ICYMI: the week's 7 biggest tech stories from Apple's M4 Mac teaser to Alien Romulus releasing on VHS in 2024

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Sat, 26 Oct 2024 07:00:10 +0000

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ICYMI here's the biggest tech news stories from Apple, Samsung, Garmin, and more for October 26, 2024.

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Things are getting spooky round TechRadar way as we kicked off our Halloween Week event, but that hasn't scared off these major announcements from the world of tech.

In fact far from it. After all, this was the week in which Apple teased its
M4 Macs, the superb Severance returned to our screens (sort of) and Alien Romulus announced a VHS releases. Yes, really.

Read on for details of all of these stories and more as we recap the week's biggest news, and be sure to check back next week for details on those M4
Macs once they've been officially revealed.

And when you're done, why not read our guide to the seven new movies and TV shows to stream this weekend ? 7. Alien Romulus got a release date for Blu
Ray and VHS (Image credit: 20th Century Studios / Disney)

Heres a 2024 story you weren't expecting: Alien Romulus is coming to VHS.

This isnt just some gimmick prop with a download code, either, with the
Alien: Romulus tape being described as a fully-functional VHS which will launch in December with a 4:3 aspect ratio, and a vintage-style protective sleeve.

There are a few major questions to be answered such as how much itll cost
and how many will be made but if youve been craving that vintage horror
movie experience then its time to dust off your old VHS player (or buy one on eBay) and look out for Alien Romulus VHS tape when it releases. Read more: Forget 4K Blu-ray for Alien: Romulus get it on VHS instead 6. Samsung released a new foldable (Image credit: Samsung)

Samsung this week gave us the new Galaxy Z Fold Special Edition well, those of us that live in South Korea. It comes with a handful of upgrades like a 200MP main camera, but will cost you: 2,789,600 won to be precise (or roughly $2,000 / 1,550 / AU$3,000).

The base model already comes in at the fairly steep $1,899.99 / 1,799 / AU$2,749, so fans were hoping Samsung might instead launch a cheaper Galaxy Z Fold Fan Edition (Or FE) to match the Samsung Galaxy S24 FE and its other
more affordable phones.

This was shot down by Samsung itself, however, when it announced it has no plans to launch a cheap Galaxy Z Fold phone, even though it definitely
should. Read more: The new Samsung Galaxy Z Fold Special Edition is here Read more: Samsung has 'no plans' to launch a cheap Galaxy Z Fold phone 5.
Garmin's all-new beta update arrived for Forerunners (Image credit: Future)

Owners of recent Garmin Forerunner watches specifically the Forerunner 965 , Forerunner 265 , Forerunner 165 , Forerunner 955 , and the Forerunner 255
are getting new features as part of Garmins public beta program. The headline new abilities are around swimming (with "improvements to support pool swim workout with pace alerts and critical swim speed" and "improvements to the pool swim rest screen and alert tones") as well as an all-new meditation functionality.

Although you have to be signed up to the public beta in order to take advantage of it, Garmin rolling these features out as part of public beta means its coming to everyone elses Forerunners in the near future. As well as top running watches, these changes make the Forerunners excellent swimming watches. Ideal for triathletes and all-rounders. Read more: Got a Garmin Forerunner? You can now get new swimming and meditation features for free 4. Things got spooky as TechRadars Halloween Week began (Image credit: Compass International Pictures)

TechRadars Halloween Week is running between now and October 31, and theres plenty of great stuff to sink your teeth into. Whether you want the latest horror movie recommendations, soundbars for an immersive experience, or animated seasonal movies for the squeamish, its all here. Over the next few days youll be seeing articles from our Streaming, Gaming, Homes and AI channels, with our experts dishing out top tips to help you have the best Halloween yet.

Some of these recommendations were covered in our latest podcast episode too, so make sure you check that out for even more thoughts about the spookiest time of year. Read more: Welcome to TechRadars Halloween Week 2024 3. Apple geared up for Apple Intelligence's launch (Image credit: Apple)

Apple Intelligence launches next week and we cant wait to get our hands on Apples AI-powered features for iPhone, iPad, and Mac.

Expect iOS 18.1, iPadOS 18.1, and macOS Sequoia 15.1 to launch in just a few days alongside a huge AirPods Pro 2 hearing aid upgrade. The first wave of Apple Intelligence features will introduce the world to AI for the rest of us as Apple calls it, and will bring Writing Tools, photo editing via Clean Up, Notification summaries, and a Siri redesign.

Weve been using the iOS 18.1 beta for a couple of months now and cant wait to see what the public perception of Apple AI is when it officially arrives. If youre waiting for image generation tools such as Genmoji and Image
Playground, though, youll need to be patient they won't be with us until iOS 18.2 later this year. Lets hope iOS 18.1 has enough meat on its bones to keep you occupied until then. Read more: Apple Intelligence releases next week
with iOS 18.1 2. Severance Season 2 got its first trailer

Its been an agonizing wait, but weve finally been treated to the first official footage for Severance season 2 . Just 24 hours after Apple invited
us all to a big Severance -themed meeting , the tech giant revealed the inaugural teaser for Severance season 2 . Suffice it to say, the Apple TV
Plus sci-fi thriller series sophomore season looks like itll be just as
weird, wacky, and wild as its predecessor was. Roll on January 17, 2025, we say, which is when the highly rated show will make its long-awaited return. Read more: Apple wants you to attend a big Severance season 2 meeting 1.
Apple told us to Mac our calendars (Image credit: Future)

Weve been expecting Apple to launch M4 Macs this month, and right at the buzzer Apple is seemingly ready to do just that. In a teaser, Greg Joswiak Apple s SVP of Marketing has all but confirmed that new Macs are incoming, with a social media post instructing us to Mac your calendars! as Apple has
an exciting week of announcements to make starting on Monday.

Were expecting this means new 14-inch and 16-inch MacBook Pros, a redesigned Mac mini, and an update to the iMac, all with M4 Apple silicon. The glowing apple image Joswiak shared reminds us of the look of Siri with Apple Intelligence, so we can seemingly also look forward to the long awaited iOS 18.1 update and mac OS Sequoia 15.1 with that feature to come next week, too.

Beyond this, new Magic accessories (the keyboard, and mouse) are likely to arrive, and perhaps well get an update or two for some more Apple TV shows. Check back next week to see everything that was announced. Read more: Apple officially hints at new M4 Macs



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