OLED display manufacturing requires big machines and clean factories, making flexible OLED panels in modern phones and laptops the most expensive component there. Researchers at the University of Minnesota Twin Cities have managed to create the first bendy OLED screen done entirely by 3D-printing all of its active diodes, interconnects, and encapsulation, paving the way for cheaper OLEDs in the future.

A couple of enterprising Tesla owners have been using their electric cars to mine for cryptocurrencies or privacy tokens like Monero. According to them, the most profitable way to mine for crypto with a Tesla is to use a hacked firmware and hook graphics processing units directly to the electric motor. One Tesla Model 3 owner reveals that this way he was able to net up to $800 a month in Ethereum when the cryptocurrency was at its record price.

The Ryzen 9 5900HX APU and the GeForce RTX 3070 laptop GPU bring all modern computer games smoothly onto the matte Full HD display (240 Hz) of the A5 X1. It scores points with good color reproduction. The laptop also offers space for up to three storage drives.

If you want an Ultrabook with the performance of a gaming laptop without needing to spend a fortune, then this 16-inch 120 Hz IdeaPad 5 Pro may surprise you with its high specifications and thin profile.

A recent leak seemingly confirms that Intel’s upcoming Core i9-13900K will rock 24 cores and 32 threads. Intel is reportedly preparing the Bootlog for its 13th gen Raptor Lake CPUs, which means that the development of the CPUs hasn’t slowed down.

The latest leaks suggest that Xiaomi will launch the upcoming "12 Ultra" as the Mix 5 Pro instead. Now, a new tip indicates that it will be the second flagship from the OEM to debut with one of its in-house image signalling processors (ISPs) - maybe even a new one. It might enhance the work of 3 high-end rear cameras.

The Samsung Galaxy S22 Ultra is said to upgrade to its OEM's maximum mobile charging rate on its launch. Now, a well-regarded leaker claims to have found evidence of this, in the form of marketing material for a new power brick that supports this power standard. However, this accessory will almost certainly not come in the box with one of these new flagships.

Realme International's head of business, Madhav Sheth, has given an interview in which a launch for the GT2 Pro outside China is on the cards. This announcement has recently been confirmed by the sighting of what might be the flagship phone on the BIS certification website. Sheth has indicated that the OEM's 2022 line-up will also include more laptops and tablets.

PayPal has indicated to the media that it is currently "exploring" the prospect of its very own stablecoin (a form of cryptocurrency pegged to the value of fiat or a commodity standard). This announcement follows the discovery of code to this effect allegedly discovered by a developer in one of the major payment service's mobile apps.

The VAVA Chroma triple laser projector has pipped the Lomi compost maker to become the highest-funded campaign on Indiegogo in 2021. The triple laser projector attracted over US$7.5 million in funding and even beat out the highly popular GPD WIN 3 handheld console in terms of amount backed.

The notion that the iPhone 14 Pro series will feature Face ID hardware and a pill-shaped punch-hole is gaining steam. According to reports, Apple has included two cut-outs in its next-generation displays, but one will be reflective and invisible when using either the iPhone 14 Pro or iPhone 14 Pro Max. The reflective cut-out will be for Face ID, leaving a pill-shaped cut-out for a front-facing camera.

The Pixel Fold has appeared on Geekbench in two listings under its codename 'Pipit'. The supposedly authentic listings show the Pixel Fold with 12 GB of RAM and a Google Tensor SoC, mirroring the Pixel 6 Pro.

The iQOO 9 and 9 Pro have just launched as 2 of the most powerful Android smartphones of 2022 thus far - albeit in China only. Now, the OEM has announced that it is coming to another market in which it has become quite active: India. Then again, they may or may not come with all their top specs on arrival.

Intel is updating all the NUC laptop kits with Alder Lake processors, and the X15 "Alder County" models will also stand out as the first all-Intel premium gaming laptop kit with Alder Lake-P CPUs and ARC Alchemist discrete graphics.

The Honor Magic V will be the OEM's first-gen foldable on its imminent launch. It is projected to come in 2 RAM/storage SKUs, the starting prices for both of which have just leaked out. Should they prove accurate, they would prove as least as costly as the Samsung Galaxy Z Fold3 before it.

This very cheap Lenovo 10e Chromebook tablet may only be suited for very basic computing needs, but its price can make it a perfect fit for certain use cases in which performance does not really matter.

The PN64 can be equipped with Alder Lake-P processors up to an i7-1280P or Alder Lake-H ones up to an i7-12700H coupled with DDR5-4800 RAM. No Ryzen 6000 processors for the AMD models this year, but the Ryzen 5000H APUs should still make for a decent upgrade over last year's Lucienne Ryzen 5000U options.

Fresh details about the potential Apple iPhone SE 3 have surfaced, and it is not good news for fans hoping to get their hands on the smartphone in 2022. It appears the third-generation iPhone SE won’t be ready until 2024. In the meantime, a 5G variant of the 2020 iPhone SE (iPhone SE 2) will fill the gap.

OnePlus and Xiaomi phones look to be walking the path of flames enthusiastically in India. After multiple incidents of OnePlus Nord 2 units exploding, the latest case has a OnePlus Nord CE also combusting spontaneously.

In addition to a provision that should prevent the re-sale of the electric F-150 in the first year of ownership, Ford has also issued a stern warning for dealerships who try to take advantage of their customers by demanding high price markups from F-150 Lightning reservation holders.

Microsoft has partnered with one of the most promising electric car makers, XPeng, to provide its Azure AI-powered voice that scored the highest of any in-car virtual assistant on the MOS voice quality scale. The new EV virtual butler of XPeng will use Microsoft's Azure cloud to offload the processing tasks from the cars' chipset and provide unsurpassed life-like voice command experience inside XPeng's electric cars.

OmniVision has just challenged the likes of Samsung with the launch of the OVB0B, its first ever 200 megapixel (MP) camera sensor. Not only does it have the highest resolution known to most CMOS-makers, it is also rated to be the smallest in its class thus far. It is also rated to debut quad phase detection and 16-cell binning for enhanced auto-focus (AF) and low-light performance.

ASUS has upgraded the ROG Flow X13, its 13.4-inch convertible with a 4K display. The ROG Flow X13 now features the new Ryzen 9 6900HS and AMD's Radeon 680M iGPU. ASUS still offers the ROG Flow X13 with an RTX 3050 Ti, but the machine can also be connected to an RTX 3080 or an RX 6850M XT for extra graphics horsepower.

ASUS has revealed the ROG Flow Z13, a tablet in which it has crammed a Core i9-12900H and RTX 3050 Ti. The tablet has a 4K and 16:10 display too, along with support for the company's external graphics card docks.

Abbott's best-known consumer products might be the FreeStyle line of blood glucose-monitoring "biowearables". Now, the biomedical OEM has announced that it will expand this category with new tracking prowess. This Lingo series of sensors is touted to put the user in more control over their health and fitness than ever before.

If you thought the 1000+ horse powers of the Model S Plaid not pushy enough at 163 miles per hour, Tesla just released the third of its storied line of Track Mode updates that upped the top Model S Plaid speed to 175 MPH. Besides all the new performance features, the update also includes critical break temperature warning to remind you that you have to get Tesla's new US$20,000 Carbon Ceramic Brake kit for the Plaid.

OnePlus has revealed more camera details about the OnePlus 10 Pro, its next flagship smartphone. Not only has the company shared numerous camera samples, but it has also revealed more details about the sensors used, including an impressive-sounding ultra-wide-angle camera.

Sony has started upgrading the Xperia 1 III and Xperia 5 III to Android 12, the first smartphones in the company's roster to receive the OS upgrade. According to Sony, Android 12 adds scrolling screenshots, an improved one-handed mode and better privacy features.

The FCC has published its certifications of the Redmi Note 11S, one of Xiaomi's upcoming mid-range smartphones. Documents published so far reveal the device's memory configurations and that it will launch running MIUI 13. Xiaomi is tipped to reveal the Redmi Note 11S next month.

A teaser video of the upcoming Legion Y90 gaming phone has been released by Lenovo. The official promo of the device shows it from front and rear and makes it clear that the Lenovo Legion Y90 is aimed squarely at gamers. The phone has a selfie camera at the front that is hidden in the top bezel.

Rapid antigen tests may be a waste as far as the fast-spreading new COVID-19 Omicron virus variant is concerned, says a new scientific study. The researchers followed frontline workers whose jobs require daily testing with PCR and rapid antigen tests, and found out that most of them have been shedding Omicron virus particles long before it showed on the rapid antigen tests, while PCR tests caught the infection much earlier.

The ESA has announced that this year's E3 will not be held in person in Los Angeles, US, because the country is still fighting COVID-19 and its variants. E3 2021 took place as a virtual-only event and E3 2022 is likely to follow suit. However, the ESA has not officially confirmed that E3 2022 will be held online.

The upcoming Lenovo Legion Y700 gaming tablet has been teased once again. This time around, Lenovo has demonstrated some of the game enhancements the Legion Y700 can offer thanks to the presence of ZUI 13 software. The 8.8-inch compact Android tablet is expected to feature either a Snapdragon 870 or Snapdragon 888 SoC.
Update: The Legion Y700 will come with an SD870 processor.

Samsung Display has exhibited the Flex G, Flex Note, Flex S and the Flex Slidable at CES 2022, following a similar showcase last year at IMID 2021 in South Korea. All prototypes, the devices offer an insight into how the foldable market could change over the next year or two.

ASRock has announced the DeskMeet, a mini-PC that will be available with AMD and Intel processors. The DeskMeet comes with stacks of ports too, plus four DDR4 DIMM slots for up to 128 GB of RAM. ASRock will offer the DeskMeet with AMD X300 and Intel B660 chipsets.

ViewSonic has a new gaming monitor in the works positioned towards Esports players. The ViewSonic Elite XG272G-2K is, despite its name, a 1440p monitor and one that measures 27-inches across. The monitor has a 300 Hz refresh rate and VESA DisplayHDR 1000 certification too, among other features.

Those looking to get their hands on an AMD Radeon RX 6500 XT may have to fork out as much as EUR 299 (US$338), at least in France, which is well over AMD's asking price of US$199. It is worth noting that the listing in question includes local taxes.