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The Banana Pi BPI-R3 Mini is a compact router board with 2G and 5G antennas. Compatible with OpenWRT, the BPI-R3 Mini supports Wi-Fi 6 connectivity, has 2 GB of DDR4 RAM, 8 GB of eMMC flash storage and a MediaTek MT7986 chipset.

AAEON is now selling the UP 7000, an 85 x 56 mm single-board computer offered with up to 8 GB of LPDDR5 RAM and 64 GB of storage. The UP 7000 comes in several configurations, with Intel Processor N50, Processor N97 and Processor N100 processor options available at launch.

Xiaomi has announced a timeline for the launch of the POCO M6 Pro 5G, a new mid-range handset. Launching with a familiar design, the POCO M6 Pro 5G may well be a re-branded Redmi Note 12R that debuted last month in China.

Vivo has announced that its next line of premium Android smartphones will debut with an all-new image sensor from Sony. Furthermore, it will be joined on the back of X100-series devices by a new telephoto lens from Zeiss. The former is touted to achieve increased low-light performance thanks to new stacked-pixel technology, while the latter is backed to deliver improved focus and detail while zoomed in.

One-netbook now offers the regular ONEXPLAYER 2 Pro with the AMD Ryzen 7 7840U APU. Previously restricted to the EVA Limited Edition, the Ryzen 7 7840U features the Radeon 780M iGPU, Zen 4 CPU cores and is complemented by 32 GB of RAM with 1 TB or 2 TB of storage.

A closer look at the Tesla Model 3 Highland front bumper reveals where its Hardware 4.0 front camera will go. The front bumper placement seems to be similar to that of the Cybertruck's HW4 camera configuration and will aid in curb parking, aside from the FSD tasks.

AYANEO has outlined more specifications for the Pocket Air, an Android 12-based gaming handheld powered by a MediaTek Dimensity 1200 chipset. The AYANEO Pocket Air will be available with a 5.5-inch AMOLED display and a 7,350 mAh battery within a 380 g chassis, among other features.

DJI has now confirmed a launch event for the Osmo Action 4, its next action camera. Arriving in a few days' time, the DJI Osmo Action 4 will feature a 1/1.3-inch CMOS camera and will be compatible with a new smartwatch-style camera remote.

The Intel Lunar Lake CPUs which are said to debut sometime in 2024/H1 2025 will follow in the footsteps of the Meteor Lake and Arrow Lake chips and pack discreet CPU, GPU, and SoC tiles. Now, new leaks allege that the LNL’s GPU tile features Intel’s next-gen Battlemage graphics with Xe2 cores.

Ice Universe has confirmed the Exynos 2400's existence and stated that it will be featured in Galaxy S24 smartphones sold in Europe and Asia. This suggests Samsung will go back to its old ways and reserve its Snapdragon chips for North America and China.

The Nothing Phone (2) is reasonably priced, looks good and has a very bright screen. But is it worth it in view of strong alternatives? We summarize our review for you below.

The Qualcomm Snapdragon 8 Gen 3 scores 2,231 and 6,661 in Geekbench 6.1's single-and multi-core tests. It features a quad-cluster CPU with Cortex-A520, Cortex-A720 and Cortex-X4 cores and an Adreno 750 GPU. It will power the Galaxy S24+ and other flagship smartphones in 2024.

Know Labs has made progress with its work on creating a medical-grade non-invasive blood glucose monitor. Not only has the company built a Generation 1 prototype of the device that will use proprietary Bio-RFID sensing technology, it has also shared the promising results of a study that show how the machine learning model for the needle-free glucose monitor has performed.

The folks at Munro Live, who have a long history of disassembling and inspecting Tesla vehicles, think the Cybertruck will be much lighter than the 8,500 to 10,000 lbs (3,855 - 4,536 kg) that Tesla's earlier regulatory filing suggested. The pair also dove into the safety and rigidity of the unique chassis construction.

AMD is reportedly gearing up to release new RDNA 3 GPUs in less than a month at Gamescom. According to Moore’s Law Is Dead, AMD is allegedly launching “at least” two new Radeon GPUs in Q3, possibly the RX 7800 and the RX 7700. The leaker has also leaked prices for the new boards alongside the RX 7900 MSRP.

The iPhone 15 and 15 Plus are expected to graduate to the Dynamic Island display type that was exclusive to the 14 Pro series on its 2022 debut. However, the 15 Pro and Pro Max are now tipped to retain the edge, as their screens will be made with a first-for-iPhone technique that could made the noticeable bezels of their predecessors finally recede.

The 2023 Inspiron 16 2-in-1 is seemingly a good bargain for just $650 USD, but the next SKU up with 16 GB of RAM costs a hefty $250 more. 16 GB of RAM is widely considered to be the recommended bare minimum for modern Windows PCs.

The Razr Plus is Motorola's latest and potentially greatest foldable Android smartphone. However, it might not be the most robust of its category in 2023 thus far, although its weak points came as a surprise during its JerryRigEverything bend test. Now, an "autopsy" for the unit in question calls its repairability into question too.

POCO's latest TWS earbuds have launched as the brand's first-gen Pods, which, as the name suggests, entails a close resemblance to certain Apple accessories. They come in completely different colors, however, and are rated to "fast charge" their "30-hour" battery via USB type-C. The Pods make compromises on their noise-cancelling technology and driver size to retail at well under US$50 in their new market of India.

Some new leaks purport to spill more details on the new Apple Watch line-up for 2023, the second-gen Ultra version included. There may not be much deviation from the norm involved in the Series 9 variants compared to their predecessors, even if they do come with a specs boost. The Ultra, on the other hand, might get a welcome change of finish for its titanium casing.

The Samsung Galaxy M44 5G has made its Geekbench debut with a Snapdragon 888, 6 GB of RAM and Android 13. Given its appearance on the benchmarking platform, it shouldn't be long before the phone is official.

Tesla has opened what seems to be the first combined Cybertruck/Semi high-output charging station with the so-called Megacharger plug and smaller pull-up space. Tesla's rival charging network, on the other hand, may support up to 400kW charging output.

Samsung will launch the Galaxy S24 series in the first quarter of 2024. According to a new leak, the range-topping Galaxy S24 Ultra will arrive with a titanium frame, not at all dissimilar to what has been rumored for Apple's upcoming iPhone 15 Pro and iPhone 15 Pro Max.

Mini has lifted the veil on an all-new central console that features a large 240mm diameter 9.4-inch circular OLED display. The new system is powered by a custom version of the Android Open Source Project (AOSP) to give users a traditional consumer electronics interface.

With a list price of US$239.99, the 2 TB WD Blue SN570 M.2 NVMe SSD is undoubtfuly expensive for late July 2023, but Amazon's ongoing 65% discount makes it quite appealing. Thanks to it, the WDS200T3B0C model is now down to a mere US$84.99, which is also the drive's lowest price so far.

Xiaomi has announced that it will debut a 5G version of its affordable "Style Icon", the Redmi 12, in India soon. It is slated to have the largest display among the brand's Android smartphones yet, and to have dual rear cameras with a 50MP main camera. It will launch via Amazon.in as one of the site's Specials soon.

The almost maxed-out configuration of the attractive Lenovo ThinkPad Z16 has received a noteworthy discount that drops the 16-inch business laptop to a quite reasonable price range considering its high-end specs, which include a copious amount of memory, a dedicated graphics card as well as a colorful 4K OLED screen.

Even though the eccentric CEO was the most frequently cited reason for former Model 3 owners who have since switched to other brands, the vast majority of customers appears to be quite satisfied with their Tesla EV as indicated by a recently conducted Bloomberg study.

Sony's alleged quest to make wireless earbuds that match the PlayStation 5 (PS5) may have reached a pivotal stage, which would be their approval for sale by the Federal Communications Commission (FCC). The US regulator has also given their "USB Transceiver" (no prizes for guessing why that is a thing) a pass for launch alongside them.

Audi has introduced the e-tron GT as its latest super-premium electric vehicle (EV) for the Chinese market. The luxury sedan has a dual-motor system rated to propel it from 0 to ~62 miles per hour (or 0 to 100 kilometers per hour (km/h)) in well under 5 seconds. It also has ultra-fast charging touted to be able to fill its battery by 75% in under 30 minutes.

Nvidia seems to have internally shelved plans of launching the RTX 4090 Ti with 18,176 CUDA cores, likely because there is no real threat to the RTX 4090's dominance from AMD. Instead, the company could introduce new RTX 4070 and RTX 4060 refreshes. We are also getting to know that the upcoming RTX 50 Blackwell could very well use a 512-bit memory interface.

Samsung's first gen "Galaxy Ring" could have a release date set in 2024 - so long as it goes into mass production soon. The South Korean giant is said to make a decision as to do so or not in August 2023, which might affect the Galaxy Watch series' new in-house rival's chances of being ready to go to retail by then. Meanwhile, the accessory is said to have potential VR use-cases as well as those of an advanced fitness-tracking device.

Canon has generated quite a din thanks to a new patent filing detailing a built-in tilting EVF on what looks like an EOS R camera body. The new design seems to be a more compact iteration of what we've seen in camcorders in days gone.

A few days ago, reports started popping up of Nikon Z8 strap lugs simply resigning from their duties and falling off the camera for no reason. Now, Nikon has responded to the issue, instructing distributors to test the strap lugs by tugging on them before sale. While this may seem a bit excessive, Nikon is also reportedly testing recalled units for the same problem.

The MSI Summit E14 Flip with a Core i5-1240P processor, 16 GB of LPDDR5 RAM, and 512 GB of storage is now on sale for US$699.99 instead of the US$1,049.99 list price. The defining qualities of the notebook include a sturdy chassis, great display, and fast performance. Additionally, the laptop also has all-day battery life.

The new US fuel economy rules proposed by the Biden administration would likely see EVs occupy 66% market share — an almost tenfold increase — by 2032, if passed. What's more, the new rules impose stricter regulations on pickup truck fuel economy, which have thus far been given more lenient rules under CAFE requirements thanks to “light truck” classifications.

Aside from the well-performing 11-inch IPS display, the wallet-friendly Xiaomi tablet also comes with a fast Qualcomm SoC, pen support and a respectable price-performance ratio thanks to a noteworthy discount relative to its quite reasonable MSRP.

Recent Nikon certification documentation indicates that the Japanese camera maker plans to release one more camera before the end of 2023. This time, it appears to be a retro-styled full-frame mirrorless body or an update to its popular Z6 II. Although specifications are as yet unknown, the rumoured price of between US$2,000 and US$2,500 is tantalising.

Predictions of a 2023 launch for a smartphone called the Xiaomi 13T Pro have been all but vindicated with a new discovery. It consists of a certification by the Thai regulator NBTC for a device of that name. It also validates an additional detail featuring in previous leaks.

The MSI Puls 17 is an extremely powerful gaming laptop while still being relatively quiet. A Sci-Fi case together with current chips in terms of the processor and graphics unit, but unfortunately also aged modules for the network. At the same time, MSI is still asking for a hefty price.

OPPO's next top-end foldable smartphone is all but certain to launch as the Find N3 in China - and as the OnePlus Open elsewhere - in 2023. It is also now tipped to have the best zoom lens in its category for the year, beating rivals such as the Xiaomi Mix Fold 3 and Samsung Galaxy Z Fold5 in these terms. The Find N3 is also now slated to beat the Z Fold5 in another important aspect of premium foldable specs as well.

Realme has now confirmed that it will launch the GT5 as its next "God of War"-class Android smartphone soon. It is now also tipped to live up to this hype with up to 24GB of RAM to go with its up-to-240W charging speeds. The new vanilla flagship's SoC has also reportedly been confirmed in advance of its launch.

The Galaxy A14 is Samsung's entry-level model of the A series. The device is available in a 5G and a 4G version, with the smartphones not only differing in terms of the communication technology but also the processor. We took a closer look at the 4G smartphone.

The Huawei Mate 50 is now thought to have a successor that might look much the same from the front. From the rear, however, the Mate 60 might drop the stove-top camera hump of yesteryear for an updated alternative. It is also thought to have a feature that is growing increasing rare among smartphones these days.

SpaceX asks those chosen to test its newest Starlink Gen 3 router with Wi-fi 6 connectivity to pay US$200 for the privilege, indicating the standalone price of the router. Designed to work with the new V2 Starlink satellite generation, the router has two extra Ethernet ports on the back.

Just as storied EV tester Bjorn Nyland demonstrated, a Tesla EV can travel further even after the battery charge readout shows zero. What he didn't know at the time, however, was that Teslas may have been designed like that in an elaborate range estimate scheme.

With the extremely fast i9-13980HX, OLED display and well-tuned RTX 4060, the VivoBook Pro 16X looks ambitious at the very least and is by no means intended only for private use. However, Asus has made cuts in other areas.

AMD is introducing its 3D V-cache technology to gaming laptops with the launch of the Ryzen 9 7945HX3D. The Ryzen 9 7945HX3D is similar to the Ryzen 9 7945HHX but with a 200 MHz lower base clock, a total of 128 MB of L3 cache, and a 55 W+ TDP envelope. The Ryzen 9 7945HX3D will debut together with the Asus Strix Scar 17 X3D later in August.

A PlayStation 5 Pro specs prediction has resulted in a console that would be more than twice as powerful than the current revisions of the PS5 in some processes. The original poster has reckoned on 23+ TFLOPs of graphics processing performance for the Pro model where the original manages with 10 TFLOPs. An optimistic PS5 Pro price prediction has also been offered.

Stellantis CEO, Carlos Tavares, has made some interesting comments about the future of Tesla in its recent semi-annual results presentation. The CEO specifically made reference to Tesla's recent dip in profitability as it starts to contend with legacy carmakers in a highly competitive market with aggressive pricing and tight manufacturing requirements.