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After recent leaks and rumors have already hinted at the implementation of a punch hole camera cutout instead of a notch in the Apple iPhone 14 Pro, a developer has now created an image which can simulate the new design on your current iPhone.

Intel Core i5-12490F has appeared on Geekbench. The CPU packs 6 cores and 12 threads with a base clock of 2.99 GHz and a boost clock of 4.58 GHz. The CPU scored 1806 in Geekbench's single-core benchmark and 8872 in the multi-core test.

A prototype of the EV with cryptomining capabilities has been driven on public streets in Canada during a first test drive, and this milestone for the Daymak Spiritus has of course been captured in a recently released video.

The launch of the new OnePlus 10 Pro flagship smartphone is almost upon us. Despite this, the OEM has released a last-minute teaser showcasing what the device's new "LTP0 2.0" display can do. It seems to confirm that it can adapt its refresh rate better than ever before.

The Motorola Moto Edge X30 has beaten its competitors to the title of first smartphone to launch with the new flagship Snapdragon 8 Gen 1 processor - albeit in China only. Now, however, a new leak may raise hopes of an international release for the device, in the market of India to start off with.

ASUS has revealed the ExpertBook B3 Detachable, a 2-in-1 tablet powered by a Snapdragon 7c Gen 2 Compute Platform. Available with up to 8 GB of RAM and 128 GB of storage, the 10.5-inch tablet runs Windows 11 Home S or Windows 11 Pro.

The Lenovo Tab P12 Pro is available in the US for US$629.99, having been sold in other markets for a while, including Europe. The Tab P12 Pro has a 12.6-inch display, quad speakers and a Snapdragon 870 SoC. Lenovo complements the 2.5K display with LPDDR5 RAM and UFS 3.1 flash storage.

Alleged prices for the Apple iPhone 14 series have been shared, and it seems to be a mixture of good news and bad news. The base iPhone 14 model starts at US$799 but there are increases for the Pro and Pro Max variants. In addition, there’s also mention of an iPhone 14 Max but no room for an iPhone 14 Mini.

Honor has launched its latest wearable alongside the new Magic V foldable flagship smartphone. With a 316L low-carbon stainless steel, a round AMOLED screen and a new "8-channel" heart-rate monitor, it also has a premium appeal. The Watch GS 3 has the option of leather straps and

AMD revealed the RX 6500 XT as a US$199 graphics card at CES 2022. ASUS has priced its custom cards way higher in the Eurozone, where the card will start at €299, equivalent to US$275 discounting VAT. Another RX 6500 XT card will sell for €334 though, putting the graphics card at over US$300.

Honor has finally launched the Magic V, its first-ever foldable smartphone. It comes with flagship specs, the new Snapdragon 8 Gen 1 SoC included. It powers the latest version of the OEM's Android skin, designed to switch smoothly between the Magic V's main and cover OLED displays. They will stay on thanks to a large battery that charges as fast as the OEM's other premium devices.

Apple may have two launch events before the first half of the year is over according to Bloomberg’s Mark Gurman. A spring event could feature a 5G-capable iPhone SE that may or may not be the iPhone SE 3 while the WWDC 2022 event should fall in June. The latter should herald in important new operating system updates such as macOS 13 Rome.

Huawei may have switched some devices to HarmonyOS 2, but it is keeping its smartphone on EMUI outside China. The latest version of its OS, EMUI 12, has started hitting devices globally, too. The P40, Mate 30 and Mate 40 series are currently eligible, including Pro models like the Mate 40 Pro.

The Apple Watch Series 8 is likely to miss out on various health functions according to Bloomberg’s Mark Gurman, including the much-rumored non-invasive blood glucose monitor. Disappointingly, Gurman opines that it could be quite a few years before such a useful tool for diabetics could turn up in an Apple Watch.

According to the South Korean website DDaily Korea, an official Samsung representative confirmed three dates relating to the release of the Galaxy S22 series. Not only has the representative informed the website of the date of next month's Galaxy Unpacked event, but also when pre-orders will start and when the Galaxy S22, Galaxy S22 Plus and Galaxy S22 Ultra will start shipping.

Answering the question who is currently the richest person in crypto, the net worth of the Binance exchange founder and CEO has been estimated for the first time. Bloomberg's Billionaire Index immediately shot him before the alleged inventor of Bitcoin Satoshi Nakamoto's riches. While Satoshi is supposedly the owner of 1.1 million bitcoins sloshing around with dubious access privileges, the Binance CEO net worth is tangible and now pegged at US$96 billion, making him the richest man in crypto.

The Xiaomi Watch S1 is already orderable in China, having been announced at the end of last year. Reputedly, Xiaomi hopes to release the smartwatch outside globally too, ahead of which it has already some software improvements. Now, the Watch S1 has access to 11 more apps, including music streaming and audiobook services.

Skagen has announced the Falster Gen 6, the successor to the Falster 3. As it name suggests, the Falster Gen 6 is the Skagen version of the Fossil Gen 6. Accordingly, the Falster Gen 6 has a Snapdragon Wear 4100+ SoC and fast charging, but also a more minimal design than its sibling.

Mozilla, the Firefox browser creator, has paused its policy to enable donations using cryptocurrencies after meeting harsh criticisms from the community. The environmental impact of cryptomining was one of the main concerns voiced. The foundation promised transparency as it deliberated the policy's alignment with the climate goals of the organisation.

The Redmi K50 series has made appearances on Geekbench, the 3C and TENAA in the last few days. Third-party cases have started popping up online too, while Xiaomi has confirmed a few features, plus a February launch date.

OnwardMobility, owner of the BlackBerry brand, has now reiterated its commitment to delivering a 5G BlackBerry smartphone with a physical keyboard. "Contrary to popular belief, we are not dead," the company stated.

The 'Full Self-Driving' 10.3 update that Tesla outed not long ago to owners with the sufficient number of Safety Score point and then pulled for left turn issues, has three distinctive driving modes - Chill, Average, and Assertive. A new driving test takes and compares the three profiles on one and the same road to determine what passes for aggressive driving in the opinion of Tesla engineers.

The quad-core mini PC comes pre-installed with Windows 11 Pro and can support up to three displays simultaneously. The manufacturer expects the NucBox 4 to begin shipping this month.

The United States International Trade Commission (ITC) has ruled that Google has infringed on multiple patents held by the audio company Sonos with features baked into some of its Nest-brand smart speakers, as well as into some older Pixel-series devices. The Mountain View giant is now obliged to make some potentially major UI and UX changes to avoid an import ban on those products.

The Samsung Exynos 2200 with AMD RDNA 2-powered GPU has been labeled as “the worst flagship processor” by a popular tech tipster. The vaunted RDNA 2 GPU part apparently fell behind all of its main rivals in tests while the CPU component also failed miserably. The Exynos 2200 was seemingly tested in a Samsung Galaxy S22 smartphone.

Huawei's top-end phone of the moment is the P50 Pro. It has only been available in China to date; however, the OEM has announced that it will introduce the device to new markets in a few days. It will be joined by its foldable clamshell counterpart the P50 Pocket in this launch.

The quite portable 14-inch gaming laptop made by Asus is back on sale, this time in a configuration with the higher resolution 120Hz QHD display, which should present a great upgrade opportunity for all mid-range gamers who are on the lookout for a new notebook.

According to a new leak, Motorola intends to add a new generation to its Moto G Stylus series soon. This "2022" variant is said to have a screen integrating a welcome upgrade, even if it remains much the same as last year otherwise. It is also said to have a MediaTek processor from yesteryear, and that its potential disadvantages don't end there.

OnePlus has announced that the 10 Pro units to be unleashed on their native Chinese market will ship with the latest version of ColorOS. These flagship smartphones are also apparently the first to have passed a new official test from the independent TÜV authority for "fluency", or system-wide optimization. The new certification should guarantee this property over 36 months of use.

The Samsung Galaxy S22 Ultra’s S Pen is apparently more than three times faster than the input device for the Galaxy Note20 Ultra. On top of that highlight, future S22 Ultra owners can expect 12-bit HDR support and there are further reminders of a 108 MP main camera and 45 W wired fast-charging support.

AMD introduced the RX 6500 XT at CES 2022 targeting budget 1080p gamers, but the use of just 4 GB GDDR6 VRAM has come into question. AMD's Frank Azor clarified that the use of 4 GB VRAM was to deter cryptocurrency miners from subjecting gamers to an availability disadvantage. Azor said that AMD FSR and RSR combined with the RX 6500 XT's high boost clocks should enable smooth gaming at 1080p, though an 8 GB version down the line is not being ruled out.

OLED display manufacturing requires big machines and clean factories, making flexible OLED panels in modern phones and laptops the most expensive component there. Researchers at the University of Minnesota Twin Cities have managed to create the first bendy OLED screen done entirely by 3D-printing all of its active diodes, interconnects, and encapsulation, paving the way for cheaper OLEDs in the future.

A couple of enterprising Tesla owners have been using their electric cars to mine for cryptocurrencies or privacy tokens like Monero. According to them, the most profitable way to mine for crypto with a Tesla is to use a hacked firmware and hook graphics processing units directly to the electric motor. One Tesla Model 3 owner reveals that this way he was able to net up to $800 a month in Ethereum when the cryptocurrency was at its record price.

The Ryzen 9 5900HX APU and the GeForce RTX 3070 laptop GPU bring all modern computer games smoothly onto the matte Full HD display (240 Hz) of the A5 X1. It scores points with good color reproduction. The laptop also offers space for up to three storage drives.

If you want an Ultrabook with the performance of a gaming laptop without needing to spend a fortune, then this 16-inch 120 Hz IdeaPad 5 Pro may surprise you with its high specifications and thin profile.

A recent leak seemingly confirms that Intel’s upcoming Core i9-13900K will rock 24 cores and 32 threads. Intel is reportedly preparing the Bootlog for its 13th gen Raptor Lake CPUs, which means that the development of the CPUs hasn’t slowed down.

The latest leaks suggest that Xiaomi will launch the upcoming "12 Ultra" as the Mix 5 Pro instead. Now, a new tip indicates that it will be the second flagship from the OEM to debut with one of its in-house image signalling processors (ISPs) - maybe even a new one. It might enhance the work of 3 high-end rear cameras.

The Samsung Galaxy S22 Ultra is said to upgrade to its OEM's maximum mobile charging rate on its launch. Now, a well-regarded leaker claims to have found evidence of this, in the form of marketing material for a new power brick that supports this power standard. However, this accessory will almost certainly not come in the box with one of these new flagships.

Realme International's head of business, Madhav Sheth, has given an interview in which a launch for the GT2 Pro outside China is on the cards. This announcement has recently been confirmed by the sighting of what might be the flagship phone on the BIS certification website. Sheth has indicated that the OEM's 2022 line-up will also include more laptops and tablets.

PayPal has indicated to the media that it is currently "exploring" the prospect of its very own stablecoin (a form of cryptocurrency pegged to the value of fiat or a commodity standard). This announcement follows the discovery of code to this effect allegedly discovered by a developer in one of the major payment service's mobile apps.

The VAVA Chroma triple laser projector has pipped the Lomi compost maker to become the highest-funded campaign on Indiegogo in 2021. The triple laser projector attracted over US$7.5 million in funding and even beat out the highly popular GPD WIN 3 handheld console in terms of amount backed.

The notion that the iPhone 14 Pro series will feature Face ID hardware and a pill-shaped punch-hole is gaining steam. According to reports, Apple has included two cut-outs in its next-generation displays, but one will be reflective and invisible when using either the iPhone 14 Pro or iPhone 14 Pro Max. The reflective cut-out will be for Face ID, leaving a pill-shaped cut-out for a front-facing camera.

The Pixel Fold has appeared on Geekbench in two listings under its codename 'Pipit'. The supposedly authentic listings show the Pixel Fold with 12 GB of RAM and a Google Tensor SoC, mirroring the Pixel 6 Pro.

The iQOO 9 and 9 Pro have just launched as 2 of the most powerful Android smartphones of 2022 thus far - albeit in China only. Now, the OEM has announced that it is coming to another market in which it has become quite active: India. Then again, they may or may not come with all their top specs on arrival.

Intel is updating all the NUC laptop kits with Alder Lake processors, and the X15 "Alder County" models will also stand out as the first all-Intel premium gaming laptop kit with Alder Lake-P CPUs and ARC Alchemist discrete graphics.

The Honor Magic V will be the OEM's first-gen foldable on its imminent launch. It is projected to come in 2 RAM/storage SKUs, the starting prices for both of which have just leaked out. Should they prove accurate, they would prove as least as costly as the Samsung Galaxy Z Fold3 before it.

This very cheap Lenovo 10e Chromebook tablet may only be suited for very basic computing needs, but its price can make it a perfect fit for certain use cases in which performance does not really matter.

The PN64 can be equipped with Alder Lake-P processors up to an i7-1280P or Alder Lake-H ones up to an i7-12700H coupled with DDR5-4800 RAM. No Ryzen 6000 processors for the AMD models this year, but the Ryzen 5000H APUs should still make for a decent upgrade over last year's Lucienne Ryzen 5000U options.

Fresh details about the potential Apple iPhone SE 3 have surfaced, and it is not good news for fans hoping to get their hands on the smartphone in 2022. It appears the third-generation iPhone SE won’t be ready until 2024. In the meantime, a 5G variant of the 2020 iPhone SE (iPhone SE 2) will fill the gap.

OnePlus and Xiaomi phones look to be walking the path of flames enthusiastically in India. After multiple incidents of OnePlus Nord 2 units exploding, the latest case has a OnePlus Nord CE also combusting spontaneously.