Gentle Monster announced its Android XR-powered smart glasses will launch in December, with pre-orders opening November 12 — the same date Warby Parker appeared to briefly reveal for its own version. Both brands, along with Samsung, are partners in Google's Android XR eyewear push, and Gentle Monster paired its reveal with a teaser for a short film directed by Jonathan Glazer and starring Joaquin Phoenix. Google itself has not confirmed either launch date.
engadget.com
· 2026-11-06
Apple's iOS 27 release prioritizes bug fixes and performance improvements like faster app launches, quicker AirDrop transfers, and better memory management over major new features. The update supports devices as far back as the iPhone 11 and introduces a system-wide transparency slider that users had requested, though battery life reports are mixed.
engadget.com
· 2026-11-03
Apple's latest iOS and macOS updates include a persistent 'Write with Siri' prompt that appears across text fields, and a tech writer found Apple does not offer an obvious toggle to disable it. The writer documented a workaround buried in system settings that lets users turn the feature off despite the lack of a clear option.
fastcompany.com
· 2026-10-31
Apple has rolled out Apple Music 7.0 for Android following a month-long beta, introducing a Liquid Glass visual redesign along with a new app icon. The update changes the app's accent color to blue, adds a translucent floating bottom bar and undocked mini-player, redesigns artist pages and top bars, and modernizes the Settings page.
9to5google.com
· 2026-10-30
Apple revised its Liquid Glass design language in iOS 27, following criticism that the translucent interface introduced with iOS 26 and inspired by Vision Pro made text illegible and caused distracting reflections. Apple designer Shubham Kedia said the company reconsidered feedback and refined the design, adding features like a slider to let users control transparency and tint. The update aims to improve legibility and clarity across Apple's devices.
wired.com
· 2026-10-29
Apple's new MacBook Pro with PROLED XDR touchscreen display starts at $2,899 for the 14-inch M5 Pro model and $3,399 for the 16-inch version, available November 6. Fully maxing out the 16-inch configuration with nano-texture glass, the M5 Max 40-core GPU, 128GB of memory and 16TB of storage pushes the price to $14,549, with storage alone adding $7,000.
cnet.com
· 2026-10-29
Apple's newly announced MacBook Pro with OLED display and touchscreen starts at $2,899 for the 14-inch model and $3,399 for the 16-inch model, but fully upgraded configurations reach $14,249 and $14,549 respectively. The top prices include an M5 Max chip, nano-texture glass, 128GB of memory, and 16TB of storage.
theverge.com
· 2026-10-28
Samsung's Galaxy A37 5G is an incremental update to last year's A36, now featuring an IP68 dust and water resistance rating alongside Gorilla Glass Victus Plus on front and back. The phone keeps the same dimensions, 196-gram weight, and flat-edged design as its predecessor, with the Lavender colorway reviewed here better at hiding fingerprints than the Charcoal option.
androidauthority.com
· 2026-10-28
A kitchen-equipment enthusiast recounts discovering that his pricey induction cooktop required a separate, costly surface made of Dekton, a material created by Spanish company Cosentino in 2013. Investigating the substance, he found Dekton is essentially an advanced form of porcelain, a material first developed over three thousand years ago and now undergoing a high-tech revival.
worksinprogress.co
· 2026-10-27
Researchers at the University of Sheffield have reproduced the original Roman glass-making recipe behind the fourth-century Lycurgus Cup, producing a new sculpture that mimics its ability to appear green under front lighting and red when lit from behind. The effect stems from gold and silver nanoparticles embedded in the glass, a technique discovered in 2007 to explain the cup's unusual optical behavior.
arstechnica.com
· 2026-10-27
An Android Authority writer reviewing the OPPO Find X10 Pro Max praises its hardware and battery life but criticizes its software for imitating Apple's Liquid Glass visual style. The columnist notes that OPPO, vivo, HONOR and other largely Chinese Android manufacturers have adopted similar transparent, glass-like interface elements inspired by Apple's recent iOS redesign.
androidauthority.com
· 2026-10-27
Scientists say they have reverse-engineered the technique used by ancient Roman artisans roughly 1,600 years ago to create the Lycurgus Cup, a glass vessel that appears jade-green under reflected light and glows red when light passes through it. The effect is attributed to metal nanoparticles embedded in the glass, and researchers have now reproduced a similar formula using modern materials analysis.
gizmodo.com
· 2026-10-26
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