Amazon's Alexa for Shopping scam check lets US shoppers verify suspicious texts, emails and calls in seconds, then routes misses to its fraud teams.
The Retroid Pocket Duo price is $269 and the Duo Lite starts at $149, with pre-order codes cutting them to $249 and $135 ahead of launch.
YouTube expands Watch With live reactions to more creators and prepares auto-labels for undeclared brand deals under new Branded Content rules.
This weekly tech roundup covers IFA 2026 foldables, the Gemini migration, AI agents on phones and a record Patch Tuesday.
Apple's AirPods 5 add Active Noise Cancellation to the $129 base model, $50 less than AirPods 4 with ANC, with pre-orders open and sales from September 18.
Apple's iPhone 18 Pro and Pro Max start at $1,199 and $1,299, up $100, with the first 2nm A20 Pro chip and pre-orders opening September 12.
Google's Dreambeans AI story feed is now free for all US accounts 18+ on Android and iOS, drawing on Gmail, Photos, Calendar, Search, YouTube and Gemini.
Microsoft's September 2026 Patch Tuesday fixes a record 974 CVEs, including two exploited zero-days in the Windows Update Stack and ALPC.
Apple Watch Audio Intelligence brings Live Rewind, Siri Recap and sound alerts to Series 12 and Ultra 4, with raw audio locked inside Secure Exclave.
Apple's iPhone Duo foldable opens to 7.6 inches for $1,999 with the A20 Pro chip, October 16 pre-orders and the iPhone 18 Pro from $1,199.
Valheim 1.0 is live with the Deep North biome, PS5 and Switch 2 debuts, full crossplay and a $29.99 price. Here is what changes.
Vivo X500 series launches in China on September 21 with a 2nm Dimensity 9600 Pro, 4K 120fps 10-bit Log video and a 200MP telephoto on the Pro Max.
LG smart TV privacy is under scrutiny after researchers alleged standby audio capture and home network scanning. LG denies it, and owners can opt out of ACR.
Google's Gemini app for Windows arrives on Windows 10 and 11 with Alt + Space access, Gemini Spark, Nano Banana and Gemini Omni.
Google put Lyria 3.5 in Gemini on September 4, 2026, giving every user free two-to-three-minute songs, 44.1 kHz output and SynthID watermarks.
