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OBS Studio 33: a new browser engine, a new plugin folder, NVENC on Arm
CEF jumped from July 2024 to September 2026. First-party plugins move into core; third-party ones still load from old paths until 34.0. Ubuntu 24.04 is dropped.
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E Ink Kaleido 4: color readers promise to be brighter and less grainy
The new color e-paper generation claims twice the hues, 15% more white reflectance and 50% more contrast. For now the panel is only on a Chinese Hanvon tablet.
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Sony breaks its promise: Xperia 10 VI will not get Android 17
Instead of three major upgrades, the mid-range Xperia gets two. Sony blames storage layout. Four years of security patches still stand.
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Fitbit Air gets free auto-detection for a hundred workouts
The screenless band will guess activity from heart rate and context. The same firmware lands on Edge and Pixel Watch 3–5. Some Health Guardian reports stay behind a subscription.
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New Apple TV 4K: Siri AI, three microphones and an A19 chip
The fourth-generation box promises full-screen voice search without the remote, twice the graphics, and a four-HomePod mini 2 sound field. Pre-order is open; stores on 13 November; $299.
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Apple HomeView: a home screen with Siri AI and six-person recognition
A seven-inch display on an aluminium stem replaces a frame, a speaker and a hub. Sales from 13 November, four colours, a wall mount. Siri AI starts in English only.
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Thunderbird for iPhone: a native app promised by winter
The team is writing it from scratch in Swift, with no desktop port. First test build in the coming months. Fast sign-in, background sync, no tracking.
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Google ships Fitbit Edge: a thin tracker with AI and a swappable battery
The new band replaces Charge 6: hybrid OLED, GPS, a week of battery and a Google Health AI coach. €179.99, straps come off, the cell can be swapped.
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Google is preparing a thinner TV Streamer with mics and a presence sensor
The second-generation box is promised thinner than the 2024 original. Microphones for Hey Google without a remote, and a screen that notices someone in the room.
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The Fitbit app is being forced shut: only Google Health remains
The old Fitbit app can no longer be postponed: a blocking prompt sits on screen. To see steps and sleep again, you have to move to Google Health.
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