Samsung has announced total revenues and operating profits that ran well into trillions of South Korean won (KRW, or billions of US dollars) for the third quarter of 2021 (3Q2021). The company attributes this success to its silicon production, as well as to the sale of devices such as the Galaxy Z Fold3 and Flip3.

Google's latest flagship phone has only been on the market for 10 days now, yet seems to be out of stock already. The OEM has had to replace its "Order" buttons with one that says "Join Waitlist" instead on its website for most of its color and storage options. Then again, it might still be available through carriers, in the US at least.

OnePlus has revealed that it intends to stretch Black Friday across pretty much the whole of November in 2021. It will hold offer events on various days throughout the month, which may vary from market to market. Nevertheless, the OEM claims that attractive prices for all its phones will debut for the promotion.

As revealed by a couple of Swiss retailers, prices for the Asus Vivobook T3300K could start at ~US$700. Asus is only including a Jasper Lake processor with up to 8 GB of LPDDR4X RAM and 256 GB NVMe SSD, but there are some premium features as well, like the 13.3-inch FHD OLED display with 100% DCI-P3 color gamut and digital pen support.

According to a report, the Galaxy S22 series is no longer due in January 202. The Galaxy S21 FE is still slated for January 11, but it will not be long before Samsung starts accepting pre-orders for the Galaxy S22, Galaxy S22 Plus and the Galaxy S22 Ultra.

Arguably, Magic Eraser is one of the best innovations that Google has introduced with the Pixel 6 series. However, it turns out that other smartphones can take advantage of Magic Eraser too, at least for now.

Gigaset has launched its latest made-in-Germany phone as the GS5, a device that distinctly falls into the mid-range category, with a 4G/LTE-only MediaTek Helio-series processor and a V-notched FHD+ display. Then again, with its removable battery and sustainability-related appeal, it may be capable of standing out in its market.

The Ripjaws S5 series is G.SKILL's newest RAM for "high-performance" rigs, and goes up to DDR5-6000 in terms of speed. The OEM asserts that their next-gen memory is made of internal circuits (ICs) "hand-screened" for stability and consistency. It has been launched as kits with dual 16GB modules.

Samsung has announced the Business-Monitor S9U, which it originally unveiled as the S49A950UIU. The business monitor has a 5K and 120 Hz display measuring 49-inches across for a 32:9 aspect ratio and contains more ports than many modern PCs have. The Business-Monitor S9U will be available from next month for €1,399.

MIUI has confirmed that the Redmi Note 11 Pro and Redmi Note 11 Pro Plus will eventually launch globally. The pair are coming to India too, but as the Xiaomi 11i and the Xiaomi 11i HyperCharge.

Huawei has announced the rollout of EMUI 12 to its devices globally. The list of eligible devices contains 28 items, including old flagships like the Mate 10 and P20 series. The EMUI 12 is expected to offer users a first taste of Huawei's in-house HarmonyOS.

Fitbit has started distributing version 5.3 of its OS to the Sense and Versa 3. Arriving as 44.128.6.12 for the Sense and 36.128.6.12 for the Versa 3, Fitbit OS 5.3 contains several new features, including outdoor exercise modes.

Alienware has unveiled its next-generation Aurora R13 and Aurora R14 gaming PCs. While the Aurora R14 is available with AMD Ryzen processors, Alienware has delivered the Aurora R13 with Intel's latest Alder Lake silicon. Alder Lake configurations start at US$230 more than Ryzen configurations, though.

Two MacBook Pro 16 laptops containing two different variants of new Apple Silicon have been put through a massive battery of benchmark tests with some surprising results. The M1 Pro with 16-core GPU was pitted against the M1 Max with 32-core GPU, with the laptops featuring a US$1,200 price difference. The M1 Pro proved itself to be more than capable.

A Twitter user managed to get his hands on the JioPhone Next's retail box. It confirms many of the phone's key specs, such as a 5.7-inch HD+ screen, Qualcomm 215 SoC, 3GB RAM, 13MP rear camera and a 3,500mAh battery. One will have to pay Rs 1,999 (US$27) for the phone upfront and the remaining amount over eighteen or twenty-four months.

Apple’s new MacBook Pro models are out and as had been rumored, they don’t include the Touch Bar among other changes. However, fans of the Touch Bar who own a new MacBook Pro and an iPad can continue to enjoy Touch Bar functionality via Apple’s Sidecar wireless secondary display feature.

Industry insider Christopher Dring has heard that Microsoft plans on making more Xbox Series X consoles available to the public this holiday season. The restock comes right before Forza Horizon 5 and Halo Infinite will be launched on the platform.

A Facebook (now Meta) smartwatch image has been leaked, revealing some interesting details about the expected upcoming wearable. The overall design is clearly more akin to the Apple Watch Series than activity trackers such as the Xiaomi Smart Band range. In addition, this Facebook smartwatch comes with a notch at the bottom for a camera.

Initial details about the successor to both the Google Pixel 6 and Google Tensor chip have been uncovered. A model number for the second-generation Tensor SoC has apparently been revealed and there is also some codename information in regard to a board that could be used in conjunction with the Google Pixel 7 and Pixel 7 Pro.

After making the trip to 3DMark, the Google Pixel 6 Pro and its Tensor chipset have now been tested in real-world gaming conditions. The new Google flagship was put through the paces on the notoriously demanding title, Genshin Impact. Results? Conflicting.

Apple has published a support document to help address issues users have been experiencing with the way some apps have been interacting with the controversial notch on its new MacBook Pro. The new “Scale to fit'' option ensures the menu bar and app windows appear below the notch.

Microsoft has accused the Russian hacking group, NOBELIUM, of targeting tech companies and that the Russian government is attempting to monitor the IT supply chain. Microsoft also proposed that NOBELIUM was behind the SolarWinds hack in 2020 and advised tech companies to secure their environments against future attacks.

With the iPhone 13 Pro Max, we tested the largest of Apple's current smartphones and determined that no other smartphone is as fast and you also cannot get as much storage in other smartphones. But ...

Land Rover recently announced that its Range Rover SUV will have an all-electric drivetrain in 2024. The company also took the wraps off its new Range Rover model. The 2022 model will come with Amazon Alexa, wireless Apple CarPlay and Android Auto, and a wiresless charging pad, along with two big touchscreens.

Several leaked videos suggest that Facebook could unveil an upgraded Oculus Quest headset at its annual Connect event later this week. The videos show several new design features, including a sleeker front panel and revised controllers with cameras instead of tracking rings.

Google and its partners only started shipping the Pixel 6 series yesterday. However, people are already complaining about display issues with both models. Seemingly, there are three problems arising with Google's latest flagship smartphones.

It turns out that the MacBook Pro 14 and M1 Pro maintain excellent performance when running Windows 11 in a virtual machine, too. In fact, Apple's new SoC outscores some of the best AMD and Intel laptop processors on the market, despite their advantage of running Windows 11 natively.

Google's parent company Alphabet has reported revenues of just over US$65 billion for the latest complete quarter of 2021 (3Q2021). This represented a 41% increase year-on-year (YoY); then again, only $18 billion remained as the search giant's profit - no less than 68% year-on-year.

The two competing cryptocurrencies are currently moving in opposite directions as the price of the Dogecoin slowly recovers, while the Shiba Inu Coin has to take a much deserved break after its recent surge.

If implemented, Volkswagen's alleged plans to produce the European units of the Volkswagen ID.6 electric SUV in China would most likely lead to job cuts in its home country of Germany, where such considerations would certainly be heavily criticized.

POCO Global has just invited its fans to "power up" their "fun" with the M4 Pro 5G. This device (heretofore only the stuff of leaks) is now official, as its launch date. The possibly MediaTek Dimensity-based phone will do so before the end of 2021, suggesting it will also be available for sale within the same year.

The next Galaxy S-series top-end model is slated to be a ground-breaking phone in a number of respects, even for its premium line. Now, an eminent leaker asserts that the South Korean giant has broken a specific record in developing a display for this flagship device. The feature in question is now projected to beat even the Galaxy Z Fold3 in these terms.

Originally, XMG was estimating the release of the VIA 15 Pro with Ryzen 7 5800H could occur in early 2022, but, after a recent reevaluation of the Cezanne supply, this upgrade plan was scrapped. Subsidiary Tuxedo is also scrapping upgrade plans for the Linux-based Pulse 14 / 15 models.

Honor has ostensibly targeted Singles' Day shoppers with its launch of the X30i and X30 Max. They might indeed appeal to those looking for a lot of display for not a lot of money; furthermore, the 2 new phones also offer new 5G-ready MediaTek Dimensity silicon and up to 8GB of RAM. They can be pre-ordered from today, although their general sale does indeed start on November 11, 2021.

After years of waiting, the fourth entry in the legendary real-time strategy series for the PC was officially released today. But due to a few technical issues which are showcased in a recently released review video, Age of Empires 4 unfortunately does not perform as well as it could on modern gaming PCs.

The Raspberry Pi Foundation has introduced Vulkan 1.1 compliance to the Raspberry Pi 4 family of single-board computers (SBCs). Support for Vulkan 1.1.1 brings about a noticeable GPU performance uplift for the already powerful SBCs.

When Apple unveiled the AirPods 3, it brought a feature to its basic earbuds that the AirPods Pro lack. In response, Apple has released a new AirPods Pro revision, allowing it and retailers to continue to charge US$249 for its 'Pro' earbuds.

According to a report, Microsoft is developing a new Surface Laptop aimed at students. The device will be smaller than the current Surface Laptop Go and another attempt by Microsoft to combat compact Chromebooks' popularity. The smaller Surface Laptop will run Windows 11 SE too, a slimmed-down version of its latest OS.

Xiaomi has unveiled the Redmi Watch 2 as part of its Redmi Note 11 series launch event. The Redmi Watch 2 has a 1.6-inch AMOLED display and a SpO2 sensor but at an affordable price.

Dubbed "Ground Breaking" and released earlier today, War Thunder 2.11 brings a new tech tree into the game, although Israel only got two premium aircraft for now and no regular military hardware. However, the highlight of this update is terramorphing, alongside new maps, missions, visual effects, and quite a few new vehicles.

A trio of next-generation Xiaomi smartphones have surfaced in MIUI code. Reputedly, Xiaomi intends to release the 12 Lite, 12 Lite Zoom and the 12T, all with 1080p and 120 Hz displays. Only the 12 Lite Zoom will have a telephoto camera, but all should launch with powerful SoCs.

Xiaomi has introduced the Redmi Note 11 Pro Plus, its latest and greatest mid-range smartphone. The Redmi Note 11 Pro Plus features the same Samsung ISOCELL HM2 camera as the Redmi Note 10 Pro, but also supports 120 W wired charging that can fully recharge it within 15 minutes. The Redmi Note 11 Pro Plus will be available with up to 8 GB of RAM and 256 GB of storage.

Xiaomi has now launched its new mid-range darling, the Redmi Note 11. The Redmi Note 11 debuts with a powerful 6nm MediaTek Dimensity 810, a 50 MP main camera, and solid hardware across the board. It's affordable as well, with a starting price that converts into less than US$200.

Xiaomi has unveiled the Redmi Note 11 Pro, its cheaper alternative to the Redmi Note 11 Pro Plus. The Redmi Note 11 Pro shares many of its features with its more sibling but also has a larger battery capacity. Xiaomi will sell the Redmi Note 11 Pro in three memory configurations and four colours.

Monitor specialist AOC has expanded its Agon Pro series aimed at competitive gamers. The Agon AG274XM, AG274UXP and AG274QG all offer enticing specifications, although the latter is the only 240 Hz monitor on offer. The new Agon Pro monitors start at €969; only one is orderable this year.

The large multimedia notebook impresses with its good CPU performance thanks to the AMD Ryzen processor. But the MateBook 16 can easily keep up with its competition in the other areas as well.