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Intel's Tiger Lake processors are expected to be launched in 2020. (Image source: SegmentNext)

Alleged Tiger Lake Y chip makes more of a purr than a roar in Geekbench test

A Tiger Lake Y processor has seemingly been spotted on Geekbench delivering some very unimpressive results. However, it’s likely that if the record is genuine then Intel may be simply testing an early engineering sample (ES) that’...

Daniel R Deakin, Thu, 21 Nov 2019 05:19:00 +0100

The next-gen Xbox could be priced at just US$499. (Source: Microsoft)

Project Scarlett to cost just US$499 despite 4x performance boost over Xbox One X

It was only a couple of days ago that Microsoft’s Phil Spencer said that the company would not “be out of position on power or price” with its next-generation Xbox console. According to a plausible rumor, that could mean a startin...

Sanjiv Sathiah, Thu, 21 Nov 2019 04:46:00 +0100

OPPO unveils ColorOS 7 based on Android 10

Oppo's Android 10 fork is here in the form of ColorOS 7. It brings forth a host of cosmetic and performance improvements and will be available to eligible devices starting November 25th.

Anil Satyanarayana, Thu, 21 Nov 2019 04:09:00 +0100

Samsung announces Galaxy Note 10 Plus Star Wars special edition with free Galaxy Buds and red S Pen

Samsung unveiled a new Star Wars-themed variant for the Galaxy Note 10 Plus. It comes with a pair of Galaxy Buds out of the box and will be released on December 13.

Anil Satyanarayana, Thu, 21 Nov 2019 03:43:00 +0100

Moto G8 Plus: Cheaper mid-ranger with rotated camera

We already liked the predecessor of the Motorola Moto G8 Plus due to its good camera performance. With the successor, the camera concept has been revised, but t...
Qualcomm Snapdragon 665 | Qualcomm Adreno 610 | 6.3" | 188 g

Florian Schmitt, Thu, 21 Nov 2019 01:47:00 +0100

Will the GeForce RTX 2080 Ti SUPER ever make it market? (Image source: PCGamesHardware.de)

An NVIDIA GeForce RTX 2080 Ti SUPER may be on the cards after all

Rumours about NVIDIA releasing a GeForce RTX 2080 Ti SUPER are doing the rounds again, this time from a reliable leaker of upcoming NVIDIA products. While this contradicts what NVIDIA stated earlier this year, the prospect of AMD ...

Alex Alderson, Wed, 20 Nov 2019 23:38:00 +0100

Sony PlayStation 5: A US$499 console with a 2 TB SSD? (Image source: Sony)

PlayStation 5: First showcase, unveiling, specific release date, price and prime launch title details leaked

We are still about a year out from the arrival of the PlayStation 5. However, the account behind The Last of Us 2 release date has revealed not only when Sony will first showcase its next console, but also when it will unveil the ...

Alex Alderson, Wed, 20 Nov 2019 23:27:00 +0100

New battery cases for iPhone 11 and iPhone 11 Pro feature a dedicated camera button

Apple launched battery cases for the iPhone 11, iPhone 11 Pro, and iPhone 11 Pro Max today. The new cases feature a dedicated camera button that can snap a photo or start recording video without the need for launching the Camera a...

Sam Medley, Wed, 20 Nov 2019 23:25:00 +0100

Qualcomm's president, Cristiano Amon, at last year's Snapdragon Tech Summit. (Source: Qualcomm)

The 2019 Snapdragon Technology Summit keynotes will be livestreamed from their Hawaii venue

Qualcomm has announced that its next Snapdragon Tech Summit will take place from December 3 to 5, 2019 in Maui, Hawaii. This year, the company will showcase its growing 5G expertise, as well as other facets of its mobile device bu...

Deirdre O Donnell, Wed, 20 Nov 2019 23:22:00 +0100

Google Stadia upscales games to 4K rather than rendering them natively at 4K as advertised

According to multiple outlets, some games on Google's Stadia streaming service are not rendered natively at 4K, like Google advertised them to be. Rather, some titles are rendered at lower resolutions and then upscaled to 4K once ...

Sam Medley, Wed, 20 Nov 2019 23:08:00 +0100

This new leak was found in the latest Galaxy Note 9 beta. (Source: Three)

It looks like Samsung has a 120Hz display in the works

A One UI 2.0 beta may have just spoiled Samsung's big next-gen display spec reveal. The leaker Ice Universe has reported that a user has found references to a 120 hertz (Hz) display setting in this version of the OS. This feature,...

Deirdre O Donnell, Wed, 20 Nov 2019 22:51:00 +0100

An Honor V30 render. (Source: 91Mobiles)

A new Honor phone appears on Geekbench, could be a 5G V30 variant

A phone called the Huawei OXF-AN10 has appeared on the Geekbench 4 website. Despite the first part of this model number, it has been linked to the upcoming Honor V30 series. It is listed as running Android 10, has 8GB of RAM and m...

Deirdre O Donnell, Wed, 20 Nov 2019 22:10:00 +0100

Razer teasing a potential new brick-and-mortar store in London (Source: Razer)

Razer teasing something new coming to London. Could it be another brick-and-mortar store?

Users may not necessarily want to purchase Razer devices on a whim, but walk-in stores in heavy trafficked areas help to gain exposure and to create a sense of community for the brand.

Allen Ngo, Wed, 20 Nov 2019 20:04:00 +0100

Some more Qualcomm 9205 LTE modem specs. (Source: Qualcomm)

AT&T approves Qualcomm’s new 9205 LTE modem for its IoT bands

AT&T now maintains specific bands for internet of things (IoT) devices and other low-power 4G/LTE applications. To this end, the carrier has just validated the new 9205 modem for these kinds of networks and ecosystems. This Qualco...

Deirdre O Donnell, Wed, 20 Nov 2019 19:42:00 +0100

Intel needs to realize that gaming is not all that matters and content creation performance needs to be addressed with the gen 10 desktop models. (Source: Hardzone.es)

10-core Intel Comet Lake-S desktop CPUs spotted on Geekbench

The new Geekbench include 6-core / 12-thread and 10-core / 20-thread models from the upcoming Comet Lake-S with relatively low boost clocks. They also pack the UHD Graphics 630 iGPU, so no Xe architecture that could boost the grap...

Bogdan Solca, Wed, 20 Nov 2019 17:10:00 +0100

Huawei's 2020 Matebooks will include the series' first 15-inch model. (Source: Evan Blass)

Huawei's 15-inch Matebook gets leaked specs and renders

Seeing that Apple is already offering 16-inch MacBook Pro models and Microsoft is pushing for more 15-inch Surface laptops, Huawei is now willing to step up its game with 15-inch Matebook models of its own. According to the render...

Bogdan Solca, Wed, 20 Nov 2019 16:36:00 +0100

The iPhone 11 Pro Max: Not quite the camera masterclass for which Apple hoped? (Image source: Apple)

DxOMark: The Apple iPhone 11 Pro Max falls short of the Xiaomi Mi CC9 Pro Premium Edition & Huawei Mate 30 Pro

The Apple iPhone 11 Pro Max costs between US$1,099 and US$1,449 depending on which version you buy, making it one of the most expensive smartphones currently on the market. However, although Apple extols the device's camera capabi...

Alex Alderson, Wed, 20 Nov 2019 15:50:00 +0100

Android-x86: Android 9.0 Pie now runs on Desktop (Image source: Symbolbild)

Android-x86: Android 9.0 Pie for Desktop is now available

The Android-x86 project has now released its first Android 9.0 Pie-based release candidate, bringing the OS to x86 systems for the first time. The new build should offer better compatibility, performance and stability than older v...

Alex Alderson, Wed, 20 Nov 2019 15:42:00 +0100

Lilith - alleged endgame boss in Diablo IV (Source: Blizzard Entertainment)

Diablo IV confirmed to feature elective mode skill selection and Keyed Dungeons

A recent blog post by Diablo IV's lead systems designer, David Kim, confirms that the game will support elective mode-style skill selection and will also feature Keyed Dungeons. Kim also detailed itemization, endgame progression, ...

Codrut Nistor, Wed, 20 Nov 2019 12:53:00 +0100

The original Honor Watch Magic launched just over a year ago. (Image source: Honor via Techradar)

Honor Watch Magic 2: Live images leak

A trio of photos of the successor to last year's Honor Watch Magic have appeared online, ahead of its anticipated release on November 26. The Watch Magic 2 appears to feature some minor revisions over its predecessor, although we ...

Alex Alderson, Wed, 20 Nov 2019 12:43:00 +0100

The OnePlus 3 and OnePlus 3T will remain on the October 2019 Android security patch. (Image source: AppDisqus)

OnePlus issues its final update to the OnePlus 3 and 3T

Few Android OEMs update their devices for as long as OnePlus does. Released in 2016, the OnePlus 3 and 3T have received three major OS updates bringing them from Android 6.0.1 Marshmallow up to Android 9.0 Pie. However, both hands...

Alex Alderson, Wed, 20 Nov 2019 12:35:00 +0100

Asus ProArt StudioBook Pro 17 W700 with Quadro RTX 3000 graphics now shipping for $2000 USD

Leave it to a company who designs some of the most stylish gaming laptops to offer one of the best-looking mobile workstations yet. The ProArt StudioBook Pro 17 promises Xeon options, ECC RAM, and a 16:10 1200p display wrapped a Z...

Allen Ngo, Wed, 20 Nov 2019 07:16:00 +0100

Settlers of Catan to get AR treatment, courtesy of Niantic

Settlers of Catan is coming to mobile with an AR adjustment. Dubbed Catan: World Explorers, the new augmented reality game will be built using Niantic's extensive suite of AR tools. The game is still in the early stages of develop...

Sam Medley, Wed, 20 Nov 2019 04:49:00 +0100

Google Camera could have been used for some extremely shady hacking activities. (Source: XDA)

The cameras on "hundreds of millions" of Android phones could have been hijacked

The security research group Checkmarx has claimed to have identified a vulnerability that could have allowed hackers to bypass Android permission restrictions to remotely open and control device cameras without their owners' knowl...

Deirdre O Donnell, Tue, 19 Nov 2019 22:44:00 +0100

The Dripp Dropp truly wireless earbuds. (Source: Indiegogo)

The Dripp Dropps are the "most affordable" truly wireless earphones with Qualcomm tech on Indiegogo

Dripp Audio is a new company that has put its interestingly-named true-wireless earbuds on Indiegogo. The "Dropps" are described as the cheapest products in their category to have Qualcomm aptX and cVc noise-cancelling tech. They ...

Deirdre O Donnell, Tue, 19 Nov 2019 21:48:00 +0100

The first gaming tablets with 240 Hz displays should be available in early 2020. (Source: Weibo)

TCL showcases 10.8-inch 240 Hz display for gaming tablets

Even though the gaming tablet market is not that big right now, TCL is gearing up to release 10.8-inch 240 Hz tablet displays for 2020. Gamers may find the included punch-hole selfie cam a bit annoying, but tablet OEMs will surely...

Bogdan Solca, Tue, 19 Nov 2019 19:07:00 +0100

A Huawei MatePad Pro render. (Source: Nashville Chatter)

A new Huawei MatePad Pro leak appears to confirm Kirin 990 SoC

The MatePad Pro is rumored to be the name of an upcoming tablet from Huawei. It is thought to have premium specs, including the Kirin 990 processor and 5G variants. A new Geekbench listing appears to agree with the first of these,...

Deirdre O Donnell, Tue, 19 Nov 2019 19:00:00 +0100

The DualShock 5 looks set to do away with the light bar of its predecessor. (Image source: Sony)

DualShock 5 patent design may disappoint PlayStation fans

A new leak points towards the DualShock 5 only being a minor revision of the DualShock 4. Sony has already confirmed that it will incorporate new triggers in the controller that it will release alongside its next console. However,...

Alex Alderson, Tue, 19 Nov 2019 18:53:00 +0100

Next year's 2020 MacBook Pro will probably not look like this. (Image source: Viktor Kádár Design)

Rumor | Next year's baby MacBook Pro will be more of the same from Apple

Rumors of Apple releasing a 14-inch MacBook Pro have been around since at least the start of this year, although the 16-inch refresh of the 15-inch model points towards the smaller entry in the series receiving another incremental...

Alex Alderson, Tue, 19 Nov 2019 18:42:00 +0100

The Samsung W20 might get a SoC upgrade and a price slash for the Chinese market. (Source: Twitter)

Samsung's W20 foldable spotted in the wild, looks exactly like the Galaxy Fold

Previously rumored to have a clamshell design, the Samsung W20 appears to be almost identical to the galaxy Fold. The specs leaked by TENAA last week also confirm the similarities, even though the SoC is still unknown. The W20 is ...

Bogdan Solca, Tue, 19 Nov 2019 18:35:00 +0100

The Redmi Note 8 Pro might get MIUI 11 soon.

The Redmi Note 8 Pro is caught running Android 10 on Geekbench

The Geekbench 4 database has added several new sets of results for the Redmi Note 8 Pro, which differ from existing ones in only 1 important respect: they list the phones' OS as Android 10 rather than Android 9.0 (Pie). This sugge...

Deirdre O Donnell, Tue, 19 Nov 2019 18:03:00 +0100

Centaur x86 CPU design with dedicated AI co-processor. (Source: Centaur Technology)

Centaur announces new SoC featuring an 8-core server-class x86 CPU with AVX512 support and an integrated 20 TOPS AI co-processor

Centaur Technologies has announced that their SoC combining eight x86 cores and a dedicated AI co-processor has posted outstanding results on the MLPerf AI inference benchmarks. This is the industry's first server-class SoC with a...

Vaidyanathan Subramaniam, Tue, 19 Nov 2019 09:30:00 +0100

Simply NUC's Ryzen-powered Sequoia doesn't have Intel inside

Simply NUC just announced the Sequoia, a small form-factor NUC-like device with AMD internals. It can be configured with either a Ryzen Embedded V1807B or V1605B and is designed for industrial use cases. But with prices starting a...

Arjun Krishna Lal, Tue, 19 Nov 2019 08:21:00 +0100

Frank Azor gets a replacement: Vivian Lien becomes new VP of Alienware and Dell Gaming (Source: Dell)

Frank Azor gets a successor: Vivian Lien becomes new VP of Alienware and Dell Gaming

Dell has found a new pair of eyes to help envision the future of Alienware and the direction it's headed. A larger Alienware presence in eSports, schools, and mainstream media seems likely for more widespread recognition of the br...

Allen Ngo, Tue, 19 Nov 2019 08:06:00 +0100

The Huawei Sound X smart speaker is packed with hardware. (Image source: Weibo)

Huawei Sound X smart speaker images and specifications leaked

The information guide for Huawei’s Sound X smart speaker has leaked online ahead of the device’s expected launch. The Sound X offers an interesting collection of hardware specifications that includes two 60 W subwoofers and a 1.5 ...

Daniel R Deakin, Tue, 19 Nov 2019 07:16:00 +0100

The Xbox Project Scarlett console could be priced at around US$500. (Image source: Onmsft)

Xbox Project Scarlett will be more powerful than the PS5 and not too pricey according to Microsoft

In a recent interview, Microsoft executive Aaron Greenberg stated that the company is building the “world’s most powerful console”. The Xbox chief himself, Phil Spencer, has also talked about Xbox Project Scarlett’s power and how ...

Daniel R Deakin, Tue, 19 Nov 2019 06:15:00 +0100

Xiaomi Mi Gaming Laptop 2019: insider’s tip for noise-resistant gamers

If you happen to be looking for a simple gaming notebook with great price-performance ratio you may want to take a closer look at the 2019 iteration of Xiaomi’s Mi Gaming Laptop. For less than $1,500 you get a 15-inch gaming lapto...

Florian Glaser, Tue, 19 Nov 2019 03:22:00 +0100

These phone's successors may be made by an ODM rather than by Samsung directly. (Source: YouTube)

Samsung reportedly switches to an ODM to make upcoming Galaxy A models

Samsung has a solid track record of both designing and making all its own phones in-house, unlike other phone companies that contract these processes out to original design manufacturers (ODMs). However, according to a new report,...

Deirdre O Donnell, Mon, 18 Nov 2019 23:45:00 +0100

Asus launches ProArt StudioBook Pro X laptop with Quadro RTX 5000 graphics for a hefty $5000 USD (Source: Asus)

Asus launches ProArt StudioBook Pro X workstation laptop with Quadro RTX 5000 graphics for a hefty $5000 USD

The 17-inch laptop integrates some unique features for a sleek mobile workstation including a ScreenPad, 16:10 1200p display, Xeon E-2276M, and a Quadro 5000 GPU.

Allen Ngo, Mon, 18 Nov 2019 23:40:00 +0100

One of Huawei's alleged new flip-phone designs. (Source: LetsGoDigital)

Huawei allegedly patents a response to the Asus ZenFone 6

Huawei has reportedly filed patents for phones with reversible cameras. This design choice is found in a pre-existing Asus phone: the ZenFone 6 (or 6Z), which uses a flip-action module to deploy its dual cameras as both main and s...

Deirdre O Donnell, Mon, 18 Nov 2019 22:42:00 +0100

Business: HP rejects Xerox acquisition offer

Business: HP rejects Xerox's acquisition offer

Recently, a spectacular take-over in the PC market was in the making: Xerox wanted to swallow the much larger HP. This plan may be doomed to fail however, as HP has rejected the offer from Xerox now. In a surprise twist, HP is say...

Benjamin Herzig, Mon, 18 Nov 2019 20:49:00 +0100

A new Half-Life is apparently on the cards, but not as we know it. (Image source: Den of Geek)

New Half-Life game details leaked ahead of The Game Awards

Rumour has it that Valve plans to announce a new Half-Life game, and soon. Apparently based around protagonist Alyx Vance, the game may see a release as early as Q1 2020. It looks set to be sad news for those holding out for Half-...

Alex Alderson, Mon, 18 Nov 2019 20:03:00 +0100

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