HONOR previewed the X9e Pro smartphone from its durable device line: 11,000 mAh battery with reverse charging, IP68/IP69 protection, survives 3 m drop and 10 m immersion. Full launch with prices and specs on September 24.
OM System released the PEN camera, the first in the series since 2021. It is essentially an OM-5 Mark II in a rangefinder body: 20MP sensor with phase-detection autofocus, viewfinder, IBIS, and IPX1 protection. Price is about $1000 or £850 body-only, £950 with 14-42mm III zoom.
Samsung Galaxy Watch Ultra 2 review: $699, 1.52-inch AMOLED up to 5000 nits, 800 mAh battery (+35%), 100 m water resistance and EN13319 diving certification. Adds Vitals dashboard, Heart Health, Cardio Load and Fitness Index.
GameGPU revealed specs for Sony's Project Canis handheld console: a 3nm AMD Canis chip with six Zen 6 cores, 24GB LPDDR5X and 16 RDNA 5 compute units. In portable mode rendering runs at 540p upscaled to 1080p, while PSSR 3.0 raises effective performance to 10–11 TFLOPS. Launch is expected in late 2027.
Samsung Galaxy S27 Ultra will feature an M16 OLED display with 10,000 nits peak brightness and 30% better efficiency, a 16MP front camera for the first time in four years, and three rear modules including 5x telephoto. Charging remains at 60W, and a privacy mode reduces brightness and quality at angles.
Xiaomi began crowdfunding the Smart Camera 5 Pro Full-Color Night Vision in China for 429 yuan (~$64), retail 599 yuan (~$90). It is the company's first camera with color day and night capture: two sensors (8MP and 4MP) deliver 4K video and color in darkness, and a local 1.5 TOPS AI chip recognizes people, pets, and crying.
Poco launched the X8 and X8 Power 5G smartphones in India. The X8 Power features a 6.83-inch 120Hz AMOLED, Snapdragon 6 Gen 5, 8GB RAM, 128GB storage, a 10,000 mAh battery with 100W charging, and IP66/68/69/69K protection.
Bloomberg reports that Apple is working on the iPhone Duo Max, a larger foldable smartphone with an approximately 8-inch screen, to compete with the Galaxy Z Fold Ultra. In the next two generations, the iPhone Duo lineup will get a telephoto camera and Face ID.
ASUS announced prices for six products in the ROG Edition 20 series for the gaming brand's anniversary in Japan. The set includes an RTX 5090 graphics card, a 3000 W power supply, an open case, a motherboard and cooling bundle, a Wi-Fi 7 router, and a compact PC with an RTX 5090.
OnePlus officially teases the OnePlus 16 launch in China and confirms a system-wide 165 Hz refresh rate and ColorOS 17 based on Android 17. Leaks point to an October release with a Snapdragon 8 Elite Gen 6 Pro chip, a 200 MP camera, a 9000 mAh battery and 100 W charging.
Snap CEO Evan Spiegel told Tom's Guide why the Specs glasses are deliberately conspicuous: disguising them as ordinary glasses raises surveillance suspicions. The device weighs about 130 g versus 200 g for the previous developer version, priced at $2195.
A Google Pixel 11 review is out: 6.3-inch 120 Hz OLED, 3 nm Tensor G6 chip, 48 MP main camera with a 1/1.56" sensor, 10.8 MP telephoto with 5x zoom and a 4985 mAh battery with 30 W charging. The price rose to $899/€999 for the 256 GB version, but memory is double that of the Pixel 10.
A review of the Oppo Find X9 Ultra: a 6.82-inch QHD+ LTPO AMOLED at 3600 nits and 144 Hz, five cameras led by a 200 MP Sony LYTIA 901, a 10x periscope and 120x zoom, Snapdragon 8 Elite Gen 5, 12 GB RAM and a 7050 mAh silicon-carbon battery. Weight is 236 g, IP66/IP68/IP69 rated, running ColorOS 16 on Android.
Nintendo announced three Switch 2 holiday bundles: with Nintendo Switch Sports Resort (October 22, $529.99), with Mario Kart World (October 29 in the UK, $549.99), and a 40th anniversary The Legend of Zelda collector's edition (October 29) without a game. Game bundles include a three-month Nintendo Switch Online subscription.
iFixit published a teardown and 18 repair guides for the Steam Machine, covering replacements from the face plate and front I/O to the power supply, microSD card reader, heatsink, and input/output daughterboards.
Galaxy Z Fold 8 sales in South Korea rose 10% in the week after the foldable iPhone Duo announcement. Some buyers who waited for Apple chose Samsung: the device is cheaper (from 2.28 million won vs 3.29 million), thinner, lighter, and already available, while iPhone Duo launches in Korea on October 16.
Tom's Guide tested the iPhone 18 Pro and Pro Max on the A20 Pro chip (2 nm). In Geekbench 6 they scored 4,735/12,800 and 4,741/12,789 versus 3,834/9,988 for the iPhone 17 Pro, and in 3DMark Solar Bay 16,288 and 17,850 points versus 12,984 for the Galaxy S26 Ultra. In the Geekbench AI test, Samsung is still ahead: 83,047 versus 69,245.
Consumer Reports named the Galaxy Z Fold 8 Ultra the best foldable smartphone in the US: maximum 5 points for camera and display. The Galaxy Z Fold 8 and Z Flip 8 also received top scores, and the entire lineup scored 91 out of 100 for reliability.
Logitech expanded its Spot sensor with integrations for 10 office management platforms, including Appspace, Robin, Zoom, Planon, and VergeSense. The $499 device uses mmWave radar to track presence up to 8 m, plus temperature, humidity, CO2, and air quality.
Preorders for iPhone 18 Pro and Pro Max in Taiwan exceeded last year's level by 20%, despite the debut of the first foldable iPhone Duo. Demand for premium models remains the main driver of smartphone upgrades in the market.
iQOO has announced the Pad Ultra tablet, launching in China on September 29 alongside the iQOO 16 smartphone. The device features an 8.8-inch screen, weighs 298g, and comes with gaming accessories: a two-sided gamepad and a case with grips.
Photographer Tyler Stalman published a review of the iPhone 18 Pro camera. The main improvement is a variable aperture system with f/1.48 opening, which reduces ISO in low light and lessens the need for night mode; also noted are 4x zoom instead of 5x and new styles with Soft Skin, Glow, and Film textures.
Nyrius released the Phoenix Home wireless HDMI adapter for $199.99. It transmits 4K at 60 fps up to 150 m line-of-sight or up to 23 m through walls and floors, and supports Dolby Atmos, DTS, and 7.1 audio.
Xiaomi raised prices in China on several Redmi Book Pro and Xiaomi Book Pro models by 400–700 yuan ($60–104). The increase affects 2025 and 2026 versions, including Redmi Book Pro 14/16 and Xiaomi Book Pro 14. The company gave no official reason.
Casio announced the GW-BX5600 series in the US, with two models—GW-BX5600-1 and GW-BX5600-1A1—priced at $180, launching in September 2026. The watches retain the DW-5600 design but add MIP display, Tough Solar, Bluetooth, and Multiband 6 radio synchronization.
IDC forecasts a 25% drop in smartphone sales in India from July to September, to 36 million units from 48 million a year earlier, the worst result since 2016. The cause is a global memory shortage: affordable models rose in price by nearly 40%, and Apple raised iPhone 17 prices by 20% to ₹99,900.
Dyson unveiled three Nurovi robot vacuums: R1 Nurovi Dry at $550, R2 Nurovi Wash + Dry at $700 and R3 Nurovi Spot+Scrub UV at $1200. All feature lidar navigation and Twin-Capture; R2 and R3 combine dry and wet cleaning, and R3 uses UV light to find stains.
Gizmodo tested the Snap Specs AR glasses: field of view grew from 45° to 51°, and the base model weighs 132 g. Gesture control works without the Neural Band, but the narrow FOV hampers interface use.
Snap partnered with Nvidia, Amazon Web Services and Salesforce to promote its $2195 Specs AR glasses to enterprises. It also introduced the Specs Intelligence AI assistant for the glasses, iPhone and Mac, with a free tier and paid levels.
The iPhone 18 Pro Max charges from 0 to 50% in 15 minutes and reaches 100% in 55 minutes, with peak power of 52W versus 35W on the iPhone 17 Pro Max. The device uses a 2nm chip and a higher-capacity battery.
