The Lunar Lake-powered Acer Swift 16 AI laptop features an excellent 3K OLED display, impressive battery life, and decent enough performance for the majority of use cases. Thanks to an ongoing offer at Best Buy, the laptop can now be bought for its lowest-ever price.

Poco India has revealed that the C75 5G will also make its debut during the upcoming Poco M7 Pro event scheduled for later in December 2024. The brand asserts that the new C-series Android smartphone will be the only one with specific camera and performance advantages under a certain price-point.

Images of a tunnel exit shaped like a Cybertruck at Tesla's Giga Texas have surfaced online. The automaker's sister firm started digging the underground passage, dubbed the Cybertunnel, in March.

In addition to the well-performing Ryzen 7 Pro 6850H, the Lenovo ThinkPad Z16 Gen 1 features a pretty good Full-HD touchscreen with full sRGB colors and up to 400 nits. Thanks to the enormous price cut, the 16-inch laptop is still worth considering for multimedia users.

The Vision Pro is a ~$3,500 mixed-reality headset with top-end hardware and the power of Apple Silicon behind it, yet is increasingly seen as lacking in many ways compared to conventional PCs, gaming included. The Cupertino-based behemoth is now reportedly working with Sony to try and rectify that with support for the controllers that come with the very similar PlayStation VR 2 (PSVR 2).

Steam is currently giving away a well-rated game called Pankapu. This Deck Verified title has a "Mostly Positive" rating and generally goes for $11.99 when there's no sale in place. However, note that this free game offer will expire on December 18.

You can now try out Grok without subscribing to X Premium. The free version is powered by Grok-2 model and lets users ask up to 10 queries per 2 hours.

The Beelink S13 is a new and compact mini PC with an Intel Twin Lake processor that can fit almost anywhere without sacrificing performance. Amazon currently has the model on offer at a discount of 45%.

Meross' latest product for the smart home presents a contender to Google Nest. The Meross Matter Smart Thermostat is the company's first Matter-compatible thermostat and at $69.99, provides the most bang for your buck.

The Snapdragon X Elite-powered version of Honor's MagicBook Art 14 laptop has become available in Germany, with freebies that include a whole Android tablet for a limited time. The 3.1K 120Hz OLED PC is touted as an ultra-thin and light source of "smooth" on-board AI, and comes with a detachable magnetic webcam for convenient, secure conferencing.

Apple and Qualcomm have been partners for a long time, but the former appears intent on gradually moving away from Qualcomm as a chip supplier for Apple's iPhones and iPads over the next few years, as Bloomberg reveals in detail. Three Apple modem generations will be gradually implemented from the iPhone SE 2025 onwards and ultimately also in the Pro iPhones.

The Hisense U7N 65-inch 4K TV, featuring Mini-LED, 144Hz refresh rate, and Dolby Vision/Atmos, is now $677.99 on Amazon, its lowest price to date. A top mid-range pick for gaming and HDR content at this price.

The Oura Ring Gen3 Horizon - a sleek health tracker - drops to $239 on Amazon, its lowest price ever. It offers sleep tracking, heart rate monitoring, and 5-7 days battery life in a compact titanium design.

The Xiaomi 14 Ultra was officially unveiled worldwide at the Mobile World Congress at the end of February 2024 and was expected to be launched in China shortly after the turn of the year. However, leakers are currently reporting that this will not happen. There are several theories as to the reasons for this.

2024 saw the introduction of quite a few new Surface products. The second half of the year in particular was packed with new CoPilot+ PCs and convertibles with the Snapdragon X Elite chip. In addition to a Surface Laptop with Intel Lunar Lake that has already appeared in leaks, Microsoft has a lot of new things planned for 2025, according to a well-known leaker.

The MSI Claw 8 AI+ and Claw 7 AI+ made their official debut a few days ago, and now, the company has confirmed the launch timeline and prices of the Lunar Lake gaming handhelds.

Oppo will be joining the gaming tablet segment in the near future as a leak has revealed that the rumored compact tablet with a Dimensity 9400 processor is made by the tech giant. Called the Oppo X8 Pad, it will challenge the likes of the Lenovo Legion Y700/Legion Tab.

CheckMag Featuring the classic LCD handheld stylings, Moida Manson is a retro adventure game in which players must find and help their friends escape Moida Manson. This is Lucas Pope's latest title, and it features immaculate LCD visuals and engaging gameplay.

According to a new report, ViewSonic is preparing to introduce a next-generation 27-inch OLED gaming monitor next month at CES 2025 in Las Vegas. Likely one of many companies hoping to do so, the panel is alleged to combine a 1440p resolution with a heady 520 Hz refresh rate.

The Samsung Odyssey G7 (G70B) is a well-equipped 4K IPS gaming monitor with a 144 Hz refresh rate. The monitor boasts great viewing angles, commendable color volume and accuracy, and smart features, but suffers from poor contrast ratios despite having local dimming functionality.

Apple's upcoming iPhone 17 'Air' has been repeatedly rumored to feature a substantially thinner chassis than any other iPhone in history, and now a prominent analyst has weighed in, sharing more information regarding the same.

An upcoming Android smartphone is tipped to launch with an on-trend flat screen to go with its almost gaming PC-like active cooling system that even has its own tiny working fan. However, the device is not said to debut from prominent performance-focused brand RedMagic as tech aficionados might expect, but from Oppo (or its globally popular subsidiary OnePlus).

After a torturous two-year wait, users of the Level Bolt can now upgrade their smart locks to Matter. Level is also launching a Matter-supported version of the Bolt smart lock for $229 on its website.

SpaceX is introducing a new Starlink Mini bundle deal that will allow satellite Internet subscribers to acquire the compact dish at a discount after the December 8 promo deadline.

BOE is now tipped to help shrink smartphone display bezels to their greatest extent with the introduction of a new display panel. It is allegedly pitched at premium or premium mid-range Android devices of the near future, and may help them avoid having a traditional 'screen chin' at all costs.

EPFL researchers have developed RAVEN, a bird-inspired drone that can walk, hop, and jump to take off. Its lightweight design borrows design cues from avian legs.

After a year and a half of negotiations, the Strauberg-Erkner Water Association (WSE) has produced a draft of its water contract with Tesla’s Giga Berlin.

New findings from iVerify's Mobile Threat Hunting tool reveal Pegasus spyware infections across iOS devices at an unexpectedly higher rate, with victims including business leaders and government officials alongside traditional targets like journalists. The discovery suggests the notorious surveillance tool's reach may be far broader than previously known.

For gamers on the lookout for a decent gaming monitor, the 27-inch Samsung Odyssey G3 (G30D) proves itself to be a solid contender, especially for those with budget constraints. Amazon's ongoing offer drops the 180 Hz gaming monitor to its lowest-ever price, rendering the G3 even more affordable.

Xiaomi has designed its latest version of Android to act as much of a hub for with the rest of its smart devices as possible. Now, the OEM is reportedly trying to find a way to make that "interconnectivity" compatible with hardware from other brands, specifically Apple. The putative upgrade might let smartphones like the Xiaomi 15 gain improved control over accessories such as AirPods.

Since openSUSE Leap Micro 6.1 has arrived, Leap Micro 5.5 has also reached EOL (End of Life). The update comes with a new opensuse-migration-tool, soft-reboot support, 2FA for PAM logins, vhostmd for SAP virtualization, and more. The downloadable images start below 1 GB (preconfigured) and go as high as 2.3 GB (VMware).

A MacBook with cellular connectivity may 'soon' see the light of day, if a recent report by a prominent analyst is to be believed. If true, it might turn out to be the best thing to happen to MacBooks since Apple Silicon.

The iPhone 17 Pro models could feature a new display backplane technology called low-dielectric TEE. Low-dielectric TEE has the potential to offer improved power efficiency, durability, and better performance compared to the traditional LTPO backplane. This comes in the wake of supply chain info that Apple will bring LTPO-3 in the Watch Series 10 to the iPhone 18 or later iterations.

Game developers looking to showcase their skills and spread some cheer can participate in this year's Secret Santa game jam. For this jam, devs will create custom games for a random giftee and receive a game in return.

In addition to day-one support for several titles launching this month, including Delta Force, Indiana Jones and the Great Circle, and Path of Exile 2, Nvidia's driver package with version number 566.36 also packs one-click optimal settings for three games, several fixes, and more.

Govee has launched the Outdoor Flood Lights 2 in various European countries. These smart lights arrived in the US earlier this year, though two versions are offered here. According to Govee, this product is brighter than its predecessor, with other features, including Matter compatibility and a wider range of preset scenes.

Lenovo has launched the ThinkPad X1 Carbon Gen 13 Aura Edition has in China. It's the first to feature a PCIe 5.0 slot, but it's worth noting that the laptop is already available in the global market.

The first robots are making their way into the solar industry - Amazon, for example, is using the new technology to develop a solar park for its data centres. Robots are helping to assemble solar panels, for example, saving on labour and reducing construction times. But automation also brings new challenges.

iFixit and Microsoft have extended their collaboration with the availability of genuine parts for the Xbox Series S and Series X consoles on iFixit. In addition to genuine parts, there are also step-by-step repair guides explaining how to fix your console.

Singaporean game developer Garena has introduced a new mobile game called Free City. This smartphone game combines elements from GTA Online and GTA 5, but it's currently only available in Argentina.

The Ayaneo Pocket S has been refreshed with new limited-edition colorways. One of them is called Sakura Pink, while the other is called Retro Power. Both have the same internals as the regular variant.

Ham radio operators have a nightly opportunity to connect with Santa over the Santa Net until December 24th. Operators have the 3916 Nets team to thank for this rare opportunity.

The Sony Bravia 8 OLED is still on sale for its most affordable price yet as Amazon is selling the 65-inch television with 120Hz and up to 900 nits HDR brightness for $1,698 including free shipping.

Nyxi has unveiled the Flexi Game Controller that allows gamers to customize the location of the left analog stick to be offset from or in-line with the right analog stick.

Linux kernel 6.12 has been named as the next LTS, or long-term-support, kernel version. This landmark kernel release includes a wide range of new features, and will now be officially supported by the core Linux kernel maintenance team until at least December of 2026.

Ulefone is offering a new very compact smartphone at a good price. The phone is particularly tough and should stand up to rough environmental conditions.

Final has unveiled the ZE3000 SV TWS earbuds for high-resolution music enjoyment, with active noise cancellation designed not to create abnormal ear pressure. A larger driver and optimized acoustic chamber enhance low-frequency reproduction.

Motorola and Pantone's partnership continues as the former has announced special editions of the Motorola Edge 50 Neo and Razr 50 Ultra/Razr+ 2024 foldable. The special edition is a new color based on Pantone's Color of the Year 2025 - Moccha Mousse.