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

Things are getting spooky information TechRadar measurement arsenic we kicked disconnected our Halloween Week event, but that hasn't frightened disconnected these awesome announcements from nan world of tech.

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

Read connected for specifications of each of these stories and much arsenic we recap nan week's biggest news, and beryllium judge to cheque backmost adjacent week for specifications connected those M4 Macs erstwhile they've been officially revealed.

And erstwhile you're done, why not publication our guideline to nan seven caller movies and TV shows to watercourse this weekend?

7. Alien Romulus sewage a merchandise day for Blu Ray… and VHS

Here’s a 2024 communicative you weren't expecting: Alien Romulus is coming to VHS.

This isn’t conscionable immoderate gimmick prop pinch a download code, either, pinch nan Alien: Romulus portion being described arsenic a “fully-functional VHS” which will motorboat successful December pinch a 4:3 facet ratio, and a vintage-style protective sleeve.

There are a fewer awesome questions to beryllium answered – specified arsenic really overmuch it’ll costs and really galore will beryllium made – but if you’ve been craving that vintage scary movie acquisition past it’s clip to particulate disconnected your aged VHS subordinate (or bargain 1 connected eBay) and look retired for Alien Romulus’ VHS portion erstwhile it releases.

• Read more: Forget 4K Blu-ray for Alien: Romulus – get it connected VHS instead

6. Samsung released a caller foldable

Samsung this week gave america nan caller Galaxy Z Fold Special Edition – well, those of america that unrecorded successful South Korea. It comes pinch a fistful of upgrades for illustration a 200MP main camera, but will costs you: 2,789,600 won to beryllium precise (or astir $2,000 / £1,550 / AU$3,000).

The guidelines exemplary already comes successful astatine nan reasonably steep $1,899.99 / £1,799 / AU$2,749, truthful fans were hoping Samsung mightiness alternatively motorboat a cheaper Galaxy Z Fold Fan Edition (Or FE) to lucifer nan Samsung Galaxy S24 FE and its different much affordable phones.

This was changeable down by Samsung itself, however, erstwhile it announced it has “no plans” to motorboat a inexpensive Galaxy Z Fold phone, moreover though it decidedly should.

• Read more: The caller Samsung Galaxy Z Fold Special Edition is here
• Read more: Samsung has 'no plans' to motorboat a inexpensive Galaxy Z Fold phone

5. Garmin's all-new beta update arrived for Forerunners

Owners of caller Garmin Forerunner watches – specifically nan Forerunner 965, Forerunner 265, Forerunner 165, Forerunner 955, and nan Forerunner 255 – are getting caller features arsenic portion of Garmin’s nationalist beta program. The header caller abilities are astir swimming (with "improvements to support excavation aquatics workout pinch gait alerts and captious aquatics speed" and "improvements to nan excavation aquatics remainder surface and alert tones") arsenic good arsenic an all-new meditation functionality.

Although you person to beryllium signed up to nan nationalist beta successful bid to return advantage of it, Garmin rolling these features retired arsenic portion of nationalist beta intends it’s coming to everyone else’s Forerunners successful nan adjacent future. As good arsenic apical moving watches, these changes make nan Forerunners fantabulous swimming watches. Ideal for triathletes and all-rounders.

• Read more: Got a Garmin Forerunner? You tin now get caller swimming and meditation features for free

4. Things sewage spooky arsenic TechRadar’s Halloween Week began

TechRadar’s Halloween Week is moving betwixt now and October 31, and there’s plentifulness of awesome worldly to descend your teeth into. Whether you want nan latest scary movie recommendations, soundbars for an immersive experience, aliases animated seasonal movies for nan squeamish, it’s each here. Over nan adjacent fewer days you’ll beryllium seeing articles from our Streaming, Gaming, Homes and AI channels, pinch our experts dishing retired apical tips to thief you person nan champion Halloween yet.

Some of these recommendations were covered successful our latest podcast episode too, truthful make judge you cheque that retired for moreover much thoughts astir nan spookiest clip of year.

• Read more: Welcome to TechRadar’s Halloween Week 2024

3. Apple geared up for Apple Intelligence's launch

Apple Intelligence launches adjacent week and we can’t hold to get our hands connected Apple’s AI-powered features for iPhone, iPad, and Mac.

Expect iOS 18.1, iPadOS 18.1, and macOS Sequoia 15.1 to motorboat successful conscionable a fewer days alongside a immense AirPods Pro 2 proceeding assistance upgrade. The first activity of Apple Intelligence features will present nan world to “AI for nan remainder of us” arsenic Apple calls it, and will bring Writing Tools, photograph editing via Clean Up, Notification summaries, and a Siri redesign.

We’ve been utilizing nan iOS 18.1 beta for a mates of months now and can’t hold to spot what nan nationalist cognition of Apple AI is erstwhile it officially arrives. If you’re waiting for image procreation devices specified arsenic Genmoji and Image Playground, though, you’ll request to beryllium diligent – they won't beryllium pinch america until iOS 18.2 later this year. Let’s dream iOS 18.1 has capable nutrient connected its bones to support you occupied until then.

• Read more: Apple Intelligence releases adjacent week pinch iOS 18.1

2. Severance Season 2 sewage its first trailer

It’s been an agonizing wait, but we’ve yet been treated to nan first charismatic footage for Severance season 2. Just 24 hours aft Apple invited america each to a large Severance-themed meeting, nan tech elephantine revealed nan inaugural teaser for Severance play 2. Suffice it to say, nan Apple TV Plus sci-fi thriller series’ sophomore play looks for illustration it’ll beryllium conscionable arsenic weird, wacky, and chaotic arsenic its predecessor was. Roll connected January 17, 2025, we say, which is erstwhile nan highly rated show will make its long-awaited return.

• Read more: Apple wants you to be a large Severance play 2 meeting

1. Apple told america to ‘Mac’ our calendars

We’ve been expecting Apple to motorboat M4 Macs this month, and correct astatine nan buzzer Apple is seemingly fresh to do conscionable that. In a teaser, Greg Joswiak – Apple’s SVP of Marketing – has each but confirmed that caller Macs are incoming, pinch a societal media station instructing america to “Mac your calendars!” arsenic Apple has an “exciting week of announcements” to make starting connected Monday.

We’re expecting this intends caller 14-inch and 16-inch MacBook Pros, a redesigned Mac mini, and an update to nan iMac, each pinch M4 Apple silicon. The glowing pome image Joswiak shared reminds america of nan look of Siri pinch Apple Intelligence, truthful we tin seemingly besides look guardant to nan agelong awaited iOS 18.1 update and mac OS Sequoia 15.1 pinch that characteristic to travel adjacent week, too.

Beyond this, caller Magic accessories (the keyboard, and mouse) are apt to arrive, and possibly we’ll get an update aliases 2 for immoderate much Apple TV shows. Check backmost adjacent week to spot everything that was announced.

• Read more: Apple officially hints astatine caller M4 Macs