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Last updated: October 25, 2026, 3:40 PM ET
Gaming Business
Netflix reportedly walked away techpowerup.com from a deal after Microsoft asked $800 million for game IP, having offered $500 million for seven years of exclusive rights. Xbox also lost its first chief operating officer, with Helen Chiang departing techpowerup.com after only three months as the division undergoes a reset.
Fan Response
Nearly 180,000 supporters have signed a petition techpowerup.com urging EA to keep Mass Effect alive following the Bio Ware shutdown.
Graphics & Compute
Intel Arc owners on older motherboards gained a workaround, as a new Linux tool techpowerup.com brings Resizable BAR support to these cards. Separately, modders have unlocked up to 2x techpowerup.com compute performance on GeForce RTX, and 40 series cards. NVIDIA CEO Jensen Huang has also floated a rough figure of $2,000 per GPU techpowerup.com per year for the company's software business.
Streaming & Media
YouTube has set an early 2027 target techpowerup.com for streaming AV2 video on the web, according to the Alliance for Open Media.
Accessibility
A newly published Sony patent application techpowerup.com describes converting game audio into visual cues to help deaf and hard-of-hearing players.
Coming Up
YouTube's AV2 web streaming is targeted techpowerup.com for early 2027.
Mobile News
Last updated: October 25, 2026, 3:40 PM ET
iPhone Duo Hardware Issues
Early buyers of Apple's first foldable, the iPhone Duo, are reporting inner display damage gsmarena.com that they link to a potential hinge defect. The reports describe visible lines appearing across the inner panel, raising questions about durability for a device at the top of Apple's lineup. The deal coverage in the same feed notes the Duo has gone on sale gsmarena.com, so prospective buyers may want to weigh the defect reports before committing.
Oppo Find X10 Launch
Oppo has launched gsmarena.com the Find X10 and Find X10 Pro Max in European markets, with the company pushing faster rollouts for its new models. Pre-order discounts are running on the Find X10 series, according to the latest deals roundup. GSMArena is also polling readers on which of the two models they are more interested in.
Huawei Pura 90 Plus
Huawei has confirmed gsmarena.com the Pura 90 Plus, with live images surfacing ahead of launch and the Kirin 9025 chipset revealed. Pre-orders have opened.
Accessories and Audio
CMF's new Speaker S gsmarena.com has received its first unboxing and hands-on treatment, adding to a crowded portable Bluetooth market. Elsewhere, Engadget examines whether AI glasses engadget.com can replace headphones, and explains why earbuds usually cost less engadget.com than full-size headphones. Engadget also offers a guide to wireless CarPlay adapters engadget.com for drivers hoping to add the feature to older cars.
Apple Ecosystem and Privacy
Engadget has published a set of privacy settings engadget.com for MacBook owners to review, and a separate guide to Ray-Ban Meta privacy settings engadget.com for those wearing the smart glasses. For iPhone users, Engadget highlights the Measure app's LiDAR features engadget.com, and explains what the CarPlay bell icon engadget.com signals on screen. Anyone pairing AirPods with a Samsung phone engadget.com should know that most of Apple's features are lost.
Gaming and Consoles
8Bit Do has opened pre-orders engadget.com for its Arcade Controller Pro, priced from $119.99 with shipping slated for late November. Engadget also tracked how PlayStation Plus pricing engadget.com has changed from 2010 to 2026, and surveyed the cheapest new console engadget.com available this year.
Software and Networking
Samsung appears unlikely to rebrand engadget.com One UI as Galaxy OS, despite recent rumors. On the networking side, Engadget argues that IPv6 support engadget.com matters for home networks, and shows how a wired backhaul engadget.com can improve mesh Wi-Fi speeds.
Coming Up
The One Plus 16 poll results gsmarena.com are in, though no follow-up launch date has been announced. The Arcade Controller Pro begins shipping engadget.com in late November.
Apple News
Last updated: October 25, 2026, 3:40 PM ET
iPad and Mac Launches
An OLED iPad mini 8 9to5mac.com is set to debut this week, marking the first major overhaul of the line since 2021. Apple is also preparing an OLED MacBook Pro 9to5mac.com with touchscreen support, a reversal of the company's long-standing position against touch on the Mac. Mark Gurman reports macrumors.com that the 14-inch and 16-inch models will be unveiled Wednesday, alongside a new iMac macrumors.com and 14-inch MacBook Pro with the M6 chip. Longer term, touch-friendly macOS Golden Gate appleinsider.com interface changes are coming, while OLED iMac and MacBook Air appleinsider.com models remain years away.
iPhone Duo
Early owners of the iPhone Duo are reporting screen cracks 9to5mac.com that appear to follow the same pattern. Apple is considering a fix for Safari's cramped layout macrumors.com on the device, and one owner has highlighted a Touch ID tip macrumors.com that some users find preferable to Face ID.
Accessories and Services
Belkin has launched semi solid state batteries 9to5mac.com for iPhone, offering a lighter carry option. Air Tag 2 has fallen to a record low of $23 macrumors.com on Amazon. Instagram has launched an Apple TV app macrumors.com featuring Reels and live shows.
Corporate and Retail
Apple is reportedly rolling out a new anti-theft scanner macrumors.com for iPhone boxes in its stores. Leadership changes continue as Ternus reshuffles roles appleinsider.com while several long-time executives prepare to retire.
Coming Up
The OLED iPad mini 8 and touchscreen MacBook Pro are expected this week 9to5mac.com, with Gurman pointing to a Wednesday unveiling for the MacBook Pro lineup macrumors.com.