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The Xiaomi 13 Ultra is projected to arrive as an upgrade on the OEM's current Leica-branded flagship Android smartphone, the 12S Ultra, soon. Now, according to the latest tips, it has surfaced in a way that reveals its Chinese- and global-market model numbers. On that note, there is potential bad news for Indian fans of super-premium camera-heavy mobile devices to be found in this new leak.

Pricing and specifications have leaked for the Moto G13, another upcoming Moto Gx3 series smartphone. The Moto G13 will match the Moto G23 in many areas, albeit for an alleged 25% lower starting price.

Despite being best known for smartphones, OnePlus has confirmed that it intends to get into the mechanical keyboard game in 2023. A new leak purports to post an in-the-wild snapshot of this accessory for the first time, thereby revealing its allegedly nostalgia-addled materials and design. Then again, the OEM's own teaser paints a different picture.

According to a new leak, Xiaomi is currently working on its next-gen mainstream tablets. These devices, expected to be the Xiaomi Pad 6 and Xiaomi 6 Pro, are tipped to debut with Snapdragon 800-series SoCs and could launch in Q2 alongside the Xiaomi 13 Ultra.

Leaks have highlighted the Moto G23, one of Motorola's forthcoming mid-range smartphones for 2023. Reputedly, the Motorola Moto G23 will be available in three colourways, all from €199 with 128 GB of storage. Other specifications have leaked too, including the device's SoC.

With more "affordable" configurations that start just north of US$4,000, the Asus ROG Strix Scar 15 upgraded by GreatPriceTech tops at no less than US$8,568. For this price, Amazon customers can get the 64 GB/2 X 8 TB version of this laptop with AMD Ryzen 9 5900HX and NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3080, as well as a mouse and a pad.

The upcoming Dead Space remake will supposedly add another ending, according to data mined from the game's achievements. The game is also said to feature new side quests and will be playable on January 27th across all major platforms.

Until the mass solid-state battery production stage which may still be a few years away, electric vehicles can take advantage of stopgap battery chemistry solutions like the recent low-cobalt cell discovery of Leclanché. It offers 20% higher energy density and is more nature-friendly to produce.

Amazon US has decided to slash prices for recent premium Samsung Smart TVs. The retailer has included the LS03B, Q80B, QN85B, QN90B, and S95B, with discounts ranging from a few hundred dollars to 40% of the Smart TV's list price.

The Xiaomi Smart Lightstrip Pro is now available in Germany and Spain. The gadget has 60 LEDs per 1 m (~3.3 ft) with a wide variety of settings. For example, when gaming, you can sync the lighting with your music or use the light strip for RGB peripherals. Plus, the device is compatible with the Google Home ecosystem.

The Hisense U6H Series Quantum ULED 4K UHD Smart Google TVs are back on sale in the US. At Best Buy and Amazon, you can now save up to US$300 on the larger 65-in and 75-in models, a saving of up to 38%. The TV has up to 600 nits brightness and comes with built-in Google Assistant.

A Samsung Galaxy A24 specs leak has supposedly revealed the key components for the upcoming affordable smartphone. Unsurprisingly, the Galaxy A24 will not sport the same cutting-edge components as its premium relatives, but there is some Galaxy S23 design influence to be found on the rear.

The Lenovo Slim 7i 16IAH7 is currently going for 31% off on B&H Photo. Initially retailing at US$1,299, the Slim 7i 16IAH7 on offer is a capable machine with an expansive 16-inch multi-touch panel, a speedy 12th gen Core i7-12700H, and a dedicated Intel Arc A370M GPU.

Shortly after a Russian weapons manufacturer claimed they have developed a Starlink terminal detection radar to be tested on the battlefield in Ukraine, Russia now informs that it has captured Elon Musk's satellite Internet stations as trophies. The former head of Roskosmos also tipped that Russia has created and delivered its own satellite system for battlefield communications.

The LG CineBeam HU715QW 4K UHD Laser UST Projector is currently reduced at US and UK retailers. At Amazon in the US, you can now save US$1,103 on the device. The ultra-short throw gadget has up to 2,500 ANSI lumens brightness and can project images up to 120-in (~305 cm) wide.

The Hisense PL1 4K laser ultra short throw projector has been launched in Europe. The gadget can produce up to 2,100 lumens brightness thanks to a DLP laser light source. You can use the device to throw images up to 120-in (~305 cm) wide and stream content from platforms like Netflix and YouTube.

Launch reviews of the RX 7900 XT/XTX found that the GPUs weren’t performing as well as AMD had advertised. This disparity between the marketed and the measured performance sparked speculation that the Navi 31 GPU might be suffering from bugs. Later rumors suggested that a revised Navi 31 could be in the works. Also called RDNA 3+, reports now claim that the possible RDNA 3 refresh has been canceled.

Following the hands-on leaks of the Galaxy S23 Ultra yesterday, camera samples from the February 1-bound flagship have now also leaked, showcasing the phone's apparently improved low-light and zoom camera performance.

Microsoft's recent layoffs seems to have impacted 343 Industries — makers of the popular Halo franchise — the most along with studios such as The Coalition and Bethesda. With several former employees voicing their opinion about leadership and the unwarranted need to cull workforce despite good cash flow, Halo fans fear these moves will have an adverse impact on Halo Infinite even while being assuaged officially that the game's development will go as planned.

Apple may launch the MacBook Air 13 and MacBook Air 15 sometime in the second half of 2023, according to supply chain information. The upcoming MacBook Airs will be powered by the Apple M3 SoC, which will be fabbed on TSMC's considerably expensive N3E process.

The LG PF510Q CineBeam Smart Portable Projector is now available in the US. The gadget has a native 1080p resolution and up to 450 ANSI lumens brightness. You can use the projector to throw images up to 120-in (~305 cm wide). Smart features of the device include Bluetooth Audio Dual Out, Apple AirPlay and Apple HomeKit compatibility.

ViewSonic has announced that it will unveil a new 5K display as a headline act at its Integrated Systems Europe (ISE) showcase. The massive, business-grade display can be written or drawn on as well as show 105 inches of visual content. It will be joined by even bigger LED displays, some of which have upgraded to flexible displays, and ultra-bright projectors at the conference.

The first CCS-compatible Tesla Supercharger with a Magic Dock stall may pop up very soon at the Hawthorne station near Tesla's Design Studio in California. Previously, leaked subscription plan prices for non-Tesla owners who want to use the Supercharger network without lugging an adapter indicated a generous monthly charge as well as a PAYG option.

BOOX touts its latest 13.3-inch Android e-reader as one with the GPU power to confer the "Super Refresh Technology" necessary to make different tasks such as scrolling or note-taking as "smooth" as it can. The Tab X also benefits from a "clearer" screen and a "larger" battery, despite also being slimmer than its last-gen counterpart of the same size and starting price.

ViewSonic's latest VG56V Series of monitors come with their own pop-up cameras for a new perspective on pro-grade remote conferencing. The OEM asserts that their new front-facing "docking" web-cams improve on user security as well as enhance how they present themselves during online meetings. The new displays also support USB type-C, DisplayPort and giga connectivity.

Bringing together the AMD Ryzen 9 5900HS processor and NVIDIA's GeForce RTX 3060, the Asus ROG Zephyrus G15, model GA503QMBS94Q, also sports 16 GB memory and 1 TB internal storage. The Amazon list price of US$1,987.99 is now down by 35%, so those interested can get this gaming laptop for US$1,289.99.

With a list price of US$339.99, the Lenovo Legion Y25-25 is now available on Amazon for US$269. This 24.5-inch FHD gaming monitor sports a 240 Hz refresh rate, 1 ms response time, NVIDIA G-Sync and AMD FreeSync Premium compatibility, as well as a 99% sRGB color gamut. It also has a hook for headphones and 4 X USB 3.2 ports.

According to a new leak, the iPhone 15 and iPhone 15 Pro phones will arrive later in the year with quite a few design changes. The vanilla iPhone 15 and iPhone 15 Plus are said to receive Dynamic Island and curved edges, while the iPhone 15 Pro and iPhone 15 Pro Max are tipped to sport thinner bezels in addition.

The iGPU for the Samsung Galaxy S23 Ultra, the TSMC-manufactured Qualcomm Adreno 740, has once again been showing its teeth on Geekbench. The S23 Ultra’s graphics processing unit was tested on Vulkan and produced another promising result that puts it over +56% ahead of the average provided by the Samsung-fabricated Adreno 730 that Global S22 Ultra phones relied upon.

Xiaomi has begun distributing MIUI 14 to the Xiaomi 12, having already made the Xiaomi 12 Lite eligible for the Android 13-based update. With promised design and performance improvements, MIUI 14 should be a breath of fresh air for devices released with MIUI 13. MIUI 14 eligibility should soon expand to the Redmi K50 series, Xiaomi 12 Pro, Xiaomi 12S series and Xiaomi Mix Fold 2, too.

A new leak has highlighted details about what Qualcomm’s first true answer could be to the Apple M1 and Apple M2 series. Equipped with 12 CPU cores and the GPU from the Snapdragon 8 Gen 2, the Snapdragon 8cx Gen 4 should be significantly more powerful than the current crop of SoCs offered in Windows On-ARM laptops.

The Galaxy S23 Ultra has now made its first live appearance ahead of its February 1 launch. The flagship phone was outed by a retail store, allegedly in Nicaragua, with the store showcasing the phone's design in a hands-on video as well as sharing an early zoom camera test.

Apple launched the new MacBook Pro line-up with M2 Pro and M2 Max, but we only got a short introduction video instead of a launch event. In addition to new processors, you get Wi-Fi 6E, TB4 and HDMI 2.1, but also higher prices in many regions around the world. Is it worth upgrading or should you just get the previous model at a discount?

Lenovo introduces numerous ThinkPad laptops into the market every year that each cover different market segments. It is not easy to select one model from this wide selection that is "the best," but we still think that for most users, this is the Lenovo ThinkPad T14s G3 AMD.

The flashy League of Legends special edition of the popular Logitech G Pro with mechanical switches has gone on sale for its lowest price ever on Amazon, where the wired gaming keyboard can now be ordered for just US$59.

Thanks to various superlight components made from carbon fiber, the electric dirt bike and Surron competitor from the not particularly well-known Chinese manufacturer puts just a tad above 100 lbs on the scale. In conjunction with the 6,000-watt electric drivetrain, riding the Velimotor VMX08 on off-road tracks sounds like an absolute blast.

Xiaomi's main mobile device sub-brand Redmi is said to augment its new Note 12 line of smartphones with a new Turbo Edition soon. The variant is thought to resemble its siblings in some ways, albeit with potentially better and newer specs than some. It is also now tipped to launch with hardware missing from the series thus far.

The Galaxy A14 is Samsung's first Android smartphone of 2023, and may end up becoming one of its most affordable handsets of the year. Now, as a new teardown video has demonstrated, it may also be one of the OEM's most user-serviceable devices for some time, having dropped one of the most independent repair-unfriendly internal assembly features out there.

The Realme GT Neo 5 is already being touted as its brand's next smartphone with the most premium charging tech as an option at launch. Now, according to a new leak, this new spec will be paired to those geared for speed in other areas as well. They may include generous amounts of RAM, an OLED display and the latest software out of the box.

A new leak says the Galaxy Book3 Ultra will feature up to an Intel Core i9-13900H, Nvidia GeForce RTX 4070, 32 GB RAM and a 16-inch 3K AMOLED panel.

On sale at US$3,199.99 for a limited time on MSI's website (down from US$3,499.99), the MSI Stealth GS77 gaming laptop with Intel Core i9-12900H and NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3080 Ti is available on Amazon with a 24% discount. While the final price is the same, Amazon's list price of US$4,199.00 is much higher.

The Galaxy Tab Active4 Pro is not for weak arms. After all, the tablet weighs at least 674 grams and even more with the protective case and pen. But it also offers many unusual advantages.

The Sharp NEC P627UL laser projector will shortly be demonstrated at ISE 2023. The gadget, designed for meeting rooms or educational spaces, has up to 6,200 ANSI lumens brightness. You can use the projector to throw images up to 300-in (~762 cm) wide with support for a WUXGA resolution and 4K @ 30 Hz input processing.

A next-generation TicWatch Pro smartwatch is nearing release. Launching later this year with the Snapdragon W5+ Gen 1 chipset, the TicWatch Pro 5 will also contain a digital crown as Mobvoi looks to update the looks of the TicWatch Pro series. The TicWatch Pro 5 will be one of the first smartwatches to launch with Wear OS 3, too.

Another Samsung Galaxy S23 price leak has emerged out of South Korea, and it may be a sign of good news for potential buyers. It appears price hikes for the Galaxy S23, Galaxy S23+, and Galaxy S23 Ultra may have been revised down to encourage sales. If true, this could tie in neatly with a recent US price leak that showed a starting amount of US$799 for the Galaxy S23.

In what might possibly be the deal of the century, a Redditor found a returned 12C/24T AMD Ryzen 9 5900X selling for just US$3 in a local store. The CPU had bent pins and a couple of missing ones, but the OP managed to straighten the bent ones, successfully POST the CPU, and even stress test it. The missing pins apparently correspond to integrated audio, but they didn't seem to affect the processor's functionality.

It is possible that Nvidia may have discontinued making GeForce MX discrete GPUs for laptops. With integrated GPUs such as the AMD Radeon 680M and entry-level Arc discrete GPUs like the A350M and A370M now capable of media acceleration and 1080p gaming at low to medium settings, the GeForce MX lineup seems no longer relevant.

Amazon is discounting both the Kindle and Kindle Paperwhite for kids by up to US$50. While the units are marketed toward children, there is no discernable difference between the kids' version and the standard variants. On the contrary, the Kindle Kids and Kindle Paperwhite Kids include a cover and a one-year subscription to Amazon Kids+.

MSI and its retail partners have started selling the Cubi 5 12M, an Intel Alder Lake-U series based mini-PC. The MSI Cubi 5 12M starts at US$449 and rises to US$929 for its most expensive configuration.

The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt is one of the best-selling video games in history, with more than 40 million copies sold. Now "enhanced with numerous visual and technical improvements," the Complete Edition of this title that arrived back in 2015 brings together the base game and its two expansions for 80% off.