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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.

A new image has now surfaced on Chinese social media pages claiming to depict the upcoming Redmi Pad in the flesh. The tablet shows off a clean design, perhaps with some design inspirations from the Realme Pad X—a tablet it's expected to go up against.

The 12S Ultra is one of Xiaomi's most distinctive Android flagships to date, not the least because of its new 1-inch main camera sensor. Now, JerryRigEverything host Zach Nelson has put the extra-premium device through the classic battery of YouTube durability tests. Could the new Ultra's design make it more likely to snap in half?

Our review of the XMG Pro 15 with an i7-12700 H and a RTX 3080 Ti is now complete. Schenker advertises the XMG Pro 15 as an all-round laptop for gamers and workstation users with highlights such as a QHD display with great color space coverage, for example. However, some decent features are accompanied by small "but". Perhaps too many.

It seems the Motorola Edge 20 Fusion is due a successor. A device, sometimes referenced overtly as a next-gen member of its line, has now registered on the databases of the FCC and 3C regulators, among others. These leaks hint at a considerable charging upgrade in the upcoming 2022 Android smartphone.

The Xiaomi Robot Vacuum Mop 2 Pro has been launched in India. The robot has 3,000 Pa suction power and can clean an area up to 2,000 ft² (186 m²) on a single charge. Professional Mopping Mode 2.0 technology allows the gadget to mop at 10,000 vibrations per minute. Plus, the device is equipped with many sensors to help it avoid obstacles.

OnePlus has recently established the Nord CE sub-series for smartphones - now, the OEM has announced that it is for TWS earbuds too. The first accessories of these types seem to be exclusive to the Indian market, and are to debuted there with relatively large drivers for "Dynamic Bass" thus far.

Motorola has two new devices ready for launch. The Motorola X30 Pro will be its main flagship for the year and will arrive with a 200 MP camera, while the Moto Razr 2022 will be the company's newest take at a clamshell. Both premium devices have now been confirmed to debut on August 2.

With an impressive range of 377 miles per charge in Edmund's real-world range test, the BMW iX xDrive50 easily surpassed its official EPA range and also bested the popular Tesla Model X by a quite significant margin.

A Samsung Galaxy S23 FE model is apparently going to join the three other smartphones of the S23 range according to a report out of Korea. In addition, it seems Samsung has set an impressive initial production target of 31 million units across the series, with the Galaxy S23 Ultra tipped to replicate the success of the Galaxy S22 Ultra.

@InstLatX64 discovered Intel's Xeon W9-3495 workstation CPU in a publicly-available Linux bootlog. The single-socket CPU has 56 cores and a 1.8 GHz clockspeed, along with support for AVX and AMX instructions.

How do you repair the case for your AirPods? You don't, according to Apple customer service representatives allegedly recorded in a new YouTube video posted by Ken Pillonel, an engineer who modified an iPhone X to support USB type-C charging. Now, the same vlogger has worked out how to do the same for a pair of AirPods.

The Ryzen 6000-powered Legion 5 Pro has landed on Lenovo's US website for the first time. As if to mark this event, the OEM has announced an inaugural Legion Tower 5i giveaway for its Community website. It has a Tiger Lake processor with 12GB of RTX 3060 graphics.

Samsung has shot to the top of the market for foldable mobile devices since its initial Galaxy Fold launch in 2019. Now, its president Dr. TM Roh has announced that shipments in this space have grown at least 3x in 2021 compared to 2020. The executive may have also alluded to plans for a slight foldable rebrand to be formally unveiled during the imminent Unpacked 2022 showcase.

Razer has bought all shares of the French company responsible for Interhaptics, described as a "leading development platform" for feedback in gaming, PC and extended-reality (XR) hardware. The move is slated to underpin the former's interest in the overall haptics market, although it could also allow the OEM to improve and leverage its in-house HyperSense technology to compete with similar products such as Sony DualSense going forward.

A prototype for the electric Alpine A110 E-ternité was unveiled on the 60th anniversary of the original car. The EV is a convertible with a removable roof, but it is otherwise very similar to the latest production model. The E-ternité has a top speed of 155 mph (~249 kph) and up to 261 miles (~420 km) range. It is unclear how close the prototype is to the upcoming all-electric 2025 Alpine A110.

A concept version of the Cadillac Celestiq has been unveiled. The all-electric sedan boasts a range of unusual features, such as a Smart Glass Roof with the ability to have its transparency altered. Ultra Cruise technology will provide driver assistance both in cities and on highways. Plus, rumors suggest that the vehicle will retail for US$300,000.

Enthusiast Citizen, a well-renowned Bilibili leaker, has stated that Intel will announce its 13th-generation of Raptor Lake processors on September 28. The CPUs will be purchasable on October 17, along with the next-generation Z790 motherboards.

The new Dell XPS 13 Plus is equipped with a fast CPU, but our review revealed some problems and questionable design decisions. This means the laptop is not as good as it could be and Dell might be losing touch with its competitors.

Mounting two external displays onto your laptop sounds pretty cool on paper, but it can be a huge hassle in practice. The FOPO monitor extender is bogged down by its own awkward build and extensive cable requirements.

A new Titan graphics card from Nvidia could be incoming, according to a GPU codename shared by a well-known leaker. The GeForce RTX 40 series, or “Lovelace” family, is already expected to feature a powerful RTX 4090 Ti SKU in its lineup, but now it seems Nvidia has something even more special planned for its AD102 chip.

The Intel Core i7-13700K has made its Geekbench debut. It scored 2,090 and 16,542 on the single and multi-core tests, respectively. The processor features eight Raptor Cove cores and eight Gracemont cores.

The 84-key Mojo84 keyboard utilizes Poron, silicone, polycarbonate, MDA, and silicone materials to dampen the typing noise as much as possible to great effect.

Pricing for the Galaxy Buds2 Pro has leaked, a few weeks before Samsung unveils its next premium set of earbuds. While Samsung is expected to bring several new features to its Pro earbuds, the price should remain unchanged from the Galaxy Buds Pro.

According to a renowned leaker, the Galaxy Watch5 Pro could offer significantly longer battery life than the Galaxy Watch5 or Galaxy Watch4 series. Meanwhile, European prices for the Galaxy Watch5 and Galaxy Watch5 Pro have leaked, underlining just how expensive the Galaxy Watch5 Pro will be.

The first electric trucks that Amazon ordered 100,000 of to Rivian have started making daily deliveries in cities across the US, announced the automaker. Amazon had to swallow a loss on its initial Rivian investment, but the other aspect of the partnership is now bearing fruit.

Despite its edgy angular design, the aerodynamics of the upcoming Tesla Cybertruck electric pickup are sitting somewhere between its Rivian R1T and Ford F-150 Lightning direct competitors. Rivian's unsurpassed R1T drag coefficient of 0.3 can't be beat by the calculated 0.39 Cd of the Tesla Cybertruck, though.

Huawei has released HarmonyOS 2.1.0.237 to the Watch 3 Pro, the first update for the smartwatch in seven months. Unsurprisingly, HarmonyOS 2.1.0.237 contains numerous changes and optimisations. The new update is rolling out now as an over-the-air (OTA) download.

LG has released Android 12 for the G8X ThinQ, the smartphone's final update. Android 12 arrives with the June 2022 security patch, which LG distributes as V40a. The update is available for LM-G850EMW, the global variant of the G8X ThinQ.

Anker has announced that it will launch the latest generation of its high-speed chargers during an upcoming July 2022 event. The OEM has already alluded to the "cutting-edge" gallium nitride (GaN) technology to come in these new accessories. They will be pitched at both in-place and on-the-go use-cases, and will come in a variety of wattages, some of which will exceed the 100 watt (W) mark.

Honor has presented the X8 5G, a newer variant to the X8 4G that the company already sells. Not only has Honor equipped the new X8 with a 5G modem, but it has also switched the Snapdragon 680 for a more powerful chipset. The quad camera from the Honor X8 4G has been swapped for a triple camera set up though, among other changes.

Garmin has released another Alpha software update for the Fenix 6, Enduro, Tactix and MARQ series. Building on a build that went live earlier this month, Alpha software version 22.75 features eight changes, including two new features. Garmin has included several bug fixes too, among other changes.

Dell and Canonical continue to collaborate on bringing Ubuntu to the XPS series. The XPS 13 Plus Developer Edition is now the first laptop certified for Ubuntu 22.04 LTS, which builds on the Ubuntu 20.04 LTS that Dell already ships with the XPS 13 Plus Developer Edition. Ubuntu 22.04 LTS will begin shipping with the XPS 13 Plus Developer Edition from next month onwards.

Shell has revealed that it will shortly release two new e-scooters and a range of e-bikes, to join the SR-5S e-scooter. The SR-5S is the first e-mobility product from the brand, with a top speed of 20 mph (~32 kph) and up to 20 miles (~32 km) range. The vehicle’s settings, such as its lighting scheme, can be controlled via the Shell RIDE app.

Honor has launched the Smart Screen X3 and X3i TV lineups in China. The gadgets are available in various sizes, with a 4K display and 60 Hz refresh rate. An ultra-thin bezel gives the device a 98% screen-to-body ratio. A range of technologies is used in the TVs, which support HDR 10 and voice commands.

The first signs of the POCO M5 and POCO M5s have surfaced, just a few months after the POCO M4 5G debuted. Reputedly, the POCO M5 and POCO M5s will arrive in August alongside the Xiaomi 12T series.

Honor has refreshed the MagicBook 14 2022 with AMD Ryzen 6000 APUs. While Honor already offers the MagicBook 14 2022 with Intel Alder Lake and NVIDIA GeForce GPUs, AMD-powered models have RDNA 2-based graphics up their sleeves. The MagicBook 14 2022 starts at a lower price with AMD Ryzen APUs too.

Gateway has just announced an inaugural all-in-one (AiO) desktop as its latest addition to its new Walmart-based line-up. It hits the sub-US$400 mark with its specs, which include Intel Pentium silicon and a ~24-inch IPS FHD display. Then again, it comes with its own mouse and keyboard in the box, as well as a year's worth of Microsoft 365 Personal access for free.

Motorola continues to tease the Razr 2022 on Chinese social media, with the company publishing several photos and videos so far. Meanwhile, European pricing has leaked, implying that the Razr 2022 could cost a fair bit more than the Samsung Galaxy Z Flip4.

Despite speculation to the contrary, the exclusive Tesla lane on the Nuevo Leon-Texas border crossing is not for Tesla car owners to be able to go through the border formalities quicker than other drivers. It's been established by the Corporation for the Development of the Border Zone of Nuevo León with the sole purpose of facilitating parts shipments from the six state factories that are Tesla suppliers.

A new GitLab project lets you turn the Casio F91W watch into a Bluetooth-capable smartwatch. All parts are replaced apart from the casing, and an upgraded OLED screen is installed. You can use the modified watch for Bluetooth calling and to receive notifications. The project has now been handed over to the community.

Smartphone OEMs are currently embroiled in a battle to release the biggest and best vapor chamber (VC) on the market as an important component of thermal management for their latest devices. Now, Infinix has allegedly gone further in this vein by making its latest VC three-dimensional, which might deliver even more surface-area and heat-dissipation compared to its predecessors.

An update to the Garmin Connect app has added a blood pressure data sharing tool. A new setting asks for your permission to share the data with the Apple Health app. However, it is unclear how Garmin would collect this blood pressure data; it could be via a rumored blood pressure cuff, manual entry, or a potential smartwatch feature.

Acer's Swift X 16: The 1.8 kg light, 16-inch laptop reveals good performance benchmarks for gaming and occasional content creation in our review thanks to RTX 3050. The display (95% sRGB) is also suitable, but the competition is strong.

The Swytch eBike Conversion Kits have been shown at Eurobike 2022. Universal and Brompton-specific versions are available, turning your regular bike into a pedelec with a top speed of 25 kph (~16 mph) or 32 kph (~20 mph). The battery, providing up to 50 km (~31 miles) of range, is housed in the Power Pack, which weighs 2 kg (~4.4 lbs); the motor wheel weighs 1.5 kg (~3.3 lbs).

The LEMO ONE E+BIKE was revealed at Eurobike 2022. The pedelec has a detachable Smartpac, which houses the Li-ion battery, providing up to 100 km (~62 miles) range with 2-hour fast charging abilities. The Smartpac also has USB-A and USB-C ports which you can use to fast charge your laptop or smartphone.

The speaker skimps on arguably unnecessary extras like LEDs for a more standard design that focuses on maximizing the core audio experience.

The Raptor Lake-based Intel Core i5-13600K has made an appearance on Geekbench. In the first run, it nets a single/multi-core score of 2,012/16,054 and 1,980/14,225 in the second instance. Its performance cores boosted as high as 5.1 GHz during the test.

The Arc A770 has made a stop on Linus Tech Tips, a popular tech YouTube channel. The board was shown running Cyberpunk 2077, Tomb Raider, and F1 2021. Although we don’t get any official specs, the video tries to answer performance and pricing concerns, including Intel’s strategy of classifying games according to their level of optimization for Arc.

The EasySMX is very light at just 211 g compared to the 250 g Switch Pro controller. Customizing the buttons is easy but only if you can remember all the necessary button combinations as there is no UI to help.