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An Alpine A290 test car has been spotted in camouflage, giving us our first look at what the plucky EV will offer in terms of looks. Alpine looks to have kept the aggressive styling, even if it has been diluted somewhat from the concept car.

Fresh details about the Google Pixel Watch 2 have emerged online ahead of the device's October 4 launch. Purportedly, Google will offer a sort of fast charging with its second-generation smartwatch, unlike its predecessor. The same leak has highlighted the Pixel Watch 2's colourways, as well as its default watch band options.

Samsung is preparing to release a follow-up to the Galaxy A04s. Dubbed the Galaxy A05s, the handset is expected to arrive later this year with a familiar design that retains its predecessor's triple camera layout. However, Samsung has made tweaks in a few areas, bringing the Galaxy A05s up to date with its latest design language.

AMD’s RDNA 3 lineup includes the flagship RX 7900 XTX, high-end RX 7900 XT, mid-range RX 7800 XT, RX 7700 XT, and budget RX 7600. Now, a slew of new GPU listings by PowerColor in the Eurasian Economic Commission (EEC) database suggest that AMD might be preparing the RX 7600 XT, a potential contender sitting between the RX 7600 and the RX 7700 XT.

The Garmin Public Beta Version 16.18 update for the Forerunner 945 LTE smartwatch is now rolling out. The software brings new features like muscle maps, glances and activities. Plus, the update includes bug fixes addressing problems with Pace Pro and Spotify alongside new Sensor Hub firmware.

The Garmin Birthday Sale is now on, offering deals on smartwatches, including the Venu 2, Epix 2 and Forerunner 745. The price cut and available models differ between countries, with the US seeing discounts of up to US$200, the UK £100 and the Netherlands €190. Plus, similar deals can be found at Amazon.

Panasonic has launched the second-gen LUMIX G9II, its new flagship in the micro four thirds mirrorless segment, and the first of its kind with hybrid phase-detect AF, in addition to AI-based subject detection. It has a faster 25.2 MP sensor, 8-stop IBIS and can capture at up to 60fps in continuous shooting mode.

Hyundai has updated the affordable Kona EV for 2024, and some changes for the new model year include an updated exterior design, V2L functionality, and a panoramic, dual-screen infotainment system.

Nvidia uncovered yesterday a new driver package, labeled 537.34. In addition to the usual minor tweaks and fixes, it comes with support for Lies of P and Mortal Kombat 1, as well as six new G-Sync Compatible gaming monitors alongside five GeForce Experience Optimal Settings presets for titles such as Starfield and Wayfinder.

Apple took wraps off the new Watch Ultra 2 alongside the new Watch Series 9. The Watch Ultra 2 features several internal upgrades including the new S9 SiP, a larger altitude range, and a 3,000-nit display. The S9 SiP powers several new features such as on-device neural processing with Siri and a new double-tap gesture.

Alongside the GFX100 II, Fujifilm at today’s X Summit event has launched three new GF lenses for its GFX medium format lineup – a 50 mm f/1.7 portrait lens, and two tilt-shift ones at 30 mm and 110 mm Macro for landscape, architectural and commercial photography. All three lenses will be available in late September. It has also announced two upcoming lenses as part of its development roadmap for medium format lenses.

While Apple did not announce it separately in its launch event, it has quietly updated the Airpods Pro 2 to feature a USB-C charging case, in line with the new USB-C equipped iPhone 15. The Airpods themselves remain largely unchanged, except for added lossless audio support in conjunction with the upcoming Apple Vision Pro, and a slightly improved IP54 rating for dust-resistance in both the case and the earphones.

Apple has updated the iPhone line-up with the iPhone 15 and 15 Max. The new devices look much like their predecessors but feature updated hardware, new camera tricks, and more recycled material. Both the iPhone 15 and 15 Plus launch at the same price as last generation.

Apple has finally unveiled its premium offerings for 2023, the iPhone 15 Pro and iPhone 15 Pro Max. Both come with a Titanium chassis, a tri-camera layout at the back and a shiny new 3 nm SoC.

FREEDARE shot to prominence on the e-mobility Indiegogo scene with its "World's First Smart Fat Tire E-bike" in mid-2023. Now, the vehicles in question have gone to retail via the OEM's new online (US-only) retail store, which is currently holding a sale to mark this event. It supports codes that take as much as US$400 off the price of the bike's step-through and step-over variants for a limited time.

Apple has announced its cutting-edge smartphone SoC for the iPhone 15 Pro and iPhone 15 Pro Max. Dubbed the A17 Pro, it ditches the Bionic tag and brings forth a host of GPU-specific improvements and 10% faster CPU performance.

Apple's latest Watch seems all but unchanged from its last at first glance. Nevertheless, the Cupertino giant asserts that it is powered by a new and improved system-in-package (SiP). The Series 9 is also touted to elevate the integration between Siri and Health with an upgrade to on-device voice assistance, to exhibit all-day battery life and to boast more sophisticated gesture support than ever before.

BBK Electronics' various subsidiaries have started offering Android 14 Beta builds to their recent flagship smartphones. First up are the OnePlus 11 and Vivo X90 Pro, which have received OxygenOS 14 and Funtouch OS 14, respectively.

Early Cybertruck clay prototypes were styled after Chevy's El Camino. Elon Musk deemed a Chevy Silverado-style design for the first electric pickup of Tesla too orthodox and wanted something like the Camino.

It now seems that Samsung is developing a smart ring competitor to the likes of the Oura Smart Ring. Following various rumours, a renowned leaker alleges that the possible Galaxy Watch6 alternative and the Galaxy S24 series will debut simultaneously in January.

According to a report, Xiaomi could offer MIUI 15 to over 100 devices throughout late 2023 and into 2024. Currently, the major software revision is expected to arrive this autumn during the launch of the Xiaomi 14 and Xiaomi 14 Pro.

Spigen has released a new and lightweight watch band for the Pixel Watch, shortly before Google introduces the likely compatible Pixel Watch 2. The Spigen Lite Fit weighs just 14 g and is orderable for US$24.99.

The Galaxy S23 FE is edging closer to release. Not only has Samsung received certification to sell the device in China, but also official product renders have now surfaced online.

In late August, NASA discovered the 5,502th exoplanet. Yesterday, scientists unveiled the discovery of a giant exoplanet located 120 light years away. Named K2-18b, this planet is no less than nine times the size of ours and appears to possess a water ocean alongside hints of potential life.

Google is now distributing version 9.0 of its camera app. Still restricted to Pixel devices, Google Camera 9.0 makes various UI changes from Google Camera 8.9 but is only available on Android 14.

This model also comes with 16 GB DDR5-4800 RAM, 1 TB PCIe 4.0 NVMe SSD storage, a Thunderbolt 4 connector and a full-size SD card reader. Additionally, it features undervolting straight from the HP Omen gaming Hub software.

Due to thermal issues, MediaTek may have to lower the Dimensity 9300's performance targets. Its root cause is believed to be its unique octa-core design with four Cortex-X4 and Cortex-A720 cores with no efficiency cores.

Evidence of the Galaxy Buds FE has now emerged online, possibly only a month or so before its official release. Unsurprisingly, the Fan Edition earbuds look like a scaled-down version of Samsung's flagship alternatives, as do the Galaxy S23 FE, Galaxy Tab S9 FE and Galaxy Tab S9 FE Plus.

Oppo and Sony have now outlined that the latter's LYTIA camera sensors will be headed to the former's next flagship smartphones. Reputedly, the Oppo Find N3 will be the company's first smartphone to ship with a LYTIA camera sensor, with the LYTIA LYT800 chosen on account of its double-stacked pixel structure.

The chassis appears to be the same from the previous B660 version, but ASRock added a few new upgrades for the B760 motherboard, including support for up to an i9-13900 processor, a PCIe 5.0 x4 M.2 interface, a USB-C 3.2X2 connector and 2.5 Gbps ethernet.

Fujifilm in its X Summit event today has launched the GFX100-II, the successor to the company’s flagship medium-format mirrorless camera. It features a faster 102 MP sensor, AI enabled subject-detect AF, 8-stop IBIS, a 9.44m-dot EVF with tilt-adapter support and up to 8K/30P 10-bit 4:2:2 ProRes video capture. Notably, the launch price is US$7499, which is US$2500 less than the first-gen GFX100.

Intel has revealed new standards for Thunderbolt 5.0 connectors, coming to laptops in early 2024. It can output data at up to 120 Gbps, charge peripherals at 240 Watts and power multiple 8K monitors.

According to reports, little over five months will separate the launches of the Galaxy Z Fold5 and Galaxy Z Flip5 from the Galaxy S24 series. Reputedly, Samsung hopes to sell at least 10% more Galaxy S24, Galaxy S24 Plus and Galaxy S24 Ultra units than the Galaxy S23 series, with production set at a total of 30 million units globally.

After falling 10% just in August alone, EV battery prices may never repeat their 2022 record as lithium carbonate prices keep falling. The discovery of the world's largest lithium deposits in the US could help keep them depressed for longer.

The LOQ 16 is Lenovo’s wallet-friendly 16-inch gaming laptop. Featuring a Ryzen 7 7840HS CPU with 8 Zen 4 cores, a 95 W TGP RTX 4050, and 16 GB of RAM, the notebook has dropped down to less than US$830 at Lenovo’s official store. The reduced price makes the LOQ 16 a compelling option thanks to its solid performance and good battery life.

Lenovo concentrates the Intel variety of the ThinkPad T14 2023 on the Raptor Lake U15 series. This leads to a better battery life and lower emissions, but the performance is not convincing.

The AMD Radeon RX 7800 XT and the RX 7700 XT are Team Red’s newest mid-range RDNA 3 boards that went on sale starting September 6. According to the newest report from Moore’s Law Is Dead and TechEpiphany, the RX 7800 XT is a hot seller as it apparently went out of stock at various retailers on launch day and was the best-selling card on Mindfactory during the launch week.

Tesla and its Chinese suppliers will be tripling the initially teased US$5 billion investment in the production of its cheapest Model 2 EV. Building the Gigafactory in Mexico may take two years, though, so Tesla will assemble it in Texas first.

The latest Nintendo Switch 2 release date rumor has sparked further speculation in regard to when the company might officially announce, reveal, and release the Switch successor. Unfortunately, even though the leak offers a specific month and year for a major Switch 2 event, the overall scheduling for the console is as murky as ever.

The unofficial and therefore purely speculative render images of the Model Y facelift depict the new taillight design as well as the more aggressive headlights which were introduced with the Tesla Model 3 Highland a few weeks ago and could also debut in the revised version of the successful electric SUV in 2024.

Reports from trusted sources have revealed that the replacement for the ultra-popular Fujifilm X100V will feature a new or updated lens, although the specifics of that update are unclear. This follows a previous report that the new camera will be arriving in early 2024.

The design of the GeForce RTX 3090 SUPER Founders Edition has leaked online, nearly two years after NVIDIA ditched an Ampere SUPER refresh for the GeForce RTX 3090 Ti. Not only does the leak highlight design differences between the GeForce RTX 3090 SUPER and the eventual GeForce RTX 3090 Ti, but it also confirms earlier rumours that NVIDIA had been working on such a card.

Nothing is rolling out Nothing OS 2.0.3 to the Nothing Phone (2). Available to download now, Nothing OS 2.0.3 introduces several new features and bug fixes to the Nothing Phone (1) successor, including a Pocket Mode for turning off touch inputs when the Phone (2) is in not in use.

Honor has outlined an initial launch date for the V Purse, its attempt at a Huawei Mate Xs and Mate Xs 2. For now, the Honor V Purse will be a Chinese exclusive, albeit one that is just over a week away from receiving an official release.

Qualcomm has announced that its Snapdragon Modem‑RF Systems will continue to power mobile data on iPhones of the next few generations. The news may imply the state of silicon development at Apple, and is touted to keep Qualcomm at the forefront of 5G development over the next 3 years.

With an all-time high price tag of US$699.99 in early August 2022, the WD Black SN850X PCIe SSD with 4 TB of storage space dropped to US$269.99 on Amazon in late July, this year. Now, it goes for US$299.99, which is roughly 30% less than the US$440 average (according to Camelcamelcamel, based on the last 32 price changes).

A renowned leaker has shared European pricing for the Mini 4 Pro, DJI's next sub-250 g drone. Reportedly, the DJI Mini 4 Pro will be available from €799, while its Fly More Combo could cost as much as €1,129.

A major case manufacturer has effectively confirmed that Apple will replace the Mute switch for at least some of its next iPhones. Reportedly only arriving on the iPhone 15 Pro and iPhone 15 Pro Max, the new action button should offer greater versatility than the mute switch, although its customisation options remain unknown for now.

The SteelSeries Apex Pro is one of the few gaming keyboards on the market equipped with Hall effect switches. It's currently discounted to US$132.30 on Amazon, making it one of the most affordable ways to try out features such as Rapid Trigger, adjustable actuation points, and 2-in-1 action keys.

A huge Nintendo Switch 2 leak has been posted on YouTube revealing numerous details about the expected Switch successor. The video starts with discussion about the hybrid console’s hardware capabilities, especially in terms of running games and visual output, before the conversation moves to the Switch 2 versus the PS5 and Xbox Series X.