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Apple says its new Watch Series 12 and Ultra 4 will get Siri Recap and Live Rewind later this year. Both listen to conversations around you, so privacy matters.
Read more: New Apple Watches will soon summarize your conversations and replay speechAmazon's new Echo Show 16 is a smart display with built-in Fire TV, but the screen, stand and Alexa+ can push the total close to $695.
Read more: Amazon's new 16-inch Echo Show is also a small TV, from $499.99WhatsApp is rolling out a new backup screen on Android and iPhone. Chat backups decide whether your messages and photos survive a lost or new phone.
Read more: WhatsApp changes how chat backups look on Android and iPhoneSamsung's first clip-style earbuds, the Galaxy Buds On, reach U.S. stores Nov. 6 for $229. They are built to keep your ears open to the world around you.
Read more: Samsung's first clip-on earbuds hit U.S. stores Nov. 6 for $229Amazon is rebuilding the Alexa Home Map as a 3D model of your house and yard, with Ring cameras showing people and cars moving outside.
Read more: Alexa's home map becomes a live 3D model of your house and yardAmazon's first digital photo frame uses Alexa to pick and group pictures from Amazon Photos. It costs $199 and has a microphone built in.
Read more: Amazon's first digital photo frame picks your best family photos for youAmazon's new Echo Studio can watch your home like a nanny cam, and the new Echo Dot can act as a smart home hub and a Wi-Fi extender.
Read more: Amazon's new Echo speakers can watch your home and boost your Wi-FiShiftCam's ProRig+ adds physical focus, zoom and shutter controls to an iPhone filming rig. It starts at $159 on Kickstarter, with delivery estimated from December 2026.
Read more: New iPhone filming rig adds real buttons for focus, zoom and shutterMacPaw's new AI assistant for Mac and iPhone offers a free 14-day trial, then charges a monthly fee based on AI credits.
Read more: MacPaw launches Eney, an AI helper that asks before it actsA startup's Super Mouse has a 3.1 inch touchscreen for app shortcuts and works with Mac and PC. It costs $199 on Kickstarter, with shipping planned for February 2027.
Read more: A startup is selling a computer mouse with its own touchscreenZoho's Ask Zia now uses a team of six AI agents to analyze business data, and prices stay the same. Here is what small businesses should check first.
Read more: Zoho's business data assistant now uses six AI helpers to do the workSelect Galaxy Watch models and the Galaxy Ring will sort breathing problems during sleep into three levels, which could help people spot sleep apnea sooner.
Read more: Samsung's watches and ring will rate sleep breathing problems in three levelsProphecy has announced DataGPT, a product built to work with Claude, ChatGPT and Microsoft Copilot, so teams may soon use business data inside the AI chat tools they know.
Read more: Prophecy launches tool to use company data inside Claude and ChatGPTProphecy's new DataGPT lets staff run data work inside ChatGPT, Claude and Copilot, with a visible map of the steps behind each answer. A free account is available.
Read more: New tool lets office staff check the steps behind AI spreadsheet answersApple's watchOS 27.2 is out now and brings Siri AI beyond US English. Update your iPhone first, then your Apple Watch.
Read more: Apple Watch update brings its Siri AI to more languagesAllyNext, a Los Angeles company, says its new AI assistant can handle product research, listings and creator outreach for Amazon and TikTok sellers.
Read more: AllyNext launches an AI assistant for Amazon and TikTok sellersSamsung Wallet version 6.8.67 brings a bolder design to some Galaxy phones, and a normal app update may be all it takes to get it on yours.
Read more: Samsung Wallet app gets a bolder new look on some Galaxy phonesAgiBot had 110 full-size humanoid robots dance in sync for almost six minutes, a sign that robots are being built to work as coordinated fleets.
Read more: 110 humanoid robots dance in sync, and set a record doing itTandems has added Hamilton, an AI assistant, to its WealthOS software. Few details are out, but it matters if your advisor uses wealth tools.
Read more: Tandems adds Hamilton, a built-in AI assistant, to its wealth softwareGitHub Copilot now offers the GPT-6.1 Terra model, but not everyone gets it at once. Your plan, rollout stage and company admin all play a part.
Read more: New GPT-6.1 Terra model arrives in GitHub Copilot, with limitsA Tom's Guide reviewer says Samsung's 12.6-inch Galaxy Tab S12 Plus is easier to live with than the bigger Ultra, though the keyboard adds a lot to the cost.
Read more: Reviewer picks Samsung's mid-size Tab S12 Plus over the bigger UltraPocket Prep's new AI tutor is free for all users and nudges you to work out answers yourself, a method it says helps knowledge last past test day.
Read more: Pocket Prep adds a free AI tutor that won't hand you the answersIndigenius AI launched Agentic Announcer, a voice agent that phones customers in seven languages, and people who get the calls can ask it to stop.
Read more: Nigerian company launches AI that phones your customers for youVivo's X500, X500 Pro and X500 Pro Max are going global with batteries up to 8,000 mAh and a 200MP zoom camera, but prices are not yet announced.
Read more: Vivo's new X500 phones go global with huge batteries and big cameras
