OnePlus unveiled the OnePlus 16 in China, its first flagship since exiting the US and European markets earlier this year. The phone features a Snapdragon 8 Elite Extreme Gen 6 chipset, up to 1TB storage and 16GB RAM, a 9,000mAh silicon-carbon battery, 100W wired and 50W wireless charging, and a 185Hz OLED display. It also gets a camera upgrade with a 200-megapixel main sensor and a glowing LED accent on its back panel, starting at ¥5,699 (about $850).
theverge.com
· 2026-10-12
Bloomberg's Mark Gurman reports that Apple's upcoming iPad mini refresh will be priced significantly higher than the current $599 model, possibly near $799. The redesign is expected to bring the tablet's first OLED display, thinner bezels, an upgraded speaker system, and a chip believed to be the A20 Pro also used in iPhone 18 Pro models.
9to5mac.com
· 2026-10-11
Amazon is selling the 256GB Nothing Phone 3 for $549, down from its $799 retail price, a 31% discount. The unlocked model includes 12GB RAM, a 6.67-inch 120Hz OLED display, a Snapdragon 8s Gen 4 chip, a triple 50MP camera system with OIS, and a 5,150mAh silicon-carbon battery with fast and wireless charging.
androidauthority.com
· 2026-10-07
Apple is reportedly developing a significant MacBook Pro overhaul that could arrive later this year, following the March refresh. Expected changes include a shift from mini-LED to OLED displays, the first touchscreen on a Mac, and a Dynamic Island replacing the current notch, according to reporting that cites Ming-Chi Kuo and Bloomberg. Apple is also said to be reworking macOS so controls dynamically resize and respond to touch gestures like pinching and scrolling.
9to5mac.com
· 2026-10-06
Meta's latest VR glasses have gained attention for fulfilling three essential criteria that Apple’s Vision Pro does not meet. The Vision Pro, priced at $3,499, faces production challenges due to its dependence on specialized OLED displays from Sony, which are limited in supply.
fastcompany.com
· 2026-10-05
Apple's macOS 27 update fixes a limitation from macOS 26 Tahoe that prevented HDR from being enabled on third-party HDR10 monitors when using scaled resolutions like 2560 x 1440. Previously, users had to drop to native-doubled resolutions such as 1920 x 1080 to access HDR, sacrificing screen real estate on larger 4K displays. The fix was observed while testing Dell's 32-inch UltraSharp U3226Q OLED monitor.
9to5mac.com
· 2026-10-05
TCL's P80 Ultra smartphone combines the company's Nxtpaper matte-screen technology with an OLED panel for the first time, producing deeper blacks, richer colors, and an always-on display mode previously missing from Nxtpaper devices. The rest of the midrange phone, including its triple rear camera and overall performance, is described as unremarkable to sluggish.
theverge.com
· 2026-10-05
HP unveiled the OmniBook 5 14, a Windows laptop starting at $699.99 with an Intel Core 5 315 processor, 8GB RAM, 256GB storage, and an OLED display on every configuration. The base model weighs 2.56 pounds and measures 0.46 inches thick, making it slightly lighter and thinner than Apple's MacBook Neo, though its base display resolution is capped at 1920x1200 with 300 nits brightness. HP also announced the ProBook 4 G2iS, billed as its thinnest business notebook at 0.47 inches, launching in December with Wildcat Lake chips.
hardware.slashdot.org
· 2026-10-01
HP has unveiled the OmniBook 5 14, a thin 2.56-pound laptop with a 14-inch OLED display, starting at $699. The company says it will support up to an Intel Core 7 processor and claims up to 42 hours of battery life for local video playback, but has not disclosed storage, memory, or the processor used in the base $699 configuration.
9to5google.com
· 2026-10-01
HP has unveiled the OmniBook 5, a 14-inch Windows laptop with an OLED touch display, Intel Core 5 processor, 8GB RAM, and a 256GB SSD, available in pink, silver, blue, and green. The base model, which includes an NPU rated at 16 TOPS and claims up to 42 hours of video playback, will launch at retailers like Best Buy in October starting at $699.
techspot.com
· 2026-10-01
HP has unveiled the OmniBook 5, a 14-inch laptop using Intel's Wildcat Lake chips, available in four colors and starting at $699.99. Every configuration includes an OLED display, with the entry models offering a 1920x1200 touchscreen rated at 300 nits, and HP claims up to 42 hours of battery life based on local video playback. The laptop weighs 2.56 pounds and launches in October 2026, with some storage and RAM configurations expected to roll out later due to component shortages.
tomshardware.com
· 2026-10-01
HP unveiled the 2026 OmniBook 5 14, a thin, light laptop positioned against Apple's MacBook Neo, starting at $699.99 with an Intel Core 5 315 'Wildcat Lake' chip, 8GB RAM, and 256GB storage. Every configuration includes an OLED display, though the base model's panel is capped at 1920x1200 resolution and 300 nits brightness; a higher-resolution 2560x1600 OLED touch version with 400 nits won't arrive until March 2027.
theverge.com
· 2026-10-01
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