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Gamers will have to pay for Cyberpunk 2077's first (and only) story-driven DLC, Phantom Liberty. It will likely cost between US$10 and US$20 and launch sometime in early 2023.

Lenovo is preparing to bring a high-end and MediaTek-powered Android tablet to market. While the company has not commented on the device yet, a recent Google Play Console listing reveals that the device will arrive as the Lenovo Tab Extreme with a high-resolution display.

The Samsung Galaxy S23 Ultra smartphone has turned up in a leaked CAD render, seemingly confirming the shape it’s going to take. It has been rumored that the Galaxy S23 Ultra won’t be much different in design to the Galaxy S22 Ultra; however, it seems there will at least be a flatter display to be enjoyed.

Qualcomm's new Snapdragon 8 Gen 2 flagship processor is projected to be on the market in the form of new smartphones by 2023. However, those who would like it in something more like a reference platform for purely AI applications are in luck. The OEM will also offer the SoC as part of a new Innovators Development Kit to academic and research entities.

Apple finally brought 128 GB of storage to the Apple TV 4K with the 2022 model. While the most expensive Apple TV 4K also supports Ethernet and Thread networking, tvOS 16 currently prevents it from accessing more than 64 GB of storage. The current tvOS 16.2 beta does not address this bug, either.

TinyCircuits has introduced the TinyTV 2 and TinyTV Mini, successors to the three-year-old TinyTV. Available for US$49 via Kickstarter, the pair should start shipping in March 2023 in a choice of two colours each.

AMD may have announced the Radeon RX 7900 series a few weeks ago, but it has taken the company until now to reveal how its latest offerings compare against the RTX 4080, NVIDIA's latest Ada Lovelace architecture card. Unsurprisingly, the Radeon RX 7900 XTX offers better value for money than the RTX 4080 while also usurping the performance of the Radeon RX 6950 XT.

Despite that Tesla has climbed four places in an annual vehicle reliability ranking that has been helmed by Toyota and Lexus for a good while now, it is still occupying the 19th place among the top 20 most reliable car brands in the US. Consumer Reports notes that EVs are now 'the second least reliable category' of vehicles.

Samsung continues to upgrade its product stack to One UI 5 at breakneck speed. Not only has the company brought the Android 13-based update to the Galaxy Tab S8 series this week, but it has also delivered it to devices that were not scheduled to receive One UI 5 until December. Regardless, the Galaxy XCover6 Pro, Galaxy M32 5G and Galaxy M52 5G are now eligible for the update in several European countries.

A new leak says Samsung's upcoming Exynos SoC will ship with nine CPU cores. Other rumoured specs include an AMD RDNA GPU with 8 CUs. It is expected to be launched alongside the Galaxy S25 in 2025.

The RTX 4080 will be up for sale starting today. Compared to the RTX 4090, the latest rumors suggest the GPU is in short supply at major retailers. On the other hand, the RDNA 3-based RX 7900 XT and the RX 7900 XTX are expected to have much better stock compared to the RTX 4090 and the RTX 4080.

Smartphone ray-tracing is officially coming to at least one mobile game in the next few months. If enabled, frame rates may be cut in half in order to support the advanced graphical feature.

With overclocking records of up to 8 GHz, the Intel Core i9-12900K is one of Intel's most popular processors. This 10 nm LGA 1700 chip comes unlocked and has 8 performance and 8 efficiency cores, 30 MB Intel Smart Cache memory, and single-core boost speeds of up to 5.2 GHz. After applying the discount, Amazon is now selling it for US$499.88.

A new lawsuit alleges that Apple continues to collect user data in stock iPhone apps even when users have opted out of data tracking. This tracking contradicts assurances that Apple safeguards user privacy and can completely disable any kind of data collection in Apple's apps.

Thanks to a steeply discounted sale price of US$68, the Sony WH-CH710N have become a wallet-friendly pair of wireless headphones that is well-suited for hip hop fans who enjoy a bass-heavy but not particularly neutral sound profile.

The Qualcomm Snapdragon 8 Gen 2 is official with one Cortex-X3, four Cortex-A715 and three Cortex-A510 CPU cores, an Adreno 740 GPU, a new Spectra ISP, support for UFS 4.0 memory and Wi-Fi 7. Devices using the chipset will be commercially available by the end of 2022.

Leaked renders of the Samsung Galaxy A54 show its rear camera module with three protruding sensors. At the front, there's a 6.4-inch screen with a hole-punch selfie camera.

A top-notch configuration of Lenovo's ThinkPad P1 series of mobile workstations has now dropped below the US$1,500 mark thanks to a coupon code that results in a massive rebate in relation to the manufacturer's lofty MSRP of more than US$4,000.

Apple has announced that the Emergency SOS via satellite feature exclusive to iPhones of the latest 14 series is now available - albeit in North America only. The Cupertino giant asserts that it should prove a new last resort should its customers be out of range of cell towers. It can also be used to share a device's location in the Find My app.

A new rumor about the Sony Xperia 1 V has surfaced in regard to dealing with the device’s temperature emissions. There have been many reports about Xperia 1 IV overheating issues, and it seems Sony does not want a repeat of this unflattering situation when it comes time to launch the Mark 5 model of the Xperia 1.

Google has released new features to the Pixel Watch app as part of its November 2022 update. Not only has Google included several bug fixes, but the company has also integrated greater Fitbit functionality, which still remains lacking compared to Fitbit's flagship smartwatches.

AiDot, a universal software platform shared by multiple smart home device and accessory brands, has announced that it is now compatible with Google's new Matter standard. To this end, the first wave of smart light-bulbs that support both protocols are now in their pre-sale period. They start at US$13.99 for a threaded unit that can fit seamlessly into an existing network of existing IoT devices and sensors.

Higole has brought another unusual mini-PC to market. This time, the company has introduced the Gole1 R, a Rockchip RK3588-based device that has a 5.5-inch built-in display for running Android 12, Linux or Ubuntu.

Morefine is now offering the M600, a mini-PC powered by the AMD Zen 3+ architecture. Starting at US$438 as a barebones system, the Morefine M600 is available with a choice of Ryzen 6000 APUs and up to 64 GB of RAM with 1 TB of storage.

Samsung introduced the option of body-composition analysis with the fourth generation of its high-end Galaxy Watch series. The OEM launched the new sensor in question with claims that it was as capable as conventional clinical machines in its job. Now, recently-published research may show how well these assertions hold up under lab conditions.

Our first Nvidia GeForce RTX 4080 FE benchmarks are here. While full reviews of the RTX 4090 FE and RTX 4080 FE are underway, these benchmarks indicate that Nvidia's AD103 GPU performs significantly faster than the RTX 3080 Ti while also providing a perceivable performance advantage over the RTX 3090 Ti and RX 6950 XT in synthetics and gaming.

Pre-orders have opened for Orange Pi 5, the company's latest single-board computer. Equipped with 4 GB of LPDDR4 RAM, the Orange Pi 5 also features the Rockchip RK3588S chipset. At launch, the Orange Pi 5 supports OrangePi OS, Android 12 and Debian 11.

According to reports, Xiaomi is looking to release the Redmi Note 12 series outside China a couple of months earlier than anticipated. While it took Xiaomi until Q1 2022 to release the Redmi Note 11 series globally, the likes of the Redmi Note 12 and Redmi Note 12 Pro could debut in Asia and Europe as soon as December.

ZTE has announced that its 2021 flagship Android smartphone, the Axon 30, will be offered at 50% off its normal price (or at ~US$250) during an upcoming flash sale. The limited-time, limited-stock event will take place on the OEM's webstore, and is intended to whet the appetite for further deals and offers to become available during the Black Friday/Cyber Monday window.

Other than the previously leaked i9-13900HX and i7-13700HX, the upcoming Raptor Lake-HX mobile processor lineup would also include the i7-13650HX as well as the i5-13500HX and i5-13450HX. Apparently, only the i9 and i5 models bring meaningful upgrades compared to the existing Alder Lake-HX models, and DDR5-5600 support is reserved for the higher end models.

The unannounced Motorola Moto Watch 70 comes with 23 sports modes, has full compatibility with Android and iOS handsets, and its battery life can reach 14 days. It also sports a 1.69-inch color display with 240 x 280 pixels and a Zinc-alloy case. The price tag for Canada reads C$99 (roughly US$75).

A utility company has run the numbers and warns that the US grid can't provide the charging power for all the upcoming electric trucks like the Tesla Semi that will be released on December 1. The electrification of a typical gas station would demand the amount needed for a sports stadium, while a regular truck stop would need the electricity of a small town.

After releasing the Nord Watch and Nord Buds, OnePlus has its sights set on two new non-smartphone products. According to word on the grapevine, the OnePlus Pad is in development, alongside the OnePlus Buds Pro 2.

New hands-on images and renders of the Vivo X90 and Vivo X90 Pro+ have shown up online. They confirm a uniform design language on both devices, complete with a circular camera module and Leica branding. Both phones will be launched in November 2022.

According to the latest report from Moore’s Law Is Dead, the company is preparing the 14th gen Meteor Lake to improve upon the performance of the Raptor Lake CPUs while also being more power efficient. Furthermore, the 15th gen Arrow Lake could come with an even bigger leap in horsepower compared to Meteor Lake.

Compatible with the Sony PlayStation 5 console, the Samsung 980 PRO NVMe PCIe 4.0 SSD with heatsink comes in 1 TB and 2 TB variants, both in black finish. Amazon has discounted both, the larger model receiving a generous 53 percent discount (down to US$189.99), while the 1 TB variant is only 7 percent off (US$119.99).

Budget-minded buyers in the gaming laptop segment can now take advantage of a noteworthy deal for the Lenovo IdeaPad Gaming 3, which has a pretty enticing price-performance ratio thanks to its discounted sale price of just US$599 on Amazon.

CD Projekt Red has announced The Witcher 3's next-gen update will be launched on December 13. It will include both DLCs, some third-party mods and some content from the Netflix series. The company will reveal more information about the remake via live stream next week.

In what may turn out to be one of the more comprehensive leaks of the year, a well-known YouTuber has now unveiled the rather unorthodox design of the upcoming Google Pixel Fold. The high-end smartphone will apparently come with a fairly prominent visor-like camera bump on the back, comparatively big display bezels as well as a very lofty price point.

A small Chinese GPU maker, 51Risc, is now offering the RTX 3070 Ti Laptop GPU as a desktop PCIe card. The misleading branding, which says RTX 3070 TiM, actually compares to and is US$69 cheaper than the RTX 3060 Ti at MSRP. The RTX 3070 TiM sports largely the same specs as that of the RTX 3070 Ti Laptop GPU but with a 17.5 Gbps memory speed and a 220 W TDP.

DIZO may have the Watch D Plus in the pipeline, but the company has also just started selling the Watch R Talk Go. Available globally, the Watch R Talk Go ships in three colours, each with matching watch bands. The DIZO Watch R Talk Go should offer long battery life too, among other features.

Volkswagen now reports that it has delivered half a million ID.-series vehicles worldwide. The marque touts this figure as an important milestone for its future plans, now projected to result in the discontinuation of all non-electric models in 2033. It also now hints at a number of successors for the current ID. range to hit the road prior to that.

Samsung has started distributing the first major update for the Galaxy Tab S8 series. Rolling out now to the Galaxy Tab S8, Galaxy Tab S8 Plus and Galaxy Tab S8 Ultra, the updates pack many new features, including DeX improvements and greater colour customisation options.

The Core i7-13700HX has made its way to the Geekbench database in what appears to be a Lenovo IdeaPad 330 laptop. However, we only have the OpenCL results at the moment and not the single and multi-core figures of the CPU itself. From the processor specs, it looks like the Core i7-13700HX could very well be a rebadged Core i9-12900HX with larger L2 cache.

The MediaTek Dimensity 9200 scored 1,353 and 4,055 points in Geekbench's single and multi-core tests. It powered a Vivo X90 with 12 GB of RAM and Android 12. Vivo will launch it and its Snapdragon 8 Gen 2-powered siblings later in November.

Honor has announced that the Magic Vs is not the only smartphone it will launch during a major November 2022 product event. The new foldable flagship will be joined on stage by the Honor 80 series: mid-range Android devices now confirmed to launch with iPhone 14 Pro-mimicking screens and an updated design developed in collaboration with a popular artist.

The Pentagon is looking to expand its presence in the Arctic to counter Russia's chain reopening of bases there, and has chosen SpaceX's Starlink for military connectivity tests which it passed with flying colors. Starlink was brought to military bases as well as on moving armored vehicles, and will soon be tested on Air Force planes in the harsh Arctic conditions.

Teclast has introduced the M40 Plus, a 10.1-inch tablet with a 1200p display and a Mediatek Kompanio 500 MT8183 chipset. Offered in a Sea Blue colourway, the Teclast M40 Plus comes with 8 GB of RAM and 128 GB of storage for less than US$140.

Xiaomi is moving closer to releasing the POCO X5, a handset that the FCC has revealed will launch with MIUI 14, a 5,000 mAh battery and a 5G modem. Reputedly set to arrive with a 120 Hz display and a Qualcomm Snapdragon 778G+ chipset, the POCO X5 will receive dedicated Chinese, global and Indian releases.

With the Inflation Reduction Act's new electric vehicle subsidy requirements looming, battery makers are increasingly looking into moving their production to the US. The latest case in point is LG, whose Columbus project in Tennessee would aim to supply its own US-based cell factories with raw cathode materials.