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The Samsung Galaxy S20 Ultra 5G. (Source: Samsung)

Overpriced? The Samsung Galaxy S20 Ultra apparently costs just US$528 to build

The Galaxy S20 Ultra retails at an overwhelming US$1399 base price point. That's an unreasonable price tag, no? Perhaps. A new report by TechInsights has now provided some much-needed information on exactly how sensible the S20 Ul...

Ricci Rox, 05 Mar 2020 10:14

Will we see Xbox Series X gameplay at tomorrow's AMD Financial Analyst Day? (Image source: AMD & Microsoft)

Rumour | AMD and Microsoft to showcase Xbox Series X gameplay and three "Big Navi" GPUs at AMD Financial Analyst Day

AMD's Financial Analyst Day 2020 is coming up, and rumour has it that there will be plenty for us to digest. Apparently, AMD and Microsoft will showcase Xbox Series X gameplay at the event, along with three RDNA 2-based GPUs.

Alex Alderson, 04 Mar 2020 18:43

Microsoft Surface Laptop 3 on sale at Micro Center for $700 USD but with a catch (Image source: Micro Center)

Deal | Microsoft Surface Laptop 3 on sale at Micro Center for $700 USD but with a catch

You'll have to drive to the nearest store to pick up the item if you want the latest Microsoft laptop brand new for as cheap as possible.

Allen Ngo, 03 Mar 2020 22:41

Nokia is coming to an end, with sales and mergers under consideration

Bloomberg reports that Nokia is coming to an end because of "fierce competition" from the likes of Ericsson and Huawei. The company is currently reviewing various, including asset sales and mergers. Nokia also states that it does ...

Alex Alderson, 03 Mar 2020 17:13

The Redmi K30 series has been a roaring success for Xiaomi, so far. (Image source: Xiaomi)

Xiaomi Redmi K30 sales hit the equivalent of ~US$230 million in sales in under three months

The Mi 10 and Mi 10 Pro have proven immensely popular for Xiaomi, but so has the Redmi K30 series. The Redmi K30 4G and Redmi K30 5G have only been available for a month and two months respectively, but the series has already exce...

Alex Alderson, 02 Mar 2020 21:33

Huawei's CEO presents on the OEM's 5G hardware strategy. (Source: Huawei)

Huawei reportedly circumvents US policy with its 100% in-house base station

Base stations are crucial pieces of hardware for mobile networks, particularly 5G ones. Huawei is now reportedly in a position to sell versions of these devices based on their own proprietary chipsets, rather than those made by US...

Deirdre O Donnell, 02 Mar 2020 19:04

Cheetah Mobile's apps can no longer be downloaded on the Play Store. (Source: Cheetah Mobile)

Google announces the removal of about 600 apps from the Play Store

Google has released a blog post explaining why nearly 600 apps have just been removed from Android's Play Store. These apps were deemed guilty of "mobile ad fraud", which contravenes the Mountain View giant's policies. The apps in...

Deirdre O Donnell, 02 Mar 2020 18:24

Products such as Xiaomi's Mi Band remained popular in India at the end of 2019. (Source: Banggood)

Xiaomi is found to have led the Indian smart-band market in 2019

IDC India has released its report on the wearables market in this country for the last quarter of 2019 (4Q2019). It reveals that the 'audio' category of these electronics had the highest share for that period, overtaking band-type...

Deirdre O Donnell, 01 Mar 2020 22:43

The Carbon 1 Mark II. (Source: Carbon Mobiles)

A German company launches the "world's first" carbon-fiber phone

Carbon Mobiles makes what it might sound like on the tin: a phone made of carbon fiber rather than a typical metal frame and glass rear panel. This build makes this device (the 1 Mark II) exceptionally light and thin. It has a Med...

Deirdre O Donnell, 01 Mar 2020 22:03

Self-driving cars could become more acceptable through improved camera tech. (Source: GSA)

A Korean research group claims to have improved camera calibration for self-driving vehicles

Cars that are capable of autonomous driving are often touted as the future. However, their actual ability to do so through perceiving the real world in 3D with sufficient accuracy is still in development. A new research paper publ...

Deirdre O Donnell, 01 Mar 2020 20:54

Casio upgrades the PRO TREK connected watch series with titanium variants

Casio has announced the release of titanium-cased versions of its PRO TREK outdoor watch line-up. They are also Bluetooth devices that feature Smartphone Link, which allows them to connect to the wearer's mobile device. This allow...

Deirdre O Donnell, 29 Feb 2020 18:11

Wireless charging may grow as a market until 2025. (Source: Apple)

The wireless charging market is now estimated to be worth up to US$71 billion in 5 years

Wireless charging is mainly relevant to smartphones and other similar portable electronics at present. However, a new analysis indicates that its market will benefit more and more from its application to electric vehicles. This ma...

Deirdre O Donnell, 28 Feb 2020 21:58

How much does it cost Xiaomi to build the Mi 10? US$440 apparently

The Mi 10 was released last week and fans may have been put off by its nigh-US$600 starting price tag. Here, we have a closer look at how much it may have cost Xiaomi to build the Mi 10, with the goal of ascertaining just how fair...

Ricci Rox, 28 Feb 2020 20:51

Lenovo ThinkPad T14: Ryzen 4000 version does have RJ45 & upgradable RAM

When the Lenovo ThinkPad T14 was announced this week, people were astounded that the Intel version of this ThinkPad laptop was said to feature RJ45 Ethernet and upgradable RAM, while the datasheet of the AMD version featured neith...

Benjamin Herzig, 28 Feb 2020 20:13

MediaTek's MT3620 may be one of the most popular IoT MCUs out there. (Source: MediaTek)

MediaTek asserts that its MT3620 MCU has driven Microsoft Azure Sphere uptake

The MediaTek MT3620 is the first microcontroller unit (MCU) to directly integrate the Azure Sphere security platform from Microsoft. This solution is used to connect a business' internet-of-things (IoT) system with Azure's cloud s...

Deirdre O Donnell, 27 Feb 2020 20:55

The new Reference Design based on the Snapdragon XR2 platform. (Source: Qualcomm)

Qualcomm brings 5G to headset gaming with its new Snapdragon XR2 Reference Design

Qualcomm has launched the Snapdragon XR2 Reference Design headset, the first such XR (as in, virtual, mixed or augmented reality) device that supports 5G. It does so via its in-built X55 modem, which is part of its latest hardware...

Deirdre O Donnell, 27 Feb 2020 17:21

NVIDIA's content ecosystem has a new software upgrade. (Source: NVIDIA)

NVIDIA releases a SHIELD TV software update

NVIDIA has issued its TV devices with a new update. This version of SHIELD Experience (8.1.1) includes a host of new features and bug-fixes. The most prominent of these may be the limited-time opportunity to upgrade the free GeFor...

Deirdre O Donnell, 27 Feb 2020 16:46

GOG updates refund policy to include games that are played up to 30 days after purchase

The games distribution platform GOG updated its refund policy today, expanding it to a flat 30-day refund period. This even applies to games that have been played, though GOG has stated it retains the right to review individual re...

Sam Medley, 27 Feb 2020 05:01

Lenovo ThinkPad X1 Next & ThinkPad X1 Nano: What is Lenovo planning?

Recently, a GitHub driver page was spotted that lists upcoming Lenovo ThinkPad laptops. Among them are two models not announced or leaked before: The Lenovo ThinkPad X1 Next and the ThinkPad X1 Nano. What could these devices be?

Benjamin Herzig, 26 Feb 2020 17:35

The size of the 1/1.3" OV48C versus regular 1/2.55" sensors. (Source: Xiaomi)

Budget phone cameras are about to get much better with the OmniVision OV48C and OV64C

Sony and Samsung have taken to offering bigger, more impressive smartphone camera sensors of recent, with the IMX555, IMX686, ISOCELL Bright GW1, and ISOCELL Bright HMX billed to be some of the most popular premium sensors this ye...

Ricci Rox, 25 Feb 2020 20:42

Dell Latitude 7390 with Core i7 CPU, 8 GB RAM, and 256 GB now on sale for just $599 USD with three-year warranty as standard (Source: Dell)

Deal | Dell Latitude 7390 with Core i7 CPU, 8 GB RAM, and 256 GB now on sale for just $599 USD with three-year warranty as standard

It may be two years old, but the 13.3-inch Dell laptop still offers a very wide range of features for its size including Thunderbolt 3, IR camera, WWAN, Smart Card reader, and even three-years of on-site warranty service at no ext...

Allen Ngo, 25 Feb 2020 20:27

17 mobile operators around the world to support Qualcomm 5G PCs. (Image Source: Qualcomm)

17 global operators to support Always On, Always Connected 5G PCs

Qualcomm announced that 17 mobile operators around the world will be supporting upcoming 5G Always On, Always Connected PCs powered by the Snapdragon Compute Platform that are expected to be available later this year. Apart from t...

Vaidyanathan Subramaniam, 25 Feb 2020 19:41

Samsung's latest LPDDR5 DRAM has 16GB on a single module. (Source: Samsung)

Samsung announces that its highest-end RAM for smartphones is nearly here

Samsung has announced that it has started to mass-produce DRAM chips of 16GB in size and LPDDR5 in quality. This next-gen mobile-device memory is capable of approximately 1.3 times higher speeds than the nearest LPDDR4X module mad...

Deirdre O Donnell, 25 Feb 2020 18:18

Huawei's CEO Richard Yu unveils the OEM's new ecosystem branding. (Source: Huawei)

Huawei's AX3 is the world's first "Wi-Fi 6+" and Harmony OS router

Huawei unveiled its vision for a complete, connected ecosystem of devices at its latest product launch. This involves the new AX3 series of routers, which is powered by this OEM's Gigahome SoCs for Wi-Fi 6 support (and more beside...

Deirdre O Donnell, 25 Feb 2020 17:25

This is not the Xperia Pro, although it may have similar specs. (Source: Sony)

Sony teases the Xperia Pro at its flagship phone launch

Sony held a virtual press conference today in order to unveil its latest premium mobile device. However, it also made references to an intriguing device that was not the Xperia 1 II. The Pro is to have the same display and camera ...

Deirdre O Donnell, 24 Feb 2020 23:00

Lenovo ThinkPad T14, T14s & T15 with AMD Ryzen Pro 4000 (and Intel Comet Lake) announced

In the year 2020, Lenovo is changing the naming of its mainstream ThinkPad laptop series. The three new T series ThinkPads that follow the new system are called ThinkPad T14, ThinkPad T14s and ThinkPad T15. All of them feature Int...

Benjamin Herzig, 24 Feb 2020 15:00

Lenovo ThinkPad L14 & L15: New budget enterprise models with AMD Ryzen Pro 4000

Lenovo ThinkPad L14 & L15: New budget enterprise ThinkPad laptops with AMD Ryzen Pro 4000

Lenovo redesigns its affordable enterprise series, the ThinkPad L series. The new 2020 models ThinkPad L14 and ThinkPad L15 are therefore completely revamped compared to their predecessors. They also are the first affordable enter...

Benjamin Herzig, 24 Feb 2020 15:00

Lenovo ThinkPad X13 Yoga introduces OLED screen, regular X13 uses AMD Ryzen Pro 4000

Two new X series ThinkPads are introduced today. The convertible Lenovo ThinkPad X13 Yoga will be available with an 4K UHD OLED screen, while the regular, non-convertible ThinkPad X13 introduces AMD Ryzen Pro 4000 to the ThinkPad ...

Benjamin Herzig, 24 Feb 2020 15:00

Google warns against installing Google services (GMS) on Honor and Huawei phones that it has not officially certified. (Image source: Notebookcheck)

New Huawei and Honor smartphones: Google warns against installing Google services and apps

Google is now officially warning against sideloading Google services, the Play Store and other well-known Google apps on newer Honor and Huawei smartphones. While the announcement only affects those handsets that Google has not ce...

Alex Alderson, 23 Feb 2020 23:44

Some private WhatsApp group invite links may be searchable. (Source: WhatsApp)

App researchers report that WhatsApp group invites are searchable online

WhatsApp sets a lot of store by the privacy in messaging it supposedly offers. However, allegations that links that invite new users to private groups are searchable online have recently emerged. This is due to the fact Google has...

Deirdre O Donnell, 23 Feb 2020 23:14

The Sony Xperia 1 II. (Source: Max Weinbach)

The return of the headphone jack: Sony Xperia 1 II official spec sheet leaks in full ahead of launch

Sony will unveil its next flagship tomorrow and the phone's technical spec sheet has surfaced, revealing a device that competes against the Samsung Galaxy S20+ without necessarily losing. Major talking points include the return of...

Ricci Rox, 23 Feb 2020 18:18

Future Samsung phones may have a waterfall display. (Source: Vivo)

Samsung patents its take on the waterfall display

Samsung has filed a patent with the US Patent and Trademarks Office (USPTO) for a kind of display that, despite curving down around the sides of the phone, can also have physical buttons. This, in effect, is a new kind of punch-ho...

Deirdre O Donnell, 23 Feb 2020 15:03

The Mi A-series peaked with the Mi A1. (Source: Mi)

Feature | What is going on with Xiaomi's Android One Mi A-series?

The Mi A1 signaled the start of major OEMs adopting Google's Android One program. While one would expect Xiaomi to build on the success of the Mi A1, it's starting to look like the series peaked with the phone. Poor updates, bad q...

Ricci Rox, 23 Feb 2020 09:20

Eurocom sets new world record, crams 16 TB of SSD storage onto its Nightsky RX15 laptop (Source: Eurocom)

Eurocom sets new world record, crams 16 TB of SSD storage onto its lightweight Nightsky RX15 laptop

The 15.6-inch laptop houses a Core i9-9980HK CPU, GeForce RTX 2070 GPU, and up to 64 GB of RAM with 16 TB of SSD storage across two M.2 2280 slots and a 2.5-inch SATA III bay.

Allen Ngo, 23 Feb 2020 07:47

The Eve V is going on sale for the last time. (Source: Eve Devices)

Eve V: a final sale event has been announced for this "Surface alternative"

Eve will launch its "last chance" to buy its first crowd-designed tablet, the V, soon. The company will sell the core i7, 16GB RAM variant of this product at less than US$800 on this date. However, the actual delivery of the same ...

Deirdre O Donnell, 22 Feb 2020 17:31

The G-SHOCK MR-G x Bruce Lee watch. (Source: Casio)

Casio honors a legend with its Bruce Lee-themed limited edition G-SHOCK

Casio has announced the Bruce Lee Collaboration Model, a specially-designed version of its high-end G-SHOCK MR-G watch series. It features a band and case colored to match the martial arts cinema legend's hallmark tracksuit, as we...

Deirdre O Donnell, 22 Feb 2020 16:50

Surface Pro 7 throttles 22 percent slower than the Surface Laptop 3 equipped with the exact same Core i7 CPU (Image source: Microsoft)

Microsoft Surface Pro 7 Core i7 performance can throttle by almost 30 percent over time

Don't be fooled into believing that the Core i7-1065G7 CPU in the latest Surface Pro 7 tablet can perform roughly the same as the Core i7-1065G7 in a "proper" Ultrabook. The tablet version of the processor can be around 22 percent...

Allen Ngo, 22 Feb 2020 06:37

Samsung's new VI line in South Korea. (Source: Samsung)

Samsung's most advanced factory is up and running

Samsung's newest production line is unique among the OEM's fabricators in that it is dedicated to the extreme UV lithography (EUV) process. This means that it is capable of making chipsets of the up-to-date 7-nanometer (nm) variet...

Deirdre O Donnell, 21 Feb 2020 23:14

Say what you will about the iPhone notch, it's great for the TOF market. (Source: Apple)

The time-of-flight (TOF) sensor market may hit nearly US$7 billion in 5 years

Time-of-flight (or TOF) sensors became a hallmark of flagship phones as of 2018. They may enhance 3D perception in these devices for photography or even biometrics purposes. However, they are also now projected to become important...

Deirdre O Donnell, 21 Feb 2020 21:53

Bestsellers: The Xiaomi Mi 10 and Mi 10 Pro will be available in new batches until February 28. (Image source: Xiaomi)

Xiaomi Mi 10 and Mi 10 Pro are back in stock, but only in batches

The Xiaomi Mi 10 and Mi 10 Pro are in high demand at the moment, with the first two batches of handsets selling out almost instantly. After selling around US$28.5 million worth of units in under a minute, Xiaomi has now announced ...

Alex Alderson, 21 Feb 2020 19:53

Nubia has discounted the Red Magic 3. (Source: Nubia)

The Red Magic 3 gaming smartphone gets a price cut

The Red Magic 3 was the first phone to launch in 2019 with a 90 hertz (Hz) refresh rate in its AMOLED display. Now, its maker Nubia has announced a new discount for the phone. But is it worth holding out until its next generation ...

Deirdre O Donnell, 20 Feb 2020 22:59

Verizon says it will keep selling the Pixels of the future. (Source: Amazon)

Verizon refutes a report that it will not sell the Pixel 5

Verizon has provided Google's own-brand phones through its stores since their first generation. However, the latest leak on this subject alleged that the carrier would not continue on with the Pixel 5. The company has refuted thes...

Deirdre O Donnell, 20 Feb 2020 21:58

We could soon see Lenovo ThinkPads powered by the Ryzen 4000 APUs.

Lenovo ThinkPad X13 and ThinkPad T14 powered by AMD Ryzen 4000 APUs may be around the corner

A Github listing of Realtek UAD drivers seems to indicate that the Lenovo ThinkPad X13, ThinkPad T14, and ThinkPad T14S would be getting AMD options. Although no details about the specific processor SKUs are mentioned, it is very ...

Vaidyanathan Subramaniam, 20 Feb 2020 08:42

Pokemon GO's anti-cheating features have reportedly turned on TWRP. (Source: XDA)

Pokemon GO reportedly blocks players using Android custom recovery or backup methods

Team Win Recovery Project (TWRP) is a popular alternative recovery used by those who like to root and modify their Androids. A new thread on Reddit asserts that Pokemon GO will not work if it detects signs of it in a device's stor...

Deirdre O Donnell, 19 Feb 2020 20:23

TSMC may be prevented from selling chipsets to Huawei soon. (Source: TSMC)

Huawei faces chip supply disruptions in new trade war-related twist

Numerous chipset foundries, TSMC included, use equipment from US-based firms to make their products. Now, the same nation's current administration may be able to leverage this fact in order to stop the supply of silicon to Huawei....

Deirdre O Donnell, 19 Feb 2020 19:38

Facebook may have to pay over $9 billion in tax dues if the IRS wins the case (Image source: Facebook)

Facebook is getting sued by the IRS for not paying $9 billion in taxes

The IRS is suing social media giant Facebook for allegedly undervaluing its 2010 IPO, thereby avoiding over $9 billion in tax payments.

Arjun Krishna Lal, 19 Feb 2020 19:04

The ThinkPad E15 is available with the Radeon RX 640 GPU.

Dangerously hot: ThinkPad E15 with almost 70 °C (158 °F) case temperature

We were quite surprised during the temperature measurements with the new Lenovo ThinkPad E15, because one area at the bottom of the case heats up to almost 70 °C (158 °F) under load and during gaming. The cooling solution seems to...

Andreas Osthoff, 19 Feb 2020 11:39

Microsoft Surface Laptops are missing the point on why people prefer Windows in the first place (Image source: Microsoft)

Opinion | Microsoft Surface Laptops are missing the point on why people prefer Windows in the first place

It says something when even Huawei can create a better Windows laptop than Microsoft can. The Apple-like approach of the Surface Laptop series has forgone almost everything that makes Windows laptops great in the first place.

Allen Ngo, 19 Feb 2020 00:57

Business Articles

Overpriced? The Samsung Galaxy S20 Ultra apparently costs just US$528 to build

85% Lenovo ThinkPad E14 Laptop Review: Thin design beats upgradability

Rumour | AMD and Microsoft to showcase Xbox Series X gameplay and three "Big Navi" GPUs at AMD Financial Analyst Day

Deal | Microsoft Surface Laptop 3 on sale at Micro Center for $700 USD but with a catch

Nokia is coming to an end, with sales and mergers under consideration

Xiaomi Redmi K30 sales hit the equivalent of ~US$230 million in sales in under three months

Huawei reportedly circumvents US policy with its 100% in-house base station

Google announces the removal of about 600 apps from the Play Store

Xiaomi is found to have led the Indian smart-band market in 2019

A German company launches the "world's first" carbon-fiber phone

A Korean research group claims to have improved camera calibration for self-driving vehicles

Casio upgrades the PRO TREK connected watch series with titanium variants

The wireless charging market is now estimated to be worth up to US$71 billion in 5 years

How much does it cost Xiaomi to build the Mi 10? US$440 apparently

Lenovo ThinkPad T14: Ryzen 4000 version does have RJ45 & upgradable RAM

MediaTek asserts that its MT3620 MCU has driven Microsoft Azure Sphere uptake

Qualcomm brings 5G to headset gaming with its new Snapdragon XR2 Reference Design

NVIDIA releases a SHIELD TV software update

GOG updates refund policy to include games that are played up to 30 days after purchase

Lenovo ThinkPad X1 Next & ThinkPad X1 Nano: What is Lenovo planning?

Budget phone cameras are about to get much better with the OmniVision OV48C and OV64C

Deal | Dell Latitude 7390 with Core i7 CPU, 8 GB RAM, and 256 GB now on sale for just $599 USD with three-year warranty as standard

17 global operators to support Always On, Always Connected 5G PCs

Samsung announces that its highest-end RAM for smartphones is nearly here

Huawei's AX3 is the world's first "Wi-Fi 6+" and Harmony OS router

Sony teases the Xperia Pro at its flagship phone launch

Lenovo ThinkPad T14, T14s & T15 with AMD Ryzen Pro 4000 (and Intel Comet Lake) announced

Lenovo ThinkPad L14 & L15: New budget enterprise ThinkPad laptops with AMD Ryzen Pro 4000

Lenovo ThinkPad X13 Yoga introduces OLED screen, regular X13 uses AMD Ryzen Pro 4000

84% Sayonara, Alcantara: Microsoft Surface Laptop 3 13.5-inch Core i5 Review

New Huawei and Honor smartphones: Google warns against installing Google services and apps

App researchers report that WhatsApp group invites are searchable online

The return of the headphone jack: Sony Xperia 1 II official spec sheet leaks in full ahead of launch

Samsung patents its take on the waterfall display

Feature | What is going on with Xiaomi's Android One Mi A-series?

Eurocom sets new world record, crams 16 TB of SSD storage onto its lightweight Nightsky RX15 laptop

Eve V: a final sale event has been announced for this "Surface alternative"

Casio honors a legend with its Bruce Lee-themed limited edition G-SHOCK

Microsoft Surface Pro 7 Core i7 performance can throttle by almost 30 percent over time

Samsung's most advanced factory is up and running

The time-of-flight (TOF) sensor market may hit nearly US$7 billion in 5 years

Xiaomi Mi 10 and Mi 10 Pro are back in stock, but only in batches

The Red Magic 3 gaming smartphone gets a price cut

Verizon refutes a report that it will not sell the Pixel 5

Lenovo ThinkPad X13 and ThinkPad T14 powered by AMD Ryzen 4000 APUs may be around the corner

Pokemon GO reportedly blocks players using Android custom recovery or backup methods

Huawei faces chip supply disruptions in new trade war-related twist

Facebook is getting sued by the IRS for not paying $9 billion in taxes

Dangerously hot: ThinkPad E15 with almost 70 °C (158 °F) case temperature

Opinion | Microsoft Surface Laptops are missing the point on why people prefer Windows in the first place

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