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Asus launched its 2022 Android gaming flagships with the latest top-end processor from Qualcomm. However, according to a famous leaker, the OEM will switch to the MediaTek equivalent in an upcoming ROG Phone 6 variant. This 'D' edition is tipped to have the same cutting-edge specs, a 165Hz display and 6,000mAh battery included.

The very first generations of Apple computers often do quite well when offered at high-end auctions. However, the latest such deal may outshine the rest, with a final bid of well over US$650,000. This is because it is the Apple-1 prototype Steve Jobs brought to a pitch at one of the world first PC retail stores.

Jumper has started selling the EZpad M10S, a UNISOC Tiger T610-powered tablet with a 10.1-inch display. Equipped with Android 11, the tablet also has a 5,000 mAh battery, 6 GB of RAM and 128 GB of storage within its 420 g and 238.5 x 157 x 7.5 mm chassis.

JerryRigEverything has put the Pixel 6a through its paces, not long after he destroyed his OnePlus 10T. While the former is a flagship smartphone with a plastic frame and a plastic back, Google has built its mid-range unit with a plastic back and an aluminium frame. Despite the price difference, the Pixel 6a comes out on top and is not as fragile as OnePlus' latest smartphone.

While there are plenty of Tesla car key RFID tag solutions that don't require cutting your own skin to implant them, one Tesla owner decided to go against the grain and do just that. He implanted a VivoKey Apex chip in his hand for US$400, and now uses it to open and start his Tesla.

According to new rumours, Huawei is about the officially present the Watch GT 4, the successor to the near-year-old Watch GT 3 series. Allegedly billed for a September or October introduction, the Watch GT 4 could arrive alongside the Mate 50 series.

Most smartphones from the Pixel series can now upgrade to Android 13. Their users may have been excited for the major software upgrade; however, according to some new Reddit threads, a handful of them have found that their wireless chargers suddenly no longer work with their mobile devices. The discussions include suggestions of some workarounds, although they reportedly fail to work in some cases.

The WS29 smartwatch is available globally via AliExpress, with a 1.32-in (~33.5 mm) touchscreen. You can make NFC payments with the wearable and connect to your smartphone for Bluetooth calling. Other gadget features include a heart rate monitor, music playback and an AI voice assistant.

The Ruijie smartwatch is currently available globally with a discount via AliExpress. The company claims the wearable has health features such as blood glucose, ECG and blood pressure monitors. The gadget has a 1.39-in (35 mm) display and reported battery life of up to seven days with typical use.

SEGA has confirmed the release of the Mega Drive Mini 2 in Europe. The company has also outlined when the Genesis Mini 2 will be available in North America, as well as which games will be shipping with each model. For some reason, the Japanese version of the Mega Drive Mini 2 will receive different titles than its European sibling.

From the 200 MP camera to the Snapdragon 8 Gen 2, reports about the upcoming Galaxy S23 Ultra are plenty. This time we have a leak regarding the design of the next Ultra device. The information, if true, will disappoint fans who were hoping for a radical redesign.

One Tesla import business owner decided to show Dawn Project's Dan O'Dowd that his FSD child-crashing test is flawed by trying to run over his own son. YouTube has been cracking down on such stunts ever since Tesla investors started using them to prove Dan O'Dowd wrong with similar videos.

With a massive 12,000 mAh battery, 8/256 GB of memory/storage, the Helio P90-powered Doogee S89 Pro launches as the world's first rugged phone to ship with a 65 W fast charger. The non-Pro version comes with roughly the same hardware specs, but only 33 W fast charging, less storage, and a slightly inferior main camera.

Nothing promises to provide its inaugural smartphone, the Nothing Phone (1), with three Android OS upgrades. Following the debut on Android 13 last week, fans of the phone have quizzed CEO Carl Pei on the company's update plans. His reply? Well, not promising.

The HyperJuice 245 W USB-C battery pack is now available for general sale in the US. The portable power bank allows you to simultaneously charge four devices via USB-C, with passthrough charging abilities. The large battery capacity enables you to fully recharge devices such as an M1 MacBook 13 multiple times.

Xiaomi has released a new product in China, the 20,000 mAh 22.5 W power bank. You can use the gadget to simultaneously charge three devices, with a 22.5 W USB-C output capable of charging an iPhone 13 to 58% in half an hour. The battery capacity allows the device to fully charge this smartphone four times.

Sony is expected to release the latest iteration of its compact smartphone this fall, and a recent certification from the Federal Communications Commission in the US has now apparently confirmed some welcome technical upgrades for Sony Xperia 5 IV, which will probably support wireless charging and also come with a 3.5mm headphone jack.

The OnePlus 10 Pro launched much earlier in the year but was met with a rather lukewarm reception. That may change next year with the OnePlus 11 Pro, however, with a new leak now raising hype for the OnePlus's next-gen flagship phone.

OPPO has revealed that it has second-gen Enco Buds ready to launch. The OEM asserts that the upcoming likely mid-range TWS earbuds will have "strong" bass despite their relatively small driver size. Therefore, they are rated to unleash quality audio, starting with the Malaysian market.

New iPad tablets and M2-powered Mac computers are apparently on the menu for an Apple October special event according to a well-known analyst. The latest iPad and iPad Pro models are in for an overhaul in comparison to their predecessors, while fans could be treated to a brand-new MacBook Pro laptop before the year is out.

The list of upcoming Amazon deals for SK hynix SSDs in the following days includes a 20 percent discount for the P41 2TB/1TB/500GB starting on August 22, a 20 percent off one-day deal for the P31 2TB/1TB/500GB on August 23, and a 15 percent off coupon for the P31 2TB/1TB, starting on August 24.

The Indian smartwatch market is now reported to have grown by an unprecedented 312% in the second quarter of 2022 (2Q2022) compared to 2Q2021. Local brands continued to dominate the space, with Fire-Boltt in particular increasing its share of the market by nearly 20% to shoot into first place in the quarter. Then again, Dizo was able to maintain its position, while Apple nearly doubled its growth thanks to the Watch Series 7.

Motorola's global Twitter channel has just invited consumers to come and find their "Edge" within a new launch event set for early September 2022. The OEM is keeping the actual products in question a mystery for now; however, its tag-line and new teaser gif hint strongly at new mobile devices - Android smartphones that recently debuted in China with top-end specs, maybe.

The Huawei Mate 50 series might be severely delayed at this stage; however, a new leak asserts that they will be novel and interesting enough to be worth the wait. It consists of a spec dump pointing to FHD+ AMOLED displays for each variant, even the probably more budget E variant. The new tip also purports to reveal exactly what makes their rear cameras XMAGE for the first time.

More efficiency and less heat development. Users expected these attributes from the switch from Samsung to TSMC as the SoC manufacturer of the Qualcomm chipset. However, our review of the OnePlus 10T indicates that the Plus version of the Snapdragon 8 Gen 1 is no game changer.

The Xiaomi Redmi Note 11 Pro 5G has big shoes to fill, since its Redmi Note 10 Pro predecessor scored well in our review process with its all-round qualities and a good price-performance ratio. Xiaomi has therefore further refined the successor in some areas, but has not increased its price.

While a Lucid Air Grand Touring took the EV 1000 challenge title from last year's winner Tesla Model S, the company announced an even quicker, 1200 HP Sapphire Edition that is the world's fastest sedan. It can accelerate from 0-60 MPH in under 2 seconds, and is the start of a new performance Sapphire brand for Lucid.

It has been reported that Samsung has confirmed with its manufacturing partners that the Galaxy S23 Ultra phone will sport a 200 MP main camera sensor. In addition, it is also believed the Samsung Galaxy S23 Ultra will also utilize Qualcomm’s 3D Sonic Max fingerprint sensor and feature faster storage.

Wear OS has a history of lacking features a user might need or want in their smartwatch, one of which is the level of difficulty involved in pairing one to a new mobile device without a complete wipe of user data and settings. Now, however, a new code leak hints that a wearable running a future version of Google's UI will become able to back its profile up to a first-party cloud soon.

INVZI is a crowdfunding smash hit that overtly comes for first-party Apple MacBook first-party chargers with accessories of the same 67W to 140W power-delivery profiles, but with smaller footprints capable of similar performance thanks to "GaN II" technology. Their early-bird campaign has ended; however, they are still available on Indiegogo at discounted InDemand prices.

Recent research has shown that the TikTok iOS app opens any links inside an in-app browser and all interaction with the website is being recorded. This info can include passwords, credit card information, addresses, and so on. Although TikTok confirmed the existence of such features, the company also denied using them.

Xiaomi has announced that new electronics from 2 categories will hit the Indian market soon. The intriguingly-named Notebook Pro 120G will join a "series" of 4K smart TVs that, while new to this country, might be re-brands of products already on the Chinese market. Nevertheless, with the bezels and specs as advertised or hinted at thus far, prospective customers are unlikely to care all that much.

Garmin has released the first beta build for the Forerunner 255 and Forerunner 255S, which is also available for their corresponding Music variants. Rolling out as Beta version 12.20, the Release Candidate build contains several new features, improvements and bug fixes.

Garmin has started rolling out Beta version 12.20 to the Forerunner 955 and Forerunner 955 Solar. Bundled with numerous changes, Garmin has added support for seven new features and has included several bug fixes. Beta version 12.20 is the first update for the Forerunner 955 series on Garmin's Beta Program.

A well-known Youtuber has obtained prototypes of the Pixel 7 and Pixel 7 Pro, other examples of which emerged earlier this year. While the pair resemble Google's current flagship smartphones, the company has refined its design language with the Pixel 7 series. As a result, the Pixel 7 and Pixel 7 Pro are smaller than their predecessors, among other changes.

DJI has confirmed the launch date for its next drone, which it will unveil during a 'Born to Fly' hardware event. Scheduled for later this month, the announcement arrives alongside more DJI Avata leaks. This time, the upcoming drone's full specifications have surfaced, confirming its flight time, its camera and its special features, among other things.

The Xiaomi Smart Multimode Gateway 2 is currently crowdfunding in China. The smart home hub supports the Bluetooth, Bluetooth Mesh and Zigbee protocols, and you can also connect to the device via dual-band Wi-Fi. The gadget allows you to link various smart home gadgets, enabling you to set up multi-product scenarios.

A crowdfunding campaign for the Fluid One smart home system has launched on Kickstarter for customers in the US. The technology allows you to use your iPhone to point and click to control your gadgets, such as smart lights and TVs. You can also use the system to trigger smart home products with gestures or motion detection.

Twitter and Elon Musk will come face to face in court on October 17. Twitter brought the lawsuit against Musk for walking away from the US$44 billion deal because the social site allegedly underreported the number of spam accounts. In his search for answers, the Tesla CEO is now going after two New York-based ad tech companies.

We reviewed the Dell XPS 13 Plus with the Alder Lake P Core i5. Result: The i5 is 18% slower under sustained load, and system performance is weaker with the slow Micron 512 GB SSD.

Sunsoft, which is widely regarded as one of the best developers for the original Nintendo Entertainment System, plans to release updated versions of three classic games later this year.

Huawei's Mate 50 series persists in being the stuff of speculation rather than launching as real-life belated flagship-grade phablets. Most recently, a famous leaker insists that the line will include a successor for the Mate 40 RS. An image of some cases purports to corroborate that allegation, although it may prove less than genuine.

An extremely fast processor, a lot of RAM, a 360-Hertz panel, and the RTX 3070 Ti create high expectations. In addition to gaming, the laptop is also supposed to be able to handle some work, leading to some mixed results in our tests.

LG Display has showcased transparent OLED panels, another step in the advancement of the technology. Additionally, the display manufacturer has exhibited the world's largest OLED panel, which also has a 5.1 channel sound system built directly into the display.

Fitbit has started distributing new security-related updates for several of its fitness trackers and smartwatches. Fitbit advises all owners to update their devices to eliminate security vulnerabilities.

The FiiO M11S should arrive later this month, ahead of which two videos have revealed its design and various specifications. Unsurprisingly, the FiiO M11S resembles the FiiO M11 Pro, albeit with a few changes.

ZTE has introduced the AX3000 Pro as its latest dual-band router that is available on Amazon. The device supports up to Wi-Fi 6 speeds over up to 160MHz channels thanks to a "winning" Qualcomm processor. Its new and award-winning design is touted to maximise its surface-area coverage and ability to form a house-wide mesh.

Famed Bilibili leaker Extreme Player has posted the entire Intel Raptor Lake CPU list online. It details key specifications of processors, complete with their K, non-K and F variants. Entry-level models such as the Core i5-13500, Core i5-13400 and Core i3-13100 are also included.

DOOM 64, originally released as a variant of the popular shooter for the Nintendo 64, is now free over at the Epic Games Store. The PC release has updated visuals, support for mouse and keyboard input, and more.

Garmin continues to roll out beta updates for Fenix 6, Enduro, Tactix and MARQ series smartwatches at a breakneck speed. While Beta version 22.85 is only a few days old, the company has issued Beta version 23.00 with even more changes.