ICYMI: here's the week's 7 biggest tech news stories for September 26, 2026
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Sat, 26 Sep 2026 09:00:00 +0000
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We're looking back over the last week to pick out the most important stories published on TechRadar.
FULL STORY ======================================================================Copy link Facebook X Whatsapp Reddit Pinterest Flipboard Threads Email Share this article 0 Join the conversation Follow us Add us as a preferred source on Google Newsletter Subscribe to our newsletter This week was Meta Connect,
with the social media and now AI-focused tech giant announcing a lot of new tech (mostly smart and VR glasses).
We also tried the new Beats headphones and got our first look at Google s long-awaited answer to Apple s MacBook. To catch up on all of this, and more, scroll down to read the latest edition of our ICYMI roundup. Latest Videos From TechRadar Watch full video here: 7. Disney+ hiked it prices (Image credit: AFM Visuals / Shutterstock) Another month, another streaming price hike. This time, its Disney+ and Hulu each getting a price increase in the
US, by different amounts depending on the tier.
The good news, however, is that the price of the ad-supported bundle that includes both Disney+ and Hulu isnt going up, and the same goes for the ad-supported triple bundle that includes those two plus ESPN. Premium bundles that are ad-free are going up, though. You may like ICYMI here's the week's 7 biggest tech news stories for August 15, 2026 ICYMI here's the week's 7 biggest tech news stories for August 29, 2026 ICYMI: here's the week's 7 biggest tech news stories from AI to Snap Specs
Will the price rise in other territories too? Australia just had one, and theres no announcement in the UK yet, but other sources say one is coming in October. It feels like theres just no break from price rises these days Read more: Disney argues it still offers value for money as it freezes the price
on three of its streaming bundles 6. A GTA 6 Collection box was announced (Image credit: Rockstar Games) This week, Rockstar Games announced the Grand Theft Auto VI: The Goodtime State Vice City Collection. It costs 349 / $399, comes with exclusive merchandise, and will land on November 19 (the same day as the game's release). Get daily insight, inspiration and deals in your
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Crucially, you don't get a copy of GTA VI in the bundle. You will, however, get a cute Macca the Gator figure, sunglasses, a crossbody bag, and plenty more goodies.
Only you can decide if it's worth the high asking price, and it certainly could be for a mega fan, though you may want to act fast if you want one, as we imagine GTA VI merch will sell out, especially as launch day approaches. Read more: GTA 6 gets a 'Vice City Collection' box set for super-fans 5.
Beats launched comfortable headphones (Image credit: Beats) Beats finally announced its next-generation, entirely new over-ear headphones this week.
The Beats 360 won't be replacing the Studio Pro those are now more affordable, though and they look distinctly different with a thinner,
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Yes, there are four main colors for the Beats 360, but you can also buy 'performance knit' or 'ultra-plush' earcups and swap them out as you please. Since the Beats 360 are sweat- and water-resistant, you can go from a workout to the office by swapping earcups.
Audio quality is strong here too, thanks to a redesigned stack in each
earcup, and you can expect over 30 hours of battery life with a listening
mode enabled. And, true to other Beats products, a custom chip inside lets these work seamlessly with both iOS and Android. Read more: Beats 360 are one of the most comfortable, best-sounding headphones I've ever worn 4. Amazfit dropped a solar-powered smartwatch (Image credit: Amazfit) In a world where smartwatches share the same features and similar specs, it's always nice to see something innovative. In this instance, it's the Amazfit T-Rex line.
Solar charging isn't new, but this line brings it to an AMOLED watch for the first time with the T-Rex Dual Solar; as the name implies, it can charge from sunlight on both sides.
In normal conditions, the watch packs up to 25 days of battery life, extended up to 35 days in optimal solar conditions, and 41 hours of use in 'accurate GPS mode' which are some impressive stats. Unusually for Amazfit, it's also very expensive, priced at $649.99 in the US. Other regions' pricing is TBC, but that's around 500 / AU$900. Read more: Amazfit's new solar-powered AMOLED smartwatch aims to rival Garmin's legendary battery life 3. Google launched a MacBook rival (Image credit: Future) What do you get when you mix Android
with Chrome OS? Its a question weve pondered for years, but only recently did Google confirm it was working on systems featuring a new mashup platform: Googlebooks. The platform? Its called GooglebooksOS, naturally.
Now, we have the products of that union: systems from Acer , Asus, Lenovo , Dell , and HP . On the outside, theyre indistinguishable from Windows
systems, but we opened them all and found a very different platform that somehow mixes Androids power with the approachability of ChromeOS. This means these systems have a real relationship with the Android phone in your hand, but are also perfectly capable of running apps on the desktop, just like a
Mac or PC.
Oh, and these are priced like premium laptops, not Chromebooks. Read more: I tried Google's new answer to the MacBook that combines ChromeOS with Android 2. Meta Connect 2026 happened (Image credit: Meta) The annual Meta event kicked off this week, and we got a look at a suite of brand-new Meta AI wearables.
The Ray-Ban Meta Gen 3 glasses were announced with slightly better specs than what came before and a higher price tag, though it seems many still see the camera glasses as creepy perv glasses.
Perhaps thats why we also got Ray-Ban Meta Audio glasses . They boast most of the same great tech, but have a longer battery life a more lightweight design and no cameras so people cant spy on you with these.
There was also a new Lisa (from BlackPink) collab design , and something very different: the Muse Charm . Essentially an AI Tamagotchi (at least in the design), the Charm lets you interact with your Muse AI agent, though well
have to wait and see if this is just another Rabbit R1 or the Humane AI Pin flop. Read more: Meta just announced an AI Tamagotchi this is Muse Charm 1. Meta launched VR Glasses (Image credit: Meta) Meta didnt just showcase
Ray-Ban smart glasses at Connect this year; it also debuted a brand new VR headset or we should say VR Glasses.
They boast an ultra-slim and lightweight design enabled by a puck that houses not only the battery but also all of the headsets compute power. In practical terms, this means the headset itself is only around 100g, or one fifth the weight of a Meta Quest 3.
Weve taken the headset for a whirl and been wildly impressed with the comfort of the design, its dazzling micro- OLED displays, and its overall performance for a respectable $1,299 price tag (other regions pricing TBC). Read more:
Ive worn Metas VR Glasses and theyre coming to eat the Apple Vision Pros
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