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Images posted by Android Headlines show the previously rumored Fitbit Edge, which appears to succeed the Charge line. The device reportedly features a small widget-capable screen, a seven-day battery, built-in GPS, an altimeter, and limited app support including Google Maps and YouTube Music.
An Android Authority reviewer spent two weeks testing the Motorola Edge 70, an ultra-slim smartphone, after initial skepticism about the form factor's trade-offs. The reviewer reports it avoided the compromises seen in Samsung's Galaxy S25 Edge, which launched with a 3,900mAh battery, 25W charging, only two rear cameras lacking a telephoto lens, and a $1,099 price tag.
Apple unveiled its first foldable phone, the iPhone Duo, at its September event, with retail availability expected later this month. An Android Authority columnist argues that Apple's entry into the wide, passport-style foldable category will likely prompt Android manufacturers to follow with similar designs, as has happened with past Apple product shifts like the thin iPhone Air and Liquid Glass software style.
Aaeon has launched the Up Xtreme PTL Edge Air, a compact industrial PC that replaces conventional fan-and-heatsink cooling with Frore Systems' AirJet solid-state airflow technology. The system can be configured with Intel Core Ultra X7 358H, Ultra 7 356H or Ultra 5 325 processors, with the top option including Arc B390 integrated graphics featuring 12 Xe cores. Aaeon says the unit runs under 21 dBA and is 35% thinner and 43% lighter than a comparable fan-cooled design.
Aaeon has released the Up Xtreme PTL Edge Air, an industrial mini PC powered by up to an Intel Core Ultra X7 358H processor and cooled by Frore's solid-state AirJet technology instead of a fan. The company says the system runs under 21 dBA and is 35% thinner and 43% lighter than a heatsink-and-fan version, while supporting up to 128GB DDR5 RAM, two M.2 SSDs, and four simultaneous displays.
Netlify has re-architected the infrastructure behind its Edge Functions, replacing a hosted execution service with Firecracker MicroVMs running directly on its own edge network. The company, working with Unikraft, says warm invocations now take roughly 5-6ms at the median, down from 25-40ms previously, while functions can still be written and deployed exactly as before.
Edge-AI chipmaker SiMa.ai closed a $150 million Series C round co-led by Fidelity Management & Research Company and Amplify, with Alter Venture Partners, Dell Technologies Capital, and StepStone Group also participating. The deal values the company at $1.45 billion, up from a $960 million valuation after its July 2025 Series B, and brings total funding raised to over $500 million.
Android Authority polled nearly 5,000 readers on their preferred alternative to the Samsung Galaxy S26 FE, which costs $50 more than its predecessor with few added features. The Motorola Edge (2026) narrowly won with 25.6% of votes, edging out the Samsung Galaxy S26 at 25.4%, while the Pixel 11 placed third with 20.3%.
Microsoft has cut close to half the staff at World's Edge, the studio behind the Age of Empires franchise, as part of a reorganization placing it under Activision. Former employees say the studio's next project was canceled during the transition. The cuts are part of 268 job losses across Xbox, contributing to Microsoft's planned 3,200 layoffs this financial year.
Android Authority writer Megan Ellis describes how her HONOR 600 Pro, like Motorola's Razr, Edge and the Nothing Phone 4a, ships with a dedicated physical AI button on its frame. After finding the button's default AI-launching behaviour unwanted, she discovered a settings option letting her reassign it to trigger other phone functions instead of an AI assistant.
Apple TV has released the second season of its docuseries 'Knife Edge: Chasing Michelin Stars,' hosted by Jesse Burgess and executive-produced by Gordon Ramsay and Studio Ramsay Global. The eight-episode season follows 16 restaurants across Europe, the US and Brazil as they pursue, defend or reclaim Michelin stars, with two episodes out now and new installments arriving weekly through November 6.
A cybersecurity guide details how organizations can build a Secure Access Service Edge (SASE) framework, starting with a full infrastructure audit to uncover shadow IT, redundant tools and undocumented network dependencies. It then recommends piloting SASE in controlled environments, such as remote-worker groups or new branch offices, before wider rollout. The transition is described as taking 6-18 months or longer, during which legacy and SASE systems must be secured in parallel.