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We get questions about new ThinkPad models from Lenovo pretty much every day. This is an overview about the planned review units for the next couple of weeks. We start with the two new models X1 Carbon 8th Gen as well as X1 Yoga 5th Gen.

Nubia’s RedMagic 5G is coming to the US priced from just US$579. Not only does the device support 5G networks, it also packs a Snapdragon 865 and an ultrafast 144 Hz AMOLED display.

If there has been one thing holding back companies from going all in on Chrome OS devices is the lack of support for Microsoft’s Office suite. That is set to change with the announcement that Google is teaming with Parallels to run virtualized versions of Microsoft’s desktop productivity apps.

Nokia recently launched the Nokia 5310, a spiritual successor to its 2007-era XpressMusic 5310. The new, 2020 variant features a lightly updated design while retaining a 2.4-in QVGA display, candy bar form factor, and a 0.3MP camera.

A leaked 3DMark listing spotted by tipster @TUM_APISAK indicates that Microsoft is prepping a device featuring the AMD Ryzen 7 4800U. This is likely to be the upcoming Surface Laptop 4, the successor to the Ryzen 7 3780U-powered Surface Laptop 3.

PS5 exclusives such as Gran Turismo 7 and Marvel’s Spider-Man: Miles Morales are going to be part of one of the key factors for the next-gen console’s success. A PlayStation executive has been discussing the performance abilities of the PlayStation 5, stating that “the loading times will be next to nothing” for games like GT7.

A handy list consisting of 30 Huawei smartphones has been published that feature all of the devices from the Chinese OEM that currently have Android 10 released for them. This could be as either EMUI 10 or the latest stable release EMUI 10.1. The latter release includes MeeTime, Sound Booster, and improved system response times (over EMUI 10).

Google now offers the Stadia Premiere Edition, which includes a Stadia controller and Chromecast Ultra, for US$99.99. This is a $30 cut from its previous pricing. However, Google has also killed the three-month trial period of its Stadia Pro service that used to be included with the purchase of the Stadia Premiere Edition kit.

It seems an Asus ROG Phone 3 smartphone has been ripping up the record books over at AnTuTu. An Asus device, presumed to be the ROG Phone 3, managed a score of over 640,000 points with the help of an apparently overclocked Snapdragon 865. This could be the same SoC that has been previously reported as the Snapdragon 865 Plus.

It has appeared multiple times now in leaks: The Lenovo ThinkPad X1 Nano. Little is known about this upcoming ThinkPad laptop – at least until now: In an interview with a Youtuber, a Lenovo manager from South Africa has revealed a few details about this yet to be announced ThinkPad X1 – as well as its release date.

Asus has unleashed its panel of motherboards that support AMD's B550 chipset on the US market. They enable up to 20 PCIe 4.0 lanes when equipped with a Ryzen 3000-series APU. These cost-effective new components are of the OEM's popular ROG Strix, TUF Gaming and Prime brands.

Want a phone you can use anywhere without fear of damage? Doogee has one to sell to you. The new Doogee S88 Pro offers a completely rugged chassis with protection against impact, ingress, and extreme temperatures. All for US$250.

It has been reported that Xiaomi could be planning on unleashing cheap Redmi laptops on the Indian market. The Intel-powered devices would sit in a price range from ₹20,000 (US$262) to ₹33,000 (US$432) and possibly be manufactured in India. The Xiaomi Redmi laptops would be aimed at students and those looking for a cheap notebook.

Good notebooks for less than $1,000 have been around for quite some time. Current processors are more than powerful enough to run Windows and office applications without any issues. However, a laptop seems to offer quite a few pitfalls and potential for flaws that even affordable notebooks should not suffer from.

The Lenovo Flex 5G is the first "Always On, Always Connected" ultrabook to launch with the connectivity that gives it its name. It is capable of the ultra-wideband (UWB) variety of the same, which covers a lot of the mmWave band. Accordingly, it will be sold through the carrier Verizon in the US.

AirTab claims that its first eponymous product is an ultra-lightweight on-the-go secondary display. It measures 15.6 inches diagonally, and also has a SKU with a touchscreen. This device has been launched via Kickstarter, and has amassed 100% of the backing looked for in just 1 hour.

Xiaomi has now launched its 27-inch 165 Hz gaming monitor, offering a 2560x1440 resolution, a 400-nit peak brightness, and a 95% DCI-P3 color gamut. As is typical with Xiaomi products, it's also affordable, and can be had right now for just about US$268 in Chinese currency.

With shelter-in-place guidelines and Zoom meetings becoming increasingly common, the flaws of laptop webcams are jumping to the forefront. Huawei hasn't gotten the memo about "nosecams" and the last thing we want is for users on the other end to stare at our nostrils and double chins.

Supposed Amazon France listings have got people talking about the prices of the PlayStation 5 and PlayStation 5 Digital Edition. The prices are no longer viewable though, which has lead others to believe that the image has been faked. Update 06/19/2020: Amazon France has informed TechRadar that the image below is a fake and was not taken from its website.

Rumour has it that Apple will announce a new iMac at WWDC 2020 next week, with the all-in-one computer said to be sporting an iPad Pro-esque design. Now, a schematic image found in a leaked build of iOS 14 suggests that Apple has overhauled the design of its next iMac.

AMD has announced the A520 chipset and Ryzen 3000XT processors, which will be available from August and July respectively. The Ryzen 3000XT series comes in the form of the Ryzen 5 3600XT, Ryzen 7 3800XT and Ryzen 9 3900XT. Little appears to have changed from the Ryzen 3000X series, but AMD has stopped including a Wraith Prism RGB LED cooler in the box, too.

Anker's latest dock allows the user to connect external monitors via both Thunderbolt 3 and HDMI ports at 60 hertz (Hz). It also has a range of other I/O besides, an SD card reader and a 3.5mm AUX port included. One of its type C ports also allows pass-through charging at up to 85 watts (W).

Try the 112 MB software for free for 15 days to hear the difference firsthand. We recommend using a good pair of headphones instead of earbuds, calibrating them with the software, and then firing up an FPS title rather than a top-down title to make the most of 3D audio.

HTC Vive has announced a new suite of XR applications to help those whose work or pursuits have moved into a remote format. An example of these is Vive Sync, which may take on other similar platforms such as Microsoft Teams or Zoom. The new suite also features various software and hardware partners that operate in areas relevant to these apps.

The Zeblaze VIBE 3 GPS is, as its name suggests, a smartwatch that supports GPS. The cheap smartwatch also supports GLONASS and has a heart-rate monitor along with IP67 certification. The Zeblaze VIBE 3 GPS is affordably-priced too.

The AMD Ryzen 3 4200GE has leaked on 3DMark, confirming a host of specifications for the 35 W Renoir APU. The Ryzen 3 4200GE may even be capable of reaching 4.1 GHz, which would be quite the feat for the quad-core and Socket AM4 processor.

Honor has confirmed that it will be releasing a Ryzen 4000 Renoir version of the MagicBook Pro 2020. Rumoured to be the Ryzen 7 4800H, the Renoir edition of the MagicBook Pro 2020 will be joined by Honor's first gaming laptop.

AMD has introduced the Radeon Pro 5600M GPU for the Apple MacBook Pro 16-inch. The Radeon Pro 5600M is a Navi 12 GPU with 40 CUs, 2,560 SPs, and features a multi-chip design with 8 GB HBM2 memory. MacBook Pro 16 configurations with the Radeon Pro 5600M will have a US$700 upcharge.

The upcoming Asus PN50 mini PCs will offer four APU options: Ryzen 3 4300U, Ryzen 5 4500U, Ryzen 7 4700U, and Ryzen 7 4800U. As always, these are barebones models so users still need to provide RAM and storage. That said, the included motherboard offers support for up to 64 GB of DDR4-3200 RAM and an M.2 slot along with a 2.5-inch bay for storage.

The Samsung Galaxy Tab 7+ has emerged in its first CAD-based renders. The forthcoming Android tablet will be the first from the company in a few years to crest the 12-inch display size as it seeks to take on the larger 12.9-inch iPad Pro.

HTC is back with not one, but two new smartphones including the first 5G-capable model it has released. The new HTC U20 5G and HTC Desire Pro boast contemporary looks but neither really stands out from the pack in any exceptional way.

The Asus ROG Phone 3 will have a 6.59-inch display and a 5,800 mAh battery, according to a TENAA listing. The ROG Phone 3 will be a dual-SIM dual-standby 5G-capable device featuring 2x2 Wi-Fi 6 ax and 30 W fast charging and is expected to launch with Android 10 some time by end of this month or early July.

A report by Digitimes indicates that AMD might delay the launch of its Zen 3-based Ryzen 4000 desktop CPUs to 2021. The report cites the “mediocre performance of Intel’s Comet Lake” as a key reason for the delay.

A PlayStation executive has offered up the exciting news that the PlayStation 5 is both customizable and will have special editions. The same executive opined that the large size of the console is required for the thermals, as partially demonstrated by a fantastic 3D model. Latest PS5 price speculation has focused on the US$500 mark, with the Digital Edition coming in cheaper.

Code found in the Mi Wear application has seeming revealed future potential Xiaomi Mi Band 5 variants. The words “Kongming L”, “Kongming Pro”, and “Kongming Lite” were discovered, prompting speculation that more Mi Band 5 models could be in development. The latest activity tracker from the Chinese OEM has only just been revealed and will soon officially go on sale.

Huawei has announced that it will launch a phone called the Enjoy 20 Pro 5G later in June 2020. This device is rumored to have a 6.5-inch display and to run on the MediaTek Dimensity 800 SoC. However, there is a pre-existing device called the Enjoy Z that covers these specs.

Samsung's highest-end tablet series is thought to branch into additional Plus versions for its late-2020 generation. More evidence of this has allegedly leaked onto Geekbench 4. They show what may be Tab S7 and S7+ variants with the same amount of RAM and running on the Snapdragon 865 processor.

The Chinese company Fobase has currently discounted its Fobase Air Smartwatch and Fobase Air Pro Smartwatch to US$29.99 and US$39.99, respectively. The obvious Apple Watch clones are packed with features such as heart-rate monitoring, pedometer, sleep tracker, camera remote control, sport modes, and Apple iPhone compatibility.

If you thought that NVIDIA had finished with the GeForce GTX 1650, then you thought wrong. A new version of AIDA64 has confirmed that NVIDIA has at least TU116 and TU106 SKUs planned. Yes, the GPU from the RTX 2060 and RTX 2070 is coming to the GeForce GTX 1650.

Xiaomi has sent out MIUI 12 beta builds to a number of its premium phones over the past few weeks, but is now suspending the MIUI 12 rollout for the Mi 10, Mi 10 Pro, and Redmi K30 Pro. The company seeks to better optimize the software, and has confirmed that the rollout will continue soon.

Some alleged marketing material for a Xiaomi Mi 10 Pro+ smartphone has been leaked onto a popular Chinese social network. The text reveals a few key specifications about the supposed Mi 10 Pro+ device, including the presence of a Snapdragon 865 SoC, 120 Hz display, and 65 W fast-charge technology.

The Nokia 9 PureView was supposed to redefine smartphone photography, but its Light-backed camera system continues to fall well short of expectations. Well, Light has now confirmed that it no longer operates in the smartphone industry, seemingly making the Nokia 9 PureView a one of a kind smartphone.

Samsung has announced BTS Editions of the Galaxy S20+ and Galaxy Buds+. The former will be available in 5G and LTE variants, while all devices will come with BTS photocards. The Galaxy Buds+ are available to pre-order now, with the Galaxy S20+ BTS Editions joining the earbuds on June 19.

The Sony WH-1000XM4 will have an IR sensor for pausing and resuming playback, The Walkman Blog has confirmed. Due to be released on June 23, Sony's new premium over-ear headphones will feature a MediaTek Bluetooth chip too, eliminating the possibility that the WH-1000XM series would continue to support Qualcomm's aptX and aptX HD codecs.

Samsung's newest One UI 2.1 update is now making its way to Galaxy S9 and Galaxy S9 Plus users. The update includes all the One UI 2.1 features, including Pro Video Mode, Quick Share, and more. It is rolling out in Germany and will be available globally in the coming days.

Acer Veriton N is the company's newest compact PC for the Indian market. It can be configured with 8th and 9th generation Intel processors, up to 64GB of RAM, and 1TB of storage. Prices start at INR 9,999 for the entry-level variant.

MIUI 12 will soon be rolling out globally to a plethora of Xiaomi/Redmi devices. While the newer Mi, Redmi, and Poco devices will be getting all the goodies, some of the older devices will not be getting the new camera features while others stand to lose out on some of the new multitasking additions. The Super Wallpaper feature is also limited only to select devices.

Microsoft has brought Feature Experience Packs to Windows 10. If you have already downloaded and installed Windows 10 2004, then you may have noticed the change tucked deep within Windows Settings. Microsoft is keeping quiet about what the Feature Experience Pack is though and why it sought to include this in Windows 10 2004.

The LG Velvet with 5G is officially coming to Europe this month with North America and other countries set to get the device in the weeks ahead. Also in tow will be LG’s ‘enhanced’ dual-screen accessory that also supports a new active stylus.

Microsoft’s Surface Duo Android-based smartphone looks like it could be coming sooner rather than later. According to the latest rumor, the device could be set to launch as soon as next month as Microsoft is said to be keen to launch it ahead of the Galaxy Fold 2.