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Apple's iOS 27 Shortcuts adds three automation triggers and a Use Model action with four model choices, one of them ChatGPT, TechRepublic reports. The model picked in the editor governs where work data goes each time a trigger fires.
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Apple's $1,999 iPhone Duo opens for preorder today with camera features meant to get the photographer into the group shot. The camera drops the telephoto lens and the Pro video formats, so the fit depends on what the buyer shoots.
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FPT, one of Vietnam's largest technology employers, now screens entry-level applicants on practical AI skills, a requirement announced Oct. 14. TechRepublic reports FPT has not disclosed the format or scoring, so applicants have limited guidance.
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Samsung began pushing One UI 9 (Android 17) to the Galaxy S23 family in South Korea on Oct. 14 and has announced no schedule for other markets. Security support runs into 2028, so IT teams can wait for the build that matches their region.
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NVIDIA released the full Run:ai platform as open source, with four components that teams can adopt separately. Teams running shared GPU clusters on Kubernetes can read and modify the scheduling stack, but the license terms depend on which download they take.
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WhatsApp now lets registered users send a call link that people without an account can open in a desktop browser, in calls of up to 32 people. The host admits each guest, and the limits on what guests can do decide which external calls it suits.
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Google's Fitbit Edge starts at $179.99 and ships Oct. 27, with Gemini coaching requiring a paid Google Health Premium subscription. For anyone buying it for the coaching, $179.99 is only the starting cost.
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iQOO has opened China pre-orders for the Neo12, a gaming phone with a 9,000 mAh battery and an active cooling fan. The specs come from the company via 91mobiles, and TechRepublic says the fan's effect on heat still needs testing in long sessions.
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Workday announced Work Intelligence on Oct. 13, an early-access tool that analyzes tasks inside jobs using a 75,000-skill ontology. TechRepublic notes its recommendations will be only as good as the platform's records of employees' skills and workloads.
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Apple will sell its fourth-generation Apple TV 4K for $299 from Nov. 13, $149.01 more than Google's $149.99 TV Streamer. TechRepublic's comparison puts the burden on the A19 chip, Siri AI microphones and HomePod surround support to justify that premium.
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Honor will launch its WIN 2 gaming phones in China on Oct. 21 with two miniature fans for cooling and batteries up to 12,070mAh. Whether two fans beat conventional phone cooling over a long session depends on independent testing, according to TechRepublic.
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Apple's new Apple TV 4K supports surround through four HomePods, with a complete US system starting at $895 and matched front and rear pairs required. The feature needs the fourth-generation box, which arrives Nov. 13, two weeks after HomePod mini 2 ships on Oct. 30.
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Google began supporting Credential Exchange in Google Password Manager in June 2026, so Android apps can move passkeys without a CSV file. Businesses should confirm that notes and attachments arrived before retiring a manager, TechRepublic advises.
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TIOBE's October index lifts Python from 17.76% to 19.23% after the index added Mandarin Chinese search terms. TechRepublic says some rating changes may come from the wider coverage, so one month of rank moves is thin support for a hiring or training decision.
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Samsung raised US list prices across the Galaxy S26 line by $100 to $200 in October, TechRepublic reported, putting the Ultra at $1,399.99. The base Ultra now lists 7.7% above its launch price, before any discount or trade-in credit.
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Google is rolling out a Gemini quiz builder in Chrome for English desktop users in the US and India. Availability also varies by device, account type and browser configuration, TechRepublic reports, so one class can see uneven access.
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IDC projects average PC selling prices up 18.3% in 2026 after Q3 shipments fell 20.1%, according to TechRepublic's report on its figures. The 18.3% covers 2026 only, and IDC ties part of the Q3 drop to early stocking, so 2027 budgets need a higher baseline but no assumed second rise.
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FAW-Volkswagen and UBTECH signed an Oct. 8 agreement to develop and test humanoid robots for factory logistics, TechRepublic reported. The companies announced no robot order, named task or timetable, so for now it is a testing program.
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Google announced Android Enterprise policies on Sept. 23, 2026 that let IT admins configure, restrict or disable AI automation on managed devices. It did not say which devices or management platforms support them, and admins need that answer before planning a rollout.
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Tesla raised Optimus output at Fremont from a few dozen robots a week to several hundred by August, The Information reported. Tesla has not confirmed those figures or a release date, so a late-2027 purchase plan rests on a target.
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