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German automakers Mercedes-Benz, BMW, Audi, Volkswagen and Porsche are losing ground in China’s electric-vehicle market as sales decline amid tougher competition and the end of purchase-tax incentives. While Mercedes is increasing local production to cut costs and respond faster to demand, Chinese rivals such as Nio and Xiaomi are targeting rapid growth with popular, locally tailored models.

Samsung has announced that its hearing aid feature for earbuds as been approved by the FDA. The feature will roll out to select models in its Galaxy Buds line, thus allowing them to double as over-the-counter hearing aids.

The Lenovo Legion Y700 Infinite is now set to launch on August 25, 2026. Just a couple of days ahead of the release, the company has shared that the OLED tablet can achieve over 4.5 million score on AnTuTu, and a new leak has shared the possible battery specs of the device.

GTA 6 comes in two editions, standard and Ultimate, with the former priced at $80 and latter at $100. With a student discount, you could possibly bring the standard edition down to $64.

Microsoft releases Windows 11 August 2026 Patch Tuesday (KB5121003). Explore new features for builds 26100.9165 and 26200.9165, including Windows Hello ESS support, File Explorer upgrades, and security fixes.

Timex has recently listed three 38 mm Automatic E Line watches, taking its rounded-square TV Dial case up from 34 mm. All three run a Miyota 8215 with an exhibition caseback and 50 m water resistance. Prices start at $379, well above the 34 mm version.

With the help of the James Webb Space Telescope and its instruments, astronomers have captured an image showing the Lion Nebula in stunning detail. But while this image provides new answers, some mysteries remain.

The Redmi K100 Pro has been launched in China, and it features the Snapdragon 8 Elite Gen 5 V Series, a newly introduced SoC. This flagship phone also brings a 185Hz display, and the starting launch price of CNY 3,699, about $548.

Insomniac has quite a few Marvel projects to work on, and that includes the next Spider-Man game. As it turns out, it is already in production and is bringing back the team from the previous games.

Nintendo is reportedly planning to launch a new limited-edition Zelda-themed Nintendo Switch 2 console and a matching Pro Controller to celebrate the series' 40th anniversary. And a new leak has now given us our first look at the hardware.

As a result of the DRAM crisis, Xiaomi appears to have identified a cost‑saving opportunity that isn’t immediately obvious from the spec sheet. In our review of the Xiaomi phone, we found that the speaker’s sound quality is noticeably inferior to that of the Xiaomi 15T or Xiaomi 17. This aligns with a trend we’ve observed across our reviews.

The battery will first be used in Autoflight's air taxis, as CATL has a longstanding commitment to the electric aviation company. The brutal thermal runaway test has been carried out in front of government regulators.

The co-op climbing sensation is calling it: this is the last big trip up the mountain, but it comes with plenty of updates in tow.

A new low-step e-bike combines a powerful mid-drive motor with a virtually maintenance-free belt drive designed for near-silent operation under ideal conditions. Featuring comprehensive stock equipment, it is built to serve as a versatile daily commuter and touring companion.

BenQ has expanded its Mobiuz gaming lineup with the EX271QMZ, a 26.5-inch QD-OLED monitor featuring a 240Hz refresh rate. The display also offers a 0.03ms response time, AMD FreeSync Premium support, and access to over 120 game-specific color profiles through BenQ's Color Shuttle platform.

Ayaneo has announced a fifth color for the new Konkr Pocket Advance handheld. The new color is a limited edition one inspired by one of the Game Boy Advance's classic colors. However, this variant costs more and will ship much later.

Starring Elliot Page and Willem Dafoe, Beyond: Two Souls set out to blur the line between movies and video games back in 2013. Now, the story-driven adventure is available on Steam for just $0.99 for the first time.

The Redmi K100 Pro Max is now official in China, and this flagship phone is powered by the Snapdragon 8 Elite Gen 5. Xiaomi has paired it with a large 9,070mAh battery and a display with a 185Hz refresh rate. The starting launch price is around $623.

JBL has launched the Pulse 6, its latest illuminated portable Bluetooth speaker. The speaker pairs a 30W RMS woofer and 10W RMS tweeter for 40W total output with a 360-degree LED lightshow, IP68 water and dust resistance, Bluetooth 6.0 with Auracast support, a built-in DAC for lossless USB-C audio, and a 34Wh battery rated for up to 12 hours of playback.

QuakeCon 2026 marked the first gathering of id Software founders John Carmack, John Romero, Adrian Carmack, and Tom Hall since 1993, blending nostalgia with candid reflections on Doom and Quake. Carmack’s rusty Doom playthrough and acknowledgment of Quake’s troubled development underscored both the studio’s lasting influence and the apparent healing of old tensions.

Teardown expert Zack Nelson takes a very close look inside Samsung’s latest foldable after durability-testing it a few days earlier. The Galaxy Z Fold8 is not only more compact and wider, it is also supposed to be way more robust thanks to a dual titanium layer that JerryRigEverything is set to find.

Bosgame has released a new affordable mini PC called the E2 Plus. It runs an AMD Ryzen 5 3501U, which, upon closer inspection is essentially a Ryzen 5 3500U, a CPU originally released in 2019.

Assassin’s Creed Black Flag Resynced may be a fairly faithful remake of the original, but fans still have to do without a few features – including, of all things, unarmed combat. A modder has now stepped in and brought bare-knuckle brawling back, at least to some extent.

ETA Prime has tested an unreleased Mini PC in AAA games. Called the Piston V, the Mini PC has a cool design with a built-in front display, supports dual-booting Bazzite and Windows, and is powered by an AMD Ryzen AI 9 365 APU.

In a new report, well-known Apple analyst Mark Gurman refutes recent claims by Jefferies that the all-glass anniversary iPhone has been cancelled for launch in 2027. According to his sources, the iPhone 20 Pro redesign is still on track to launch next year, however there will be changes to the initial plans.

With Heavy Rain, one of the best-known interactive thrillers in gaming history has now dropped to its lowest price ever on Steam. Originally developed for the PlayStation 3, the adventure game is 95% off until August 17 and costs just under $1.

While the mobile version of The Division Resurgence has received mostly positive reviews, the recently released PC port appears to be crashing and burning: Only 45% of its Steam reviews are positive so far.

The Lenovo IdeaPad Slim 3 15 Gen 11 (2026) has received a major discount at Best Buy. The laptop carries the latest Intel Wildcat Lake Ryzen 7 350 CPU, 16 GB DDR5 RAM, and 512 GB of storage.

France has moved to an opt-in system for commercial phone calls — the country has now banned unsolicited telemarketing calls from August 11. Starting now, companies need prior consent, with existing contracts providing a limited exception.

Ongoing lawsuits in the UK and the Netherlands could force Sony to open up sales of digital PlayStation games to third-party retailers. Fans are dreaming of Steam on the PS6, but consider freely discountable download codes from third-party sellers more likely.

Lego is reportedly planning two new Super Heroes sets for 2027, including a $169.99 Joker art build and Peni Parker’s Spider-Verse mech. Both have appeared as database placeholders, but Lego has yet to confirm the leaked details or release plans now.

Rusty Lake announces Servant of the Lake releases August 13 on iOS, Android, and Steam. Uncover Vanderboom secrets in this new point-and-click adventure.

Rockstar Games has already released numerous artworks for GTA 6. One fan now suspects that some of these images may not have been created solely for marketing purposes, but could later appear as loading screens in the game.

Are normal speakers too boring? That is at least the opinion of the project founders behind Holix, a speaker with a holographic display that is currently seeking backers on Kickstarter.

Meta has released Muse Glimmer, a language model with roughly 30 billion parameters under an Apache 2.0 license. It runs entirely on your own machine, with no internet connection and no subscription. The catch: you need 24 GB of video memory, so an RTX 5090, an RTX 4090 or a Mac with an M4 Max. The weights are free on Hugging Face.

Microsoft has reportedly increased Windows licensing fees for PC manufacturers by 7–10% — a much larger hike than in previous years. The move could add further pressure to PC prices, which are already rising because of higher component costs.

Anthropic is introducing invisible watermarks directly into text produced by newer Claude models as part of its commitments under the EU AI Act's transparency rules. The markings can survive copy-pasting and some editing, although their presence does not necessarily mean that Claude actually authored the underlying text.

The Motorola Moto G47 looks nice, but it has to endure severe cost-cutting measures and is ultimately barely competitive. It’s a good thing there are online retailers that set a realistic price for the phone.

Seiko's Edo Murasaki collection has one other model not covered previously. The Lukia HEE004J is Japan-only, limited to 400 pieces at ¥130,900 (~$822), with a pure titanium case, 11 lab-grown diamonds and solar radio caliber 1B32. Release is set for October.

A new co-op horror game is enjoying a strong start on Steam just days after its release. Grain Rot combines extraction gameplay with base building, procedural dungeons and plenty of opportunities to get your friends killed, and has already earned a Very Positive rating from hundreds of players.

Garmin continues to refine its wearable lineup with a new software update for its high-end outdoor smartwatches. However, the release comes with a trade-off: installing the beta software temporarily disables one key health feature.

Casio's US store has cut all three Fine Metallic G-Shock squares by 20%, taking the GM5600YM-8 and GM5600YM-8A8 to $192 and the gold GM-5600YMG-9 to $224. The GM-2110D-4A is also down to $264. All watches are equipped with a resin/stainless-steel build.

Xiaomi has launched two refreshed 20,000mAh power banks in its home market. Designed with stronger safeguards against fires and explosions, the two models support 45W and 67W charging and feature built-in cables.

Abxylute is expanding its line of magnetic controllers with two new additions. The new controllers, the Abxylute M5 and Abxylute M6, allow for horizontal gaming when attached to a smartphone.

The Honor Pad 20 series is headed to Malaysia. Regulatory listings suggest that the lineup may include the standard Honor Pad 20 and the Honor Pad 20 Pro.

Amazfit is rolling out a major update to eight smartwatches, adding manual swim rests, touchscreen locking, FTMS rowing-machine support and device-specific workout presets. The release also improves route-map navigation and alarm setup, delivering more practical training controls for multisport athletes.

Lenovo is reportedly developing Project Swan, a ThinkBook laptop with a motorized display that expands horizontally from both sides. Specifications and launch plans remain unconfirmed, though the concept may appear at IFA next month.

A device believed to be the OnePlus 16 has received SRRC certification in China, revealing some of its connectivity details. The certification indicates that the flagship is moving closer to launch.

A $100 price tag is not proving an obstacle for the GTA 6 Ultimate Edition. Take-Two CEO Strauss Zelnick claims that this version is experiencing the highest number of pre-orders. The executive warned that interest ahead of the release date may not predict future sales.

AOC has revealed a new gaming monitor with a 24.5-inch display. The product is likely to be quite affordable and packs a 1440p IPS panel with a peak refresh rate of 360 Hz. Pricing and availability details are likely to be revealed later.