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The Xiaomi Mi 11 Lite 4G is the cheapest model in the Mi 11 series, which also includes flagship heavyweights like the Mi 11 Ultra. The 6.55-inch Mi 11 Lite 4G starts at 300 Euros (~$356), and like its Mi 11 Lite 5G counterpart, it scores points with good performance and features but at an even lower price.

An Asus executive has confirmed that the OEM's new mini Android flagship, the ZenFone 8, is slated to debut in India. It is said to get a different name once in this market, but should still have the same specs and unusually compact footprint on its new launch.

OPPO has already launched the latest series of its Reno smartphones, in vanilla and Pro flavors. However, it has often tacked on additional variants in the previous generations of this line. Now, new leaks suggest that it is gearing up to do so again in 2021, starting with one called the Z 5G.

Although the next-gen iPhone is expected to arrive in October or November, accessory makers are already starting to produce cases for the upcoming handset. A fresh leak reveals that standard and Pro models will feature a diagonal camera setup and larger camera modules for the entire lineup.

OnePlus has been facing plenty of flak lately because of the whole app-throttling performance and benchmark manipulation issue that the OEM was caught implementing with the OnePlus 9 and OnePlus 9 Pro smartphones. The company has posted a caption challenge to its followers on Twitter, which has somewhat backfired so far.

Apple is planning to upgrade the LCD panel in the 11-inch iPad Pro to the mini-LED backlit type found in the new 12.9-inch iPad Pro. The upgrade will arrive in next year’s refresh according to renowned Apple analyst Ming-Chi Kuo.

Pokémon GO has been an enormous success for Niantic. New figures quantify just how much money the company has made and the year-on-year growth Pokémon GO has experienced since it launched five years ago.

According to a new report, Samsung does not plan on releasing the Galaxy Tab S8 series this year. Instead, the company is targeting 2022, and it supposedly has another product tier planned, too.

Realme is slated to launch its first-ever tablet, simply called the Pad of its brand, later in 2021. Photos posted to SlashLeaks allegedly reveal some details about its design and specs. They may reveal that it is a fairly generic-looking, if up-to-date, slate with a slim profile and a metallic unibody.

Lenovo US has declared today (July 9, 2021) a "second Black Friday", with generous discounts on a range of PCs and peripherals. They include the Core i7-1185G7-powered version of the ThinkPad X1 Carbon, which started at US$3,369, but can be had for $1,685 instead during this event. A ThinkPad P17 is also involved in this sale, although it is not the latest model.

The Security Service of Ukraine shut down an illegal cryptocurrency mining operation in the city of Vinnytsia. Authorities seized over 3,800 PlayStation 4 consoles, 500 graphics cards, processors, notebooks and other peripherals from the site. The perpetrators also tried to conceal that unusually high electricity usage using fraudulent methods.

MSI is adding a new Delta series with slim and light design that can be equipped with a Ryzen 9 5900HX processor and a Radeon 6700M GPU, while also introducing a redesigned Alpha series with improved cooling and processor options up to a Ryzen 7 5800H complemented by a Radeon RX 6600M GPU.

Everyone saw the GPU dump coming, as the Ethereum Proof of Stake plan was set into motion two years ago, but Chinese cryptominers are forced to dump their GPUs earlier, since the local government is cracking down hard on any cryptomining activities. The RTX 3060 cards make for a particularly good deal now at around $270, but anyone interested in bulk deals for all Nvidia as well as AMD GPU models can easily find bargains on sites like Taobao, Bangood, Alibaba or AliExpress.

OnePlus has confirmed several aspects about the Nord 2, the company's next mid-range smartphone. While the Nord 2 will be a 'comprehensive upgrade' compared to the original OnePlus Nord, OnePlus does not plan to sell the Nord 2 in the US.

Xiaomi has started rolling out MIUI 12.5 to the Mi 9T Pro and Redmi K20 Pro in India. Currently, V12.5.1.0.RFKINXM is available as a Beta Stable update, but a download link has already leaked. MIUI 12.5 has already arrived on MIUI's European and Global branches.

As the coronavirus pandemic is hopefully nearing its end, many people around the globe are fighting the long-term effects after overcoming a COVID-19 infection. According to a new study, wearables like the Apple Watch can help with diagnosing and treating these persistent symptoms.

The Mi Pad 5 series is due any month now, although little is known about Xiaomi's next flagship tablets. Reportedly, a hands-on image with numerous Mi Pad 5 parts has leaked from a factory though, just a day or so after a new Xiaomi tablet appeared at the MIIT.

A rumor has been shared that a potential Sony Xperia 1 IV flagship will come sporting a 50 MP main camera sensor. If true, it would be a considerable step-up from the camera equipment of the Xperia 1 III. The same source also offered vague but still surprising release date information for the Xperia 1 IV.

Currently, EPOPOOS is selling a comparatively well-equipped smartwatch, not least because of its AMOLED display. The device supposedly supports Bluetooth 5.0, up to 20 days of battery life and heart rate tracking, too.

The Pixel 5a has arrived at the FCC ahead of its expected August release. The FCC has confirmed that Google plans to launch two distinct variants and at least three models in total.

The PiSugar S and PiSugar S Pro can power the Raspberry Pi and Raspberry Pi Zero without hook the SBCs to mains power. Both uninterruptible power supplies can even be recharged through solar power, too.

Google has released a trio of new adverts that supposedly show the benefits of its Pixel smartphones. Not only does the manufacturer promise up to 48 hours battery life, but it promises better security thanks to its Titan M chip and even a more polite way of blocking unwanted callers.

Rockstar has announced plans to bring NVIDIA's DLSS super-sampling to Red Dead Redemption 2. The feature will be available from next week through the game's next major update, which also contains Red Dead Online: Blood Money.

According to multiple reports, AMD plans to release the RX 6600 XT for US$399, putting the Navi 23 card in the firing line of NVIDIA and the RTX 3060 Ti. A possible launch date for the RX 6600 XT has been mooted, too.

Xiaomi has started rolling out the MIUI 12.5 update for the Redmi Note 7 with the China ROM. Apparently, the firmware is in a stable beta form, so there will be a testing phase before a wider rollout commences. The Redmi Note 7 was released in February 2019 and has been a massive sales hit for Xiaomi.

Last week, two Xiaomi phones spontaneously went up in flames and dealt burn damage to victims. Xiaomi has now attempted to make amends in one of those cases, by replacing one of those devices without cost to the owner—and with an upgrade, to boot.

@BenchLeaks recently spotted a Geekbench 4 entry for a purported Intel Sapphire Rapids dual-socket part with 40 cores in total. The possible engineering sample scored roughly 30,000 on Geekbench 4, a ways off, even from weaker commercial parts like the Ryzen 9 5800X.

Microsoft has released its latest Windows 11 Insider Preview build, the second in this generation's Insider Programme. Windows 11 build 22000.65 introduces numerous changes, improvements and fixes, although many known issues remain.

Now's the time to jump in on gaming laptop deals equipped with last year's 10th gen Intel CPUs. If you have no real use for PCIe 4 or Thunderbolt 4 connectivity, then models like the Gigabyte Aorus 15G YC can shave off hundreds of dollars without really impacting gaming performance.

Google is now rumored to announce an upgraded program of software support alongside the Pixel 6 and 6 Pro. This, apparently, might involve up to 5 years' worth of updates. Should this truly be the case, it will most likely be a bid to equal Apple and its panel of iOS upgrades.

OnePlus has issued Android 11 Open Beta 11 to the OnePlus 6 and OnePlus 6T. Android 11 and OxygenOS 11 will be the final OS updates for the pair.

OPPO has registered schematics for a new phone with the European Union's Intellectual Property Office (EUIPO). It looks a lot like one of the new Reno6 series - except for the new chassis that seems intended to come across as much more "gamer" than the existing variants. Therefore, the OEM might be preparing a rival for devices such as the Redmi K40 edition in the same vein.

This is an early sample so performance could improve by launch time, but the Geekbench results show that it is lagging behind the Apple A14 Bionic, especially in single-core tests. The integrated Adreno 730 GPU is also said to be slower than the AMD RDNA2 GPU from the Samsung Exynos 2200.

Unlike Google's 53-qubit Sycamore quantum supercomputer that is based on electrons and superconductors, the latest Chinese achievement in the field dubbed Zuchongzhi can process 66 qubits and is based on optical circuits and photons.

Units of the Lenovo Legion 5 gaming laptop with the AMD Ryzen 7 5800H processor are out there already. They tend to have RTX 3000-series graphics; however, a reliable leaker has turned up a variant with the Radeon RX 6600M card instead. Therefore, these options might turn up on the market soon.

The Comet Lake processors Intel Core i7-10700 and i9-10900K have been found among thousands of CPUs recently seized by Hong Kong Customs. Chip smugglers have been caught using methods such as taping the computer parts to their bodies to try to sneak the Intel processors past border control points.

A systems engineer has quadrupled the maximum possible storage on a Raspberry Pi Compute Module 4. By default, the CM4 is available with up to 32 GB of eMMC flash storage, but Ivan Kuleshov has demonstrated that 128 GB is possible.

AYA has promised to deliver free upgrade kits to those who have already received their AYA NEO console. The upgrade kits will include a new shell, display, buttons and cooling module, among other parts.

Huawei has released another nova 8 series smartphone, its fifth to date. The nova 8i is certainly a mid-range smartphone, but it features the looks of a former Huawei flagship series.

OnePlus has responded to claims that it throttles CPU performance in the new OnePlus 9 and OnePlus 9 Pro. The company asserts that it was helping 'to provide a smooth experience while reducing power consumption' based on user feedback, even though it did not tell anyone that it had imposed a per-app CPU performance limit.

According to a new report, Xiaomi has overcome the issues that ZTE experienced with making an under-display camera invisible to the naked eye. Supposedly, the technology will arrive in the Mi Mix 4, albeit possibly with hamstrung image quality.

The official OnePlus India Twitter handle erroneously posted a Tweet about the Samsung Galaxy Note 20 Ultra. It was promptly deleted, but eagle-eyed users managed to screenshot it. OnePlus seems to have taken the whole incident in good spirit and implored Samsung to return the favour.

Xiaomi has announced that the MIUI 12.5 update for the Global ROM variant of the Redmi Note 8 Pro smartphone has started. The software update, which is based on Android 11, will initially be officially available to Redmi Note 8 Pro users who are part of the Mi Pilots beta-testing scheme.

Asus and Qualcomm have worked together to launch the Smartphone for Snapdragon Insiders. Its key specifications include a 6.7-inch AMOLED screen clocked at 144Hz, 64MP triple rear cameras, a Snapdragon 888 chipset, a 4,000mAh battery with 65W fast charging support, Wi-Fi 6E and Qualcomm Sound compatibility. The device will retail at US$1,499 and will be available for purchase in August 2021.

The Kickstarter project is looking to finance a compact display, which can transform an Xbox Series S into a kind of gaming laptop. It could be an ideal solution for anyone who has to share a television with someone else in the same household.

It's sad to see the smaller battery and dropped support for M.2 2280 SSDs, but the improvements almost everywhere else make them worth the sacrifice.

The Commell LE-37O is a single-board computer based on Intel's Tiger Lake-U architecture. The device has a SO-DIMM slot, numerous USB ports and even supports 2.5 GBit/s Ethernet. PCIe Gen4 support is on board, too.

The Acer Predator XB323K combines the best of both worlds, a professional monitor by day and a gaming monitor by night. The Predator XB323K covers 99.5% of AdobeRGB, 99% of DCI-P3 and has a Delta E calibration of less than 1. However, it also offers a 4K native resolution, a 144 Hz refresh, two HDMI 2.1 ports and VESA DisplayHDR 600 compliance.

Fitbit may be known for its smartwatches, but it seemingly has other ideas up its sleeve. The wearable will support many of the health tracking features that smartwatches do, and may be more accurate to boot.

According to a new report, Samsung plans to release a Lite version of the Galaxy Z Flip 3. The device is reputedly due to launch simultaneously with the Galaxy Z Flip 3 and Galaxy Z Fold 3.