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For 78 years, Fender built the guitars that built rock and roll. Now the company wants to sell you a Bluetooth speaker. Fender Audio, operated under license by Singapore-based audio firm Riffsound, launched its ELIE speaker line and MIX headphones at CES 2026. Both product families have been on U.S. shelves since mid-August, priced from…

The ASUS ROG Gjallar soundbar, which the brand first introduced in early July, is now available in the US for $600. It’s the company’s first gaming soundbar and was specifically designed with multiplayer gaming in mind, with the device’s audio control hub coming with integrated microphones. ASUS says it has the technology to filter your teammate…

When Canvas HiFi unveiled “the world’s first audiophile soundbar” earlier this year, it came with a huge specification: 8-inch drivers pushing out 1,500W of power in a three-way setup. When we actually heard it, we were very impressed – we said it was “astounding” – and now it’s even better with a Dolby Atmos upgrade.

While monitoring Android threats in June 2026, we discovered a new piece of Android malware. What struck us as unusual was that it installed like an ordinary user app yet made no attempt to disguise itself as legitimate software: it had no user interface at all. This led us to suspect the app might be…

Augury’s inclusion in the Gartner APM Market Guide indicates a shift towards agent-led automation in plant operations. This move suggests that AI-enabled automation is increasingly being embraced within the industrial sector, highlighting a trend toward orchestration of processes by digital agents. This development reflects a change in purchasing strategies influenced by advancements in AI capabilities.

HyperX has been making gaming accessories for over a decade (and well before that if you count stuff like RAM and SSDs), but somehow in all that time, the company has never made an open-back gaming headset. But that changes today with the $150 Cloud Alpha Air, which comes with plush foam earpads and a…

Rob Strechay, until recently managing director and principal analyst at theCUBE Research, has joined VentureBeat as our first Lead Analyst and a founding analyst of VentureBeat Research. His arrival is the next step in a deliberate move at VentureBeat toward deeper specialization: analysis built for the technical decision-makers — the directors, VPs, CIOs, and CTOs…

Google Photos’ Redact tool has moved from a string buried in the code to something we could actually tap, and we’ve got the demo to prove it. We first flagged this feature last month during an APK teardown of Google Photos v7.85, when a code string promised to “redact sensitive areas of your photos.” Back…

AI in Linux has become a hotly debated subject. For some, it makes perfect sense. Linux creator Linus Torvalds has decided that AI is a great option for the kernel development process.