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The Xiaomi Mi Outdoor Camera AW300 is now available to pre-order in China. The 2K wide-angle camera has four lights, enabling full-color night vision of people up to 7 m (~23 ft) away. Plus, the smart home gadget has a two-way intercom system and a built-in alarm system to deter intruders.

Two years and over one million units sold since its introduction, the MediaTek Helio G90-powered S96 Pro gets an update that keeps the overall design but improves the essentials. Doogee's S96 GT sports a MediaTek Helio G95, runs Android 12 out of the box, and is set to hit the market next month.

Scheduled to start shipping in December, the handheld PC gaming consoles AYANEO GEEK and AYANEO 2 are now available via Indiegogo for special prices as low as US$300 less than the retail prices that start at US$949 and US$1,099. The main difference between the two is the display resolution: 800p vs. 1200p.

Xiaomi's rumored next-gen Android flagship smartphones might indeed be closer than ever to their projected late-2022 launch, as one of them might have surfaced on the 3C website already. This "13 Pro" may thus have been revealed as having the same charging tech as its predecessor - however, that might still ensure it blasts past most of its potential competition in that regard.

Vivo has introduced the X Fold Plus in China, a follow-up to the Vivo X Fold. Effectively a Samsung Galaxy Z Fold4 competitor, the X Fold Plus features a Snapdragon 8 Plus Gen 1 chipset with a 4,730 mAh battery, among other minor changes.

Infinix has launched its first-gen 180W ThunderCharge smartphone via an online retail partner - revealing in the process that it will also challenge the Motorola Edge 30 Ultra with a 200MP main rear camera. Then again, that is where the potentially top-end specs stop with this new Zero Ultra.

AMD now officially claims that the Ryzen 9 7950X has smashed its way to the top of the Cinebench benchmark's rankings for processors on LN2. The OEM's XOC team has reportedly broken the previous record set using that method of cooling by just over 16% with the new silicon. The group has also released potentially class-leading scores for the 7000-series flagship using a standard liquid cooler.

One self-described 'concerned citizen' is producing a short film aiming to promote his efforts to raise awareness about distracted driving in Tesla vehicles. The project will be giving US$100 to at least 75 social media personalities to record a short denouncing Tesla's Autopilot mode.

ZTE has introduced the Axon 30S in China, where it is orderable from today. Although ZTE has pitched the Axon 30S as a mid-range smartphone, it contains some flagship hardware, including an under-display camera (UDC). The ZTE Axon 30S has a huge 120 Hz panel too, along with support for 55 W fast charging, among other features.

Samsung has partnered with Helinox to create a limited edition version of The Freestyle portable projector which will launch in Korea. The new version will feature a Helinox skin, and an accompanying battery carry case. The gadget weighs 830 g (~29.3 oz) and can throw images up to 100-in (~254 cm) wide with up to 550 LED lumens brightness.

The SENBONO Max7, a smartwatch with reported blood pressure and heart rate monitors, is available globally via AliExpress. Other features of the wearable include Bluetooth calling and music playback. Plus, using the gadget, you can make Alipay payments and receive money from friends.

Apple Watch Ultra starts at US$799. For the price, you get a smartwatch that is designed for and can, supposedly, survive the harsh outdoors. Tech reviewer TechRax decided to test whether it is actually so and put the Watch Ultra through a series of brutal durability tests, including hammering Apple’s premier smartwatch to death.

The new S4 charging stations are strategically located in major cities and can bring a G9's 96kWh battery to 80% in just 15 minutes, adding more than 300 miles of extra range. XPeng plans to have 2000 such ultrafast charging stations by 2025.

Packing a 2000 Wh capacity (4000 Wh peak), the P2001 portable power generator from OUKITEL is ideal for off-grid camping activities, plus it doubles as a reliable home backup power supply during outages. (Sponsored article)

The latest set of specs reveal most of the essentials of the upcoming Google Pixel 7 handset, including a Tensor G2 SoC and a Titan chip, 8 GB of memory and up to 256 GB internal storage, Android 13, 4,700 mAh battery with 30 W fast charging and wireless charging, and more. However, all these are not confirmed by Google yet.

The E500 smartwatch has been launched globally via AliExpress. The product listing for the wearable claims the device has many health tools, including blood glucose and body temperature sensors, using patented technology. The device has a 1.83-in touchscreen and connects to your smartphone via Bluetooth 5.1.

Vivo's impending new foldable Android flagship smartphone the Vivo X Fold Plus (or Fold+) has popped up on the Wireless Power Consortium's website. The new leak links the device to 11 watt (W) wireless charging, which, as its predecessor was rated to charge much faster the same way, is a little odd.

GMC's electric pickup truck with 1,000 horsepower compensates its rather disastrous efficiency with an enormously large battery capacity of 212 kWh, which results in a fairly impressive range at 70 mph according to a recent highway range test conducted with the sought-after Hummer EV.

The affordable 17-inch model from LG's lightweight Gram series of laptops arguably checks a lot of boxes for regular users who are looking for a portable machine with a large anti-reflective display and more than enough performance for most multi-media and office applications.

This week's feature update for Windows 11 reveals what might come soon to Windows 10 as well. Scheduled to arrive next month, Windows 10 22H2 will pack a rich set of tweaks and fixes, as well as printing-focused features, an improved focus mode, and more. Accurate information should surface in the coming weeks.

Smartphone OEMs might be pivoting towards under-display camera (UDC) tech to free their future devices from punch-holes, notches or sensor bars of all kinds. Now, Samsung has taken this potential trend particularly far by patenting a screen with dual UDCs. The South Korean giant apparently intends them for use in improved user authentication.

Xiaomi has claimed that it can have its first electric car on the market by 2024. Now, one of its latest patents hint at the latest step in achieving this goal. The OEM's dedicated EV division has invented what could be its answer to systems such as Tesla's Supercharger facilities.

Although its market share is no longer what it used to be, Firefox became two decades old yesterday and it's not going away anytime soon. The first 0.1 release arrived on September 23, 2002 as Phoenix. Version 1.0 followed more than two years later, on November 9, 2004, which is often considered the browser's birthday.

Lots of new features in Lenovo's ThinkPad T16 G1: a 16-inch 16:10 low-power display, a large 86 Wh battery and carbon fiber like in the ThinkPad T14s, to name a few. In contrast, the keyboard now has a travel of 1.5 mm.

Poco offers two smartphones in the mid-range between US$ 350 and 400: the F4 and the X4 GT. What do the two smartphones have in common, and what are the differences in hardware?

The Cowboy electric bicycle is currently on offer. European customers can save €700 (~US$678), while those living in the UK can get £500 (~US$543) off the typical retail price. You can connect your smartphone to the e-bike via Bluetooth, enabling smart features such as Auto Unlock and Theft Detection.

The Vässla Pedal electric bicycle has been revealed. The pedelec has a single gear with a torque sensor to adjust the motor assistance to suit your needs automatically. The e-bike has a top assistance speed of 25 kph (~16 mph) and can travel for up to 100 km (~62 miles) between charges.

The Bluetti AC50S portable power station is currently discounted in Europe and the US, with up to €193 (~US$187) or US$100 off the regular retail price. The gadget has a 500 Wh battery and can be recharged via solar panels. Plus, the device has a maximum output of 300 W, with support for 45 W PD charging.

Xiaomi has launched the Mijia Water Purifier 1600G in China. The device can fill a glass with filtered water in around 2.1 seconds and can process 1,600 gallons of water. The gadget uses a six-stage filtration system, with the company providing free replacements for the RO filter for six years.

A rather rare all-AMD configuration of the 17-inch budget gaming laptop from MSI can now be ordered for a heavily discounted sale price of just US$840, which massively improves the price-to-performance ratio of the MSI Alpha 17.

A powerful run by the Intel Core i9-13900K on PassMark’s desktop CPU single-thread performance chart has signposted an upcoming colossal battle between the Raptor Lake chip and Zen 4’s best: the AMD Ryzen 9 7950X. The i9-13900K took a commanding lead in the chart and was measured reaching up to 5.8 GHz.

WhatsApp Companion mode, mentioned by rumors back in April, is a feature that allows users to link their accounts to a secondary phone or tablet. Now, some Android users got it with the latest beta of the application. However, it only works to connect a smartphone account to a tablet for now.

The lack of any discrete graphics options limits the unique 21:10 dual-screen laptop to less GPU-intensive tasks at the home or office. Content creators will want to look toward the Asus ZenBook Duo series instead.

BYD will use its Europe Product Premiere event on September 28 to showcase the electric cars planned to arrive on the continent shortly: the Tang, Han and Atto 3. The vehicles feature DC fast charging and a range of up to 521 km (~324 miles). Plus, the EVs will be readily available to European customers thanks to its production volume.

Stellantis has confirmed its plans to double the number of Fiat New 500 electric vehicle units it produces this year compared to last year. However, CEO Carlos Tavares has also stated that the company is facing parts shortages, which has put this target at risk. The electric 500 remains popular in Europe, second only to Tesla vehicles.

The household wearables brand Fitbit has updated its support pages with new information that might point to greater integration with its new owner. The company now advises customers that some functions and uses of its devices will start to require that they are linked to a Google account. However, it assures users that this will result in no loss of privacy or control over how their data is used.

Although Xiaomi still has to confirm it, the second iteration of its TV box should come out soon as it recently surfaced on the FCC certification website. The model number is MDZ-28-AA and its tech sheet includes 4K HDR video rendering, Bluetooth (BR+EDR, LE), as well as both WiFi 2.4 and 5 GHz.

Nothing has officially announced that its second-gen audio accessories will go live as the Ear (stick) buds soon. They have been unveiled in a charging case very different to that of their ear (1) predecessors, presented in partnership with the clothes designer Chet Lo at London Fashion Week 2023. The TWS products are already being touted as the ideal companion to the OEM's inaugural Phone (1).

OPPO is already rumored to launch a flagship Android smartphone called the Find X6 Pro in 2023. Now, a new leak thought to outline camera specs for it and its vanilla counterpart may or may not hint at an upgrade for its supposedly triple-lensed hump. The new tip also contains a possible tip said to pertain to the OnePlus 11.

Google's upcoming Pixel Tablet has entered the EVT phase and is being tested worldwide. It is confirmed to feature an 11-inch screen, 128/256GB of storage and Wi-Fi 6 support. The tablet is due for launch sometime in 2023.

Noctua's response to the imminent release of Ryzen 7000 chipsets mostly consists of an updated compatibility list for its heatsinks. The good news is that a number of the OEM's coolers in circulation can fit to the new CPUs' AM5 socket out of the box. For others that cannot, the Austrian company will once again send out free mounting kits on request.

The Xiaomi Mijia All-Round 1S robot vacuum and mop is now available to pre-order in China. The gadget has up to 4,000 Pa of suction power and a dual-headed mopping system. The company claims the docking station is fully automated, with fresh and waste water pipes allowing it to empty the dirty water tank and replenish the fresh water for mopping.

Xiaomi has launched the Mijia Smart Bath heater in China. The device can warm or cool your bathroom using up to 2,400 W power, covering an area of 52 cm (~20.5-in) in width. Plus, the gadget has an integrated 1,100-lumen light. You can control the heater with an accompanying Bluetooth remote, the Mijia app or voice commands.

An appearance by a likely Samsung Galaxy S23 Ultra test unit on the 3C certification website has revealed a charging capability that has been met with a mixed response from fans. It seems Samsung wants to continue playing it safe with the Galaxy S23, Galaxy S23+, and Galaxy S23 Ultra, by not following lightning-fast-charging trends in the Android smartphone space.

Angstronomics has meticulously created a rough image of the Apple A16 Bionic's die. Key changes include new P (Everest) and E (Sawtooth) cores, readjusted L2 and SLC cache values and a slightly larger area.

Samsung's latest Galaxy Z Flip4 clamshell foldable smartphone has passed a teardown video with flying colors - sort of. While the new flagship Android device was fully functional throughout the new clip, taking it apart in full still proved more difficult than average. In addition, it seems those who aspire to try this for themselves need to be particularly careful with some parts as they come out.

The US Department of Energy has found the University of Michigan's ceramic ion conductivity breakthrough so promising, that it fronted it with nearly $11 million for a new research hub. There, the four-year grant will be used to develop solid-state EV batteries using ceramic instead of lithium ions.

TCL has unveiled the Twin Cabin Q10 washing machine and dryer. The product has two drums. stacked one on top of the other, with a 42 L capacity. You can control the device using a smartphone app; features include a 35-minute deodorizing cycle and automated detergent dosing.

Xiaomi has launched the Mijia Smart Air Frying Oven 30 L. You can control the device using a built-in 1.32-in (~3.35 cm) touchscreen, Xiao AI voice commands or the Mijia app, where you can also find recipes. Plus, you can use the multipurpose gadget to fry, bake, BBQ or make yoghurt.

Samsung touts its Galaxy Tab Active4 Pro and XCover6 Pro as the most reliable and versatile rugged tablet and smartphone respectively it has made to date. Now, the OEM has announced official availability for the two new Android devices in the US, in terms of commercial channels and vendors. One can be ordered from now, whereas the other cannot.