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Casio has revealed the GM-B2100SD-1A watch in Japan, a new model in its G-Shock Full Metal range. The wearable is almost identical to an older watch in the 2100 series, though it has a higher contrast design. Other features include Bluetooth connectivity and solar charging for an extended battery life.

SpaceX has been temporarily authorized to deliver direct-to-cell Starlink services, while Tesla will deploy mobile Superchargers to help in areas affected by the hurricanes.

As part of Best Buy's reaction to Amazon's Prime Big Deal Days promotion, the big box retailer is selling the Asus Vivobook Pro 15 OLED at $400 off. This laptop features an Intel Core Ultra 7 CPU with an Nvidia RTX 3050 GPU and a 15.6-inch OLED screen.

Through a Weibo post, Qualcomm has officially teased the Snapdragon 8 Gen 4. While the teaser video didn't share any concrete details, it showed the back of a phone that's speculated to be the OnePlus 13.

As a consequence of the impressive demand for Nvidia GB200 AI solutions, Foxconn is now building what will be the world's largest GB200 chip manufacturing facility once finished. In addition to the chips and boards used, Foxconn will also provide the advanced cooling and heat dissipation hardware needed when deploying them in large-scale applications.

Doogee has now released the V40 Pro globally. Available for $599.99 in a choice of two colours, the device is IP69K certified, has a 200 MP primary camera and a MediaTek Dimensity 7300 chipset, among other features.

On October 7, 2024, a significant court ruling was announced in the "Epic Games v. Google" case, which could fundamentally change the app landscape at Android. The ruling compels Google to open its Play Store to third-party providers, paving the way for a more open app market on Android devices for at least three years.

GPD has finally released its long-awaited dual-display convertible laptop. Available from $1,270, the GPD Duo can be configured with up to 64 GB of RAM, a 2 TB SSD and AMD's Ryzen AI 9 HX 370 APU.

The team behind the SUPER5 OLED display kit for the Switch Lite has announced an even brighter alternative intended for the regular Switch. Allegedly, it will allow Switch LCD or Switch OLED owners to swap in a much brighter OLED panel that peaks at well beyond 1,000 nits.

The Realme GT Neo 7 is aiming at an unbeatable price-performance ratio by offering strong specs - a large battery with 100 watt fast charging, one of the fastest smartphone processors currently available and a display with a high refresh rate - at an affordable price.

A possible successor to the long-running Raspberry Pi 400 has surfaced online. Seemingly, the Pi Foundation intends to release the Raspberry Pi 500 with the same Broadcom BCM 2712 chipset that underpins the Raspberry Pi 5.

TCL has launched a 2024 version of the 98P743 in one European country. The 98-inch 4K LED TV appears to have a higher refresh rate than its predecessor, and it is one of the cheaper models of this size. Features of the Google TV include support for Dolby Vision IQ, Dolby Atmos and FreeSync Premium Pro.

Red Dead Redemption and the Undead Nightmare expansion are set to launch on PC for the first time on October 29, 2024. Rockstar has promised upgraded visuals and performance upgrades, including 4K res, NVIDIA DLSS 3.7, and HDR10 support.

Casio is about to release another watch to celebrate its 50th Anniversary: the GMC-B2100ZE-1A. The wearable has recently appeared at Hatyai-Nalika in Thailand and appears to share many similarities with other recently released models in the GMC-B2100 series. Plus, rumors hint at US pricing and availability.

The Vivo X200 Standard Edition and OPPO Find X8 are projected to do battle for the title of best new vanilla flagship Android smartphone with the new MediaTek Dimensity 9400 processor from their potentially imminent October 2024 debuts. Now, the former is believed to go into the fight with the larger battery of the two - although the X8 could hit back in other ways.

After two YouTubers seemingly unboxed the M4 Apple MacBook Pro, the laptop has been listed in a public Russian marketplace, but at a soaring price tag.

Apple is still projected to take Meta's Ray-Bans on with augmented reality (AR) glasses of its own, just not for a few years from now. Their latest leak purports to revise that timeline somewhat, however. The tip also asserts that they will have the same display type as what might be the next Watch Ultra.

The tenth-generation Apple Watch is just as difficult to repair as the first-generation Apple Watch. An iFixit teardown video reveals just how little has changed in Apple's smartwatch in a decade and which repairs are still near impossible.

LG's C3 OLED TV might have been succeeded by the C4, but is far from irrelevant even in 2024, especially when available at its lowest-ever price. The C3 has received largely favourable reviews from critics, and Amazon's ongoing sale makes it easier to recommend than ever before.

A Chinese state-sponsored hacking group, Salt Typhoon, breached major U.S. broadband providers' networks, posing a huge national security threat by potentially accessing systems used for lawful wiretapping. Investigations are ongoing into the extent of the breach.

According to new reports DJI's next consumer drone will not be with us by the middle of October. Instead, a renowned leaker reports that the DJI Air 3S will arrive slightly later. In the meantime, the same leaker has delivered a first look at the drone's complete spec sheet, as well as a so-called 'RC Track' accessory.

The arrival of iOS 18, iPadOS 18, and macOS Sequoia brings official support for wired Xbox Controllers. This allows for gamers to switch to wired controllers which have low-latency.

It seems that Anbernic is working towards delivering a portrait version of the RG406V that debuted last month. Supposedly, the company has developed the Anbernic RG406P, which looks like recent Retroid gaming handheld releases as a result.

With the jump to TSMC's 3 nm fabrication process, intel's Arrow Lake-S processor will mainly focus on power efficiency improvements rather than performance gains over the previous gen. The leaked slides show that the Core Ultra 9 285K is slightly lagging behind the i9-14900K in games, but the TDPs are lowered by 80W on average. A similar performance situation is presented versus AMD's previous Ryzen 7000 and current Ryzen 9000 processors.

The Lenovo Legion Go gaming handheld has now dropped to less than $550 on Amazon. The console features an 8.8-inch display, the powerful Ryzen Z1 Extreme APU, 16 GB of RAM, and 512 GB of storage. Moreover, the machine has two Type-C ports, a 3.5 mm combo jack, and Wi-Fi 6E.

Honor has now officially confirmed the launch of a new mid-range smartphone. While the company hopes to keep some details under wraps for now, an extensive leak has revealed specifications about the Honor X60 5G, which include a 6.8-inch display and a 5,800 mAh battery.

Renowned leaker Digital Chat Station has hinted that a new small-sized gaming tablet featuring a flagship Snapdragon 8 series SoC is on the way. While the tipster hasn't directly shared the brand name, it's speculated to be Redmi.

The Philips Hue Autumn sale is now live in Europe. Around 70 smart lighting and home security products are included in the sale, such as the GU10 smart spotlight and the Hue Dimmer Switch. Customers are offered 15% off when they buy two or more items, or 25% off when they add one particular product to their cart.

The Zepp team is releasing a new version of its app for Amazfit smartwatches. Version 9.0.0 has started to roll out to customers globally in phases following a beta testing program. The redesign is supposed to make the app easier to use, and the update also brings new features for activity and meal tracking.

The Razer Viper V2 Pro is now available for $79.99 - a 47% discount. It’s ultra-lightweight, has a top-tier sensor, long battery life, and is rated 9.3/10 for FPS gaming by Rtings.com, making it a great deal for competitive gamers.

The 57th release of the open-source, security-focused OpenBSD operating system is now available and carries the 7.6 version label. Its highlights include support for the Milk-V Pioneer board and Qualcomm Snapdragon X Elite processor, multiple tweaks and fixes, improved video acceleration support, and more.

One UI 7 is expected to land on compatible phones early next year, alongside the Samsung Galaxy S25 series. For those who want a glimpse of the update, prominent leaker Ice Universe has shared a mockup render of the S25 Ultra that showcases its new control panel interface on the phone's display.

Nvidia has confirmed its presence at CES 2025. CEO Jensen Huang will deliver a keynote on January 6 and likely show off the company's next-gen RTX 50 series graphics cards.

Apple's M4-powered MacBook Pro has leaked out in yet another unboxing video. This time around, there seems to be hardly any room for doubt. It is shocking to see unreleased MacBook Pro retail units being unboxed a month before launch, but that is exactly what appears to be happening.

Following the rather restrained color palette of the the Apple iPhone 16 Pro and iPhone 16 Pro Max, Apple may offer the iPhone 17 Pro in more striking colors again. A leak reveals three colors that are said to be under discussion for Apple's next-generation flagship.

Evidence of the world's first smartwatch with a microLED display is growing, as Garmin recently listed the Fenix 8 microLED for the first time together with the Tactix 8, which is to be offered exclusively with an AMOLED display, but in two sizes.

HP will likely be among the first introduce a gaming system with Intel's upcoming Arrow Lake-S CPUs, up to the highest-end Core Ultra 9 285K. With 24-cores and no support for hyperthreading, Arrow Lake-S is going to be an interesting launch for sure.

The Inku Calendar is an electronic calendar with a color ePaper display and a nostalgia-inducing user interface. It will connect to popular calendar and to-do apps to pull schedules and tasks and use AI to present them in a simplified form.

A new job listing on the WB Games Montréal website hints that the company is working on a new AAA game based in the DC Comics Universe. This could very well be the company's next big DC game after Gotham Knights.

The 18-inch behemoth of a gaming laptop weighs more than 9 lbs, but the Alienware m18 R2 also sports some pretty impressive specs including the Intel Core i9-14900HX and Nvidia GeForce RTX 4080 with 12GB VRAM.

The latest Watch Ultra variant is its series' first to have a different color than that of the standard raw titanium of its chassis. Now, a popular durability vlogger has set out to show just how "diamond-like" that coating really is. It proved as rock-solid as Apple suggested - until it encountered a certain tool in fairly common, widespread use.

Cinebench scores for the rumoured AMD Ryzen 7 9800X3D and Ryzen 9 9950X3D have leaked, revealing an almost 30% performance boost over the previous-generation CPUs. These performance improvements are present in both single- and multi-core benchmarks, meaning the Ryzen 9000 CPUs with 3D V-Cache should be gaming powerhouses.

Researchers at UNSW developed a lithium-ion battery prototype that replaces traditional graphite electrodes with food acids like tartaric acid from fruits, or malic acid in wine. This could level-up energy storage by using food waste and water-based processes.

Sight is an advanced system for conducting video conferences with multiple participants. The aim is to provide an immersive visual and acoustic experience without excluding individual participants.

While Tesla has anointed more of its models with the Light Pulsing feature in Sentry Mode, it has taken away an important option to power devices like fridges or charge laptops while in theft prevention state.

Infinix will vie for the title of world's slimmest Android smartphone with the next addition to its Hot series, according to a new leak. The device is also depicted as having triple rear cameras and a 120Hz AMOLED display. Then again, the "50 Pro Plus" is also said to make some compromises to achieve its relatively razor-thin profile.

Tesla brought a new ASS (for Actually Smart Summon) feature in the 2024.27.20 update that 'allows your vehicle to come to you, or head to a spot that you choose, all on its own,' and this claim has now been put to the Costco parking lot test.

Garmin has started rolling out a new stable update to all of its recent Forerunner smartwatches, including the recent Forerunner 165. Available to download now, the new update should bring a few new bug fixes to the Forerunner 265 and Forerunner 965 as well, including one that should prevent a crash when starting a new activity.

The engineer behind the first iPhone with a USB Type-C port has returned with a series of non-destructive mods for all AirPods and AirPods Max models with Lightning ports. For as little as CHF 24.90 (~$29.11), it is now possible to add a USB Type-C port to an old pair of AirPods, or even the original AirPods Max for CHF 39.90 (~$47).