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Engadget review: Technics EAH-A1000 pairs tight sound with strong ANC at $450

Engadget review: Technics' $450 EAH-A1000 headphones offer tight sound, strong ANC and a full feature set.

Products & Applications · Large Language Models

YouTube Tests AI “Ask YouTube” Previews in Desktop Search

YouTube is testing AI “Ask YouTube” previews in U.S. desktop search, placing text advice and timestamped video moments above standard results.

Products & Applications

iPhone Duo Pre-Orders Backordered to Next Year Within Minutes

Apple's first foldable iPhone, the iPhone Duo, opened for pre-order on October 16, 2026, but delivery estimates quickly slipped to January 25.

Companies · Products & Applications

Replit CEO Amjad Masad outlines 'self-driving company' vision at TechCrunch Disrupt

Replit CEO Amjad Masad told TechCrunch Disrupt that AI agents will power a 'self-driving company,' handling routine work while humans focus on judgment and taste.

Products & Applications

Dashboard Tracks AI Job Cuts and Wage Losses Across US States

A Center for AI Safety dashboard estimates 117,000 AI-attributed U.S. job cuts in 2026 and $8.5 billion in annual wage losses, with uneven state impacts.

Products & Applications

Steam Adds Achievement Sets to Keep DLC From Breaking 100 Percent Completion

Valve has launched Achievement Sets in the Steam Client beta, grouping base game and DLC achievements into separate collections so later additions do not cut into a player's completion percentage.

Cybersecurity · Products & Applications

IPVanish Launches 2026 Black Friday VPN Deals, TechRadar Reports

TechRadar reported on Oct. 16, 2026, that IPVanish has launched Black Friday VPN deals for 2026, keeping older lower prices on redesigned plans. The report did not include specific prices, plan names or terms.

Products & Applications

Sony ECM-W5 Wireless Mic Adds In-Camera 32-Bit Float Recording for $399.99

Sony's ECM-W5 wireless mic kit launches in November 2026 at $399.99, with in-camera 32-bit float recording and a 500m range.

Products & Applications

Three 1000GB business SIM cut to £54 with Vodafone network fallback

Scancom is offering a Three 1000GB monthly business data SIM and eSIM for £54, down from £249.99, with automatic fallback to Vodafone's network through MOCN technology and monthly renewals until September 2028.

Products & Applications · Companies

Apple Opens iPhone Duo Preorders at $1,999 as Delivery Dates Slip to 2027

Apple opened iPhone Duo preorders on October 16 at $1,999, with launch on October 23, as delivery estimates slipped into 2027.

AI Chips & Compute · Products & Applications · Companies

Nvidia RTX Spark Windows Laptops Go on Sale as Early Reviews Find Local AI Promise and Friction

The first Windows laptops powered by Nvidia's RTX Spark platform are on sale, with Microsoft's Surface Laptop Ultra and Asus ProArt models drawing reviews that praise hardware and local AI capability while noting software bugs, battery trade-offs and uneven CPU performance.

Products & Applications

Newegg Business cuts Adobe Acrobat Pro 2024 three-year license to $274

Newegg Business is selling a three-year term license for Adobe Acrobat Pro 2024 at $274 with code BGTWF272, about $445 less than three years of Adobe's cheapest Acrobat Pro subscription.

Products & Applications

Google Expands Fix for Missing Android Auto Signal Bars

Google is widening a fix that restores the missing network signal icon in Android Auto, months after an update removed it, Android Authority reports. Some drivers have seen the icon return, but a full rollout may take weeks.

Products & Applications

One Month With the iPhone 18 Pro: Battery, Main Camera and Vapor Chamber Draw the Most Praise

A month-long review published by 9to5Mac singles out three iPhone 18 Pro features: battery life that ends most days near 60 percent, a variable-aperture main camera, and vapor chamber cooling that keeps performance steady outdoors.

Products & Applications · Large Language Models · Companies

Google AI Pro Trials Exclude Argon, Claude 5.5 in Antigravity

Google AI Pro trials omit Argon, Claude 5.5 in Antigravity and other paid perks, Android Authority reports.

Products & Applications

MapQuest Adds Layer Showing Flock and Other Surveillance Cameras

MapQuest now lets users toggle a map layer showing known outdoor surveillance cameras and license plate readers, including Flock cameras.

Products & Applications

Samsung 9100 Pro 1TB SSD Drops to $265, Narrowing Its Price Gap With the 990 Pro

Samsung's 9100 Pro 1TB PCIe 5.0 SSD is on sale at Amazon for $265, only $5 more than the slower 990 Pro, according to TechRadar.

Products & Applications

Razer Blade 16 revived with DIY cooler made from a storage crate

A UK Razer Blade 16 owner revived a laptop with a homemade liquid cooler built from a plastic crate and Amazon parts after Razer quoted £2,500 for a broken heatsink repair.

Products & Applications

TechRadar Roundup Picks 15 Halloween Desk Accessories for Home Offices

TechRadar lists 15 Halloween home office desk accessories, led by a mouse mat based on The Shining's Overlook Hotel carpet.

Companies · Products & Applications

Rockstar Doubled to 4,711 Staff Across 12 Offices to Build GTA VI

Rockstar Games has grown from 2,441 employees in 2018 to 4,711 across 12 offices as of August 2026, figures cited by Bloomberg Businessweek show, in an eight-year effort to build GTA VI's Leonida and Vice City.

Companies · Products & Applications

Sony Drops Promised Android 17 Update for Xperia 10 VI

Sony says the Xperia 10 VI will not receive Android 17, one of three major OS updates promised at launch, because of storage limitations. Security updates are expected to continue through June 2028.

Products & Applications

Developer Paul Ford Releases Tiny Little Office, a Free Browser Suite That Keeps Files in the URL

Veteran developer Paul Ford has released Tiny Little Office, a free ten-app browser office suite that requires no login or cloud account and encodes each document in its own shareable URL.

Products & Applications · Companies

E Ink unveils Kaleido 4 color ePaper display; Hanvon M10C II is first tablet to use it

E Ink has announced Kaleido 4, a color ePaper display it says offers twice the color gamut and 50 percent better contrast than the previous version. Hanvon Technology's M10C II is the first tablet to carry the panel.

Policy & Regulation · Computer Vision · Products & Applications

Sainsbury’s resumes live facial recognition in East Dulwich with no shopper opt-out

Sainsbury’s has resumed live facial recognition at its East Dulwich store after an innocent shopper was wrongly ejected, and shoppers who object are effectively told to shop elsewhere, TechRadar reports.