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One of Samsung's most sought-after M.2-SSDs is back on sale on Amazon, which is where the heatsink-equipped 2TB model of the PCIe 4.0 storage module is now on sale for $149.

The 2023 Asus ROG Flow X13 with AMD Ryzen 9 7940HS is currently on sale. It has been discounted to $699.99 on Best Buy, the lowest recorded price for this variant of the convertible gaming laptop. But do note that this deal will only remain active til 29th April.

The Xiaomi 20000mAh 33W power bank with built-in USB-C cable has gone on sale in China. The new product allows you to simultaneously charge three devices via the USB-C cable and two ports. The portable accessory is available in two colors and is similar to a popular Anker device.

AOHI presents its latest accessory as the ideal way to charge a MacBook Pro by up to 56% in 30 minutes on a budget. Its Advanced GaN (or gallium nitride) tech is connected to triple ports, one of which is rated for 140W of power delivery via PD 3.1 USB-C. It might be able to beat other newly-released rivals on price, if not in other ways.

The Nothing Phone (2a) may be one of the most interesting-looking Android smartphones in the ~$500 bracket, even with limited color options. However, a new one might be on the horizon with an imminent release. However, this "New Edition" event comes with some caveats.

The world's largest 3D-printed housing community has been completed - and the company behind it has now developed an AI architect who designs customized homes that are then built by a robot in record time. As well as reducing costs and making housing more affordable, the smart technology, combined with low-CO2 concrete, is also helping to protect the environment.

EZVIZ' latest video doorbell is its first to come with its own solar power for potentially always-on operation. The EP3x Pro is also rated to 'expand' its field of vision with dual cameras, and to keep the user alerted as to the arrival of people or other things such as packages subscription-free.

LG's Innotek divison has won its latest Edison Award for its advanced optical zoom module for smartphones. The company claims that a device with one of these lenses will be able to take images of the highest quality possible at magnification of up to 5x without the usual super-prominent camera hump. The technology may or may not feature in the new iPhones of the coming years.

Tesla has begun the regulatory push for the approval of its Full Self-Driving (Supervised) system in Europe.

Sony is one of the last Android OEMs to update its flagship product stack to the Snapdragon Gen 3 platform. New accessory releases suggest that the Xperia 1 VI is on the horizon with the Xperia 10 VI though, and potentially with more design changes than previous rumours suggested.

The NHTSA disclosed that Tesla's Autopilot was active during 13 fatal crashes, as determined by its initial investigation. It is now extending it, this time into the very nature of the Autopilot recall that Tesla issued late last year.

Adobe researchers have demonstrated the progress of their VideoGigaGAN AI that upscales low-quality videos. The visual quality of the generated videos is better than other AI tested, but more research is needed to overcome notable limitations.

Geekom plans to release the A8 mini PC, which will pack a performance-focused AMD Ryzen 9 CPU. To be specific, it’s the Ryzen 9 8945HS, a top-end processor from the new Hawk Point family. Also, as the computer comes with a USB4 port, it will bring eGPU support.

Colorful has officially entered the mini PC market with the launch of the CMHN01-12450 in China. It comes with Intel Core i5-12450H, and its barebone version is priced at CNY 1559, around $219. The company has also revealed that it is working on mini computers featuring Intel Core Ultra 5 125H and AMD Ryzen 7 8845H processors.

Honor has unveiled a new tablet, the Honor Pad 9 Pro, which ranks above the already well-known Honor Pad 9 and features a faster processor and display as well as a larger battery, among other things.

The Portégé X40L-M is an extremely light notebook from Dynabook that makes no compromises. Thanks to Intel Meteor Lake and Intel Arc iGPU, the device is likely to be significantly more powerful than its predecessor while having a longer battery life.

Details about the Nintendo Switch 2 have appeared in two different reports lately, offering what seem like conflicting release dates. There is also some information provided about the Switch 2 hardware, including just how much of it is purportedly coming from Samsung. On top of that, it has been claimed that the device will come with magnetic Joy-Cons.

Epic space shooter Warframe is set to receive yet another round of meta-breaking changes, with sweeping quality-of-life changes announced for the Jade Shadows update coming in June this year. The hope is that these changes will make gameplay more interesting and diverse.

OpenAI recently showed off an impressive demo reel created by production house Shy Kids using its Sora video generator. As it turns out, Shy Kids sunk an incredible amount of work into the post-production of Air Head, despite OpenAI's assertion that Sora makes video production effortless.

Thanks to a big discount of $570 relative to the official MSRP, the RTX 4070-equipped Lenovo Legion Pro 5i 16 is now on sale for its lowest price since last year's Black Friday shopping event.

The Garmin beta version 26.96 software is now available to the Fenix 6, MARQ, Enduro, Tactix Delta and Quatix 6 smartwatches. In the forum post announcing the update, the Garmin team confirmed this was a phased rollout. The software brings a bug fix to the wearables for a problem that could cause devices to shut down.

A supposed render of an unknown Sony smartphone has been shared on social media, with a couple of commenters already labelling it as the Xperia Ace IV. Sony released the Xperia Ace III as an affordable compact smartphone for the Japanese market in 2022, and there has been no official sign of a Sony Xperia Ace IV yet.

The OnePlus Nord 4 is tipped to launch alongside its CE 4 Lite counterpart, which might also launch in North America as the affordable Nord N40. It is tipped to do so with 5G thanks to a generationally updated chipset, although its series' flagship might introduce an even newer SoC to more regions.

A new rumor about the Sony Xperia 1 VI has turned up in regard to the upcoming flagship smartphone’s price tag. New Xperia 1 models are often released with eye-wateringly high prices, and it seems the same can be unsurprisingly expected for the 2024 model, which should make an appearance in May.

Lecoo, which is a sub-brand of Lenovo, has launched a new gaming monitor. Named Lecoo N2721U, it equips a 27-inch screen that features 4K resolution and a 160 Hz refresh. The launch price is CNY 1,599, which is around $220.

Google will present the Pixel 8a in a few days. In the meantime, the most substantial leaks to date about the Pixel 7a successor have surfaced online through multiple sources. Not only have official marketing materials surfaced, but so has the first promotional video for the same device.

DJI has already confirmed that it will release a new compact drone next week. Now, a renowned leaker has provided marketing materials for the DJI Mini 4K, which shows most key device specifications. The same leaker has revealed launch pricing for the effective Mini 2 SE successor, too.

A new edition of Escape from Tarkov has been available to buy since yesterday - and fans are not happy about it at all. Battlestate Games is not only introducing pay-to-win options into the game, but is also breaking a promise that the developer made to players in 2016 with the Edge of Darkness edition.

AYANEO has now started selling the Pocket S, its 6-inch gaming handheld that relies upon the relatively under-utilised Snapdragon G3x Gen 2 chipset. Available from $399, the AYANEO Pocket S should be more powerful than other high-end Android options like the AYN Odin2 and Razer Edge.

The Washington State Department of Commerce has introduced a new program for instant EV purchase or lease rebates that can amount to a $9,000 discount for 3-year leases. For shorter leases or direct purchases, the rebate is $5,000, and qualifying buyers also don't have to pay the state tax.

Tentative Sony leaks claim that there will be two new full-frame cameras coming in the latter half of 2024, with one belonging to the Alpha hybrid prosumer line-up and the other an update to the FX cinema series. These cameras are slated to launch after the ZV-E10 II APS-C vlogging camera lands in May.

The Collector's Edition of the Gothic Remake from THQ Nordic is now available to pre-order for PC and consoles and comes with some interesting goodies. However, fans will have to dig pretty deep into their pockets for this.

Two new EVs from Toyota, the bZ3C and bZ3X, were revealed at the Beijing International Automotive Exhibition. The electric SUVs, designed for younger drivers and families, will launch in China. Toyota has shared some details about the vehicles, including interior and exterior images.

The heretofore electronics-focused OEM Xiaomi unleashed its inaugural own-brand car less than a month ago in 2024 - nevertheless, the company now claims to be able to deliver another batch of the vehicle's variants by mid-year. That progress is due in part to the factory where an SU7 can apparently be put together in well under 2 minutes thanks to an army of automatic robots.

After celebrating its BlizzCon comeback in 2023, Blizzard is once again skipping its in-house exhibition in 2024. However, the iconic game developer will apparently be represented at Gamescom in Cologne.

Realme has made the Android 14-powered C65 official as its latest ~$150 5G smartphone for the Indian market. The buyer gets an up-to-date flat-edged design with a 120Hz display (also flat) and a 5,000mAh battery for that price. The C65 5G also boasts some of the brand's latest tweaks such as an iPhone-esque Dynamic Button feature - albeit with caveats.

One of the Garmin Forerunner smartwatches is receiving a new public beta update, version 19.12. The software brings several bug fixes to the wearables, including resolving an issue with one of its latest activities. Plus, Garmin has worked to solve a problem with connected heart rate monitors.

The holy grail of smartwatch health features is once again in the headlines. According to a new report, the race between Apple and Samsung for the first non-invasive, i.e. completely painless, blood sugar monitoring on the wrist will be won by the Galaxy Watch7, which is rumored to be launched in an Ultra version at the beginning of July.

In response to Meta's recent Llama-3 release, Microsoft has published findings on the latest iteration of its lightweight AI model. The technical report shows the Phi-3-mini outperforming LLMs such as GPT-3.5 despite being a fraction of their size.

Unreal Engine 5 has been updated to version 5.4, bringing a number of improvements to the game development environment. These include revisions to animation creation and rendering, as well as performance improvements.

The manufacturer Wacom is offering a new graphics tablet. This can also be used on the go and is equipped with an OLED, resulting in a strong color display. The pen recognizes numerous pressure levels.

The Lenovo Yoga 9i Gen 8 with its Core i7-1360P CPU, 16 GB of LPDDR5 RAM, and 512 GB of storage normally has a list price of $1,399.99. However, thanks to a deep 29% discount at Best Buy, the laptop has now dropped back to its lowest price once again. At the reduced price, the Yoga 9i gives little to complain about as it features a metal chassis, a speedy CPU, and a high-resolution OLED display.

Used 2013-2015 Tesla Model S and 2011-2012 Nissan Leaf would be a bad purchase decision unless they have undergone warranty battery replacements. Current EV battery failure rates for vehicles still in warranty are a practically negligible amount, though.

Canonical has officially released Ubuntu 24.04, which will receive critical security updates for 5 years thanks to Long Term Support (LTS). In addition to the latest, slightly modified GNOME 46 desktop, Ubuntu 24.04 comes with the Linux 6.8 kernel.

The Crucial T705 PCIe Gen 5 SSD is currently on sale. For a limited time, you can get the 1 TB variant of the storage drive for just $154.99. The 2 TB option, which is among the fastest drives in the market with up to 12.4 GB/s read and 11.8 GB/s write speeds, is also generously discounted. It's currently available for $279.99.

Blackview is offering a new and powerful rugged smartphone, the BL9000 Pro, that comes with a modern operating system and a high-resolution thermal imaging camera.

Vivo is set to unveil three new flagship cameras in May with the X100s series. The most affordable of these three models can already be seen in several images thanks to a leak. The Vivo X100s may win favor among buyers with an interesting price-performance ratio thanks to the Dimensity 9300+ and Zeiss Quad camera.

Dr Viviane Ghaderi, an ex-Amazon executive and lead AI engineer, has revealed in a California lawsuit that she was told to ignore company protocol and copyright law in order to beat the competition in an AI arms race.

The Coros Vertix 2S is a new smartwatch with dual-band GPS and a long battery life. The model is waterproof and comes with a touchscreen, while the titanium bezel promises high stability.

The fact that Samsung plans to hold its next Galaxy Unpacked event in Paris in the run-up to the Olympic Games in July was already leaked a few weeks ago, and now the specific date is known. In addition to the Galaxy Z Fold 6 and Galaxy Z Flip 6, fans of wearables in particular are likely to get their money's worth this summer.