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The HyperX Cloud Core Gaming Headset is a US$69.99 gaming headset with removable accessories. The headset is available in one colour and has 53 mm drivers, among other features.

At CES 2022, Dell has announced the Alienware x15 R2 with upgraded internals and a design philosophy similar to last year's x15 R1. The Alienware x15 R2 can be configured in Intel Alder Lake Core i7-12700H and Core i9-12900H 14-core 20-thread options along with a choice of several Dolby Vision displays and storage tiers. The LPDDR5 RAM comes soldered on the motherboard.

Dell announced the new Alienware x17 R2 at CES 2022 featuring Intel Alder Lake-H processors up to the Core i9-12900HK, Nvidia RTX 3080 Ti graphics, and 17.3-inch UHD 120 Hz display options. The Alienware x17 R2 also offers expandable DDR5-4800 memory, 12-phase GPU VRMs, and an optional CherryMX ultra-low profile mechanical keyboard.

At CES 2022, Dell announced the new XPS 13 Plus 9320 with a new chassis design. The XPS 13 Plus now features capacitive top row function keys, a seamless haptic Forcepad, and just two Thunderbolt 4 ports without a microSD reader or a headphone jack. Dell has upgraded the internals to Intel 28 W Alder Lake-P processors together with LPDDR5-5200 RAM and PCIe Gen 4 storage.

The 2022 premium Android landscape is projected to be vied for by 2 SoCs: the Qualcomm Snapdragon 8 Gen 1 and the MediaTek Dimensity 9000. The smartphone manufacturer OPPO is now said to hedge its bets by releasing a Find X5 flagship series that includes both top processors. The differences between the two putative devices may not end there.

AMD has taken the covers off its entry-level offerings, the Radeon RX 6500 XT and Radeon RX 6400. Both graphics cards use a Navi 24 GPU and feature 4GB of GDDR6 video memory. The Radeon 6500 XT will cost US$199 and be purchasable in the United States on January 19.

Honor has finally set a date for the launch of its first-gen foldable smartphone, the Magic V. Prior to this event, however, the OEM has also revealed how this device will look from the back for the first time. This teaser involves the discovery of an updated camera hump for this new foldable.

The Nvidia GeForce RTX 3050 was unveiled by Nvidia at CES 2022. It features 8GB of 16Gbps VRAM, 2,560 CUDA cores, a boost clock of 1.8GHz and a 130W TGP. It will hit shelves on January 27 for US$249.

The Lenovo Legion Y700 gaming tablet has appeared in a bunch of live images being thoroughly compared with the Apple iPad Mini 6 for size and appearance. The larger Android slate holds up well against the svelte iPadOS-driven machine, and Lenovo has acknowledged that the Y700 is geared toward landscape-mode gaming.

While laptops with 120Hz 4K displays may be few and far between, the CES 2022 expo is showing that this year may turn the tide on high refresh rate 4K monitors, notebooks and TVs. The latest entrants in that trend come in the form of 4K TVs with mini-LED panels by TCL that sport the whopping 144Hz refresh rate.

Dell has launched the Alienware Tri-Mode Wireless Gaming Headset to supplement its gaming laptops at CES 2022. It can interface with a device over Bluetooth 5.2, Wi-Fi 2.4GHz and a 3.5mm audio jack. The headset costs US$199 and will go on sale in certain regions on February 9.

Dell has unveiled its newest high-end gaming monitor at CES 2022. The Alienware 34 QD OLED has a 175Hz QHD panel, 1800R curvature, Nvidia G-Sync compatibility, and more. Its price will be announced once its launch date approaches in late March 2022.

The Alienware Tri-Mode Wireless Gaming Mouse is now official with a 26,000 DPI sensor, 1,000Hz polling rate, and an ambidextrous design with eight programmable buttons. It costs US$149 and will be released to the public on February 9, 2022.

Dell has retrofitted the Alienware m17 R5 with AMD's newest Ryzen 6980Hx processor, Radeon RX6850MXT graphics card, a 17-inch 4K 120Hz screen and more. It will hit shelves in spring 2022, starting at US$1,599.

HP is introducing a convertible ProBook featuring AMD's new Barcelo-U APUs at CES 2022. The Pro x360 435 G9 is a 13.3-inch convertible that is available with the latest 15 W Ryzen APUs in Pro and non-Pro variants. The Pro x360 435 G9 also integrates HP Wolf Security for Business for easy IT administration in hybrid work environments.

HP is introducing the ProBook 445 G9 and the ProBook 455 G9 as part of its refreshed lineup of business laptops with AMD processors. The new ProBook 405 Series G9 laptops are powered by AMD Barcelo-U 15 W processors and offer a variety of storage and memory configurations along with security features such as HP Wolf Security for Business to simplify remote make IT management.

Leaked product slides have showcased what AMD has up its sleeve for the Ryzen 6000 series of mobile processors. The series will feature RDNA 2 iGPUs and up to 8 CPU cores based on a new 6 nm process. The Zen 3+ architecture will be available across ten H-series and U-series SKUs, including the Ryzen 9 6980HX and the Ryzen 7 6800U.

A substantial leak has revealed specifications for eight upcoming AMD Radeon RX 6000M laptop GPUs. All based on the company's RDNA 2 architecture, the GPUs will range from the RX 6300M to the RX 6850M XT. AMD will also release the RX 6000S series, seemingly an equivalent to NVIDIA's old Max-Q GPUs.

Sharkoon's latest headsets come with different treats for gaming fans, so while the first one sports stylish 3D-like RGB illumination, the second comes with a subtle black design that features modular cables and a detachable microphone. Their suggested prices are 31.90 Euros (RUSH ER40) and 49.90 Euros (B2).

Garmin has launched the Venu 2 Plus, a 43 mm smartwatch available in three colours. The Venu 2 Plus has an AMOLED display, stainless steel hardware, countless health and fitness features, plus voice assistant functionality. The Venu 2 Plus will be orderable in multiple markets, starting with the US.

The OnePlus 10 Pro is official, confirming the device's unusual design. The OnePlus 10 Pro has Hasselblad tuned cameras, a Snapdragon 8 Gen 1 SoC, up to 12 GB of RAM and 128 GB or 256 GB of storage.

Scheduled to hit the market later this year alongside the existing Gold P31 and Gold S31 series, the Platinum P41 will be the first Gen 4.0 SSD with a 176-NAND layer by SK hynix. Designed to fulfill the needs of gamers and content creators, it will be available in 500 GB, 1 TB, and 2 TB versions.

Alleged prices in Euros for the Samsung Galaxy S22, Samsung Galaxy S22 Plus, and Samsung Galaxy S22 Ultra have been leaked. The cheapest model, the S22 with 8 GB RAM and 128 GB storage, is listed at €912.00 (US$1,031) while the most-expensive device, the S22 Ultra with 12 GB RAM and 512 GB storage, is purportedly €1,544.50 (US$,1746).

A real-world image of the upcoming Nvidia GeForce RTX 3090 Ti has turned up, confirming the top-end card’s existence. The RTX 3090 Ti is expected to offer 1,008 GB/s bandwidth and a peak clock rate of 1,860 MHz. While the MSRP of the RTX 3090 Ti has not yet been revealed, it could end up going for close to US$4,000 when third-party resellers get hold of it.

It has taken Samsung a while, but it has finally launched the Galaxy S21 FE. The smartphone arrives in four colours, two memory options and a high starting price. Samsung has decided against using the Exynos 2100 in its latest flagship smartphone, too.

Even though the official release of the iPhone 15 Pro is likely more than 18 months away, various analysts have already offered their speculations regarding a possible camera upgrade of Apple's flagship smartphone, which could supposedly feature a periscope lens capable of a 10x optical zoom.

Tesla has shipped a record number of vehicles for the sixth consecutive quarter, handily beating analyst predictions. Wall Street analysts had predicted that due to the ongoing chip shortages and supply chain constraints, Tesla would only be able to deliver 263,026 cars. The company beat the predictions by delivering 308,600.

The optional ROG XG Mobile GeForce RTX 3080 isn't included with the sale, but the internal laptop specifications will be more than sufficient especially when compared to 99 percent of other 13-inch alternatives you can buy.

The Aspire 1 comes with an IPS screen, an Office 365 Personal one-year subscription and great battery life. The notebook is based on an ARM chip, which is passively cooled. The whole package costs only 273 Euros (~$309).

The OnePlus 10 Pro flagship may be hotly awaited in India, as in many other markets; now, however, it seems the 9RT will make it there first. According to the latest teasers posted by the OEM's Indian division, the 2021 flagship-alternative is destined to launch in this new market soon, alongside the OEM's latest Buds Z2 TWS earbuds.

OPPO's first-gen foldable phone, the Find N, has rocketed to 5th place on the AnTuTu benchmark's final ranking of Android flagships for 2021. However, Xiaomi's latest Black Shark gaming flagship was not to be knocked from its #1 spot with its Snapdragon 888+ platform. Then again, their time at the top may shortly be at an end.

Honor has announced that it will launch its first-gen foldable smartphone, the Magic V, soon. Now, the company's CEO, George Zhao, has hinted at a more exact launch date for the device in a new interview. The executive also highlighted the device's similarity to the Samsung Galaxy Z Fold3 toward the end of the new clip.

Vivo is a BBK Electronics brand best known for its smartphones; however, it is also expected to introduce its first-ever tablet soon. Now, a famous leaker claims that this slate will launch with a higher-end Qualcomm processor. Schematics for the device hint at slim bezels and an iPad-like metallic build.

The so-called Nvidia GeForce RTX 4090 has looked incredibly strong in a theoretical comparison video with the Lovelace GPU demolishing the RTX 3090 and AMD Radeon RX 6900 XT. The RTX 4090 hits an estimated 400 FPS average rate in Doom Eternal at 4K ultra settings and even manages to top 100 FPS in Assassin’s Creed Valhalla.

Samsung has announced that its upcoming TVs will support NFTs. The company is building a whole ecosystem to support creators and buyers to showcase and buy NFTs respectively. The first TVs with NFT support will start rolling out in the coming months.

According to a report by LetsGoDigital, Google applied for a patent for an under-display selfie camera implementation a while ago. Supposedly, that could mean the company equips the Pixel 7 series with the technology later this year.

The Samsung Galaxy S21 FE is scheduled to debut soon and a retail listing has now revealed its pricing for the European market. The phone is priced similarly to 2020's Galaxy S20 FE 5G, making it quite a hefty purchase, particularly with current deal prices of the regular Galaxy S21 in mind.

Samsung will almost certainly have a bevy of new monitors to debut at CES 2022; however, it seems the OEM just couldn't wait to show some of them off ahead of time. They include the latest addition to the Odyssey gaming line, with a "world's-first" 4K/240Hz specs profile. The new S8 and Smart M8 monitors are UHD and come with specific adaptations for their productive use-cases.

AMD's CES 2022 lineup has leaked thanks to WCCftech. The company will announce refreshes of its Zen3 Ryzen chips. The yet to be announced Zen3+ APUs, codenamed "Rembrandt", include Ryzen 9 6980HX, Ryzen 9 6900HX, and Ryzen 7 6800H all of which feature 8 cores and 16 threads. AMD will also announce the Radeon RX 6850M XT, an RDNA2 GPU for laptops.

iQOO will vie for Snapdragon 8 Gen 1-powered flagship dominance with the launch of its new 9 flagship series in early January 2022. Like those of Xiaomi, these smartphones will be capable of charging at up to 120 watts (W). The brand has indicated that they might come in slimmer packaging - however, it seems there will still be a power brick in these boxes.

In a recent YouTube video, Hyundai engineers demonstrate a unique way to repurpose car parts by taking apart a redundant test vehicle and using the components to build an air purifying device.

Software developer praydog has released VR mods for Resident Evil 2 and 3 on GitHub. The mods allow you to play the games in first-person VR, with lifelike weapon action such as physical knife damage.

NIO just unveiled the prices for its 2022 electric performance sedan, the ET7, and they are over what Tesla charges for its Model 3 or Model Y vehicles, even after their latest price increase, but way less than the direct Model S competitor. The 100 kWh NIO ET7 offers a way larger battery pack than the Tesla Model 3 Long Range, and similar to what the Model S offers, while Tesla no longer qualifies for subsidies as it doesn't offer a battery swap service.

Robinhood, the trading platform known for commission-free trading, has announced the beta program for its crypto wallets. The program will launch in mid-January, with over 1.6 million customers already on the waitlist.

Gaming tests of the new Snapdragon 8 Gen 1 have seen the Qualcomm flagship SoC struggle with efficiency and thermals. It appears those issues may not be specific to the Qualcomm chipset, however, with word on the grapevine possibly hinting at similar pitfalls with the Exynos 2200 and MediaTek Dimensity 9000 to a lesser extent.

Alleged specifications for the Xiaomi MIX 5 have appeared in Chinese media. The rumors concerning the flagship smartphone are jammed with suitably high numbers, including the claim that the MIX 5 could charge from 0% to 100% in barely 10 minutes and come fitted with a mechanical 100 MP telephoto camera.

An investigation by Reuters has suggested that workers at a Foxconn factory that assembles iPhones were subjected to a substandard and unhealthy environment. Protests pressured the facility to shut down after many workers contracted food poisoning. Consequently, Apple and Foxconn apologised for the poor living and working conditions and promised to make improvements.

A YouTuber has already managed to buy a retail unit of the unannounced Intel Core i5-12400 CPU. Upon benchmarking, the Cinebench score of the retail Core i5-12400 came out slightly lower than the Core 15-12600K. As for temps, with only the stock cooler, the chip shot up to 81°C (177.8°F).

With the Huawei nova 9 and the Honor 50 the two companies that used to be connected now each present their own smartphone. The result is two identical smartphones, one with and the other without Google Services.

Due to high demand and limited availability, the highly anticipated Ford F-150 Lightning is being sold for US$30,000 above its already steep sticker price at some dealerships, and buying the all-electric pickup truck probably won't become much easier in the foreseeable future.