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.

Google has announced a surprise new variant of its Android mobile operating system. Android 12L is a new version of Android 12 that is designed specifically for large screen devices such as tablets, foldables and Chromebooks and is coming in early 2022.

The A9 integrates four filters in one drum with Wi-Fi controls and four adjustable speeds. It's quieter than expected in our testing particularly when set to lower fan settings.

The free games coming to PlayStation Plus service subscribers in November have been leaked. Among them, there is a well-received PlayStation VR game, a remaster of a PlayStation 3 action RPG, a social deduction party title, and a Rocket Arena-type game from Electronic Arts. It’s expected the games will become available for free from November 2.

MonsterLabo has moved away from its Indiegogo campaign for The Beast, a 450 x 380 x 210 mm PC case that has been designed around passive cooling. The case can run up to 150 W CPUs and 250 W GPUs fanlessly, or even more powerful ones with low RPM fans. With complaints about the platform choice, MonsterLabo is moving all pre-orders to its website, instead.

Philips has unveiled the Momentum 279M1RV and Momentum 329M1RV, two gaming monitors that are Xbox certified. Accordingly, the pair run natively at 4K, have HDMI 2.1 ports and 144 Hz refresh rates, among other features.

DJI has just introduced the Action 2, an action camera set to rival the GoPro Hero 10 Black. DJI bills the Action 2 as offering high-quality video quality performance and decent image stabilisation, along with a large touchscreen and magnetic accessories.

Due to German laws, the seized bitcoins worth millions of dollars cannot just be sold for traditional currency on a crypto marketplace, but instead have to be officially auctioned like any other confiscated object of value.

The Ethereum dev team was initially planning to activate the difficulty bomb this December, but client releases are still not ready for the POS merger, so a new Ethereum Improvement Proposal was created to delay things until June 2022. This may have repercussions on the GPU supply, as miners will likely continue to hoard cards until the end of 2022.

Google’s new Pixel is starting to roll out to users in selected markets globally and it touts some impressive new camera features. One we were keen to try is what Google is calling inclusive camera technology designed to deliver image equity.

Intel's new top-of-the-line Alder Lake CPU Core i9-12900K was able to achieve new single-core and multi-core benchmark world records after hitting extremely high clock speeds of up to 6.8 GHz with a liquid cooling solution.

MSI has launched several Z690 chipset-based motherboards compatible with the new Intel 12th gen Alder Lake processors. All MSI Z690 offerings feature 2.5G LAN, at least four M.2 slots, and PCIe Gen5. MSI is also offering DDR4 and DDR5 variants for some of the SKUs.

A new video on Xbox's official YouTube channel imagines the state of gaming consoles in 2042. Among other things, it would use Quantum-powered hardware capable of 1 quintillion floating-point operations per second (FLOPS), a holographic UI and a personal AI. Games would be playable at a resolution of 32K, 480 FPS.

A new leak has confirmed that the MediaTek Dimensity 2000 and Snapdragon 898 will both use ARM's new V9 architecture. This confirms the presence of X2 and Cortex-A710 cores on the upcoming flagship chipsets. Enthusiasts will also be glad to see the introduction of Cortex-A510 cores over the aging Cortex-A55 cores on current SoCs.

TSMC began construction of a 5nm chip fabrication plant in April, 2021. Due to a global shortage, the company plans to pay a debt offering of US$4.5 billion. A water plant next to the chip manufacturing plant burst into flames on October 23, 2021.

The M4 Pro is now rumored as the next phone to launch from the Xiaomi brand POCO. This event is looking more and more likely in the face of new Geekbench listings for a device with a model number thought to conform to the device. They point to a mid-range MediaTek Dimensity processor and Android 11 for the upcoming smartphone.

OPPO has outlined some of its latest ambitions for the future of its company and its software at its latest Developers Conference, beginning today (October 27, 2021). They include plans to break into the areas of healthcare and smart car technology, as well as allusions to the potential of next-gen mobile AI and graphics.

The Pixel 6 and Pixel 6 Pro have started shipping to those who pre-ordered Google's latest flagships. There is a big day-one patch to install once you unbox your new smartphone though, and one that will take a minimum of 25 minutes to finish.

The brand Palm may have helped propel hand-held personal tech to where it is today; however, it has all but faded into obscurity now. However, it has just revealed that it might be mounting a fightback against this with the launch of its latest products, the Buds Pro. They offer ANC with "studio-grade" sound and can be pre-ordered from now.

Most of the specs from previous leaks are confirmed, including the enticing price points. As far as performance goes, the i9-12900K is up to 30% faster in select games compared to the AMD Ryzen 9 5950X, and up to 100% faster in content creation applications compared to the i9-11900K.

Intel's new 12th gen Alder Lake platform brings with several notable changes on the architecture side. Alder Lake processors use a heterogeneous ISA with a shared L3 cache and an intelligent Thread Director that helps the OS in proper scheduling of threads. The CPU brings support for DDR5-4800 RAM and PCIe Gen5, but the Z690 chipset supports only PCIe Gen4 and Gen3.

The newest top-end mobile GPU unveiled by ARM is the Mali-G710, likely to form part of upcoming SoCs such as the Dimensity 2000. However, the chipset IP colossus has now hinted at its successor, rated to improve further on the potential gains of the G710. Then again, the company has yet to offer many metrics or indicators of its apparent relative superiority over current cutting-edge smartphone graphics.

Xiaomi has been hyping the Redmi Note 11 series on Weibo with teasers of 120 W charging, 108 MP cameras and more. A TENAA listing suggests that the Redmi Note 11 will not sport either of these features though, nor even a Dimensity 920 SoC.

Apple and UPS are struggling to fulfil MacBook Pro 14 and MacBook Pro 16 pre-orders. Reportedly, two problems lie behind the fulfilment issues: delaying orders from a couple of days to nearly two months.

The Microsoft Surface Duo 2 with Snapdragon 888 SoC has become the new Geekbench Android chart champion for both single-core and multi-core performance. The Surface Duo 2 pushed its way past the Asus ROG Phone 3 and Samsung Galaxy S21+ to top the tables. However, such performance power comes at quite a price.

A photographer has compared the new Sony Xperia PRO-I against the iPhone 13 Pro Max, Apple's premier iPhone for 2021. The video shows that Sony's latest flagship delivers significantly better image quality than the iPhone 13 Pro Max, albeit only if you switch to manual mode. Unfortunately for Sony, the iPhone is the better camera smartphone when using automatic mode.

Samsung has unveiled that One UI is coming to its laptops. One UI Book 4 is the company's attempt to provide a cohesive ecosystem across its mobile product lines, even though it is just Windows 11 in not much of a disguise.

Apple has introduced incremental updates for iOS, iPadOS, watchOS, tvOS and HomePod. All have received x.1 updates, which introduce several new features including SharePlay.

GoPro has revealed an extended battery pack for the Hero 9 Black and the Hero 10 Black. The Enduro battery will deliver up to 40% better battery life than standard GoPro batteries and will be available for US$24.99.

Oura has finally brought a new generation of its fitness tracker to market. The Oura Ring Generation 3 is available in four colours and will start shipping next month. The ring retails for US$299, but it also relies on a US$6.99 Oura Membership, which must be purchased separately.

GoPro has confirmed that it will be rolling out a firmware update to the Hero 10 Black, its action camera that has been plagued by overheating and automatic shutdown problems since its launch. The company hopes that the firmware update will address most of the problems, with up to 154% longer runtimes promises when recording videos at 4K and 60 FPS.

A new leak has provided some information on the battery capacities of two devices Xiaomi has in the works. The source fails to specify what devices they refer to exactly, but claims they'll be launched under the Redmi brand, perhaps hinting at the upcoming Redmi K50 series.

The Google Pixel 6 range is about to start its rollout in select markets with the promise that Google has made its new Tensor chip to really shine in machine learning tasks. Unfortunately, we just pitted it against the Apple A15 Bionic in the new GeekBench ML test and it got obliterated.

Intel has warned shoppers who desire cheap PC deals to expect sales to run out during the upcoming holiday season. The tech company blames the chip shortage for fewer available low-end systems. PC manufacturers are assembling high-end systems as they generate more profits. However, Intel remains hopeful that the shortages will begin to alleviate during 2022.

After three already planned updates in 2022, millions of old Android smartphones will not be able to run the latest version of the popular Microsoft Teams app. While the download of the final version of the Microsoft Teams app for these Android devices will also be limited, some users could feel forced to upgrade their smartphone.

Rumour has it that Apple's suppliers are developing a non-invasive blood glucose sensor in time for smartwatches released next year. The sensor relies on infrared light and a photodiode to read blood glucose levels, along with your pulse and blood oxygen statistics.

According to a report, Apple plans to launch two iPhone SE smartphones in three years, starting in 2022. The iPhone SE Plus will arrive first, but a larger model will remain in development until 2024. Only then will the iPhone SE series receive noticeable upgrades, too.

In a post on Twitter, crypto enthusiast and billionaire Elon Musk revealed that he has personally invested in only three cryptocurrencies. Even though he claims not to own any Shiba Inu Coin, the price of the comparatively small alt coin surged to a new all time high today.

Nokia's new "Let's Plant Together" initiative involves a commitment to getting new trees planted for every X- and G-series smartphone sold. The HMD Global brand has announced the measure as a new augment to the sustainability of its smartphone business, which already involves long-term warranty and software support.

The 3D-printed muscular primate is not just proudly enthroned on its pedestal, but thanks to an integrated Raspberry Pi which powers an uncommon round display, it can also recite classic English literature.

A Geekbench comparison between a Google Pixel 6 Pro and an Apple iPhone XS Max has been grabbing attention due to the apparent failure of the Tensor chip against the three-year-old Apple A12 Bionic. In fairer terms, the Pixel 6 Pro does fall behind the A13-powered iPhone 11’s average results but Google has focused on machine learning and AI more than raw performance.

Age of Empires IV developers World's Edge and Relic Entertainment have unveiled a new 'Min Spec Mode'. It compromises the visual quality, resolution, and number of people you can play with at one time. The mode is tailor-made for users running older, less powerful PCs.

The pre-production unit of the Asus Zenbook 14X impressed us with its 3K OLED display. In terms of performance, the Tiger Lake SoC was always on its toes, but it never really got going under sustained load. Could the single fan be overstrained?

REvil, a Russian-led ransomware group that was involved in the Colonial Pipeline attack, has been hacked and its website was taken down by the FBI. The bureau, along with the Secret Service and partner countries, managed to infiltrate the group's infrastructure and compromise its backups. The anti-ransomware operation is part of a larger initiative by the US government to curb cyberattacks on the country's facilities.

The Snapdragon 480+, Snapdragon 680 4G, Snapdragon 695 5G and Snapdragon 778G + 5G are Qualcomm's newest mobile SoCs. They offer incremental upgrades over their predecessors. We can expect to see them in action alongside Xiaomi, Motorola, Oppo, Vivo, and more devices.