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A new rumour from Weibo says Samsung plans to increase the Galaxy S24 FE’s screen size. It will supposedly launch with a 6.7-inch screen instead of 6.5-inch, making it the largest Galaxy FE-branded smartphone.

The new PocketBook Era Color e-reader has just been launched. In addition to a 7-inch E Ink Kaleido 3 color screen, it also features audiobook support and a text-to-speech function.

Can robots bleed? Yes, one could be forgiven for thinking so when watching Boston Dynamics' new farewell video of HD Atlas. Viewers could also be forgiven for also feeling pain upon seeing the many trips, stumbles and falls.

The desirable Alienware x16 R1 relies on a high-end CPU-GPU pairing and has now dropped below the $2,000 mark as Dell offers massive savings of more than 40% on the RTX 4080 gaming laptop.

The Hisense 27G7K-PRO just launched in China with a 4K 160 Hz IPS panel. Its Mini LED backlight has 1,152 dimming zones and can pump out 1,000 nits of brightness in HDR mode.

A popular leaker has now outlined the supposed features of OnePlus's next-gen flagship phone, the OnePlus 13. Notable takeaways include a thorough redesign, but hardware looks to be mostly unchanged from the OnePlus 12 otherwise.

BMW aficionados are in for a treat as a new report suggests that the company is offering massive discounts on its 2024 EVs including the flagship BMW i7. The discounts seemingly go up to $7,500 and can be availed whether customers finance directly from the company or not.

Xiaomi is now selling its Robot Vacuum X20+ in various European countries, offering a launch discount to some customers. The model appeared on the brand’s global site earlier this year as a more powerful version of the older X20. Other features include high-speed mopping and an auto-emptying docking station.

Asus ROG Flow Z13 with Intel Core i9-13900H, Nvidia RTX 4060, 16 GB of RAM, and 1 TB SSD has dropped to its record-low price on Best Buy. It is currently available for $1,549.99, making it a better purchase than the Minisforum V3 for gamers who want a more capable Windows gaming tablet.

Available since yesterday, the Nvidia GeForce Game Ready Driver 552.22 comes with optimizations for the most wishlisted game on Steam, namely Manor Lords, as well as zero-day optimizations targeting No Rest for the Wicked. These two titles are not yet released, but if everything goes well, they will be live by the end of the month.

The upcoming OnePlus Watch 2 EU Exclusive Style has been teased. The company has announced that the smartwatch will be unveiled at an event later this month and will launch in Q2. Plus, OnePlus has revealed various offers for customers who pre-order the new wearable.

Qualcomm has only showcased Snapdragon X Elite reference devices to date. However, a reliable leaker has now provided an early look at the Yoga Slim 7 Snapdragon Edition, which shares its design with the x86 version of the same laptop, but with one unusual omission.

Garmin has expanded a recent mapping feature for many of its flagship smartwatches. Previously limited to the US, the paid feature can now be used across Europe, as well as 'all 50 U.S. states and Canada'.

HP has released a new Series 7 Pro monitor with modern connectivity options. Sold as the HP 732pk or HP Series 7 Pro 31.5 inch 4K Thunderbolt 4 Monitor, the new monitor not only contains a Thunderbolt 4 port but also an IPS Black panel that delivers a 2,000:1 contrast ratio and 400 nits peak brightness.

It's about lithium-ion batteries in smartphones and notebooks. A simple change to the charging protocol doubles the possible charging cycles. However, the path to this realization proved difficult.

Nixxes and Sucker Punch Studios have revealed Ghost of Tsushima's PC system requirements. It supports DLSS, FSR, and XeSS and will launch with a new overlay that shows off your PlayStation trophies, friends and profile.

According to a new leak, the upcoming vanilla Galaxy S25 looks set to be pegged at 8 GB of RAM, just like the Galaxy S23 and Galaxy S24 before it also were.

Right after Apple removed the Game Boy Advance emulator iGBA, the NES gaming emulator named Bimmy disappeared from the App Store. However, unlike the case with iGBA, it's the developer who took it down, and it was removed "out of fear."

Hardkernel has offered up three new single-board computers (SBCs) under the ODROID-H4 series. Available for between $99 and $220, the ODROID-H4 trio all feature comparatively powerful processors, as well as M.2 2280 slots, support for up to 48 GB of DDR5 RAM and 2.5 Gigabit Ethernet, among other features.

Decathlon has unveiled a cheaper version of the Van Rysel E-EDR AF electric road bike. The company has replaced various SRAM parts used in the older model with Shimano elements to reduce the cost of the bike. The same Mahle motor is used for the latest e-bike, with an accompanying app and optional range extender battery.

Solar cells in orbit could permanently supply huge amounts of electricity around the clock, regardless of the weather and without using up land surface. Now it's all about the technical realization and financial feasibility of electricity from space. Two concepts are in the starting blocks.

Starlink users in Zimbabwe face losing access to satellite Internet for an unknown period of time, much like their counterparts in Botswana and South Africa have. The problem appears to be one of a regulatory nature; officials of the African nations are yet to give Starlink a license to operate.

By April 30, Xbox Game Pass subscribers will have six new games available. These include three games that will be added to the gaming subscription directly upon their release - and one of them should be particularly interesting for fans of strategy games.

The latest installment of the Assassin's Creed series is free to play for a short time. If you want to continue playing afterwards, you can take over your progress.

Samsung has now released the Galaxy M55 in Europe, following the device's introduction in Brazil. Despite costing significantly less than the Galaxy S24, the device supports faster wired charging and also contains a larger battery to boot.

Vivo has now released a new mid-range smartphone in Europe, a few weeks after debuting the device. The Vivo V40 SE features a Snapdragon 4 Gen 2 chipset, a 50 MP primary camera and a 5,000 mAh battery, all for under €300.

The Porsche Cross Performance EXC 2ND GEN e-bike is now available to pre-order. This is a more expensive model, with a carbon frame and a full-suspension system. Other features include tires from Continental and a Shimano display showing your current speed and remaining battery level.

The 150 kWh battery pack with 95% solid electrolyte of the refreshed NIO ET7 was able to propel it to more than 600 miles on a charge in three separate test scenarios.

Garmin has pushed a new update to a few of its modern smartwatches. Strangely, the firmware contains a lower build number than the one that arrived last month. Nonetheless, Garmin claims to have included various Connect IQ bug fixes and improvements for eligible models.

Anbernic has revealed specifications for its next gaming handheld. Likely arriving soon, the Anbernic RG28XX should be capable of emulating up to Dreamcast, PSP and Nintendo DS libraries thanks to its Allwinnner H700 chipset and 1 GB of LPDDR4 RAM.

Sony is rumoured to have decided to make 'PS5 Pro Enhanced' a more open category than previous expectations. Seemingly, there will be very few instances when a game fails to reach 'PS5 Pro Enhanced' status. Even then, the PS5 Pro's new 'Ultra-Boost' mode will be on hand to deliver higher frame rates and resolutions.

The "pylyzer" analysis tool tests Python scripts for errors and is said to be very performant thanks to its programming in Rust. The open source project's development team also provides a Visual Studio Code extension.

The Philips Hue smart outdoor lighting sale is now on in countries across North America and Europe. Two discounts are available, offering up to 25% off a range of products. These include the Lily Outdoor spot lights, the Discover Outdoor Floodlight and accessories like the 95W power supply.

Shortly after unveiling the Intel ARC A750 OC, Biostar returns with a new video card, namely the Intel ARC A380 ST. This affordable solution sports a 96-bit memory interface alongside 6 GB of GDDR6, a GPU speed of 2000 MHz, and a board power of just 75 W. No less than three DP 2.0 ports and a single HDMI 2.0 port are also present.

With the Pulse Pro, HMD Global will soon launch a mid-range smartphone without Nokia branding, which apparently offers two 50-megapixel cameras at an affordable price. However, the manufacturer is cutting back on some important areas to make the ambitious price possible.

The KDE Plasma 6 development team has released the April bugfix release in the form of version 6.0.4. Amongst other things, it is now easier to use URLs via drag & drop, and bugs in the system monitor and battery applet have been fixed.

The EcoFlow PowerHeat and PowerGlow smart home heating solutions have been unveiled. The devices convert solar power to heat, with the PowerHeat acting as a space heater and the PowerGlow heating water. The products can be used together and integrated with PowerOcean set-ups.

The Polestar Phone will be officially unveiled in a few days, as the Tesla competitor has just confirmed. New images show the smartphone with particularly thin screen edges, a 21:9 display and a triple camera.

With the Buds T110, Realme is offering new completely wireless headphones. They promise high playback quality and are also available in rather unusual colors. Noise cancelation is available.

The Huawei P series is now history - the long-awaited Huawei P70 Pro will be launched as the Huawei Pura 70 Pro instead, as officially confirmed by Huawei boss Richard Yu. A teaser video reveals the first details of this flagship, including the triangular camera module.

Owners of fairly new Model Y and Model 3 with Intel Atom chips might be a bit miffed to learn that they aren't getting the latest and greatest Cybertruck-style UI visualizations. Older Model 3s aren't getting the hands-free trunk open, too.

Last year’s Lenovo Slim Pro 9i 14 with a Raptor Lake Core i7-13705H CPU, an RTX 4050 GPU, 32 GB of RAM, and 1 TB of storage is now enjoying a respectable 16.7% discount at Best Buy. As a result, the laptop, which has a 4.6 consumer rating at Best Buy and an 90% score in our review, has become a mouth-watering option for folks in need of a portable multimedia champ.

Adobe has integrated Firefly Video AI model into Adobe Premiere along with third-party AI models to enable editors to add AI-generated content to films. Such content includes videos of scenes and actors completely generated by AI, and object addition and removal from films. Information regarding the use of AI is also embedded in such content, sparking privacy concerns.

The current generation of ThinkPad workstations is still powered by 13th Gen processors. Now, it appears as like Lenovo is simply updating the existing Lenovo ThinkPad P16 Gen 2 with 14th Gen chips - which also means that there will not be a new ThinkPad P16 Gen 3 this year.

Only a few weeks to go until the first laptops with Qualcomms computing platform Snapdragon X Elite will be available. Time to check the current stand of things and compare Qualcomm's first real Windows-on-ARM opportunity against Intel, AMD and Apple in a benchmark test with the current high-end chips of 2024. Qualcomm also makes new promises in terms of efficiency, battery life and app availability.

The Seasonic Focus V3 GX-1000 has received a hefty discount on Amazon. It has received a discount of $80, bringing its price down to just $139.99.

Samsung has unveiled its new LPDDR5X memory modules. It has a throughput of 10.7 Gbps and it is 25% faster and more power-efficient than its predecessor. The company says it has been optimized for AI applications.

The 2024 Asus ROG Zephyrus G16 has dropped to its lowest price thus far as Best Buy is granting a noteworthy $250 discount on the RTX 4070-powered model variant of the thoroughly redesigned 16-inch gaming laptop.

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.