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First announced last summer at WWDC, Apple is rolling out the first publicly available Rapid Security Response update for iOS and macOS. While details concerning what the security update patches are not yet known, this marks the first instance of Apple pushing a minor system update focused only on security.

J.D. Power recently released the April Automotive Sales Outlook report for the US, revealing a decline in electric vehicle market share between February and March 2023. EV adoption is still up slightly year-over-year, despite an increase in EV hesitancy thanks to a lack of charging infrastructure.

Chinese EV maker NIO has released its April delivery report, which reveals a staggering 31% year-over-year increase in EV deliveries. The company has delivered 37,699 vehicles in 2023, of which 6,658 were in April. During Q1, 2023, Tesla delivered 106,915 vehicles in China alone.

The Beelink SER6 Pro Mini desktop, which boasts an octacore AMD Ryzen 7 7735HS and Radeon 680M iGPU, is on sale for just under US$520 at Amazon. The mini PC includes 32 GB of DDR5 RAM and a 500 GB PCIe NVMe SSD.

Motorola has refreshed the Moto G 5G, which it now offers with the Snapdragon 480 Plus chipset and 4 GB of RAM. The Moto G 5G 2023 also has a 6.5-inch and 120 Hz display, a 48 MP primary camera and Android 13, among other features.

Motorola has presented the Moto G Stylus 2023, which it will begin selling later this week in the US. The handset offers a 90 Hz display, an entry-level MediaTek Helio chipset and a 50 MP primary camera for US$199.99, as well as a 5,000 mAh battery and 64 GB of expandable storage.

According to reports, Apple is considering releasing an even more powerful iPad Pro tablet, which will also be significantly larger than recent 12.9-inch models. Dubbed the iPad Pro Max or the iPad Ultra, the tablet is rumoured to feature a 14.1-inch display and an Apple M3 Pro chipset. The device is thought to be the closest alternative to a MacBook yet, in part thanks to Apple porting many macOS features to iPadOS.

Google is a few days away from officially presenting the Pixel 7a, which will slot in between the Pixel 6a and Pixel 7. The company has now confirmed the device's impending release, but a comprehensive leak has revealed all key specifications, including how the Pixel 7a differs from its predecessor.

Google's first foldable smartphone is expected to land later this week, with an I/O 2023 presentation due alongside the Pixel 7a and the Pixel Tablet. In the meantime, the FCC has certified the Pixel Fold for release in the US, confirming the presence of a UWB chip and two models.

SpaceX's Starlink satellite Internet offshoot is expanding its retail footprint with Home Depot availability. The big home improvement store chain is now carrying Starlink starter kits at the same price as SpaceX, with the ability to pay the equipment off on installments and save on shipping costs.

At a time when gaming laptops with these specs are running for twice that price, MSI just issued a GE66 deal that sees the RTX 3080 Ti-laden machine with 240Hz QHD display and 32GB RAM at less than $1400. MSI also throws in a GH20 gaming headset and mouse pad freebies.

A pre-sale event for the Xiaomi Roufeng Air Conditioner 1 hp is now live in China. The energy-efficient gadget has an APF of 5.30 and uses a full DC frequency converter. With an integrated light sensor for intelligent adjustment, you can control the smart home device with Xiao AI voice commands or the Mijia app.

Xiaomi has launched the Mijia Refrigerator Side by Side 610L Ice Crystal White in China. You can control the smart home device via the Mijia app, Xiao AI voice commands or the integrated touch panel. Plus, the fridge has a smart temperature adjustment tool with quick cooling and holiday modes.

Tesla owners with the new 2023.12.1.1 software update can now answer or mute calls directly from the left scroll wheel, or take in Zoom meetings with video from the interior camera. The scroll wheel actions can now also be customized in all directions from the Controls > Display > Scroll Wheel Function menu in Settings.

The TGP is less than half of what most dedicated gaming laptops with the same GPU are aiming for. Nonetheless, the RYX 4070 is still a significant upgrade over last year's RTX 3070 especially for content creation and studio applications that support CUDA acceleration.

Physical keyboards could soon return to be a part of OLED displays - sort of. Designers from Carnegie Mellon University claim to have proven that the panels are compatible with fluid-filled bumps that can act as a keyboard. They are deployed via an innovative pumping mechanism that can cause them to inflate at need.

Tesla appears to have suspended orders for its Model X and S vehicles in some right-hand-drive markets, with no indication of when availability will return. The auto maker has not made any public statements about why orders are suspended, but speculation suggests that recent price cuts are to blame.

Known for his work on artificial neural networks, Geoffrey Hinton has been with Google since March 2013, when the tech giant acquired DNNresearch Inc., his company at the time. Earlier today, he announced his departure from Google so he could talk freely about the dangers of AI, but also highlighted that he is not criticizing the tech giant.

Carl Pei's tech brand Nothing has indicated that its current Phone (1) flagship will be among the first non-Pixel smartphones to land an official Android 14 preview. The device may thus be in a good position to develop a fully-stable upgrade to the current Nothing OS based on Android 13 as soon as possible, despite the OEM's relatively small market share and reach thus far.

Sony has announced pricing and availability for the new BRAVIA XR TVs that are coming to the North American market. They will come in OLED, mini LED or Full Array LED varieties, all of which be 4K HDR, will run Google TV and have the latest Cognitive Processor XR. The new BRAVIA XR range for the US or Canada will have sizes ranging to 55-inch entry-level models to the top-end 98-inch X90L model.

It appears that NVIDIA is close to releasing the GeForce RTX 4060 Ti, its next mid-range graphics card. Inexplicably, NVIDIA has configured the GeForce RTX 4060 Ti with 8 GB VRAM, which may hamper performance in some modern games. Allegedly, the card's release may only be a few weeks away.

Intel will soon rebrand its Core lineup of client processors starting from the 14th gen Meteor Lake generation. The first signs of this came from a leaked Ashes of the Singularity benchmark that refers to the CPU as an Intel Core Ultra 5 1003H with 18 cores and 18 threads. Subsequently, an Intel rep confirmed that a rebrand for the client lineup is indeed underway and that more details would be shared soon.

AOKZOE has started selling the A1 Pro with the AMD Ryzen 7 7840U. Available with a 1200p display, a 65 Wh battery and up to 64 GB of RAM, the AOKZOE A1 Pro is one of the most powerful gaming handhelds announced to date. The AOKZOE A1 Pro starts at US$799, which is competitive with other Zen 4 and RDNA 3-based gaming handhelds like the ASUS ROG Ally.

LG has listed the UltraGear 27GR75Q on some of its websites ahead of its release. The UltraGear 27GR75Q appears to a mid-range option, with a 27-inch IPS panel that operates at 1440p, 165 Hz and 1 ms with 300 nits peak brightness.

According to a new report, Google may end the Pixel A-Series on a high with the Pixel 7a. Instead, Google could pivot to just selling flagship smartphones, with regular, Pro and foldable offerings going forwards.

Sony is less than two weeks from introducing its next flagship Xperia smartphone. In the meantime, a billboard in Hong Kong appears to confirm the device as the Xperia 1 V, revealing the smartphone's design and focus on camera performance in the process.

It appears that Samsung is finally ready to move on from tiny cover displays in its clamshell foldables. Based on various Galaxy Z Flip5 renders, Samsung will adopt a generously-sized cover display as it looks to see of competition from the likes off Oppo, Vivo and Motorola.

The grip over battery raw materials and supply chain that China has results in 20% cost advantage before other efficient EV makers like Tesla, according to NIO's chief. He confirmed that NIO may launch its rumored Firefly mass market EV globally next year.

Anker has discounted its 577 Thunderbolt Docking Station (13-in-1, Thunderbolt 3) in North America, offering up to 35% of US$84 off the device. The gadget charges the connected device at 85W and supports dual 4K@60Hz displays. Other ports include 15W Thunderbolt 3m 18W PD USB-C and Gigabit Ethernet.

Garmin has reduced the price of its Venu 2 Plus smartwatch in the US and Canada on its website and Amazon storefront. The cost of the wearable is reduced by up to 12%, with the deal available on all colorways. Features of the watch include the Garmin ECG App, Bluetooth calling and Garmin Pay.

Can you squeeze an i9-13900H and an RTX 4060 into a tablet and expect it to work well? Yes, at least in the Asus ROG Flow z13. The 13-inch tablet renders all games in Full HD on its bright QHD+ screen and is less noisy than usual gaming laptops.

A new leak says the Exynos 2500/Dream Team chip will feature a 10-core CPU with 4 Cortex-X5, 2 Cortex-A730 and 4 Cortex-A520 cores in a 1+3+2+4 configuration.

A leak from Weibo says the Qualcomm Snapdragon 8 Gen 3 scores 2,723 and 7,525 in Geekbench 6's single and multi-core tests. In AnTuTu V9, the AP allegedly scores 1,712,271 points.

Samsung attempts to balance performance, mobility, power consumption and noise emissions in the Galaxy Book 3 Ultra 16 - and does well as a result. The Core i7-13700H and GeForce RTX 4050 deliver plenty of performance for gaming and rendering, even at reduced power.

Amazon Canada has outlined all key details about the TicWatch Pro 5, Mobvoi's first Wear OS 3-powered smartwatch. Equipped with the Snapdragon W5+ Gen 1 platform and 2 GB of RAM, the TicWatch Pro 5 will contain numerous changes from the TicWatch Pro 3, as well as many of its predecessor's popular features.

Samsung is preparing to release the Galaxy Z Fold5 later this year, likely alongside the Galaxy Z Flip5. In the meantime, a renowned leaker has shared high-resolution renders, a 360-degree video of the Galaxy Z Fold5, and dimensions comparing the upcoming foldable against the current Galaxy Z Fold4.

Released back in 2020 with a US$129.99 US launch price, the Creative SXFI Gamer USB-C headset had dropped on Amazon to a US$79.99 list price about a year later. Now, it is available with a generous 31% discount which brings this headset with a pro-grade microphone down to a very tempting US$54.99.

The G22 is the first smartphone to launch with Nokia's new Quick Fix construction, rated to support easy teardowns and re-building with a range of “sustainable” replacement parts. They, are furthermore, officially available through iFixit. The well-known device-repair YouTuber Hugh Jeffreys has put its “eco design” claims to the test.

Apple is now tipped to launch a major update to watchOS that revives the Glances feature from an earlier version. The rumored switch from apps to iPhone 14-style widgets is backed to make the "Watch X" (or "series 9") more intuitive and convenient to use. The potentially substantial software upgrade is thought to distract from minimal health-tracking feature updates, however.

The Mate X3 is now one of the world's most premium foldable smartphones, yet still falls behind the older Samsung Galaxy Z Fold4 with a visible punch-hole in its main flexible OLED display. Things might be different for its successor, though, thanks to the alleged discovery of a new Huawei prototype with the latest under-display camera (UDC) panel from BOE and ZTE.

Update: Leaker has now shared the first photo of the Pixel Fold's internal display.
Official photos of the Pixel Fold have leaked online, courtesy of Evan Blass. Sporting a wider cover display than the Galaxy Z Fold4, the Pixel Fold also lacks the full-width camera bar of the Pixel 7 or Pixel 7 Pro.

MediaTek has announced a launch date for its latest flagship-grade mobile SoC, possibly to be presented in partnership with the gaming smartphone brand iQOO. The world's first Dimensity 9200 Plus-powered device may have been spotted on Geekbench, blowing even the Snapdragon 8 Gen 2 out of the water with unprecedented single-core scores.

The Samsung Galaxy A34 5G does several things better than its predecessor. With the design of a Galaxy S23, the mid-range smartphone looks much more stylish and has also improved in terms of form factor, display brightness and performance. And it still starts at well under US$400.

More power and a colorful display make the Lenovo Tab P11 2022 (Gen 2) a good midrange tablet. Here we offer a summary of the advantages and problems we found in our test.

A trio of fearsome AMD Dragon Range laptops have appeared on a Chinese retailer, coming courtesy of the manufacturer MECHREVO. The Jiaolong 16 Pro gaming laptops feature either an AMD Ryzen 9 7845HX processor or a Ryzen 9 7945HX part and either a GeForce RTX 4060 Laptop GPU or the RTX 4070 Laptop variant. Prices start from the equivalent of around US$1,084.

The Dexcom Connect IQ app for Garmin devices is rolling out to provide “expanded region availability”. The app allows you to track your blood sugar levels on a Garmin smartwatch or bike computer alongside other training insights. However, you must purchase a Dexcom CGM system and have your smartphone nearby to view the transmitted data.

Dough asserts that the latest version of its Spectrum monitor delivers "unbeatable gaming performance" thanks to its OLED panel. The 27-inch display also has an advanced refresh rate and dual HDMI 2.1a ports. It has now been released with a special pre-order offer of US$350 off its "global retail" price, albeit for a markedly limited time.

The enthusiast-grade mechanical gaming keyboard from Asus supports two different wireless connectivity options and also features a sturdy build quality thanks to the aluminum alloy construction, which makes the Asus ROG Strix Scope RX TKL an interesting choice for gamers who would like to avoid the more popular brands in the peripheral segment.

The BenQ TK860i and W2710i 4K projectors will shortly launch in the EU. The TK860i has up to 3,300 lumens brightness and 98% Rec. 709 color space coverage, while the W2710i has a maximum brightness of 2,220 lumens and supports HDR10+. Both models have a built-in 2.1-channel speaker system and Android TV.

Honor's latest tablet lacks the top-end 144Hz display refresh rate of its Pro counterpart - however, the Pad V8 does boast a new MediaTek processor for its 2.5K 11-inch screen. It also benefits from a large battery and speakers boosted with DTS:X Ultra technology, yet starts for less than US$300 in China from now.