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Alleged Apple iPhone 14 battery capacity figures have leaked with some surprising details included. It appears that Cupertino is considering giving the iPhone 14 Pro Max a lower battery capacity than the iPhone 13 Pro Max. Some have shared concerns about the ensuing iPhone 14 battery life but design and component updates will likely produce pleasing results.

More hands-on photos of the Pixel 7 Pro have leaked, again from a bricked prototype. More details about the device's components have leaked too, including a new NFC module without a built-in UWB element.

After problems with the rear motor of the Model 3 delivered from the Gigafactory in Shanghai, now the Model Y may be suffering the same issues. Those who are waiting on their Model Ys assembled at Giga Berlin are reporting order delays or cancellations precisely on account of drive units delivered from Giga Shanghai.

Mammotion has revealed the KUMAR wireless robot lawn mower, designed for commercial use. The device can mow up to 12,000 m² (~129,167 ft²) between charges, and ultrasonic radar prevents the robot from bumping into pedestrians or pets. The LUBA lawn mower, recently released via a Kickstarter campaign, was shown alongside the KUMAR at spoga+gafa 2022

Qualcomm has now revealed the date of its next Snapdragon Tech Summit. If previous years are any indication, this event will likely see the global debut of the company's next-gen flagship chipset, the Snapdragon 8 Gen 2.

Apple enjoyed the biggest share of the premium smartphone market worldwide in the first quarter of 2021 (1Q2021), and was not even slightly shaken from this lead in 1Q2022, with even more of a share at 62%. It was a surprisingly good quarter for the sector overall, with major wins such as the Samsung Galaxy S22 Ultra, even though it shrank by 8% year-on-year (YoY).

LG's latest S-series soundbars go up to 9.1.5-channel sound with auto low latency mode (ALLM) and variable refresh rate (VRR) over HDMI 2.1. The line also boasts a world-first central up-firing speaker design for potentially increased aural realism and clarity. They also now have pricing and availability for the United States market.

Have you ever wanted to 3D print with chocolate rather than plastics? You might now be able to, thanks to the new Wiiboox LuckyBot. It is a "food extruder", or a device touted to adapt a variety of FDM printers to compatibility with edible materials. Its maker asserts that a user can make all kinds of shapes and figures with high accuracy and definition.

Product listings for the Roborock S7 Pro Ultra have appeared on Amazon in several European countries, including the Netherlands, France and Italy. The robot vacuum has 5,100 Pa suction power and can mop at 3,000 rotations per minute. The device comes with a self-cleaning dock that allows up to seven weeks of hands-free cleaning.

According to new evidence, Xiaomi will not be releasing the Xiaomi 12 Ultra anywhere, not even in China. Instead, Xiaomi will release its next 'Ultra' smartphone under the Xiaomi 12S series. The Xiaomi 12S, Xiaomi 12S Pro and Xiaomi 12S Ultra are all expected to debut in early July.

The Blaupunkt Enno Fat Folding E-bike is a new pedelec from the brand. The bike has wide 20-in tires for a comfortable ride. A rear-mounted motor can assist you at speeds up to 25 kph (~16 mph) for around 80 km (~50 miles). The pedelec folds in multiple places, with foldable pedals and handlebar.

Sales data from China's just-concluded 6.18 sales are in, providing some insights into what models are currently the most popular in the world's biggest smartphone market. The iPhone 13 is undisputed king, it appears, with Xiaomi dominating by taking the other nine spots in the top ten.

The alleged price tags for upcoming Apple M2 iPad Pro tablets have been leaked along with some minor but interesting information about both a future iPad mini slate and the next-generation iPad (10th gen). There are also some conflicting details shared about the rumored 14.1-inch iPad Pro or “iPad Studio”.

The reasonably specced Ryzen Edition of Dell's 15-inch gaming laptop is a good choice for budget-conscious gamers who are still looking for a new and portable notebook in the sub-US$800 category. Considering its currently discounted sale price, the Dell G15 with an AMD Ryzen 7 and RTX 3050 Ti certainly provides a lot of value at a quite affordable price.

The design of next-generation AirPods Pro earbuds and their associated charging case has emerged online. With minor visual changes between the AirPods Pro and AirPods Pro 2, Apple is expected to bring plenty of internal improvements, plus USB Type-C charging.

OnePlus has indicated that it will add a new member to its Y series of TVs via Amazon.in soon. The Y1S Pro will ship with a 50-inch 4K screen on its release. It is also rated for HDR decoding, Dolby Audio and the latest in-house ecosystem features for homes containing other devices from the same brand.

According to a famous leaker, the next generation of mid-tier mobile device might be ready to move up to the type of display formerly exclusive to much more high-end smartphones. The first of these upcoming smartphones is allegedly to be launched by Xiaomi with a new panel from TCL's CSOT with the requisite LTPO technology that can adjust its own refresh rate for potentially improved battery life.

Fossil has just added a Hybrid variant to its Gen 6 series of Wear OS smartwatches. The new model comes in 2 sizes, both of which upgrade to blood-oxygen measurements as well as heart-rate monitoring for the first time. It is also rated for sleep tracking, step-counting and Amazon Alexa support.

State Bicycle Co. has launched its first e-bike, the 6061 eBike Commuter. The pedelec can assist you at speeds up to 20 mph (~32 kph) for up to 100 miles (~161 km). The commuter bike weighs around 38 lbs 13 oz (~17.6 kg) and can recharge fully in 3.5 hours. A backlit display is fitted to the e-bike as standard, with optional add-ons available,

The Gravital eGravel bikes are now on general sale. The lightest pedelec in the range, the UL 1 Ltd, weighs just 13 kg (~29 lbs). Each bike is fitted with a Fazua Ride 50 system, with a 250 W motor and 252 Wh battery. The motor can assist you at speeds up to 32 kph (~20 mph) for up to 80 km (~50 miles).

Hisense has brought the A9H Smart TV to the UK, where it retails for £2,299. With a 65-inch OLED panel that outputs at 4K and 120 Hz, the Hisense A9H is ideal for gaming. Hisense has also included HDMI 2.1 ports with HDMI VRR for current-generation games console support. The Hisense A9H has 80 W speakers too, among other features.

Motorola has just registered its first ever mobile device capable of charging at up to 125 watts (W) with the Chinese regulator 3C. This new leak has led to speculation that the phone in question is the one known as "Frontier", an upcoming Snapdragon 8 Plus Gen 1-powered flagship that may now count this new ability among other ground-breaking specs, nearly all of which are also now allegedly out there.

The OnePlus Nord 2T is a good budget high-end phone in itself, but one missing feature makes our head hurt with this phone.

Another round of Nvidia Lovelace specs has surfaced. This time, the RTX 4090 is pegged to sport 16,384 CUDA cores instead of 16,128 as has been speculated so far. However, it looks like the RTX 4080 will have a lower spec memory interface compared to the RTX 3080. The RTX 4070, on the other hand, is expected to feature 10 GB GDDR6 VRAM.

Phones in the Samsung Galaxy S23 series will apparently not be fitted with under-display camera technology according to an alleged supply chain source. This news fits in neatly with recent reports that the front-facing cameras for the S23 devices will get upgraded. There is a chance that the future Galaxy S24 will sport an under-display camera.

ASUS has brought two of its latest ultrabooks to Europe, both with OLED displays. The Vivobook S 14X OLED and Vivobook S 16X OLED come with Intel Alder Lake processors and high-resolution panels. Both models tip the scales at less than 2 kg, too.

AMD has made the source code of FSR 2.0 available to everyone. Anyone can now download and use FSR 2.0 to implement Team Red’s state-of-the-art temporal upscaling solution in their games. In an article published on GPUOpen, AMD has also elaborated on why FSR 2.0 doesn’t use Machine Learning.

The high-end configurations of Lenovo's new 16-inch mobile workstation are usually pretty expensive laptops, but thanks to a current deal at the Chinese manufacturer's official online shop, the new ThinkPad P16s can now be ordered at a significant discount just shortly after its release.

Schenker combines a socketed Ryzen 9-5900X CPU with a GeForce RTX 3070 Laptop GPU. This results in a powerful laptop that strikes a good figure in scenarios that demand a lot of performance, be it gaming, video processing, or rendering. However, potential buyers shouldn't require a good battery life, quiet operation, or lower power consumption.

With an impressively efficient average consumption of 7.5 miles per kWh, the Mercedes Vision EQXX electric concept car managed to drive from southern Germany to the United Kingdom on just a single charge of its 100 kWh battery.

The largest EV battery maker CATL just unveiled its long-teased Kirin battery that uses an innovative cell-to-pack technology to achieve the world's highest volume utilization. The packs are superior to Tesla's 4680 battery by offering higher energy density and better cooling in the same footprint.

A number of smartphone OEMs, Realme, included, are expected to launch a new smartphone powered by the top-end Snapdragon 8 Plus Gen 1 processor. A new Geekbench listing that might be for this "GT2 Explorer Master Edition" might confirm it has that SoC, as well as some other high-end specs. Meanwhile, there may be more new clues to when it might launch.

Huawei is preparing to release the Nova 10 Pro, a smartphone expected to feature a 6.7-inch display. With a 50 MP primary camera, the Nova 10 Pro will have five cameras in total, including two front-facing ones. Huawei is rumoured to have scheduled the Nova 10 Pro for a July 4 release.

Samsung Australia was found to have misled consumers by marketing multiple generations of its Galaxy smartphones as devices that could accompany the user into pools or sea-water by the Australian Competition and Consumer Commission (ACCC) in 2019. Now, the Commission has announced the extent of the financial penalties for which the OEM is now liable for losing the case.

The Nokia G400 may be finally set for launch, thanks to its new FCC certifications to use 5G, Bluetooth and Wi-Fi in the US. The new leaks seem to confirm specs for its triple rear camera set-up, and also its generous battery capacity. On the other hand, fans may not be happy with some of the HMD Global's decisions for the upcoming Android 12 smartphone.

TSMC has outlined its latest semiconductor technology during its 2022 North America Technology Symposium. N2 is in fact the next generation on from the "cutting-edge" N3 and N3E FINFLEX architecture, on which the highly-anticipated 3 nanometer (nm) processors rumored to dominate 2023 are to be based. However, TSMC claims that N2 will be even faster again with greater power efficiency.

The Dimensity 9000+ and Snapdragon 8 Plus Gen 1 are vying to be the most powerful Android SoCs at the moment, with both offering incremental improvements over their non-Plus variants. Early Geekbench results suggest the pair could be evenly matched when it comes to CPU performance, though.

ASUS and Xiaomi are rumoured to have settled on the same date for launching their first Snapdragon 8 Plus Gen 1-powered smartphones. Allegedly, Xiaomi will engage in another week-long teaser campaign before revealing the Xiaomi 12 Ultra too.

Competition on the Chinese handheld console market is getting fierce as yet another maker presents its large-screen model. AOKZOE's console is powered by a Ryzen 7 6800U with Radeon 680M iGPU and it looks to handle popular games like Cyberpunk 2077 and Forza Horizon 5 quite well even at high video presets running in 1920 x 1200.

Garmin has released Beta update 6.04 for the Forerunner 945 LTE smartwatch. The software includes several new features, such as Real Time Stamina, Sleep Insights and Run/Walk Detection. There are also improvements to the media player stability and fixes for crashes and missing data.

Apple could soon bring a higher resolution Bluetooth codec to the AirPods 3, AirPods Pro and AirPods Max. Code within a beta firmware suggests as much, which would bring the AirPods 3, AirPods Pro and AirPods Max closer to the feature sets of their competitors. Adopting a higher resolution codec could also improve battery life on these devices.

Toyota is recalling 2,700 units of the all-electric bZ4X over concerns that the tires could fall off. The issue is caused by hub bolts which can loosen with sharp turning or braking. The company is working to fix the problem, though no timings have been provided. In the meantime, customers are asked not to drive their new car.

According to reports, Samsung plans to continue with the Bespoke Edition programme for the Galaxy Z Flip4 series. Allegedly, Samsung will also offer several colour combinations, plus four standard colours.

Huawei has apparently confirmed that it will offer the MateBook 16s and MateBook D 16 in Europe. Both configured with the Intel Alder Lake platform, the pair have 16-inch displays and 45 W processors.

The ASUS ROG Phone 6 has appeared on the MIIT, showcasing the smartphone's design and several specifications. The listing suggests that ASUS has included a 5x optical zoom camera in this year's ROG Phone too.

The Fengmi V10 4K Projector is now available globally via Banggood. The gadget has a 240 Hz refresh rate and 12 ms latency, which the company suggests gears the device towards gamers. The device can throw images up to 180-in across and supports HDR10+. You can cast to the projector via Apple AirPlay or connect through HDMI ARC and 2.1 ports.

The Anker 757 PowerHouse will launch in Germany on July 4. You can currently sign-up to the Anker mailing list to receive a €300 (~US$316) discount on the product. The power station has a 1,227 Wh capacity and a maximum output of 1,500 W. Nine ports on the gadget include 100 W USB-C and 1,500 W AC outlets.

AYA NEO has brought the AIR series to the crowdfunding website Indiegogo. Available in multiple configurations, the AYA NEO AIR series starts at US$499 and rises to US$1,255 for the flagship Pro model. Shipment of AYA NEO AIR series orders should start in Q3 2022.

The Pixel 7 Pro could have a brighter display than the outgoing Pixel 6 Pro. Unfortunately for Google Pixel fans, the Pixel 7 Pro's competitors may still have an advantage in this regard. This year's Pro Pixel smartphone will not be capable of limiting its display to a 1 Hz refresh rate, either.

VAIO had introduced the FE 14.1, an affordable laptop powered by Intel Alder Lake-U series processors. Available in the US from US$699, the VAIO FE 14.1 is also available with 16 GB of RAM and 1TB of storage. The VAIO FE 14.1 features a 1080p display too, as well as more ports than competing laptops.