Eurocom asserts that the latest version of its Sky Z7 R2 crams the entire requirements of an entire "mobile server" into an 8.4lb package. This is because it is actually in the form of an Intel Z590-compatible laptop with up to 128GB of DDR4-3200 RAM, up to 26TB of SSD storage, up to RTX 3080 graphics and 2.5Gb Ethernet with Killer WLAN. Therefore, the OEM is confident that it can support any number of VMs or server-grade software a manager can throw at it.

Geekom is discounting the Core i7-1195G7 variant of its Mini IT11 by US$60 through the month of December and throwing in a free keyboard and mouse with the purchase. The Mini IT11 features up to 32 GB of RAM, 1 TB of NVMe SSD storage, and a Tiger Lake Intel Core i7-1195G7 CPU with Intel Iris Xe Graphics (96 EU). Use code XMIT11A at checkout for the discount.

Vivaldi 5.6 arrived earlier today with the integration of Mastodon in the side panel, as well as its instance, namely Vivaldi Social. This update of Vivaldi Browser is only available on the desktop for now. You.com is a new default search engine choice alongside the ability to pin tab groups and other improvements.

The Wasserstein Doorbell Chime and Wall Plate for the Google Nest Doorbell (wired, gen 2) have been revealed. The chime comes with five sounds and a silent mode, which alerts you to someone at your door with lights rather than a melody. You can use the wall plate to cover any marks left on the wall by previous doorbells.

Apple Car could have limited Full Self-Driving if the latest report from Bloomberg is accurate. Cupertino’s first EV, which was previously expected to debut in 2025, was thought of as being a completely autonomous vehicle. Moreover, Apple could also delay the car to 2026.

ASRock's next gen DeskMini and DeskMeet mini PC models will include support for AMD's Ryzen 7000 processors via an X600 motherboard, while the Intel Raptor Lake processors will be supported through B760 motherboards. As always, there will be barebones and fully-configured versions.

Tesla is looking to introduce radar back to its vehicles at some form, starting this coming January, according to its own filing with the Federal Communications Commission. It's not clear if it will be a LiDAR for the self-driving suite, or one for the cabin, but the filing says it will be a high definition one.

Intel has launched a new set of drivers for its mobile and desktop Arc graphics cards. It focuses heavily on DX9 titles such as CS:GO, League of Legends and Starcraft 2, and claims to deliver a hefty performance uplift over previous versions.

The Samsung Galaxy Z Fold4 and Z Flip4 are the mainstream options in the foldable market. OPPO challenged Samsung will the Find N last year, though, and is now set to do so again with the OPPO Find N2 and Find N2 Flip, with both foldables tipped to launch shortly.

That time of year has come once more. No, not the time for gifts, food, and cold weather, but the time to celebrate the best gaming has to offer with The Game Awards. This year, Steam has joined in on the festivities by discounting some of the best previous Game Awards category winners.

Microsoft has entered a ten-year agreement with Nintendo to bring Call of Duty titles to Nintendo consoles. However, game development will only start once its merger with Activision-Blizzard goes through.

According to a well-renowned data miner, Diablo 4 will supposedly be playable on June 5, 2023. Its size on Xbox will be 80 GB, and it will be available in three versions- Standard Edition, Digital Deluxe Edition and Ultimate Edition.

For future usability, we usually recommend to make sure about 5G support when buying a smartphone. But for the Motorola Moto G72, we make an exception. The reason is the excellent display.

The large 55-inch display, which is officially marketed as a curved 4K gaming monitor, has a fast refresh rate of 165Hz and can get extremely bright when playing in HDR mode thanks to its Mini-LED backlight. After a considerable rebate of 29%, the Samsung Odyssey Ark may be the right choice for affluent high-end gamers who are in the market for a rather unique monitor.

Tesla car buyers are often getting surprised to discover that the EV maker has removed the parking sensors in its new vehicle batches without providing an alternative first. Tesla does warn that its transition to camera-only autonomous driving and parking assist will take time, but there's yet to be a fix.

Qualcomm touts its new Compact Macro 5G RAN Platform as a way to boost uptake of mmWave 5G, which may be held back at present by the costs involved in establishing a network based on that type of mobile data, not the least is the risk of needing a high concentration of base stations to cover a given area. The new platform is rated to reduce them "significantly" with an increase in range of over 200% compared to its predecessor.

Yunmi has launched the Viomi AI Smart Door Lock Super 2E in China. There are several ways to unlock the gadget, including a password, NFC card or an integrated fingerprint scanner. The device can last up to four months on a single charge, and you can view the lock's status in real time via the app.

The high-end 18-inch laptops are making a comeback, as teased by Alienware in a tweet. These models will most likely be powered by Intel's i9-13900HX processors coupled with RTX 4080 Ti dGPUs plus copious amounts of RAM and storage. Hopefully a 240 Hz 18.4-inch OLED display could also be included.

The Sipeed M1s DOCK is another RISC-V-based single-board computer (SBC) that runs RTOS or Linux-based software. Sipeed sells the M1s DOCK for US$11 or as the M1s module for US$7 without a carrier board.

Sony has delivered a new firmware update for the WF-1000XM4 to tackle battery drain issues. Rolling out in Asia first, it seems that firmware V1.6.1 could actually reduce battery life for some WF-1000XM4 units, which may need servicing if certain conditions are met.

Volkswagen has announced a new ID.3 EV concept will be officially unveiled early next year, with the first vehicles scheduled for release in Q4. The electric car will have a larger 12-in (~30.5 cm) infotainment display and more boot space. Software improvements will boost performance, and OTA updates for the ID.3 will be available.

The Pixel Fold has debuted on Geekbench, confirming a few details for Google’s first foldable smartphone. Rumoured to be arriving next spring at I/O 2023, the Pixel Fold will feature the Google Tensor G2 chipset, 12 GB of RAM and will run Android 13 out of the box.

The Toyota bZ Compact SUV Concept has been revealed at an event in Europe. The BEV is smaller than the bZ4X, the first model released from the Beyond Zero series. The C-SUV features a large infotainment system and an octagonal steering wheel. Toyota confirmed that the concept would be one of six cars in the bZ lineup by 2026.

Besides the efficient 14-core i7-12700H and the 140 W RTX 3060 dGPU, the discounted Legion 5i offers 16 GB of DDR5-4800 RAM, 1 TB PCIe 4.0 NVMe SSD storage, a Thunderbolt 4 port and a 15.6-inch IPS display with 1080p resolution and 165 Hz refresh rate.

Xiaomi has launched a new E-Reader in China. Available as the Note E-Ink Tablet for CNY 2,699 (~US$388), the device has a 10.3-inch E-Ink display, Android 11, pen support and WPS Office Suite pre-installed for note-taking. The Xiaomi Note E-Ink Tablet will rival the YOGA Paper, which Lenovo recently revealed in China too.

Introduced by CD Projekt Red in 2018 on Windows, PlayStation 4, and Xbox One, Gwent: The Witcher Card Game was also released for iOS, macOS, and Android in the meantime. Sadly, it has just been confirmed that the game will only be supported until 2024, when its balancing will be passed on to the community.

Realme has announced that its official custom UI based on Android 13 will make its global debut alongside the upcoming 10 series for the international market. The brand has outlined some of its UX-, performance- and privacy-related upgrades ahead of its launch. They include new always-on display modes, in-game battery life improvements and automatic personal info-redacting functions.

From Software has confirmed Elden Ring will get some new content in the form of the Colosseum Update. It will be downloadable for free on December 7 on PC, PlayStation and Xbox.

Nothing has no plans to launch a Nothing Phone (2) anytime soon. Instead, according to CEO Carl Pei, it will be focusing on its existing products, with the Phone (1) geared for software improvements and the Android 13 update.

Samsung India has just posted a support page for a new model number linked to the Galaxy A14 5G, which may thus fit into an affordable tier of the Android smartphone market soon. Meanwhile, more renders, some of which purport to show the device in a case, may confirm its new refined and flat-edged build.

According to the latest leak, the probably imminent new flagship Android smartphones from Xiaomi will outweigh their respective predecessors. On the other hand, this may be due to a choice of premium build materials. Their use may also have made the 13 Pro much thicker as well, however.

Following the cancelation of the RTX 4080 12 GB, many speculated that Nvidia could launch the card as an RTX 4070-class GPU soon. It looks like Nvidia is going to do exactly that as a countdown timer appeared and then disappeared on an Italian retailer’s site showing that an ASUS TUF RTX 4070 Ti is expected to launch early next month.

Released in early April 2022 with a US$299 price tag, the Ryzen 7 5700X is a processor from the Zen 3 family that features 8 cores and 16 threads. While it comes unlocked out of the box, a cooling solution is not provided. However, the 33% discount that pushes the price below US$200 should sweeten the deal.

Lenovo has finally started selling the YOGA Paper in China. While the company has not confirmed a global release date, the device’s Chinese pricing of CNY 2,699 (~US$390) suggests that the Lenovo YOGA Paper would be more expensive than most E-Readers if it ever reached global audiences.

Google has released another Feature Drop for Pixel devices. Arriving in time for the holidays, the December 2022 Feature Drop adds new features for the Pixel 4a through Pixel 7 Pro, as well as the Pixel Watch. New features include complimentary Google VPN access for the Pixel 7 and Pixel 7 Pro, among others.

Wireless mechanical keyboards with per-key RGB and fast response times can be quite expensive. At its normal retail price of >US$200, the SteelSeries Apex Pro Mini Wireless is one such keyboard. Fortunately, Amazon currently has the device for a cool US$68 off, making the compact keyboard considerably cheaper.

Some interesting supposed Sony Xperia 1 V leaks have surfaced recently, in regard to the likely 2023 flagship smartphone’s image-taking ability, hardware configuration, and the dream camera zoom setup. A radical design overhaul for the Xperia 1 V also seems unlikely as fans can expect more of the same but slightly better.

The Razer Viper Ultimate gaming mouse can now be purchased on Amazon for US$60. Its wireless charging dock, however, needs to be purchased separately for US$20.

AMD is reportedly revealing the next batch of Ryzen 7000 Zen 4 processors at CES 2023. According to the latest rumors, the Ryzen 7000 non-X CPUs will be available for purchase on January 10 next year. The chips which supposedly include the Ryzen 5 7600, the Ryzen 7 7700, and the Ryzen 9 7900 are expected to retail for US$229, US$329, and US$429 respectively.

The Asus Chromebook C425 is a 14-inch Chromebook with an Intel Core m3-8100Y, 4 GB of RAM, and 64 GB of storage. This hardware puts it in the mid-range of the Chromebook world. At US$129, it'll be hard to find a better Chromebook below $150.

PINE64 is now selling the PineBuds Pro, its open-source and custom firmware-supporting TWS earbuds. Currently available for US$69.99, the PineBuds Pro features 6 mm drivers, six microphones and ANC technology that is said to outperform the equivalent in the Apple AirPods Pro 2.

PINE64 has launched the Ox4, a miniature single-board computer (SBC) that relies on a RISC-V processor. The PINE64 Ox64 is available from US$6 in 16 MB and 128 MB variants, with the latter offering microSD card expansion too.

Onyx BOOX is now selling the Leaf2 in the US. Available in two colours, the E-reader has a high-resolution E Ink display, runs Android 11 and is only 6 mm thick.

Cool Pi has introduced the Cool Pi 4 Model B, a Raspberry Pi 4 Model B copycat. Offered up with the same form factor as the Raspberry Pi 4 Model B, the Cool Pi 4 Model B utilises the Rockchip RK3588S, with up to 16 GB of LDPDR4 RAM and 128 GB of eMMC flash storage. The Cool Pi 4 Model B has a Micro HDMI 2.1 port too, among other features.

The superfast NVMe PCIe 4.0 SSD with 1TB of capacity originally cost a whopping US$250 when its heatsink version was released last year, but thanks to a generous discount on Amazon, the PS5-compatible Samsung 980 Pro has now dropped to its most affordable sale price yet.

GMKtec has announced another mini-PC, having released the NucBox 8 and NucBox 9 within the last few weeks. Now, the company has introduced the NucBox 10, which only differs in two areas from the NucBox 9.

Tesla’s redesigned Model 3, scheduled to appear in the summer of 2023, could be hiding in plain sight, as a previously unseen version was spotted in a Californian parking lot. The car was heavily camouflaged, as can be expected from an engineering prototype.

With a lower suspension setting and other more or less discreet visual changes, AC Schnitzer has transformed the BMW i4 into an attractive patrol car for the German police. However, the customized concept car will not be able to outperform the production model of the sporty electric sedan from Bavaria.