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The Snapdragon X series is official. (Source: Qualcomm)

Computex 2024 | Qualcomm CEO declares the PC Reborn thanks to Snapdragon X series PCs

Cristiano Amon has formally introduced the Snapdragon X Elite and Plus chipsets during the company's "PC Reborn" Computex 2024 keynote speech. The series features a custom NPU touted to deliver the potential of their signature Mic...

Deirdre O'Donnell, 03 Jun 2024 17:08

Renault has previously debuted a Twingo EV concept, confirming that it would likely launch around 2026. (Image source: Renault)

Renault confirms $21,000 EV in Chinese partnership that paves way for more cheap EVs out of French brand

Renault's Ampere EV division is currently hard at work developing an affordable electric Twingo to compete with Chinese EV brands. After a deal with VW soured, Renault has partnered with a Chinese firm for the Twingo EV and to lea...

Julian van der Merwe, 03 Jun 2024 07:21

The 4K OLED model of the Lenovo ThinkPad P16s Gen 2 AMD is on sale for just over $1,000 (Image: Mario Petzold)

Deal | Refurbished Lenovo ThinkPad P16s with 64GB memory and 4K OLED now cheaper than ever

The maxed-out ThinkPad P16s Gen 2 is a fantastic choice for users who need a copious amount of RAM and a high-resolution OLED screen, especially since Lenovo is now granting a huge discount on a refurbished unit of this well-equip...

Enrico Frahn, 01 Jun 2024 19:03

The Vision Pro might go international soon. (Source: Apple)

Apple Vision Pro tipped to launch outside US in mid-2024

Apple will finally expand availability for the first-gen Vision Pro later in 2024, according to some new reports. The VR/AR headset is set to be released to a shortlist of additional countries on that date, in which Apple Stores w...

Deirdre O'Donnell, 01 Jun 2024 14:23

A new Kompanio processor appears. (Source: MediaTek)

Computex 2024 | MediaTek gears up to make the AI-powered Chromebook of the future with new Kompanio silicon

The MediaTek Kompanio series is back at Computex with a new variant touted to bring more AI power to Chrome OS-powered laptops via a dedicated NPU. The 838 is also touted to support modern form-factors that might still last a day ...

Deirdre O'Donnell, 31 May 2024 20:25

The ThinkPad T14 is a viable choice for laptop users who would like to save some money by buying refurbished (Image: Andreas Osthoff)

Deal | ThinkPad T14 with AMD Ryzen 5 Pro and 32GB RAM drops to $527 in Lenovo's refurbished laptop sale

A well-equipped AMD version of the Lenovo ThinkPad T14 Gen 3 is now extremely cheap as the certified-refurbished business laptop has been discounted by another 28% in addition to the already cheap list price.

Enrico Frahn, 31 May 2024 18:15

Lenovo ThinkPad T16 G2 AMD: A great choice even in 2024

Despite the Lenovo ThinkPad T16 Gen 2 not being the most recent model, it is still of interest: There will not be a successor with AMD CPUs. Even in 2024, the Lenovo ThinkPad T16 Gen 2 AMD can be a great work device.

Benjamin Herzig, 31 May 2024 15:14

Netflix is producing the Minecraft series in collaboration with Mojang Studios. (Source: X formerly Twitter)

Netflix announces animated Minecraft series, short trailer gives first impression

Netflix announced yesterday that it is working on a new Minecraft series. Unlike the Minecraft film planned for 2025, however, the series will be animated and not realized via live action.

Marius Müller, 31 May 2024 14:56

Acer TravelMate P6 14 now offers 2.8K OLED touch and non-touch options. (Image Source: Acer)

Computex 2024 | Acer TravelMate P6 14 gets refreshed to Intel Meteor Lake options with vPro Enterprise, adds Wi-Fi 7 but forgoes 5G connectivity

Acer has announced an upgraded TravelMate P6 14 at Computex 2024. The new TravelMate P6 14 now comes with Intel Meteor Lake processors up to the Core Ultra 7 with vPro Enterprise and a host of AI-assisted functionality. Buyers hav...

Vaidyanathan Subramaniam, 31 May 2024 12:59

Solar Foods Solein protein produced by microorganisms can be used to make environmentally-friendly foods. (Source: Solar Foods)

Solar Foods opens cellular agriculture factory to grow Solein food protein using microbes fed air with a touch of minerals

Solar Foods has opened a cellular agriculture factory to grow Solein food protein using microbes fed oxygen and hydrogen split from water, carbon dioxide from the air, and a touch of minerals. The main inputs are renewable and dri...

30 May 2024 04:30

Starlink goes official in Botswana and Zimbabwe

Now that SpaceX's Starlink has a license to do business in Botswana and Zimbabwe, its services are set to become fully available in both countries in "Q3 2024". Starlink is also fully operational in Eswatini and Mozambique, which ...

Sergey Tarasov, 29 May 2024 21:44

Getac S510 debuts as rugged laptop with first-mover AI optimizations

Getac asserts that its new S510 is ready for the oncoming AI-powered revolution in field-work, as it comes complete with a physical Microsoft Copilot button. The 15.6-inch PC is equipped with up to Core Ultra 7 processors from Int...

Deirdre O'Donnell, 29 May 2024 19:38

Amazfit unveils a new mini-app. (Source: Amazfit)

Amazfit announces new wallet app for smartwatches (sort of)

Zepp OS, the native software for Amazfit smartwatches, has been augmented with a new NFC feature. It is characterized as a "wallet", in that it can act as a holder for a number of virtual reward cards from brands such as Starbucks...

Deirdre O'Donnell, 29 May 2024 18:49

Beyond the Mini PC – Customizable Computing Solutions for Any Industry

In today’s fast-paced business world, the demand for efficient, customizable, and powerful computing solutions has never been greater. According to a 2022 report by Grand View Research, the global market for custom-built PCs is ex...

Adver torial, 29 May 2024 07:28

Insta360 holds a Summer Sale. (Source: Insta360)

Deal | On-trend Insta360 action cameras drop to sub-$400 prices for limited time

Insta360 has announced a Summer 2024 sale with up to $80 off some of its latest innovative lifestyle and vlogging companions such as the Ace Pro action-cam, X3 360-degree camera and the 2-in-1 GO 3. Then again, there might be more...

Deirdre O'Donnell, 28 May 2024 18:37

YouTube videos automatically skip to the end if an adblocker is active. (Quelle: YouTube)

YouTube takes new measures against ad blockers

After YouTube recently took action against the use of ad blockers with warning notices, the company has now come up with a completely new mechanism to secure its advertising revenue.

Marius Müller, 28 May 2024 16:00

In addition to the Gothic remake, the Embracer Group, which includes more than 130 development teams, is planning over 70 game releases - including titles such as Kingdom Come: Deliverance II, Titan Quest 2 and Killing Floor 3 (Source: GOG)

A release window for the Gothic remake has finally been announced

The latest annual report from the Embracer Group, which also includes the developers behind the Gothic remake, reveals a release window for the much sought-after remake.

Marius Müller, 27 May 2024 16:04

Google labeled "an illegal monopolist" by US federal judge

After Epic Games' unexpected win, veteran antitrust US federal judge James Donato is now taking the story one step further by asking Google to calculate the costs incurred by allowing the Epic Games Store inside the Google Play St...

Codrut Nistor, 25 May 2024 12:34

Asus recently found itself in hot water over an incident involving an RMA of an ROG Ally gaming handheld. (Image source: Notebookcheck)

Asus responds yet again, retools warranty process to address major concerns raised by GamersNexus ROG Ally repair debacle

After missing the mark in its initial response to the damning Gamers Nexus report highlighting major shortcomings in Asus's warranty process for the YouTube outfit's ROG Ally, Asus has responded with more sweeping changes to its R...

Julian van der Merwe, 25 May 2024 09:16

Lenovo has cut the price of the AMD-equipped ThinkPad P14s Gen 3 by a significant margin (Image: Benjamin Herzig)

Deal | Lenovo ThinkPad P14s Gen 3 laptop with AMD Ryzen 7 Pro and 32GB RAM discounted by 71%

The well-equipped AMD model of the ThinkPad P14s Gen 3 has received its steppest discount to date as Lenovo has marked the 14-inch workstation laptop down by a considerable $1,970 relative to the original list price.

Enrico Frahn, 23 May 2024 20:21

Total War: Warhammer III is a popular game in a seemingly declining genre. (Image source: Steam)

Strategy games a dying breed study claims — interest wanes in tactical gameplay mechanics despite steady player counts

A recent survey of 1.7 million gamers found that games that involve “strategic thinking and planning” are becoming less popular amongst gamers. Out of twelve different motivations, strategic thinking in games has seen the biggest ...

Julian van der Merwe, 23 May 2024 18:35

Low-maintenance, durable and enough power for thousands of households: a Megapack. (Image: Tesla)

Tesla Megafactory for Megapack is finally being built

Construction of a factory for energy storage systems for power grids is starting in Shanghai. Production, which will amount to 40 gigawatt hours per year, is due to start in less than a year.

Mario Petzold, 23 May 2024 15:50

Snapchat AR lenses are now available with the new Chrome extension (Image Source: Chrome Web Store)

Snapchat brings AR lenses to desktop with a Chrome Extension

Snapchat aims to bring back the AR lenses to desktop with a Chrome extension, which is now available for a public preview. This extension allows people to use fun AR lenses in video calls, virtual conferences, and more.

Nitisha Upadhye, 23 May 2024 06:56

Starlink becomes available in Indonesia as Elon Musk talks to Ranil Wickremesinghe about establishing presence in Sri Lanka

Now that Starlink is officially operational in Indonesia, many remote islands will finally get a reliable way to connect with the world. In the meantime, at least one other Asian nation is eyeing an official agreement with SpaceX.

Sergey Tarasov, 23 May 2024 01:11

The NIIRA Smart Glasses. (Source: Sensotec)

NIIRA: New smart glasses touted to boost orientation and navigation for the visually impaired

Eyesynth and Sensotec have partnered to present a new smart wearable uniquely designed and equipped for wearers with visual impairments. The new kind of spectacles are touted to guide and inform the user as they move around with A...

Deirdre O'Donnell, 22 May 2024 17:36

Despite its promises, Humane's AI Pin has left the company desperately seeking a buyer. (Image via Humane and stock photo, w/ edits)

Humane up for sale after failure of AI Pin

AI startup Humane Inc. is looking for someone to buy its business roughly a month after its first device, the AI Pin, was roundly panned by reviewers and early adopters. Humane values its company somewhere between $750 million and...

Sam Medley, 22 May 2024 16:58

Gordon Bell dies at 89

Computing pioneer Gordon Bell, a name associated with the development of the PDP and VAX computer systems at Digital Equipment Corporation in the 1960s and 1970s, passed away at 89. In the 1990s, he advised Microsoft and then join...

Codrut Nistor, 22 May 2024 14:15

HP's commercial re-branding is more open-ended than its consumer equivalent. (Image source: HP)

HP announces commercial portfolio re-brand with baffling 18 product segments

HP has announced a restructuring of its commercial portfolio offering. Starting with the EliteBook Ultra G1q, all HP commercial releases will launch with 'Elite' or 'Pro' prefixes. While HP hopes that the move will create simplici...

Alex Alderson, 21 May 2024 16:08

Nabu is planning to sue over the expansion of the Tesla Gigafactory, and is backed by climate activists and local residents (image: Tesla)

Tesla Gigafactory faces lawsuit from nature conservation organisation despite local approval

The dispute over the expansion of the controversial Tesla Gigafactory Berlin is coming to a head. After an attempt by around 800 climate activists to storm the building, nature conservation organisation Nabu is now taking legal ac...

Nicole Dominikowski, 21 May 2024 15:37

Fans will soon be able to see Scarlett Johansson on the big screen again. Her new drama-comedy "Fly Me to the Moon" opens in US-american cinemas on July 12. (Source: OpenAi)

Scarlett Johansson vs. OpenAI: ChatGPT's AI assistant "Sky" is supposed to use Johansson's voice without her consent

Although the actress refused to lend her voice to OpenAI's AI assistant, it sounds suspiciously like Scarlett Johansson. Johansson has now taken legal action.

Marius Müller, 21 May 2024 15:36

Google Cloud fails UniSuper for two weeks after deleting $135 billion fund's data and accounts in error. (Source: NBC)

Google Cloud deletes $135,000,000,000 account for Australian UniSuper retirement fund, then takes two weeks to restore

Google Cloud has deleted in error the $135 billion account and data for UniSuper, a retirement fund company holding the pension savings for over 647,000 members who work at 37 Australian universities. The funds were unavailable fo...

David Chien, 19 May 2024 02:52

US-based cryptocurrency miners reportedly took ~143,000 BTC home in 2023

The US is second to none with ~143,000 BTC mined in 2023 according to a report by BitRiver, the leading Russian cryptocurrency mining farm operator. This corresponds to $9.6 billion at May 18, 2024 value. Russia is a distant secon...

Sergey Tarasov, 18 May 2024 15:45

Starlink roaming kit installation (image: SpaceX)

Starlink satellite Internet roaming price goes up by $200 days after the residential plan increases

SpaceX has started sending emails to Starlink satellite Internet subscribers that their roaming plan price will double. For new subscribers, the Starlink price increase is immediate.

Daniel Zlatev, 18 May 2024 14:12

Tesla may soon use Chinese driver data as a seed to grow self-driving software used around the world. (Image via Wikimedia Commons w/ edits)

Musk eyes China to house data center powering global development of Tesla self-driving tech

Tesla may soon use a data center located in China to process the data needed for the company's self-driving software. While Tesla currently assesses data for EVs it sells in China, this move could allow the company to transfer dri...

Sam Medley, 17 May 2024 16:41

GTA VI reportedly has multiple protagonists like GTA V. (Source: Rockstar)

GTA VI release timing officially confirmed by Take-Two financial report

Rockstar Games is planning to release GTA VI before 2025 comes to a close according to the latest earnings report from Take-Two Interactive Software, the parent company of Rockstar. This negates a past rumor which alleged that the...

Fawad Murtaza, 17 May 2024 12:28

Palworld ranking by current players (Source: Steam Charts)

Palworld's freefall continues

Although it went all the way above 2,100,000 simultaneous players, Palworld is now struggling in the second half of the top 100 most played Steam games. While Counter-Strike 2 easily peaks above the 1,000,000 threshold on a daily ...

Codrut Nistor, 17 May 2024 01:10

NFL games coming to Netflix (Source: Netflix Tudum)

Netflix inks three-year contract with the NFL

Thanks to the industry-first deal that brings together Netflix and NFL, the Christmas Day games of the professional sports league with the highest per-game attendance in the world will be aired by the subscription video on-demand ...

Codrut Nistor, 16 May 2024 23:13

Gameloft studio in Cluj (Source: Gameloft)

Gameloft to cut over 100 jobs in Cluj, Romania

With less than 150 employees left, the Gameloft studio in Cluj is far from the days when it accommodated around 500 people. Earlier today, the company confirmed the rumors about the closure of the Cluj studio, mentioning that all ...

Codrut Nistor, 15 May 2024 18:45

President Biden raises tariffs on Chinese-made EVs, lithium batteries, solar cells, medical PPE and syringes, and more. (Source: Whitehouse on YouTube)

President Biden raises US import tariffs on Chinese EVs, batteries, solar cells, medical supplies, semiconductors, port cranes, minerals, and metals while ignoring patients and medical providers

President Biden has raised US import tariffs on Chinese electric vehicles, batteries, solar cells, medical supplies, semiconductors, port cranes, minerals, steel, and aluminum. The tariffs are in response to unfair Chinese trade p...

David Chien, 15 May 2024 03:16

HMD debuts rugged 64MP camera Android smartphone with suspiciously familiar specs (and name)

HMD - which now releases smartphones independent of its usual Nokia brand-name - has announced its first-ever rugged smartphone. It pairs a Corning Gorilla Glass Victus-covered 120Hz display with an "AI" main camera and an estimat...

Deirdre O'Donnell, 14 May 2024 19:01

The C10 is already familiar in one form or another from other brands. (Image: Leapmotor)

EV for just over €20,000: Stellantis and Leapmotor launch sales in Europe

The world's fourth-largest car manufacturer announces the sale of two Chinese e-car models. These include nine countries in Europe and one model in particular is likely to be of interest.

Mario Petzold, 14 May 2024 15:19

SMIC has reportedly developed its 5 nm node without EUV

Multiple reports state SMIC has finally developed an in-house 5 nm node using only DUV. It will supposedly debut alongside new Kirin chips later this year.

Anil Ganti, 14 May 2024 11:44

Tesla's Supercharger network is vital to much of the EV market since many car brands switched to the NACS connector least year. (Image source: Kia)

Tesla needs its Supercharger team after all - employees re-hired to former posts mere weeks after axing

Elon Musk's recent cost-cutting move to fire almost all of Tesla's Supercharger team was met with confusion and more than a little panic. Now, he seems to have started rehiring the same team, although just how many have returned i...

Julian van der Merwe, 13 May 2024 23:56

Motorola Edge 50 Pro now banned in Germany (Source: Motorola)

Multiple Motorola and Lenovo devices banned in Germany

In the aftermath of a patent dispute, Motorola and Lenovo are no longer allowed to sell smartphones and laptops with WWAN modules. Although some targeted Lenovo laptops can still be acquired as long as existing stocks last, the br...

Codrut Nistor, 13 May 2024 16:55

First gird-level sodium battery storage (image: CSG)

First sodium-ion battery storage station at grid level opens with cells that can be charged in 12 minutes

Clean electricity generation paired with the first grid-level sodium battery energy storage system can bring costs down to just $0.028 per kWh. The 10 MWh storage capacity is executed with sodium-ion cells that can be charged in j...

Daniel Zlatev, 13 May 2024 13:03

Ford's Mustang Mach-e famously has faced massive demand issues over the last few years. (Image source: Ford)

Ford cancels EV battery orders as losses widen to $130,000 per vehicle sold

Ford's Model e division is now losing over $100,000 per EV sold. As a result, the carmaker is looking to scale back EV production, according to industry insiders who claim Ford has cut back on battery orders significantly.

Julian van der Merwe, 13 May 2024 08:27

Peak solar flare period threatens GPS, satellites, flights, electrical grids, and electronic devices worldwide. (Source: NASA/SDO)

Huge solar flares from peak year of Solar Cycle 25 disrupt GPS while threatening Starlink satellites, flights, and power grids

Huge solar flares from the peak year of Solar Cycle 25 have disrupted GPS services while threatening Starlink satellites, flights, power grids, and more. Solar flares are enormous bursts of energy from the sun crash into the magne...

David Chien, 12 May 2024 08:00

Whether and in what form EA will integrate advertising into video games is still unclear. (Source: Electronic Arts)

EA considers the use of advertising in games

Although Electronic Arts had stated in 2021 that it did not want to integrate advertising into games, the transcript of a conference call recently emerged in which the use of dynamic ad insertion was discussed.

Marius Müller, 11 May 2024 18:17

The 2024 iPad Pro 13 is the thinnest Apple product to date. (Source: Apple)

New iPad Pro 11 and 13-inch sales reported to face headwinds due to expensive price tag and larger iPad Air 13

The latest Apple iPad Pro 11 and 13 with their cutting-edge Ultra Retina XDR tandem OLED panels and 9/10-core Apple M4 SoC pack substantial upgrades over their predecessors that had mini-LED panels and the Apple M2 SoC. However, a...

Fawad Murtaza, 11 May 2024 14:11