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Sony has pretty clear requirements when it comes to the read speed of SSDs that can be used to expand the storage of its next-gen PlayStation 5 console. In a new video, Digital Foundry has now tested what exactly happens to the console's gaming performance when you install a PCIe 4.0 SSD that does not meet Sony's required specs.

Motorola is touted to launch its first ever tablet in India soon. Now, it is also projected to unveil a new TV alongside it. It is likely to be a smart-home device much like its predecessors, and stands a good chance of a thin-bezel design and an LED display.

The rumours were true, Microsoft has overhauled the Surface Duo with numerous changes for the second-generation model. The Snapdragon 888-backed device is about as expensive as a Galaxy Z Fold3, though.

The Surface Laptop Studio is Microsoft's most exciting device in years, with a radically different design and a 120 Hz display. The 14.4-inch machine includes Tiger Lake-H35 processors too, but most people must wait until 'early 2022' before they can order it.

Xiaomi appears to be shipping some phones in Europe with a feature that potentially allows the detection and censoring of anti-Chinese Communist Party phrases. The feature is, of course, turned off but that's unlikely to assuage doubts.

According to a leak from a reliable source, AMD plans to release its next RDNA 2-based graphics card in a few weeks. The Radeon RX 6600 will be the cheapest offering in AMD's current product stack, but with only slightly worse specifications than the Radeon RX 6600 XT.

The two processors were tied at around 26,000 points in the previously leaked benchmarks, but now the Alder Lake model breaks the 30,000 point threshold. AMD users will quickly point out that the R9 5950X can easily be tweaked to score above 31,000 points, but keep in mind that the Intel CPU is not overclocked in this scenario. It does, however, benefit from increased memory bandwidth from a DDR5-5200 RAM kit.

The GT Neo2 is now official as Realme's latest 120Hz AMOLED display smartphone. The Android 11 device is by a powered by a high-end Snapdragon processor and up to 12GB of RAM. The OEM has packed this latest iteration of a gaming-focused series with heat-management options touted to include "diamond" thermal paste.

Reolink's latest home security camera has go-to specs such as spotlights, two-way audio, microSD card support and the option of truly-wireless battery power. However, it also has something new to this brand: dual lenses. They enable the device to guard a wide-angle field of view in up to 2K or color night vision.

Proscenic already sells several smart home appliances, of which the A9 air purifier is the latest. The Proscenic A9 packs plenty of functionality, including Amazon Alexa and Google Home integrations. Sadly, it suffers from some drawbacks, such as its US$219 retail price.

Proscenic may sell many smart home devices, but it also has a range of cordless vacuums. The S1 is the company's smallest to date, but it is not quite as versatile as Proscenic claims.

Mobvoi is now advertising the TicWatch E3 and TicWatch Pro 3 as featuring the Snapdragon Wear 4100+, an SoC also found in the Fossil Gen 6. All evidence points to Mobvoi pulling the wool over people's eyes, unfortunately.

The NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3080 SUPER has appeared in a listing for HP's latest AiO PC. NVIDIA is expected to reveal the RTX 30 SUPER series in early 2022, but HP's references to an RTX 3080 SUPER are likely just an error.

The Nokia McLaren may have never launched, but someone is selling a prototype on eBay for US$899. The working prototype is fully functional and is an example of Nokia's revolutionary 3D touch hover system, which no smartphone has ever replicated.

Intel’s long-awaited successor to the ‘Ghost Canyon’ gaming NUC is finally available for purchase. The new Intel ‘Beast Canyon’ NUC features support for full-size graphics cards up to 12-inches in length to pack a punch much bigger than its compact form factor would otherwise suggest.

Multiple conflicting reports over Samsung's plans for a Galaxy Note 22 have surfaced over the past few months. The latest leak seems to authoritatively declare the death of the Galaxy Note series entirely, with the Galaxy S series set to take its place.

Veteran leaker @kopite7kimi has shared information about Nvidia's upcoming graphics cards, including the GeForce RTX 3090 Super, RTX 3080 Super, RTX 3070 Super and RTX 3060 Super. The SKUs are slated to offer incremental upgrades over their base variants, such as faster VRAM and more CUDA cores.

Xiaomi has now announced the launch of its second-gen affordable gaming laptop, the Redmi G (2021), in China. The Redmi G (2021) arrives with the options of an 11th gen Intel or AMD Ryzen 7 CPU, and with a starting price tag that converts to under US$900.

Samsung's new foldable smartphone has become very popular despite its high MSRP of $1,799 for the base version (256GB). However, Amazon is currently running a discount on it, and you can get it for $200 off and get it shipped right away.

The unique appearance of the fan-made Star Trek case for the Raspberry Pi 4 is not just visually impressive, but it also features a few practical design choices that turn the Borg Cube Case into a truly usable and flashy fan case for the single-board computer.

Gmail has never had the ability to filter its searches on Android devices. Now, however, some users have noticed that is starting to change. The latest app update adds a considerably upgraded set of options to refine results in a more desktop-like experience. This may make the whole process much more streamlined and quicker in the near future.

The Fengmi R1 is a new projector from Xiaomi's ecosystem. The 1080p projector supports Dolby Audio, has a 3,000:1 contrast ratio and a peak brightness of 1,600 ANSI lumens.

According to two leakers, Huawei will launch several new smartwatches in Q4 2021. Reputedly, the company is readying the Watch D, Watch GT 3 and Watch FIT 2. While the latter two are successors to current smartwatches, the Watch D will be Huawei's first that can monitor blood pressure levels.

The Chuwi HiPad Air may only cost US$199, but it should still be a capable Android tablet. The tablet ships with Android 11, has a 10.3-inch display and supports a Bluetooth keyboard.

Motorola is slated to launch a new member of the E-series with a bigger number to its name than ever before. Now, a prominent leaker asserts that the same smartphone will also launch with the highest refresh rate of its line to date. The E40 is also now rumored to have triple rear cameras.

Xiaomi is supposedly set to debut the Redmi K50 series shortly. Camera details of the Redmi K50 Pro already leaked a while ago, and a new leak now purports to provide some information on when the vanilla Redmi K50 will be launched.

We have our first look at what could be the Google Pixel 6 Pro out in the wild, thanks to a video posted by YouTube content creator This Is Tech Today. It showcases the smartphone's key design elements, such as a curved screen, hole-punch selfie camera, rear glass and triple-camera array.

Nintendo's famous gaming character from the Mario universe has surprisingly been spotted in an unreleased, exclusive racing game for the Sega Dreamcast console, which is why the implementation of Luigi was apparently an easter egg or inside joke among the developers.

The new version of the popular Pokémon game featuring virtual trading cards will be available for iOS and Android smartphones for the first time ever, and it is scheduled to be released later this year after a short trial run in the Canadian market.

The story of AMD CPUs in Lenovo's ThinkPad laptops is a story of inequality. AMD systems were disadvantaged from the beginning, particularly in the displays. Finally Lenovo has remedied this disparity, so there's not much missing anymore until all the features are the same.

The iPhone 13 Pro Max may only have a 4325 mAh battery but it still provides better battery life than Android smartphones with up to 6000 mAh batteries. This is particularly noteworthy considering Apple finally equipped the device with a 120 Hz display like its Android counterparts.

Microsoft has re-released the PC Health Check app, allowing people to check if their machines meet Windows 11 requirements. It appears as though Microsoft has dropped the requirement to have a 9-inch or larger display though, opening the OS to smaller devices like the ONEXPLAYER and AYA NEO.

Intel recently lost the sixth patent validity challenge in the lawsuit initiated by the Institute of Microelectronics of the Chinese Academy of Sciences back in 2018. IMECAS owns the FinFET patent and is now closer to obtaining $31 million from Intel plus a ban of all the Core processors from the Chinese market.

HP has revealed a new All-in-One Desktop PC, the HP Envy 34. Not only does the machine feature a 21:9 and 2,160p display, but it also has an Intel Core i9 desktop processor and an NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3080 GPU. The Envy 34 inch All-in-One Desktop PC starts from US$1,999.

Lenovo has released a new teaser for a laptop it calls the Yoga 16s 2022. The OEM does not say much more about the device, besides to hint that it might be ideal for creators. However, it is apparent from its new trailer that it runs Windows 11 and has a slim and light, thin-bezel design.

AotS might not be a popular benchmarking tool due to its convoluted results, yet its reliance on CPU power seems to be great for highlighting Intel's Alder Lake performance. It is still unclear if the i9-12900K benefits from some overclocking treatment in this case, but the Alder Lake processor does seem to be 39% faster than the AMD Ryzen 9 5950X when coupled with an RTX 3080 running at High_1440p settings.

Samsung has stuck with inward-folding displays in its latest flagships thus far. This has given rise to speculation that the form-factor exists to take the Galaxy Note line's place in the world over time. However, a new design and trademark leak may offer hope for the S Pen-toting series after all.

Samsung has started rolling out One UI 3.1.1 to the Galaxy Tab S7 series. The OS update has already reached the Tab S7, Tab S7+ and Tab S7 FE in Europe, albeit as a 1.3 GB download.

GPD has started teasing its next compact laptop, the Pocket 3. The machine features some strange design decisions, including a trackpad that cuts into the keyboard area. The Pocket 3 will have a modular design, however.

The streaming giant aims to tap into a growing African market’s future potential by offering ad-free access to a quarter of its catalog, without the need to pay.

Mobvoi may have silently upgraded the TicWatch E3 and TicWatch Pro 3 to a different Snapdragon Wear chipset. There is no official confirmation from Mobvoi, but all its marketing materials reflect the change.

A new drop test of the Samsung Galaxy Z Fold3 shows that it lives up to Samsung’s claims of improved durability. In fact, during the repeated drop tests, including onto the face of the foldable, the Samsung Galaxy Z Fold3 continued to remain functional.

The FCC has published its Pixel 6 and Pixel 6 Pro listings, which spans six devices. All models support Wi-Fi 6E connectivity, a jump from the Wi-Fi 5 coverage that the Pixel 5 and Pixel 5a offer. A UWB chip will not be available across all models though, and could be confined to just the Pixel 6 Pro.

Laptops have traditionally shipped with heinous 1 MP or 2 MP webcams that may as well be Polaroid cameras. The upcoming Spectre x360 16 will finally take a step forward to improving integrated laptop webcams with much higher native resolutions and useful features for teleconferencing.

The budget 14-inch laptop launches this October with just 8 GB of RAM and 128 GB eMMC for a presumably affordable starting price. It's going to have a lot to prove as Windows laptops running on ARM have never worked out very well in the past.

The affordable 2-in-1 will feature a rotating 13 MP webcam, bright 400-nit 3:2 touchscreen, and Windows 10 S for light workloads and office tasks.

An Italian YouTuber has revealed Mobvoi's next TicWatch Pro smartwatch. The device contains a few changes from last year's TicWatch Pro 3, including a refined design and an improved SoC.

Xiaomi is reportedly set to launch a new smartphone series: the Xiaomi Civi. The first phone in the series has now been tipped to feature a 108 MP camera. Not just any 108 MP camera either; the ISOCELL HM3 on the Samsung Galaxy S21 Ultra. Rumors of the Civi's SoC may disappoint, however.

Xiaomi has now released a new teaser showing the upcoming Redmi G (2021) compared to what would be its closest rivals, the Lenovo Legion 5 and Asus TUF A15. As expected, the Redmi gaming laptop looks to have an advantage. On paper, at least.

50 MP cameras are set to be the trend for next-gen budget and mid-range smartphones. Xiaomi already equipped the Redmi 10 with a 50 MP shooter, and it appears Samsung is set to follow suit with the Galaxy A13 5G shortly.