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It seems that Samsung could be launching the Galaxy Watch FE much sooner than previous leaks suggested. The same leaker has revealed the pricing of the first Galaxy Watch Fan Edition too.

Samsung has finally released the G80SD, the latest version of the Odyssey OLED G8. A foil to other 4K and 240 Hz QD-OLED gaming monitors sold by the likes of ASUS, Dell, Gigabyte and MSI, the Odyssey OLED G8 (G80SD) will initially be sold with a $300 gift card in some markets and a free pair of Galaxy Buds2 Pro earbuds in others.

Swytch is now selling the GO eBike Conversion Kit via Amazon UK. The new model was unveiled last year, and you can choose between three power pack options for up to 60 miles (~96 km) range. Plus, customers who sign up for the pre-order waitlist, rather than purchasing the product immediately, are offered a discount.

Lenovo has discounted the well-equipped ThinkPad X1 Extreme to just $1,251, which is a great price for a 16-inch business laptop that comes with powerful components such as an RTX 3080 Ti with 16GB VRAM and a Core i9-12900H.

'AI' laptops, desktops and convertibles seem poised to take over the PC world already. According to new research, however, they are not likely to do so quite yet, with their percentage of the market projected to be in the single digits for 2024. Then again, they may also have the potential to be the thing that finally restores demand in the end.

New leaks have now revealed model numbers of the Xiaomi 14T, Xiaomi 14T Pro, and Xiaomi Mix Flip, confirming Xiaomi's plans to sell all three models globally. Launch information on the clamshell Mix Flip has also been revealed ahead of its expected rivalry with Samsung's upcoming Galaxy Z Flip6.

The long-awaited mod tool for Baldur's Gate 3 entered the closed alpha phase yesterday. In the course of this, Larian Studios also announced when the release of the tool is planned.

A new leak has now revealed the latest information on Qualcomm's next-gen flagship SoC, the Snapdragon 8 Gen 4. The chipset is expected to feature custom cores and is being tested with incredibly high clock speeds that deliver a 30% generational CPU boost in performance.

The PRO MP252 E2 and PRO MP271A E2 monitors are MSI's newest monitors. They come with a 37% thinner bezel compared to last-gen models and increase the refresh rate from 100 Hz to 120 Hz.

Battlemage is bringing quite a few architecture improvements over the Alchemist iteration, including increased efficiency, more powerful ray tracing units and optimized scalability. THis new architecture will first be introduced with the Lunar Lake CPUs, but desktop and HPC versions should launch later on.

GPD has now revealed full specs for the Duo, its first attempt at building a twin-display laptop. Not only does the GPD Duo feature a pair of OLED displays, but it also packs an AMD Ryzen 7 8840U GPU, an 80 Wh battery and more ports than the average laptop. GPD has integrated other features, too like an OCuLink port for connecting an eGPU to improve gaming performance.

ZOTAC has now showcased the ZONE, its alternative to the ASUS ROG Ally and Steam Deck. Not only has the company now confirmed all ZOTAC ZONE specifications, but it has shared a release month and launch pricing too.

Motorola's Edge is back with a new vanilla flagship with all the potential advantages of its series. They include a 144Hz pOLED display, 68W TurboPower charging and a 50MP OIS rear camera. Its generationally-unchanged vegan leather back covers a new chassis that blends features of its own predecessor with that of another new Edge-series handset.

The Hisense U7NQ 4K Mini-LED TV is now on sale in various European countries. Available in sizes from 55 to 75 inches, the model has a 120Hz native refresh rate with VRR and offers full array local dimming. There is also Game Mode PRO, with support for AMD FreeSync Premium Pro.

The latest Xbox Games Showcase is only a few days away possibly bringing games like Call of Duty: Black Ops Gulf War, a new DOOM, and Fable, to name a few. According to a new report, fans might get to see a tiny glimpse of the “Xbox Portable” handheld console at the showcase in addition to a plethora of game announcements.

ModRetro is targeting not just the Nintendo Game Boy Color fans with its first release, but also the Analogue Pocket and DIY efforts from the likes of Funnyplaying. Built around an FPGA chip and offering cartridge support, the ModRetro Chromatic is billed as being the most accurate modern recreation of a Game Boy Color to date.

The Xiaomi Mijia Smart Curtain 2 is now available to pre-order in China. The gadget lets you remotely control your curtains with intelligent features and integration with your smart home ecosystem. Compared to older models, upgrades include a quieter motor and stepless speed adjustments.

Samsung is suing rival smart ring brand Oura in the US ahead of the Galaxy Ring's launch. The lawsuit references five of Oura’s patents on various technologies, claiming that many smart ring manufacturers use these features. In the filing, Samsung also confirms its intended launch date for the wearable.

Samsung will soon be bringing its FE 'Fan Edition' branding to the Galaxy Watch series. The Galaxy Watch FE will likely join the Galaxy Watch7 and Galaxy Watch Ultra next month at a Galaxy Unpacked event, ahead of which specifications and official render images have leaked online.

The BenQ TK710 and TK710STi laser projectors have arrived. The company describes its new products as casual gaming projectors, offering multiple HDR game modes, a 4ms input lag and dual HDMI ports. BenQ claims that the DLP models have a native 4K resolution, but this may not be the case.

The Xiaomi 14 Civi will be the first phone from the Civi line to be launched outside China. It's expected to be the rebrand of Civi 4 Pro, which the company launched in the Chinese market in March. The dedicated teaser microsite on Flipkart confirms this by sharing official specs before the June 12 Indian launch.

The 2024 Dell G16 7630 gaming laptop has scored a massive $350 discount on Dell’s official store. The machine brings a 14-core Core i7-13650HX CPU, a 140 W RTX 4060 GPU, 16 GB of RAM, and 1 TB of storage. A 16-inch IPS panel with a QHD+ resolution handles display duties.

To outperform the competition, MSI combines a brand new Intel Lunar Lake chip with a gigantic 80 Wh battery and two Thunderbolt 4 ports in the new Claw 8 AI+. This allows MSI to compete directly with the latest Asus ROG Ally X.

While AnTuTu is more popular for its smartphone benchmark tool, it also has a new electric car benchmarking app. It’s there to evaluate the performance of the infotainment system inside the EV by stress testing the processor, storage, and RAM. The ranking list from May has highlighted 17 top-performing models.

Intel is offering deeper insights into the Lunar Lake architecture at Computex 2024. Lunar Lake will be a tiled 3D packaged design for laptops with a focus on per-per-Watt and AI performance. Lunar Lake marks the arrival of Lion Cove and Skymont cores, Xe2-LPG Battlemage iGPU, and a 47 TOPS NPU along with a host of other platform enhancements.

A new mini PC has just been announced, namely the Beelink EQ13, which comes with passive cooling and an Intel processor. The power supply unit is integrated directly into the housing and the system is also protected against damage from dust.

The Motorola Moto X50 Ultra is now also available for customers outside China. The smartphone comes with a telephoto lens and a Pantone-certified display, but such a purchase also has its limitations.

Ford's CEO sees hybrids as more than a “transitional technology,” despite the company being all-in on EVs. US buyers seem to share his sentiment, with a recent survey finding that as many as 43% of US buyers still prefer hybrids to pure EVs. The biggest sticking point is still charging time.

Although these plans might change in a few months, it is worth pointing out Elon Musk's declaration that uncovered xAI's plans to buy roughly 300,000 Nvidia B200 chips. This shopping round should end by September 2025, he revealed. By then, xAi should also have some companions to its only product as of now, namely the chatbot Grok.

Rumours of the upcoming Leica M11-D have been confirmed by Leica Rumors, which has just revealed the leaked user manual containing its full specifications. Like the M10-D, the M11-D has no rear LCD and controls; however, it omits the fold-out thumb rest and replaces the rear EV compensation dial with an ISO dial.

A New York Stock Exchange price-bands technical glitch has affected six dozen stocks and caused Berkshire Hathaway Class A stocks to lose $908.65 billion in market capitalization before it was fixed. Most affected stocks have resumed trading, but some are still paused. The glitch stemmed from CTA price data and was not caused by cyberattack or malware.

Samsung's flagship Android smartphone from 2021 is covered by a one-year warranty, is eligible to receive the Android 15-based One UI 7 software update and thereby becomes a potential bargain as a refurbished Galaxy S21 Ultra can now be had for well under $300.

According to an official post from Beelink on Twitter, the company is set to launch a new Intel-based mini PC with support for external GPUs via an 8-lane PCIe Gen4/5 slot. Other specifications of the product remain unclear at this point, with no word on pricing or availability.

The RTX 4070 configuration of the HP Victus 16 is approaching the $1,000 mark and has now hit its lowest price point thus far as Best Buy is offering a $250 discount on the 16-inch gaming laptop.

LG has released a new OLED gaming monitor in Europe. Arriving as the UltraGear OLED 32GS95UX-B, the monitor is a regional variant of the UltraGear OLED 32GS95UE with dedicated 4K/240 Hz and 1080p/480 Hz display modes.

Hisense has announced a product launch event due to take place in the next couple of weeks, where it is expected to unveil at least one new laser TV model. In a post on Weibo, the company gave few hints about what customers could expect. The latest laser TV will likely launch in China, with plans for a global rollout yet to be revealed.

The worst results that a privacy check by Mozilla has ever produced. And it's not at all surprising that all the car manufacturers tested were criticized - some, fortunately, less so.

New leaks point to the Panasonic Lumix GH7 as the camera maker's next high-end Micro Four Thirds launch on June 5, giving aspiring videographers and hybrid shooters something to look forward to. Leaks suggest the GH7 will have the same internals as the Lumix G9 II, but with better cooling for long video record limits. It will allegedly also be compatible with the Lumix Lab app for Panasonic's new LUT ecosystem.

The MSI MPG 341CQPX is one of the first examples of Samsung's new 34-inch QD-OLED panel. More of a Gen 1.5 QD-OLED panel than Gen 2.5, the new panel allows the MSI MPG 341CQPX to combine a 1440p resolution with a 240 Hz refresh rate for $899.99.

Converting light directly into motion is one of the curious abilities of a quantum motor. New experiments show that quantum entanglement enhances this even further.

The Anker Nano Car Charger (167.5W, 3 Ports) is now available in the US. This is the most powerful accessory of its kind from Anker, with a single USB-C port offering up to 100W power. Based on the total output, the company indicates that you can use the device to charge your laptop, smartphone, and headphones simultaneously.

The recently teased OneXPlayer X1 Ryzen Edition has been officially launched in China. It comes with the AMD Ryzen 7 8840U from the Hawk Point series with a maximum 5.1 GHz clock speed. This Zen 4 processor can be paired with up to 64 GB of LPDDR5X RAM and 4 TB of PCIe 4.0 storage. Other aspects of the gaming handheld are pretty much the same as the Intel Meteor Lake variant.

Xiaomi has announced the debut of a new smart ring - sort of. It has added the Amovan Nova to the US version of its crowdfunding website, as a wearable rated to support features such as physical activity, heart rate, sleep quality, SpO2, and skin temperature tracking. Xiaomi touts it as the smartest IP68 health-tracking wearable for under $150 - with no subscriptions required.

Various details about a new HMD Global smartphone have surfaced online. Reportedly sharing plenty of features with HMD Skyline, HMD Nighthawk will ship with a Qualcomm Snapdragon 4 Gen 2 chipset to hit a sub €300 price tag.

HMD Global is reportedly close to unveiling its homage to classic Nokia Lumia smartphones. Not only have more specifications about the device leaked online, but so has the device's launch pricing and release date.

The Sony PlayStation VR 2 (PS VR2) is coming to PC this August, opening up the PlayStation 5's VR headset to being used to play Assetto Corsa and Half-Life Alyx, among other PC-only VR games. The PS VR2 is also Steam VR compatible, therefore making it compatible with thousands of other PC VR games too.

Designed around the X870E chip architecture from AMD to fully support the 7000, 8000, and 9000 Series AM5 processors, Biostar's X870E Valkyrie is a high-end motherboard able to accommodate up to 192 GB of DDR5 memory, which also provides a rich set of storage and expansion options alongside a 22-phase Dr.MOS power design.

Nothing's latest hype-post does not exactly say much, yet leaves a lot to interpret and read into. Most of it might be related to the release of the Carl Pei-led brand's third-gen flagship Android smartphone - then again, there is also a much less premium potential solution for the new conundrum.

The Huawei SuperCharge Magnetic Mobile Power Bank is now available in China. Designed for smartphones like the Mate 60 series, the portable accessory offers several charging modes with varying output power. Other features include a folding stand and protection against overheating.

Cristiano Amon has formally introduced the Snapdragon X Elite and Plus chipsets during the company's "PC Reborn" Computex 2024 keynote speech. The series features a custom NPU touted to deliver the potential of their signature Microsoft Copilot+ "experiences". Qualcomm's CEO also officially unveiled some Oryon CPU performance gains compared to rival platforms such as Apple M and Intel Core Ultra.