The Honor X5ds received a 2.01-inch additional display and a 6000 mAh battery for $150.

Dell upgraded its rugged laptop Pro Rugged 14, adding Intel Core Ultra Series 3 processors and professional NVIDIA Blackwell graphics.

Sincere Inc.'s limited Pixel Tunes After Hours costs about $83 in Japan. In the US and UK, gray-market sellers ask $136 to $150.

Bitcoin ended September at $83,621 with a monthly increase of 8%, supported by over $3.1 billion in inflows into U.S. ETFs.

Michael B. Jordan and Christopher McQuarrie are attached, and Sony reportedly beat several bigger streamers to the rights.

Steam set a record revenue of $1.7 billion for September 2026.

Free users lose the Flash and Pro models, and AI Plus subscribers lose Pro. Higher tiers keep everything and get Deep Think.

Slovenia's country domain saw registrations jump 2,199% in September, but the country is unlikely to cash in the way Anguilla did with .ai.

Embark Studios is opening its extraction shooter to everyone from October 8 to 12, on the same day its biggest update lands.

Samsung raised US prices on the Galaxy A57, A37, A27 and A17 by $20 to $50. The A17 now costs 35% more than at launch, and the memory shortage is the cause.

OpenAI launched dots — autonomous AI agents based on the GPT-6 Astra model, which operate on personal cloud servers and support over 4000 plugins.

The GTA and Red Dead writer says his studio will reveal an open-world comedy within months. A sci-fi game about a rogue AI is also in the works.

Yamaha's new entry-level stereo receiver costs $299.95 in the US, adds a subwoofer output and arrives in November 2026.

Northrop Grumman has introduced the FORTITUDE GaN chip, the size of a grain of rice. It combines signal switching and filtering, operates up to 20 GHz, and the manufacturer claims three times the power and 20 times better signal quality.

Xiaomi introduced the Mijia Wireless Hair Straightener 2— a cordless hair straightener with 70 minutes of autonomy and USB-C charging for 2000 UAH.

Xeal plans to install up to 100,000 Nvidia GPUs in parking lots across the U.S., leveraging excess power from EV charging stations.

The $111 billion deal is set to close October 6, putting HBO Max and Paramount+ under one owner. Studio and service names stay.

Love Magazine's October 5 issue carries a Rockstar interview and four new screenshots. GTA VI launches November 19 on PS5 and Xbox Series X|S.

Google's mid-range phone now starts at $599 in the US and £599 in the UK. Some third-party sellers are still charging far less.

Apple says phones that have already lost service need a hardware replacement. Software updates only protect the ones that still work.

An unannounced Samsung laptop running Android 17 has appeared in a benchmark database, weeks after Googlebooks went on sale from five other brands.

Subscribers have until mid-October to finish or buy nine departing games, including Clair Obscur: Expedition 33 and A Plague Tale: Requiem.

The ESRB rates Rockstar's next game M for Mature, PEGI says 18+, and the November 19 launch is now close enough for the old arguments to restart.

Mark Gurman says Apple is aiming for October or November. Pricing is unconfirmed, and supply of the OLED panels may be tight.

Fuse Games' podracing debut lands October 6 with Metacritic scores of 82 to 88. Critics like the roguelite campaign but miss split-screen.

Rogbid's new band skips the display, tracks heart rate, sleep and ECG, and claims up to 30 days per charge. No one has tested those claims yet.

Amazon's 2026 Kindle range adds aluminium bodies and a Bluetooth page-turner, while the entry price climbs about $40 since 2024.

Critics score the prequel 84 to 88 on Metacritic. The gunplay wins praise, the story less so, and multiplayer is still untested.

Samsung has raised Galaxy S26 prices by $100 to $200 in the US, with the UK and Europe following, blaming a memory chip shortage.

Owners on PC, PS4 and Xbox One get the next-gen patches at no cost, a few months before Metro 2039 arrives on February 4.

The 2026 OmniBook 5 swaps Snapdragon for Intel's Wildcat Lake chip and adds a backlit keyboard. HP's own dates and battery figures differ from early reports.

Ember Lab says it needs more time to polish the sequel to its Pixar-style adventure. No new release date has been given.

Ghost of Yōtei Complete Edition is an enhanced version of Sucker Punch’s open-world action-adventure set in Japan. For the Complete Edition, the developers have added two expansions: the roguelike ‘Most Wanted’ mode and the full story expansion ‘Echoes of Sekigahara’. And just as I was blown away by Yōtei last year, it’s had the same effect on me this time round. Owners of the original can upgrade for $15 and lose themselves once more in the beautiful landscapes for dozens of hours, taking down bandits. For those who haven’t had a chance to try the game yet, now is the perfect time to do so. The gg editorial team couldn’t resist – we’ve grabbed our katanas once more and are galloping on horseback to meet new challenges.

IO Interactive's Bond game adds a rocket-armed Aston Martin, two missions, new gear and a bulldog mascot at no extra cost.

The 3.1-inch Freckle is aimed at ages 7 to 13 and ships in December 2026, but only in the US. A parent app is still to come.

The Gboard Conveyor Belt Version is a joke you can actually build. Google has published the files, though it will never sell it.

Sony has confirmed the Reacher star as lead and pushed the game adaptation back seven months, from November 2027 to summer 2028.

Amazon has revealed the first details of the new Fire TV Remote Plus, which is scheduled to release in early 2027. The device will feature a refreshed design and several functions that were previously available in other company models.

Samsung has dropped the base model, so the cheapest Galaxy Tab S12 now costs well over £1,000. Here's what the new tablets offer.

Warner Bros. is taking Westeros to cinemas with Aegon's Conquest, written by an Andor writer. There's no cast yet, and the wait is more than three years.

Bloomberg says Apple will launch a 6-inch home hub alongside a new HomePod mini and Apple TV. Pricing and release dates are still unconfirmed.

Meta's Ray-Ban intimate-footage crisis has Apple weighing whether to remove cameras entirely or lock them down to AI-only functions — and delaying its debut to get it right.

The cyberpunk novel publishers once called "unfilmable" arrives on Apple TV+ on January 22, 2027, with Callum Turner leading a strong ensemble cast.

The Chinese company's new quadruped reaches 6 m/s, runs for 3+ hours, and undercuts Spot's $75,000 price tag — but Western buyers face real geopolitical supply risk.

A coalition of 12 US states blocked Hollywood's biggest-ever deal, forcing Paramount into a $7M-per-day penalty race while the companies wait out a federal trial.

Google has quietly confirmed its first major price increase in three years, citing a memory chip shortage driven by AI demand. The base model now starts at $899, and 128GB is no longer an option.