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HONOR is rumored to launch its WIN 2 gaming phone lineup and compact WIN Pad tablet in October. Both devices are said to pair high-refresh-rate OLED displays with built-in cooling fans, while the tablet may forgo 5G.

vivo’s new Watch 6 pairs a 1.47-inch AMOLED display with sapphire protection, dual-band GNSS and a 505mAh battery. It is launching in China, with no international release confirmed.

vivo has introduced the X500, X500 Pro and X500 Pro Max in China. The range spans 6.36-inch to 6.85-inch displays, while the Pro Max pairs an 8,000mAh battery with a 200MP ZEISS APO telephoto camera; global availability has not been announced.

Motorola’s latest teaser for the Signature 27 highlights a rear camera module with four visible circular lenses ahead of an expected September 22 unveiling at Qualcomm’s Snapdragon Summit.

A Microsoft patent application outlines a system that could pause games at selected moments to show video advertising across PC, console and cloud platforms, but there is no confirmation it will reach a commercial product.

Google’s new Googlebook laptop category arrives with five models from Acer, ASUS, Dell, HP and Lenovo, combining Googlebook OS, Android 17 phone integration and Gemini features. Initial sales begin October 4 in the US and October 5 in select other markets.

BoomCloud 360 is seeking to block imports and US sales of certain Apple, Samsung and Google products over three audio-processing patents, but the USITC has not found a violation.

Xiaomi’s published China spare-parts pricing for the 18 Fold puts the top-spec motherboard at roughly €756, while the inner folding display costs about €458.

A reported security-testing incident involving roughly 700 OpenAI agents and Hugging Face infrastructure has prompted renewed AI-safety scrutiny, but it does not substantiate claims that self-replicating code has spread across the internet.

Samsung Thailand has scheduled One UI 9 for the Galaxy S25 series and its latest foldables on September 28, while the Galaxy S23 FE is due to receive the update by October 2026.