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ASUS has brought Qualcomm's new Snapdragon X Plus chipsets to its Vivobook S 15 laptop. Still equipped with a 2.8K OLED display, LPDDR5-8448 RAM and a 70 Wh battery, the new Vivobook S 15 models start at less than their Snapdragon X Elite or AMD Strix Point (Zen 5) counterparts.

The latest additions to the Vero line are touted as the best projectors for basic home and work use thanks to their generationally upgraded brightness, further boosted by Acer LumiSense, ColorBoost LED and ColorPurity+ technologies. The PD2528ic and PD2328 are also rated for cost-effective 24/7 operation with EcoProjection modes and an LED source touted to use up to 42% less power than traditional lamp-lit alternatives.

Acer has refreshed the TravelMate P6 14 AI with Intel Core Ultra 200V series processors. The new Lunar Lake laptop weighs under 0.99 kg, making it one of the lightest laptops in the Copilot+ PC program. It can be equipped with up to Intel Core Ultra 7 268V.

Acer has shown off its first handheld gaming console, the Nitro Blaze. It will come with a 7-inch 144 Hz FHD screen, 50 Wh battery, and two USB-C ports. The company promises to reveal its price and availability soon.

The Acer Predator Orion 7000 gaming desktop is now official. It comes with what appears to be Intel's Arrow Lake CPUs, a GeForce RTX 4090, a 1,200 Watt PSU and a 360 mm AIO cooler

Dell is offering the Latitude 5455 in both X1P-64-100 and the new X1P-42-100 Snapdragon X Plus variants. The Latitude 5455 comes with a host of security and management features tailored for business customers along with Copilot+ smarts.

Dell showed off an Inspiron 14 5441 SKU powered by the new Snapdragon X Plus X1P-42-100 SoC. The Copilot+ laptop can also be configured with an X1P-64-100 chip. Apart from the SoC and display, the base Inspiron 14 is largely identical to the Inspiron 14 Plus 7441 that was announced a few months ago.

Qualcomm has unveiled two new Snapdragon X Plus SKUs, the X1P-46-100 and X1P-42-100. Both come with an 8-core CPU and a weaker GPU than the one found on its 10-core counterpart (X1P-64-100), but use the same NPU.

Powered by the MediaTek Dimensity 6100+ processor, the 6.7-inch Fossibot F109 Pro is set to launch next week. This 5G rugged handset will hit the market loaded with Android 14, its main highlight being the rear-mounted 1.32-inch IPS display with 360 x 360 pixels.

The newly launched Ryzen 5 7600X3D has proven to be a fantastic gaming CPU in new gaming tests. The CPU reportedly not only outshines the latest 6-core Ryzen 5 9600X but also pulls ahead of the flagship Core i9-14900K.

Thanks to a brand-new leak, we now have our first look at the Insta360 Ace Pro 2 action camera, featuring 8K/30fps video, a dual AI chip, and a Leica Super-Summarit-A lens.

The MSI Stealth 16 AI+ is now official with AMD's Ryzen AI 9 HX 370 Strix Point CPU. You can pair it with a GeForce RTX 4070 and uip to 32 GB of LPDDR5X RAM. Its 16-inch, 16:10 screen is available in IPS LCD, OLED and miniLED flavouts.

Although there is an old-school workaround for this issue, which consists of a phone reboot, Google must address the touchscreen problem reported by some Pixel 9 Pro XL owners. Unfortunately, the handsets plagued by this issue fail to detect touch input in the touchscreen's corners.

The 27-inch Acer Nitro XV272U has just come down to a whopping $249, making it an excellent budget option for gamers and entry-level content creators alike. The 1440p Acer Nitro gaming monitor has a 240 Hz refresh rate and covers 99% of the sRGB and 88% of the Adobe RGB colour gamuts, with solid accuracy to boot.

Available in no less than six sizes between 43 and 85 inches, the Direct-Lit LED Sony X77L 4K HDR smart TV is a quite popular product in its category on Amazon, with over 500 top-of-the-line units sold in the last month. Thanks to the ongoing 27% discount, the 85-inch model now goes for $1,098 instead of $1,498.

An unpatchable Yubico two-factor authentication key vulnerability has broken the security of most Yubikey 5, Security Key, and YubiHSM 2FA devices. The Feitian A22 JavaCard is also vulnerable. Vulnerable 2FA keys should be replaced as soon as possible, especially when used to secure cybercurrency or top-secret information.

Sanwa Supply has unveiled the MA-BTRING5BK wireless finger mouse with crown scroll wheel. The mouse is worn on a finger and can be operated in the air to control computers, tablets, and smartphones from up to 33 feet (10 m) away. The crown wheel can be turned with the thumb to quickly scroll through webpages and documents.

MSI has a new and quite compact, passively cooled PC in its range, which is aimed at industrial users and allows the simultaneous use of two displays. Its specs are relatively limited, but it should suffice for most tasks.

Some buyers of the Galaxy Z Fold6, which is not exactly cheap at around $1700, have expressed their displeasure on social networks at the quality of the coating, which appears to be peeling off in places after just a few weeks. Samsung has addressed this problem in the form of a help page, but blames the use of third-party products.

Hot on the heels of Bose and its 60th Diamond Edition releases, Bang & Olufsen has decided to commemorate its 100th birthday with a new high-end audio device called the Beoplay H100. In the process, the company has replaced the Beoplay H95 as its most premium set of wireless over-ear headphones.

On paper, the Google Pixel 9 Pro Fold has slightly worse cameras than its predecessor, as two of the three rear cameras have smaller sensors. According to an analysis by DxOMark, the camera system nevertheless achieves better image quality and also outperforms the Samsung Galaxy Z Fold6.

MSI has shed new light on its second-generation gaming handheld. While the device was first showcased publicly in June at Computex 2024, MSI's release window for the Claw 8 AI+ may irk some gaming handhelds looking for an alternative to the ASUS ROG Ally X, Steam Deck OLED or Lenovo Legion Go.

HP has just presented its first notebook with an Intel Lunar Lake chip, the OmniBook Ultra Flip 14, which combines a Core Ultra 9 288V with 32 GB RAM, a 120 Hz OLED touchscreen and a 64 Wh battery. The efficient Intel chip positions the notebook as a direct competitor to Snapdragon notebooks.

A new rumor from Nikkei Japan claims that the iPhone SE 4 (which is expected to release early next year) will have an OLED display. This move would mean all Apple smartphones would have an OLED display. It would also be the end of Apple's deals with Japanese display manufacturers that provided LCD panels for the iPhone SE.

To celebrate its 10th year anniversary as a smartphone brand, Ulefone has a handful of new devices, one of which is the Armor Mini 20T Pro. It is the manufacturer's smallest rugged smartphone, and despite its compact size, it packs some pretty decent features.

A new leak has now revealed some camera improvements expected from Xiaomi's next line-leading flagship phone, the Xiaomi 15 Ultra. Key points include a new main camera as well as what could be class-leading zoom hardware.

After briefly reaching its all-time low price earlier today thanks to a 49% discount, the 25-inch Samsung Odyssey G4 FHD gaming monitor is now available at 37% off, which is still a good deal. Thanks to this price cut, those interested can get this piece of hardware for $219.99 instead of $349.99.

Cybersecurity researchers have finally cracked Cicada3301, a ransomware-as-a-service attack that first surfaced in June of 2024 on a dark web forum. The ransomware is able to target both Linux and Windows systems. It bears a striking similarity to ransomware used in the 2021 attack on the Colonial Pipeline.

Huawei's next premium mobile device is (very deliberately) set to launch on the same day as the iPhone 16 event in China. The OEM has just announced that it will debut as the Mate XT. Its first ever video trailer gives few hints as to the ground-breaking tri-fold nature that might be expected, however.

Pico has now released the Pico 4 Ultra in Europe and beyond. While the company claims to have included €50 in launch bonuses for its new VR headset, that does little to offset the €210 and 54% price increase over the older Pico 4.

Intel has fully unveiled the new Lunar Lake series, and per the details shared by the company, the mobile chips bring a lot of upgrades over Meteor Lake. In terms of iGPU, the company says that the Arc 140V of Core Ultra 9 288V is the fastest in the market, with a 16% lead over the Radeon 890M of Ryzen AI 9 HX 370.

RedMagic's upcoming tablet is now backed to launch with class-leading power packed into a small package. Nevertheless, it is also set to debut with the type of battery traditionally associated with Android slates with displays larger than its currently rumored size. The Gaming Tablet 2 will also debut with much faster charging than the vast majority of its peers.

A novel control system for cyborg insects uses charge-balanced biphasic electrical stimulation to enhance precision and reduce tissue damage. The system, tested on Madagascar hissing cockroaches, achieved a 96.25% success rate in directional control - a substantial upgrade over traditional monophasic methods.

During the End of Summer Sale, the Epic Games Store is slashing prices on a vast collection of games, from smash-hit AAA titles, like Cyberpunk 2077 to indie masterpieces, like Jusant and Dead Cells. The sale ends on September 16.

Ulefone's Armor 28 Ultra is a newly launched rugged smartphone, unique for its flagship Dimensity 9300+ SoC. With a rather impressive spec sheet and outstanding durability claims, the Armor 28 Ultra is set to be available for pre-booking sometime this November.

Geekom has partnered with Tecno to unleash the "World's Smallest" PC with liquid cooling on the world via crowdfunding. The "Ultra-Quiet", RGB-lit miniature desktop has already accrued over $300,000 worth of backing on its first day on Kickstarter, and is available at $200 off its planned retail price.

The Mobvoi TicWatch Pro 5 and TicWatch Pro 5 Enduro smartwatches are finally receiving Wear OS 4. The update is rolling out in phases to users worldwide following a beta testing program launched earlier this year. The release brings various new features, improvements and bug fixes.

Intel is revising its Evo spec to be compliant with the latest Lunar Lake launch. The new edition is pretty much similar to last year but now mandates "cool and quiet performance" and Wi-Fi 7. Intel expects a good majority of Lunar Lake Core Ultra 200V series-powered laptops to be Intel Evo-compliant.

The dust has barely settled following the launch of the Pixel 9/Pixel 9 Pro series, but details about the Pixel 9a have begun pouring. The latest reveals Google will be taking major steps in the chipset and modem aspect to differentiate it from the Pixel 9 flagship.

The Netherlands' Data Protection Association, a nationwide personal data watchdog organization, has issued a fine of around $33.7 million to Clearview AI over a global facial recognition database. They are not the first or only national organization to go after the company. Allegations generally fall along the same lines: that Clearview gathered the photos it has on hand illegally, and has invaded the privacy of those whose likenesses it has on hand.

GoPro is on the verge of releasing not one but two new action cameras. Seemingly, DJI will be hot on its heels with the Osmo Action 5 Pro, which has already reached at least one retailer. While the Osmo Action 5 Pro will directly replace the Osmo Action 4, it may well share plenty of hardware with its predecessor.

Tesla will be going all in on Model Y Juniper versions with more than 5 seats. Besides the 7-seater, a Model Y Juniper variant with six properly-sized seats is also in the production plans.

Sony has confirmed it is taking Concord offline on September 6. Those who bought the game digitally will automatically get a refund via their platform, while physical disk owners have to contact their retailer.

Khadas recently introduced its Lunar Lake AI PC development kit on its official store, before taking it offline. Essentially a Lunar Lake-equipped variant of its Mind mini PC, the system boasts a Core Ultra 7 258V CPU paired with 32 GB of LPDDR5X memory. Starting from $1,199, the system commands a pretty price, but is to be expected considering the updated internals.

Efficiency, efficiency, efficiency: Intel's focus with the new Core Ultra 200V chips was clear. But even when it comes to performance, the new Core Ultra Series 2 CPUs will trump the previous Meteor Lake U chips. Shortly before IFA 2024 begins, Intel has unveiled the last outstanding specs of the new CPU series, including the Lunar Lake SKU table.

Dell has shown off its new flagship laptop, the XPS 13 (XPS 9350). It comes with Intel's new Lunar Lake CPUs, a 16:10 IPS/OLED screen, a 53 Wh battery and just two Thunderbolt 4.0 ports.

Tesla has released the long-promised Actually Smart Summon feature for some Model Y and other units with Hardware 4.0 kits. The new Actually Smart Summon edition offers self-parking, and has now been put to the test.

GoPro is just 24 hours away from officially introducing its Hero and Hero 13 Black action cameras. Nonetheless, leakers have showcased the two cameras in new leaks in which the cheaper GoPro Hero can be seen in person for the first time too.

A new leak has shed light on Samsung's upcoming Galaxy Book 5 Pro 360 laptop. As expected, it features Intel's new Lunar Lake CPU with 16 GB of on-package RAM, an AMOLED screen, and a paltry 512 GB of on-board storage. Update: Samsung has officially announced the laptop

According to reports, Powkiddy is set to release another budget-orientated horizontal gaming handheld. Billed as the RGB10X, the device is rumoured to launch for less than $50 with familiar hardware like a 3.5-inch display, 1 GB of RAM and a Rockchip RK3326 chipset.