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A MakeUseOf reviewer says Claude Opus 5.5 can often carry a job to the end from one request, which could mean less back-and-forth for people who use AI at work.
Read more: Reviewer says Claude's newest AI model finishes jobs in one trySingapore's OKA Technology unveiled Mori, a lamp-like robot that reacts like a pet. It has a camera and mics, and its long-term subscription cost is unknown.
Read more: Mori is a small lamp-like robot that reacts to you like a petiOS 27 adds Call Context, which puts your booking info on screen when you phone a business, so you can stop digging through email while on hold.
Read more: Your iPhone will show your booking details while you call a businessDelta 2.0 adds Sega Genesis support, achievements and a new look to the free iPhone retro game app, which now has 20 million downloads.
Read more: Delta, the free retro game app for iPhone, adds Sega Genesis gamesMotorola's Razr Ultra 2025 flip phone is now getting Android 17, so owners should expect an update notice and prepare before installing.
Read more: Motorola's Razr Ultra 2025 foldable phone is getting Android 17Canva built its own AI image maker, Canva Craft, and opened it to all users. It aims to get text right and produce designs you can edit.
Read more: Canva launches its own AI image maker, free for all users to tryAmazon renamed Kindle Unlimited as Kindle+ at the same $12 a month, and some of the audiobooks it adds will be read by AI instead of a person.
Read more: Amazon renames Kindle Unlimited as Kindle+ and adds AI-read audiobooksAmazon upgraded the computer voices in its Polly service to sound more natural and accurate. Existing users get it automatically, and the price stays the same.
Read more: Amazon's text-to-speech voices get more natural, at the same priceTom's Guide asks if a touchscreen laptop is worth it and points to the Dell XPS 13, which Dell says has touch on every model at no extra cost.
Read more: Why a touchscreen can make a slim laptop easier to useOrangetheory members can now connect their own Apple Watch to in-class tracking for a one-time $99 fee, with no extra hardware needed.
Read more: Orangetheory now lets members use their own Apple Watch for $99Extend has launched Verify, a tool that checks documents for forgery, including AI-made fakes, before a business pays an invoice or approves a claim.
Read more: New tool checks whether a document is fake before a business acts on itNVIDIA has launched Minerva, a tool that watches huge AI data centers and flags failing parts early, aiming to cut slowdowns and wasted cost.
Read more: NVIDIA launches Minerva to spot trouble in huge AI computer farmsYouTube Music is now on Garmin's Fenix 9 watches, so runners and hikers may be able to listen without carrying a phone.
Read more: YouTube Music now works on Garmin's newest Fenix watchesApple's iOS 27.2 update, due next week, changes how the Music app looks. The red is gone from the icon, tabs and widgets, so expect a different look.
Read more: Apple Music loses its red look in the iOS 27.2 update next weekStartup Nirva raised $25 million for a wearable AI companion that offers relationship advice. Anything that listens to you raises privacy questions worth asking first.
Read more: Nirva raises $25 million for a wearable AI that gives life adviceWalmart says AI shopping agents arrive next month. You can approve each purchase or set a spending limit, and no membership is needed.
Read more: Walmart will let AI shop for you, with spending limits you setStartup Nirva raised $25 million for a $249 pendant that listens all day but is built to capture only the wearer's voice. Here is what to know about the privacy.
Read more: Nirva's $249 jewelry pendant listens only to your voice all day1Password has a new feature that lets AI agents sign into your accounts for you without ever seeing your passwords. You still approve each request.
Read more: 1Password lets AI helpers log in for you without seeing passwordsZoho Expense now uses AI to read receipts, match card charges and send low-risk claims straight to payment, while odd ones go to a person.
Read more: Zoho's expense software now uses AI to approve and match claimsOppo's Find X10 Pro Max is the first phone with three 200-megapixel rear cameras, but the review says sensor size and software matter more than the number.
Read more: Oppo's new phone puts a 200-megapixel camera on the back three timesOnePlus is reportedly adding a built-in fan to its upcoming Ace 7 phones to fight heat, which could matter if you game or stream on your phone.
Read more: The next OnePlus phone is getting a built-in fan to keep coolTangerine, a $29.99 Mac app, turns a Shift-drag into a file converter. A free trial and a free alternative are worth checking first.
Read more: Mac app Tangerine converts files when you hold Shift and dragWired's guide says the 2024 Surface Laptop at $999 beats the 2026 model, which costs over $400 more and was never sent out for independent testing.
Read more: Wired says buy the older Surface Laptop, not the new oneAndroid Authority has leaked videos of Samsung's Galaxy Fit 4 band in three colors. Price and release date are unknown, so waiting may pay off for budget shoppers.
Read more: Samsung's Galaxy Fit 4 fitness band shown in three colors in leaked videos
