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Amazon event 2025 updates: Reactions to Echo Dot, Kindle Scribe Colorsoft, Fire TV, more

Kerry Wan/ZDNET Follow ZDNET: Add us as a preferred source on Google. ZDNET's key takeaways Amazon hosted a Devices & Services event on September 30. The event featured new Ring cameras, Echo speakers and displays, Fire TV devices, and a new Kindle Scribe Colorsoft. ZDNET was on-site at the event to provide the most up-to-date coverage. Amazon yesterday held its Devices and Services event, an invitation-only showcase in New York City, to showcase its latest innovations across smart home, w

Samsung doesn’t have faith in thin phones, gets back to work on Galaxy S26 Plus

Ryan Haines / Android Authority TL;DR Samsung has reportedly decided to bring back the Galaxy S26 Plus. The phone could join the Galaxy S26 Pro, Galaxy S26 Edge, and Galaxy S26 Ultra, making it a quartet of devices. The decision was apparently made due to lower-than-expected Galaxy S25 Edge sales. We’ve heard rumors for a while now that Samsung could replace the Galaxy S26 Plus with the Galaxy S26 Edge. In fact, we’ve even uncovered evidence of this back in July. However, it sounds like Sams

Galaxy Ring battery scare leaves user stranded and hospitalized (Updated: Aftermath)

TL;DR A Galaxy Ring user says the battery swelled while the device was on their finger, leaving it stuck and painful. The user was denied boarding a flight and had the ring removed in the hospital using ice and medical lubricant. Photos of the ring after it was removed show a visibly distorted battery. Update 2: October 1, 2025 (04:28 AM ET): The affected user, Daniel, shared another update, showing off their finger after the ring removal. There are some small marks, which the user is confide

Use a Pixel phone? Turning on this hidden camera feature makes photos absolutely pop

Kerry Wan/ZDNET Follow ZDNET: Add us as a preferred source on Google. Pixel 8 and later support Display P3 wide color gamut. P3 delivers richer, more accurate colors than sRGB. Photos may look dull on devices that don't support P3. One reason why the Pixel phones are so popular is the camera. There's a depth, a level of clarity, and brilliant/accurate colors that most phone cameras cannot match. Also: How to clear your Android phone cache (and why you shouldn't wait to do it) Google is al

This TCL phone with a paper-like screen is the best Android flagship you can't buy

TCL Nxtpaper 60 Ultra ZDNET's key takeaways The TCL Nxtpaper 60 Ultra is currently available in Europe for €449 for the 256GB version or €499 for 512GB. It has a large, 7.2-inch screen with a 120 Hz refresh rate that mimics an e-Ink display and a pleasant writing experience with the stylus. It's not yet available in the US. View now at TCL TCL's Nxtpaper technology is truly unique, but after reviewing the TCL 60 XE Nxtpaper 5G, I realized its potential has been limited to lower-end smartphone

Styx Emulator Public Release

This has been a long time in the making. Today we’re announcing the public release of the Styx Emulator! What is Styx? Styx is designed to be a foundational tool for building custom emulators with a focus on security research and debug tooling for DSPs, weird SoCs and embedded systems. We hope you find it as useful as we do for emulation tasks, and that it allows you to focus on target specifics rather than the underlying emulation mechanics. So far we’ve found Styx to be usable in our daily

FlowSynx – Orchestrate Declarative, Plugin-Driven DAG Workflows on .NET

In today’s software landscape, automation, repeatability, and modular orchestration are key to achieving scalability, maintainability, and operational efficiency. Yet many workflow platforms remain rigid, overly complex, or locked into a single technology stack. FlowSynx breaks those barriers. Built on .NET, this open-source, cross-platform workflow orchestration system empowers developers and organizations to define, execute, and manage complex workflows with ease. The mission of FlowSynx is c

Sony’s top headphones and earbuds are getting Gemini Live and audio sharing via Fast Pair

TL;DR The Sony WH-1000XM6 and WF-1000XM5 now support audio sharing with Fast Pair. Both devices are also getting support for Gemini Live. Sony is rolling out a new update for its flagship headphones and earbuds: the WH-1000XM6 and WF-1000XM5. The software adds support for Gemini Live and the ability to share audio with another device using Fast Pair. Don’t want to miss the best from Android Authority? Set us as a favorite source in Google Discover to never miss our latest exclusive reports, e

Random Attractors – Found using Lyapunov Exponents (2001)

Random Attractors Found using Lyapunov Exponents Written by Paul Bourke October 2001 Contribution by Philip Ham: attractor.basic and Python implementation by Johan Bichel Lindegaard. This document is "littered" with a selection of attractors found using the techniques described. In order for a system to exhibit chaotic behaviour it must be non linear. Representing chaotic systems on a screen or on paper leads one to considering a two dimensional system, an equation in two variables. One poss

Defer: Resource cleanup in C with GCCs magic

Defer Macro Warning: This is experimental, relies on GCC-specific extensions (__attribute__((cleanup)) and nested functions), and is not portable C. It’s just for fun and exploration. While working on my operating system project, RetrOS-32, I ran into some of GCC’s less common Here’s an example: While working on my operating system project, RetrOS-32, I ran into some of GCC’s less common function attributes . One that stood out to me was the cleanup attribute, which lets you tie a functio

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I thought a $120 mouse was excessive, until this Logitech completely changed the way I work

Logitech MX Master 4 ZDNET's key takeaways The Logitech MX Master 4 mouse is available now for $119. It improves on Logitech's flagship pro mouse lineup with haptic feedback, a premium build, and lots of customization. It's not exactly cheap, and I wouldn't recommend it for gaming. View now at Amazon Follow ZDNET: Add us as a preferred source on Google. Logitech's new MX Master 4 mouse picks up where the last model left off, introducing haptic feedback, an improved sensor, customizable short

Amazon event 2025 live: Reactions to Echo Dot, Kindle Scribe Colorsoft, Fire TV, more

Kerry Wan/ZDNET Follow ZDNET: Add us as a preferred source on Google. ZDNET's key takeaways Amazon hosted a Devices & Services event on September 30. The event featured new Ring cameras, Echo speakers and displays, Fire TV devices, and a new Kindle Scribe Colorsoft. ZDNET was on-site at the event to provide the most up-to-date coverage. Amazon has just wrapped up its next Devices and Services event, an invitation-only event held on September 30 in New York City. The company uses these even

10 simple ways to work smarter on Linux - for beginners and pros

Yuichiro Chino/Moment via Getty Follow ZDNET: Add us as a preferred source on Google. ZDNET's key takeaways With a bit of effort, you can elevate Linux's desktop efficiency. These tips won't cost you a penny and the results can be game-changing. You won't have to be a Linux specialist to use these tips. I've worked with nearly every operating system currently on the market (and some no longer with us). Of all those operating systems, one stands way above the others in the category of effic

CDC File Transfer

CDC File Transfer Born from the ashes of Stadia, this repository contains tools for syncing and streaming files from Windows to Windows or Linux. The tools are based on Content Defined Chunking (CDC), in particular FastCDC, to split up files into chunks. History At Stadia, game developers had access to Linux cloud instances to run games. Most developers wrote their games on Windows, though. Therefore, they needed a way to make them available on the remote Linux instance. As developers had SS

In 2022, the world axed a disease name seen as racist. US just switched back.

Without explanation, the US Centers for Disease Control and Prevention under the Trump administration has reverted from using the disease name "mpox" to the obsolete "monkeypox," which the world abandoned in 2022 because it was seen as racist and stigmatizing. Mpox is the name of the disease caused by Orthopoxvirus monkeypox, a relative of smallpox and cowpox that has exploded to global prominence in recent years. In 2022 and 2024, the spread of mpox caused the World Health Organization to decl

Alexa’s survival hinges on you buying more expensive Amazon devices

Amazon’s voice assistant is hanging on by a thread. And that thread is generative AI—or, in Amazon’s case, Alexa+. Amazon hasn’t had a problem getting people to buy cheap, Alexa-powered gadgets. However, the Alexa in millions of homes today doesn’t make Amazon money. It’s largely used for simple tasks unrelated to commerce, like setting timers and checking the weather. As a result, Amazon’s Devices business has reportedly been siphoning money, and the clock is ticking for Alexa to prove its wor

Apple fans are right: The iPhone Air really is better than the Galaxy S25 Edge

Ryan Haines / Android Authority Somehow, I’ve become the resident thin phone guy at Android Authority. I’m not sure how I’ve done it, given my just-okay review of the Galaxy S25 Edge and my repeated concerns about how thin phones will all have the same problems, but here we are. And, as the thin phone guy, I now have the iPhone Air in my pocket. Only, I’m not really keeping it in my pocket — it’s spending most of its time in my hand. Unlike the Galaxy S25 Edge, which feels slim just to prove a

Observation and Trauma: How Professionals Handle Observing Trauma

“To beat that madman [Hitler], it’s not enough to survive World War II, you need to survive the war and still have your sense of humor.” –Stan Kelly-Bootle, author, Liverpool resident during the war A reader of this blog wrote eloquently to me about how we process observations. Said he: At some point, the observations we make, even the most carefully taken, the ones we have scrubbed free of bias, fit into narratives. That’s how we think. It’s how we build memories. It’s how we experience the w

Another Win for Foldables: Samsung's Galaxy Z Series Sales Outpace Previous Models

Foldable phones are still a niche market in the US: Most Americans say they don't have any interest in a foldable smartphone. Despite widespread apprehension, the hype around foldables and flip phones is real for a growing segment of fans. And leading foldable-phone maker Samsung just reported better sales numbers for its seventh generation of foldables than ever before. Don't miss any of our unbiased tech content and lab-based reviews. Add CNET as a preferred Google source. According to Sams

Amazon Echo Dot Max and Studio Hands-On: Do You Need an Army of Echo Speakers?

Amazon’s Echo speakers have never been my smart speaker of choice, but for lots of people—like lots and lots of people—they are. Because of the sheer volume of Echo speakers in the world (no pun intended), when Amazon releases a new Echo product, it’s kind of a big deal—that’s regardless of whether the generation is iterative or not. The same applies to Amazon’s just-released Echo Studio and Echo Dot Max, which debut at $220 and $100, respectively. I’ll be honest, I wasn’t exactly wowed with wh

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Amazon Brings Out New Echo Speakers With Alexa Plus Onboard, Starting at $100

Amazon's new line of Echo devices, launched at its event in New York City, will feature Alexa Plus integration, upgraded functionality and sound quality. The lineup includes four speakers: the Echo Dot Max ($100), Echo Studio ($220), Echo Show 8 ($180), and Echo Show 11 ($220). The new range is designed to be used with Alexa Plus, the company's AI upgrade to Alexa. The speakers include the new AZ3 Pro chips, while the Dot Max uses the AZ3, which enables the new "AI Accelerator" for compatibili

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Intel and AMD trusted enclaves, the backbone of network security, fall to physical attacks

In the age of cloud computing, protections baked into chips from Intel, AMD, and others are essential for ensuring confidential data and sensitive operations can’t be viewed or manipulated by attackers who manage to compromise servers running inside a data center. In many cases, these protections—which work by storing certain data and processes inside encrypted enclaves known as TEEs (Trusted Execution Enclaves)—are essential for safeguarding secrets stored in the cloud by the likes of Signal Me

Google is quietly testing a better app launch shortcut for the Pixel Launcher

Joe Maring / Android Authority TL;DR Currently, when you search for an app on the Pixel Launcher, tapping the bottom-right keyboard button searches the app’s name on Google Search. Some users are seeing that keyboard button change to an arrow/open shortcut, allowing you to quickly open an app right from the keyboard. Google only appears to be testing this with a small number of users, with unclear plans for a wider rollout. The Pixel Launcher‘s search bar is already one of its best features,

This hidden Pixel camera feature makes my photos absolutely pop - how to enable it

Kerry Wan/ZDNET Follow ZDNET: Add us as a preferred source on Google. Pixel 8 and later support Display P3 wide color gamut. P3 delivers richer, more accurate colors than sRGB. Photos may look dull on devices that don't support P3. One reason why the Pixel phones are so popular is the camera. There's a depth, a level of clarity, and brilliant/accurate colors that most phone cameras cannot match. Also: How to clear your Android phone cache (and why you shouldn't wait to do it) Google is al

Amazon Blink's Curious New Security Camera Delivers a 180-Degree View for $100

Tyler Lacoma Editor / Home Security For more than 10 years Tyler has used his experience in smart home tech to craft how-to guides, explainers, and recommendations for technology of all kinds. From using his home in beautiful Bend, OR as a testing zone for the latest security products to digging into the nuts and bolts of the best data privacy guidelines, Tyler has experience in all aspects of protecting your home and belongings. With a BA in Writing from George Fox and certification in Technic

Amazon unveils next-gen Echo lineup in big revamp

Stephen Schenck / Android Authority TL;DR Amazon has unveiled its latest Echo devices: the Echo Dot Max, Echo Studio, Echo Show 8, and Echo Show 11. The Echo Dot Max features a new custom-designed chip called the AZ3, while the other three devices have the more advanced AZ3 Pro. All four devices are available for pre-order, and owners will get Alexa Plus early access out of the box. Today, Amazon held its highly anticipated hardware event, where it made several announcements. Among those ann

Amazon event 2025 live: Reactions to Echo Dot Max, Ring, Fire TV, Kindle Scribe Colorsoft, more

Panos Panay, Amazon SVP, on stage at the Amazon Devices and Services 2025 event. Nina Raemont/ZDNET Follow ZDNET: Add us as a preferred source on Google. ZDNET's key takeaways Amazon hosted a Devices & Services event today, September 30. The event featured new Ring cameras, Echo speakers and displays, Fire TV devices, and a new Kindle Scribe Colorsoft. ZDNET was on-site at the event to provide the most up-to-date coverage. Amazon has just wrapped up its next Devices and Services event, an

Everything Announced at Amazon's Product-Packed September Event

Amazon hit the ground running at its Sept. 30 event, announcing new product generations for almost all of its device brands, with many available for preorder immediately. That includes new home security offerings from Ring and Blink, new extra-affordable Fire TVs, a new round of Echo speakers with even more powerful sound and AI-enhanced Kindles. The Alexa Plus AI voice assistant, with its conversational capabilities, also showed up frequently. That's a lot to unpack, so let's break down what's

SpaceX has a few tricks up its sleeve for the last Starship flight of the year

On its surface, the flight plan for SpaceX's next Starship flight looks a lot like the last one. The rocket's Super Heavy booster will again splash down in the Gulf of Mexico just offshore from SpaceX's launch site in South Texas. And Starship, the rocket's upper stage, will fly on a suborbital arc before reentering the atmosphere over the Indian Ocean for a water landing northwest of Australia. SpaceX will again test the rocket's satellite deployer and reignite one of the ship's Raptor engine