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Although the Xiaomi Pad 5, Pad 5 Pro 5G, and Pad 5 Pro WiFi will all receive MIUI 15, there is also a bit of a problem with this future update. According to the Chinese OEM, these slates will only get Android 13-based MIUI 15 updates, and there are no plans for releasing firmware based on Android 14 for them.

Bambu Lab has opened its MakerWorld 3D model repository in the open beta stage. Its .3mf print profiles and cloud-slicing enable many convenience and safety oriented features. Using the Bambu Handy mobile app, users can browse 3D models and select one of several print profiles for direct printing. Users can also use the website which connects to the Bambu Studio desktop software.

Xiaomi has launched the Smart Band 8 in Europe, following its unveiling in China earlier this year. The gadget can track your health with exercise monitoring and heart rate and blood oxygen level sensors. Plus, a range of accessories allows you to wear the watch as a pendant or attach it to your trainer.

The Xiaomi 13T combines a MediaTek Dimensity 8200 Ultra chipset with a 144 Hz AMOLED display, a 5,000 mAh battery and a 50 MP primary camera with OIS. With promised OS updates until Android 17, security patch updates until 2028 and a €649 MSRP, the Xiaomi 13T is well-placed to take on most contemporary smartphones.

The Xiaomi 13T Pro has now arrived globally, as have the Xiaomi 13T, Watch 2 Pro and Smart Band 8. Equipped with a 144 Hz AMOLED display and a MediaTek Dimensity 9200+ SoC, the Xiaomi 13T Pro is also available with 1 TB of storage and 16 GB of RAM.

Xiaomi has now presented the Watch 2 Pro, its first smartwatch since the Mi Watch in 2019. The Xiaomi Watch 2 Pro has a Snapdragon W5 Plus Gen 1 chipset, a 1.43-inch AMOLED display and optional LTE. Available from €269.99, the Xiaomi Watch 2 Pro is cheaper than its competitors, whether that be the Galaxy Watch6 and TicWatch Pro 5 or the forthcoming Pixel Watch 2.

LPDDR modules thus becomes as versatile as regular DDR SO-DIMMs, but also get 50% performance improvements, 70% efficiency gains and 60% mounting area reduction, with commercialization slated for 2024.

GMKtec is now selling the NucBox M3, an Intel Alder Lake-H powered mini-PC with up to 32 GB of RAM and 1 TB of storage. Measuring approximately 114 x 106 x 42 mm, the NucBox M3 also has various expansion options and more ports than contemporary laptops.

ASYNC has launched an Indiegogo crowdfunding campaign for its H7 hybrid e-bike. The new model features a 500W motor with up to 130 Nm torque and 125 miles (~201 km) assistance range. Other features include GPS tracking, a digital key, and a carbon fiber frame and handlebars.

Swytch has launched a pre-order campaign for its Go e-bike conversion kit to a select group of customers. The company suggests that it has simplified the product’s design compared to older iterations to make it more affordable. The kit features a 250W motor integrated into the front wheel for a top assistance speed of 15 mph (~24 kph).

Images of the inside of the Tesla Cybertruck's bed have surfaced online, revealing some confusing proportions, with angular sides instead of the flat edges previewed in the initial debut of the pickup truck.

Nissan will only release electric vehicles in Europe, going forward, and the brand aims to completely phase out ICE vehicles by 2030. To usher in the company's EV era, it unveiled a track-focussed electric hot hatch concept called Concept 20-23.

The 2023 Lenovo ThinkBook Plus Gen 4, also called the ThinkBook Plus Twist, has now been discounted by an incredible 44%. The laptop features a main OLED display with a secondary color E-ink panel on the back. Powering these panels is a Core i7-1355U processor alongside 16 GB of RAM and 512 GB of storage.

Everyone is currently suffering from Google Pixel fever, but the next round of smartphone innovations starts just a few weeks after the Pixel 8 and Pixel 8 Pro see the light of day. Qualcomm launches the Snapdragon 8 Gen 3 in October, and shortly after Xiaomi 14 and Xiaomi 14 Pro are supposed to set new standards, for example in terms of cameras and display quality.

The Anker 621 magnetically attaches and wirelessly charges newer Apple smartphones such as the just-released iPhone 15 Pro, which makes the 5,000-mAh power bank a very practical gadget for demanding users who often run out of battery and have to recharge on the go.

LG has entered the niche market of laptops with foldable displays. Joining the ranks of ASUS, HP and Lenovo, the LG Gram Fold is a 17-inch tablet by default that can be folded to use as a 12.3-inch laptop. Billed as catering to five use cases, the LG Gram Fold has a modern Intel Raptor Lake processor and Thunderbolt 4 connectivity.

The Mercedes-Benz EQS SUV has a hard time in km77's moose test, changing direction like molasses and scoring about the same result as the Subaru Solterra, which has less than half the EQS's horsepower. The cumbersome electric SUV doesn't seem to benefit as much from the low centre of gravity that most other EVs do.

The Lenovo ThinkPad X1 Carbon G11 with the Intel Core i7-1365U, 16 GB of RAM, and a 1 TB SSD is 54% off on eBay. The ThinkPad X1 Carbon is a highly portable 14-inch laptop with dependable performance and the typical ThinkPad touches you'd expect.

A leaker has already revealed the complete product pages of Google's next-generation flagships ahead of their official launches. Arriving on October 4, the Pixel 8 and Pixel 8 Pro will contain numerous changes from their predecessors, including new ultra-bright displays.

GeekNUC is offering great back-to school deals on popular Intel NUC mini PCs. The NUC 13 Pro Arena Canyon with up to a Core i7-1360P is aimed at offering a compact footprint for business and productivity while the NUC 12 Enthusiast Serpent Canyon makes easy work of gaming, streaming, and content creation thanks to a Core i7-12700H and Intel Arc A770M combination. Check out these NUCs below that are now available at time-limited discounted prices.

With a launch date announced less than two weeks ago, macOS 14 will arrive tomorrow for sure. Codenamed "Sonoma," this new Mac operating system will bring various visual improvements and new features, such as interactive desktop widgets or the Game mode, as well as multiple under-the-hood tweaks.

Huawei has formally unveiled its latest FreeBuds Pro-series TWS earbuds as part of its major Autumn 2023 product event in China. The in-house Kirin A2 chip is touted to confer industry-first "super-CD-level lossless transmission" on the accessories. The Pro 3s are also rated to support LDAC as well as Huawei's own L2HC codec for around US$200.

Released just a few days after iOS 17 and iPadOS 17, the 17.0.1 updates arrive to take care of three vulnerabilities. Launched two months after macOS 13.5, macOS 13.6 also patches two of the three vulnerabilities targeted by the updates for Apple's mobile operating systems.

Nvidia recently released a major DLSS 3.5 update that brings ray reconstruction to GPUs ranging from Turing to Ada Lovelace. Ray reconstruction is an AI-based technique that is better at estimating light information and interaction in a scene compared to traditional hand-tuned denoisers. We take a brief look at how this technique benefits in-game lighting, ambient occlusion, and performance in the latest Cyberpunk 2077 Update 2.

Huawei has bid goodbye to its Porsche Design partnership. In its place arrives 'Ultimate Design', a new brand that the company has debuted with the Mate 60 RS. Equipped with Kunlun Glass 2 and a ceramic back, the Mate 60 RS also retains all of the flagship features of the Mate 60 Pro and Mate 60 Pro Plus.

Huawei has now released the MatePad Pro 13.2, its latest flagship tablet. Available with a 3:2 OLED display, the MatePad Pro 13.2 also has a large battery and an impressive display within an ultra-thin and lightweight housing.

Xiaomi's next vanilla flagship Android smartphone now has even better odds of launching with a long overdue charging upgrade. The 14 may have been certified to use the same new power brick as the top-end 13 Ultra: an accessory equipped with gallium nitride (GaN) technology and a single USB port.

Samsung has now introduced the Galaxy A05 and Galaxy A05s, two successors to the Galaxy A04. Arriving with different SoCs and display resolutions, the pair share 5,000 mAh batteries, 6 GB of RAM, 128 GB of expandable storage and 50 MP primary cameras.

UK and US starting prices for the Pixel 8 and Pixel 8 Pro have now surfaced online. Reportedly, the Pixel 8 will cost more than its predecessor in both markets, with the UK also receiving a £150 uplift for the Pixel 8 Pro. Google will once again bundle a free smartwatch for those who pre-order its Pro smartphone, though.

The Galaxy A05s is thought to launch as one of Samsung's cheapest new smartphones of 2024. Now, according to a new tip, potential customers might have an idea of what to expect for their money already. That specs list now includes a well-worn 4G/LTE-only Qualcomm processor, a screen of decent resolution and an amount of RAM that could be described as moderate at best.

Google is a little over a week away from delivering the Pixel Watch 2. In the meantime, UK pricing has leaked online, as has an official promotional video that compares various upgrades from the original Pixel Watch.

The Galaxy Tab S9 Ultra is huge in several regards. In our test, the Samsung tablet scores with its slim construction that looks even more spectacular due to its size. Also aside from the case, we cannot find many negatives about the Tab S9 Ultra.

A new leak says Google plans to support the Pixel 8 and Pixel 8 Pro for seven years. It isn't specified if the phones will get major software updates for that long, but monthly security patches will be guaranteed.

The extensive underside protection of Tesla's Cybertruck has been caught on camera along with a new steering wheel option. Instead of the unique elongated one, this Cybertruck was outfitted with a regular round steering wheel.

DJI has introduced the Mini 4 Pro, a follow-up to last year's Mini 3 Pro. Equipped with the same 48 MP and 1/1.3-inch CMOS camera as its predecessor, the Mini 4 Pro adds superior obstacle sensing, true vertical shooting and OcuSync 4 technology, among other changes.

Full data sheets and an unboxing video for the upcoming DJI Mini 4 Pro have leaked online. Launching soon for a rumoured €799, the DJI Mini 4 Pro will feature various improvements from the Mini 3 series while maintaining a sub-249 g weight.

According to the latest AMD Zen 5 leak by Paul of RedGamingTech, the Ryzen 8000 processors could bring an enormous single-thread IPC uplift. In addition to the information related to IPC improvement, Paul has also shared release date information as well as updated numbers pertaining to the rumored clock speed regression in the Ryzen 8000 chips.

We have tested the compact Lenovo ThinkPad X13 Gen 4 with an OLED screen. This made us realize again: When using an OLED screen, dark mode is a must.

Muse Wearables will shortly launch an Indiegogo crowdfunding campaign for its Ring One smart wearable. The ring can track health metrics such as heart rate, blood pressure and skin temperature. Other features include sleep monitoring with insights in the accompanying app and contactless payments.

The Super73-S Adventure, with its 750 W nominal motor (expandable to 1200 W in off-road mode) and up to 75 miles (~120 km) of range, makes for a fun inner-city commuter or weekend off-road toy. For a limited time, Super73 is offering US$400 off the Adventure series in two colourways.

Lenovo's ThinkPad P15v Gen 3 packs a high-resolution 4K display with up to 600 nits, the powerful AMD Ryzen 7 Pro 6850H and Nvidia T1200 graphics card into an old-school 15-inch package that may be a suitable desktop replacement for some laptop buyers.

Apple has introduced an allegedly more user-repairable build with its new iPhone 15 line-up. However, according to some of the first teardown videos to emerge online, some of the series' other upgrades might actually make their dissembly more complicated in parts, particularly for the higher-end Pro models. In addition, the dreaded software locks are seen to be still firmly in place.

The ACEMAGIC S1 brings some interesting features at a decent price point, including a status display that allows users to quickly check their hardware stats and an LED light strip at the front.

Kawasaki's faired Ninja e-1 and naked Z e-1 electric motorcycles have been more or less fully unveiled. While they bear the classic aggressive Ninja styling, the performance is a let-down for anyone expecting anything more than a 125 cc competitor.

Avantone Pro has launched the Planar II, a revision to its reference-grade planar magnetic wired headphones. It features an open-back design ideal for hi-fi listening and professional mixing use, and is now lighter for enhanced comfort over longer listening sessions. The Planar II is now available for US$399.

The 15 Pro and Pro Max are now hailed as the "strongest" iPhones ever, as they are the first of their line to step up to "Grade 5" titanium in their frames. However, their well-touted toughness compared to their stainless steel forebears has come into question thanks to some initial tests of their durability. They suggest that the fancy new frames, together with some other new design tweaks, might actually make the new top-end iPhones more susceptible to damage.

Apple has made privacy a cornerstone of its customer experience across its product lineup. However, there has been more than one occasion where the company has fallen short of its claims, and it might still have some work to do yet.

Although it only has a refresh rate of 75 Hz and 1,920 X 1,080 pixels, the Acer Nitro XZ320QR bih is a popular curved gaming monitor in the budget market. With a list price of US$229.99, this 31.5-inch monitor with AMD FreeSync support is now down to US$169.99, thanks to a 26% discount.

It is becoming increasingly likely that Tesla will release the Cybertruck in only two versions at first, styled after the Model S and Model X AWD trims. These would be a base dual-motor option and a tri-motor variant that Elon Musk may have just referred to as the 'Performance' model.

Picking up a new iPhone also usually means picking up a case to go with it. However, buyers will need to beware that Apple’s decision to change the mute switch into an Action button seems to have caught some case makers out.