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02 — Review / TVs & Displays

iPad mini 8 review roundup: gorgeous OLED, but critics balk at $699

Three critics average 8.0 out of 10 and call the iPad mini 8 a worthwhile small tablet for buyers who value portability, as long as they accept the higher price and a 60Hz screen.

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Consensus of 3 critics · $699
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Verdict Index

#ProductCategoryVerdictScorePriceSave
01Apple iPad mini 8
TVs & Displays · $699
TVs & DisplaysWorth it8.0$699
02Lenovo Googlebook 15
Laptops · $1,099
LaptopsWait6.9$1,099
03Hisense 75UR8SG RGB MiniLED TV
TVs & Displays · $2,499.99
TVs & DisplaysWait7.3$2,499.99
04Asus ProArt P16 (RTX Spark, 128GB unified memory)
Laptops · $4,399.99
LaptopsWorth it8.2$4,399.99
05Amazon Kindle Aluminium (2026)
Phones · $149.99
PhonesWorth it8.0$149.99
06Google Fitbit Edge
Wearables · $180
WearablesWorth it8.3$180
07WiiM Bar
Audio · $479
AudioWorth it8.7$479
08Apple Watch Ultra 4
Wearables · $799
WearablesWorth it8.4$799

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News / Phones16h

SpaceX reportedly in talks to buy EchoStar's Boost Mobile

The Washington Post reports Musk met EchoStar's chairman last month about buying Boost or using its network, but AT&T and T-Mobile may hold a veto over the lease.

A satellite with solar panels sends signal arcs down to a cell tower, with a padlock hovering between them.
News / Enterprise16h

Google cuts ties with Videostrong over XCPE Android TV botnet

Google and partners disrupted a firmware backdoor that Google says a Shenzhen maker built into 1.3 million devices, and banned the company from certified Android hardware.

A dark television beside a streaming box with a broken padlock and a severed cable, symbolising a disrupted hidden backdoor in smart TV devices.
Explainer / Enterprise17h

How can hackers remotely ruin a supermarket's freezers?

Supermarket refrigeration is networked for remote monitoring. Here is how that connection turns a maintenance feature into a way to spoil food, and why fixes are slow.

A frosted supermarket freezer case with a cable from its control module leading to an open padlock.
News / Business17h

Apple reports record $114.5B quarter, guides to a bigger one

iPhone revenue rose 17% on Pro-only models, while memory costs and constrained supply weigh on margins ahead of a forecast record December quarter.

A smartphone with a triple-lens camera stands on stacked coins beside a taller coin stack and a small memory chip, suggesting record sales and rising costs.
News / Enterprise17h

Supermarket freezers hacked across Europe in second wave

Attackers raised refrigeration temperatures to 50°C at stores in Belgium, Sweden, Luxembourg and Ireland on November 2, weeks after a similar attack in France.

A glass-doored supermarket freezer with fogged, dripping doors and melting frozen packages on the floor in an empty store aisle.
News / Laptops1d

Apple MacBook Pro gets touch OLED display, ships November 6

Apple's first touchscreen Mac arrives in 14-inch and 16-inch sizes, with macOS 27 touch changes and a reported second generation with M7 chips due next year.

An open slim laptop with a blank edge-to-edge screen showing soft ripples where a touch has landed.
News / AI2d

Anthropic's Claude now refuses to recreate specific existing games

An Anthropic engineer confirmed a rule steering Claude away from cloning particular games, while developers say it also blocks legitimate commissioned and reverse-engineering work.

A game controller behind a lowered gate-like barrier with a single loose building block in front, symbolising a block on cloning games.
Explainer / Dev2d

What is a supply chain attack on a code editor extension?

The Claude Code incident on Cursor shows how trusted add-ons can carry malware. Here is how these attacks work and what developers can do about them.

A puzzle-piece add-on block being inserted into a blank code editor window, with a crack inside it and an open padlock nearby, symbolising a compromised extension.
News / AI2d

xAI must face NAACP Clean Air Act suit over gas turbines

A federal judge rejected xAI's motion to dismiss, finding its gas turbines are not exempt as mobile sources and that citizen suits under the Clean Air Act are constitutional.

A trailer-mounted gas turbine releasing exhaust beside a data center building, with a judge's gavel in the foreground.
News / Smart Home2d

Apple HomeView code points to a HomeKit security camera mode

Strings in HomeView Software 27.2 describe motion detection, streaming and recording with HomeKit Secure Video, though Apple has announced none of it.

A small indoor security camera on a shelf sending signal waves toward a nearby smart display showing a simple abstract shape.
News / Science & Space2d

NASA asks industry for ways to boost or deorbit Hubble

A request for information seeks commercial plans to raise, service or safely dispose of the telescope by 2032, though NASA has no funding set aside for a mission.

A space telescope in orbit above Earth with a small robotic servicing spacecraft approaching it.
News / PC & Components3d

Intel shares fall nearly 30% on weak PC outlook, worst day since 1974

A soft fourth-quarter forecast tied to costly memory dragged the chip sector lower on October 30, with the PC market now expected to shrink through 2027.

A cracked computer processor chip perched at the top of a downward staircase of memory modules, illustrating a sharp market decline.
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  1. SpaceX reportedly in talks to buy EchoStar's Boost Mobile
  2. Supermarket freezers hacked across Europe in second wave
  3. How can hackers remotely ruin a supermarket's freezers?
  4. What is a supply chain attack on a code editor extension?
  5. Google cuts ties with Videostrong over XCPE Android TV botnet
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