Nothing began rolling out stable Nothing OS 5.0 on Android 17 to the Phone (3) on Oct. 12, the first of its phones to get it. TechRepublic reported that nine more Nothing and CMF models are scheduled through January 2027, so fleet owners have an end date to plan against.
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CMF's first Bluetooth speakers, the $59 S and $109 M, are on sale now with the same 18-hour battery rating. The software features match across the pair, so the $50 gap pays for a second driver and 270 extra grams.
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WIRED puts Nothing's metal-and-glass Headphone (1) Pro in the same class as Sony, Bose and Apple
WIRED's reviewer says Nothing's Headphone (1) Pro belongs among the best from Sony, Bose and Apple after nearly a month of testing. The verdict is one reviewer's and comes with stated limits, so it fits some buyers better than others.
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Teenage Engineering CEO Jesper Kouthoofd told Highsnobiety the company plans to stop making synthesizers, the OP-1 included. With no date or stated next business, its owners and design clients are left planning around one interview.
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Google has raised the Pixel 10a to $599 from $499 seven months after launch, with no change to the phone. Memory prices are reaching devices already on shelves, so handset budgets need room for rises partway through a model's life.
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Nothing's $399 Headphone 1 Pro carries a physical Flat EQ switch that turns off its app EQ and spatial audio so studio users can check mixes. Early reviews suggest most listeners will keep tuning in Nothing's app instead.
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Nothing charges $100 more for a three-driver Headphone (1) Pro aimed at studios
Nothing's Headphone (1) Pro puts three drivers in each ear cup, including an xMEMS silicon treble driver, at $399, or $100 more than the standard model. The company pitches it at recording studios, though its own brand chief expects people to buy it for their commute.
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The $129 AirPods 5 now includes active noise cancellation at the price the ANC-free AirPods 4 held, and the wireless-charging version costs $149, thirty dollars under the AirPods 4 with ANC. The 50 percent improvement figure is Apple's own.
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Beats gives each 360 earcup its own battery and antenna to earn an IPX4 rating
Beats built each earcup of the 360 as a self-contained unit with its own battery and antenna. ZDNET's reviewer says that construction is what makes the pair sweat-resistant, and it costs buyers both the 3.5mm jack and USB-C audio.
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Sony reissues its 2020 headphone at $300 on the same noise-cancelling chip
The WH-1000XM4C arrives with a retuned sound profile, a 10-band EQ and Bluetooth 6.0, while battery life comes in below the 2020 model and the cancelling silicon is unchanged. Gizmodo's reviewer never heard the original.
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Relay ships a dictation app today to sell a whisper microphone in 2027
The London startup, founded by two former Nothing staffers, runs its transcription on Google's Gemini and wants screen-snapshot permission now, on the bet that the real blocker is the coworker within earshot.
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CMF's $99 clip earbud halves the category price and inherits every compromise
The Clip Pro undercuts $200 clip earbuds from Bose, Sony and Shokz, and was discounted to $79 days after release. The physics it accepts has not changed.
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