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Path of Exile 2, the highly anticipated sequel to the ARPG giant Path of Exile, has been available in Early Access since December 6. Its dark atmosphere and demanding gameplay have struck a chord with players, earning it widespread acclaim on Steam. Currently, the monster-slaying adventure holds the top spot in the platform's sales charts.

This week, Xbox Game Pass surprises subscribers with two unexpected additions: a strategic RPG and a challenging PvPvE shooter. Combined, the titles have a value of approximately $55.

The Xiaomi 15 Ultra is an upcoming flagship smartphone from the Chinese tech giant. After receiving its recent 3C certification in China, official information regarding its launch has now surfaced.

Xiaomi has finally released the Redmi Note 14 5G outside China. While the device closely resembles its Chinese counterpart, Xiaomi has included two hardware upgrades that should improve camera performance.

The US makes a large amount of the world’s Na and NaCl, and is now pouring money into sodium-ion battery technology research in order to fast-track the development of the cheaper to produce battery chemistry to increase its energy independence.

Elon Musk's social media platform, X, had a new image generator for a few hours before it went offline. The generator called Aurora could create photorealistic images of celebrities and public figures without restrictions.

It’s still early days in the Pixel 10 leak cycle: besides a major specs leak about the Tensor G5 and G6, we haven’t even seen any leaked CAD models. But it won’t be long before more information trickles out. The first Pixel 10 case has appeared in the wild, offering some clues regarding the design of Pixel 9’s successor.

Google Docs will now use Gemini to create formatted documents based on your Workspace files. The feature is currently limited to desktop users and is rolling out gradually.

The latest Asus ProArt P16 price has now dropped down to the lowest ever level at Best Buy. The laptop features the Zen 5-based AMD Ryzen AI 9 HX 370 APU, an RTX 4060 laptop GPU, 32 GB of LPDDR5x memory, and 1 TB of storage. Around the front, the notebook implements a 16-inch Asus Lumina OLED display with a 4K resolution.

Google has sued the US consumer finance watchdog, Consumer Financial Protection Bureau (CSFB), for ordering federal supervision of Google Payment Corp, the company's finance services division.

Apple is facing a lawsuit in North California for its failure to find a way to implement CSAM detection in iCloud. The lawsuit, filed by a victim, alleges that Apple's abandonment of the program failed to prevent her images from being shared online.

The 2024 Acer Predator Helios 18 in certified-refurbished condition and powered by a Core i9-14900HX CPU and an RTX 4080 laptop GPU can now be yours at a discount of more than $700. The discount has dragged the final price to below $1,800, making the Predator Helios 18 an excellent value for fans of powerful 18-inch gaming laptops.

Humble Bundle has a new selection of games containing seven top-rated games worth $162. These titles have Steam Deck Playable and above compatibility ratings, and you can claim all of them with a minimum payment of $18.

The OnePlus Ace 5 series is set to be released later this month, and the standard phone is expected to be rebranded to the OnePlus 13R for the global market. Ahead of the release, Louis Lee, the brand’s president, has shown off the front of the device.

The smart home company has now released its Android app alongside a factory Matter-enabled version of its smart radiator valve, the Eve Thermo. The caveat is that the Android app at launch can only work with Google Home and can only support the Eve Thermo

The Lunar Lake-powered Acer Swift 16 AI laptop features an excellent 3K OLED display, impressive battery life, and decent enough performance for the majority of use cases. Thanks to an ongoing offer at Best Buy, the laptop can now be bought for its lowest-ever price.

The Aoostar AG02 is a sleek and stylish external graphics dock with a hefty 500 W power supply. The product can accomodate up to 350 watt GPUs, while the OCuLink interface ensures speedy connections. A USB 4 port is also present, with support for 100 watt power delivery.

Poco India has revealed that the C75 5G will also make its debut during the upcoming Poco M7 Pro event scheduled for later in December 2024. The brand asserts that the new C-series Android smartphone will be the only one with specific camera and performance advantages under a certain price-point.

Images of a tunnel exit shaped like a Cybertruck at Tesla's Giga Texas have surfaced online. The automaker's sister firm started digging the underground passage, dubbed the Cybertunnel, in March.

In addition to the well-performing Ryzen 7 Pro 6850H, the Lenovo ThinkPad Z16 Gen 1 features a pretty good Full-HD touchscreen with full sRGB colors and up to 400 nits. Thanks to the enormous price cut, the 16-inch laptop is still worth considering for multimedia users.

The Vision Pro is a ~$3,500 mixed-reality headset with top-end hardware and the power of Apple Silicon behind it, yet is increasingly seen as lacking in many ways compared to conventional PCs, gaming included. The Cupertino-based behemoth is now reportedly working with Sony to try and rectify that with support for the controllers that come with the very similar PlayStation VR 2 (PSVR 2).

Steam is currently giving away a well-rated game called Pankapu. This Deck Verified title has a "Mostly Positive" rating and generally goes for $11.99 when there's no sale in place. However, note that this free game offer will expire on December 18.

You can now try out Grok without subscribing to X Premium. The free version is powered by Grok-2 model and lets users ask up to 10 queries per 2 hours.

The Beelink S13 is a new and compact mini PC with an Intel Twin Lake processor that can fit almost anywhere without sacrificing performance. Amazon currently has the model on offer at a discount of 45%.

Meross' latest product for the smart home presents a contender to Google Nest. The Meross Matter Smart Thermostat is the company's first Matter-compatible thermostat and at $69.99, provides the most bang for your buck.

The Snapdragon X Elite-powered version of Honor's MagicBook Art 14 laptop has become available in Germany, with freebies that include a whole Android tablet for a limited time. The 3.1K 120Hz OLED PC is touted as an ultra-thin and light source of "smooth" on-board AI, and comes with a detachable magnetic webcam for convenient, secure conferencing.

Apple and Qualcomm have been partners for a long time, but the former appears intent on gradually moving away from Qualcomm as a chip supplier for Apple's iPhones and iPads over the next few years, as Bloomberg reveals in detail. Three Apple modem generations will be gradually implemented from the iPhone SE 2025 onwards and ultimately also in the Pro iPhones.

The Hisense U7N 65-inch 4K TV, featuring Mini-LED, 144Hz refresh rate, and Dolby Vision/Atmos, is now $677.99 on Amazon, its lowest price to date. A top mid-range pick for gaming and HDR content at this price.

The Oura Ring Gen3 Horizon - a sleek health tracker - drops to $239 on Amazon, its lowest price ever. It offers sleep tracking, heart rate monitoring, and 5-7 days battery life in a compact titanium design.

The Xiaomi 14 Ultra was officially unveiled worldwide at the Mobile World Congress at the end of February 2024 and was expected to be launched in China shortly after the turn of the year. However, leakers are currently reporting that this will not happen. There are several theories as to the reasons for this.

2024 saw the introduction of quite a few new Surface products. The second half of the year in particular was packed with new CoPilot+ PCs and convertibles with the Snapdragon X Elite chip. In addition to a Surface Laptop with Intel Lunar Lake that has already appeared in leaks, Microsoft has a lot of new things planned for 2025, according to a well-known leaker.

The MSI Claw 8 AI+ and Claw 7 AI+ made their official debut a few days ago, and now, the company has confirmed the launch timeline and prices of the Lunar Lake gaming handhelds.

Oppo will be joining the gaming tablet segment in the near future as a leak has revealed that the rumored compact tablet with a Dimensity 9400 processor is made by the tech giant. Called the Oppo X8 Pad, it will challenge the likes of the Lenovo Legion Y700/Legion Tab.

According to a new report, ViewSonic is preparing to introduce a next-generation 27-inch OLED gaming monitor next month at CES 2025 in Las Vegas. Likely one of many companies hoping to do so, the panel is alleged to combine a 1440p resolution with a heady 520 Hz refresh rate.

The Samsung Odyssey G7 (G70B) is a well-equipped 4K IPS gaming monitor with a 144 Hz refresh rate. The monitor boasts great viewing angles, commendable color volume and accuracy, and smart features, but suffers from poor contrast ratios despite having local dimming functionality.

Apple's upcoming iPhone 17 'Air' has been repeatedly rumored to feature a substantially thinner chassis than any other iPhone in history, and now a prominent analyst has weighed in, sharing more information regarding the same.

An upcoming Android smartphone is tipped to launch with an on-trend flat screen to go with its almost gaming PC-like active cooling system that even has its own tiny working fan. However, the device is not said to debut from prominent performance-focused brand RedMagic as tech aficionados might expect, but from Oppo (or its globally popular subsidiary OnePlus).

After a torturous two-year wait, users of the Level Bolt can now upgrade their smart locks to Matter. Level is also launching a Matter-supported version of the Bolt smart lock for $229 on its website.

SpaceX is introducing a new Starlink Mini bundle deal that will allow satellite Internet subscribers to acquire the compact dish at a discount after the December 8 promo deadline.

BOE is now tipped to help shrink smartphone display bezels to their greatest extent with the introduction of a new display panel. It is allegedly pitched at premium or premium mid-range Android devices of the near future, and may help them avoid having a traditional 'screen chin' at all costs.

EPFL researchers have developed RAVEN, a bird-inspired drone that can walk, hop, and jump to take off. Its lightweight design borrows design cues from avian legs.

After a year and a half of negotiations, the Strauberg-Erkner Water Association (WSE) has produced a draft of its water contract with Tesla’s Giga Berlin.

New findings from iVerify's Mobile Threat Hunting tool reveal Pegasus spyware infections across iOS devices at an unexpectedly higher rate, with victims including business leaders and government officials alongside traditional targets like journalists. The discovery suggests the notorious surveillance tool's reach may be far broader than previously known.

For gamers on the lookout for a decent gaming monitor, the 27-inch Samsung Odyssey G3 (G30D) proves itself to be a solid contender, especially for those with budget constraints. Amazon's ongoing offer drops the 180 Hz gaming monitor to its lowest-ever price, rendering the G3 even more affordable.

Xiaomi has designed its latest version of Android to act as much of a hub for with the rest of its smart devices as possible. Now, the OEM is reportedly trying to find a way to make that "interconnectivity" compatible with hardware from other brands, specifically Apple. The putative upgrade might let smartphones like the Xiaomi 15 gain improved control over accessories such as AirPods.

Since openSUSE Leap Micro 6.1 has arrived, Leap Micro 5.5 has also reached EOL (End of Life). The update comes with a new opensuse-migration-tool, soft-reboot support, 2FA for PAM logins, vhostmd for SAP virtualization, and more. The downloadable images start below 1 GB (preconfigured) and go as high as 2.3 GB (VMware).

A MacBook with cellular connectivity may 'soon' see the light of day, if a recent report by a prominent analyst is to be believed. If true, it might turn out to be the best thing to happen to MacBooks since Apple Silicon.

The iPhone 17 Pro models could feature a new display backplane technology called low-dielectric TEE. Low-dielectric TEE has the potential to offer improved power efficiency, durability, and better performance compared to the traditional LTPO backplane. This comes in the wake of supply chain info that Apple will bring LTPO-3 in the Watch Series 10 to the iPhone 18 or later iterations.

Game developers looking to showcase their skills and spread some cheer can participate in this year's Secret Santa game jam. For this jam, devs will create custom games for a random giftee and receive a game in return.

In addition to day-one support for several titles launching this month, including Delta Force, Indiana Jones and the Great Circle, and Path of Exile 2, Nvidia's driver package with version number 566.36 also packs one-click optimal settings for three games, several fixes, and more.