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VideoCardz has leaked retail packaging for several Intel Alder Lake-S processors. Intel Core i9-12900K samples are available to purchase online though, albeit for upwards of US$700.

A patent filed by Nintendo has offered up a potential clue as to what a possible Switch successor could offer in terms of features. The patent describes an “information processing method” that would allow owners of a Switch 2 or Switch Pro to appropriately switch from one game to another like Xbox Series X users can with the Quick Resume feature.

Intel has revealed its latest piece of silicon, a chip dubbed Loihi 2 that uses the human brain as an inspiration for how it works. The chip has also been fabricated on Intel’s new 4 nm process, which is still in its testing and development phase.

OnePlus will debut the OnePlus 10 series next year. A new leak has now revealed what could be the first major improvement over the OnePlus 9 Pro and while it's a welcome advancement, it's unlikely to set hearts of fans racing.

The Redmi Note 8, Redmi K20, and their Pro variants will join a list of nine Xiaomi smartphones that will become end-of-life (EOL) products in late November. While bug fixes and stable release updates may still be available for these phones, there will be no more beta development pursued for these popular but aging devices.

Some Android games can now be played on any device capable of running a modern web browser. BlueStacks X, a cloud-focused variant of the popular Android emulator, can play compatible Android titles without the need for installing any software. The service runs entirely in a web browser, making it usable on PCs, Linux machines, and even iPhones and iPads.

In order to celebrate this year's Diwali festival of lights, Apple will offer its customers in India a free pair of wireless headphones with the purchase of an iPhone 12 or iPhone 12 mini.

The little rodent named Mister Goxx is apparently very successful with his instinctive investment strategy as he is supposedly able to make better decisions than most high paid hedge fund managers. But maybe the furry pet just got lucky because he was in the right place at the right time when most cryptocurrencies surged.

Motorola's latest announcement is a rare one, as it is for a tablet rather than a phone. The new Moto Tab G20 is an 8-inch slate with an HD+ resolution and a budget-grade MediaTek processor. Nevertheless, its specs do not match those of another rumored tablet from the same brand.

The Google Pixel 6 Pro has appeared again on Geekbench as it edges ever nearer to its expected release. Its Google Tensor SoC has performed much better than its last outing, with a single-core score not far behind the Exynos 2100 and Snapdragon 888.

The Mini Pupper robot dog is not only based on the Raspberry Pi 4B, but its software is also open source which means that tinkerers and modders can easily teach their pet new tricks by reprogramming it.

Nokia is linked to the launch of a number of new mobile devices soon. Now, a new leak suggests that one of them will be powered by a low-end Snapdragon processor, the specs of which also indicates this potentially upcoming handset will also be 5G. Therefore, it is now being painted as a more affordable version of another rumored smartphone.

OPPO has been rumored to launch its first ever tablet for some time. This device might have been projected to show up by the end of 2021; however, the latest word is that this event has been postponed until the following year. Meanwhile, the OEM has indicated that it is still committed to next-gen devices such as slideable or foldable phones.

The three older entries of Rockstar Games' iconic Grand Theft Auto series will apparently be released fairly soon for PlayStation 5 and Xbox Series X/S consoles, since a South Korean committee has already rated a definitive edition of the trilogy.

The new Windows 11 roster includes three Xiaoxin Air 14 Plus SKUs and another three Xiaoxin Pro 14 SKUs with a mix of Intel Tiger Lake and AMD Ryzen 5000 U/H processors, plus a new Yoga 13s model that is powered by an AMD Ryzen 5 5600U APU. All models are under $900, with the most affordable being the Xiaoxin Air 14 Plus Ryzen 5 5600U priced at $680, and the most expensive being the Xiaoxin Air 14 Plus Intel version with Nvidia MX450 dGPU priced at $850.

The launch of Intel Alder Lake is imminent, according to Lenovo. The company's first Alder Lake-based gaming PC will be orderable from next month with DDR5 RAM and PCIe 5.0 support. The Legion 9000K will start shipping in early November.

According to a new leak, Iris Pro iGPUs could return this year in Alder Lake Mobile processors. Intel's new GT3 iGPUs will probably only arrive in a few laptop processors, though.

A recent Bloomberg report stated that Nintendo was working on a 4K-capable Switch. Nintendo took to Twitter to deny the existence of any such console. It reiterated that only the Nintendo Switch OLED would be launching this year (2021) on October 7.

Fairphone has launched its next-generation smartphone, which contains numerous upgrades compared to previous models. The Fairphone 4 remains as repairable as its predecessors and comes with 5 years of warranty, too.

OWC has announced a new kind of USB dock, rated to split 1 Thunderbolt feed between 2 monitors of (technically) up to 8K in resolution. It does so via the newer DisplayPort 1.4 standard, and is also rated to support HDR with compatible displays. OWC asserts that this new accessory can thus boost productivity, gaming or learning for a variety of users.

Sony has announced the WF-C500 as its latest affordable wireless earbuds. They feature many of the OEM's audio-enhancement properties and technologies, although active noise cancellation (ANC) is not among them. However, the new accessories do feature some official ingress-protection, fast-pairing and single-bud use.

The recommended PC system requirements for Forza Horizon 5 have been revealed ahead of the game's November 9 launch. The game can run on a variety of hardware and works with most popular steering wheels. It supports 21:9 monitors and haptic feedback on Xbox controllers across all platforms.

The WH-XB910Ns are the latest wireless headphones from the audio giant Sony. They are also the newest accessories to bear the brand's EXTRA BASS trademark, rated for what it says on the tin. The new over-ears are also equipped with digital noise cancellation, 360 Reality Audio and voice assistant support.

Mobvoi's next smartwatch has leaked once more, confirming most of its specifications. The TicWatch Pro 3 Ultra will run on the same SoC as its predecessor, but with a built-in compass and more workout modes, among other changes.

ASUS has shared the first images of a new graphics card produced in partnership with Noctua. The RTX 3070 Noctua should not only run quietly but also coolly thanks to a huge heatsink. The card's design may take gamers some getting used to, mind you.

YouTube Music is no longer exclusive to the Samsung Galaxy Watch 4 and Galaxy Watch 4 Classic. Google has only released the app to Wear 4100 and Wear 4100+ smartwatches, but it can also be sideloaded to older smartwatches running Wear OS 2.

Mobvoi has changed its tune about the TicWatch E3 and TicWatch Pro 3 again, confirming that the company never sold either smartwatch with the Snapdragon Wear 4100+. The company is yet to explain why it thought it could get away with claiming that it was shipping the pair with a more capable SoC.

Xiaomi recently launched the Xiaomi Watch Color 2 and Xiaomi Civi in China. Both devices happen to feature components made by semiconductor maker Goodix as well, continuing a strong relationship between Xiaomi and its fellow Chinese company.

One feature that we liked in particular in our review of the Motorola Moto G60s is the TurboPower50 charging technology used, which makes long charging times in the lower-priced mid-range a thing of the past, despite the Moto phone's powerful 5,000 mAh battery.

With the Omen series, HP has been offering visually attractive gaming laptops that are also interesting in terms of their price-performance ratio. Now, the manufacturer introduces a new gaming series to the market with the Victus laptops.

The iPhone 13 is apparently plagued by a touchscreen issue which results in the screen being unresponsive at times. This is most likely a minor software issue that Apple could resolve quickly in a future update for iOS 15.

The new PCIe 3.0 NVMe M.2 SSDs by Western Digital may not even remotely be the fastest storage solution on the market, but with their reasonable prices they should make reliable components for your NAS system at home.

It is common knowledge that the Raspberry Pi can play old retro games with a software emulator, but a group of ingenious tinkerers based in the U.S. state of Ohio have now even turned the Raspberry Pi Pico into a micro retro gaming console for your keychain that also looks suspiciously familiar.

Apple is now projected to upgrade some of its next-gen iPads with OLED displays. Now, a Korean publication has mentioned 2 specific sizes for the high-spec'd screens involved. However, one of the devices in question may have dropped out of development as the Cupertino giant cannot source the exact kind of OLED it wants for the putative tablet.

Huawei is an OEM that has already made it into the foldable smartphone market. Its latest Mate X2 is the closest contemporary to Samsung's premium Galaxy Z Fold3. Now, the Chinese electronics giant is linked to a second device touted to compete with the Galaxy Z Flip3 instead, with a top-end chipset typically found only in the highest-end of Huawei flagship phones.

We are still a few months away from the official Steam Deck release, so the dev kit performance could actually be improved in the meantime. Still, demanding games like Shadow of the Tomb Raider and Cyberpunk 2077 appear to be hitting 30 fps even on high settings thanks to the included LPDDR5-5500 quad channel RAM.

Leaks have revealed the alleged prices of the Pixel 6 and Pixel 6 Pro in Europe and the US. Both devices are more expensive than their immediate predecessors, albeit while undercutting the competition in the case of the Pixel 6.

Unlike the usual VAIO models that are overpriced, the new 15.6-inch FL15 notebook costs around $710, but offers some modest specs with an AMD Ryzen 3 4300U processor, plus 8 GB of LPDDR4x RAM and 256 GB NVMe SSD. Port selection is not really generous either, yet it does feature a microSD card reader.

Lenovo's latest tablet is one pitched at the OEM's own home market of China. Its latest teaser makes it look even more like the latest 12.6-inch slate released to the international market. This one is tipped to run different, region-specific software, although it is clear from its new teaser that it may retain major advantages from the Tab P12 Pro's display.

The upcoming Xiaomi 12 Ultra will be the company's most ambitious phone yet, and a new leak has now thrown even more light on what to expect from the device. Curved edges make a return, for one, while Xiaomi will equip the flagship with 10x optical zoom.

The Galaxy S22 series will be Samsung's next mainstream flagship phones. Recent reports have claimed that a launch could be scheduled for much earlier than is traditional but those reports have now been called into doubt by a new leak.

Sharp has brought its ultra-high display refresh rate to another new phone in 2021. At 146g, this Aquos zero6 is also now touted as the lightest mobile device with 5G in existence. It has launched alongside the sense6 5G, probably the more affordable option of the two, and touted as slimmer than its predecessor.

Micron Technology released DRAM based on its latest 1-alpha (or 1α) 10 nanometer (nm) process for flagship-grade mobile devices earlier in 2021. Now, the resulting type of low-power DDR (LPDDR) is trickling down to lower-end smartphones. It is rated for increased memory density with reduced power consumption compared to its predecessor.

A Twitter user claims that his OnePlus Nord 2's charger spontaneously exploded when it was connected to the wall. The actual smartphone was unplugged and did not sustain any damage. OnePlus investigated the issue and determined its cause to be voltage fluctuations.

The alleged full specs of the POCO C31 along with an expected price for India have been leaked right ahead of the phone’s launch, which is scheduled for September 30. The budget handset will sport a MediaTek Helio G35 processor and 4 GB RAM, and it will also offer a fingerprint sensor and face unlock.

An Intel Core i9-12900 Alder Lake chip has been spotted being tested on an Asus ROG Maximus Z690 Extreme motherboard. The upcoming 16-core, 24-thread processor somehow managed to obliterate performance records on UserBenchmark, easily surpassing the average bench and 1-core scores of the Intel Core i9-11900K.

With the launch of the iPhone 13 series and iOS 15, Google has posted a blog outlining how to make your iPhone more like Android. The post outlines how to take advantage of Google's apps and widgets for iOS 15 that put its services and functionality at the center of the iOS experience.

The Battlefield 2042 open beta still kick off on October 6 for early adapters and October 8 for everyone else. EA has also listed the system requirements needed to play the beta. Those are likely tentative and could change with the game's final release.

Samsung has launched its "meanest ever" 5G phone for the Indian market, the Galaxy M52, today (September 28, 2021). This event, held in conjunction with Amazon.in, has finally confirmed the device's 120Hz display size, RAM/storage configurations and pricing. The latter will be in effect from early October.

The display-centric tech website DisplayMate has tested the display of the iPhone 13 Pro Max and concluded that Apple's biggest and most expensive flagship smartphone has a record setting OLED display that supposedly is one of the best in the entire industry.