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Launches, prices and announcements from phone and tablet makers worldwide. Each article lists the sources its facts were checked against.

Launches Apple posts M6 MacBook Pro at $1,999 and 24-inch iMac at $1,499 Apple announced three products by press release in three days: a redesigned iPad mini with an 8.5-inch OLED display on 26 October, and on 27 October the 14-inch… Launches Apple confirms iPhone Duo inner displays crack, offers AppleCare replacements Days after the iPhone Duo went on sale on 23 October 2026, owners began reporting inner screens cracking along the centre of the hinge, followed by a row… Launches Oppo Find X10 goes global at EUR 1,300, Pro Max at EUR 1,800, India a day later Oppo took the Find X10 series global on 21 October 2026 at an event in Mallorca, Spain, and the prices are now known: EUR 1,300 / GBP 1,100… Launches OM System pushes PEN launch in Japan from 30 Oct to 28 Nov after pre-order surge OM Digital Solutions has put back the Japanese launch of its retro Micro Four Thirds PEN from 30 October to 28 November 2026, its third supply notice in… Launches iPhone Duo sells out in under 30 minutes; new orders slip to 2027 Apple opened pre-orders for its first foldable iPhone at 5 a.m. PT on 16 October 2026, and launch-day allocation was gone within minutes. By 5:30 a.m. PT every… Launches NVIDIA RTX Spark laptops go on sale worldwide from $2,599 NVIDIA said on 16 October 2026 that RTX Spark laptops were available globally that day from ASUS, Dell, HP, Lenovo, Microsoft and MSI, starting at $2,599. Each machine… LaunchesReported OnePlus 16 sells over 70,000 units in its first hour on sale in China OnePlus China president Li Jie says the newly unveiled OnePlus 16 moved more than 70,000 units in the first hour after it went on sale in China on… Launches Apple unveils $299 HomeView smart display, $299 Apple TV 4K with A19 and $149 HomePod mini 2 Apple's 13 October 2026 "Welcome home" announcements rebuilt its smart home line around Siri AI, led by HomeView, a $299 hub with a 7-inch Liquid Retina display and… Launches Amazon’s new Alexa Tablets run Android with Google Play: 8, 11 and 12 Pro start at $229.99 Amazon announced the Alexa Tablet line on 8 October 2026, a new tablet range that runs Android with access to the full Google Play Store rather than Fire… Launches Galaxy Tab S12+ and Tab S12 Ultra go on sale in the US from $1,199.99 Samsung put the Galaxy Tab S12+ and Galaxy Tab S12 Ultra on sale in the United States on 7 October 2026, a week after announcing them, at $1,199.99… Launches vivo X Fold6 launched in India at Rs 2,19,999 with 200MP camera, 6,900mAh battery vivo's X Fold6 book-style foldable launched in India on 6 October in a single 12GB + 512GB variant at Rs 2,19,999, with pre-bookings open and sales from 13… Launches MediaTek brings 2nm Dimensity 9600 Pro to India; OPPO Find X10 Pro Max to launch it first MediaTek showcased its 2nm Dimensity 9600 Pro and the Dimensity 9600M at Tech Day in New Delhi on 6 October, where OPPO confirmed the Find X10 Pro Max… Launches vivo V80 launches in India from Rs 62,999 with 7,200mAh battery, ZEISS 3x telephoto vivo launched the V80 in India on 6 October at Rs 62,999 for 8GB/128GB, pairing a 7,200mAh battery and 90W charging with a ZEISS triple camera that includes…