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Hyundai IONIQ 5 electric compact crossover, company announces the end of combustion engine development

Hyundai might drop combustion engines, but hydrogen cars remain in the cards

Shortly after a report concerning the (unconfirmed yet) decision to cease developing combustion engines, it was rumored that Hyundai has decided to halt the development of a third-generation fuel cell stack for hydrogen cars. The ...

Column by Codrut Nistor, 29 Dec 2021 22:06

Samsung Electronics will provide smart tech for homes in Eco Delta City. (Image source: Samsung C&T)

Samsung Electronics announces that it will establish smart homes in pilot smart city

Samsung Electronics has revealed that it will supply smart homes in a new smart city with several appliances. Eco Delta Smart City will be built in Korea, with an initial demonstration zone due to be finished in 2023.

Polly Allcock, 29 Dec 2021 11:05

Xiaomi 12 to launch with MIUI 13 pre-installed, Xiaomi confirms

Xiaomi will launch both the Xiaomi 12 series and MIUI 13 at its event tomorrow. The company has now also confirmed that the new flagship phones will come with MIUI 13 pre-installed, with prior information indicating an imminent OT...

Ricci Rox, 27 Dec 2021 12:11

Unsuspecting Poco M3 ends the year in a blaze of glory. (Source: Subhan Khan)

Another Xiaomi phone, this time a Poco M3 reportedly explodes without warning

Yet another device has now gone up in flames without warning. Following incidents with a Poco X3, Poco C3, Redmi 8, and Redmi Note 9 Pro over the course of the year, a Poco M3 has now also decided to walk the path of flames in Ind...

Ricci Rox, 27 Dec 2021 08:23

The iPhone SE 3 could look quite like the iPhone 11. (Source: TechCrunch)

Rumor | iPhone SE 3: Leak raises hype for Apple's reportedly iPhone 11-inspired compact phone

A new leak has now revealed some more details on the upcoming iPhone SE 3. The phone will apparently be inspired by the iPhone 11, and will be powered by an A15 Bionic, albeit a detuned version of the chipset. Launch remains pegge...

Ricci Rox, 26 Dec 2021 08:46

Innovative electric car maker NIO may prep to enter the U.S. market and take on Tesla directly

NIO, one of the most innovative Chinese electric car makers, may be preparing to bring its cars to this side of the pond, after managing to launch several of them in Europe. Its 2022 expansion plans include bringing the 600-mile E...

Daniel Zlatev, 24 Dec 2021 16:26

The MateBook X Pro 2022. (Source: Huawei)

The Huawei MateBook X Pro 2022 is a new 3K 90Hz display laptop with a pressure-sensitive trackpad

Huawei's latest MateBook X Pro has debuted with the OEM's new Free Touch feature, which consists of a trackpad capable of responding to a variety of gestures, as some phones' screens might. It also offers the company's "finest dis...

Deirdre O'Donnell, 23 Dec 2021 19:21

CATL strives to be NIO's 600-mile range semi-solid state battery supplier with a new 'ultrahigh nickel' tech

The world's biggest electric car battery maker - CATL - may have become complacent when it comes to innovation, reports local media. It now has to fight to bring back NIO's business when it comes to the unique 600+ mile battery pa...

Daniel Zlatev, 23 Dec 2021 19:07

Crypto regulatory compliance automation firm Astra raises US$9 million in a private token sale

The cryptocurrency regulation requirements will only grow with time, and there are now services like the Astra Protocol that are offering automated compliance layer over digital asset trades. To continue its development, Astra has...

Daniel Zlatev, 23 Dec 2021 15:52

RadioShack has now been converted into a cryptocurrency platform. (Image: backtothe1980z)

RadioShack resurrects as a cryptocurrency company

RadioShack has been repurposed as a cryptocurrency platform by its owners. The company is joining forces with Atlas USV to create a system to swap cryptocurrencies into DeFi by leveraging Atlas USV's resources. RadioShack's new mi...

Aleem Ali, 23 Dec 2021 02:58

Amazon account banned on Amazon-owned Twitch

Twitch has strict community guidelines, and they seem to work better than the legislation of many countries in the world. The official Spanish-language Amazon Prime Video channel was suspended from Twitch (which is owned by Amazon...

Codrut Nistor, 22 Dec 2021 17:16

Lenovo ThinkPad T14s Gen 2 on sale for $936 USD with Zen 3 Ryzen 7 Pro CPU, massive 32 GB of RAM, and 1 TB SSD (Source: Lenovo)

Deal | Lenovo ThinkPad T14s Gen 2 on sale for $936 USD with Zen 3 Ryzen 7 Pro CPU, massive 32 GB of RAM, and a bright 500-nit display

Sick of deals with just 8 GB of RAM? Lenovo has got you covered with a ThinkPad sporting 32 GB of RAM for under $1000 USD. The configuration also comes with the latest AMD processor and a bright 500-nit 1080p matte IPS display.

Allen Ngo, 22 Dec 2021 07:14

Asus sets dates and times for its CES 2022 event. (Source: Asus)

Asus confirms its CES 2022 attendance

Asus has issued its invitations to its upcoming CES showcase, to start from January 4, 2022. It starts with the "Rise of Gamers" livestream direct from Las Vegas to introduce the new ROG line-up, and goes on with the productivity-...

Deirdre O'Donnell, 22 Dec 2021 00:18

As Wall Street bids lithium prices way up, Tesla may build a huge LFP battery factory in the U.S.

Tesla plans to offset the galloping battery component prices by using the cheaper LFP chemistry in all of its standard range vehicles. Not only that, but it may have entered a U.S. factory agreement with Gotion, a big Chinese LFP ...

Daniel Zlatev, 21 Dec 2021 19:07

The Shibarium blockchain could arrive in early 2022, reveals Eric M

ShibaSwap developer Eric M: Shiba Inu’s Layer 2 solution coming soon

In a discussion that took place on a Discord server focused on SHIB, ShibaSwap developer Eric M said that Shibarium, Shiba Inu's Layer 2 scaling solution, will arrive "soon" but did not mention an accurate date. However, he reveal...

Codrut Nistor, 21 Dec 2021 17:04

Parler is moving into the NFT space. (Image source: Parler)

Parler, a controversial social media app, prepares to ride the NFT hype train

Parler, a social media platform that aims to serve as an alternative to platforms like Facebook, has announced its move into the NFT market. According to Parler's CEO George Farmer, the platform is looking to become an early-adopt...

Fawad Murtaza, 20 Dec 2021 20:04

Meta has accused several surveillance companies of hacking and other data abuses. (Image source: Pexels via Pixabay)

Meta calls out private surveillance companies for attempting to hack around 50,000 accounts

A report released by Meta reveals that several spy firms have targeted approximately 50,000 Facebook users to gain personal information, potentially for use in later phishing attacks. A total of seven surveillance companies were n...

Polly Allcock, 19 Dec 2021 17:36

The LG 27BP95E and 32BP95E feature detachable glare protection covers. (Image source: LG)

LG unveils two new UltraFine OLED Pro monitors in 27-inch and 32-inch screen sizes

LG has expanded its UltraFine OLED Pro series with the 27BP95E and 32BP95E. The pair offer native 4K resolutions, VESA DisplayHDR 400 True Black certification and excellent colour accuracy. A USB Type-C port with 90 W Power Delive...

Alex Alderson, 19 Dec 2021 01:37

The Eurocom Nightsky ARX315 offers superlative configuration options. (Image source: Eurocom)

Eurocom Nightsky ARX315 superlaptop tempts with up to a Ryzen 9 5950X CPU, RTX 3070 GPU, up to 64 GB DDR4-3200 RAM, and a starting price of US$2,099

Eurocom has launched another superlaptop onto the market in the form of the Nightsky ARX315. For US$2,099, buyers can expect a laptop with a powerful AMD Ryzen 7 5800X CPU, RTX 3070 GPU, and 16 GB RAM. However, it’s possible to co...

Daniel R Deakin, 18 Dec 2021 05:28

CD Projekt will settle the class action suit for just US$1.85 million (Image source: CD Projekt Red)

CD Projekt settles class-action suit for Cyberpunk 2077's launch at US$1.85 million, despite raking in over US$500 million from the game

CD Projekt recently announced that it was settling a class-action lawsuit over Cyberpunk 2077's disastrous launch out of court. However, the paltry US$1.85 million settlement raises questions considering how the game has earned CD...

Arjun Krishna Lal, 18 Dec 2021 01:45

ASUS leads the OLED notebook market, and Samsung has a plan to sell over 4 million panels next year (Image source: ASUS)

Samsung has an ambitious plan to ship over 4 million OLED display panels in 2022, per Sigmaintell report

According to analyst firm Sigmaintell, Samsung sold 800,000 OLED notebook panels last year and plans to move 5 times as many in 2022. The report also highlighted that ASUS, with its premium OLED display ROG laptops, dominated the ...

Arjun Krishna Lal, 17 Dec 2021 23:58

An Intel facility in New Mexico is pictured here (Image source: Intel)

Intel delays plans again: US$200 billion aim to build silicon manufacturing capabilities in the US and Europe pushed to 2022

Intel appears to have backtracked and delayed on a historic commitment to invest over US$200 billion in US and Europe-based silicon manufacturing facilities before the end of the year. As of now, the chipmaker has shifted the star...

Arjun Krishna Lal, 17 Dec 2021 23:23

Almost one fourth of Davidson's farm appears to be GeForce RTX 3070 Founders Edition cards sourced straight from NVIDIA (Image source: @jaxson_davidson)

Crypto influencer shares video of hundreds of GeForce RTX 3070 Founders Editions in a mining farm, despite a worsening global GPU shortage

In the midst of a GPU supply crisis that's seen consumer GPU prices soar by 300 percent or more, crypto influencer @jaxson_davidson shared a video in which he shows off a mining farm with hundreds upon hundreds of GeForce RTX 3070...

Arjun Krishna Lal, 17 Dec 2021 23:05

MediaTek is now No. 1 in its market. (Source: MediaTek)

MediaTek continues to lead the mobile processor market in the third quarter of 2021

Counterpoint Research's latest report on the smartphone processor market shows that MediaTek has once again taken the lead in the latest complete quarter of 2021 (3Q2021). The three-month period has seen a number of intriguing cha...

Deirdre O'Donnell, 17 Dec 2021 22:24

STALKER 2 developers abandon in-game NFT NPC plans after fans revolt

Crypto fans among gamers who like the STALKER franchise might be disappointed to hear that the developer studio behind the upcoming STALKER 2: Heart of Chernobyl edition has ditched the plans to introduce an NFT-driven "STALKER me...

Daniel Zlatev, 17 Dec 2021 13:23

Melania Trump to release her first NFT in the second half of December 2021 (Source: Getty Images)

Melania Trump to release her first NFT this holiday season

The first non-fungible token of the former first lady of the United States will go on sale this holiday season. Named Melania's Vision, it uses watercolor art by Marc-Antoine Coulon. Its goal is to embody the "cobalt blue eyes" of...

Codrut Nistor, 16 Dec 2021 18:35

The new Lenovo ThinkVision LFDs offer enhanced collaboration and connectivity features. (Image Source: Lenovo)

CES 2022 | Lenovo announces new ThinkVision 4K Large Format Displays powered by quad-core Cortex-A73 SoC and Android 9 to facilitate remote collaboration

Lenovo has announced three new ThinkVision large format displays (LFDs) ahead of CES 2022 — the ThinkVision T65, ThinkVision T75, and the ThinkVision T86. All three LFDs sport fairly identical specifications including 4K, HDR10 su...

Vaidyanathan Subramaniam, 16 Dec 2021 17:00

The MateBook line is getting a new member. (Source: Huawei)

Huawei's next-gen MateBook X Pro is slated to launch with gesture control and more

Huawei has announced the launch of what is already being dubbed the "biggest upgrade" in MateBook history. It is to be a new X Pro model, which, according to its new teasers, may have a new feature in which the user can apparently...

Deirdre O'Donnell, 15 Dec 2021 23:22

Netflix is running more aggressive pricing to capture more of the Indian streaming market. (Image source: David Balev)

Netflix: Indian streaming subscription plan dropped as low as INR 199 per month for any device

Netflix has cut its prices across the board. Subscriptions now start at INR 199 (~US$2.60) across all devices and INR 149 (~US$2) if you only stream Netflix from your smartphone.

Alex Alderson, 15 Dec 2021 18:14

The first electric Lexus RZ 450e slated for 2022 release

Lexus took the stage together with Toyota while the world's largest car maker was announcing its fleet electrification plans. Not only will there be a luxury Lexus sports car on battery power, but fans of the premium brand will be...

Daniel Zlatev, 15 Dec 2021 10:34

Intel and TSMC to collaborate at least until 2025. (Image Source: SemiWiki)

Intel could become TSMC's third largest customer by 2023

DigiTimes' sources report that Intel and TSMC agreed to enter a partnership that could extend beyond 2025. Additionally, Intel is expected to become one of TSMC's major customers as soon as the N3 nodes go online in 2023.

Bogdan Solca, 14 Dec 2021 22:06

The firmware update pushes the EVGA RTX 3080 Ti LHR's hashrate to a remarkable 91 MH/s (Image source: EVGA)

New EVGA firmware boosts Ethereum mining on GeForce RTX 3080 Ti LHR units by over 20 percent, up to 91 MH/s

EVGA has reportedly outed a firmware update for GeForce RTX 3080 Ti LHR models that addresses the "power lock" issue on these cards while mining. With the new firmware installed, miners found that their 3080 Ti LHR cards delivered...

Arjun Krishna Lal, 14 Dec 2021 00:26

Microsoft is apparently offering 50 percent discounts to certain MS Office pirates, to entice them away from cracked copies of Office

Microsoft is offering pirates in certain countries a special discount to purchase an Office 365 subscription, instead of continuing to pirate Office software. The "limited time" offer delivers substantial savings, up to 50 percent...

Arjun Krishna Lal, 13 Dec 2021 23:37

HiSilicon might have a new product to unveil. (Source: HiSilicon)

Rumor | Huawei HiSilicon will unveil a new ISP at an upcoming conference

The 2021 Chinese International Public Security Expo will take place in late December. Huawei's HiSilicon division is slated to be headed to the event with its latest development: a new image-signalling processor (ISP). This new de...

Deirdre O'Donnell, 13 Dec 2021 23:37

The BC-160 is a headless GPU built exclusively for cryptocurrency mining (Image source: 3Dnews.ru)

XFX outs the Navi 12-based BC-160 mining card for US$2000: 2304 shader cores and 4GB of HBM2 deliver up to 70 MH/s in Ethereum

XFX recently launched the BC-160, a cryptocurrency mining-oriented card built around the Navi 12 GPU. The BC-160 is currently available exclusively in China and delivers a hashrate of over 70 MH/s in Ethereum, thanks to its fast H...

Arjun Krishna Lal, 13 Dec 2021 23:19

Samsung and IBM present a potential future for tech. (Source: Samsung, IBM)

Samsung and IBM unveil a new kind of transistor for the ultra-efficient chips of the future

Samsung and IBM have come to the ongoing IEDM 2021 International Electronic Components Conference to unveil the vertical transport field effect transistor (VTFET). It is a new property of potential next-gen chipsets that, as the t...

Deirdre O'Donnell, 13 Dec 2021 22:16

Shiba Inu now supported by more merchants (Source: Steamindia)

More merchants support Shiba Inu payments as the US$0.01 milestone remains a dream

While its long-term momentum remains weak, Shiba Inu continues to climb in popularity thanks to its adoption as a payment option by Flexa. The services of this crypto payment company are supported by merchants like GameStop, Lowe'...

Codrut Nistor, 13 Dec 2021 15:32

Large-scale mining farms, even with current-gen cards can hit hashrates of 4 TH/s or more (Image source: Bits Be Trippin')

Alleged GeForce RTX 4090 Ti and Radeon RX 7000 mining farm spotted on Flexpool, delivering nearly 4 million dollars per month at 4.3 TH/s

A mining farm was recently spotted on Flexpool that appears to incorporate GeForce RTX 4090 Ti and AMD Radeon RX 7000 GPUs. While there's no way to verify if the parts are indeed next-gen AMD and NVIDIA hardware, the farm's 4.3 TH...

Arjun Krishna Lal, 13 Dec 2021 12:02

Budget Realme phones like the INR 13,999 (US$185) Realme 8i helped the company pip Samsung to second place in the Indian market (Image source: Realme)

Realme overtakes Samsung as the second-largest smartphone brand in India, with 18 percent market share and 9.3 million October units sold

Realme has emerged as India's second-largest smartphone brand, capturing 17 percent market share in October 2021, according to a Counterpoint Research report. The budget smartphone maker overtook Samsung for second place, with ove...

Arjun Krishna Lal, 12 Dec 2021 22:40

Samsung's new 8KTVs will use MiniLED technology for better local dimming (Image source: Samsung)

Samsung aims to sell more 8KTVs than 4K OLED TVs in 2022, per report, with a raft of 8K MiniLED models expected early next year

According to a report in The Elec, Samsung is planning on launching a raft of MiniLED 8K TVs in 2022, using its "Neo QLED" technology. Samsung's 2022 flagship lineup will also feature new 4K OLED TVs, including some with panels so...

Arjun Krishna Lal, 12 Dec 2021 22:17

An allegedly leaked AMD slide for Genoa. (Source: ComputerBase)

Rumor | One Zen 4-based AMD EPYC processor could support up to 12TB of DDR5 RAM thanks to its advanced specs

AMD's next generation of EPYC processors, currently referred to as "Genoa", are tipped to support 12-channel memory. Now, it is also slated to support 1TB of DDR5 RAM via each of these channels, for a grand total of 12TB. Then aga...

Deirdre O'Donnell, 12 Dec 2021 19:09

Anker claims to have become the world's number 1 in mobile charging accessories

Anker now reports that it became the "world's No.1 mobile charging brand" in 2020. It also marked its 10th anniversary as such a company in 2021, and attributes much of its success to becoming a leader in USB Power Delivery- (USB-...

Deirdre O'Donnell, 11 Dec 2021 19:13

Amazon was fined €1.1 billion by Italy's antitrust authority (AGCM) for misusing its hold on the online shopping market. (Image: Brian Angelo via Unsplash)

Amazon receives €1.1 billion fine in Italy for exploiting its market dominance

Amazon was penalized by Italy's antitrust authority (AGCM) for misusing its market dominance. The AGCM fined the company €1.1 billion and stated that Amazon coaxed Italian shops to use its shipping service by promising perks such ...

Aleem Ali, 11 Dec 2021 19:03

Redmi Note 11 tipped to arrive globally with a Snapdragon 680 onboard

After releasing the Redmi Note 11 series in China, Xiaomi looks set to bring the phones to the global market. Thankfully, though, it appears the vanilla Redmi Note 11, at least, will make the trip without a MediaTek processor, wit...

Ricci Rox, 11 Dec 2021 10:44

Alder Lake parts like the i5-12600K, which offer a strong boost to gaming performance over Rocket Lake, played a key role in improving Intel's 2021 market share (Image source: Intel)

Alder Lake pushes Intel's CPU market share to a record high for 2021, per Mindfactory data

Thanks to a strong Alder Lake launch, Intel's market share in terms of CPUs sold has climbed to around 30 percent, its highest ever for the year 2021. AMD still maintains a commanding lead, however, thanks to strong demand for mid...

Arjun Krishna Lal, 10 Dec 2021 15:30

Xiaomi's new battery technology will enter mass production in H2 2022. (Source: CelltoPhone)

Xiaomi's new high-silicon lithium battery technology promises 10% more capacity at the same volume

Xiaomi has now announced the debut of its new battery technology. The company promises that the new high-silicon lithium batteries will deliver 10% more capacity at the same volumes as current lith-ion units. Mass production isn't...

Ricci Rox, 10 Dec 2021 13:18