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1. Chips & hardware · Smartphones & apps

   Apple opens preorders for iPad mini, iMac, MacBook Pro

   Preorders are open for Apple's new iPad mini, iMac and MacBook Pro, arriving in stores on November 6. The iPad mini gets an 8.5-inch OLED display and the iMac an M6 chip.

   Full story at AppleInsider ↗
2. Smartphones & apps · Artificial intelligence · Chips & hardware

   Amazon brings new Alexa+ Echo devices to Canada

   Amazon has unveiled three new Echo devices powered by Alexa+, including a revamped Echo Dot, an Echo Studio with visual intelligence, and the Echo Time smart clock. Echo Time is the first alarm clock with Alexa and offers hundreds of clock faces.

   Full story at MobileSyrup ↗
3. Chips & hardware · Smartphones & apps

   Apple refreshes MacBook Pro, iMac and iPad Mini

   Apple released an iPad Mini with an A20 chip and OLED display, an iMac with M6 chip and a 14-inch MacBook Pro base model with M6. They were announced ahead of the "Pro and Tell" event.

   Full story at OS X Daily ↗
4. Smartphones & apps

   Samsung adds sleep apnea feature to wearables

   Samsung is rolling out a new sleep apnea feature to Galaxy Watch and Galaxy Ring devices. It affects users of these devices.

   Full story at PhoneArena ↗
5. Smartphones & apps

   Pokemon Unite will end in 2027

   The free-to-play MOBA on Android, iOS and Switch shuts down on March 23, 2027. Updates before then are meant for long-time players.

   Full story at Droid Life ↗
6. Programming & dev tools · Smartphones & apps · Artificial intelligence

   Google previews a Connected Apps platform for developers

   At the Android Dev Summit, Google announced a Connected Apps Platform in preview. Apps from Adobe, Experian, Localiza and Peloton are expected in Search in the coming weeks, as well as Calm.

   Full story at Android Central ↗
7. IT law & regulation · Smartphones & apps · Chips & hardware

   Woman sues Apple over AirTag tracking alerts

   A Washington woman is suing Apple, alleging AirTag safeguards failed to prevent tracking during domestic abuse. The complaint says her husband hid three AirTags among her belongings.

   Full story at AppleInsider ↗
8. Smartphones & apps · Software & updates

   Reddit splits its home feed into two tabs

   Reddit is dividing its home feed into For You and Following. Following shows only posts from joined communities, and the update rolls out globally over the next few weeks.

   Full story at Android Authority ↗
9. Programming & dev tools · Artificial intelligence · Smartphones & apps

   Android Studio opens up to third-party AI agents

   Google's Bring Your Own Agent feature lets Android Studio support more than 40 coding agents, including Claude Agent and Codex. Google says new terminal tools help agents finish UI tasks 77 percent faster.

   Full story at The Decoder ↗
10. Artificial intelligence · Smartphones & apps · IT industry & companies

    Meta releases the pet app Waddle World

    Meta has introduced the AI app Waddle World, where users raise a virtual pet and share details about their daily lives. It is currently available only in the Philippines on iOS and Android, with no announced launch elsewhere.

    Full story at ProPakistani ↗

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