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Samsung's Galaxy Tab S12 Ultra keeps the same 14.6-inch design and display as the Tab S11 Ultra, adds a Dimensity 9500 chip and four-channel spatial audio, and starts at $1,400, $200 above its predecessor's launch price.
Android Authority reports that the Soulog Sense, paired with the Soulog app, records and transcribes conversations, organizes them by topic and decision, and links them to related files and earlier discussions. The MagSafe recorder offers more than 50 hours of battery life and works with compatible AI tools through MCP.
Magnet Forensics has developed GrayKey Preserve and an Evidence Preservation Mode that it says freeze locked iPhones so police can reach data, defeating iOS's 72-hour inactivity reboot, according to a video obtained by 404 Media.
MyMonthlyCar lets U.S. dealerships rent used cars by the month and gives renters a path to buy.
Google has published the Viewer app for its Googlebook desktop platform on the Play Store, giving an early look at the media software headed to the first devices shipping this Sunday. The app handles images, video, audio and PDFs in one place.
Cohere released Embed 5, a two-tier embedding family for enterprise search, RAG and agentic retrieval, sharing one embedding space.
Twelve South has launched Airfly Drive, a $39.99 dongle that turns factory wired CarPlay into wireless CarPlay and also supports Android Auto. The compact adapter works with more than 75 makes and model years back to 2014, requires no app or account, and can switch between two paired phones.
Nike’s Caitlin 1s, Caitlin Clark’s first signature shoe, nearly sold out within hours of their U.S. release, with resale listings above $200.
Shopify introduced Canvas on Thursday, a tool that lets merchants build and edit their online stores by chatting with its AI agent Sidekick. Canvas renders the store's real code in real time, allowing merchants to test interactivity, animation and different screen sizes without direct coding.
Sony launches QSSR AI upscaling for standard PS5, debuting in Marvel's Wolverine and Ghost of Yōtei.
Engadget's best-of-2026 list, drawn from more than 150 product reviews, names Google Pixel 11, Apple iPhone 18 Pro, MacBook Neo and MacBook Air M5 as category leaders.
HP announced the OmniBook 5 14, a $699.99 Windows laptop with an OLED display on every configuration and a chassis slightly thinner and lighter than Apple's MacBook Neo. HP also introduced the ProBook 4 G2iS, which it calls its thinnest business notebook.
Amazon Web Services' Strands Labs released Strands Decider 2B, an open-source 2-billion-parameter decision model that selects among predefined options for agentic AI workflows. It is available on Hugging Face and GitHub.
TechRadar reports the Philips LatteGo 5500 Series is 25% off at Amazon for International Coffee Day, falling to £499.99 for Prime members ahead of Big Deal Days.
According to The Verge, Meta’s $1,299 VR Glasses use a 100-gram open-air passthrough design that may make VR more approachable than sealed headsets or transparent AR glasses.
Microsoft is repositioning Copilot as an enterprise “OS for work,” adding coding and agent tools and embedding Office, while Office and Teams chief and former LinkedIn CEO Ryan Roslansky will leave at the end of 2026 amid a leadership shuffle.
Audible launches AI-driven Interactive Stories, letting listeners talk to characters, starting with Dracula.
Two Nations League 2026/27 matches kick off Thursday: Ireland vs Austria at Aviva Stadium and Denmark vs Portugal, with free streams in Ireland and paid options in the US, UK, Canada and Australia.
Amazon is selling the Logitech G515 Lightspeed TKL Wireless Gaming Keyboard for $79.99, 50% off its $159.99 list price and a reported record low, according to Android Authority.
Amazon announced updated Kindle, Colorsoft, and Paperwhite models, a new Bluetooth page-turner, and a $90 discount on the 2024 Kindle Colorsoft Kids.
Prime Day deals: AirTag 2 $24, refurb Studio Display $300 off, M5 Pro MacBook Pro $500 off, Belkin chargers at lows.
Toshiba's 65-inch ArtVision QLED Fire TV is $1,097.99 on Amazon, its lowest price since launch, Android Authority reports.
Google Messages users report RCS media failures on Android-to-Android chats, Android Authority says.
The Lego PlayStation, a brick-built replica of the original PS1, is on sale at PlayStation Direct and in early access at Lego.com for Lego Insiders, with a wider release on October 4 and a free Lego Astro Bot for orders placed before October 7.