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Bethesda will launch a new update for Fallout 4 in the coming days. It features new quests, in-game content, cosmetics and QoL improvements for PC, Xbox and PlayStation.

Epic Games has updated its free game giveaway on its Epic Games Store. From today until April 18, the storefront will offer Ghostrunner for free, having last done so during Christmas 2023. Typically, Ghostrunner sells for $29.99.

Tesla is making good on its promise to launch a new version of the base single-motor Model Y that offers both a low price and a record range on a charge.

Apple remains five months away from revealing its next-generation iPhones. Nonetheless, battery capacity details for all models have now surfaced online, which imply that Apple is incentivising potential buyers to pick up a more expensive Pro model instead of a cheaper iPhone 16 or iPhone 16 Plus.

DJI has unveiled the Avata 2, its first consumer drone release of 2024. The DJI Avata 2 replaces the Avata as the company's first-person view (FPV) drone with improvements and refinements in multiple areas, including new Goggles 3 and RC Motion 3 accessories.

The BenQ W5800 DLP 4K projector is now available to purchase in some European countries. The new model was recently launched in India, and third-party retailers have since listed the device. Features of the model include a laser light source with up to 2,600 ANSI lumens brightness and 100% DCI-P3 color gamut coverage.

Huawei has unveiled the MateBook X Pro 2024, a new competitor to the MacBook Air. The thin and ultra-light laptop weighs only 980 g and is equipped with a 3.2K OLED touchscreen and an ultra-fast processor up to Intel Core Ultra 9 185H.

Amazon, one of the world's biggest emitters of CO2, considers E-fuel, made from water and carbon dioxide, to be a "promising tool for reducing emissions" and has already made its first deliveries. The company, which is co-funded by Bill Gates, now wants to ramp up production.

The Leitz Phone 3 is here, bringing some significant improvements, from a newer Snapdragon flagship processor to an enhanced simulation of legendary Leica lenses in the camera app and a new design.

For the second month in a row, Linux on the desktop has reached a market adoption rate of over 4%, according to Statcounter.com. Will 2024 be the much-touted "year of the Linux desktop"?

Garmin has revealed a new beta update for one of its mid-range smartwatches. Version 19.09 brings a range of features and bug fixes to the wearable, including a tool for improved heart rate data accuracy. Plus, users have posted in the forum sharing features that are not listed in the change log.

Xiaomi has unveiled the Redmi Max 100 2025, a huge 100-inch Smart TV that offers impressive features, including 240-Hz gaming mode and support for Dolby Atmos, Dolby Vision, and HDR10+ for the equivalent of less than 1,200 euros.

The Garmin Public Beta Version 19.09 update has been announced for some of Garmin’s smartwatches. The software brings new tools relating to Jet Lag, Garmin Messenger and heart rate. Plus, a range of bug fixes tackle issues with music playback, notifications, and activity profiles.

For a limited time, you can score a free pair of Anker Soundcore Liberty 4 NC by purchasing the XREAL Air 2 Pro smart glasses. The bundled noise cancelling wireless earbuds generally go for $99.99, and they work well with augmented reality (AR) glasses.

Future versions of Firefox may include a new feature that translates selected text in other languages. This feature recently appeared in Firefox Nightly 126.

Tesla is now trying to prevent its Autopilot secrets and issues from spilling out in the open, while British Columbia bans higher levels of autonomous driving.

A Facebook page with 1.2 million followers claiming to offer free access to Midjourney AI got caught for pushing malware and infostealers. It, along with many other hacked pages doing the same thing with other generative AI tools, was uncovered by Bitdefender, a cybersecurity company.

Dyson has improved the boring task of vacuuming a home with CleanTrace, an augmented reality app to visualize the missed areas. This tool ensures manual Dyson users that they have covered every last nook and cranny of their homes.

RKGK, aka Rakugaki, sheds the first-person shooter, MMO gameplay and grim, realistic worlds that have become all too common in recent games, opting instead to tell its rebellion story through colourful, surrealistic visuals and fast-paced platformer action.

Tolino has just introduced three new e-book readers. In addition to the improved Tolino Shine 5, which now supports Bluetooth among other things, two e-readers with color displays are also being launched onto the market: the Tolino Shine Color and Vision Color.

A lost Google Pixel 8 can be tracked down even if the battery is exhausted and the device has no connection to the mobile network. This functionality of Google's "Find My Device" network will also be available for other smartphones in the future.

In response to questions about a half-full Cybertruck battery pack discovered in a teardown of Tesla's electric pickup, a lead Cybertruck engineer chimed in with a cheeky response that could imply a long-range Cybertruck is possible - if not already in the works. Or it could be a throw-away joke.

PocketBook has presented a versatile e-reader, the InkPad Eo, with a color e-ink display, stylus and Android. However, the combination of the 10.3-inch Kaleido 3 panel, the front illumination and an eight-core processor means that buyers have to pay a relatively high price for the PocketBook.

Motorola has released another Moto G series smartphone running Android 14. Arriving in Europe first before reaching Africa, Asia, Latin America and the Middle East, the Motorola Moto G04s spans 6.6-inches, has a 50 MP primary camera and a 5,000 mAh battery that it can recharge at 15 W.

The Cybertruck is Tesla’s first vehicle with a modern 800V architecture, and on paper it can charge in under 20 minutes at Tesla's vaporware 350 kW V4 chargers. In reality, its charging rate has been rather abysmal.

The attractive AMD configuration of the ThinkPad X13 Gen 3 is also equipped with 16GB RAM, a 512GB SSD as well as a decent IPS screen with full sRGB colors. Thanks to a reasonable discount, the compact Lenovo laptop has dropped to $849.

Transistor open or closed, 0 or 1, that's what a microchip is based on. With a newly developed two-dimensional magnet, a completely different circuit enters the playing field, which has a lot to offer, especially in terms of efficiency.

A current generation Garmin smartwatch is eligible for a new update. Rolling out now, the software update features numerous changes like a new Jet Lag Adviser glance, plus various heart rate data refinements.

Garmin has revealed a new update for one of its older high-end smartwatches. The new update arrives as Beta Version 19.09, the first 19.xx build of any kind for the device. Accordingly, the new software contains multiple changes from v18.22, including but not limited to adding support for the Garmin Messenger app.

According to recent reports, Apple is roughly a month away from reealing new iPad Pro tablets. In the meantime, it seems that the company has included hints to new Apple Pencil, iPad Pro 11 and iPad Pro 12.9 devices within iPadOS 17.5.

Motorola is projected to refresh its latest smartphone with an upgraded processor - not to mention one of its most advanced kinds of rear camera - very soon. The Edge 50 Ultra has apparently surfaced on Geekbench ahead of its supposedly imminent launch event, as though to be sure everyone knows what its main specs are ahead of this event.

Apple iPad 10th generation has returned to its best price on Amazon and Best Buy. Its WiFi variant with 64 GB of storage is now up for grabs at $349. While it’s the most affordable tablet from the company, the A14 Bionic chip inside can easily handle most tasks you throw at it.

A new version of the IKEA TRÅDFRI LED bulb GU10 345 lumen is now available at European stores. The smart bulb allows you to wirelessly dim the lighting, adjust the color temperature of white light or choose a different color. Plus, the new version is cheaper than the older model and competitor products.

Polar has announced a hotly anticipated firmware update for the new Grit X2 Pro smartwatch. Customers who had pre-ordered the wearable had been told that the device would not ship until this software was ready. Now, it appears that Polar has begun to send out the Grit X2 Pro, with the update adding various features and improvements to the wearable.

Sony asserts that its next flagship camera for dedicated pan-tilt-zoom (PTZ) recording will leap to the forefront of professional subject-tracking on its launch. The BRC-AM7 is touted to be the world's lightest and smallest device of its form-factor on its launch, yet pack the picture quality and format support to match some of the OEM's other flagship video cameras.

Xiaomi has now launched the Redmi Turbo 3 in China. Rumored to debut globally next month as the Poco F6, the Turbo 3 features the Snapdragon 8s Gen 3, up to 16 GB of memory and 1 TB of storage, and with a price tag converting to under US$400 even when specced out.

The China-made Loongson 3A6000 CPU has made its debut inside the Morefine M700S. Given the power of the processor, the mini PC is geared for less resource-intensive tasks. It's up for preorders in China at ~$387.

The next Apple Watch could use an LTPO display (according to rumors) for its entire screen, which would bring several benefits. The use of an LTPO display would likely see an increase in battery life, which has long been a weak point for the Apple Watch.

Firmware 2.0.19 is rolling out to a Polar smartwatch released last year. The update brings a range of new features, which arrived with the Grit X2 Pro, to the wearable. These include new training metrics, improved navigation and more accurate heart rate measurements.

The Sony Xperia 1 VI name has appeared in new third-party phone case listings, offering the indication that the flagship device should be heading toward release soon. In fact, it has already been reported that the Xperia 1 VI release date could land in May, but it seems fans have little to look forward to in terms of design or hardware changes.

Xiaomi has now presented its latest Redmi devices, albeit only in China for now. Both the Redmi Pad Pro and Redmi Turbo 3 have been joined by special Harry Potter Editions, which Xiaomi has sought to advertise with an elaborate promotional campaign.

Kuura touts its first-gen Ring as "The Future of Fitness" thanks to its ability to deliver advanced health-tracking features while helping the user enhance their work-outs over time. The Ring is slated to debut via a crowdfunding page later in April 2024, whereupon it will be offered to early adopters for under $100.

Unleashed earlier today, Kobo's Libra Colour and Clara Colour are the brand's first colour e-ink e-readers. Their highlights include water resistance, a generous battery life, as well as OverDrive integration. The price tags read $219.99 for the Libra and $179.99 for the Clara, which also comes with a BW version that's $50 cheaper.

Lenovo has unveiled a refresh of the Legion Y700 (2023), which it recently released globally as the Legion Tab. Now, the company has presented the Legion Y700 Super Control Edition, which is said to offer a 'a new gaming experience' thanks to an industry first display finish. There will be no next-generation Legion Y700 (2024) for a few more months yet, though.

The Redmi Pad Pro has only just officially landed. Nonetheless, there is already evidence of Xiaomi preparing a global release for not just the Redmi Pad Pro but also the similar POCO Pad.

Anbernic has showcased yet another compact retro gaming handheld. Having presented the RG35XX 2024 and RG35XX SP last month, the company has now moved on to the even smaller RG28XX. Nonetheless, the Anbernic RG28XX should still be powerful enough to handle games from up to SEGA Dreamcast and Sony PSP libraries, among other use cases.

EA has officially announced that Battlefield 2042 will end with the current Season 7 and the publisher now wants to focus on the planned "Battlefield Universe".

Xiaomi has released the Redmi Pad Pro in China. While details of a global launch remain unknown for now, the Xiaomi Redmi Pad Pro has landed in the company's home market with a Snapdragon 7s Gen 2, a huge battery, and a high-resolution display, among other features.

Motorola has shared early details about its next Moto smartphone before its official release. Not only has the company confirmed what the Moto G64 looks like, but it has also confirmed various key device specifications, including the presence of MediaTek's new Dimensity 7025 chipset.

After dropping to the all-time low price of $279.99 last month, the Samsung Odyssey G5 (LC34G55TWWNXZA) is now available for $372. However, this is still a good deal since a 32% discount is involved and the list price tag reads $549.99 while the Camelcamelcamel price tracker shows an average price of $412.05.