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The Honda e-MTB concept has been revealed alongside other EVs at the Japan Mobility Show. The model has an unusual, chunky motorcycle-inspired aluminum frame. Other features appear to include the new SRAM Eagle drivetrain, a Fox suspension system, and Maxxis tires.

Samsung's next generation of flagship smartwatches is now believed to be the first of their line to debut with a 3 nanometer (nm) processor, made using the OEM itself using its latest techniques. Should that be the case, it would also mean that the Watch7 series would beat even Galaxy S24-series smartphones to this potentially significant upgrade.

Huawei is now selling an updated version of the MateBook D 14 SE. This year, the company has not only upgraded the laptop to the Intel Raptor Lake architecture, but it has also included a more modern 16:10 display and twice the amount of RAM found in its predecessor.

Anker has unveiled the soundcore Motion X500 speaker, with pre-orders now open. The three-channel model has an intelligent spatial audio engine, producing a Wireless Hi-Res sound. Other features include a 12-hour battery life, an upward-firing driver and a built-in handle.

Honor has teased its upcoming Magic6 series as flagship Android smartphones with all the latest bells and whistles the new Snapdragon 8 Gen 3 platform from Qualcomm can support. They include a voice assistant powered by on-device AI, as well as the latest, most powerful form of pairing with own-brand laptops. The new smartphones will also have first-gen Magic Capsule displays, touted as an even smarter version of Dynamic Island for iPhones.

Xiaomi has unveiled the Watch H1, its first smartwatch that can serve as a wrist-based blood pressure monitor. Arguably a competitor to the Huawei Watch D, the Xiaomi Watch H1 can also take ECGs, measure skin temperature and function as a regular smartwatch.

The TV S Pro 85 is Xiaomi's latest Smart TV, and one which it presented alongside the Xiaomi 14, Xiaomi 14 Pro, Xiaomi Watch S3 and Xiaomi Watch H1. Spanning 85-inches, the Xiaomi TV S Pro 85 has 1,440 Mini LED zones that deliver up to 2,400 nits peak brightness. The new Smart TV can also run at 240 Hz with its gaming mode enabled or 144 Hz and 4K in other modes.

Paris Rhône has unveiled the SP005 4K Projector, which can now be pre-ordered in the US. The model has an LCD light source producing up to 600 ANSI lumens brightness, with support for HDR10+. Other features of the projector include Android 9.0, a built-in 24W speaker system and autofocus.

Xiaomi has now unveiled the Watch S3, shortly after the company released the Watch 2 Pro globally. While the Xiaomi Watch S3 looks like many other modern smartwatches, it has an innovative design element hidden in plain sight.

Xiaomi has now presented the Xiaomi 14 Pro, a smartphone that arguably serves as the company's most advanced smartphone to date. Mirroring the iPhone 15 Pro and iPhone 15 Pro Max, the Xiaomi 14 Pro is Xiaomi's first smartphone with a titanium housing. However, Xiaomi's latest flagship also has a variable aperture primary camera and a 3,000-nit display, among other features.

The President of Samsung LSI has confirmed the 2025-bound Exynos 2500 will be manufactured on Samsung's 3 nm node (likely 3GAP). It will be the first smartphone AP to be manufactured on Samsung's gate-all-around process, potentially giving it an edge over the competitors.

The Xiaomi 14 has now been fully unveiled, with Xiaomi already accepting pre-orders in its home market. Xiaomi's latest compact flagship contains upgrades across the board, whether that be its new Leica camera system, Snapdragon 8 Gen 3 chipset or 3,000-nit AMOLED display, among other changes.

Xbox premiered a 28-minute “Partner Preview” featuring 3rd-party games from AAA as well as indie studios. Konami’s Metal Gear Solid 3 remake, the Metal Gear Solid Delta: Snake Eater, and Studio Wildcard’s ARK: Survivor Ascended were among the games showcased. Both Unreal Engine 5 titles got trailers debuting impressive visuals and gameplay mechanics.

The 2023 Acer Predator Helios Neo 16 has recorded a massive 30% discount at Best Buy, sliding down to its lowest price to date as a result. Combined with the Core i7-13700HX, RTX 4060, and a 16-inch 165 Hz display on offer, the price cut has made the laptop a solid mid-range option.

Up until now, only Lenovo, Microsoft Surface and HP tried their hands at Windows on Arm laptops powered by Snapdragon processors. With the impressive performance claims of the upcoming Snapdragon X Elite, however, 6 more laptop OEMs are now more inclined to join the Windows on Arm side.

It appears that NVIDIA is actively developing the GeForce RTX 4080 SUPER with an AD103 GPU and not the AD102, as previous rumours suggested. Purportedly, the RTX 4080 SUPER will feature a full AD103 GPU with faster VRAM and a higher TDP, mirroring NVIDIA's RTX 2080 SUPER refresh a few years ago.

Qualcomm has confirmed that it plans to raise next-gen Snapdragon 8 Gen 4's prices, which will, in turn, trigger an increase in global smartphone prices in 2025.

The Motorola Edge 40 Neo is the manufacturer's cheapest high-end model — but in view of its price, it can be classed more as a mid-range device. Even so, it has a lot to offer, as shown in our test.

Garmin has rolled out a new beta update for various smartwatches, including the Fenix 7 and Fenix 7 Pro. Issued as Beta Version 15.68, the new update contains 40 changes from Garmin's last stable update, including 13 new features.

To make the combination of Windows and ARM a success, a great CPU is only one part of the equation. Another is an optimized OS. Qualcomm's Snapdragon X Elite will only be on the market in mid 2024 - and the reason for this launch months after the announcement might be that the laptops featuring this platform will launch with Windows 12.

Qualcomm executives said in an interview that the company plans to partner with Samsung Foundry and Qualcomm for its flagship products. However, it declined to comment if the Snapdragon 8 Gen 4 will make the switch.

The Lenovo ThinkPad X1 Carbon Gen 11 with an Intel Core i7-1365U processor, 32 GB of RAM, and a 14-inch IPS display has been discounted by a considerable 29% at Lenovo’s store. The laptop represents the best that Lenovo has to offer in the business segment with less than 1.2 Kg of weight, a solid chassis, and impressive runtimes.

Apple has increased the prices of several subscriptions considerably: Apple TV+ now costs almost 43% more than before, Apple Arcade is now 40% more expensive and the Apple One subscription bundle also costs more, but offers greater savings due to the higher prices of the respective individual subscriptions.

General Motors has announced that owners of the 2020-2022 Chevy Bolt EV and EUVs are eligible for a one-time payment of US$1,400 if they allow the installation of the “Final Software Remedy” battery diagnostic tool on their cars before the end of the year. The US$1,400 will be compensated in the form of a Visa eReward card.

Apple will unveil a series of brand-new Macs based on the Apple M3, M3 Pro and M3 Max in a few days. Shortly before the launch event, an analyst suggests that the top models will only be available in small numbers at the start of sales, while Apple is once again considering a cheaper MacBook.

Volvo unveiled the Volvo EM90 today, the Swedish premium manufacturer's first all-electric van. The MPV is based on the Zeekr 009 and is expected to set new standards in comfort and safety among large electric vans.

The Nissan Hyper Force supercar concept debuted at the Japan Mobility Show, with over 1,000 kW (1,341 hp) of AWD electric power and a healthy amount of aggressively-styled aerofoil for increased downforce. Typical of a wild concept car, the Hyper Force also features a number of edgy gamer-centric functions.

Samsung has published One UI 6 Beta 9 for the Galaxy S23 series. Reportedly, the company is finally ready to issue stable builds, months after its rivals started doing so.

Apple has just released macOS Sonoma 14.1 and tvOS 17.1, providing a range of Macs and the Apple TV with a number of new features and numerous bug fixes. First and foremost, Apple revamps the Favorites section in the macOS Music app.

watchOS 10.1 has arrived and brings a number of new features for all smartwatches, starting with the Apple Watch Series 4. The update also introduces the most interesting new feature of the Apple Watch Series 9 and Apple Watch Ultra 2 that allows numerous functions to be controlled with a simple gesture.

According to new information from a reliable source, Apple is planning brand-new AirPods with a fresh design and interesting new features as well as new AirPods Max as soon as next year, while the AirPods Pro are set to receive a significant upgrade in 2025.

A new project dubbed the Nintendo Switch Re-shell kit, has transformed the Switch or the Switch OLED into a home console with various benefits over its handheld counterparts. Available for under £50, the Re-shell Kit reduces thermals and allows either console to be overclocked without hitting thermal limits.

Apple has released the first major update for the iPhone 15 and iPhone 15 Pro, which is also available for older iPhones as long as they support iOS 17. The patch also introduces AirDrop, new standby options and improvements to the Music app.

Xiaomi is preparing to release the Xiaomi 14, its smaller Snapdragon 8 Gen 3 flagship. Not only will the Xiaomi 14 tout an impressive camera system, but it will also house the TCL C8, a new 1.5K display capable of delivering 3,000 nits peak brightness.

Eurocom has launched a highly customizable and user-upgradeable laptop, the Eurocom Nightsky RX415. It can be configured with an Intel Core i9-13900HX and an NVIDIA GeForce RTX 4070. The base model, on the other hand, offers an Intel Core i9-13900HK and NVIDIA GeForce RTX 4060. Its starting price is US$1999.

As part of its Snapdragon Summit in Hawaii, Qualcomm has showcased, amongst other things, its forthcoming top-tier SoC for 2024: the Snapdragon 8 Gen 3. Once again, the CPU cores are getting reorganized, ensuring more performance and we also have the first benchmark results which we would like to share with you.

Tesla seems to have let its base Autopilot ADAS technology fall by the wayside while it's been busy working on FSD Beta. Consumer Reports rated Ford's BlueCruise scored first, with Tesla's Autopilot securing a measly eighth place, behind even BMW, Mercedes-Benz, and Volkswagen. Hyundai Motor Group's ageing tech scored dead last, alongside Volvo and Polestar's abysmal showing.

Xiaomi is only a day away from fully unveiling the Xiaomi 14 series. In the meantime, the company has taken to the Snapdragon Summit to showcase the smaller Xiaomi 14 in four colours.

The Samsung Galaxy A15 has been said to launch as one of 2024's most affordable new smartphones. Now, it is projected to land as a more up-to-date, yet more compact, handset compared to its predecessor, although its battery capacity might remain the same. It is also thought to land alongside a slightly more premium 5G-capable variant on its debut.

'People are finally seeing reality' about electric vehicle demand, according to Toyota's CEO, whose company sat out the frantic EV investment of its competitors in the past few years. Honda has announced the end of its GM partnership on sub-$25,000 EVs, too.

A pair of leaked images have appeared on Chinese social network Weibo showing an action camera with a Leica branded lens, prompting speculation over whether this could be Leica’s own action camera or a co-branded one. The lens is a Super Summarit F2.6 with 16 mm equivalent focal length, in front of a 1/1.3 inch sensor. Insta360, with its history of collaboration with Leica, is a likely candidate for a co-branding partner.

The PlayStation 5 Slim's packaging reveals a disturbing secret about the console. Users will need an internet connection to pair the detachable disk drive with the console upon first use.

Also included are 16 GB DDR5-4800 RAM, 1 TB PCIe 4.0 NVMe SSD storage, a 16-inch IPS screen with 2560x1600 resolution and 240 Hz refresh rate, plus a Thunderbolt 4 connector.

Windows 12 could see a substantial system redesign in order to include a more AI-centric user experience. The start button could thus be replaced with Copilot AI, which is already available as a preview version in the latest Windows 11 update.

The M17 is a compact gaming handheld powered by a quad-core ARM Cortex-A7 chipset and a 1,500 mAh battery. Based around Linux and EmuELEC 4.3, the M17 should be powerful enough to emulate PS1 and SNES games, among other game libraries.

The X100 is thought to launch as the vanilla variant of Vivo's next-gen Android smartphone flagship series. Nevertheless, it is also now backed to debut with a groundbreaking feature: Low Power Double Data Rate 5 Turbo (or LPDDR5T) RAM, touted to be up to 13% faster than its top-end LPDDR5X counterpart. The world-first upgrade is tipped to reach a new performance peak when combined with the new Dimensity 9300 flagship SoC from MediaTek.

Images of a HomePod 3 prototype have turned up online. According to various sources, the third-generation smart speaker will have a touchscreen display element, for which Apple is already optimising various tvOS apps.

OnePlus has confirmed a few display details for the Ace 3. Typically, OnePlus' Ace products feature high-end hardware at mid-range prices, with a 1.5K AMOLED display being one of them this time for the OnePlus Ace 3.

The Lexus LF-ZC will be arriving a year before Toyota outs its first solid-state battery EV, but will still offer a 600-mile range. At about the Tesla Model 3 size, the competitor will sport stunning looks and Toyota's new prismatic battery cells.

The OnePlus 12 has not arrived yet, but OnePlus is already claiming to have broken over a dozen DisplayMate records. The OnePlus 12 will showcase BOE's first 2K AMOLED panel with extremely high peak brightness.