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The new Apple A16 Bionic on the iPhone 14 Pro and iPhone 14 Pro Max has now made the journey over to AnTuTu for performance testing, with the benchmark officially revealing CPU and GPU test scores for the new chipset.

The Shargeek Capsule Gravity power bank is currently crowdfunding on Kickstarter. The device can charge gadgets at up to 20 W via USB-C, with a 5,000 mAh battery allowing you to charge a smartphone fully. The Capsule Gravity doubles as a timer and clock, which the company suggests could be helpful for productivity techniques such as Pomodoro.

Nvidia is scheduled to hold a “GeForce Beyond” broadcast at GTC on September 20. The company will most probably announce the RTX 40 series GPUs at the event. Paul from RedGamingTech has now put out a video discussing the launch schedule of upcoming Nvidia Lovelace graphics cards.

The Anker 622 Magnetic Battery (MagGo with PopSocket) is now available in the US. The portable wireless charger can power devices at up to 7.5 W and is compatible with various models of the iPhone 12 and 13. The compact power bank weighs 127 g (~4.5 oz) and can be recharged via USB-C.

After experiencing similar issues on two different AMD-powered gaming laptops from Lenovo, you may want actually want to set your power preferences to Balanced instead of Power Saver for longer runtimes.

The Bavarian automaker’s powerful electric SUV would probably come with a correspondingly steep price tag, but thanks to a new drivetrain with four electric motors, the full-fledged M variant of the BMW iX3 could easily outperform the BMW i4 M50 and its 536 horsepower.

According to reports, Google plans to continue only offering 128 GB and 256 GB of storage with its flagship smartphones in Europe. While the US may receive a 512 GB variant of the Pixel 7 Pro, non-expandable storage means that there will be no way to push the Pixel 7 series beyond 256 GB in Europe. Google has confirmed that there will be colour exclusives for the Pixel 7 and Pixel 7 Pro too.

GoPro has outlined when it will introduce the Hero 11 Black, as well as the rumoured Hero 11 Black Mini. Surprisingly, GoPro plans to launch both cameras on the same day that DJI has already scheduled for the Osmo Action 3's release.

DJI continues to tease the Osmo Action 3 ahead of its September 14 release. Arriving on the same day as the GoPro Hero 11 Black, the DJI Osmo Action 3 will arrive for as little as €369, if leaked pricing is to be believed. Specifications have also emerged online, with a few having already been confirmed by DJI.

AYA NEO has outlined more details about the AYA NEO 2 GEEK. Now called the AYA NEO GEEK, the device sits within its own product category and will be available in a striking Violet Transparent colour option. Pricing has changed from AYA NEO's initial announcement too.

The GoPro Hero 11 Black Mini is reportedly set to debut next week and the latest leak yet reveals its major features and details, with the mini action cam ditching displays entirely in favor of a lower price tag versus the Hero 11 Black.

Sony has launched an enhanced Xperia 1 IV Gaming Edition smartphone at the same as revealing its new Xperia Stream Gaming Gear peripheral. The Xperia Stream, which has been designed for use just with the Sony Xperia 1 IV smartphone, provides a cooling boost and expanded connectivity options.

SoC.one and Imagination Technologies assert that RISC-V, the emerging alternative to ARM, is ideal for inclusion in the automotive industry and its spiraling need for advanced computing and networking. The two companies have agreed to collaborate on solutions to make RISC-V hardware compatible with the potential software demands of next-gen vehicles, their use of extended-reality, IoT and safety solutions included.

The long-awaited shakeup of crypto's electricity bills in the form of Ethereum's so-called Merge event may happen as soon as Thursday instead of on the 'soft' September 19 deadline. The drastic ETH mining power draw reduction may have prompted Norway to look into it as digital currency base.

Apple has made some pretty powerful claims for the battery life of its new Watch Ultra, as indeed it has for the Series 8. Now, actual independent measurements for these wearables have emerged. They show that the Ultra may indeed have a significantly larger battery compared to its more traditional counterpart, although whether that really translates to longer screen-on times remains to be seen.

The White House is preparing to officialize the export ban of strategic processors and chip-making tools to China. The Commerce Department will soon publish a list codifying the restrictions on NVIDIA, and AMD AI processor as well as equipment for crafting sub-14nm processors.

Apple has once again launched its latest iPhones with claims of generationally improved battery life in the absence of any numbers to back them up. However, the first independent estimates of their battery capacities have been unleashed to help fill in these blanks. If their results contain any surprises compared to the 13 series, they may be ones of the less expected variety.

The upgraded Wanbo T6 Max+ projector has launched on Banggood. The portable device can throw images up to 200-in (~508 cm) wide, with a 1080p native resolution. The gadget supports 4K content decoding and has a peak brightness of 550 ANSI lumens. Plus, the projector has built-in 5 W speakers.

The Xiaomi Projector Mini is now available in China. The portable gadget weighs 1.2 kg (~2.6 lbs) and has a battery that lasts around two hours. Smart features of the device include Xiao AI voice commands, NFC one-touch smartphone connection and autofocus. Plus, a gaming mode is available with 40 ms latency.

The Intel Core i7-13700T has shown up on Geekbench. The sixteen-core, twenty-four-thread processor scored 1,939 and 11,564 on the single and multi-core tests, respectively. Its base/boost clocks are set at 1.4/4.78 GHz.

Renders of the OnePlus 11 Pro have now leaked well ahead of its launch, providing the clearest idea yet of what OnePlus's next-gen flagship will look like. Back on the cards is the alert slider that was so ruefully absent on the OnePlus 10T, along with Hasselblad camera branding.

Intel’s 13th gen Raptor Lake processors are closer than ever. The company is now revealing details about the upcoming CPU architecture at its Technology Tour 2022 event. For instance, Intel has confirmed that Raptor Lake boosts up to 6 GHz at stock settings and can be overclocked to 8 GHz.

YouTuber Moore's Law is Dead heard from his sources that Intel will soon give Arc the axe. Raja Koduri, head of Intel's GPU division, said the aforementioned statement was false by showing that the Arc A770 was being prepped for launch.

According to a new leak, mid-range smartphones next year will make the switch from FHD+ to 1.5K displays, with a resultant display pixel density in the 450 ppi range. Samsung, on the other hand, looks geared to equip the Galaxy S23 and S23+ with FHD+ screens once more, with the S22+ currently offering a miserly 393 ppi.

The Eleglide Tankroll is an electric bike with fat tires which measure 26-in x 4-in (~66 x 10 cm). The engine can assist you at speeds up to 25 kph (~16 mph) for up to 70 km (~43 miles). The motor has a peak power output of 740 W and up to 57 Nm of torque. Fitted to the e-bike are hydraulic lockout suspension, an LCD and an LED headlight.

Decathlon is now selling the Stilus E_Trail electric bicycle in some European countries. The e-bike has a top speed of 25 kph (~16 mph), and the motor can deliver up to 65 Nm of torque. A BOSCH battery allows the bike to provide pedal assistance for up to four hours. Plus, the pedelec is fitted with 29-in tires and a full-suspension system.

Nvidia is planning to release a minor refresh of some RTX 30 series GPUs. The updated boards can potentially include the RTX 3060, the RTX 3060 Ti, and the RTX 3070 Ti. All three cards are reportedly in the works with small hardware changes. Now VideoCardz confirms that the new RTX 3060 and the RTX 3060 Ti will launch sometime after the release of the RTX 40 series.

Like the Xiaomi 12S Ultra, the Xiaomi 12S Pro shows a discrepancy between the advertised manufacturer specifications and our brightness measurements. However, this not only goes for Xiaomi smartphones, but we also observed the same problem in the OnePlus or Oppo smartphones, for example.

A new Sony Xperia compact smartphone could be made available worldwide according to the latest rumors about the expected Sony Xperia Ace IV. Sony recently released the Xperia 5 IV, which it classed as a compact smartphone, despite the presence of a 6.1-inch display. A global model based on the Xperia Ace lineup would likely have a much smaller form.

Apple has presented its inaugural Watch Ultra as a device made so well of such high-end materials that it can stand up to any amount of demanding, practically pro-athlete or explorer use. Nevertheless, it now has an official schedule of repair costs on its website, which show that its restoration can cost a pretty penny - unless you get an AppleCare+ plan for it, of course.

Xiaomi's CEO, Lei Jun, is still backing his company to become as big in the automotive industry as it currently is in the consumer-tech space. It is now said to get started with a 4-door vehicle equipped with the OEM's very own autonomous driving technology. The potentially affordable car is to be made in an equally first-party factory in China.

It seems that Google is working on two Pixel-branded tablets, rather than one as its teased in May. Based on new Android code, Google is also developing 'Tangorpro', unquestionably a 'Pro' version of 'Tangor', the codename for the regular Pixel Tablet.

Google may have ditched 'Pipit', the most recent codename for the long-awaited Pixel Fold. Now expected to launch in spring 2023, Google is rumoured to be developing the Pixel Fold under the codename 'Felix', likely with a Tensor G2 chipset too.

According to new findings within Android code, Google has decided to equip 'Lynx' and 'L10' with two Sony IMX712 cameras, an unreleased sensor. Reputedly, one will serve as the device's front-facing camera, while the second could be a new ultra-wide-angle camera for the Pixel series.

Elon Musk's "license to print money" comment about refining lithium ore to battery-grade hydroxide has led to an application for Tesla's own lithium refinery on the Gulf Coast. Tesla may build the refinery to comply with the new US EV subsidy requirements for local battery production, too.

Current OnePlus 11 Pro leaks tip the OnePlus 10 Pro's successor to be a proper flagship phone with all the bells and whistles that entails. The vanilla OnePlus 11, however, looks set to be a less accomplished offering.

Our first benchmarks on the Ryzen 5 6600H are in and the results are a mixed bag. While integrated graphics performance is much faster than before to edge out the Iris Xe 96 EUs, actual processor performance is only slightly faster than the Ryzen 5 5600H at best.

The portable but powerful 14-inch gaming laptop is an enticing compromise between performance and mobility, and thanks to a current deal at a reputable retailer, the Asus ROG Zephyrus G14 is being sold at a significant US$400 discount.

The first USB-C iPhone could end up being known as the Apple iPhone 15 Ultra, as early speculation about the next-generation iPhones continues. Two of the most well-known Apple analysts have offered matching opinions that Apple will move away from its current iPhone Pro naming scheme, which is where the iPhone 15 Ultra potentially comes in.

After scoring millions in grants from the California Energy Commission’s Clean Transportation Program Rural Electric Vehicle Charging project, Tesla plans to build the globe's largest Superchargers there. One of those will have no less than 164 stalls, half of which have to be CCS compatible.

Doogee has big plans for the end of the year, with an entire family of devices powered by 6 nm MediaTek Dimensity processors in the making. The V30 family will include the regular edition, as well as the V30 Pro, V30 Max, and V30 Max Pro. These rugged handsets should hit the market in about two months.

The X40 is an OLED-display Android smartphone now revealed to launch alongside a wider portfolio of new products, a laptop and a tablet included, later in September 2022. Now, the OEM has decided to get ahead of itself by revealing that it will debut in 3 different colorways with a generous battery capacity despite its "thin and light" status.

The latest Flip-series Samsung foldable smartphone has now followed its predecessor into a JerryRigEverything durability test. The new premium device seemed to match its forebear in terms of robustness for most of this new video - however, it gave what might be some cause for concern toward the end.

Google has started rolling out a host of new features to many Pixel smartphones, courtesy of a new Feature Drop. From featuring revised Nearby Share functionality to an updated Gboard keyboard app, the September Feature Drop is aimed at making it easier to 'get more done' while also having fun in the process.

The iPhone 14 Pro and Pro Max apparently already show signs of outstripping their vanilla counterparts in terms of pre-order volumes. According to the widely-regarded analyst Ming-Chi Kuo, the higher-end new models from Apple have captured the vast majority of offline reservations in the Chinese market thus far, leaving the other 2 variants - the 14 Plus in particular - in the dust.

The Samsung Galaxy S23 series will be very much like the Galaxy S22 series in terms of dimensions and display specifications according to a well-known leaker. The Samsung Galaxy S23 Ultra’s alleged measurements have already been shared, and it appears the Galaxy S23 and Galaxy S23+ will also be similarly uninspiring in this area, at least.

The market leader in the premium smartwatch segment takes a dig at the supposedly subpar battery life of the new Apple Watch Ultra by advertising its latest Garmin Enduro 2 flagship smartwatch, which sports a remarkable battery life of up to 550 days in power-saving mode.

The Apple iPhone 14 Pro Max will hit performance heights beyond 95% of other smartphones according to a leaker. The source has offered an AnTuTu score prediction, which if realized, will place the iPhone 14 Pro Max at similar levels to the 5th-generation iPad Pro tablets. While the A16 should outpace an M1 chip anyway, it will have to do so with less thermal headroom.

The Apple A16 Bionic has shown up on Geekbench once again. This time around, it fares a lot better with a single-threaded score of 1,887 and a multi-threaded score of 5,455.

Instead of building Gigafactories, BMW partners with CATL and others over their superior 4680-beating battery packs for its future electric cars. It will have two factories of 20 GWh each in Europe, China, and America, for a number of new cars with extended range by 2025.