Week in Review: The top stories in phones, gaming, entertainment, and more

Meta’s vision of the future, PS5 Pro preorders latest, and inside the Sonos app debacle Created for {EMAIL} | [Web Version]( September 27, 2024 CONNECT WITH TECH RADAR  [Facebook]( [X]( [Instagram]( [Youtube]( [Tech Radar]( [SIGN UP]( ⋅ [WEBSITE]( [] Welcome to the Week in Review [] Welcome So much of our attention has been focused on Apple, Samsung, and Google lately that it was nice to have a week in which the biggest headlines were made by two other tech giants: Meta and Sony. The first of those held its annual Meta Connect event on Wednesday, and it was packed with actually-pretty-darn-huge announcements. Deep breath: the Meta Quest 3S headset, new Ray-Ban smart glasses, massive upgrades to Meta AI, and our first look at the futuristic Orion AR glasses. The last of those products is the most exciting by far, but as our Editor-at-Large Lance Ulanoff explains in the article linked below, you’ll never get to use them – and that’s a real shame. You will, however, get to use Sony’s new PlayStation 5 Pro – or at least you will if you managed to bag one in this week’s first round of preorders. It was something of a throwback to the dark days of the original PS5’s launch in 2020; we had online queues, stock issues, timeouts, PS Direct failures, and (inevitably) reports of scalpings. Yes, all the old favorites. I said earlier that it was nice to be able to focus on some other tech giants this week, and Samsung also made news with the release of the Galaxy S24 FE. You’ll find Philip Berne’s hands-on review of that linked below, plus our roundup of the best new shows and movies to stream this weekend and much more. Marc McLaren, Global Editor-in-Chief ADVERTISEMENT [] The week in Meta [] [The Meta Orion AR glasses are a vision of the future]( Another leap forward in AR glasses tech (Future) [The Meta Orion AR glasses are a vision of the future]( The big tech reveal of the week was undoubtedly the Orion AR glasses shown off by Meta at its Meta Connect keynote – but as promising as they are, the prototype specs that Meta demoed might have to change a lot before they can be pushed out to the masses. [Read the full story]( [] - [Has Meta finally broken the Google Glass curse?]( [] - [The 6 biggest announcements from Meta Connect 2024]( [] [Hands-on with the new Meta Quest 3S]( The Meta Quest 3S in action (Future) [Hands-on with the new Meta Quest 3S]( We had another new product this week in the shape of the Meta Quest 3S, a more affordable yet still feature-packed mixed-reality headset – and we've already spent some hands-on time inside the virtual worlds the device can conjure up. [Read the full story]( [] - [We've tried out the Ray-Ban Meta Smart Glasses' newest AI features]( [] - [Meta AI adds a voice mode featuring celebrity personas]( [] The week in gaming [] [Here's your complete guide to PS5 Pro pre-orders]( Behold, the PS5 Pro (Sony) [Here's your complete guide to PS5 Pro pre-orders]( Pre-orders for the new PlayStation 5 Pro are now live – but that doesn't necessarily mean you're going to be able to get hold of one of these consoles easily. To give yourself the best chance of bagging a PS5 Pro, consult our detailed and regularly updated guide. [Read the full story]( [] - [Scalpers are now selling the PS5 Pro for a hefty mark-up]( [] - [What is PSSR? The PS5 Pro's AI-upscaling explained]( [] - [EA Sports FC 25 review: have we reached peak football sim?]( [] The week in Phones [] [The Samsung Galaxy S24 FE: AI at a cheaper price]( The Galaxy S24 FE is Samsung's last big phone launch of 2024 (Future) [The Samsung Galaxy S24 FE: AI at a cheaper price]( The newly unveiled Samsung Galaxy S24 FE offers a lot of the same features as the Galaxy S24 flagship – including plenty of Galaxy AI features – but it all comes in at a more affordable price point. Find out what our first impressions of the phone are. [Read the full story]( [] - [The 5 best Apple Intelligence tools in the iOS 18.1 public beta]( [] - [The Samsung Galaxy S25 Ultra could beat the iPhone 16 Pro Max]( [] - [This iOS 18 feature turns your iPhone calculator into a currency converter]( [] Today's best deals, picked by TechRadar's experts [] - [The Blink Mini 2 security camera is half price at Amazon: now just $19.99]( [] - [Save $100 on the new Samsung Galaxy Watch FE with this preorder deal]( [] The week in audio [] [How the disastrous Sonos app launch unfolded]( It's not been an easy time for Sonos (Shutterstock) [How the disastrous Sonos app launch unfolded]( A new report offers some detailed insight into the recent trials and tribulations of Sonos, and explains how its badly botched next-gen app launch came about, with tales of ancient code, screaming matches, and tens of thousands of customer complaints. [Read the full story]( [] - [Read our review of the Google Pixel Buds Pro 2]( [] - [Nothing's first open-ear buds have wowed us]( [] - [Neurable's brainwave-reading headphones are here to help you focus]( [] The week in entertainment [] [The best new movies and shows to stream this weekend]( Mr. McMahon, Inside Out 2, and Wolfs (Disney Plus / Apple TV Plus / Netflix) [The best new movies and shows to stream this weekend]( There's plenty to keep you entertained across the streaming services this weekend, with our top picks including Inside Out 2, now showing on Disney Plus, and hitman buddy-comedy movie Wolfs, starring George Clooney and Brad Pitt, on Apple TV Plus. [Read the full story]( [] - [The Last of Us season 2's unsettling first trailer is here]( [] - [New trailer for Marvel's Thunderbolts unveils the anti-hero squad]( [] - [Here's the first action-packed trailer for John Wick spin-off Ballerina]( [] More of this week's top stories [] - [I tried Google's new AI podcast creator, and now don't know what's real]( [] - [We could have AI superintelligence 'in a few thousand days']( [] - [Sorry Fitbit fans, Google is ditching Fitbit.com in a few days]( [] - [Roku's new Ultra streamer is its fastest one yet]( [] - [Samsung Galaxy Ring rumor claims new sizes are on the way]( Sharing TechRadar with your network keeps the quality of content high and these newsletters free. 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