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The Nvidia Earth-2 platform has just become even more powerful thanks to StormCast which is a new AI model for emulating atmospheric dynamics at a scale "larger than storms but smaller than cyclones" with speed and precision reportedly so good, traditional CPU-powered techniques stand no chance against it. Nvidia names Taiwan's National Science and Technology Center for Disaster Reduction as one of the first institutions to employ this new technology.

A new leak provides a glimpse of Samsung's upcoming Galaxy Tab S10 series, expected to consist of the Tab S10 Plus and Tab S10 Ultra models. While design details are limited, the leaked images suggest thicker bezels on the Plus variant and a notch design for the Ultra. Both models are expected to support 45W fast charging, though Samsung may not include chargers in the box.

According to new rumours, Samsung is plotting to introduce a camera upgrade for the first time in four generations of its larger foldable. Currently, the upgrade is expected to make its debut in the Galaxy Z Fold6 Ultra, a slimmer but larger alternative to the existing Galaxy Z Fold6.

While Samsung has yet to share details of the upcoming One UI 7 beta, the update with Android 15 was expected to land this month. However, per the latest report from Sammobile, it seems that the update has been postponed to September.

DxOMark, a French company specializing in benchmarking consumer electronics, has published the test results of Google Pixel 9. The flagship Android phone scored 154 points in the camera tests, achieving 1st position in the firm's "Premium" ranking and 7th in the "Global." It also got respectable scores on the display tests.

French benchmarking firm DxOMark has revealed the Google Pixel 9 Pro XL test scores. The top-of-the-line Android flagship from Google has ranked 2nd in camera, 1st in display, and 4th in selfie.

The brand new Moondrop Ultrasonic earphones are said to achieve first-class sound thanks to the combination of a new BA tweeter, a large, dynamic woofer, and Sony's LDAC Hi-Fi codec. However, the earphones are particularly unusual because of the transparent charging case and an anime voice.

The PikaBoost 2 from Livall is now crowdfunding on Kickstarter. The e-bike conversion kit features several upgrades compared to its predecessor, including a higher maximum assistance speed and an increased assistance range. Other features include app-based controls, regenerative braking and fall detection.

Retroid has revealed the Pocket Mini, its first retro gaming handheld since last year's Pocket 4 and Pocket 4 Pro. While the Retroid Pocket Mini resembles the Anbernic RG40XX H, it will feature a 960p OLED display.

ENGWE touts the M20 2.0 as its best long-range e-bike to date thanks to the ability to equip it with 2 batteries at once for up to 162 miles of riding per charge. Now, the OEM has announced that it is back in stock with a limited-time deal that even outdoes its launch price. Alternatively, its predecessor is available at even better prices on Amazon.

Xbox Game Pass subscribers can get a taste of Call of Duty: Black Ops 6 on August 30. A new game will also be added to the gaming subscription on its release day. Additionally, three new titles are being introduced for Game Pass Core subscribers.

According to new rumours, Garmin could be planning to equip its upcoming Fenix 8 smartwatches with larger displays than their Fenix 7 predecessors. Achieved through a more modern-looking design, the larger displays are also expected to move away from MIP displays to AMOLED equivalents.

Seemingly, Garmin could be as little as two weeks away from officially unveiling the Fenix E, a cheaper alternative to the Fenix 8. Purportedly, the Fenix E could be the only new Fenix smartwatch to be released with Memory-in-Pixel (MIP) displays, which should help suppress launch prices.

The Energy Star certification offers some details on the CPU, including core count and RAM, plus some power efficiency specs. This model is expected to launch sometime in September.

The launch of new Fenix smartwatches is fast approaching. While Garmin has not officially revealed anything yet, a regional website has outlined not only the launch date for the Fenix 8 series, but also that it will be available in three sizes.

The Find X8 is thought to launch as a member of OPPO's next-gen Android flagship smartphone series later in 2024. In the meantime, it has allegedly appeared in its first ever in-the-wild leak. Should that be the case, the handset has picked up a couple of potentially substantial new design cue while possibly retaining others from its X7-series predecessor.

MSI has now confirmed pricing and availability for the MPG 491CQPX, its latest 49-inch curved gaming monitor. Although most features of the MPG 491CQPX are already known, MSI will not be releasing it for a while yet.

Contrary to what is rapidly becoming the norm, iPad-exclusive design app Procreate has declared itself to be staunchly against “all forms” of generative AI. The video, posted on X, has gained applause from thousands of creatives.

The Sharge Storm2 Slim, also known as the Shargeek 130, is officially being discontinued. The quintessential transparent 20,000mAh power bank is going out with a bang, however, with a final sale cutting its price to a "historical" low. It comes with up-to-100W USB-C port still powerful enough to charge most ultrabooks at extra-fast speeds.

CachyOS, a lesser-known player in the Linux space, has released an update that includes support for the ASUS ROG Ally X. The update also introduces the newly remade Cosmic Desktop Environment. There are also multiple optimizations on board, including the latest NVIDIA drivers and a server partnership with CDN77. Update: The last point clarified - thanks, Kiri11.

The Epic Games Store has updated its free game giveaway, a week after offering Death's Gambit: Afterlife and a $25 add-on for World of Warships for free. This week, the storefront has moved to The Callisto Protocol and Gigantic: Rampage Edition, which typically sell for almost $80.

Lucid's cars are more energy-efficient than those of Tesla, which has become 'distracted,' claims Lucid's CEO. The automaker sees an opening to eat some of Tesla's market share with new, cheaper models.

CRKD's Atom is a new miniature Bluetooth controller, or keychain controller as it calls it, that works with a variety of devices. Available in a wide range of color options including transparent ones, the Atom arrives as a challenger to 8BitDo's Zero 2 controller.

Like phones, the batteries inside the wearables, such as smart rings, degrade over time. However, as a recent teardown has revealed, the battery of the Samsung Galaxy Ring can't be replaced without destroying it, which means the wearable can't be repaired.

The FSD 12.5 update that merges the city and highway code stacks, and allows for nagless driving, is now going out to older Teslas with the Hardware 3.0 suite of cameras and sensors.

The Oppo F27 5G offers a modern design and interesting features for the equivalent of around $280, as Oppo installs a ring-shaped notification LED around the camera module and offers an unusual walkie-talkie feature with BeaconLink.

A high-resolution 13.3-inch color display that can be up to nine meters away from the nearest power socket and yet not require a cable or battery: the latest display from Digital View sounds like a dream of the future, but will be available soon.

Festool will launch the ExoActive EXO 18 HPC 4,0 I-Plus exoskeleton for construction-related tradespeople in America on September 12, 2024. The exoskeleton provides the operators with extra arm support when working on tasks in front or above them, reducing muscle load by up to 30%. The system provides each arm with approximately 11 pounds of powered support.

The Redmi Note 14 Pro 5G has reared its head again before its alleged September release. Not only has charging information surfaced online, but so have details about its potential chipset and regional camera hardware variations.

A reliable leaker has beat the Epic Games Store to revealing not just this week's free game giveaway, but also one that will not start until the end of August.

New evidence has surfaced about the forthcoming Galaxy Z Fold6 Ultra, which is also known as the Galaxy Z Fold6 Slim. Reportedly coming in at just 10 mm when closed, Samsung is also expected to release the device next month but only in two countries.

The Samsung S85D is the cheapest OLED TV in the current 2024 lineup of the world's leading television brand. Thanks to a big 41% price cut on Amazon, the 77-inch version is now particularly intriguing for price-conscious buyers of a big-screen TV.

Ford has shelved its three-row EV SUV project while its Ford Model e business bleeds over $1.1 billion as the EV market continues to soften. EV charger and range limitations along with higher-than-ICE vehicle pricing has led to reduced EV demand. Price challenges from Chinese competitors like BYD continue to threaten profitability.

Microsoft has expanded its Xbox Series X lineup with a new high-capacity 2TB "Galaxy Black" model. In addition, the company is introducing new 1TB variants of the Xbox Series X and Xbox Series S consoles, providing gamers with more design options.

AMD could be gearing up to release the Ryzen 9000 X3D CPUs shortly as references to the Zen 5 X3D chips have been found in the source code of the official Asus website. In the absence of any meaningful gaming performance upgrade from the vanilla Zen 5 parts, the Ryzen 9000 X3D could likely be Team Red’s answer to Intel Arrow Lake CPUs which is reportedly scheduled for October.

Samsung's new Odyssey 3D gaming monitor boasts a unique glasses-free 3D viewing technology, aiming to revolutionize the immersive gaming experience. With its impressive technical specifications and Samsung's commitment to innovation, the Odyssey 3D could be a standout choice for gaming enthusiasts.

Microsoft expands its accessibility controllers with the new Xbox Adaptive Joystick that's customizable and plugs into its Xbox Adaptive Controller. The Xbox Adaptive Joystick is joined by 8BitDo's Lite SE 2.4G Wireless Controller for Xbox which has Hall Effect joysticks.

Sennheiser’s flagship TWS earbuds, the Momentum True Wireless 4, are currently discounted by up to 23%, bringing them close to their lowest price yet on Amazon. The Momentum 4 are widely praised for their outstanding sound quality, and they also excel in the ANC and connectivity areas, putting them up there with the best from Bose, Apple and Sony.

In addition to the Help me write and Refine my draft shortcuts on iOS and Android devices, Gemini in Gmail now comes with the Polish feature. This option uses the power of AI to refine email drafts and is available on both mobile devices and the web. Sadly, it is only available to Workspace customers.

Zen 5 might only be 5% faster than the previous gen in Windows for now, but Linux users can already enjoy up to 32% speed boosts thanks to Intel's optimizations that somehow work for AMD's latest CPUs too.

The Samsung Galaxy S25 Ultra is expected to be released early next year, but there have been multiple leaks about the phone. As for the latest leak, it comes from Ice Universe, and the reputable tipster claims that the new flagship phone will have slimmer bezels and a larger screen than its predecessor.

The XG27ACDNG has almost the exact same name as another member of the ROG Strix series of OLED monitors, but comes with a number of crucial differences. It is rated for a refresh rate of 360Hz despite its QHD resolution - which, moreover, is not glossy. The new display also boasts a powered USB-C port alongside support for HDMI 2.1 and DisplayPort 1.4.

Until recently, it has been possible to purchase various 27-inch OLED gaming monitors with 360 Hz refresh rates. However, ASUS has now switched up proceedings with the ROG Swift OLED PG27AQDP, the first example to combine 1440p and 480 Hz visuals.

The latest ROG Rapture-series router is joined by its non-gaming RT-BE86U counterpart to bring cutting-edge wired or wireless speeds to the ongoing Computex showcase. They are joined by the ROG USB-BE92, an adapter rated to upgrade non-Wi-Fi 7 PCs to the same 4K QAM and MLO technology with WPA3 security to boot.

The latest Game Ready Driver software package from Nvidia, labeled 560.94 and released yesterday, comes with DLSS support for several games launching these days, including Star Wars Outlaws, Warhammer 40,000: Space Marine 2, and Final Fantasy XVI (the demo version). The new GeForce RTX 4070 with GDDR6 instead of GDDR6X is also supported.

Nvidia released its latest official drivers for Linux, FreeBSD, and Solaris. In addition to improved support for a variety of features in the open-source OSes, the Nvidia 560 graphics drivers also default to using open-source GPU kernel modules.

Lenovo has introduced a special Black Myth: Wukong edition for its C170 GaN charger. Besides featuring a different outlook, all the other aspects of the power adapter are the same as the regular version, including 170W fast charging support.

The world will not have to wait much longer for the release of its first ever tri-fold smartphone, according to a new leak. The ground-breaking device is slated to come courtesy of Huawei and arrive ahead of more conventional handsets such as those of the Mate 70 series. However, it is also thought to be a niche device that will not come cheap.

At the Opening Night Live of gamescom 2024, the first gameplay scenes from the seventh part of the Civilization series planned for early 2025 were shown. At the same time, a comprehensive showcase was published, providing an in-depth look at the planned improvements.

A teaser trailer was shown at the Opening Night Live of gamescom 2024, officially announcing the long-awaited fourth installment in the Borderlands series. However, fans are still skeptical due to the disappointing last Borderlands games.