carrier has not confirmed the plans or a rumored pick-your-perk system.
Audible is testing three AI features—Character Guide, Interactive Story and Visual Explorer—as limited U.S. and U.K. betas.
Apple Arcade added five games on October 1, among them Terraria+ and Pusheen's Place, with three titles arriving as ad-free, purchase-free versions of existing App Store releases.
A workshop in Sweden brought researchers and industry figures together to consider how robotaxi design could discourage sexual activity, after reports of riders having sex in driverless cars and incidents involving Tesla, Cruise and Waymo.
Samsung launched the Galaxy Buds On, its first clip-on earbuds, in South Korea for 299,000 won, with a global rollout to follow.
Magnet Forensics reportedly has tools that preserve an iPhone’s After First Unlock state even after the device reboots, according to a law enforcement training video reviewed by 404 Media. The workaround could let police access data protected by Apple’s iOS 18.1 inactivity reboot feature.
Casio is reportedly preparing the CRW-002, a second digital watch ring based on its A168 series, with a possible November release and a reported price of $135.
TechRadar reported that AMD's 256-core EPYC 'Venice' 9996 is its most expensive processor ever launched, with 600W, 1GB cache, PCIe 6.0 and MRDIMM support, likely enterprise-only until after 2030. Separately, TechRadar warned that cheap AMD Athlon Silver 10 laptops from Asus, Lenovo and HP are not worth buying.
Google Play Fest runs Oct. 13-19, 2026, combining deals and rewards for the first time, with sweepstakes prizes and extra points on purchases, according to Android Authority.
OpenAI launched ChatGPT virtual try-on and a Favorites library, both using its new ChatGPT Images 2.5 model.
Deep Silver will release free next-gen updates for Metro 2033 Redux and Metro: Last Light Redux on October 22 for PC and October 29 for consoles, adding 4K graphics, spatial audio and other features.
Google launches Guided Vision in Gemini Live for Android, giving blind and low-vision users spoken camera descriptions.
Apple's Kate Bergeron says the iPhone Duo's folding screen carries a replaceable cover layer that can be peeled off and renewed, a design meant to keep creases from becoming more visible over time. AppleCare lists the replacement at $19.
AMD leak reveals Gainsborough chip, fueling Steam Deck 2 speculation, but no direct link to Valve has been established.
Le Monde has published an article asking who Samuel Fitoussi is, describing him as the conservative columnist behind accusations that Orélien's best-selling novel was written with artificial intelligence.
A TechRadar roundup published on International Coffee Day lists pumpkin spice capsules, pods and ground coffee for home brewing, including Starbucks' own seasonal blends.
SpaceXAI has released Grok for Intune, an enterprise iOS app built for organizations that manage apps and data with Microsoft Intune. The app adds IT deployment, app protection policies and work email sign-in to Grok's AI, image, video and voice features.