Garmin has issued a new update to many of its recent smartwatches. Rolling out as a new stable update, the software is said to make a few changes to the Forerunner 570, Venu X1 and other smartwatches, including improving battery life across the board.

A new leak suggests Google’s Pixel 11a will feature the Tensor G6 chip, a MediaTek M90 modem, 8 GB of RAM, and a 6.3-inch 120 Hz display. The report also points to a slightly smaller battery, a new front-facing camera sensor, improved Face Unlock, four color options, and regional variants.

GMKtec has updated one of its popular mini-PCs with a new version. This time, the company has re-released the EVO-X2 with a cheaper model, albeit while retaining 128 GB RAM and a Ryzen AI Max+ 395 chipset with a Radeon 8060S iGPU.

CATL and Dutch firm Alfen have announced a deal to deploy 5 GWh of Tener Sodium battery systems across Europe from 2027. Rated for 15,000 cycles and a 30-year service life, the system easily outlasts lithium iron phosphate alternatives.

The Life and Suffering of Sir Brante is a choice-driven narrative RPG with 89% positive reviews on Steam, and it's free to keep until July 23. The game is also available free on GOG, where the first two chapters are offered as a standalone download.

The Take-Two boss told shareholders that the planned GTA 6 release date is still November 19th. Even though the Rockstar title may produce record sales, GTA Online remains extremely profitable. GTA 6 pre-order estimates or a third trailer could appear before or during the August 7th earnings call.

Seiko has unveiled a limited quartz chronograph for the 10th anniversary of Love Live! Sunshine!!, featuring an Aqours blue dial, Uranohoshi school crest subdial, and serialised caseback. Priced at $550, pre-orders close August 27, 2026.

Asus has officially confirmed the launch date of the Asus Pad (T3201) for the Indian market. The tablet features a large OLED panel, a MediaTek chipset, and a 9,000mAh battery.

Citizen has unveiled the Imperial Battle AW1857-57W, a new Star Wars Eco-Drive watch featuring an embossed Death Star and TIE Fighter dial in red and black. The 42 mm ion-plated steel watch runs the J810 caliber with sapphire crystal, priced at $525.

Apple has raised iPhone prices in Japan by 8% to 11% across several models, likely in response to the yen’s sharp depreciation. The move follows recent Mac and iPad price increases but is not expected to extend to other markets unless Apple announces broader changes.

The Legion Y700 Infinite is shaping up to be Lenovo's most ambitious compact gaming tablet yet. Ahead of its August debut, the company has detailed the tablet's cooling architecture, which is designed to keep the tablet comfortable to hold while extracting more performance from its overclocked Snapdragon 8 Elite Gen 5 processor.

PlayStation is fighting a losing PR battle against advocates of physical games. Nevertheless, some fans are anxious to leave PS5 discs behind and welcome the digital age. A content creator found evidence that these posters are actually social media bots, possibly hired by Sony.

Astronomers have detected an atmosphere on a rocky exoplanet orbiting a red dwarf for the first time. However, while this is a major breakthrough, further observations will be needed to better understand this unique world.

The Honor Robot Phone is nearing launch, and at this point, it is unclear if global markets will get to experience the device. Regardless, Honor will showcase the phone at WAIC in China on July 18, and for the time being, global audiences will have to make do with a leaked hands-on video.

For years, Elon Musk has been uncharacteristically consistent about one thing, that Tesla will never make an electric motorcycle. Other two-wheelers, however, are apparently fair game. Meet Tesla's Balance Bike.

The Beelink ME Pro is now available with the AMD Ryzen AI 9 HX 370. Its two-bay variant comes with 72TB storage support, and there are 10GbE and 2.5GbE Ethernet ports. The starting price is CNY 3,999 in China, about $590.

Asus is now selling a new 16-inch gaming laptop globally. Equipped with a more powerful processor than last year's model, the ROG Strix G16 2026 retains a 90 Wh battery while jumping to a 300 Hz display with access to Nvidia's GeForce RTX 5060, RTX 5070 and RTX 5080 GPUs.

Bethesda has officially confirmed that remasters of Fallout 3 and Fallout: New Vegas are in development, though release dates remain under wraps. The studio also announced a new collaboration with Obsidian Entertainment on an unannounced Fallout project while reaffirming that Fallout 5 and The Elder Scrolls VI remain key priorities. Starfield will continue receiving updates and new content as Bethesda expands support for its existing RPGs.

Philips Hue briefly published details of three upcoming Festavia products—curtain, icicle and net string lights—before removing the post. The smart lighting additions, designed for indoor and outdoor decorative use, are expected to launch in September.

Unhappy with your city's subway system? Subway Builder lets players redesign it using real census population data, showing what an efficient public transit network could achieve, although only a limited selection of cities is available.

Infinix has released the Hot 70 Pro smartphone in the global market. The company’s new budget smartphone features a 144 Hz LCD display, a MediaTek Dimensity 7100 chipset, a secondary Active Matrix Cube LED display, and a 6,000 mAh battery. Plus, it comes in six fancy color options.

Leaked Samsung marketing materials reveal the camera configurations and battery capacities of the Galaxy Z Fold 8, Z Fold 8 Ultra, and Z Flip 8 ahead of their expected July 22 debut. The Fold 8 Ultra leads with a 200MP main camera, a telephoto camera with 3x optical zoom, and a 5,000mAh battery. Previously reported pricing starts at $1,899 for the standard Fold 8.

A leaked patent suggests that Huawei’s next tri-fold could replace the original model’s Z-style hinge with a U-shaped, fully inward-folding design and add an external display. The Huawei Mate XT 2 is expected to launch sometime later this year.

Mangmi has finally revealed the Qualcomm processors that will power its upcoming vertical handhelds. The two devices will feature different processors, but they are the same ones inside Mangmi's other handhelds.

The Motorola Edge 70 Pro features three 50-MP sensors—for the main, ultra-wide, and zoom cameras—in a squircle-shaped module, plus one on the front. In our test, the phone proved that it can certainly hold its own against much more expensive phones when it comes to photography.

Epic Games Store is currently offering Echo Generation: Midnight Edition and Luto for free. In the meantime, the store has also revealed that Foretales will be available to claim for free next week.

Samsung is practically the leader when it comes to the number of unnecessary apps pre-installed on new smartphones. Now Samsung is adding yet another app to that list, though customers are set to receive three months of free music streaming as a small consolation.

Xtrem Instant Custom Case: This E-Ink display for smartphones shows color images without a constant power supply and lets you easily share designs between compatible cases.

So, the time has come: OnePlus will soon no longer be available in Europe and many other regions of the world. As an editor at Notebookcheck, I’ve followed the brand from the very beginning, and I’d like to look back on our shared history.

The RedMagic Astra 2 is launching globally. This compact gaming tablet promises high-end performance and features a particularly fast OLED display with peak brightness of up to 1,600 cd/m².

Insurgency: Sandstorm is a demanding tactical shooter featuring a huge arsenal of weapons and an extremely low time-to-kill. It's currently available on Steam with a 75% discount, dropping the price from $30 to $7.50.

Motorola is set to launch a new tablet soon, the Moto Pad 70 Groove, which is equipped with nine JBL speakers, including three woofers. Motorola is already giving a sneak peek of the tablet on a teaser website.

Ayaneo has finally revealed what its Game Boy Advance-inspired handheld looks like. Called the Konkr Pocket Advance, its design is a nod to the classic handheld in many ways, but it also incorporates modern features.

Newegg has now discounted a fantastic CPU + motherboard + DDR5 RAM bundle. The combo brings the new Ryzen 7 7700X3D CPU, the Gigabyte B650E Eagle motherboard, and a 16 GB stick of G.Skill Flare X5 DDR5-6000 memory at a $203 discount.

Build spaceships, explore alien worlds and battle hostile creatures – Empyrion: Galactic Survival is completely free to play on Steam throughout the weekend.

While Oura is developing a smart ring with a replaceable battery, the company also plans to use the PPG sensor in the future to measure ambient light. This could allow lamps or blinds, for example, to be controlled automatically to promote better sleep.

Oppo’s K15 launches in China on July 24 with an 8000mAh battery, 80W charging, triple 50MP cameras and a built-in cooling fan. Its modest Dimensity 7360 chipset makes the fan’s practical value questionable, suggesting Oppo prioritized premium styling and marketing features while controlling costs.

Sony killing physical disks has given some people hope that the PS6 might be cheaper than what many are preparing for. Leaker Moore's Law Is Dead believes that the PlayStation 6 "will not be $1,400". So, the PlayStation 6 might end up being cheaper than expected as Sony intends the console to be a loss leader.

The PS6 could be far more portable than its predecessors. Recent comments from Sony suggest that a handheld may no longer be planned as a companion device, but could instead play a central role in the next PlayStation generation. So far, however, nothing has been officially confirmed.

British hacker Arion Kurtaj leaked around 90 videos from an early build of GTA 6 in 2022, making him responsible for one of the biggest leaks in gaming history. The then 17-year-old was subsequently placed in a high-security psychiatric hospital. His situation has since changed.

Lenovo has shared a few key specs of the Legion C700 handheld ahead of its release. The cloud gaming device, which will ship with Tencent's Start cloud gaming service, will have a high refresh rate and drift-free sticks.

Anyone who owns an LG smart TV must inform all guests and family members that they are being monitored – this is required by LG’s current terms of use. Meanwhile, LG monitors install potential malware and surveillance software on a connected Windows computer.