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I got my Hogwarts acceptance letter. Surprisingly, it also came with a special-edition Harry Potter-themed phone.

• An upcoming data center cited by previous Prime Minister Keir Starmer as part of the UK’s AI Strategy will no longer open as planned
• The Nscale site in Loughton, Essex, which counts Nvidia among its investors, had already raised eyebrows when it was revealed earlier this year to still be in operation as a scaffolding yard
• UK Power Networks has told Nscale that the electricity grid will not be able to produce enough power for the site until the early 2030s

A new AI data center – dubbed the UK’s largest AI supercomputer – is facing delays thanks to challenges supplying power to the facility. Built by Nscale, with backers including Nvidia, the neocloud installation was set to launch in 2027, but power issues have forced UK Power Networks to come clean over the data center’s intended viability.

Oddly, the site – which was highlighted by the UK’s recently replaced Prime Minister, Keir Starmer – was still operating as a scaffolding yard as recently as March 2026.

In order to operate, the Loughton data center in Essex, England, requires 90MW, around the same energy requirement as 315,000 homes. However, the UK’s National Grid has a backlog of over 300 data centers requiring power, with the total demand more than 60% greater than the UK’s current capacity.

The Nscale neocloud

Constructing the neocloud – a GPU-based AI cloud data center – is the first project for Nscale, a UK startup that is preparing for a £26 billion ($35 billion) public listing and has already raised around £2.55 billion ($3.36 billion) in pre-IPO funding.

However, while cited as a key example of the UK’s commitment to AI, the Nscale neocloud cannot operate without the 90MW supply.

National Grid, the company that owns networks in the UK, don’t comment on individual cases. Its representative told the Guardian: “We’re continuing to work closely with Neso, distribution network operators and customers to identify opportunities to accelerate connections where possible and support economic growth.”

But the power supply roadblocks materializing for the Loughton data center are not exclusive to that project.

UK power capacity concerns

Other data center plans around the UK are being held up by power supply problems. Regulator Ofgem revealed in June 2026 that 315 data centers were awaiting connection to the National Grid. They represent a demand of 73GW, exceeding the country’s entire capacity of 45GW by 62%.

The UK’s power generation is a diverse mix of gas, nuclear, wind, solar, and biomass. Some power comes from mainland Europe. Over the past 25 years, the UK has focused more on renewable energy resources, deprioritising nuclear, and using gas as the fall-back. However, the increasing demand for AI has revealed that strategy requires an urgent rethink.

Around 100 data centers are planning to build their own gas-fired power stations, according to reports earlier this year, which noted that 100GW of data center projects were awaiting connection to the UK’s power infrastructure.

Thinking of picking up a new color ereader? Now's a good time to shop: there's an Amazon Prime Day event coming up very soon (6-7 October), which means Kindle deals are more than likely. Amazon makes a number of color Kindles these days, and — of course — Kindle isn't the only color ereader option on the market.

In this guide, I'll run you through all the key color ereader options, including Kindles, Kobo ereaders (the main competitor), and a couple more alternatives. You can see all the current prices directly below, followed by a rundown of what you need to know about each model and if you should hang around for a Prime Day deal or not. Finally, there's a specs table to help you compare the models directly.

US color ereader links

Amazon Kindle Colorsoft (2026)

Amazon Kindle Colorsoft (no ads, 2024)

Read our full review

Pros

• Finally, color on a Kindle
• Speedy refresh and zooming

Cons

• Doesn’t feel premium enough for the price
• No way to access Marvel Unlimited or DC Infinite subscriptions

Amazon Kindle Colorsoft Signature Edition (2026)

Amazon Kindle Colorsoft Signature Edition (2024)

Amazon Kindle Scribe Colorsoft (64GB)

Amazon Kindle Scribe Colorsoft (32GB)

Kobo Libra Colour

Read our full review

Pros

• Good size for portability and usability
• Relatively affordable for a color ereader
• Full writing features
• Repair kits available

Cons

• Couple of functions suffer from lag
• Stylus sold separately

Kobo Clara Colour

Pros

• Responsive color display
• Compact and lightweight
• Good battery life
• Relatively affordable

Cons

• 6 inches can be too small for some users
• Black-and-white text lacks contrast

PocketBook Verse Pro Color

BOOX Go Color 7 Gen II

UK color ereader links

Amazon Kindle Colorsoft (2026)

Amazon Kindle Colorsoft (2024)

Read our full review

Pros

• Finally, color on a Kindle
• Speedy refresh and zooming

Cons

• Doesn’t feel premium enough for the price
• No way to access Marvel Unlimited or DC Infinite subscriptions

Amazon Kindle Colorsoft Signature 32 GB (2026)

Amazon Kindle Colorsoft Signature (2024)

Amazon Kindle Scribe Colorsoft, 32GB

Amazon Kindle Scribe Colorsoft, 64GB

Kobo Libra Colour

Kobo Clara Colour

Pros

• Responsive color display
• Compact and lightweight
• Good battery life
• Relatively affordable

Cons

• 6 inches can be too small for some users
• Black-and-white text lacks contrast

PocketBook Verse Pro Colour

BOOX Go Color 7 Gen II

Amazon Kindle Colorsoft

The Kindle Colorsoft is Amazon's standard color ereader — essentially, the color version of the Paperwhite. All Kindle Colorcofts have a 7-inch screen, battery life og around 12 weeks, and waterproofing to IPX8. None have writing capabilities.

There are a few Kindle Colorsoft options — the regular (with 16GB of storage) and Signature versions (32GB), both in 2024 and all-new 2026 versions. I'm not sure how long the 2024 versions will be sticking around. The 2026 versions are thinner and lighter, and the power button has been shifted so it's on the side rather than at the bottom. Some options are also available with or without ads.

(Image credit: Amazon)

Will there be a deal?

The announcement of the updated lineup at the start of October has confused things rather. Just prior to the appearance of the new models, Amazon discounted most of the previous range in the UK. These deals are still available, and they're good: up to 44% off. I'm not expecting prices to drop further on these models during Prime Day itself.

In the US, there were no deals to speak of on the now-old Kindle Colorsofts, and that's still the case at time of writing (2 Oct). I am hopeful that they will get a discount during the official Prime Day event.

As for the 2026 models — I'm not sure. A discount so soon after launch feels a little strange, but then again, Amazon almost always drops its Kindle prices during Prime Day events. I'll be watching closely to see what happens.

Kindle Scribe Colorsoft

The Kindle Scribe Colorsoft is a kind of blend of the Kindle Scribe and the Kindle Colorsoft, in that it's a color ereader with writing support. It has a generous 11-inch screen (the largest of any model here), and a price tag that's so lofty you could buy a Colorsoft and a Scribe individually and still get a bit of change from how much you'd spend on a Scribe Colorsoft. It's available in 32GB and 64GB versions, and it hasn't been updated for 2026 — but then, it did only launch in December 2025.

(Image credit: Future/Rami Tabari)

Will there be a deal?

Almost certainly. This ereader was included in the June Prime Day event, and because it's not brand new, there's no reason it wouldn't be included this time round too.

In fact, both the 32GB and 64GB versions are already on sale in the UK, each with 30% off — down to £399 and £439.99 respectively. For comparison, the 64GB version only fell to £492.99 in June, so this is a much better deal.

The US deals aren't live yet, but I am expecting them to appear at some point, although perhaps not until Prime Day itself. During the June event, the 64GB version dropped to $519.99 (was $679.99).

However, even with those discounts it's a very pricey tablet. In that bracket, it's worth weighing up whether a BOOX Go Color 7 Gen II, which is also a color ereader with writing support, and in fact operates like a full e-ink tablet, is a better buy.

Kobo Clara / Libra Colour

Kobo is probably the main Kindle alternative. The Clara is the ereader-only version, with a relatively small 6-inch screen, while the Libra can also be used for writing (stylus sold separately), and has a 7-inch screen. We have an article covering the differences between Kindle vs Kobo, but overall we rate this brand really highly. In fact, it's the Kobo Libra Colour that holds the top spot in our best ereader ranking.

(Image credit: Sharmishta Sarkar / TechRadar)

Will there be a deal?

Perhaps. Over the most recent Prime Day, the Libra Colour ereader was discounted to $229.99 (was $259.99) in the US. In the UK it stayed at full price (£209.99), though. The Clara Colour didn't get a discount in the US or the UK. At time of writing, both are full price on Amazon.

PocketBook Verse Pro Color

The Verse Pro Colour from PocketBook has a 6-inch screen and 16GB of storage. The battery life is shorter than all the others here (aside, possibly, from the Boox Go Color 7 Gen II, which doesn't provide a runtime) although you'll still get around a month of reading per charge. There are no writing features.

Will there be a deal?

Possibly not. This is a smaller player in the ereader world, and not necessarily a model Amazon would focus on for discounts. We didn't see a deal in the US over Prime Day in June (unfortunately, I don't have the information for the UK).

BOOX Go Color 7 Gen II

BOOX, from parent company Onyx, is more of an e-ink tablet than an ereader specifically. Because these tablets run a full version of Android, you can use them for a variety of tasks, of which reading is just one. As a result, the Go Color 7 Gen II is a relatively pricey color ereader option. It packs 64GB of storage, supports writing functionality, and is not waterproof — so it's no good for reading in the tub.

In our Boox Go Color 7 Gen II review, we weren't too impressed with the display quality on this model. A benefit if you're a current Kindle owner looking to switch is that it's possible to download the Kindle app onto a BOOX, meaning you'd still have access to your current library of books. You'll find more information in my BOOX vs Kobo explainer.

(Image credit: Sharmishta Sarkar / TechRadar)

Will there be a deal?

Perhaps not. We didn't see any deals in the US or UK during the most recent Prime Day event.

Specs compared

The wait is almost over, horror fans, because Mike Flanagan's anticipated Carrie adaptation arrives on Prime Video this month. I've been excitedly counting down the days, as a long time fan of Flanagan's work.

His take on Carrie is set in the modern era, meaning social media plays an important part in the bullying that our protagonist faces, eventually leading up to the iconic and deadly prom scene we all know and love.

Summer H Howell is stepping into the shoes of Stephen King's Carrie White for this adaptation, which arrives on our screens in early October. She's joined by a great cast including Scream's Matthew Lillard and Samantha Sloyan, who starred in Flanagan's Netflix series Midnight Mass.

Here's everything you need to know about when and where you can watch Carrie.

What time can I watch Carrie on Prime Video?

Carrie arrives on Prime Video on Wednesday, October 7, just in time for your Halloween celebrations, alongside this month's new horror movies.

Usually new releases hit the platform at midnight Pacific Time, so based on that, here's when Carrie is expected to release around the world.

US – Wednesday, October 7 at 12am PT / 9pm ET

Canada – Wednesday, October 7 at 12am PT / 9pm ET

UK – Wednesday, October 7 at 8am BST

India – Wednesday, October 7 at 12:30pm IST

Singapore – Wednesday, October 7 at 3pm SGT

Australia – Wednesday, October 7 at 5pm AEDT

New Zealand – Wednesday, October 7at 8pm NZDT

When do new episodes of Carrie come out?

(Image credit: Prime Video)

I have good news for binge watchers, because all eight episodes of Carrie will drop at the same time on October 7. You can also check out the episode titles for the upcoming series below.

Here's what to expect from Prime Video's Carrie.

Episode 1: First Period – October 7, 2026

Episode 2: Foreign Language – October 7, 2026

Episode 3: Social Studies – October 7, 2026

Episode 4: Dramatic Arts – October 7, 2026

Episode 5: Physical Education – October 7, 2026

Episode 6: Home Economics – October 7, 2026

Episode 7: Romantic Literature – October 7, 2026

Episode 8: AP Physics – October 7, 2026

Welcome to our regular ICYMI (In Case You Missed It) recap on TechRadar, which we run every week so you can catch up on all the most significant happenings in the world of tech over the last seven days.

We say this every week, but we're going to say it again: it's been a bumper week of news, views, and reviews. There have been new ereaders from Amazon and new tablets from Samsung, as well as a phone built specifically for kids — and that's just the start.

So settle down and make yourself comfortable and we'll take you through the stories that mattered, whether or not you caught them first time around. And we'll be back next week with what will no doubt be an equally packed ICYMI...

8. We let Meta’s Muse into our personal life

We've been testing Muse out (Image credit: Future)

Meta has a new Muse AI agent app, which is intended to sit on your phone and provide useful, proactive assistance whenever you need it. From filling out forms online to making sure you don't forget what's on your grocery list, Muse wants to give you context-sensitive help any time of day or night. The only catch? It also wants you to hand over a lot of data.

As TechRadar's Editor at Large Lance Ulanoff discovered when he put Muse through some vigorous testing, the AI is most useful when it knows as much about you as possible — what's on your calendar, what's in your email inbox, and so on. That means there's a privacy trade-off to be made, and it's unlikely that everyone will be comfortable with it.

• Read more: I gave Muse access to my personal data, and now I know why personal agents are probably going to change the world

7. Peloton claimed its new treadmills beat smartwatches

Can a treadmill replace your wearable? (Image credit: Peloton / Future)

To get the inside story on the new and improved treadmills from Peloton, our Fitness & Wearables Editor Matt Evans spoke to Peloton executives Nick Caldwell and Meg Higgins about what makes them worth our money — and in particular, the capabilities of the AI-powered camera tracking that can watch your form as you go through your workouts.

According to the execs, the treadmill cameras can do a better job at assessing how you're doing than wearables strapped to your wrist, and that might be enough to tempt serious athletes into picking up one of the new models. There's plenty more to talk about with these new treadmills too, including a new cushioning system and a redesigned interface.

• Read more: Could a treadmill make you a better runner than an Apple Watch? Peloton execs believe the Peloton Tread Vision's AI cameras offer 'much higher accuracy' than wearables

6. The Prime Big Deal Days kicked off early

We've got deals for you (Image credit: Future / Nintendo / Samsung / Amazon / Anker)

Amazon's Prime Big Deal Days is approaching, and the TechRadar team is all over it. Even if you're feeling fatigued in the hunt for top tech discounts, we've got you covered — and while the sales haven't officially started yet, lots of offers are already live. Click through to find significant price drops for hardware from Samsung, Blink, Nintendo, Philips, Anker, and more.

You can save yourself hundreds of pounds in some cases, and we're coming across certain products that are lower than they've ever been on the retail site. Prime Day proper gets underway on October 6 (next Tuesday), so even if you do avail yourself of some of the deals included here, make sure you check back with TechRadar over the next few days.

• Read more: 26 best early deals ahead of Prime Big Deal Days at Amazon UK — shop record-low prices on Nintendo, Kindle, Samsung, Blink, and more

5. A fresh Amazon Fire TV Stick landed with a new remote

There's a new Fire TV Stick on the market (Image credit: Amazon)

The first Amazon hardware refresh of the week came with a new Fire TV Stick 4K, promising faster performance compared to its previous 4K streaming dongles and bringing with it a redesigned remote control. There are also some AI updates for Alexa+ here, and all for $59.99 / £69.99 (about AU$86, with international pricing to be confirmed).

According to Amazon, the update remote is more tactile and easier to hold than before, with some tweaks to help you navigate its various buttons through touch alone, without looking at it (you can buy the new remote separately to work with an old Fire TV stick, if you want). Oh, and discounts are being promised to coincide with the Prime Big Deal Days next week.

• Read more: There's a new Amazon Fire TV Stick that's faster to use, and a redesigned remote — and it'll have a huge discount for Amazon's big Prime sale coming soon

4. We were blown away by Vivo’s 400mm phone lens

Testing out the teleconverter lens (Image credit: Tim Coleman )

When it comes to phone brands, Vivo may not be as well known as the likes of Apple, Samsung, or Google, but it's done something rather special with its new G2 Ultra 4.7x teleconverter lens — a specialist add-on that it just unveiled alongside its flagship X500 series of phones, and which gives you a serious amount of zoom from your phone.

In the words of our Cameras Editor Tim Coleman, who's been testing out the new accessory, the teleconverter "is a real showcase of what smartphone cameras can be capable of". For the time being, the device is only available to buy in China, but you can check out some of the stunning shots that the G2 Ultra 4.7x is capable of capturing.

• Read more: I tested Vivo's 400mm teleconverter lens with the X500 Pro Max, and no other phone from Oppo, Honor, or Apple can rival it

3. The Freckle Phone made us rethink kids' phones

Meet the Freckle Phone (Image credit: Freckle Phone)

No one has quite worked out the best age for kids to get phones yet, or what those phones should be allowed to do when they are given to children. The latest device to try and find a solution is the Freckle phone, which has a lot of phone-like features (such as calling and photo-taking), without being weighed down by apps that are potentially unhealthy.

The design of the Freckle Phone is chunky and colorful, but it's really the software that makes it stand out. The developers of the device have eschewed a conventional operating system to offer a collection of curated apps that encourage kids to get outside and go on adventures — something we can probably all agree is going to be good for their growth.

• Read more: I'm fascinated by the 'Freckle Phone' — a kids' smartphone with no social networks and tools to help your child explore the outside world — so I asked its creator my burning questions

2. Samsung revealed its new iPad Pro rival

The new Samsung Galaxy Tab S12 Ultra (Image credit: Samsung / Future)

Samsung has launched two more tablets to take on the iPad, the Galaxy Tab S12 Plus and the Galaxy S12 Ultra. The huge 14.6-inch Ultra is the pick of the pair, bringing with it faster performance and a slimmer design compared to its predecessor, and these two new slates could be the best options you've got at the moment if you want a tablet running Android.

We've got all the details on the Galaxy Tab pair here, including key specs, starting prices, and our hands-on first impressions — plus there's also a new Samsung Galaxy SmartTag 3 to talk about. Samsung's latest Bluetooth tracker works with iPhones for the first time, and adds new features as well as range improvements when you're trying to hunt down something you've lost.

• Read more: The Samsung Galaxy Tab S12 Ultra is here to take on the iPad Pro M5 — and it's joined by a SmartTag 3 with iOS support

1. Amazon's new Kindles fixed our biggest gripes

We've got new Kindles (Image credit: Lance Ulanoff / Future)

Last but not least, we've got the second Amazon hardware unveiling of the week, which was a complete refresh for its Kindle line. The 13th-generation ereaders bring with them changes to the design, some new colors, and aluminum unibodies in some cases, and there are updated accessories too — including devices with physical page turn buttons.

It feels like another step forward for the Kindle family, even if it's not a huge one, and we're pleased to see the power button has been moved from the bottom to the side of the Kindles for the first time. It's a change that's long overdue and should lead to fewer accidental presses (especially when you've got these Amazon ereaders propped up).

• Read more: Amazon has moved the power button on all its new Kindles — and I feel vindicated

• The Thrustmaster T-GT III Steering Wheel has been announced for PS4 and PS5
• The new hardware is designed for Gran Turismo 7 and offered in a Direct Axial Drive bundle for the first time
• The T-GT III will cost $749.99 / £649.99 / €699.99

Thrustmaster has unveiled the T-GT III Steering Wheel for PS4 and PS5, the latest addition to its ongoing 16-year-long partnership with Gran Turismo.

The Thrustmaster T-GT III is designed for Gran Turismo 7, the newest entry in Polyphony Digital's long-running racing series, and will launch on December 3 for $749.99 / £649.99 / €699.99.

The package includes the iconic T-GT steering wheel, featuring a leather finish and four rotary encoders mapped for Gran Turismo.

"Engineered without compromise for the most demanding sim racers, the T-GT III represents the ultimate expression of Thrustmaster's expertise and delivers an authentic and immersive Gran Turismo experience in a turnkey bundle," Thrustmaster said.

The T-GT series "enters a new era" with the T-GT III and is "the very first Direct Axial Drive bundle designed for Gran Turismo and "the first to natively integrate a load-cell pedal set."

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The steering wheel delivers a constant torque of 5 Nm with an overshoot capacity of up to 10 Nm, preventing saturation and guaranteeing ultra-low latency and instant responsiveness.

Combined with Thrustmaster’s Harmony technology and the high-frequency torque, the steering wheel also offers purpose-built haptic effects for the game with "Gear Jolt," which lets players feel gear shifts, while "Engine Roar" makes the chassis resonate in time with the engine’s RPM.

"We have a long-standing partnership with Thrustmaster, who, over the years, have remained faithful to Gran Turismo by offering solutions that enhance the driving experience," said Kazunori Yamauchi, producer of the Gran Turismo series. "The journey we’ve taken together has allowed us to extend the desired sensations through a steering wheel as technology and the game have evolved. We are delighted to welcome them as partners of Gran Turismo World Series."

Thrustmaster will continue to evolve the T-GT III through software and firmware updates to keep pace with Gran Turismo's Spec updates (Spec IV is the next free update releasing in two parts, with the first arriving this month and the second in December), ensuring long-term support for players.

"Meeting Gran Turismo’s exacting standards is no small feat. In the 16 years we’ve been working together, Yamauchi-san’s motto has remained a commitment to the game in every sense of the word; this has allowed us to take on projects that we believe no one else would have accepted in order to achieve that level of fidelity," said Gilles Raulet, director of development and licensing at Thrustmaster.

"This collaboration continues to inspire our teams year after year because passion remains at the heart of our discussions."

• Even bosses are lying about how much they know about AI, study finds
• Many leaders are stressed about AI's impact on their roles
• Emergn calls for more relevant, human-centric training

As many as one in four (23%) UK senior leaders could be bluffing about how much AI knowledge they actually have, new Emergn research has claimed.

The study implies the leaders could be embarrassed or uncomfortable with admitting gaps, given that 38% now believe their career prospects could suffer unless they significantly improve their AI skills over the next year.

But despite lying themselves, top-down pressure actually sees nearly half (43%) valuing AI skills more highly than formal qualifications.

Senior leaders could be lying about their AI skills

Though the report doesn't go into detailed why they might be lying, one of the potential factors implied by underlying data is fear or uncertainty. One in five (22%) feel anxious or lose sleep because off how quickly AI is changing their industry, with an equal number of leaders also feeling out of their depth because of AI's impact on their role.

"It is hard to admit you do not understand something when you are supposed to be the person with the answers," CEO Alex Adamopoulos explained.

But with senior leaders typically sitting toward the top of an organization, ownership of the problem is less clear. While only 43% say they've received substantial AI training over the past 12 months, the jury's still out on whose responsibility this is, and whether it should lie with IT teams.

Emergn argues that training should focus on helping employees actually solve the problems they encounter every day at work, but the company also stresses that artificial intelligence is a new technology for us all and leaders as much as regular workers should be prepared to learn openly and acknowledge gaps in their knowledge.

"People need to see a future for themselves as the work changes," Adamopoulos added.

• Those buying an RTX 5090 at Micro Center now have to fill out a declaration form
• This includes having a government-issued photo ID scanned by the retailer
• Some approve of the policy as it's an anti-scalping measure, but others view it as an annoyance or a pointless move

If you're buying an Nvidia RTX 5090, or a PC with the graphics card inside, over in the US, you may have to fill out an official form to declare that you don't intend to export and resell the GPU – or at least you will at Micro Center.

PC Gamer spotted the 'advanced computing product purchaser declaration' which a Redditor was forced to complete and sign – including a scan of their driving license for ID – when buying a PowerSpec AI90 workstation PC with an RTX 5090.

The Micro Center store was in Tustin, California, but someone else posting on the Reddit thread claims that the same form has been introduced at the Columbus, Ohio store.

Apparently this is a new policy that only started this week at Micro Center (but seemingly other retailers already follow this practice in the US, including Central Computers).

In case you hadn't guessed, this move is about trying to prevent scalpers from buying up the RTX 5090, or PCs containing it – which can be around the same price as the standalone GPU these days, and are sometimes the only way of getting this graphics card at all – in order to sell it on to China and turn a profit.

Analysis: a pain in the neck, or a valid anti-scalper tactic?

(Image credit: Micro Center / Krothic on Reddit)

As some of the commenters on Reddit are quick to point out, this form isn't legally binding, and there are question marks over how any of this might be enforced. Somebody breaking the terms of the agreement is likely to just shrug their shoulders about the consequences, perhaps.

However, as PC Gamer notes, the use of the ID check is certainly a deterrent of sorts for GPU exporters. And what this is doing is preventing people who are making a short trip to the US buying an RTX 5090 and selling it on when they get back home for a hefty mark-up. Those people won't be able to provide a US address and government photo ID that can be verified as belonging to them, of course.

The fact remains that it's a bit of a pain for Micro Center's customers to have to go through this form filling and ID check, although that said, some of the folks on the above Reddit thread don't have a problem with the process given that it's an anti-scalping measure. Others are concerned about having to give a retail store personal information for an unnecessary reason as they see it, or they're just annoyed and think it's a waste of time. As one Redditor put it: "This is ridiculous."

Going by the Reddit thread, another measure Micro Center enforces is that there's only one purchase of an RTX 5090 GPU per customer full-stop, forever. Once you've bought one, you can never buy another, we're told.

• For small TVs, the processors are now as as expensive as the panels for the first time
• AI-driven demand is creating a global supply shortage of memory and processors, and it's expected to last through 2027
• (Flash storage is 9x more expensive while Wi-Fi modules have become as pricey as 4K panels)

AI continues to be the Very Hungry Caterpillar of tech, gobbling up so many semiconductors that supplies of crucial components are limited and prices are soaring. And it looks like the latest tech sector to be chomped is the TV market.

According to market research firm Omdia, as reported by DigiTimes, the cost of semiconductors has risen so much this year that for the very first time, the most expensive part of the TV may no longer be the panel, but the chips powering it.

The good news is that, for now at least, the issue is primarily at the lower end of the market: think 32-inch LCDs and Full HD models in the low 40 inches, rather than the best OLED TVs. But with component costs continuing to soar, the future looks a bit worrying to say the least.

Why component costs are pushing profits way down

We're not talking about a couple of cents here or there; according to Omdia's figures, the costs are rocketing. In the second quarter of 2025, you could expect the processing board's share of the costs to be just over 10%. In the third quarter of 2026, it's 45% or even 50% of the total cost.

Basic DRAM prices hit $25 in August this year, 4.4 times the price of a year ago, and NAND flash memory is up to $30.50, which is nearly nine times last year's price.

The good news keeps on coming. Wi-Fi modules are apparently up from $33.90 in 2025 to $118.20 now. That makes the Wi-Fi chip more expensive than the lowest 55-inch 4K panel ($116) and close to the average 4K panel price of $123.

The component crisis is expected to continue through 2027 and beyond, squeezing the profitability of manufacturers in a market that's already famed for its relatively low profit margins.

It's unlikely that manufacturers could or will absorb ever-increasing prices forever, and that means we're likely to see what we've already seen in the smartphone market: higher prices and lower specifications.

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• Register.si logged 46,066 new .si domains in September 2026 compared with 3,515 in August after Trump said the US would call AI "superintelligence"
• Registrations have continued to accelerate to over 12,600+ a day at the time of writing, as an increasing number of registrants lock in key domain names with the registrar
• The rename was telegraphed by Truth Social polls from September 19, and Netcraft found speculative .si buying happening before the speech aired

Slovenia's national domain registry has spent the past two weeks absorbing a wave of demand thanks to an unexpected boon.

US President Donald Trump recently told the UN General Assembly that the United States would now call artificial intelligence "super intelligence," or SI, because the word artificial "makes it sound fake."

This has prompted buyers around the world to pile into .si, the country code of the small European nation where First Lady Melania Trump was born.

An unintended co-incidence?

The First Lady was born in Novo Mesto in 1970, when Slovenia was still a Yugoslav republic, and Netcraft notes that she and Barron Trump both hold Slovenian citizenship. The coincidence ironically exists only because Slovenia was assigned SI when SL had already gone to Sierra Leone.

Register.si, in a screengrab of the site, registered only 3,515 domains in August 2026, while one day saw the website register as many as 12,491 across 92 domain registrars, even as the site shows 46,066 registrations at the time of writing, indicating an impressive 13.1x increase monthly or pro-rated, a 106x increase when compared with an average day in August.

The monthly numbers might be even more impressive if one considers the statement of the Register.si spokeswoman, Klara Herman, to the BBC, where she stated that "44,000 web addresses with the .si suffix had been registered in September, compared to less than 2,000 in August - an increase of more than 2,100%".

One could, however, argue this isn't a complete surprise: on September 19, Trump posted a poll on Truth Social offering Superior, Extreme, or Supreme Intelligence as replacements for AI, two of which abbreviate to SI.

On September 21, he promised in a post that he would "only encourage AI or SI (SUPER INTELLIGENCE)!", and a second poll pitting super against superior intelligence drew more than 50,000 votes. This also sparked a betting spree: a Polymarket contract on whether Trump would rename AI by September 30 opened on September 20 and drew $151,000 in bets by September 23.

The obvious beneficiary for now seems to be the state of Slovenia, though at a limited scale; Register.si still charges every registrar the same €10 per domain, and the registry has said media speculation about millions in earnings for Slovenia has "no real basis".

Domain Name Wire estimated roughly €300,000 in additional September revenue for the state, though that number may be dated, given the current total stands at 46,066 domains or €460,660 and may be even higher. Anguilla, by contrast, earned around $32 million from .ai in 2023, more than 20% of government revenue, according to IMF figures cited by Foreign Policy,

The less obvious, but considerably more lucrative, play is speculative buying of potentially high-value domain names should the trend catch on, to flip for a high multiple (100x, 1000x, or even higher in certain cases) on transfer.

The more interesting question is what SI could eventually mean, and whether it is one used by the rest of the world. The White House fact sheet says the order directs agencies to use Super Intelligence and SI in official communications and "to no longer acknowledge" the old terms, but it applies only to executive branch documents outside statute. It has no say in whether the nomenclature actually catches up with or replaces AI in an industry that has far more pressing concerns to address than its own name.

• DoorDash has unveiled the drone it's testing with deliveries
• An average delivery time of under five minutes is promised
• The drones will be tested in a limited trial in North California

The future of doorstep delivery is drones apparently (well, drones and robots): DoorDash has unveiled a new drone ready to get food to you in under five minutes on average, even as Amazon faces a growing number of complaints over its own drone delivery service.

DoorDash has been planning drone deliveries for a while, calling the scheme DoorDash Air, and we've now been given a look at the six-propeller aircraft that'll be doing the delivering. A trial is planned for Northern California, in partnership with restaurant brands including Chipotle and Popeyes Louisiana Kitchen.

A lot of work has gone into the pick-up and drop-off infrastructure and ordering system, DoorDash says, as well as the drone itself. The company estimates that around 80% of customer orders are light enough to transport by drone, and initial tests suggest orders can be delivered in less than five minutes on average.

Reaction online hasn't been overwhelmingly positive though. "Wait until the birds learn there’s food in those boxes," writes one Redditor, while others express concerns about bad weather, cold food, and packages accidentally being dropped from the skies.

Noise complaints

"Any local business should be able to reach consumers by air," says DoorDash Air chief Harrison Shih. "We built the whole system so that they can deliver by air without being disruptive to how they run their business."

The drones won't land when they deliver — they'll lower their cargo in front of your door or in your backyard and then zoom away again. According to DoorDash, failsafes will be built in so the drones can safely land in emergencies, and their cruising noise will be comparable to a passing car "at delivery height".

That noise element might be crucial to the scheme's success. As TechSpot reports, residents in Richardson, Texas are none too pleased about the constant buzzing being created by Amazon drones, which launched Prime Air in the area last December. The sound has been compared to that of a flying lawnmower.

Dozens of drones can pass overhead each day, residents say. The Prime Air aircraft are allowed to fly between the hours of 7am and 8pm, and Amazon says noise complaints have been a small share of customer feedback.

• British XV Excalibur robotic submarine has now launched an American Mk 48 heavyweight torpedo
• Project Broadsword completed its first weapon integration test in seven months
• Engineers mounted the 3,700-pound Mk 48 torpedo externally beneath XV Excalibur’s hull

The US Navy and Royal Navy have launched an American Mk 48 heavyweight torpedo from the British XV Excalibur uncrewed submarine during testing in Scotland.

Held on September 13 2026, the launch took place at the British Underwater Test & Evaluation Centre under Project Broadsword, approved only seven months earlier.

It examined whether an American weapon could be integrated with a British autonomous underwater vessel through compatible mechanical, electrical and software systems.

AUKUS Pillar II sets the framework for Broadsword

AUKUS is a security partnership between Australia, the United Kingdom and the United States covering cooperation on advanced military capabilities.

Its second pillar, known as AUKUS Pillar II, focuses on developing and sharing advanced capabilities including artificial intelligence, autonomy, quantum technologies and advanced undersea systems.

Project Broadsword is part of this technology-focused cooperation, with the latest trial applying allied interoperability to an American weapon and British uncrewed underwater vessel.

Approved in February 2026, Project Broadsword brought together the Department of the Navy Rapid Capabilities Office (DONRCO), OPNAV N97, Royal Navy, Defense Innovation Unit, Naval Undersea Warfare Center Keyport and industry partners.

The project connected the Mk 48 with XV Excalibur, an extra-large uncrewed underwater vessel designed for autonomous or remotely controlled operations.

Unlike a conventional attack submarine, Excalibur does not have traditional internal torpedo tubes, so engineers mounted the approximately 3,700-pound weapon externally beneath its hull.

That configuration allowed the teams to conduct the launch while testing the interfaces required between the American torpedo and British underwater platform.

Excalibur had already been used by the Royal Navy as a mobile underwater laboratory for testing technologies and future payloads.

In 2025, the vessel was remotely controlled in British waters from a command centre in Australia, approximately 10,000 miles away.

Those tests gave the Royal Navy experience operating an uncrewed underwater platform without placing personnel aboard the vessel during its missions.

“This successful test marks a historic first for allied undersea warfare…validates our shared vision for true interchangeability,” said Adm. Daryl Caudle, Chief of Naval Operations.

“By integrating weapons, payloads, and mission architectures across allied platforms, we are increasing the flexibility, scale, and combat power of our combined forces and ensuring they are ready to meet the strategic demands of tomorrow.”

The test showed that a U.S. weapon could be integrated with a British uncrewed platform rather than requiring both systems to develop exclusively around individual systems.

Vice Adm. Robert Gaucher, Director of Submarine Programs, described the launch as an important early step toward developing greater interoperability for autonomous undersea systems.

Project CUTLASS will take the integration further

The US Navy plans to continue the work through Project CUTLASS, using Anduril's Dive-XL platform for the next stage of development.

The follow-on effort will examine payload integration, command and control systems, and operational scenarios involving uncrewed underwater platforms.

The Navy said this work will further develop the use of autonomous underwater vessels with different payloads and mission systems.

The September launch completed the Broadsword proof-of-concept, while CUTLASS now moves the effort toward additional integration and operational testing.

Further trials will determine whether the approach can support other weapons, platforms and mission configurations beyond the system used during Broadsword.

Skydance will now be one of the largest media companies in history, consolidating film studios, broadcast and cable networks, news and streaming.

Looking for a different day?

A new NYT Connections puzzle appears at midnight each day for your time zone – which means that some people are always playing 'today's game' while others are playing 'yesterday's'. If you're looking for Friday's puzzle instead then click here: NYT Connections hints and answers for Friday, October 2 (game #1209).

Good morning! Let's play Connections, the NYT's clever word game that challenges you to group answers in various categories. It can be tough, so read on if you need Connections hints.

What should you do once you've finished? Why, play some more word games of course. I've also got daily Strands hints and answers and Quordle hints and answers articles if you need help for those too, while Marc's Wordle today page covers the original viral word game.

SPOILER WARNING: Information about NYT Connections today is below, so don't read on if you don't want to know the answers.

NYT Connections today (game #1210) - today's words

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Today's NYT Connections words are…

• WHITNEY HOUSTON
• LINDA HAMILTON
• RIVER PHOENIX
• JOHN DENVER
• GETTY IMAGES
• ELBOW GREASE
• CAN OPENER
• SOMETHING
• WICKED
• FAT CATS
• HEAD WAITER
• MERV GRIFFIN
• BROAD BEAN
• NY GIANT
• MET HALFWAY
• W.C. FIELDS
• DIET SPRITE

NYT Connections today (game #1210) - hint #1 - group hints

What are some clues for today's NYT Connections groups?

• YELLOW: Begin with a trip to the loo
• GREEN: A sing-a-long ending
• BLUE: Know your history for starters
• PURPLE: Hiding mythical beasts

Need more clues?

We're firmly in spoiler territory now, but read on if you want to know what the four theme answers are for today's NYT Connections puzzles…

NYT Connections today (game #1210) - hint #2 - group answers

What are the answers for today's NYT Connections groups?

• YELLOW: STARTING WITH TERMS FOR "TOILET"
• GREEN: ENDING IN MUSICALS
• BLUE: STARTING WITH U.S. MUSEUMS
• PURPLE: ENDING IN FANTASY CREATURES

Right, the answers are below, so DO NOT SCROLL ANY FURTHER IF YOU DON'T WANT TO SEE THEM.

NYT Connections today (game #1210) - the answers

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The answers to today's Connections, game #1210, are…

• YELLOW: STARTING WITH TERMS FOR "TOILET": CAN OPENER, HEAD WAITER, JOHN DENVER, W.C. FIELDS
• GREEN: ENDING IN MUSICALS: ELBOW GREASE, FAT CATS, LINDA HAMILTON, SOMETHING WICKED
• BLUE: STARTING WITH U.S. MUSEUMS: BROAD BEAN, GETTY IMAGES, MET HALFWAY, WHITNEY HOUSTON
• PURPLE: ENDING IN FANTASY CREATURES: DIET SPRITE, MERV GRIFFIN, NY GIANT, RIVER PHOENIX

• My rating: Hard
• My score: 1 mistake

I am always thrown by slightly different Connections tiles and today was no different with its baffling selection of two-word options.

Things got more confusing, for me at least, after a potential North American cities thread of WHITNEY HOUSTON, LINDA HAMILTON, RIVER PHOENIX, and JOHN DENVER turned out to be a dead end. I wasn’t certain about Hamilton, but there is a city called that in Ohio.

The WC in WC FIELDS was the tile that unlocked the game for me and from here I cobbled my way through, although when it came to the final eight tiles it was more by luck than judgement that I didn’t make another mistake. A tough one.

Yesterday's NYT Connections answers (Friday, October 2, 2026, game #1209)

• YELLOW: FINANCE: BACK, BANKROLL, FUND, SUPPORT
• GREEN: FINGERS: INDEX, LITTLE, MIDDLE, RING
• BLUE: CUSTOMARY: COMMON, ROUTINE, STANDARD, STOCK
• PURPLE: PRIME_____: NUMBER, REAL ESTATE, RIB, TIME

What is NYT Connections?

NYT Connections is one of several increasingly popular word games made by the New York Times. It challenges you to find groups of four items that share something in common, and each group has a different difficulty level: green is easy, yellow a little harder, blue often quite tough and purple usually very difficult.

On the plus side, you don't technically need to solve the final one, as you'll be able to answer that one by a process of elimination. What's more, you can make up to four mistakes, which gives you a little bit of breathing room.

It's a little more involved than something like Wordle, however, and there are plenty of opportunities for the game to trip you up with tricks. For instance, watch out for homophones and other word games that could disguise the answers.

It's playable for free via the NYT Games site on desktop or mobile.

Looking for a different day?

A new NYT Strands puzzle appears at midnight each day for your time zone – which means that some people are always playing 'today's game' while others are playing 'yesterday's'. If you're looking for Friday's puzzle instead then click here: NYT Strands hints and answers for Friday, October 2 (game #943).

Strands is the NYT's latest word game after the likes of Wordle, Spelling Bee and Connections – and it's great fun. It can be difficult, though, so read on for my Strands hints.

Want more word-based fun? Then check out my NYT Connections today and Quordle today pages for hints and answers for those games, and Marc's Wordle today page for the original viral word game.

SPOILER WARNING: Information about NYT Strands today is below, so don't read on if you don't want to know the answers.

NYT Strands today (game #944) - hint #1 - today's themeWhat is the theme of today's NYT Strands?

• Today's NYT Strands theme is… A figment of your imagination

NYT Strands today (game #944) - hint #2 - clue words

Play any of these words to unlock the in-game hints system.

• SNOT
• MONTH
• HIRE
• SPREE
• THRILL
• OTHER

NYT Strands today (game #944) - hint #3 - spangram lettersHow many letters are in today's spangram?

• Spangram has 12 letters

NYT Strands today (game #944) - hint #4 - spangram positionWhat are two sides of the board that today's spangram touches?

• First side: bottom, 1st column

• Last side: top, 6th column

Right, the answers are below, so DO NOT SCROLL ANY FURTHER IF YOU DON'T WANT TO SEE THEM.

NYT Strands today (game #944) - the answers

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The answers to today's Strands, game #944, are…

• MIRAGE
• ILLUSION
• CHIMERA
• SPECTER
• PHANTASM
• SPANGRAM:WILLOTHEWISP

• My rating: Hard
• My score: 1 hint

WILLOTHEWISP was a spangram I didn’t see until the end of what was quite a long game featuring plenty of interesting and well hidden words.

After getting MIRAGE right away I was expecting an easy game, but far from it. Instead, I labored onwards and needed a mid-game hint, which delivered the enigmatic word CHIMERA.

Will-o-the-wisp is a ghostly flickering light seen over bogs, swamps, and marshes at night — a trick of the light that spooks and entrances, not to be confused with a 1970s British children's cartoon series called Willo The Wisp, about a blue ghost voiced by Kenneth Williams and a snooty cat based on Noel Coward. Yes, really.

Yesterday's NYT Strands answers (Friday, October 2, game #943)

• SHIFTY
• COVERT
• DEVIOUS
• STEALTHY
• FURTIVE
• SPANGRAM: SNEAKINGAROUND

What is NYT Strands?

Strands is the NYT's not-so-new-any-more word game, following Wordle and Connections. It's now a fully fledged member of the NYT's games stable that has been running for a year and which can be played on the NYT Games site on desktop or mobile.

I've got a full guide to how to play NYT Strands, complete with tips for solving it, so check that out if you're struggling to beat it each day.

Looking for a different day?

A new Quordle puzzle appears at midnight each day for your time zone – which means that some people are always playing 'today's game' while others are playing 'yesterday's'. If you're looking for Friday's puzzle instead then click here: Quordle hints and answers for Friday, October 2 (game #1712).

Quordle was one of the original Wordle alternatives and is still going strong now more than 1,500 games later. It offers a genuine challenge, though, so read on if you need some Quordle hints today — or scroll down further for the answers.

Enjoy playing word games? You can also check out my NYT Connections today and NYT Strands today pages for hints and answers for those puzzles, while Marc's Wordle today column covers the original viral word game.

SPOILER WARNING: Information about Quordle today is below, so don't read on if you don't want to know the answers.

Quordle today (game #1713) — hint #1 — VowelsHow many different vowels are in Quordle today?

• The number of different vowels in Quordle today is 4*.

* Note that by vowel we mean the five standard vowels (A, E, I, O, U), not Y (which is sometimes counted as a vowel too).

Quordle today (game #1713) — hint #2 — repeated lettersDo any of today's Quordle answers contain repeated letters?

• The number of Quordle answers containing a repeated letter today is 0.

Quordle today (game #1713) — hint #3 — uncommon lettersDo the letters Q, Z, X or J appear in Quordle today?

• No. None of Q, Z, X or J appear among today's Quordle answers.

Quordle today (game #1713) — hint #4 — starting letters (1)Do any of today's Quordle puzzles start with the same letter?

• The number of today's Quordle answers starting with the same letter is 0.

If you just want to know the answers at this stage, simply scroll down. If you're not ready yet then here's one more clue to make things a lot easier:

Quordle today (game #1713) — hint #5 — starting letters (2)What letters do today's Quordle answers start with?

• C

• F

• S

• P

Right, the answers are below, so DO NOT SCROLL ANY FURTHER IF YOU DON'T WANT TO SEE THEM.

Quordle today (game #1713) — the answers

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The answers to today's Quordle, game #1713, are…

• CHORE
• FLYER
• STICK
• PURSE

I had one of those games today where every word worked out and I didn’t really have to do much thinking.

Much of that was down to my starter words coming up with lots of letters, but the fact that all I had to do was find four words with very common letter combinations also helped.

Daily Sequence today (game #1713) — the answers

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The answers to today's Quordle Daily Sequence, game #1713, are…

• TWICE
• BAKER
• SCRUB
• FRISK

Quordle answers: The past 20

• IVORY
• SADLY
• ANGEL
• LLAMA

• Quordle #1712, Friday, 2 October: IVORY, SADLY, ANGEL, LLAMA
• Quordle #1711, Thursday, 1 October: NAVEL, SHEER, BIRTH, TACKY
• Quordle #1710, Wednesday, 30 September: CHOKE, BATCH, MOSSY, EAGER
• Quordle #1709, Tuesday, 29 September: BILGE, MEDAL, LODGE, PORCH
• Quordle #1708, Monday, 28 September: BRUNT, TORSO, STONE, HEATH
• Quordle #1707, Sunday, 27 September: VALET, CHEST, VIGIL, PUREE
• Quordle #1706, Saturday, 26 September: SNORT, BIBLE, LAPSE, CRANE
• Quordle #1705, Friday, 25 September: SWEAR, FLOOD, GUPPY, GROAN
• Quordle #1704, Thursday, 24 September: TOPIC, METRO, SCALP, FREED
• Quordle #1703, Wednesday, 23 September: SHEET, BLAND, JOIST, GUAVA
• Quordle #1702, Tuesday, 22 September: COMFY, LOBBY, DRESS, PANEL
• Quordle #1701, Monday, 21 September: WAXEN, HIPPO, PETAL, LEASH
• Quordle #1700, Sunday, 20 September: DERBY, LIMBO, GAWKY, REIGN
• Quordle #1699, Saturday, 19 September: SCOPE, HEIST, PULSE, CHAMP
• Quordle #1698, Friday, 18 September: MUCUS, MIRTH, APPLE, TILDE
• Quordle #1697, Thursday, 17 September: CRIER, CHIRP, NEIGH, FREER
• Quordle #1696, Wednesday, 16 September: SPEAR, PRICE, BLUNT, FISHY
• Quordle #1695, Tuesday, 15 September: SHUSH, LITHE, DELTA, BUGLE
• Quordle #1694, Monday, 14 September: ZEBRA, LEGAL, RATIO, TROLL
• Quordle #1693, Sunday, 13 September: LUCID, SPRAY, MANGE, EMAIL

TCL QM7L: Two-minute review

The TCL QM7L is difficult to review. Largely because it’s basically the same TV as the TCL QM8L we recently reviewed but at a cheaper price point with fewer dimming zones and lower peak brightness. Outside of that and the fact that it has a more limited version of Dolby Vision, it’s functionally the same.

If you were to put the two TVs side by side, you would probably be tempted to go for the TCL QM8L and shell out over the extra five hundred bucks, assuming you’re going for the 65-inch size.

But that is a lot of money and the differences are minor enough that I think the TCL QM7L is one of the best TVs in terms of value, especially if you still want a somewhat premium experience. There are plenty of decent TVs under a grand, of course, but this TV is a step above those.

Despite the lower specs compared to some of TCL’s other offerings, the TCL QM7L is still impressive with up to 2,100 local dimming zones, up to 3,000 nits at peak brightness, TCL’s anti-halo and color enhancing tech, and AI features such as the imperfect generative voice assistant in Google Gemini. The sound is still provided by Bang & Olufsen and the refresh rate (and passthrough from HDMI ports) is high enough that it will make for one of the best gaming TVs for those trying to strike a balance between premium performance and price.

TCL QM7L review: Price and release date

The TCL QM7L showcasing its color coverage with a scene from Coco. (Image credit: Future / James Holland)

• Release date: April 2026
• 55-inch: $999.99
• 65-inch: $1,299.99
• 75-inch: $1,499.99
• 85-inch: $1,999.99
• 100-inch: $2,999.99

The TCL QM7L is an exercise in value. To be clear, there are many cheaper options available from TCL, even mid-range offerings such as the TCL QM6K, but this TV inches a little closer to premium flagship territory but with a still somewhat comfortable price tag.

Released at the same time as the TCL QM8L and TCL X11L (April 2026), the TCL QM7L hits a lower price point with a range starting at $999.99 for its smallest size (55-inch) and ending at $2,999.99 for its biggest (100-inch). If you want something on that smaller 55-inch end, the TCL QM7L is the only way to go, as the TCL QM8L and TCL X11L aren’t available in that size.

TCL QM7L review: Specs

Screen type

SQD Mini-LED

Refresh rate

144Hz

HDR support

HDR10, HDR10+, HLG, Dolby Vision IQ

Audio support

Dolby Atmos, Dolby Digital, DTS:X

Smart TV

Google TV

HDMI ports

4 (1 eARC, 2x HDMI 2.1 @144Hz, 2x HDMI 2.0 @60Hz)

Built-in tuner

ATSC 3.0

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Closer to 100% is better. Taken using a colorimeter and test pattern generator.

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A lower score is better. Taken using a colorimeter and test pattern generator.

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Lower is better. Taken using a Leo Bodnar 4K HDMI Video Signal Lag Tester.

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The TCL QM7L TV showcases its Halo Control via a scene from the movie Soul. (Image credit: Future / James Holland)

• Has Dolby Vision IQ
• Google Gemini is useful but flawed
• Uses proprietary Halo Control System for anti-blooming

The TCL QM7L is fully featured with support for HDR and spatial audio, as well as the ability to adjust screen brightness according to ambient light, aka Dolby Vision IQ. While not as powerful as Dolby Vision 2 Max, which adjusts colors on a much deeper level, it still does a great job in making things easier to see whether you’re in a dark room or sunnier room like where I had this TV set up. Even with glare from the outside or light fixtures, I’m still able to make out everything that’s happening on the screen.

Also worth mentioning here is the use of Google Gemini. It’s implemented the same way as I’ve experienced on every other Google TV. It’s informative, conversational (with a nice range of different voice timbres), and almost well executed. Like most learning language models right now, which it is, it’s flawed in the information it pulls up as I’ve come across a few mistakes including where to stream certain content (this won’t be an issue if you’re pulling up something well known like a Disney movie). I also don’t like the fact that I can talk to it and it will respond to commands, but I can’t get it to open and play content.

At least the TCL QM7L still utilizes the brand’s Halo Control System for limiting blooming and Deep Color System for a wider range of colors.

• Features Score: 4 / 5

TCL QM7L review: Picture Quality

TCL QM7L showing its detail and motion handling via a scene from The Batman. (Image credit: Future / James Holland)

• Screen almost as good as more expensive models
• Good control of blooming
• Image quality is very good, but just lacks a little depth

The TCL QM7L is basically a slightly worse version than the QM8L, which, in turn, is a slightly worse version of the X11L. But, let me be clear, that doesn’t make it bad. The differences are much less noticeable if you can’t A/B(/C) these TVs, while the price difference is fairly substantial.

To look at the TCL QM7L specifically, a TV that offers up to 2,100 local dimming zones (TCL doesn’t publish the local dimming zones per size), up to 3,000 peak nits of brightness, and TCL’s anti-halo and color enhancing tech, it looks pretty good on paper. Its color accuracy has a Delta E of 2.6, which is on par with other mid-range premium-ish TVs (closer to zero is better). Similarly, its P3 color coverage of 95% is also in the same range as the TCL QM8L, X11L, and Hisense U7. The LG C5 is 99% (100% is best) P3 color coverage for comparison.

Where the TCL QM7L’s lower price tag shows up in terms of picture quality is in brightness and luminance. Its SDR peak of 463.3909 nits in standard mode is about 9% less bright than the QM8L. Its luminance benchmark is likewise just a little lower.

In terms of peak HDR brightness, the QM7L's peaks of 2,270 nits and 2,419 nits HDR brightness (in Filmmaker and Standard respectively) are much lower than the QM8L's (which registered 3,719 and 3,771 in the same Filmmaker and Standard modes), but still very good for a TV in this price range.

Benchmarks don’t necessarily always tell the story, but they line up with what my experience has been using the TCL QM7L. Namely, that the picture quality is 97% of what one gets with the QM8L.

Whether I was watching a TV show or a movie with lots of vibrant colors or even a YouTube video, the image was sharp with great motion clarity. Thanks to TCL’s Halo Control System, any kind of blooming or halo effect was kept at bay. A rewatch of Soul helped confirm that, particularly the scene where the main character, Joe Gardner, first wakes up in the afterlife as an illuminated human-shaped blob on a mostly black background. With TVs that experience serious blooming, you can see a whole cloud around him where you really shouldn’t. And here, it’s barely discernable.

The colors look great as well. Coco also got a rewatch (I have some go-to’s for certain testing if that’s not clear) and all the vibrant colors depicted in the land of the dead have the vibrancy one would want to see when watching a movie from this.

And The Batman made for a good showcase of the TCL QM7L’s clarity during busy scenes with a lot of motion. I like to use the Penguin chase scene for testing since it’s raining the whole time, there's some shaky cam, and an explosion as well as all the actual chasing. Everything came through clearly on this TV — I even felt like I could see the rain clearly. You could pause at any moment and have a snapshot clear enough to use a screenshot for this article.

Because of all the HDR support, I feel like I can see details in shadows. But this TV has a more limited Dolby Vision (Dolby Vision IQ vs Dolby Vision 2 Max) than its more expensive siblings. I think between that and the slightly lower brightness, the image this TV gives just feels a little flatter than the QM8L. It’s almost as good, and, in a vacuum, it would be hard to find fault with this TV. But those various slight limitations keep the screen from having quite the depth of better (and more expensive) TVs.

• Picture quality score: 4.5 / 5

TCL QM7L review: Sound Quality

The TCL QM7L has dedicated drivers in the back for a fuller audio experience. (Image credit: Future / James Holland)

• Detailed high-end and full mid-range good enough to skip soundbar
• Not a lot of low-end and has narrow soundstage
• Limited amount of settings for finetuning

Most people focus on picture quality and how it improves from budget to mid-range TVs and beyond — and they should! But probably what I enjoy most when leveling up is not the improved HDR response, brightness, and color accuracy, but using a TV with sound quality good enough to skip a soundbar.

On the TCL QM7L, the sound quality is much the same as on the TCL QM8L, insofar that it’s tuned by Bang & Olufsen and the mid-range is not hollowed out like it is on cheaper TVs. Budget rivals always seem to sound thin like there’s no mid-range and shrill as if the highs have been boosted to make up for that. I might be exaggerating there, but not by much.

Now, there’s not much in the way of low-end, especially in the sub-bass region. So if you want that wall-shaking home theater experience, you’ll still need an external audio system capable of providing that. The same goes for any surround sound or spatial audio, though the TV does support all the necessary formats for one to experience them through an attached external system. I will say that there’s no internal virtualized spatial audio, which the TCL QM8L does have.

Outside of that, the mid-range has plenty of presence so that dialog is easy to hear and the sound is fairly balanced, though I do find it a slightly too mid-forward for a TV. On top of this, there's a dialog mode that works decently at boosting the specific mid-range frequencies for those who might be a little hard of hearing.

The high-end offers good clarity so that I can hear the detail in violins and such in instrumental scores playing during a dramatic scene in a movie — or British police procedural as plenty of that has been played on this TV.

I will say that the soundstage is a bit narrow — something I didn’t expect on a 75-inch TV. So while I do hear some side-to-side movement in audio tests like those on YouTube or a scene from Top Gun: Maverick where I should hear planes whizzing by, it’s not as wide as it should be. Like the lack of low-end, this doesn’t really take away from the enjoyment of the audio here, but does hamper its immersiveness.

As far as audio adjustments go, the sound settings menu is pretty minimal with just a treble and bass slider as a loudness setting, a few audio modes (Movie, Sports, Game, etc.), and a toggle for whether the TV is mounted or on stands. I do appreciate that Bang & Olufsen’s unique EQ wheel is available here for some more fine-tuning, though I would have preferred a five, seven, or even ten-band EQ instead.

• Sound quality score: 4 / 5

TCL QM7L review: Design

The TCL QM7L has four 2.1 HDMI ports. (Image credit: Future / James Holland)

• Adjustable center base with cable management
• Two HDMI 2.1 ports
• Battery-powered remote is straightforward and on the slimmer side

The TCL QM7L follows quite closely in the same mold as the QM8L. It has a center base that can be adjusted to different heights, but only during installation. It also has a removable backplate that comes off for cable management, just like the QM8L.

The bezels on the TV are thin as is the TV itself, measuring 2.2 inches thick, not to mention it’s pretty light, weighing 39.70 lbs without a stand (43.90 lbs with a stand) for the 65-inch size. If you’re looking to mount your TV, I think the TCL QM7L’s physical size and weight make it ideal for doing so.

While there is a good selection of ports — there are a couple USBs, an ethernet, optical, and RF input — this is one place where the cost cutting shows up, namely with the HDMI ports. Instead of having four 2.1 HDMI ports, which support 4K @ 120Hz, the TCL QM7L has two, with HDMI ports 3 and 4 being the slightly older 2.0 HDMI ports that are capped at a 60Hz refresh rate.

The remote for the TCL QM7L is TCL’s standard battery-powered model, with streaming app hotkeys, a talk button, and the directional dial. It’s not quite as small as a Roku remote but it’s slim enough to feel comfortable to hold.

• Design score: 4.5 / 5

TCL QM7L review: Smart TV and Menus

The TCL QM7L's Google TV home page shows a rotating banner of suggested content. (Image credit: Future / James Holland)

• Uses Google TV with a bias towards Google content
• Plenty of free content through multiple streaming apps
• Navigating the TV menu is straightforward and intuitive

The TCL QM7L, like the other new TCL TVs that have come out in 2026, use Google TV as the interface. That means that the layout when using the TV is as follows: quick links at the top of the screen, a rotating banner of highlighted / sponsored content with a focus on Google-based apps, followed by rows of various types of more specific content, such as “Top Picks,” “Apps,” “Continue Watching,” and “Free Live TV” to name a few.

Regarding that last one, there’s plenty of free content on offer through Google TV Freeplay, as well as TCLTV+ and plenty of it is mostly syndicated content. Thankfully, there’s plenty of decent stuff there, and not just bottom of the barrel ‘my neighbor is a chicken and is trying to kill me’ type schlock.

Because this is a Google TV, there are a number of screens to go through for setup, meaning it's not quite plug-and-play — though this seems to be typical of every TV I come across these days. Still, the time required to get from turning on to watching something is probably about ten minutes. A lot of the prompts are regarding how to interface with Google Gemini and consenting to a more personalized experience — essentially whether you’re okay with the TV sending information back to Google about your watching habits… and possibly whatever it hears from you talking.

Navigating the menu is pretty straightforward. Pressing the settings icon on the remote pulls up quick settings where there’s a link to see all the settings. Some TVs have the intelligent or AI based settings squirreled away into a separate category, but that’s not the case here and navigation is better for it. For instance, turning on “Dynamic Brightness,” which automatically adjusts the backlight according to what’s on the screen is listed with all the other brightness-related settings. Easy-peasy.

• Smart TV & menus score: 4.5 / 5

TCL QM7L review: Gaming

The game bar takes a couple presses to access, but is helpful during gaming sessions. (Image credit: Future / James Holland)

• Up to 144Hz refresh rate
• Gaming-specific features like AMD Freesync Premium Pro
• Game bar on demand

After spending some time gaming on the TCL QM7L, the only real limitations are directly related to the picture quality — the same limitations one experiences with any other content. The image is a little flatter than on the QM8L because of the more limited dimming zones, lower peak brightness, and more limited Dolby Vision.

But if you’re not comparing this TV to more expensive TVs like the QM8L, it’s impressive. Maybe its HDR isn’t at the level of the QM8L or X11L, but it’s there and it still allows me to see detail in shadows — something that’s important in gaming. And, of course, the Halo Control allows a clear delineation between dark and light pixels that are right next to each other.

I played a number of games through a Playstation 5 on this TV and, whether it was Madden ‘26 or Star Wars: Outlaw, the picture was sharp and the action was smooth. I didn’t experience any stuttering or jitters. And even when creeping in the shadows, I was also able to see everything on the screen clearly.

After all, the TV's 144Hz refresh rate is more than enough for smooth, crisp motion handling during gaming. It also helps that the TCL QM7L comes with some features focused on frame rates. For instance, AMD Freesync Premium Pro is on hand to match the frame rates between the TV and the source, while the Game Accelerator 288 feature upscales the fps to twice the amount.

And since two of the HDMI ports are of the 2.1 variety, they support 4K @ 120Hz passthrough, allowing you to make the most of current consoles like the Playstation 5 and Xbox Series X.

I also appreciate how easy it is to pull up the Game Bar — the gaming-specific settings menu — just by holding down the hamburger button on the remote (the button with the three horizontal line icon). When pulled up, I could turn on a crosshair, adjust gaming-specific picture modes, and see an FPS counter.

• Gaming score: 4.5 / 5

TCL QM7L review: Value

The TCL QM7L TV showing its brightness with a scene from Coco. (Image credit: Future / James Holland)

• Almost gets to flagship territory on a smaller budget
• Cheaper alternatives don’t look or sound as good
• Great option for those wanting an almost premium experience

Whether you consider the TCL QM7L great value might depend on your own budget and what you’re looking for in a TV. In terms of TCL’s offerings though, it is a good deal. The step down from what the TCL QM8L offers is not significant for day-to-day use, unless you’re a stickler for a completely premium experience, yet you save about $500 when comparing the 65-inch sizes. The QM8L goes for $1,799, while the QM7L goes for $1,299.99 at that size.

TCL does have more affordable TVs though, like the TCL QM6K (the review is for last year’s model, but this year’s only received a very minor update). And the QM6K has a lot to offer for those trying to keep under a thousand for a TV, with a 65-inch going for $999.99. But it’s much more limited than the TCL QM7L, most notably having worse audio quality and a lower peak brightness.

If we look at the competition, something like the Hisense U7 — which goes for $699.99 for a 65-inch TV — hits a lot of the same beats. It’s a Google TV with hands-free control via Google Gemini. Its sound quality is pretty good for a TV and it has a fast refresh rate. But its screen isn’t quite as good.

So what does this all mean? Basically, this TV is good value if you’re still trying to reach for a premium TV watching experience.

• Value score: 4.5 / 5

Attributes

Notes

Rating

Features

The TCL QM7L is feature-filled including the somewhat flawed Google Gemini, not to mention all the HDR and spatial audio support one could need.

4 / 5

Picture quality

It might not have the depth of its more expensive siblings, but this TV looks very good thanks to a combination of good color coverage, Dolby Vision IQ, and TCL’s Halo Control System.

4.5 / 5

Sound quality

The sound quality, provided by Bang & Olufsen, is good enough to skip getting a soundbar, though there’s not much low-end.

4 / 5

Design

There’s little to find fault with this TV with the highlights being an adjustable center stand, two HDMI 2.1 ports, and thin bezels.

4.5 / 5

Smart TV and menus

Using Google TV as an interface, this TV is intuitive to use with plenty of free content. Just be aware that its suggestions are going to be biased toward Google-hosted content.

4.5 / 5

Gaming

Between the 144Hz refresh rate, AMD Freesync Premium Pro, and Game Bar, this TV has all the makings of a great TV for gaming.

4.5 / 5

Value

While the TCL QM7L isn’t cheap, it offers great value, especially compared to the more premium TVs it almost reaches in terms of performance and features.

4.5 / 5

Should I buy the TCL QM7L?Buy it if...

You want an almost premium TV at mid-range prices
The TCL QM7L is, experientially, not that far below the QM8L, (which itself is a step below the flagship X11L), but it’s quite a bit cheaper. Ideal if you want to upgrade but are trying to stay closer to mid-range prices.

You care about blooming
This is common across TCL’s mid-range and premium TVs, but this TV does a great job of minimizing blooming — something you invariably get to some degree with brighter mini-LED TVs.

You’re a gamer
Whether it’s the almost premium screen, 144Hz refresh rate, 2.1 HDMI ports, Game Bar, or AMD Freesync Premium Pro, this TV has all the bonafides for a great gaming experience.

Don't buy it if…

You want the best
This TV is great, but it’s two steps below TCL’s finest and, if you really have that attention to detail, you might notice the lower (but still great) quality picture.

You expect a lot out of hands-free control
Google Gemini has a lot of good to it, but it’s an imperfect voice assistant, which makes its hands-free control an exercise in frustration, especially if you need it due to an impairment.

TCL QM7L review: also consider

TCL QM7L

Roku Pro Series (2025)

TCL QM6K

TCL QM8L

Price (65-inch)

$1,299.99

$899.99

$999.99

$1,799

Screen type

SQD Mini-LED

QLED

Mini-LED

SQD-Mini LED

Refresh rate

144Hz

120Hz

144Hz

144Hz

HDR support

HDR10, HDR10+, HLG, Dolby Vision IQ

Dolby Vision IQ, HDR10+ Adaptive, HLG

Dolby Vision IQ, HDR10+, HDR10, HLG

HDR10, HDR10+, HLG, Dolby Vision IQ

Smart TV

Google TV

Roku

Google TV

Google TV

HDMI ports

4 (1 eARC, 2x HDMI 2.1 @144Hz, 2x HDMI 2.0 @60Hz)

4 (2x HDMI 2.1)

4 (2x HDMI 2.1)

4x HDMI 2.1

Roku Pro Series (2025)
The Roku Pro Series (2025) is a little more expensive, but comes with a lot of the same features, has a similarly fast refresh rate for gamers (though no game bar), and has a unique shadowbox design that makes it sit flush on the wall when mounted, making it the better TV for that situation. Read our full Roku Pro Series (2025) review.

TCL QM6K
The TCL QM6K is just as good value if you’re looking for a mid-range TV for almost budget prices. Of course, this means it’s about a level down in every regard, particularly the audio, but it still has a relatively great picture quality with vibrant colors, good contrast, and a lack of blooming. Read our full TCL QM6K review.

TCL QM8L
The TCL QM8L is only a tiny bit better a TV than the TCL QM7L while being a just a bit more expensive, thanks to a better screen with higher brightness and more local dimming zones. It might otherwise be functionally the same TV, but it does come with Dolby Vision Max. Read our full TCL QM8L review.

How I tested the TCL QM7L

• I used the TCL QM7L for a couple weeks
• Tested with both TV, movies, music, and games

I used the TCL QM7L SQD MiniLED TV regularly for a couple weeks. I tested it using streaming shows, movies, music, and games (via PS5). I went through the various features, particularly the hands-free Google Gemini, to see if it work as advertised. I also spent time listening to the audio, as well as paying attention to the picture quality.

After spending some time with this TV, it’s my humble opinion that this TV is ideal for those who are looking for a premium TV but want to pay closer to mid-range prices.

I’ve tested a lot of tech gear over the years, from laptops through keyboards to speakers, and so have been able to use my expertise towards giving an honest and fair opinion, not to mention a critical eye, to any product I test.

• First reviewed: October 2026
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