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Cooling fans, once limited to niche gaming phones, are now appearing in more mainstream Android handsets, including the HONOR Win 2 series and OnePlus Ace 7. Android Authority's Robert Triggs notes smartphones lack the internal space and large fan/heatsink sizes that make fans effective in PCs and consoles, limiting how much a small phone fan can actually cool.
Amazon is currently selling Apple's AirPods Max 2 for $449, a $100 discount, across all five color options. The AirPods Pro 3 earbuds are also discounted by $49, now priced at $200.
Developer Mohammed Huzaifa has discontinued Galaxy-Android, his unofficial Android port of Super Mario Galaxy, along with a separate unofficial Android port of Modern Warfare 2 (2009). Huzaifa said both projects' GitHub repositories would remain downloadable for 24 hours after his announcement, giving users until roughly midnight ET to grab them.
Apple has released iOS 27.2, which changes CarPlay's Podcasts app by replacing the Up Next section with New Episodes and Continue Playing tabs. The update also extends Siri's AI upgrades to CarPlay, letting the assistant recall prior conversations and pull from voicemails, Safari history, Calendar attendees, and Messages photos to answer questions.
Artificial Analysis launched version 5 of its Intelligence Index, a composite benchmark measuring AI model capabilities, adding two new tests (FrontierCode 2.0 and Terminal-Bench-Science) and upgrading three others, including a refined version of Humanity's Last Exam. The firm also introduced a companion Progress Index to track model capability over time, and reports that 60% of the Index now relies on private or held-out test data. In current results, Claude Opus 5.5 leads with a score of 58, narrowly ahead of GPT-6 Astra at 57.
Apple shipped iOS 27.2 on Monday following six weeks of beta testing, unifying all iPhones onto one software track after the iPhone Duo had briefly run a separate iOS 27.1 build. The update expands Siri AI to five new languages and adds memory of past conversations, broader data sources like Messages photos and voicemails, an Excluded Apps privacy setting, and partial text selection from Siri replies. It also extends Dual Capture, the simultaneous front-and-rear camera mode, to Group FaceTime calls, though that feature requires an iPhone 17 or later with all participants on iOS 27.
Apple TV released the trailer for its original film 'Way of the Warrior Kid,' which premieres globally on the platform on November 25. The movie stars Chris Pratt, Linda Cardellini, and Jude Hill, and is based on Jocko Willink's bestselling novel about a bullied kid trained by his Navy SEAL uncle. Willink, a former SEAL, appears in the film, which is directed by McG.
A dataminer account called PlayStation Game Size posted that Grand Theft Auto VI's PS5 download will be 210GB, a figure corroborated by Insider Gaming. The same post lists a preload date of November 12 and a midnight release on November 19 for the standard $79.99 edition. It's unclear whether the 210GB figure includes temporary installer space or reflects the final installed size.
Weibo leaker Digital Chat Station claims Apple's upcoming iPhone 18e, expected next spring alongside iPhone 18 and iPhone Air 2, will carry a non-Pro version of the A20 chip and a possibly upgraded 24MP front camera. Other specs, including a 60Hz 6.12-inch OLED display and 48MP rear camera, are said to carry over unchanged from the iPhone 17e.
Motorola is offering a free Moto Watch and Swarovski Edition Moto Buds 2 Plus earbuds, together valued at $350, to customers who buy the 2026 Razr directly from its website. The $800 foldable comes with 256 GB of storage and works unlocked across US carriers, and Motorola is extending similar bundles to other 2026 models like the Moto G Power and Razr Ultra. The discount applies automatically at checkout, with additional trade-in savings calculated during purchase review.
Apple's iOS 27.2 release reorganizes the Podcasts app with new 'New Episodes' and 'Continue Playing' sections on the Home tab, replacing the old 'Up Next' queue. The update also extends Siri AI's enhanced capabilities to CarPlay, letting the assistant recall past conversations and pull answers from Messages photos, Calendar attendees, voicemails, and Safari history. The release also adds a redesigned Apple Music icon and minor app design tweaks tied to last week's Apple Music rebrand.
AYANEO told customers via email that 90% of KONKR Pocket Advance orders have shipped, with the remaining Onyx Ice colorway units and other outstanding orders expected to go out within a week, followed by new production batches in about two weeks. The company also said international shipping of its Pocket Block handheld will begin by the end of October, while the Pocket Micro 2 has been delayed to early November.