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Nubia's high-octane Android phone brand RedMagic has just unleashed its latest 7 and 7 Pro flagships on the world. The 7 Pro in particular is rated for a number of industry-leading upgrades, a world-first under-display camera (UDC) panel in a gaming phone included. However, with its 165Hz screen, the 7 does not lag that far behind.

HP Threat Research Blog has reported on a dubious Windows 11 upgrade website that distributes RedLine Stealer malware. Hackers are creating inventive websites such as the fake Windows 11 upgrade site or the similar phoney Discord download site to trick victims into downloading malware. To circumvent this, users should ensure that they are downloading from legitimate sites.

A number of Rivian executives in charge of production and battery development have visited Korea recently to prepare for a pilot production run in local facilities. After the battery development and production partnership with Samsung fell through, Rivian was reportedly still left with Korean suppliers as the only option to gain know-how and speed its American battery factory plans.

ASUS has opened pre-orders for the latest version of the ROG Zephyrus G14, which relies on AMD Ryzen 6000 and Radeon RX 6000 hardware. The ROG Zephyrus G14 (2022) is available with up to a Ryzen 9 6900HS and Radeon RX 6800S, but ASUS has made other improvements to its 14-inch gaming laptop too.

Microsoft has released Preview Build 22557 to the Dev Channel on the Windows 11 Insider Program. The update brings numerous changes and improvements to Windows 11, including new touch gestures, File Explorer revisions and the rumoured updated Task Manager. Preview Build 22557 is available to download now but not on ARM64 PCs.

AMD has finally presented more details about the Ryzen 6000 series for laptops, a month after it unveiled the series at CES 2022. Ryzen 6000 mobile APUs include the economical Ryzen 6600U up to the Ryzen 9 6980HS and Ryzen 9 6980HX. Purportedly, AMD's latest laptop APUs should consume less power than their Intel Alder Lake counterparts while still delivering excellent iGPU performance.

OnePlus has launched the Nord CE 2 in India starting from ₹23,999 (US$320). The Nord CE 2 sports cameras and display hardware like its predecessor but offers new software features for improved imaging. The Nord CE 2 now uses the MediaTek Dimensity 900 and comes pre-installed with OxygenOS 11.

BenQ has launched the X3000i, a gaming projector revealed in January at CES 2022. The BenQ X3000i offers a 4K resolution, a 240 Hz refresh rate and 4 ms input latency, among other features. The projector retails for £1,699 in the UK and €1,899 in the Eurozone.

The Philips Momentum 3000 series consists of the 27M1N3200VA, 27M1N3200VS, 27M1N3200ZA, all 27-inch gaming monitors capable of outputting at 1080p and 165 Hz. The trio offer low response times too and three video outputs. The Momentum 3000 series starts at €269 and rises to €309 for the 27M1N3200ZA.

CD Projekt Red has admitted that Patch 1.5 is causing some Cyberpunk 2077 installations to crash at launch on PC. Supposedly, incompatible audio drivers are the cause, even though they were fine pre-Patch 1.5. CD Projekt Red is also investigating the option of raising the FPS cap on Xbox Series S too, among other requests.

Camera samples from the POCO X4 Pro 5G have leaked, one of Xiaomi's upcoming mid-range smartphones. The POCO X4 Pro 5G has a 108 MP ISOCELL HM2 as its main camera, but that cannot save it from taking mediocre-looking photos.

After launching the Redmi K50 Gaming Edition with a Snapdragon 8 Gen 1 in China yesterday, Xiaomi already has its sights set on three other models in the series that will arrive with powerful chipsets. The trio could make their debuts as soon as next month.

Say goodbye to the Radeon RX Vega series and hello to the Radeon 680M. AMD will finally be migrating its integrated graphics to the RDNA 2 architecture complete with larger compute units and wider LP/DDR5 bandwidth.

Qualcomm's upcoming high-end smartphone SoC, the Snapdragon 8 Gen 1 Plus, is rumoured to use TSMC's 4 nm process node. Its production seems to be commencing in full force, with yields of over 70%. The company is expected to unveil the chipset sometime in Q2, 2022.

Volkswagen's CEO Herbert Diess is of the opinion that Level 3 autonomous driving definitely requires a LiDAR in addition to the cheaper cameras-only solution that, say, Tesla uses for its Full Self-Driving Beta mode. Elon Musk, however, is on record saying that he'd be 'shocked' if the FSD Beta doesn't achieve better safety vision than human drivers this year.

Xiaomi is yet to announce the POCO X4 Pro 5G, but SmartDroid has already managed to get its hands on a unit. Not only has the website shown what the POCO X4 Pro 5G looks like, it has also listed the device's specifications, as has a recognised leaker.

Realme's second-gen GT series is rated to pack specs that include the Snapdragon 8 Gen 1 processor in its top-end Pro variant. The OEM has now revealed that they are coming to the upcoming Mobile World Congress (MWC) 2022, in order to launch worldwide as part of their maker's showcase for this event.

The first Alder Lake mobile processors have appeared on PassMark’s CPU Mark chart for single-thread performance in the form of both Alder Lake-H and Alder Lake-P SKUs. The Intel Core i9-12900H has taken the lead from the Apple M1 Pro and M1 Max while the less power-hungry i7-1270P sneaks into fourth position.

Customers in the market for a new Galaxy S22-series phone in the United States might be assured of a fully-featured and up-to-date messaging experience out of the box. The OEM has pre-installed Google's messaging app and set it to accept and show messages rather than its own stock app that does the same. This allows the phones to use RCS by default.

The Sharkoon V1000 got the RGB treatment, thus becoming the V1000 RGB. This micro-ATX features three preinstalled RGB LED fans, an addressable RGB controller, a tempered glass side panel, and can accommodate micro-ATX and mini-ITX mainboards. The manufacturer's suggested price is 79.9 Euros (roughly US$91).

The POCO F4 GT has stopped by multiple regulatory bodies, including the FCC. The global version of the Redmi K50 Gaming Edition has no set release date, but Xiaomi may have teased it during its POCO M4 Pro presentation in India.

The Lenovo Legion Y700 release date has seemingly been confirmed in new promotional material published by the Chinese OEM. An upcoming product launch event, which has been penciled in for February 28, is likely to feature not only the Legion Y700 tablet but also the Y90 smartphone and a range of gaming laptops.

The Realme 9i has launched as the base model of its series in India (to date, at least). It has a new, 6nm 4G/LTE processor and faster charging compared to its predecessor. Then again, some consumers might find it a downgrade compared to the 8i, particularly in terms of its display.

Realme has officially augmented its 9 series of smartphones with a new kind of top-end variant, the 9 Pro Plus. Despite this name, the 9 Pro has the larger display and battery, not to mention the higher refresh rate, of the two. However, its new sibling may make up for that with the only AMOLED panel of the pair - not to mention a newer and potentially improved main camera.

It seems that CD Projekt Red has done a good job with its free next-gen update for Cyberpunk 2077. Extensive videos show that the game loads considerably faster on current-generation consoles than it did previously. Performance and graphics improvements are evident in Patch 1.5 too.

The LG OLED42C24LA is the first OLED TV to feature a 42-inch display; previously, OLED TVs only went as small as 48-inches. Still, a 6-inches smaller panel does not shave anything off the OLED42C24LA's price tag compared to its 48-inch sibling, the OLED48C24LA.

WinFuture has confirmed the global name of the Edge X30, Motorola's first smartphone powered by the Snapdragon 8 Gen 1. As expected, the Edge X30 will launch as the Edge 30 Pro. Motorola will host a global hardware event on February 24.

As of February 15 2022, AMD is commanding a total market cap of US$197.75 billion helped by the Xilinx merger, whereas Intel's market cap is now sitting at $197.24 billion. AMD's share price also spiked to US$121, while Intel's share price dropped to US$48.

Nintendo has now confirmed that the Wii U and 3DS eShops will cease operations after March 2023. The company will gradually be disabling features such as ability to use credit cards and gift cards from May this year. What's probably more disheartening is that Nintendo actually removed a Q&A section that indicated Virtual Console games will not be available in any other manner and users will have to contend with the paltry selection available via Nintendo Switch Online subscription.

Weibo leaker Digital Chat Station says that MediaTek has two new SoCs in store for us, the Dimensity 8000 and Dimensity 8100. The latter is essentially an overclocked version of the former and will be unveiled sometime next month in China.

Honor may have announced the Magic3 Pro and Magic 3 Pro+ globally, but it is yet to begin selling the smartphones outside China. The company's announcement that the Magic4 series will appear at MWC 2022 this month has put an end to the idea that the Magic3 Pro or Magic3 Pro+ will launch in the US, Europe or beyond.

Fully electric vehicles now occupy only four of the top dozen or so slots in the greenest American cars ranking, down from seven last year. The plug-in or gasoline hybrids of the 2022 model year turned out to be more energy-efficient than new EVs that are constantly growing in size and horse power.

Xiaomi has now debuted its first performance-focused device for the year, the Redmi K50 Gaming Edition. The new phone is powered by a Snapdragon 8 Gen 1 and is equipped with the necessary cooling, as well as cool shoulder triggers that should appeal to smartphone gamers.

After a two-year fight with Tesla's assembly quality, repair customer service, and interior trimmings, a Model S owner finally traded it for a Chrysler 300. The big V8 sedan checked all the boxes for them, down to the fact that they have physical knobs to control the A/C or car stereo volume while driving without looking to a screen.

The Galaxy A23 has leaked, Samsung's next 4G budget smartphone. Based on several Geekbench listings, the Galaxy A23 4G features a Snapdragon 680 SoC, 4 GB of RAM and Android 12. CAD renders of the smartphone have leaked too, courtesy of OnLeaks.

Reportedly, the Xiaomi 12 series will cost at least €600 in Europe, with the Xiaomi 12 Pro retailing for up to €1,200. The Xiaomi 12, Xiaomi 12X and Xiaomi 12 Pro will all arrive in the same colourways, albeit without the green leather option that Xiaomi sells in China.

A Nothing smartphone could very well be coming soon, if cryptic tweets by OnePlus co-founder Carl Pei are anything to go by. There have been indications that a Nothing phone is on the cards since long given that Pei acquired the defunct Essential company and has also inked a partnership with Qualcomm for developing "new product categories".

Prompted by the cryptocurrency wallet forfeiture possibility opened by the Canadian government's Emergencies Act against the so-called Freedom Convoy financing, a U.S. congressman is introducing a new "Keep Your Coins" bill. It aims to prevent digital asset forfeitures by the government without a court order and stop unsanctioned crypto transactions monitoring.

The LG CineBeam HU710PW is a 4K DLP projector that can create up to 300-inch images. The CineBeam HU710PW is also LG's first projector with its hybrid light source system, which combines LED and laser technologies. LG will sell the CineBeam HU710PW in the UK and US for £2,498.98 and US$2,499, respectively.

LG has unveiled the CineBeam HU715QW, a 4K and ultra-short throw laser projector. The CineBeam HU715QW runs webOS 6.0, has several ports, and creates up to 120-inch images. The CineBeam HU715QW will be available later this month; pre-orders will come with a free LG SP8YA soundbar too.

Samsung has issued a statement about the state of display refresh rates for the Galaxy S22 and Galaxy S22+. Listed initially as supporting between 10 Hz and 120 Hz refresh rates, Samsung has admitted that it did not use 'widely-recognised' industry standards. When applying industry standards, the Galaxy S22 and Galaxy S22+ have closer to 5x higher minimum display refresh rates than Samsung previously advertised.

Microsoft is now rolling out a non-essential feature update to Windows 11. This February update offers several improvements including public release of the Amazon Appstore, mute and screen sharing from the taskbar, clock on secondary monitor, and more. Additionally, Microsoft is also releasing redesigned Notepad and Media Player apps consistent with the Windows 11 design language.

An Asus Zephyrus G14 powered by the AMD Ryzen 9 6900HS and Radeon RX 6800S has surfaced on Geekbench and PugetBench. In Geekbench CPU tests, the Ryzen 9 6900HS is found to offer decent leads over an average Ryzen 9 5900HS. The Ryzen 9 6900Hs and Radeon RX 6800S combination seems to augur well for creative workloads when compared to a ROG Flow Z13 powered by the Intel Core i9-12900H and Nvidia RTX 3080 despite constrained power limits.

Google recently announced Chrome OS Flex, a USB-based Chrome OS installation that users can deploy on Windows and Mac computers. While it might not offer significant value on modern systems, Chrome OS flex could help users get more out of ageing netbooks and other devices that struggle to run full-fat Windows.

Xiaomi's sub-brand, Poco, announced its plans for the first batch of its MIUI 13 rollout at the Poco M4 Pro 5G launch event. The company confirms that it will kick things off with the Poco X3 Pro, Poco F3 GT, and others.

While the newly released pictures of Lexus' electric BEV Sport certainly look impressive, a lack of detailed information and Lexus' overall vague language hint at a very long waiting period until the high-performing spiritual successor to the legendary LFA will finally hit the red-hot electric car market.

New attempts at rendering the Apple iPhone 14 Pro have resulted in some tremendous images that could almost be taken as official marketing material out of Cupertino. The fan-made concept renderings show the iPhone 14 Pro in silver, gold, and graphite, and they incorporate an optimistic price tag.

With two reviewers reporting that they barely got five hours of active use out of their new Galaxy S22, Samsung's decision to shrink the battery capacity of its smallest flagship smartphone to 3,700 mAh is called into question.

According to insider sources, the RX 6x50 XT refresh would include RX 6950 XT, RX 6750 XT and RX 6650 XT SKUs, but no RX 6850 XT. The new GPUs are rumored to get upgraded with 18 Gbps GDDR6 VRAM and the high-end cards would also see a TGP bump.

The Sony LinkBuds are here and at a cheaper price point than the WF-1000XM4. While not replacements for Sony's high-end earbuds, the LinkBuds offer a unique take on a saturated market with an open-back design. Initial reviews point towards the LinkBuds delivering better call quality than the WF-1000XM4 too.