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A hands-on review of Mova's LiDAX Pro 800 robotic lawn mower found it performs comparably to similar small-yard robomowers on the market. However, the reviewer reported the device had poor object avoidance, at one point nearly driving into them during testing.
A Reddit user reported that G.Skill replaced a failed 32GB stick from their Trident Z5 Neo RGB 64GB DDR5-6000 kit, even though the kit's market price has jumped from $150 at purchase in May 2025 to around $1,200 today. The user, Double-South8863, filed an RMA on September 8, shipped the faulty module on September 15, and received a working replacement within about two weeks, restoring the kit to full capacity.
Aqara's Camera Hub G350 is a pan-and-tilt indoor security camera featuring a 133-degree 4K lens paired with a 2.5K telephoto lens offering up to 9x hybrid zoom. It includes local AI tracking of people and pets, sound recognition, microSD and NAS local storage options, and doubles as a smart home hub supporting Matter, Thread, Zigbee, HomeKit, Google Home, Alexa, SmartThings, and IFTTT. Video records at 20 fps, and users are automatically enrolled in a free trial of Aqara's Home Guardian cloud storage service with 90-day event history.
Android Authority found evidence in Google Messages beta version 20260921 of a new feature that surfaces a floating search icon when users scroll up within a chat thread. Tapping the icon opens the existing search interface, bypassing the current three-dot menu route. The outlet says it activated and tested the feature on a device, and it appeared to function smoothly, though it is not yet publicly available.
A developer released PaperMono Shopping List, an open-source C++ firmware (about 2,400 lines) for the M5Stack PaperMono, an ESP32-S3 device with a 3.97-inch e-paper touchscreen. The firmware turns the device into a fridge-mounted shopping list with touch input, an on-screen keyboard, and a companion mobile web page that keeps the list synced.
Emails from 2024 obtained by Fast Company reveal that officials at the SEC and FBI scrambled to understand changes Amazon made to its cloud services terms and conditions. The correspondence shows federal staff trying to determine whether the updated terms would let Amazon use government data stored on its cloud to train artificial intelligence models.
Bose has unveiled its first wired earbuds in 11 years, called the Bose Noise Cancelling Wired Earbuds, priced at $99 and available for preorder in black, white smoke, and a limited-edition mint color. The USB-C earbuds feature an inline remote, dual microphones per earbud with adjustable ANC modes, lossless audio support, and an IPX4 water-resistance rating, with shipping expected around mid-October.
SpaceX's Starship rocket achieved orbital insertion during its 14th full-scale test flight from South Texas, with the company confirming the spacecraft reached orbit at over 171 miles altitude and 16,000 mph. Despite the milestone, the company's stock reportedly dipped about one percentage point rather than rallying after markets opened.
Lenovo has launched the Googlebook 15, its first laptop in Google's new Googlebook line, at a starting price of $1,099.99 when it goes on sale October 4. That's $200 less than the $1,299 price Google had announced for the device last week. The laptop features a 15.3-inch 2.8K OLED touchscreen, an Intel Core Ultra 5 325 chip, 16GB or 32GB of RAM, and 256GB or 512GB of storage.
An Android Authority writer who used the iPhone 17 for nearly a year switched to the Pixel 11 as their main phone for over a month and compared the two. They highlight the Pixel 11's 10.8MP telephoto camera with 5x optical zoom, a feature the iPhone 17 lacks, as the standout advantage, praising its detail, natural colors and low noise, especially in portraits.
SOCRadar's AI Identity Exposure Report analyzed over one million infostealer records tied to AI services across more than 80,000 corporate domains, narrowing to 482 major enterprises. The study found 5,434 stealer-log records linked to 1,500 corporate email addresses, with 295 of the 482 companies appearing in stealer logs within the last 90 days, and ChatGPT/OpenAI accounts making up roughly 90% of all captured records.
In an interview on The Verge's Decoder podcast, Atlassian cofounder and CEO Mike Cannon-Brookes discussed AI's impact on software companies, arguing against predictions that AI will destroy the SaaS business model. He said AI tools are actually increasing usage of Atlassian's products like Jira and Trello, and addressed the company's earlier layoffs this year, which he attributed to needing a different mix of skills.