Author: Anas Ali

If your phone still runs Android 9 or Android 10, your car may soon stop talking to it. Google has quietly raised Android Auto’s minimum requirement to Android 11, cutting off two generations of older phones from the in-car experience. The change was spotted on Google’s own Android Auto support page, which now lists an Android phone running Android 11.0 or higher as a requirement — for both wired and wireless connections. Android Authority first noticed the updated wording, and 9to5Google and Android Police confirmed it on November 9, 2026. Key Takeaways Android Auto now requires Android 11 or newer…

In 1979, the box holding Sony’s first Walkman — the TPS-L2 — also held a pair of featherweight headphones: a thin grey headband, metal sliders and two round foam pads. They were the MDR-3. Forty-seven years later, Sony has brought them back. The new model is called the MDR-3R, and it launched in Malaysia on November 9, 2026. It looks almost exactly like the original, but the one big change is the connector: Sony has replaced the old 3.5mm plug with USB-C, so the headphones plug straight into modern phones, tablets and computers. They need no charging, no Bluetooth pairing…

Pixel November 2026 update delayed — Google has not said when it will arrive. A week after Google published its November Android Security Bulletin, the official Pixel Update Bulletin still lists October 2026 as the latest release — and the strongest theory is that Google is skipping the usual monthly patch to ship Android 17 QPR2 early instead. Google’s monthly Pixel updates have followed a predictable rhythm all year, usually landing on the first Tuesday of the month. This year that meant February 3, April 7, May 5, July 7, August 4 and October 6. November’s first Tuesday was November…

BMW has finally put dates on its most important electric launch in China. The Neue Klasse iX3 SUV will officially launch on November 25, 2026, with test drives and customer deliveries starting the same day, and the Neue Klasse i3 sedan will follow on November 27 at the Guangzhou Auto Show. BMW China announced both dates on its official Weibo account on Monday, November 9. The BMW Neue Klasse iX3 i3 China launch is now firmly dated for late November. The announcement turns a vague "deliveries in November" promise into a firm plan — and it comes at a moment…