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Lenovo uses Alder Lake P28 in its new ThinkPad X1 Carbon Gen 10. These new processors with an increased core count seem impressive on paper, but they do not hold up to scrutiny in practice.

Qualcomm asserts that its latest radiofrequency front-end (or RFFE) solution is the ideal companion for an up-to-date mobile modem, as it confers the new spec of "5G/Wi-Fi coexistence" on a given device, as well as battery savings and improved performance. It is compatible with smartphones - as well as other use-cases such as IoT, VR headsets and in-car systems for the first time.

Qualcomm has now revealed the date of its next Snapdragon Tech Summit. If previous years are any indication, this event will likely see the global debut of the company's next-gen flagship chipset, the Snapdragon 8 Gen 2.

Apple enjoyed the biggest share of the premium smartphone market worldwide in the first quarter of 2021 (1Q2021), and was not even slightly shaken from this lead in 1Q2022, with even more of a share at 62%. It was a surprisingly good quarter for the sector overall, with major wins such as the Samsung Galaxy S22 Ultra, even though it shrank by 8% year-on-year (YoY).

Sales data from China's just-concluded 6.18 sales are in, providing some insights into what models are currently the most popular in the world's biggest smartphone market. The iPhone 13 is undisputed king, it appears, with Xiaomi dominating by taking the other nine spots in the top ten.

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-anticipated 3 nanometer (nm) processors rumored to dominate 2023 are to be based. However, TSMC claims that N2 will be even faster again with greater power efficiency.

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 as design sketches showing a car of a long, flowing silhouette with hallmark e-VW accents.

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 had suspended BOE as a display provider. The display row also put BOE's contract to manufacture iPhone 14 panels in jeopardy.

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 Korean giant is expected to apply its patented form of gate-all-around field-effect transistor (GAAFET) to its latest cutting-edge production node.

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.

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.

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.

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 ethernet and Thunderbolt 4.

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 launching this year. Tesla remains the number-one electric vehicle maker in the US, claiming 75% of sales in the first three months of this year.

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 smartband, less than a month after it made its debut.

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. Samsung, however, looks to outdo the massive ISOCELL GN2 on the Mi 11 Ultra.

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 fingers, as well as with the included S-Pen.

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. Its alleged new mark-up seems to have no effect on its availability, however.

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 calls a Square Double QHD (SDQHD) resolution, which allows the user to get 2 stacked 21.5-inch windows out of the same device. The DualUp also benefits from a USB type-C port and a flexible Ergo Stand.

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 lifeline for Meizu, which has fallen far behind others such as Xiaomi and OPPO as of late.

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 while and its replacement, namely Microsoft Edge, has been around for 7 years already.

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 software upgrade is also rated to improve security on the XCover 5.

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 have been cited as the reason for the delay, with new customers told to expect delivery in late 2023.

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 the potential for a welcome boost to the region's economy, as well as the OEM's business.

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 online petitions to voice their concerns, but Kojima clarified that work with Sony will continue just as usual.

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.

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 contains a 165 Hz screen as the biggest optional upgrade.

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 leaks might help confirm these suspicions, and adds some new details such as accent colors and more camera specs.

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 use of its latest features will only be available to those who subscribe to this new Premium tier, which will launch soon.

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 released. The vanilla Poco F4, on the other hand, is nigh.

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 the Intel Core i7. Nonetheless, it remains a good quality workstation with excellent input devices for creative and price-conscious individuals.

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 has a new passphrase mode allowing you to set a password with up to 64-characters.

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 accounts on the platform that belong to "real" users. The latest move in this vein is a securities filing that has sparked speculation that Musk is now trying to terminate the acquisition.

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 - possibly in the next few days, in fact. In other news, the OEM has outlined how a phone (1) can be bought in markets such as India and Europe whenever it does launch.

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 the state. Its new law is now viewed as a watershed moment for right to repair throughout the rest of the United States.

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 made of Lenovo/Motorola hardware with 8 Gen 1 and XR1 silicon.

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 Tesla employees worldwide may have to look for a new job.

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 popular meme coin yet, which has just teamed up with leading travel agency Travala.

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 themselves, serving the company's employees with their meals, mail and coffee throughout the building.

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 working for the electric carmaker.

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 consortium, but now Qualcomm is also suggesting a similar course of action. Intel is also open to joining the consortium.

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 the Lenovo ThinkPad Z13, Lenovo has released the first specs of the processor with the "Z" suffix for the first time.

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 K50 and Xiaomi 12 series.

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, linked to the ongoing war in Ukraine and a reduction in demand worldwide, is expected to hit the OEM's suppliers hard in 2022.