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iQOO has confirmed that its upcoming iQOO 15 series, launching in China on October 20, will debut the in-house Q3 gaming chip. Paired with the QNSS super rendering engine, the chip promises console-like visuals, real-time ray tracing, and up to 144fps gameplay. iQOO claims performance gains of up to 60 percent and a 400 percent boost in AI compute.

Apple is reportedly preparing a major Mac refresh for 2026, with the M5 chip powering new versions of the MacBook Pro, MacBook Air, Mac mini, and Mac Studio. According to AppleInsider, the first M5 MacBook Pro could launch by late 2025, while M5 Pro and M5 Max variants, along with refreshed desktop models, are expected in early to mid-2026.

Google is reportedly planning to bring the always-on display (AOD) media controls to its Pixel Watch lineup, including the Pixel Watch 4, 3, and 2. The feature, missing from the recent Wear OS 6 update, is expected to arrive in the next quarterly Pixel Watch update later this year, possibly in December.

Amazon’s Great Indian Festival 2025 sale has entered its “Diwali Special” phase, continuing discounts on laptops, smartphones, and more from top brands. Shoppers can check the “Amazon Bestsellers” list for trending devices and use bank offers from Axis, IDFC First, Bobcard, RBL, and Amazon Pay ICICI to get up to 10 percent extra cashback on top of existing deals.

Anthropic has warned that even a few poisoned samples in a dataset can compromise an AI model. A joint study with the UK AI Security Institute found that as few as 250 malicious documents can implant backdoors in LLMs up to 13B parameters, proving model size offers no protection.