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Last updated: November 4, 2026, 10:40 PM ET
Chips & Semiconductors
AMD's guidance points to its first quarter ever techpowerup.com with more revenue than Intel, a milestone that underscores how sharply the balance has shifted in data center and AI. Samsung's second Taylor fab is reportedly fully booked techpowerup.com, with AMD taking the entire planned output on its 2 nm process. Intel, meanwhile, has released a 0.9 PDK techpowerup.com for its 14A node, with the final version targeted for Q1 2027. Reports also suggest Intel's upcoming Nova Lake-S techpowerup.com desktop chips may drop to 5.1 GHz above 90°C. On the supply side, SEMI reports silicon wafer shipments rose 13.4% techpowerup.com year-on-year in Q3 2026.
PC Market & Earnings
Arm posted a record second quarter, reaching $1.44B techpowerup.com in total revenue on AI chip growth. Netgear's third quarter revenue fell 9.3% techpowerup.com to $167.3M. AMD expects PC sales to decline double digits techpowerup.com in 2027 alongside the wider industry, while HP has named Emma Walmsley as its new chief executive techpowerup.com.
Consumer Devices & Gaming
Google has confirmed that detachable Googlebooks techpowerup.com with removable keyboards are on the way. Sony has begun prompting some US owners techpowerup.com to trade in their PS5 ahead of GTA, with trade-in offers reaching up to $400. Nintendo's largest ROM chip supplier is exiting the business arstechnica.com, a move that could raise costs for physical Switch games. Ubisoft has made an offer to buy techpowerup.com Dishonored studio Arkane Lyon. Valve now requires developers techpowerup.com to play their games through the Steam client for at least five minutes before submitting for review. NVIDIA's DLSS 5 has arrived techpowerup.com in Hogwarts Legacy, War Thunder, and Where Winds Meet.
Security & Policy
Researchers say a group possibly linked to the Kremlin arstechnica.com used fake sites to exploit iOS and Android flaws. Binance says hackers behind a billion-dollar crypto theft spent months planning arstechnica.com the heist. On policy, Ted Cruz is moving to fill arstechnica.com FCC seats with Republicans before Democrats take control of the Senate. Tech industry voices have framed voter pushback on AI and data centers as anti-Trump rather than anti-tech arstechnica.com.
Hardware Roundup
VMware has released vSphere Express arstechnica.com, a low-cost virtualization option for up to 128 cores. The Enough Phone aims to be arstechnica.com one of the smallest smartphones on the market. Slate's $25,000 electric truck prototype left one reviewer more optimistic arstechnica.com after 45 minutes behind the wheel. Lofree has launched the Flow Lite 2 techpowerup.com low-profile mechanical keyboard, and MSI has introduced the Cubi NUC WCG techpowerup.com mini PC. ASUS announced the ROG XG Station 3 techpowerup.com external GPU dock with Thunderbolt. Cougar's DUOAIR RGB techpowerup.com cooler packs five fans into a budget design.
Coming Up
Intel's 14A process reaches final techpowerup.com PDK status in Q1 2027. AMD's PC sales decline is expected to play out techpowerup.com across 2027.
Mobile News
Last updated: November 4, 2026, 10:40 PM ET
Smartphones & Software
Oppo announced gsmarena.com that its newly launched F35 Pro is receiving the Color OS 17 update. Samsung's next One UI 9.5 beta androidcentral.com may arrive soon, with rumors pointing to early testing on the Galaxy S26 line. Xiaomi has also published a HyperOS 4 rollout schedule gsmarena.com covering its full model lineup, and the update brings deeper iOS integration, including easier file sharing.
Upcoming Devices & Hardware
Motorola is reportedly reviving androidcentral.com a familiar Moto One phone series after five years, and a new Moto One has surfaced with a Qi certification and Geekbench results. Xiaomi is reportedly developing gsmarena.com a wide-screen candybar smartphone. Oppo's PNC110 with a 12,000mAh battery gsmarena.com has received certification from MIIT, and vivo's X500 FE and V80 FE gsmarena.com continue to pick up certifications. Samsung's Galaxy A38 gsmarena.com appears set for a battery capacity upgrade, while the Galaxy Z Fold 9 and 9 Ultra androidcentral.com may keep their existing cameras. Honor's Magic9 Pro Max gsmarena.com is in for review, with ARRI co-engineering its camera system.
Reviews
Android Central's iPhone Duo review androidcentral.com calls it the greatest iPhone yet after two weeks of testing. Engadget's Ocarina of Time review engadget.com finds the remake preserves the original's magic while looking and playing better.
Apps & Services
Snap now has more than 30 million paid subscribers engadget.com across Snapchat+ and other plans, with AI-powered effects drawing strong demand. Google is redesigning Messages androidcentral.com again with bigger pinned chats, a change heavy texters may dislike. WhatsApp is suggesting recent photos and videos gsmarena.com directly within chats. Pangram has expanded its AI detection engadget.com tools from text to video and images.
Gaming
Microsoft is testing two new controllers engadget.com for Xbox Cloud Gaming, including a Nano Controller that borrows a Google Stadia design approach. Valve has updated its Steam release rules engadget.com to clear a backlog of AI-generated game submissions. A Redditor used Claude Code to get Switch games running engadget.com on Apple TV, and Nintendo's main cartridge supplier, Macronix, is exiting the ROM business engadget.com, which is bad news for physical media fans.
Industry & Policy
Qualcomm and SpaceX have agreed to develop androidcentral.com a Starlink 5G network targeted for 2027. Elon Musk spent nearly $500 million engadget.com on the midterms and lost badly. Voters also rejected data center expansion engadget.com in the midterms, with Ohio showing the strongest backlash.
Deals
Samsung UK is cutting Galaxy S26 prices gsmarena.com by £250 and the Z Fold8 by £100 as part of a Black Friday promotion.
Coming Up
The Oppo Find N7 is confirmed for a European launch gsmarena.com. God of War Laufey has been pushed back to May 20 engadget.com, giving Santa Monica Studio more time to polish the game.
Apple News
Last updated: November 4, 2026, 10:40 PM ET
Apple Hardware & Macs
Apple's new MacBook Pro with its PROLED XDR display is drawing attention, and mac OS 27.3 extends related touch features to external displays through Sidecar. macOS 27.3 also ships an important security fix, while Apple reportedly is doubling orders for the MacBook Neo ahead of a 2027 launch, and MacBook Neo 2 is expected to double sales in 2027 per Mark Gurman. Apple may phase out its non-touch high-end MacBook Pros, consolidating the lineup.
iPhone & iOS 27
Apple's iOS 27.3 beta 1 rolled out this week, bringing a Car Play redesign for Apple Music and selfie-based karaoke features. Reviewers found Siri Recaps and Live Rewind controversial, while Apple has disabled the Siri AI waitlist for most users. Apple is also checking public iCloud links for harmful content starting in iOS 27.3. Next year's iPhone Pro redesign has drawn a fresh leak, and the iPhone 18e is rumored to focus on a chip upgrade with few other changes. A persistent jailbreak has also reportedly bypassed Lockdown Mode.
Services & Subscriptions
Apple now lets developers offer discounts to users trying to cancel subscriptions, a retention tool that several outlets covered. Apple Photos gains new AI tools and slideshows in iOS, and Apple TV is reportedly developing a Silo spinoff while adding a Justin Timberlake docuseries. The 12 Days of Snoopy special arrives November 13, and Stick Season 2 premieres today.
Business & Markets
Apple shares closed at a record $349.51 after the election and Q4 results. Counterpoint Research found Apple and Samsung were the only major smartphone chip suppliers to outperform rivals as shipments fell 21% globally in Q3. Apple is cutting employee AI token allowances to reduce costs under Ternus, and a WSJ report says Apple still charges 300% of costs on iPhone storage upgrades.
Deals
Early Black Friday MacBook deals start at $1,099, and Apple Watch Ultra 3 is down to a record-low $250 discount at Best Buy.
Coming Up
The 12 Days of Snoopy special lands November 13, and MacBook Neo 2 is slated for early 2027.