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Apple let reporters test its first foldable phone, the iPhone Duo, at Apple Park ahead of preorders opening Oct. 16 and a launch on Oct. 23. The device has a 5.4-inch cover screen and a 7.6-inch inner display, and Apple showed how apps like Netflix will adapt across the cover screen, full inner display, and a half-folded mode with on-screen controls.
Android Authority published a roundup of eight Android features it says are underused, including notification history, app pairs for split-screen, clipboard history, reverse wireless charging and app pinning. The piece explains how to enable notification history via Settings, which logs alerts for 24 hours and can surface deleted messages from apps like WhatsApp, and how app pairs let users save split-screen app combinations for one-tap reuse.
At Meta Connect in Menlo Park, Mark Zuckerberg introduced new hardware including Meta VR Glasses, a headset five times lighter than the Meta Quest 3 that resembles goggles rather than a strapped helmet. The company also launched Ray-Ban Meta Audio, a camera-free smart glasses model, alongside a third-generation Ray-Ban Meta and plans to bring its Muse AI agent to the smart glasses platform.
At its Made on YouTube event, Google announced Custom Feeds, which let users create new homepage tabs by describing desired content and refining suggestions through ratings; the feature rolls out soon in the US across web, mobile and TV. YouTube also revealed upcoming support for GIFs in comments, group chat in direct messages for select countries, and expanded Ask YouTube AI features covering product videos, search results and music recommendations via Ask Music.
Apple has started beta testing iOS 27.2, just days after releasing iOS 27 and confirming that iOS 27.1 will ship exclusively with the upcoming iPhone Duo on October 23. The new beta introduces a redesigned Health app with Insights, Longevity, and Browse tabs, including a Health age metric drawn from Apple Watch data, plus profile support in the Apple TV app for the first time on iOS.
YouTube Music is rolling out two updates: a new AI-audio feature called 'your podcast lineup' that gives spoken previews and reasons for recommended podcasts, and expanded capabilities for its Ask Music assistant, letting users customize their listening queue and get more details about artists. Both features will roll out worldwide soon and are available to regular app users and YouTube Premium subscribers.
OpenAI announced that ChatGPT's mobile app now supports voice-triggered agentic workflows, letting users create documents, draft emails or summarize Slack messages through the Work tab. Plus and Pro subscribers get expanded capabilities including building sites, presentations and using a cloud browser, while Free and Go users can access plugins and connected apps. Users can also switch between text and voice mid-conversation and resume tasks started on mobile on desktop.
YouTube unveiled two AI features for YouTube Music at its Made On YouTube event: Ask Music, a conversational search tool covering over 300 million songs including remixes and live versions, and Your Podcast Lineup, a personalized weekly audio guide highlighting recommended podcasts and episodes. Ask Music lets users type natural-language requests, like building a mix based on a song's influences or asking who played on a track, instead of searching by title or artist.
At its Made on YouTube event, YouTube announced updates to its Studio app, including expanding the Ask Studio AI Q&A feature to iOS and Android, and adding AI-driven feedback on unpublished video drafts covering pacing and structure. The app also gains a research feed showing trending content, AI-generated thumbnails and titles matched to a creator's style, and a dynamic thumbnail tool that tests three versions on different audience segments.
Australian PC builder Aftershock PC has launched the Cherry Bloom, a liquid-cooled gaming desktop featuring 70 handcrafted titanium-alloy cherry blossoms that mechanically unfurl as the system heats up, with no motors or electronics involved. The system, built in an APNX V2 case, includes an AMD Ryzen 7 9800X3D CPU, 64GB of DDR5 memory, a 1300W power supply and an RTX 5080 GPU, and sells for roughly $14,150 (about £10,650), excluding shipping.
Garmin has released a software update giving the Venu 4 all-day fall detection, which sends live location alerts to chosen contacts if the wearer falls. The update also adds hands-free 'OK Garmin' voice control and running tools like Quick Workout and Run Coach plans to devices including the Fenix 8 series, Venu 4 and X1, and Vivoactive 6. The rollout is underway now via Garmin Connect or Garmin Explore and may take a few weeks to reach all eligible devices.
Peloton launched three new treadmills on Tuesday: the foldable Tread Flex at $2,200, the Tread Vision at $3,500, and the Tread Plus Vision at $6,700, all going on sale October 1. The company also rolled out new AI-driven features for runners, walkers and hikers on its Peloton IQ platform.