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Samsung Silicon Valley headquarters building exteriorPhotograph: Cristiano Tomás/Wikimedia (CC BY-SA 4.0)
Samsung Galaxy Buds On

Samsung launches Galaxy Buds On clip-on open earbuds

Samsung's first open-ear clip-on wireless earbuds pair a Snapdragon S7 Gen 1 platform with 9.5 hours of playback and hands-free Gemini Live, launching October 27 in South Korea for 299,000 won.

Dev Anand, Nov 8, 2026

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Nest DoorbellPhotograph: Google (press image)
Samsung Intelligent Eyewear

Samsung Android XR Glasses Preorders Start November 12

Nov 7, 2026

Display of Warby Parker eyeglasses on sale in a New York City storePhotograph: Alexis Lamster/Wikimedia Commons (CC BY 2.0)
Office building of the Bluetooth Special Interest Group in Kirkland, Washington.Photograph: Pokechu22/Wikimedia Commons (CC BY-SA 4.0)
Statue of Ratchet from Ratchet & Clank at E3 2011Photograph: The Conmunity - Pop Culture Geek from Los Angeles, CA, USA/Wikimedia Commons (CC BY 2.0)
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Roku acquisition

Fox closes $22 billion deal to buy Roku streaming platform

The purchase, announced in June, closed months ahead of schedule and combines The Roku Channel with Fox's Tubi and broadcast networks.

Dev Anand, Nov 6, 2026

Sony headquarters building exteriorPhotograph: Original version:Shuichi Aizawa, Cropped version:Koh-etsu/Wikimedia Commons (CC BY 2.0)
Sony earnings

Sony says next PlayStation is on track as game sales climb

The company sold 2.6 million PS5 consoles in the July-September quarter, but software and services pushed gaming revenue up 9 percent.

Mo Reyes, Nov 5, 2026

Four iPhone Duo devices are shown, facing frontward and backward in star white and night sky.Photograph: Apple (press image)
iPhone Duo

iPhone Duo Passes 260,000 Folds in Ongoing CNET Test

Apple's first foldable starts at $1,999 and opened preorders on October 16. CNET's machine has folded it over 260,000 times, and Trend Micro warns about fake ordering sites.

Sasha Lind, Nov 5, 2026

Motorola Signature 27Photograph: Motorola (press image)
Motorola Signature 27

Motorola Signature 27 announced for US at $1,599

The 6.8-inch Android 17 phone packs a Snapdragon 8 Elite Extreme Gen 6, 7,000mAh battery and 200MP telephoto camera; pre-order dates differ by source.

Sasha Lind, Nov 5, 2026

Apple's Infinite Loop headquarters building in Cupertino, CaliforniaPhotograph: Joe Ravi (Shutterstock iStock Dreamstime)/Wikimedia Commons (CC BY-SA 3.0)
iCloud public links

Apple to Check iCloud Public Links for Harmful Content in iOS 27.3

Starting in iOS 27.3, items shared via "Anyone with the link" will be checked by Apple for harmful material, and the company may block accounts or involve law enforcement.

Jules Park, Nov 4, 2026

Chunghwa Telecom headquarters building exteriorPhotograph: Solomon203/Wikimedia Commons (CC BY-SA 3.0)
Chunghwa Telecom

Chunghwa Telecom starts selling Google AI subscriptions

Taiwan carrier targets 200,000 paid users in first year and will open a Pixel experience zone at its Taipei Dongmen store by year-end. Google's Pixel 11 Pro is $300 off at $799.

Sasha Lind, Nov 4, 2026

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