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Two new blood oxygen sensing features are rolling out to the Oura Ring Gen3. The wearable can now monitor SpO2 levels and track your breathing regularity when you are asleep. The tool uses red and infrared LED sensors, which are already fitted to the device. You can view the insights as a color-coded timeline in the accompanying app.

High-quality renders of the Moto G32 have leaked ahead of the device's official introduction. Sporting three rear-facing cameras and a single front-facing lens, the Moto G32 will also ship in two colours with up to 6 GB of RAM and 128 GB of storage. The Moto G32 will join the numerous Moto G series refreshes that Motorola has already released this year.

Google has issued another Android 13 beta build, following the release of Android 13 Beta 4. Considered a minor update, Android 13 Beta 4.1 addresses various connectivity issues, including one that would cause devices to crash and reboot. Android 13 Beta 4.1 is available to download now as an OTA for the Pixel 4 series onwards.

Samsung continues to refine One UI Watch 4.5 ahead of the Galaxy Watch5 and Galaxy Watch5 Pro launch event on August 10. Based on Wear OS 3.5, One UI Watch 4.5 remains in beta, with Samsung having now released One UI Watch 4.5 Beta 5. The latest beta update, which could also be the final one before next month's Galaxy Unpacked event, is available to download now on the Galaxy Watch4 and Galaxy Watch4 Classic.

Fitbit has started rolling out a new update for the Luxe, a smartwatch that it released last year. Mirroring the Charge 5, the Luxe can now help you find your paired smartphone, among other changes. Software version 1.171.50 is available to download now for all Fitbit Luxe fitness trackers.

The Gazelle Avignon C380 HMB LTD is a new comfortable e-bike with extra wide tires. The pedelec has a top speed of 25 kph (~16 mph) and up to 155 km (~96 miles) of assisted range when ridden in Eco mode. The award-winning bicycle uses an Enviolo gear hub and a low-maintenance Gates CDX belt drive.

The RedMagic 7S Pro is now available to purchase globally. Some of its key specs include a 120 Hz AMOLED screen, 5,000 mAh battery with 65 W fast charging, triple rear cameras and a transparent chassis. Prices start at US$729/€779 for the 12 GB RAM/256 GB storage variant.

Elon Musk promised state-of-the-art car painting facility at the new Gigafactory in Berlin that will be able to churn out Teslas in different colors than the tired five hues the company has been offering for a while. A Deep Crimson Model Y has been spotted, and the Mercury Silver Metallic color may already be in validation testing, too.

The Ridgeback Errand city electric bike has been launched. The vehicle has wide 20-in tires providing a comfortable ride and a more petite frame to keep the bicycle manoeuvrable. The pedelec is fitted with a 250 W Promovec motor and 375 Wh battery to assist you. A front rack is mounted on the bike, with the option to add a rear rack.

The VWAR S8 MAX has launched and is shipping globally from China. The gadget has a 1.95-in HD touchscreen with a 320 x 385 px resolution. A built-in NFC reader allows you to make payments and unlock doors with the device. Plus, you can make Bluetooth calls on the watch, which supports a split-screen display.

The Redmi K50 Ultra has made another appearance in the wild ahead of its launch. It's joined this time out by the Mix Fold 2, which is listed with up to 1 TB of storage, showing off its place as one of Xiaomi's most premium offerings for the year.

Nvidia's upcoming Lovelace generation may finally see the revival of the Titan. Leaked specs indicate that the full AD102-450 die will feature 18,176 CUDA cores, 24 Gbps 48 GB GDDR6X VRAM, and a whopping 800 W TBP. This SKU will also be based on a new PG139 board design unlike the PG137 design that the rest of the RTX 40 Lovelace lineup is expected to use.

Apple is supposedly working on an Apple Watch Pro. The new Watch Pro is rumored to be larger and considerably more expensive than the regular lineup. Famed Apple insider Mark Gurman has now revealed more information about the new Watch Pro including battery life and design.

The C SEED N1 4K TV series has been revealed. The display folds so that the TV can resemble a sculpture when not in use. Large screens, from 103-in to 165-in, are available with a 3,840 Hz refresh rate. The device has a built-in 100 W sound system and supports HDR10+.

Although most electric car manufacturers nowadays prioritize the popular SUVs segment as well as the more efficient sedan body style, a group of talented graphic designers has now transformed the Hyundai Ioniq 6 into a full-grown station wagon that would certainly attract some buyers on the European market.

The Philips Portable Monitor has launched in Europe. The gadget has a 15.6-in display with a 1920 x 1080 px resolution. You can connect your smartphone or laptop to the 16:9 device via USB-C and USB-A ports, allowing you to watch high-resolution videos. The portable device weighs 1 kg (~2.27 lbs) and can be bent 90° to the viewing position of your choice.

Anker has revealed that its latest range of power bricks, strips and other charging accessories all come with its latest GaNPrime technology. These latest developments in the OEM's use of the up-to-date gallium nitride (GaN) power-storage material include in-house PowerIQ 4.0 and ActiveShield 2.0, rated to cut multi-port charging times down to 1 hour at most and to monitor charging device temperature 78% more often respectively.

Sure, the Nothing Phone (1) performed well in our review and comes with some great features. But the device is not as not exciting as you might think. Here is a summary of our findings regarding this much hyped smartphone.

According to reports, Xiaomi is already working on the Redmi K60 series, despite ploughing on with Redmi K50 series releases. Redmi K60-branded smartphones are not due for a while though, with the Redmi K50S series due first, including the Redmi K50S Pro. Still, Digital Chat Station has provided several details about the Redmi K60 series.

The wait for the DJI Avata goes on, the successor to the DJI FPV. While the compact drone was expected to launch earlier this year, there are now rumours that the Avata may not even make it to market by the end of summer 2022. Meanwhile, a new hands-on photo of the Avata has leaked of the drone in flight.

Xiaomi has started rolling out software version 1.19.15 to the Smart Band 7. Available in China first, this month's update contains a few new features for the Smart Band 7, plus various bug fixes.

Realme's inaugural monitor is set to launch formally during the OEM's main IoT ecosystem product launch of tomorrow (July 26, 2022). However, the full gamut of details on the inaugural external display - price included - are now out there due to its appearance on Flipkart in advance. The official leak reveals some specs that might prove gratifyingly up to date, whereas others may be less so.

As we move closer to the launch of Intel’s 13th gen “Raptor Lake” and AMD Zen 4 “Raphael” CPUs, new leaks keep on surfacing. This time leaker Tom of Moore’s Law is Dead has divulged some important details about the release date of Intel Raptor Lake and AMD Zen 4.

OnePlus is now actively teasing its next premium phone, the OnePlus Ace Pro, ahead of its August 3 debut in China. The OnePlus Ace Pro will be a Chinese version of the OnePlus 10T set to launch globally on that same day with a Snapdragon 8+ Gen 1 in tow.

Florida congresswoman Kat Cammack (R-Fla.) is joining SpaceX's fight with the FCC over the 12 GHz spectrum that it insists would interfere with Starlink's satellite Internet service if DISH goes ahead and deploys its 5G network there. Rural constituents that rely on Starlink will be affected, argues the Congresswoman.

Motorola will debut its late-2022 Android flagship as the Moto X30 Pro in China (and, possibly, as the Edge 30 Ultra on a global scale thereafter) in August 2022. It is slated to launch alongside the new Razr foldable clamshell phone - which is said to be closer to it in terms of flagship specs than ever before in 2022. A new Geekbench leak might help confirm that rumor.

MINISFORUM has announced the UM580, a mini-PC powered by the AMD Ryzen 7 5800H. Available from US$439, the MINISFORUM can be configured with up to 64 GB of RAM and a 512 GB SSD. MINISFORUM has equipped the UM580 with plenty of ports too, including three USB Type-C ports and two HDMI connections.

Xiaomi has provided an overview of devices that will receive Android 13, the next major update for Android smartphones and tablets. With Android 13 a month or so away from reaching stable status, Xiaomi has updated its Security Center to reflect some of the devices that it will upgrade to Android 13, including several from its Redmi and POCO series.

SG Micro is a company that has reportedly just secured an order from Apple for the upcoming iPhone 14 series, possibly even its top-end Pro and Pro Max variants. It is a major coup for the components OEM, particularly as it can now say it is a "tier-1" supplier to a top global hardware corporation. Accordingly, its parts will be a part of devices from the new flagship line that are made in the second half of 2022.

ASUS has started selling the ROG Flow X16 in Europe, where it starts at €2,499. Paired with AMD Ryzen 6000 and NVIDIA GeForce RTX 30 series GPUs, the ROG Flow X16 also has a Mini LED display that peaks at 1,000 nits in a convertible design. The ROG Flow X16 nearly hits €4,000 in some configurations, though.

LG has unveiled the 49WQ95C, another monitor that falls under its UltraWide brand. Equipped with a 49-inch Nano IPS panel, the LG 49WQ95C has plenty of connectivity to go with its high resolution and high refresh rate display.

The LOKMAT APPLLP 2 PRO smartwatch is available globally from China via AliExpress. The gadget has a 1.6-in HD touchscreen and runs on Android 11. A SIM card slot with support for 4G enables you to make calls and browse the internet. Plus, a built-in camera allows facial recognition and video calling.

The COLMI C60 smartwatch has launched with a 1.9-in screen and 240 x 280 px resolution. The device has various health tracking features, such as heart rate, blood pressure and SpO2 monitors. Plus, you can connect the gadget to your phone to receive notifications and phone calls or use the watch to track your exercise and sleep.

Huawei has teased a new version of the Watch 3 Pro, which it will launch first in China. Due to be unveiled later this week, the new Watch 3 Pro could take ECGs, as well as offering a new navigation system, among other changes.

The Smartmi Jya Fjord Air Purifier is now available in the US, with a three-stage purification system. The device can clean rooms up to 518 ft² (~54 m²) in size, with a clean air delivery rate (CADR) of 450 m³/h (255 cfm). The gadget is compatible with many smart home systems, including Apple HomeKit, Amazon Alexa and Google Home.

The Shell RIDE SR-5B e-bike is coming soon, with a top speed of 28 mph (~45 kph) thanks to a 500 W motor. A 48 V battery provides up to 50 miles (~80 km) of range. The electric bicycle has comfort features, including 27.5-in fat tires and a front suspension fork. Two other e-bikes from the Shell RIDE range are also due to launch, the SR-3B and SR-4B.

The current gas station infrastructure in China will be gradually retrofitted to serve electric vehicles as well by 2025, according to the Beijing Municipal Commission of Urban Management's power development plan released last week. Beijing plans to expand its charging infrastructure so every electric car would have a stall or swap station in a 2-mile radius.

The Pixel 6a will start shipping this week, ahead of which PBKreviews has shared a teardown video on YouTube. While the Pixel 6a looks an awful lot like the Pixel 6 and Pixel 6 Pro, it seems that Google has learned some lessons with regard to repairability from its recent flagship smartphones.

Samsung, last week, filed a new trademark in Korea that provides hints as to the company's plans for an upcoming camera sensor. This sensor could be a 450 MP one, with a post-binning pixel size matching that of the 1-inch Sony IMX989 on the Xiaomi 12S Ultra.

A DIY solar-powered e-bike has been demonstrated by an Electrek reader. The pedelec uses the Rad Power Bikes RadWagon 4 electric cargo bike as a base, with an upgraded 1,500 W controller. A 50 W solar panel allows the battery, which usually provides 45 miles (~72 km) of range, to trickle charge on the go.

The Xiaomi Smart Home Screen 6 is now available to pre-order in China for 349 yuan (~US$52). The hub has a 5.45-in touchscreen with a 960 x 480 px resolution. You can control the gadget and linked smart home devices via an app or Xiao AI voice commands. Plus, the product has a built-in 2 MP HD camera for video calls and facial recognition.

Tesla has supercharged its government EV charging network subsidy application efforts, already winning millions in a California grant for rural Supercharger infrastructure expansion. The culmination of its efforts to get in on the government's money is a combined Tesla-CCS Supercharger stall called the Magic Dock that may be designed to qualify for taxpayer rebates.

Big and black - this gaming laptop can only really make an impression when you open it. And this is only marginally due to the RGB keyboard. Instead, it's mainly the hardware that can show what this laptop is capable of.

Fitbit is preparing to release new smartwatches, with the company set on replacing the Sense and Versa 3. While the Sense 2 and Versa 4 resemble their predecessors, Fitbit has changed how people will interact with the pair. The Fitbit Sense 2 and Versa 4 should launch later this year.

Arc Alchemist is Intel’s first foray into dedicated gaming hardware meant to compete directly with Nvidia and AMD. Rumor has it that Intel might be planning a refresh of the Arc Alchemist GPU lineup for notebooks. The refresh, if true, will be surprising since notebooks with Arc Alchemist dGPUs haven't been on the market for too long.

According to new reports, Xiaomi may not release MIUI 13.5 after all. Instead, the company is now expected to move devices from MIUI 13 directly to MIUI 14. With the Xiaomi 13 and Xiaomi 13 Pro series some of the first devices to receive internal MIUI 14 builds, Xiaomi is laying the groundwork to upgrade almost 125 devices. Plenty of fan favourites will be left stranded on MIUI 13 though, including the Redmi K20 and Mi 9 series.

The AMD Ryzen 5 6600H processor has finally made its way onto PassMark where it has produced synthetic benchmark results that put it into close-quarter confrontation with the Intel Core i5-12600H. However, while the Alder Lake part has to make do with Iris XE Graphics (80 EUs), the Rembrandt chip can boast of having an RDNA2-powered Radeon 660M iGPU.

The prices of EVs made by the Texas-based automaker have risen sharply due to the rampant inflation, and they have now hit an embarrassingly high level according to its CEO. Musk therefore hopes that a waning inflation towards the end of the year could pave the way for potential price reductions of popular electric cars like the Tesla Model Y.

The Stromer ST7 is a speed pedelec with a Pinion electronic shifting system for fast paddle-activated gear changes. The e-bike has a top speed of 45 kph (~28 mph) and up to 260 km (~160 miles) range. You can use Bluetooth to connect your smartphone to the bike, enabling an auto-locking feature and in-app controls.

The VELLO Bike+ Titanium is an ultra-lightweight e-bike, weighing just 9.9 kg (~21.8 lbs). The pedelec’s standard model has a top speed of 25 kph (~16 mph), which increases to 40 kph (~25 mph) with a Schlumpf motor. Through self-charging technology, the bicycle theoretically has infinite range; on a single charge, the battery would last for 50 km (~31 miles) without on-the-go charging.