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TSMC officially debuts its latest N2 nanosheet-based chipset architecture, rated for a speed boost of up to 15% compared to the upcoming N3 platform

TSMC has outlined its latest semiconductor technology during its 2022 North America Technology Symposium. N2 is in fact the next generation on from the "cutting-edge" N3 and N3E FINFLEX architecture, on which the highly-anticipate...

Deirdre O'Donnell, 24 Jun 2022 17:05

The ID. AERO render. (Source: Volkswagen)

Volkswagen teases its concept for the ID. AERO, the future "electric limousine" for certain markets

Volkswagen has confirmed it has plans for an upmarket, variant of the all-electric ID. vehicle line. The AERO is in fact being teased as a flagship of the series, although it is only aimed at one market. Then again, it only exists...

Deirdre O'Donnell, 23 Jun 2022 19:47

Apple is allegedly sourcing displays for the iPhone 14 series from Samsung, LG, and BOE. (Image source: Howard Bouchevereau)

Apple set to re-evaluate iPhone 14 OLED panels produced by BOE but the order might be considerably small

Apple is re-evaluating iPhone 14 displays produced by BOE if a report from The Elec is to be believed. Following a controversy where Apple caught BOE changing the panel circuitry of the iPhone 13 without its approval, Cupertino ha...

Fawad Murtaza, 22 Jun 2022 20:11

Samsung touts GAAFET as the best thing since, well...FinFET. (Source: Samsung)

Rumor | Samsung 3nm GAAFET mass production will kick off by the end of June 2022 at the earliest

Samsung is now rumored to launch the full-scale manufacture of its next-gen, 3 nanometer (3nm) chips by very late June or early July 2022. Doing so would allow it to beat its rival TSMC to announcing such a breakthrough. The South...

Deirdre O'Donnell, 22 Jun 2022 19:20

Premium Dell Latitude 9330 2-in-1 with 12th gen Intel CPUs now shipping starting at $2100 USD (Source: Dell)

Premium Dell Latitude 9330 2-in-1 with 12th gen Intel CPUs and 500-nit touchscreen now shipping starting at $2100 USD

The 13.3-inch model integrates two Thunderbolt 4 ports, 5G WWAN connectivity, Wi-Fi 6E, and a 16:10 2560 x 1600 display all in a chassis weighing less than 3 pounds. Intel Core U-series CPUs come standard with no Core P options.

Allen Ngo, 21 Jun 2022 19:46

Artesian Builds puts thousands of PC parts, graphics cards, and partly-built systems worth nearly US$1 million up for bankruptcy auction

Controversial PC builder Artesian Builds is putting up its assets for auction in an attempt to pay off debt after filing bankruptcy. The assets being auctioned off include thousands of PC components, partially-built PCs, and GPUs.

Arjun Krishna Lal, 21 Jun 2022 15:14

Samsung is said to be sitting on a huge stockpile of unsold smartphones (image via own)

Samsung has 50 million smartphones lying around in its inventory due to low demand

A new report suggests that 18% of Samsung's inventory, or 50 million smartphones, are lying around in its warehouses. They are mostly mid-range Galaxy A series devices which haven't sold well because of low demand.

Anil Ganti, 21 Jun 2022 14:57

Lenovo ThinkStation P360 Ultra launching soon for users who thought the ThinkStation P360 Tiny may have been too slow

The model promises more than 50 percent faster performance than previous generation SFF desktop workstations. Its new chassis is fully ISV certified and also one of the first in its desktop workstation category to carry both ether...

Allen Ngo, 21 Jun 2022 09:59

Volkswagen is expected to be the world's largest EV manufacturer by 2024, in part thanks to new vehicles like the ID. Buzz. (Image source: Volkswagen)

Volkswagen set to overtake Tesla in global EV sales by 2024

New research suggests that Volkswagen will overtake Tesla as the world's largest producer of electric vehicles by 2024. The German company is already the top EV manufacturer in Europe, with new models such as the ID. Buzz launchin...

Polly Allcock, 20 Jun 2022 17:37

The Xiaomi Band 7 is proving to be as successful as its popular predecessor. (Source: Xiaomi)

Xiaomi Band 7 already a massive success as Xiaomi confirms sales have crossed one-million mark

The Mi Band 6 was incredibly popular last year and it appears its direct successor, the Xiaomi Band 7, toes a similar line. Currently only available in China, Xiaomi has now confirmed that it has sold over a million units of the s...

Ricci Rox, 19 Jun 2022 22:21

Sony's new sensor will likely rival the 108 MP ISOCELL HM2 on the Xiaomi 11T series. (Source: Xiaomi)

Sony to boost mid-range camera performance with a new 100 MP sensor as Samsung readies a groundbreaking flagship camera

Sony and Samsung look set to bring a number of new, powerful smartphone camera sensors to the market. For Sony, one of those will be the company's first foray into the 100 MP range and will be designed for the mid-range segment. S...

Ricci Rox, 19 Jun 2022 10:32

Samsung Galaxy Book2 Pro 360 13 in review: Lightweight 2-in-1 laptop with stylus support

Samsung Galaxy Book2 Pro 360: 2-in-1-laptop with OLED display

The 1,040-gram Galaxy Book2 Pro 360 scores points with an Alder Lake CPU, Thunderbolt 4, and very good battery life. Positive: The laptop can run completely silently when needed. The OLED touchscreen can be used both with the fing...

Sascha Mölck, 19 Jun 2022 09:13

GMC Hummer EV is slated to acquire a new price hike per model

The Hummer EV is the stalwart GMC extra-wide, 9,000lb truck made electric. It currently starts for just over US$80,000 in the US - however, according to the latest report, it is set to get even more expensive than that imminently....

Deirdre O'Donnell, 18 Jun 2022 18:28

LG brings its innovative 2-in-1 DualUp monitor to the US market

The LG DualUp Monitor has just been announced in terms of pricing and availability for the US market. Its unusual name can be explained via its form-factor, which leads to an extremely rare 16:18 aspect-ratio and what the OEM call...

Deirdre O'Donnell, 17 Jun 2022 17:57

One of Meizu's last Android flagships. (Source: Meizu)

Geely completes its acquisition of former Chinese smartphone heavyweight Meizu

The smart/electric car conglomerate Geely has now acquired a major share in the OEM Meizu, thus cementing rumors that the owner of Volvo, Polestar and other brands has an interest in smartphones as well. The merger may prove a lif...

Deirdre O'Donnell, 16 Jun 2022 22:41

Microsoft finally buries Internet Explorer today

Today, Microsoft has stopped providing support for its once-dominant web browser. However, this is not surprising since the 27-year-old Internet Explorer has been in control of less than one percent of the browser market for a whi...

Codrut Nistor, 15 Jun 2022 18:59

Samsung upgrades the Galaxy XCover 5 to One UI 4.1 based on Android 12

Samsung has finally updated its most current rugged smartphone, the Galaxy XCover 5, to Android 12. Its new firmware confers One UI 4.1 on the 2021 device, its new Material You-inspired system color-schemes included. The new major...

Deirdre O'Donnell, 15 Jun 2022 18:25

Some customers have been notified of a nine-month delay to the delivery estimate of their R1S EV. (Image source: Rivian)

Rivian R1S electric SUV customers hit with up to nine-month delivery delay

Rivian has reportedly sent letters to some customers informing them of a delay in delivering their R1S electric SUV. The most significant reported wait is an additional nine months until December this year. Supply chain issues hav...

Polly Allcock, 14 Jun 2022 17:14

Lenovo expands its manufacturing to Europe. (Source: Lenovo)

Lenovo declares its first ever in-house European factory open

Lenovo has officially launched its first ever manufacturing plant to be based in Europe. The inaugural facility will produce equipment for data-storage as well as full, enterprise-grade PCs. Therefore, its installation represents ...

Deirdre O'Donnell, 14 Jun 2022 17:13

Fans express dissent over Kojima-Xbox collaboration. (Image Source: Viciados.net)

Angry fans accuse Hideo Kojima of betrayal for collaborating with Xbox, Kojima clarifies studio is just pursuing all possibilities

A section of PlayStation fans doesn't seem to be too happy with the just announced partnership between developer Hideo Kojima and Xbox on an upcoming title that would leverage the Xbox cloud infrastructure. They have taken to onli...

Vaidyanathan Subramaniam, 14 Jun 2022 09:19

Getac launches X600 and X600 Pro rugged performance laptops with Intel 11th gen CPUs and Quadro RTX 3000 graphics (Source: Getac)

Getac X600 and X600 Pro rugged performance laptops coming with Intel 11th gen CPUs and Quadro RTX 3000 graphics

The high-performance models will become available in October of this year with workstation-like options, Thunderbolt 4, and lots of expandable modules that we've come to expect from a rugged laptop.

Allen Ngo, 14 Jun 2022 04:10

Lenovo ThinkBook 16p G3: Real successor of the ThinkBook 16p G2 with 165 Hz screen & USB4

Aside from the North America exclusive ThinkBook 16p NX, Lenovo is also releasing a real successor to the ThinkBook 16p G2: The ThinkBook 16p G3. Different from the NX model, this one does not downgrade the specifications and it c...

Benjamin Herzig, 14 Jun 2022 02:31

A new "Galaxy XCover6 Pro" render. (Source: GizNext)

Update | Samsung Galaxy XCover 6 Pro: new renders purport to confirm 5G, along with relatively fast charging and Wi-Fi, in the allegedly upcoming rugged smartphone

Samsung is now said to have a 2022 Galaxy XCover-series device in the works. The putative smartphone is referred to as a new Pro of its rugged line, probably as it is linked to arguably upgraded specs for its market. Its latest le...

Deirdre O'Donnell, 11 Jun 2022 17:49

Telegram: no longer free forever. (Source: Telegram)

Telegram Premium's existence and imminent launch is confirmed by the app's founder

Telegram's founding organization has long been suspected of switching to a paid model; now, its leader has released a post formally outlining this new "subscription plan". The app will still be available for free, although full us...

Deirdre O'Donnell, 11 Jun 2022 16:07

The Poco F4 Pro was said to be a Redmi K50 Pro rebadge. (Source: Xiaomi)

Poco F4 Pro reportedly cancelled as more Poco F4 details are confirmed

New information has now surfaced strongly indicating that Xiaomi has shelved all plans for the release of a Poco F4 Pro. Supposedly, the Poco F4 Pro was to be a rebadged Redmi K50 Pro for the global market but will now never be re...

Ricci Rox, 10 Jun 2022 13:27

Lenovo ThinkPad P15v G2: A 4K panel & Intel's Core i9 are optional for the inexpensive workstation.

Lenovo ThinkPad P15v G2 review: Affordable 15-inch workstation made better with Intel Core i9 and 4K display?

The inexpensive ThinkPad P15v is a slim 15-inch workstation with an optional Intel Core i9 and 4K display. However, our review revealed low fidelity in the FullHD variant as well as fluctuating performance benchmarks on part of th...

Marvin Gollor, 09 Jun 2022 12:56

The Kingston IronKey Vault Privacy 50 Encrypted USB has BadUSB Attack Protection. (Image source: Kingston)

Kingston IronKey Vault Privacy 50 Encrypted USB launches with Brute Force and BadUSB attack protection

Kingston has revealed the IronKey Vault Privacy 50 Encrypted USB series. The devices have both Brute Force and BadUSB attack protection, and read-only settings. You can set 16-character passwords in Complex mode, plus the gadget h...

Polly Allcock, 09 Jun 2022 12:53

Twitter might not go private soon after all. (Source: Twitter)

Elon Musk's acquisition of Twitter hits further roadblocks over reported legal wranglings

Elon Musk had agreed to buy the social media company Twitter for a sum of over US$40 billion. However, the Tesla CEO has subsequently raised objections to this deal going ahead, citing alleged discrepancies in the proportion of ac...

Deirdre O'Donnell, 07 Jun 2022 14:03

The Phone (1) might be here soon. (Source: Nothing)

Nothing hints at an imminent phone (1)-related announcement

The latest leak on the subject of Nothing's first-gen Android smartphone was that it would not debut until late July 2022. However, the Carl Pei-led brand has now indicated that its own statement on that subject is on the way - po...

Deirdre O'Donnell, 07 Jun 2022 12:19

Apple Self Service products in use. (Source: Hugh Jefferys via YouTube)

New York passes the United States' first ever right to repair-compatible law

The New York State Senate and Assembly have approved the motion to sign the Digital Fair Repair Act into law. The bill is intended to oblige OEMs to make it easier for users to restore their personal devices on their own within th...

Deirdre O'Donnell, 05 Jun 2022 18:24

Snapdragon Spaces is now open to devs. (Source: Qualcomm)

Qualcomm declares the Snapdragon Spaces XR Developer Platform open for download

Qualcomm has announced that the Snapdragon Spaces XR Developer Platform it has implemented to help engineers and creators make next-gen metaverse-type environments and products is ready for use. The OEM offers a compatible dev-kit...

Deirdre O'Donnell, 04 Jun 2022 18:09

In addition to the hiring freeze, every tenth employee at Tesla could potentially lose their job (Image: Trac Vu)

Elon Musk announces hiring freeze at Tesla, every tenth employee to be laid off

Due to the rather dire economic outlook, Tesla CEO Elon Musk has apparently informed his executives that the Texas-based EV pioneer is about to take some notable cost-saving measures. If these are implemented, up to 10% of all Tes...

Enrico Frahn, 04 Jun 2022 01:01

Shiba Inu founder goes dark(er)

Although not much is known about Shiba Inu's creator, Ryoshi, now this mysterious person is back in the dark after he removed all the social media content he ever posted. However, this extreme move has not affected much the popula...

Codrut Nistor, 03 Jun 2022 18:54

A Naver 1784 robot in action. (Source: Samsung)

Samsung and Naver collaborate on a first-gen corporate HQ to be run by robots connected to a private 5G-powered cloud

Samsung and Naver have partnered to present South Korea's first ever private 5G network. It exists to support a cloud that co-ordinates a new fleet of robots at the latter's new HQ. They are intended to move around the place by th...

Deirdre O'Donnell, 02 Jun 2022 18:09

Tesla employees are supposedly required to return to their respective offices full time (Image: Paul Steuber)

"40 hours per week or depart Tesla": Elon Musk ends remote work agreement at the EV pioneer

Work-from-home arrangements are apparently a thorn in the side of the eccentric workaholic Elon Musk, which is why the Tesla CEO has now asked his employees to return to the office for 40 hours per week if they intend to keep work...

Enrico Frahn, 01 Jun 2022 21:59

Qualcomm is favoring the creation of a consortium to control ARM

The creation of a consortium of rival companies that would ensure ARM's neutrality seems to be favored by an increasing number of important industry players. A few months ago, SK Hynix was among the first proponents for such a con...

Bogdan Solca, 01 Jun 2022 18:08

AMD Ryzen Pro 7 6860Z: Specs of exclusive ThinkPad Z13 CPU published

The Lenovo ThinkPad Z13 gets an exclusive processor from AMD: The AMD Ryzen Pro 7 6860Z. This CPU of the U series with a TDP of 15 W is a modified version of the octacore Ryzen Pro 6850U. Alongside the detailed specifications of t...

Benjamin Herzig, 01 Jun 2022 00:58

The Redmi Note 11T Pro Plus. (Source: Xiaomi)

Redmi Note 11T Pro series nets Xiaomi over US$65 million in first hour of sales

Redmi General Manager Lu Weibing has now reported early sales numbers of Xiaomi's new Redmi Note 11T Pro phones in China. The phones seem to have sold rather well, albeit failing to match up to numbers from the more premium Redmi ...

Ricci Rox, 31 May 2022 21:46

Samsung may need to reduce new smartphone production by 30 million units in 2022

Samsung had reportedly planned to have as much as 310 million smartphones made in 2022. However, according to the latest word from production insiders, that figure is now down to as little as 280 million. The reduction in orders, ...

Deirdre O'Donnell, 28 May 2022 18:11

Update | The Volkswagen ID. Buzz sponsors the launch of the Obi-Wan Kenobi series

Volkswagen has announced a collaboration with Lucasfilm/Industrial Light & Magic to promote its latest e-vehicle, the ID. Buzz, in conjunction with the upcoming Disney+ series, Obi-Wan Kenobi. It consists of promotional material c...

Deirdre O'Donnell, 27 May 2022 16:44

Exynos 2300: Samsung Galaxy S23 Exynos model seemingly still on the cards as first SoC details surface

Earlier reports claimed that Samsung could be ditching Exynos for the Galaxy S23 and S24 lineups in favor of a truly custom SoC on the Galaxy S25. New information, however, now reveals some early details of the Exynos 2300 that co...

Ricci Rox, 26 May 2022 16:56

A new ThinkPad X1 Yoga. (Source: Lenovo)

Lenovo posts "record-breaking" revenues and profits for its latest fiscal year

Lenovo now claims to have ended its latest fiscal year (on March 31, 2022) with US$10 billion more in terms of revenue compared to the last. The company has also declared net profits of just over $2 billion (or 72% more year-on-ye...

Deirdre O'Donnell, 26 May 2022 15:21

Computex 2022 | ZOTAC's new ZBOX Q-series PC is touted as an ultra-slim pro-grade workstation

ZOTAC's latest addition to the ZBOX Q line has a mini-PC form-factor; however, with its NVIDIA RTX A4500 graphics and Intel Core i7-11800H processor, the OEM also now asserts that it qualifies as the "world's thinnest professional...

Deirdre O'Donnell, 24 May 2022 20:01

Asus ExpertBook B9 gets upgraded to Alder Lake vPro. (Image Source: Asus)

Asus ExpertBook B9 gets Alder Lake vPro upgrades, world's lightest 14-inch business laptop but only at half the battery capacity

Asus launched a new ExpertBook B9 version today with internals upgraded to Intel Alder Lake vPro. The company claims that the 33 Whr battery SKU of the ExpertBook B9 weighing 880 g is the world's lightest 14-inch business laptop. ...

Vaidyanathan Subramaniam, 24 May 2022 16:30