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Introduced in early April 2020, the 34-inch LG UltraGear 34GN850-B curved gaming monitor is G-Sync Compatible and sports a resolution of no less than 3,440 x 1,440 pixels, a 144 Hz refresh rate, as well as a minimum response time of 1 ms. Thanks to a generous 38% discount, it can currently be acquired for $499 instead of $799.99.

The Intel-powered configuration of the ThinkPad L14 Gen 3 features two SODIMM slots and is also equipped with a fairly small 256GB SSD. However, buyers who might consider upgrading the memory and storage of their new laptop later on can now benefit from a big discount on the 14-inch Lenovo notebook.

Geekom is offering a US$100 discount on the popular Mini IT11 mini PC for a limited time. The Geekom Mini IT11 features the Intel Core i7-11390H processor paired with upgradeable 32 GB RAM and a 1 TB SSD. The Mini IT11 sports a compact footprint and offers an assortment of ports and networking options for all your connectivity needs.

Xiaomi HyperOS beta update has recently landed on Mi 10 series devices in China. Now, the company has rolled it out for the successors of that series. That includes the Mi 11, Mi 11 Pro, and Mi 11 Ultra, all of which were 2021 flagships.

The Samsung Crystal UHD DU9000 TV has arrived in the US. The new TV is the cheapest 98-inch TV from the brand, which already offers several models of this size. Features include a 120Hz refresh rate alongside various gaming tools like VRR, Game Bar, and support for AMD FreeSync Premium.

Honor has taken another step towards delivering Android 14 for the Magic V2. Inexplicably, the Honor Magic V2 remains on Android 13, unlike competitors like the OnePlus Open. Honor has only just started distributing Android 14 beta updates to the Magic V2, though.

Garmin has brought another set of bug fixes to popular recent flagship smartawtches. Rolling out as Beta Version 26.95 on its Beta Program, the new update resolves a few outstanding issues ahead of an impending new stable update.

AYANEO has now announced the date of its next product launch event. Focusing this time on the AYANEO Pocket S, the company is billing the device as a 'top-of-the-line Android handheld' thanks to its 1440p display and Snapdragon G3x Gen 2 chipset.

According to a new leak, the OnePlus Pad 2 is set to launch in a few months with a Snapdragon 8 Gen 3 onboard. That's a huge upgrade over the Dimensity 9000 on last year's OnePlus Pad, and should see the Pad 2 debut as one of a select few Android flagship tablets available globally this year.

Anker has launched a crowdfunding campaign for its new Soundcore Sleep A20 Bluetooth Earbuds at Kickstarter. At the time of writing, the project had raised over $500,000, with early customers offered a price lower than the RRP. Features include sleep insights in the accompanying app and a longer battery life than the older A10 model.

OPPO is now projected to add a new member to its K series of mid-range Android smartphones soon. However, its specs and looks might be less of a surprise than the OEM might hope, as they have already been introduced by another brand, OnePlus. Then again, the K12 should benefit from an in-demand Qualcomm processor, a decent amount of RAM and up-to-date software.

It will be the size of a three-room apartment, fits in a shoebox when folded and could speed up future missions enormously. Sailing with solar wind could break several speed records.

Lenovo is now selling the Tab P12 Matte Display in the Eurozone. Featuring a matte display finish aimed at improving feedback when using Lenovo's Tab Pen Plus stylus, the Tab P12 Matte Display also features a MediaTek Dimensity 7050 chipset and a 10,200 mAh battery for a €449 launch price.

Motorola has presented two new sets of earbuds that it has offered up as the Moto Buds and Moto Buds Plus. Available for €59 and €149, the pair offer ANC, Bluetooth 5.3 connectivity but differ in their drivers and battery life.

Why choose between QLED and micro-OLED displays when you can have either - or even both? That new feature debuts in the new Super version of Pimax' Crystal virtual reality (VR) headset. It can support a resolution of up to 4K at 90Hz, has a "massive" field of view (FOV) and has integrated audio. It debuts alongside its new Light sibling for potentially high-res, lightweight PCVR experiences on more of a budget.

Announced in December last year, the Lenovo Chromebox Micro is now available to purchase. It’s a ChromeOS mini PC that’s about the size of an iPhone 15 Pro Max or Galaxy S24 Ultra. While it has a small form factor, it’s a full-fledged computer that packs a modern Intel CPU and features a generous number of ports.

Black Shark is now selling its new smart ring in China. The wearable can track health metrics and remotely control some functions of your smartphone using various gestures on the ring. Plus, the company says that the ring has an up to 180-day battery life.

Google's mid-range Pixel 7a smartphone is now more budget-friendly than ever. Google is selling the phone for 30% less than its MSRP at all major retailers, including Amazon, Best Buy, Walmart, and the search giant's own retail store. The discount is likely due to retailers wanting to clear the Pixel 7a off of shelves to make room for the upcoming Pixel 8a.

Motorola has expanded Edge 50 Pro availability beyond its initial Indian release. Early Motorola Edge 50 Pro orders will ship with a complimentary pair of Moto Buds Plus earbuds too, with prices set at £599.99 in the UK and €699 in the Eurozone, respectively, for the entire package.

Motorola has introduced a new flagship smartphone, its first since the Moto X40, Edge 40 Pro and Edge Plus (2023). Motorola has priced the Edge 50 Ultra aggressively, with a 144 Hz pOLED display, 125 W charging, a new Qualcomm chipset and an impressive camera set, all for €999.

Sony asserts that customers love the Deep Black Non-Glare Coating on the new Pro BRAVIA BZ53L, rated to confer enhanced visibility with minimal reflections on the new enterprise-grade display. It is rated for a 120Hz refresh rate as well as a 4K resolution with XR TRILUMINOS Pro technology and Full Array Local Dimming for a color-accurate image.

Motorola has delivered a new mid-range smartphone by way of the Edge 50 Fusion. Available soon globally with a €399 launch price, the Motorola Edge 50 Fusion combines a 144 Hz pOLED display with a 5,000 mAh battery and a more powerful Qualcomm Snapdragon chipset than pre-release leaks suggested.

Tesla should be pushing hard to make its new Model 3 Highland eligible for federal subsidies. The US has spent close to $600 million on EV tax credits this year.

A major discount campaign is running on Steam until April 22, offering discounts of up to 90 percent on first-person shooters such as Far Cry 6, Fallout 4 and Resident Evil Village.

Fans will have to say goodbye to hopes of the Switch 2 being unveiled at gamescom 2024. Nintendo will not be represented at the world's largest games fair this year.

The fight against blocking ads on the Google-owned online video sharing and social media platform YouTube continues as third-party apps that go against its terms of service are now in the tech giant's crosshairs. There are no names mentioned in Google's announcements, but we should hear them soon enough.

Anycubic touts its latest product event as a revolution in multi-color 3D printing. The OEM has partnered with PANTONE to present new filaments in exclusive "true-to-life" shades, up to 8 of which can be fed to a new Kobra 3 printer in a "seamless, hassle-free" way that also integrates a new auto-drying feature.

The AMD Radeon RX 7800 XT with 16 GB of VRAM and an MSRP of $499 is attracting a lot of user attention according to the Q1 2024 sales figures of German retailer Mindfactory compiled by 3DCenter (via TechEpiphany). The GPU seemingly dominated all the other offerings from AMD and NVIDIA as the retailer managed to sell close to 7,000 RX 7800 XT units.

Motorola has now fully detailed the Moto G64, which it will soon start selling in three colours and two memory configurations. Available from INR 14,999 (~$179), the Motorola Moto G64 features a 120 Hz display, a 50 MP primary camera, a 6,000 mAh battery and is the first smartphone to sport MediaTek's Dimensity 7025 chipset.

The release of the PlayStation 5 Pro (PS5 Pro) remains a while off yet, with an autumn release reputedly being targeted. Nonetheless, leaked internal documents have revealed even more details about the Sony PS5 Pro, including one that would put it ahead of the NVIDIA GeForce RTX 4060 in certain scenarios.

Outdoors, indoors, in public or even other people's houses: Fulsolen asserts that its EV charger can be used almost anywhere thanks to its system of interchangeable NEMA plugs and "8x Faster Charge" specs. It is compatible with all SAE J1772-compatible vehicles, merely needing an adapter for a Tesla, and even has an OLED status display.

Decathlon has launched the Rockrider E-FEEL 900S Team Edition in Europe. The high-end electric mountain bike has a full suspension system from RockShox and a 600W peak power motor with a torque sensor. Plus, the e-bike features a Shimano display with Bluetooth connectivity.

Govee has revealed the upcoming Floor Lamp Pro. The model was shown alongside the recently launched Floor Lamp 2; the Pro has upgraded features like a higher peak brightness and the ability for the light to rotate. Plus, the base contains a Bluetooth speaker that can play music or white noise.

The Govee Floor Lamp 2 has been launched in the US, the EU and the UK. The new smart light is similar to the older Lyra model, with various upgrades like increased brightness and support for the Matter protocol. Other features of the RGBICWW lamp include preset scenes and a music sync mode.

A surprising discovery made in the data retrieved by the European Space Agency’s Gaia mission is the BH3 stellar black hole, located just 2,000 light years from Earth. No less than 33 times the size of the sun, BH3 is the largest of its kind in the Milky Way and the second one (by size) to be spotted so far.

GameSir X4 mobile game controller has launched in China, and it comes with Microsoft authorization. That means you get full support for Xbox Game Pass mobile streaming. The Backbone One alternative also has a replaceable button layout and offers "high playability" across different mobile titles.

Xiaomi has announced that customers who’ve pre-ordered the standard variant of the SU7 will be able to make changes to their cars for a limited time. However, the customizations could result in longer wait times for the EV as the company will recalculate the order delivery time. As a reference, the SU7 delivery times for the standard SKU currently sit between 13-16 weeks.

The dry cathode project that would produce a 4680 battery as envisioned on Battery Day has been very slow and expensive for Tesla. A lot of the people who worked on the cheap Model 2 are being let go, too.

After a test phase, plans are said to have matured to require users to pay after registering on X (formerly Twitter) before they are allowed to post. This was announced by Elon Musk himself, and he blames AI.

CFExpress Type A cards are an interesting competitor to SD cards, as they are also quite small but slightly thicker. OWC is now announcing new models with particularly high writing and reading speeds. The card also supports a minimum write rate of 400 MB/s.

Blackmagic has launched the Ursa Cine 12K, a feature-packed digital film camera for prosumer and professional cinematography. The Ursa shoots 12K up to 120 fps with 16 stops of dynamic range using a large-format sensor. Footage can be stored to 8TB of swappable storage, cloud-synced, or live-streamed from the camera, and reviewed on dual 5" FHD touchscreen LCD monitors.

Wireless charging via a smartphone's NFC chip could finally become a reality with Android 15. This would allow even inexpensive mid-range smartphones to be charged wirelessly, while wireless chargers could potentially become significantly smaller and cheaper.

Aside from crazy acceleration capabilities, bullet-proof glass and rust, the question is how practical a Cybertruck really is. RND took it for a test drive and wasn't entirely satisfied.

HP's EliteBook 635 Aero G11 is an ultra-light, yet extremely powerful notebook that packs an AMD Ryzen 7 8840U, a 400 nits bright 16:10 display and a relatively wide range of connections into a chassis that weighs less than 1 kg.

The Raspberry Pi 400 packs a single-board computer into the housing of a keyboard. Together with the PiDock 400, users can quickly transform the compact PC into a laptop with a 13.3-inch 1080p display and a trackpad, although the dock does not have an integrated battery.

The Fimi Mini 3 is a new and cheap drone, positioned as a suitable alternative to competing drones from DJI. The model also promises high image quality and comes with a Sony sensor.

A new leak has now revealed early details of the upcoming Xiaomi 14T and 14T Pro months ahead of their expected debuts. Said details include model numbers, codenames, and the identity of the more expensive Pro model.

Described as a device that aims "to redefine the essence of mobile photography," the Nubia Z60 Ultra Photographer Edition launches today globally. While the United Kingdom store will not get it, this handset will be available at the Global, Europe, and Mexico stores. The price tag for the United States is a mere $779.

The Redmi K70 Ultra may be months away from release but a new leak has now revealed key specifications of the Redmi flagship smartphone, with performance seemingly being its priority.

The latest additions to ELEGOO's Saturn series have launched with cutting-edge features such as the Tilt Release Technology that might reduce print time and damage to the resulting model in the new top-end 4 Ultra. It also boasts a light source touted to yield smoother results and an AI-powered print-monitoring system.