The Ace 2 will launch as the Chinese-market version of OnePlus' latest premium mid-range Android smartphone, to be available elsewhere as the 11R. Its launch event will also introduce a new pair of TWS earbuds of a similar name. The accessories look quite like the brand's existing mid-range audio options - however, they apparently upgrade to noise cancellation and Bluetooth 5.3.

GEEKOM is knocking up to US$90 off its Mini IT11 with either an Intel Tiger Lake Core i5-1155G7 or Intel Core i7-1195G7. Both models come with 16 GB of DDR4 RAM, a 512 GB NVMe SSD, and Intel's Xe Graphics iGPU.

Ming-Chi Kuo says Apple will launch its first-ever foldable iPad in 2024. However, not much is known about it besides the fact that it will feature a carbon fibre kickstand.

With a list price of US$99.99, the Lenovo Legion H500 Pro 7.1 is a surround sound wired gaming headset described as "the ultimate tool for pro gamers" that features 50 mm drivers and a passive noise-canceling retractable microphone. It works with PCs, mobile devices, and consoles. The discounted price tag reads US$52.99.

The Sharp NEC PA1405UL and NEC PA1705UL projectors have been revealed ahead of ISE 2023. The devices, designed for educational, work and leisure spaces, have a peak brightness of 17,000 lumens. A key feature of the projectors is their quiet operation noise, but the company still need to specify a figure.

Tronsmart has launched the Halo Series party speakers, with the Halo 100 model now available in European countries, including the UK and Italy. A second model, the Halo 110, comes with a microphone for karaoke and launches in February. The gadgets can last up to 18 hours on a single charge and come with built-in LEDs for lighting effects.

The OnePlus 11R - or Ace 2, depending on location - is now officially slated to launch as a new Android smartphone with the same battery and charging tech as the OEM's latest flagship. The upcoming R-series variant is also now assured of a 120Hz "Super Fluid Display" and a Hyperboost Gaming Engine; then again, it has now been revealed to be compromised in some ways relative to its more premium 11-series sibling.

Nothing CEO Carl Pei claimed the Nothing Phone (2) wasn't set to launch "anytime soon" a while ago but the OnePlus co-founder has now confirmed that it will, in fact, debut later this year. Unlike the Phone (1), however, it'll be released in the US and as a more premium device than its predecessor.

Sony teased the upcoming Spider-Man 2 as well as possibly a new Uncharted title in a 'Live from PS5' ad that brings back memories from early PlayStation live action marketing. Those who want to buy a PlayStation 5 in 2023 will have a much easier time, reiterated Sony, as it has now significantly increased the console's production.

Huawei is thought to launch the Mate X3 as its latest foldable phablet soon, possibly in an event separate from that for the also-rumored P60 series of conventional flagship smartphones. A new tip suggests that these devices might have much in common nonetheless, a lot of cameras in eye-catching new rear panel humps included.

A leaker has got their hands on official pictures of the POCO X5 and POXO X5 Pro, two upcoming mid-range smartphones. Xiaomi has equipped the pair with three rear-facing cameras, flat displays and some eye-catching colour options, among other features.

Christie has announced a new product in its HS Series, the 4K22-HS laser projector. The gadget has up to 22,500 ISO lumens brightness and can throw images with a 4K UHD resolution with a 60 Hz frame rate. Features of the device in blue BoldColor+ and Christie Twist technologies.

Satechi has launched the Pro Hub Slim in the US. The gadget is compatible with all MacBooks after 2017 but is designed specifically for the M2 MacBook Air. The device contains seven ports, such as 100 W USB4 with 40 Gbps transfer speeds, HDMI for 4K @ 60 Hz resolution screens and 10 Gbps USB-A.

Despite following Tesla's Model S first respondents manual to the letter, firefighters from the Sacramento Metropolitan District still had to put out its 'spontaneously' flaming battery with 20 times the amount of water needed for an ICE vehicle. Tesla does warn in its instructions that up to 8,000 gallons may go towards extinguishing a burning EV.

Xiaomi has brought the Mi Smart LED Ceiling Light (350 mm) to European countries. Now available in Spain and Germany, the device can be controlled in a smartphone app or with voice commands, with support for Apple HomeKit. You can select a brightness level and color temperature, with up to 3,000 lumens and 6,000 K available.

Xiaomi has launched the Instant Photo Printer 1S in Spain and Germany. The gadget can print photos from your smartphone in around one minute, with formatting options available in the accompanying app. The printer uses 1,280 thermal print heads, producing images with 300 DPI resolution and 256 shades of grey.

Amazon is selling the PowerColor Red Dragon AMD Radeon RX 6800 XT for US$35 off the normal US$555 retail price. In the absence of any next-gen mid-range cards from AMD and Nvidia, the RX 6800 XT with the slashed rate is a tempting buy as it performs quite well at 1440p.

The Intel XMP 3.0-certified Kingston Fury Renegade DDR5-6400 memory for desktops is now 44% off on Amazon, so it can be acquired for the lowest price in 30 days. The single 16 GB module is now down to US$91.99, while the 2 X 16 GB kit has a US$184.99 price tag. The 6000 MHz variant of this kit is also discounted by 42%.

Volkswagen sees its main competitors in the electric vehicle market emerging from China, just as Elon Musk noted during the Q4 conference call with investors. VW won't participate in the EV price war that Tesla started, confirmed its CEO Oliver Blume, as it has 'trust in the strength of our products and brands.'

Back in August 2022, rumors were swirling that AMD was developing RDNA 3 GPUs with 3D V-Cache. However, the RX 7900 XT/XTX launched without a stacked cache. As it now turns out, it looks like Navi 31 GPU featured inside the RX 7900 cards does appear to have a site for 3D V-Cache on board according to Tom Wassick’s findings.

A sketchy Sony Xperia 1 V price rumor has actually been given some weight thanks to some official recent price changes that have been made. It has been reported that the Xperia 1 V might be priced to take on the upcoming Samsung Galaxy S23 Ultra. Sony US has now chopped a whopping 25% off the asking price for the Xperia 1 IV.

A new leak has shown off the now-cancelled Titan RTX Ada graphics card from Nvidia. The engineering sample orients its I/O vertically and features a massive quad-slot design. Twitter leaker Kopite7kimi has also posted some new information about the GeForce RTX 4090 Ti.

Apple is projected to get into the mixed-reality hardware game for the first time this year with the "Reality Pro". A prolific tech correspondent has critiqued the Cupertino giant's alleged decision ahead of time, speculating that the headset may not prove the iPhone-esque instant hit the OEM might wish for.

Fiido has announced that it will start 2023 by breaking into a number of brand-first e-bike and scooter types. The company has also revealed some more information on these new models, its new "heavy-duty" Titan flagship and M31 "E-MTB" included. They will be joined by the seated Q2 and Kidz push-bike.

The sought-after LG B2 OLED has once again dropped below the important US$1,000 price threshold and even reached its lowest price yet after the reasonably sized 55-inch version received a notable 32% discount on Amazon.

Apple had reportedly planned to release iPhone 16- or 17-series devices with their own in-house Wi-Fi chips to go with their next-gen proprietary processors. However, according to a leading industry analyst, these aspirations have just gone the same way as the Cupertino giant's custom 5G baseband dreams. Meanwhile, the unusually high pressure to make A16 Bionic and M2-series successors instead mounts.

The "Ace 2" is currently rumored to debut as the Chinese-market version of the 11R, the next member of OnePlus' flagship smartphone series for 2023. Now, the device's design has been brought up once again in the form of a new render. On that note, it is also now slated to launch with specs nearly as high-end as that of the 11.

For the first time, Samsung Display will be supplying OLED panels to LG Electronics for use in its upcoming 2023 Gram Style laptops. Besides the bright OLEDs with fast refresh from Samsung, the unique notebooks offer glass-covered bodies and stealth illuminated touchpads for the style-conscious fans of the thin and light LG Gram laptop line.

The new Apple M2 Max and M2 Pro chips have become the latest chart champions in PassMark’s laptop CPU single-thread benchmark. The previous leader, the Apple M2, is pushed down to third, and it is just ahead of a trio of Alder Lake-HX parts. The M2 Max and M2 Pro produced decent results but still have to face-off against Intel’s Raptor Lake-HX mobile processors.
Update: Another M2 chip has appeared near the top of the chart.

A popular leaker has highlighted seven contestable areas where the upcoming Samsung Galaxy S23 could be seen as a superior flagship phone to the Apple iPhone 14. While some of the chosen Galaxy S23 specs seem clearly better for the average smartphone user, die-hard iPhone fans will still be able to pick plenty of holes in the selection.

A new leak has shed light on all the features bought forth by One UI 5.1. It brings many quality-of-life upgrades to the Gallery, Camera, Bixby and improves connectivity across the Galaxy ecosystem. The software will debut alongside the Galaxy S23 series on February 1.

Anker's foldable and compact charger with GaN technology sports a single USB-C port that can fast charge devices at up to 65 watts. Therefore, the 715 Nano II is a good fit for users who mostly need to charge a single device at once.

An upgrade for Samsung's Galaxy A53 5G with a more flagship-like design compared to its predecessor is closer to reality than ever before. A device with a model number conforming to earlier "A54" leaks has shown up on the Federal Communications Commission (FCC) database, seeming to confirm various decent mid-range specs for a soon-to-launch Android smartphone in the process.

The veracity of Elon Musk's self-driving Tesla car statements is now being examined by the Security and Exchange Commission in a potentially criminal investigation. The SEC move comes hot on the heels of several other federal and state probes into Tesla's Autopilot ability and its marketing.

Realme India's new and "refreshing" hype campaign may seem a little cryptic in its effervescent new teaser images for some. However, a new tip from a well-known leaker might help pop its bubbles, purporting to translate taglines such as "Cheers for Real" into renders for an appropriately-themed new version of the brand's 10 Pro Android smartphone.

The OnePlus Pad (confirmed) and OPPO Pad 2 (still rumored) are now said to be new Android tablets with suspiciously similar builds. As the latter is expected to launch with near-flagship specs, this new tip invites speculation that the latter will be the more premium of the two. It is, for example, now also slated to debut with a refresh rate to match its charging speed.

A new leak says only the iPhone 15 Pro models will support Wi-Fi 6E. The plain iPhone 15 and iPhone 15 Plus will be limited to Wi-Fi 6, further widening the feature gap between the Pro and non-Pro models.

Although the launch price of the reference design was US$1,599, finding the NVIDIA GeForce RTX 4090 below US$1,800 is quite tricky, especially when talking about custom designs. In this case, the Zotac Gaming GeForce RTX 4090 Trinity OC 24GB is 13% off on Amazon, dropping from US$2,077.67 to US$1,799.67.

While the Galaxy S23 series is expected to debut with both LPDDR5X RAM and UFS 4.0 storage, it appears the cheapest option in the lineup will be nerfed in the storage department, perhaps signifying Samsung's plans to focus on 256 GB and upwards storage in the future.

After debuting in China a month ago, the new Redmi Band 2 finally looks set to make the trip over to the European market, with a new leak now revealing pricing and official marketing material for the affordable, lightweight smartband.

Indian prices for the Galaxy S23 series have been revealed by a new leak. The vanilla Galaxy S23 will start at ₹79,999 (US$981), the Galaxy S23+ at ₹89,999 (US$1,104) and the Galaxy S23 Ultra at ₹114,999 (US$1,410), making them a tad more expensive than last year's models.

CheckSum Metal: Hellsinger is a fairly simple first-person shooter, but the main attractions are executed so well that it's difficult not to enjoy the end result. It makes for a great entry into rhythm games if you're more of an FPS player, while the heavy metal soundtrack scored by the likes of Serj Tankian, Matt Heafy, Alissa White-Gluz, and Tatiana Shmayluk will have fans of the genre coming back for more.

A new leak has revealed the entire Galaxy Book3 series' prices in the French market. It ranges between €1,299.99 (US$1,413) for the entry-level Galaxy Book3 and €3,499.99 (US$3,805) for the Book3 Ultra. Samsung will unveil the laptops at its Unpacked event on February 1.

Google reportedly intends to start blocking the installation of apps that have been developed for older versions of Android soon. These changes are slated to come into effect with the next major upgrade to the operating system, and is touted to enhance security both on and off the Play Store.

TCL has loaded the Ion X up with a nostalgic combination of smartphone features: a microSD card slot, a 3.5mm jack and a removable battery. Then again, its display and internal specs are on the low-end side, and it will not get 5G on its Metro service in the US. Accordingly, it goes for just under US$120 via its new carrier.