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Updated: Rumoured pricing added. Numerous official images of the Nord 3 have emerged online, thanks to a renowned leaker. The leak shows the upcoming mid-range smartphone from all sides and hints at a major change from the Ace 2V on which the Nord 3 is based.

Released in the final quarter of 2021, the Google Pixel 6 Android smartphone will get version and feature updates at least until the end of 2024, while security patches will be provided until late 2026. Now, the 34% discount available for the 128 GB black version makes it a very tempting deal at just US$397.53.

Priced over US$170 in late 2022, the 23.6-inch Acer Nitro ED240Q Sbiip curved gaming monitor now carries an attractive US$109.99 price tag thanks to a generous 39% discount. This FHD monitor has a VA panel with 165 Hz refresh and 1 ms minimum response time, as well as AMD FreeSync Premium support and DP/HDMI connectivity.

It appears as if the long wait is finally over, and those who put up their hard-earned cash to reserve a Tesla Cybertruck can finally get a glimpse at what they paid for. A camo-wrapped Cybertruck prototype has been spotted, indicating that the design is final. It appears that many of the issues that were still present at the previous Tesla Investor Day sighting have been resolved, but the presence of a round steering wheel is bound to raise some eyebrows. The Cybertruck should head into early production any day, now.

When Panasonic released the Lumix GH5, it almost instantly became a hit among online content creators, despite some shortcomings. The combination of image quality, performance, and price point makes it an attractive option for small video production teams. The Lumix GH5 II is a later iteration of the Micro Four Thirds camera with added live-streaming and video features.

The 55-inch model variant of Sony's latest OLED TV has experienced its first-ever price drop as Amazon is now granting early adopters a rather small but certainly welcome US$100 discount on the gorgeous Bravia A80L.

While brands like Ford and GM have hopped on-board the NACS train, there are a number of EV industry players that have either entirely rejected the notion of adopting NACS or are holding off for the time being. Stellantis appears to be one of the latter, stating that it is evaluating the standard at the moment, but has no announcements to make. Stellantis's adopting NACS could give RAM's upcoming electric pickup a much firmer shot at competing with the Cybertruck on more even footing, given the consumer sentiment around the NACS vs CCS debate.

If recent rumours about Sony's roadmap are anything to go by, the next iteration to its A7C compact hybrid camera line-up will arrive sooner rather than later, with a Q3 2023 release seeming somewhat likely. Rumours put the release date of the A7C Mark II between the upcoming A6700 and A9 III, and the proposed spec sheet reveals some compelling upgrades over its predecessor.

The original list price of Sony's 2021 flagship is finally cut in half as a reputable seller on Amazon is now offering the sleek Xperia 1 III for US$649, which is one of the lowest prices ever for the 6.5-inch Android smartphone.

The Fujifilm X100V has been one of Fujifilm's most successful fixed-lens endeavours to date, with many reviewers praising it highly for its image quality and great handling. It seems that Fujifilm has become a victim of its own success, as it appears to be unable to keep up with demand for the camera. B&H Photo is only the most recent retailer to suspend orders for the X100V, calling into question Fujifilm's supply chain and the ability to ship enough units of a potential successor.

Toyota teased the specs of its next generation of electric vehicles coming in 2026, and they'd apparently be able to cover 600+ miles on a charge thanks to new high-density batteries. Not only that, but Toyota will have cheap $25,000 EVs along for the ride, as well as electric cars powered by all-solid-state battery.

OPPO has reportedly divulged its Android 14 upgrade plans - and the list of eligible devices in question is markedly short. It also implies that smartphones released two years ago or less are being cut loose in terms of support. Then again, the leak pertain to one region only.

The Morefine M600 has received an AMD Phoenix refresh. Now available with the Ryzen 7 7840HS or Ryzen 9 7940HS, the mini-PC is also configurable with up to 64 GB of RAM and 4 TB of PCIe 4.0 storage. Prices start at just over US$500 for barebones units.

The Unihertz Jelly Star is an Android 13 smartphone that is only 95.1 mm tall and 49.6 mm wide. Based on the MediaTek Helio G99 chipset and 8 GB of RAM, the Jelly Star also has a 3-inch display, a 2,000 mAh battery and a 48 MP camera, all for approximately US$170.

Microsoft has unveiled a new version of its Xbox Series S. The console is still "all-digital" - however, this variant comes in black, to denote internal storage specs that have doubled in size compared to the original model. For Series X fans, the Redmond giant has partnered with Bethesda to hype Starfield with limited editions and themed versions of its first-party peripherals.

In choosing an official product name for its "first spatial computer", Apple apparently blanked on the fact that another major electronics OEM also calls its flagship AR glasses the "Vision" series. Furthermore, it seems that Huawei did in fact trademark the name Vision Pro in China well in advance, meaning the Cupertino-based giant may now have a problem introducing its first-gen XR headset to that major market.

Philips has unveiled the 40B1U6903CH, a 40-inch curved monitor with a 5K2K resolution and a 75 Hz refresh rate. The ultra-wide monitor also has Thunderbolt 4 ports, a separate USB hub and a Windows Hello webcam.

The Honor 90 Lite is a new mid-range smartphone and the third model in the Honor 90 series. Available later this month for £249.99, the Honor 90 Lite comes with a 90 Hz display, a MediaTek Dimensity 6020 chipset and a 100 MP primary camera, among other features.

ASUS has revealed more specifications about the ROG Swift PG38UQ, one of several new gaming monitors it recently showcased at Computex 2023. The ROG Swift PG38UQ will be available later this year as the world's first 38-inch gaming monitor with HDMI 2.1 ports.

AMD's upcoming Zen 5 Ryzen 8000 has made its first public sighting on distributed computing platforms. The CPU, which was recently spotted on LHC@Home and Einstein@Home, does not have a direct nomenclature but it's Family 26 identifier indicates that we could be looking at a Zen 5 part. A Radeon RX 7900 non-XT was also spotted on LHC@Home.

Nothing has finally confirmed when it will officially launch the Phone (2). Arriving in time for a summer 2023 release, the Phone (2) will combine a 6.7-inch display with a Snapdragon 8 Plus Gen 1 chipset and a 4,700 mAh battery, among other features.

Industry sources suggest that Arm's owner SoftBank and Intel are currently in talks for an anchor investment of up to US$10 billion to spruce up interest in the upcoming Arm IPO.

Anbernic has launched the RG Nano, a compact gaming handheld that weighs just 75 g. Built around an aluminium housing, the RG Nano has a 1.5-inch display, will emulate numerous game libraries and starts at just US$59.99.

The top-tier Samsung Galaxy S22 Ultra is currently on sale at Amazon. The 42% discount drops the price to US$699, which is the same price as the new Galaxy S23. The S22 Ultra offers similar performance to the S23 but adds a more robust camera system.

AOKZOE is preparing to launch its second gaming handheld of the year, following the release of the A1 Pro in May. The AOKZOE A2 will be noticeably smaller than its counterpart but will still pack a powerful AMD Ryzen 7 7840U APU and Radeon 780M iGPU.

A massive heatsink and expensive Xilinx chip mark Tesla's Hardware 4.0 radar teardown which also confirmed that the radar is not something to write home about and likely there to assist with more mundane duties rather than FSD. On the plus side, the Tesla Model S/X with HW4 finally got the new Park Assist feature meant to compensate the lack of USS parking.

AMD has launched six new processors under the Ryzen Pro 7040 moniker. They include a mix of 28 Watt and 54 Watt parts, some of which come with AMD's new AI chip. They will launch alongside laptops from HP and Lenovo later this year.

AMD has unveiled its new Zen 4-based Ryzen 7000 chips for desktops. It has three SKUs, the Ryzen 9 Pro 7945, Ryzen 7 Pro 7745 and Ryzen 5 Pro 7645. All three 5 nm chips will run in any AM5 motherboard and support DDR5 memory and PCIe Gen 5 peripherals.

Samsung has certified the Exynos W930 as a future wearable chipset, seemingly dispelling rumours that it planned to release the Galaxy Watch6 series with the Exynos W980. The model number of the Exynos W930 suggests that it contains hardly any upgrades over the Exynos W920 too.

Good sub-US$200 GPUs seem to be more and more rare in the post-pandemic era. With the launch of Nvidia's and AMD's subpar lower-mid-range solutions like the RTX 4060 Ti and RX 7600, previous gen GPUs like the RX 6600 appear to offer the best bang for the buck, especially when they go on sale for only US$180.

Apple’s latest iPhone 15 smartphones are rumored to reuse the same general design as the iPhone 14 smartphones with the key improvements being a new SoC and the inclusion of a Type-C port. Despite what seem like minor upgrades, it is now rumored that Apple may increase the price of the iPhone 15 series by up to 20% vs the current-gen devices.

Canon EOS R1 rumours abound, with the upcoming flagship mirrorless camera potentially coming with an industry-leading global shutter as well as a larger body and an improved autofocus system. While Canon is just about overdue for an update to its flagship line-up, there's not a peep about a possible release date or confirmation of the specifications.

An engineering report centring on an early CyberTruck design was leaked, revealing that the electric pickup truck started life with elementary automotive design flaws, from a leaky cabin to shoddy brakes and terrible steering. An automotive engineer commented that the oversights were "astounding," and that the flaws in the design were rudimentary design challenges that every car manufacturer should have solved easily.

The South Korean company's high-end PCIe 4.0 SSD has dropped to another record low as e-commerce behemoth Amazon is currently selling both the 2TB and 1TB model variants of the Samsung 980 Pro for their lowest prices thus far.

The Odyssey OLED G9 is now orderable in the US, five months after its debut at CES 2023. Samsung is also offering a US$250 gift card with pre-orders before shipping the 49-inch QD-OLED gaming monitor later this month.

Kamila Wojciechowska has revealed full camera details for the Pixel 8, as well as its Pixel 8 Pro sibling. The same leaker has hinted at some of the features headed to this autumn's Tensor G3-based smartphones too.

Samsung has finally made the Heatsink version of its latest PCIe 4.0 NVMe SSD available. It boasts an up to 50% performance boost compared to the previous generation, in a new chassis equipped with adjustable RGB lighting in addition to cooling touted as improved compared to the 'normal' 990 PRO.

The man who designed signature vehicles for Ferrari, Maserati, or BMW, is of the opinion that Tesla's Cybertruck is one of the ugliest vehicles he has ever laid eyes on. He blames the digital transition of design schools and aiming at shock value for some of the current questionable car designs.

Google has begun enabling full blood oxygen saturation monitoring on the Pixel Watch. Not available globally yet, the change arrives a few months before Google is expected to announce the Pixel Watch 2.

A new side-by-side comparison of three allegedly upcoming premium foldable Android smartphones shows that the OPPO Find N3 will upgrade to its OEM's latest top-end camera hump, whereas putative peers the Honor Magic V2 and Xiaomi Mix Fold 3 will not. Therefore, the former (thought to go global in 2023 under the OnePlus brand) may have more of an on-trend look than the other two hypothetical flagships.

Best Buy now has the ASUS Vivobook Go laptop for US$150 off the US$449.99 retail price. The defining qualities of the notebook include a thin profile of 0.7 inches (17.78 mm), a light weight of 1.4 kg (3.04 lbs), and a quad-core Ryzen 3 7320U processor. The laptop also boasts a backlit keyboard.

TCL is an OEM with a smart TV line-up boasting variants with up-to-date technologies such as QLED and mini-LED. Now, the company has indicated that the next wave of these screens will come with access to "thousands" of movies and TV shows for free out of the box - albeit with ads. They will be part of a new UI provided by Cineverse, a global name in ad-supporting streaming services.

The FCC has published initial documentation for two of Samsung's next-generation flagship tablets. While the Galaxy Tab S9 has not appeared yet, the FCC has listed two versions of the Galaxy Tab S9 Plus and a sole Galaxy Tab S9 Ultra variant for now. All Galaxy Tab S9 models are expected to launch next month alongside new smartwatches.

Dell has now slashed US$1,750 off the list price of the 2022 Alienware x17 R2. The notebook comes with a Core i9-12900H processor, an RTX 3080 laptop GPU, 16 GB of DDR5 memory, and a 512 GB PCIe SSD. Aside from strong performance and a speedy 480 Hz display, the Alienware x17 R2 also features upgradable RAM and storage thanks to two SO-DIMM and M.2 slots.

Samsung's tradition of launching ultra-premium versions of its latest foldable smartphones as Chinese-market exclusives is now thought to continue in 2023 with the new "W24" series. They are slated to debut as even higher-end versions of the rumored Galaxy Z Fold5 and Flip5 - however, should that be the case, it seems they will fail to upgrade in one potentially significant respect.

New ambient lighting, ventilated seats, and a sound system upgrade may be in store for the Tesla Model 3 Highland refresh that will be released later this year. The car already leaked out with new headlights and taillights, and it will have slightly longer body equipped with HW4 camera set.

Starfield is Bethesda Game Studio’s first new IP in 25 years. The game is releasing on September 6 on both the Xbox Series S|X and PC. According to the title's Steam listing, Starfield requires, at a minimum, an RX 5700/GTX 1070 Ti GPU and a Ryzen 5 2600X/Intel Core i7-6800K CPU.

After BYD took apart Corollas in days past to see how they are made, it's now Japan's turn to learn about making electric vehicles from China. The largest Japanese publishing house will issue a rather pricey BYD Seal disassembly and surface manual with preface saying that is how the 'future EV leader' does cars.

NVIDIA confirmed last month that the RTX 4060, the cheapest RTX 40 board, will be available to buy in July. However, according to a new report from Paul of RedGamingTech which was later supported by MEGAsizeGPU on Twitter, the RTX 4060 will release later this month. Additionally, Paul has confirmed that the RTX 50 Blackwell GPUs will follow the release pattern of previous GeForce launches.

The versatile wireless keyboard from Logitech has returned to one of its lowest all-time prices after Chinese PC maker Lenovo is once again selling the MX Keys Mini at a significant discount of 40 percent in relation to the official MSRP.