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Viture Brings Diopter Adjustment Down to $300 in Pro 2 AR Glasses

Manual focus dials that once belonged to premium headsets now anchor a midrange display-mirroring device aimed at portable gamers and travelers.

By Daniel R. Whitfield·Aug 7, 2026·5 min read
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Viture Pro 2 Smartglasses Slim Down to 63 Grams

The company's fifth-anniversary release targets portable screen enthusiasts with lighter optics and a companion mobile dock priced at $99.

Kenji Watanabe ·   · 4m
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Google Maps Becomes Your Concierge: New AI Powers Food Orders and Hotel Bookings

The navigation giant is adding agentic capabilities that let users complete transactions without leaving the app, as it races to embed AI ac

Arjun S. Mehta ·   · 6m
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Reddit Quietly Prepares Old Interface for the Chopping Block

After years of community pressure, the company is now hinting at an end to the legacy desktop experience millions still prefer.

Marcus Halloran ·   · 5m
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Blue Bubbles Are Back: Sunbird Returns Three Years After Security Collapse

The Android-to-iMessage bridge resurfaces in an era where Apple's RCS adoption has already solved the interoperability problem it was built

Arjun S. Mehta ·   · 4m
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Apple's Private Relay Fails to Hide User IP Addresses in WebKit Flaw

Security researchers bypass Safari's privacy feature through browser engine vulnerabilities, raising questions about Apple's implementation

Arjun S. Mehta ·   · 4m
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Reddit Builds AI Moderation Layer to Lower Barriers for New Users

The platform is testing machine learning tools that could reduce reliance on karma thresholds, a shift that may reshape how 500 million week

Arjun S. Mehta ·   · 7m
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Google Pulls the Plug on Assistant for Most Android Devices This September

The voice assistant that once defined Android interaction will bow out in favor of Gemini, leaving older hardware and regional gaps exposed.

Arjun S. Mehta ·   · 5m
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Google Sets September 4 Cutoff for Assistant on Android

The company will force millions of users to Gemini over several weeks, ending a decade-old voice interface across phones, wearables, and con

Arjun S. Mehta ·   · 4m
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Sunbird Returns to Android With a $3 Monthly Bet on iMessage Interoperability

The messaging app is back after a three-year hiatus, promising end-to-end security and blue bubbles - but the history of third-party iMessag

Arjun S. Mehta ·   · 5m
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Wispr Flow Enters the Meeting Notetaker Race With System Audio Approach

The dictation app maker has launched a Mac notetaker that transcribes meetings without joining them, challenging Granola and Otter in a crow

Arjun S. Mehta ·   · 5m
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Google Pulls the Plug on Assistant for Android

The legacy voice platform will vanish from phones, tablets, and paired accessories starting early September, marking the final chapter in Go

Arjun S. Mehta ·   · 5m
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Google's Pixel 11 Camera Module Gets a Multi-Color LED That Doubles as Flash

The feature called HiLight appears in leaked images of the Pro Fold, signaling a modest hardware shift in an otherwise familiar refresh

Arjun S. Mehta ·   · 7m
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Microsoft's Project Helix Aims to Unify Four Console Generations

The upcoming Xbox hardware is being designed to run games spanning from the 2001 original console through today's titles, alongside PC compa

Daniel R. Whitfield ·   · 6m
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CMF by Nothing Enters the Open-Ear Audio Market at $99

The budget brand's first open-style earbuds arrive as manufacturers across Asia pivot toward situational-awareness designs

Priya Nair ·   · 4m
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Lenovo's Magnesium Ultralight Delivers Premium Build and OLED Brilliance at a Premium Price

The 2.15-pound Yoga Slim 7i Ultra pairs Intel's Core Ultra 7 with exceptional screen quality and two-day battery life, but minimal ports and

Daniel R. Whitfield ·   · 6m
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Spotify's Premium Tally Hits 300 Million as Margins Climb to Record High

The Stockholm-based streamer now commands triple the paid subscriber base of its closest rival, while gross margin reaches 33.4 percent amid

Mei-Lin Tan ·   · 5m
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Snap Bets the Company on a Platform Bet Most Rivals Abandoned

Evan Spiegel deflected preorder questions on the $2,195 Specs glasses, telling investors consumer adoption may not arrive until the decade's

Daniel R. Whitfield ·   · 6m
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Smart Rings or Smartwatches: What the Sleep and Exercise Data Tell Us

The wearables market is fragmenting along use-case lines, with rings claiming the sleep-tracking high ground while watches still dominate wo

Arjun S. Mehta ·   · 5m
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Bluetooth Multipoint Should Be on Your Next Headphones - Here's Why

The gap between marketing hype and daily frustration is narrowing, and one overlooked feature determines whether your wireless headphones be

Marcus Halloran ·   · 6m
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Asana Built an AI That Remembers Your Team's Work Without Leaking Secrets

The company's new Agentic Work Management system turns 18 years of enterprise architecture into a shared memory layer for AI teammates, comp

Arjun S. Mehta ·   · 6m
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Samsung's Foldable Dilemma: When Refinement Isn't Enough

The Galaxy Z Fold 8 Ultra delivers measurable improvements in battery life and performance, but its conservative evolution raises questions

Arjun S. Mehta ·   · 5m
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Apple's MacBook Air Faces Supply Crunch as Memory Shortage Bites

The popular laptop now ships with month-long delays while Apple steers customers toward pricier alternatives amid industrywide memory constr

Arjun S. Mehta ·   · 4m
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Apple's MacBook Air Faces Unprecedented Supply Constraints Amid Memory Crunch

AI-driven demand for memory chips has pushed Apple's most popular laptop into multi-week backorder territory, forcing the company to shift i

Arjun S. Mehta ·   · 5m
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Why Foldable Phones Are Finally Ready for Apple

After years of fragile hinges and software chaos, the foldable category has matured into predictable hardware - exactly the moment Cupertino

Daniel R. Whitfield ·   · 7m