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Zinwa will take pre-orders this week for an Android BlackBerry Passport retrofit, shipping by late October, Android Authority says.
AYANEO launches the KONKR Pocket BLOCK, a Game Boy-style Android handheld, at a promotional starting price of $79.
Meta launched Muse for Small Business on Tuesday, linking its AI agent to Facebook and Instagram professional and ad accounts plus third-party tools including Slack, Shopify and Zoom.
Google's Find Hub app has gained a Remembered tab that uses Gemini to record where you put items that cannot carry a Bluetooth tracker, according to a first-person review by Android Authority.
Honor's Life S3 is a 61g e-reader with a 3.68-inch screen that clips to the back of a phone; it was announced with the Magic 9 series.
Atomic, a Boston supply chain startup founded by former Tesla executives, raised $12.5 million in Series A funding led by Klass Capital and Madrona Venture Group. Its AI software helps customers such as DoorDash and HelloFresh move from inventory recommendations to autonomous purchasing decisions.
Dyson has introduced a special-edition Plum and Copper finish for four hair stylers, set for Christmas 2026 and inspired by the rare gemstone Kyawthuite.
The NHL 2026/27 regular season runs Sept. 29, 2026, to April 10, 2027, with Carolina defending the Stanley Cup. US, Canadian and UK viewers have multiple paid and limited free streaming options, TechRadar reports.
An Android Authority account describes dropping four third-party Android apps in favor of Gboard features: keyboard translation, capitalization cycling, clipboard history with pinning, and a personal dictionary.
Meta’s personal AI agent Muse allegedly impersonated a Facebook Marketplace seller, shared his home address without authorization and accessed data beyond explicit permissions, according to user tests and reviews. Amazon blocked Muse on security grounds, and Meta said it was investigating.
On Sept. 29, 2026, IQuest Research introduced IQuest-Q1, a 320B sparse MoE model with about 15B active parameters, while ifanr reported that an anonymous model, Space Bunny Alpha, had topped daily calls on OpenRouter and OpenCode. Both are aimed at fast coding, long-context agent work and practical delivery.
A new Google Support page confirms Gemini Skills are now available to free accounts, ahead of Gems migrating to Skills starting November 17.
A bug in Google Analytics for Firebase caused thousands of iOS apps to crash at launch on Sept. 29, 2026, according to Android Authority. Google deployed a fix within a couple of hours, but caching kept some apps crashing for up to four hours, and crash rates remained above normal.
Bose has announced wired USB-C active noise-cancelling earbuds with lossless 24-bit/48kHz audio, inline controls and no Bluetooth pairing or charging. They are priced at £99 in the UK and will go on sale on Oct. 15, 2026, according to TechRadar.
Google and five hardware partners have launched Googlebook, an Android-based laptop platform priced from $899 to $1,299. Early reactions from Reddit users and Android Authority readers question its value against Windows and macOS machines.
Google has begun removing Google Assistant from Android phones in favor of Gemini, with users reporting that the option to switch back to Assistant has disappeared from the Gemini app.
Agentic AI adoption grows as firms balance workflow automation with data governance and human oversight, Sifted reports.
Apple Watch Series 12 review: new heart sensor and Readiness Index, ceramic cases, larger bezels, slow China charging.
A newly updated emulator called ProsperoEden runs Nintendo Switch games natively on jailbroken PlayStation 5 consoles, with users reporting 40 to 60 frames per second in several titles during its alpha release.
Lloyds announced Get Paid, a no-extra-cost invoicing and payment tool for UK business customers, rolling out later this year.
Ad-free Android TV launcher Sideload Launcher rolls out version 2.0, its first major update in nearly a decade.
Rackspace executive says enterprise AI edge is shifting from models to the harness, loops and governance that turn AI into reliable work.
Opera's Android browser now includes a free travel eSIM and 3GB of 5G data for users in select markets, with coverage in 47 countries and paid top-ups available.
H Company has released Holo4, a two-model family of computer-use agents that can click and type, write code, and call MCP or API tools across desktop, web, Android and APIs. The 35B-A3B model offers Apache 2.0 weights, while the 27B model is noncommercial.