Corning has announced a successor for its top-end Gorilla Glass Victus product for mobile devices such as smartphones. The company asserts that its latest form of flagship display protection will boost durability when exposed to "rougher" surfaces such as concrete. The first devices with the new attribute is projected to be on the market in early 2023.

Xiaomi has refreshed the Redmi Pad, a few weeks after revealing the budget tablet. For some reason, the company has sought to offer the Redmi Pad with more RAM, as it is wont to do. Currently, the new version of the Redmi Pad is only available in Xiaomi's home market.

HMD Global is now selling the Nokia T21 after introducing the tablet in September at IFA 2022. While the tablet remains unchanged from its debut over three months ago, HMD Global has decided to raise prices, with the Nokia T21 no longer starting at €219.

Black Friday 2022 might be over, but the deals are still going on at Lenovo's US store online. They include discounts of 60% or more on certain ThinkPads, even a SKU of the X1 Carbon Gen 10. The AMD-based Yoga 6 is also nearly 40% off, whereas the Tab P11 Pro Gen 2 is about to drop to under US$300 imminently.

The second version of Lenovo's versatile multimedia and productivity tablet offers quite a few improvements over its predecessor. The refresh rate has increased from 60 to 120 Hz, the OLED QHD display is now almost twice as bright, and updates are guaranteed up to Android 14. The tablet can also be used as a notebook via the special desktop mode.

The iPad 2022 presents itself looking like the iPad Air and also gets closer to it in terms of its price. However, the technical progress remains within limits, and the new USB port also creates some problems for the user.

OPPO is now tipped to launch a new Android tablet in conjunction with its next-gen top-end Find X6-series smartphones. Now, a new leak puts both types of device in an equally premium category, with potentially high-end display, battery and internal specs for the "Pad2". Then again, it seems the OEM may have made a slight compromise to achieve this high-end appeal.

Motorola US' online Black Friday 2022 deals include the opportunity to get Android devices such as the latest version of the Moto G Stylus at a 40% discount. It is joined by up-to-date members of the Edge series at nearly half their normal prices. A smart-home-ready tablet complete with its own dock also features in these deals.

Huawei has brought the MatePad SE to Europe, where it has arrived for under €150. Equipped with a 10.4-inch display that outputs at 1200p, the MatePad SE also ships with a Qualcomm Snapdragon 680 chipset and HarmonyOS 3, among other features.

According to new reports, Samsung is preparing to release a new 'Fan Edition' tablet. Billed as being part of the Galaxy Tab S8 series, the tablet utilises a weaker processor than the Snapdragon 8 Gen 1, as well as a cheaper display, among other changes.

Lenovo has previewed the YOGA Paper again on social media. In a series of pictures posted to Weibo, Lenovo has confirmed the device's design, several features and a few accessories.

Available in three storage versions (32, 64, 128 GB) and color choices (Dark Gray, Silver, Pink Gold), the Samsung Galaxy Tab A8 tablet is now discounted on Amazon. The discounts range between 12 percent for the 64 GB Silver variant to a generous 40 percent (128 GB in Pink Gold and Silver).

OPPO is now said to have a "Pad 2", or a tablet that will prove an upgrade on its first-gen predecessor with the high-end Dimensity 9000 SoC by MediaTek, in the works. The device is said to launch alongside its OEM's upcoming flagship Find X6 series of Android smartphones.

The Honor Pad 8 belongs to the rare species of large Android tablets, but has another special feature to offer: the 12-inch device only costs around U$300, making it one of the cheapest tablets in this form factor.

Lenovo is preparing to bring a high-end and MediaTek-powered Android tablet to market. While the company has not commented on the device yet, a recent Google Play Console listing reveals that the device will arrive as the Lenovo Tab Extreme with a high-resolution display.

After releasing the Nord Watch and Nord Buds, OnePlus has its sights set on two new non-smartphone products. According to word on the grapevine, the OnePlus Pad is in development, alongside the OnePlus Buds Pro 2.

Samsung has started distributing the first major update for the Galaxy Tab S8 series. Rolling out now to the Galaxy Tab S8, Galaxy Tab S8 Plus and Galaxy Tab S8 Ultra, the updates pack many new features, including DeX improvements and greater colour customisation options.

Teclast has introduced the M40 Plus, a 10.1-inch tablet with a 1200p display and a Mediatek Kompanio 500 MT8183 chipset. Offered in a Sea Blue colourway, the Teclast M40 Plus comes with 8 GB of RAM and 128 GB of storage for less than US$140.

Qualcomm is (still) a vociferous proponent of the potential of millimeter-wave (mmWave) 5G in commercial applications. Now, the company claims to have leapt a key hurdle in its race to become a major supplier of standalone mmWave in China. It involves the achievement of multi-gigabit per second (Gb/s) peak download and upload speeds using the Snapdragon X65 5G Modem-RF System.

Sony has announced that the image sensors usually known as the IMX line are to be released under a new brand name going forward. The OEM believes that the new LYTIA moniker will reflect the quality and experience it aims to confer on its CMOS for the cameras found in the mobile devices of the near future. Its release may or may not coincide with the 20-year anniversary of Sony's presence in this business coming up in 2023.

Lenovo has confirmed that it will launch a new tablet on the Chinese market. However, unlike most of its products along these lines, it will have an e-ink screen. It is slated to debut as part of the YOGA series with its own stylus, and is touted to deliver a paper-like experience.

Huawei's Petal is its in-house alternative to Google or Apple Maps, developed for the first-party HarmonyOS UI. The OEM has just unveiled a new and "powerful" 3D real-world feature for the app, touted to confer hyper-realistic "digital world" based on a given location. It requires new GPU applications and techniques, as well as enough photos of the place in question.

The PowerCombo Pro 40W is the latest release from the brand Baseus. It has debuted as the latest in a line of power accessories that is a combination between a power brick rated for up-to-date gallium nitride (GaN) charging technology and a power strip. To this end, it has full AC outlets in addition to USB type-A and -C ports.

SanDisk's Extreme line of portable SSDs have USB type-C ports and handy keychain-compatible metallic housings. Many of its variants are also listed with potentially substantial discounts on Amazon right now. They include over US$300 off the original price of a version with a capacity of 2TB and a rated top transfer speed of 1,050 megabytes per second (MB/s).

The new 1-beta nodes bring 15% improvements for power efficiency and a 35% increase in capacity over last year's 1-alpha technology. Micron is already shipping LPDDR5X-8500 qualification samples to select smartphone manufacturers.

Samsung has outlined plans to upgrade 65 devices to One UI 5 in Europe. Supposedly, the company will complete its Android 13 upgrade process by February 2023 in Europe, with November and December being the biggest months in Samsung's rollout. Unsurprisingly, Samsung will update current flagships first before moving onto older models and current mid-range devices.

Onyx BOOX has announced the Tab10, an Android tablet with an E-Ink display. One of many devices that the company has launched this month, the Onyx BOOX Tab10 arrives in China first for CNY 3,580 (~US$500).

Onyx BOOX has introduced the Leaf2, Nova 5 and Note X2, a trio of E-readers based on Android 11. With the exception of Leaf 2, all support stylus input for drawing and note-taking. Equipped with varying specifications, the trio all converge on the same central use case.

The Onyx BOOX Tab Ultra is a new tablet that doubles as an E-reader. Based on Android 11, the Tab Ultra has a 10.3-inch dispaly, a Snapdragon 662 chipset and stylus support, among other features. The Onyx BOOX Tab Ultra is available for US$599.99, or for US$659.99 with a keyboard cover.

Onyx BOOX has presented the Nova Air2, an Android 11-based tablet with a large E-Ink display. Available to order for US$339.99, the Nova Air2 also has a 2,000 mAh battery, a Snapdragon 662 chipset, 3 GB of RAM and 32 GB of storage.

DOOGEE has announced that it will debut its first ever tablet in November 2022. The T10 will start at just under US$120, yet to pack potential advantages such as a USB type-C port for data and charging; support for dual-SIM 4G/LTE and Wi-Fi 5, and expandable memory. On the other hand, it will have an FHD LCD display driven by a bargain-bucket processor from Unisoc.

Redmi has introduced its 2022 budget tablet in its native market of China today (October 27, 2022) alongside the new Note 12 series of smartphones. The metal unibody slate has a 10.6-inch 2K 90Hz display, quad speakers and up-to-date MIUI Pad 13 software, yet will be released for less than US$160 as a special offer for the upcoming 11.11 sales event.

The Information has heard from its sources that Apple is working on a 16-inch iPad. It will be launched sometime in Q4, 2023, presumably with an M2, M2 Pro or M2 Max chip and "Ultra" branding.

By February 2023, Samsung hopes to have distributed One UI 5 to at least 49 smartphones and tablets across its product range. Based on Android 13, One UI 5 will reach the Galaxy S22, Galaxy S22 Plus and Galaxy S22 Ultra this month before heading to other current and previous flagships next month, including the Galaxy Tab S8 series.

Lamenting Apple’s convoluted iPad ecosystem, industry insider Mark Gurman has suggested in the latest edition of his newsletter that the company was considering launching an affordable iPad model with a plastic back. Gurman believes the ill-fated iPad was Cupertino’s “only real hope” against Chromebooks in schools.

With the Zenbook 17 Fold, Asus has released the first large foldable convertible, which - as it turns out in our review - is a concept that integrates well into practical use. There are of course some technological challenges, but the biggest problem is the high price of 3,499 USD.

Although Lenovo has released quite a few Yoga devices so far, the Yoga Paper lineup is new. This leaked product features an E Ink display and pen support, but there are no details regarding the specs, features, or pricing/availability available yet. However, based on the images, the launch could be close.

Huawei has presented the MatePad C5e globally, a new MatePad SE model aimed at business customers who want a mid-range tablet solution. Equipped with a 10.1-inch display, the MatePad C5e offers a few novel software customisations, as well as a large 5,100 mAh battery.

Apple has announced new 11-inch and 12.9-inch iPad Pro models. Now available with the Apple M2, the iPad Pro 11 and iPad Pro 12.9 also have Wi-Fi 6E connectivity, unlike the current MacBook Air.

Juno Tablets has introduced the Juno Tablet, which ships with Linux, an Intel Jasper Lake processor and a 10.1-inch display. Available from £449 with 256 GB of storage, the Juno Tablet also comes in 512 GB and 1 TB flavours, all with 8 GB of RAM.

The first foldable Apple device would be an iPad rather than an iPhone. Market analyst Ben Wood believes that foldable phones would be detrimental for the current premium iPhone lineup. Apple may look to test the waters with a foldable iPad first.

TCL has gone to the Broadband World Forum 2022 to unveil its latest pieces of consumer premises equipment (CPE). The LINKHUB HH512 and HH512L are router-like devices that support potentially multi-gigabit 5G speeds, whereas the new LINKZONE MW513 is more of a MiFi-like device with similar connectivity.