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TCL has launched a new pair of AR glasses called the Nxtwear S Plus. They are successors to the Nxtwear S, and just like the predecessors, you need to connect these glasses to a compatible device. That is, they are not standalone devices like the Apple Vision Pro or Meta Quest headsets. But the new TCL glasses are more affordable, coming with a price tag of $399 or £399.

A 6.78-inch display with 165 Hz and LTPO, a high-end SoC Snapdragon 8 Gen 3, WiFi 7 and long battery life: The Asus ROG Phone 8 Pro is very much on the same level as the Apple iPhone 15 Pro Max in a number of ways. As our review shows, only the camera system falls short.

Shortly after Ford stopped producing the sub-compact Fiesta in Europe, CEO Jim Farley has said that he has tasked his team with coming up with a plan to develop a small, affordable EV to make the company's EV business more profitable.

Even before its launch, the Xiaomi SU7 was considered to be an extremely strong competitor to electric cars such as the Audi e-Tron GT, Porsche Taycan and Tesla Model S. Xiaomi has revealed important details and specs of the SU7 (Max), with which the tech giant from China hopes to overtake the competition. The SU7 will also be on display at the MWC 2024.

Huawei's tablet, which is said to resemble a 10-inch iPad when unfolded and fits inside your pocket when double folded, is scheduled to go into mass production sometime in the first half of this year, according to a report. Samsung is also likely to have a similar product in the works for 2024, as new rumors suggest. In addition, Oppo and Vivo are apparently planning a withdrawal from the foldable market.

The Lenovo Yoga 7i also sports 16GB RAM and a 512GB SSD. Considering the wallet-friendly sale price of just $699, the 14-inch convertible is a great everyday device for regular laptop users who don't play games.

OpenAI's latest venture, Sora, breaks new ground in AI innovation by seamlessly translating textual prompts into lifelike videos. Despite some minor imperfections, Sora's ability to generate compelling scenes, from vintage SUVs rallying up mountains to animated monsters, demonstrates its potential in visual storytelling. The model is currently available to a select few people, who are testing it for safety and risks, along with some visual artists and creators for early feedback.

Vivo India has reportedly put up posters confirming the upcoming launch of the V30 and V30 Pro. One or both of those mid-range Android smartphones will be unleashed with Zeiss rear camera logos normally exclusive to the brand's flagship smartphones. It also has another OEM signature: a large RGB LED flash.

Perhaps Tesla owners will no longer be custodians of ‘dead robots’ that are unable to charge in winter. With software update 2024.2.6, Tesla introduces new features that focus on optimizing the charging experience in cold weather.

A whole arsenal of equipment has made its way to the surface of the moon. It is part of the new lunar missions that could turn our satellite into a valuable research station.

A prototype 3D printed airless basketball first showcased by Wilson a year ago will finally be available to buy from February 16, albeit in a limited run of fewer than 200. Designed as a rigid open-lattice shell, the Airless Gen1 Basketball has the exact same size, weight and rebound as a regular basketball. However, at $2500, the first-of-its-kind ball certainly won’t come cheap.

The iPhone's neural engine looks to be getting a substantial boost to keep up with a host of new generative AI features exclusive to the iPhone 16. For the first time since the iPhone 12, the Neural Engine will get a core-count bump to match the new features when the A18 chip launches.

Although not a product beyond version 1.0 yet, DuckDuckGo is a quite popular browser among those looking for privacy and security before anything else. Its latest update allows users to sync bookmarks, passwords, and email protection settings between devices without the need to create and use an account.

PFN has been collaborating with TSMC since 2016, yet it decided to produce its next gen AI chips on Samsung's 2 nm nodes. While TSMC currently has more 2 nm clients, PFN's switch could signal a reversal in Samsung's favor, since the Japanese company has close ties with Intel and Nvidia.

The Lenovo IdeaPad 1 laptop series is best known for offering affordable systems that are good for productivity workloads. On the note of affordability, things got better for the IdeaPad 1 15ALC7. This laptop with AMD Ryzen 7 5700U, 15.6-inch FHD screen, 16 GB of RAM, and 512 GB SSD is currently enjoying a generous $370 discount.

These models could soon be available with read speeds of 14 GB/s and write speeds of 12 GB/s, support for the latest 3D NAND memory chips, as well as computational storage device compliance.

There are a good number of single board computers (SBC) out there that have reasonably capable hardware. But to use them, you need to connect the board to a couple of things, which includes a monitor. Well, UUGear wanted to make things a bit easier by attaching a 5.5-inch touchscreen display to its Vivid Unit SBC.

Samsung is preparing to launch the Galaxy A35 and Galaxy A55, a pair of 5G handsets that will bolster its popular Galaxy A series. In the meantime, a website has obtained dozens of images showing the pair's official case designs, as well as first-party TPU screen protectors.

SteamOS continues to receive updates aplenty of late. Having already issued four update packages this month, Valve has now released another three, including SteamOS 3.5.16, which introduce several improvements to Steam Deck and Steam Deck OLED gaming handhelds.

The Tesla Cybertruck goes off-road and makes a splash at the King of the Hammers. Did the E-pickup break down under the extreme conditions? Or was it just a case of minor damage? While some are celebrating the electric truck as a hero, others are seeing it as a fragile high-tech toy.

Bose has launched the Ultra Open Earbuds, its innovative pair of open earbuds. The company claims that both the Ultra Open Earbuds and QuietComfort Ultra Earbuds will receive Bluetooth Multipoint connectivity via a firmware update later this year.

The Anker Solarbank Dual System balcony power plants are now on sale in the EU, with an introductory discount offering up to €1,110 off. Each kit includes four solar panels, a microinverter and two Solarbanks with a combined 3.2 kWh storage capacity. Plus, the range-topping bundle’s solar panels have a 2,160W maximum power.

Settling the pressing question of which Tesla hardware setup helps parking better, a full HW4 vs HW3 vs ultrasonic parking sensors test has been carried out. The USS kit still performs better with smaller, low-lying objects, though Vision has come a long way.

Available on Amazon for both the $1,499.99 list price and the all-time low of $801.74 in the last month (according to Camelcamelcamel), the Samsung Odyssey G85SB curved gaming monitor is now 35% off for a still good price of $980.15. However, the Samsung Offer Program can push it below $750 for qualifying Samsung US customers.

Tesla has made a short promo video touting all the interior and exterior design upgrades of its newest Model 3 Highland facelift. In it, Tesla's Franz von Holzhausen says that the Highland has trimmed 'all the baby fat' from the design.

A new business projector has been revealed by BenQ, the LW650. The model is similar to the recently released LH650, though it has a WUXGA rather than a 1080p native resolution, which should make it cheaper than its predecessor. Other features include up to 4,000 ANSI lumens brightness, support for HDR10+ and 1.3X zoom.

According to a new report, Honor has confirmed in a press release that Honor will launch the Magic6 RSR Porsche Design next week at MWC 2024. However, it seems that is a wide of the mark, at least for now. Update: Honor has since denied providing any such confirmation.

The Sony Honda Mobility joint venture has big US market penetration plans for its 'PlayStation EV' Afeela project in the near future. Sony will have 3 new Afeela models on sale in the US by 2028, all direct Tesla rivals.

Blizzard is currently offering a bundle with cosmetic content for Diabolo 4 that costs just as much as the actual game. The community seems to be less enthusiastic about this.

Lenovo has outlined what to expect from its MWC 2024 showcase. Following a spate of leaks, the company has revealed that it intends to launch its 'first AI PCs' and 'edge computing solutions'. Also, this year's Barcelona-based conference will pay host to the Motorola Adaptive Display concept smartphone.

Lenovo has started teasing the release of a new laptop. Supposedly, the unnamed machine will introduce an 'innovative laptop form factor' that is also 'eye-catching'. In the meantime, a renowned leaker has revealed a press shot of the presumed ThinkBook-branded device, which has a transparent display.

Several e-bikes in the Diamant range are now available with a larger Bosch PowerPack battery. The upgrade is available for the Zing Gen 2, Beryl Gen 3, and Mandara Gen 3 models and should provide over 100 km (~60 miles) range. Despite its greater capacity, the power pack is only slightly heavier than the next biggest variant.

We recently took a detailed look at the Xiaomi Redmi Note 13 4G and as it turns out, the affordable mid-range phone has just been given a subtle update. We have summarized our test results for you.

A renowned leaker has delivered pricing and memory configuration details for the Nothing Phone (2a), the company's third smartphone and true successor to the Phone (1). Nonetheless, the Nothing Phone (2a) is rumoured to be up to €150 cheaper than the Phone (1) when it was released, a gap that extends to €330 when comparing the Phone (2a) against the Nothing Phone (2).

A new report has revealed what Xiaomi's next flagship smartphone looks like from the front. Arriving later this month, the device will have a flatter display finish than its predecessor, albeit while avoiding the drastic change that Samsung employed between the Galaxy S23 Ultra and Galaxy S24 Ultra.

Noted X leaker Tech_Reve says the Galaxy Z Fold6 could launch with the same 200 MP camera sensor found on the Galaxy S24 Ultra. This could be tricky as it will go against Samsung's goal of making its foldable thinner.

The Cube Ella Ride Hybrid 500 is on offer at retailers in the EU and the UK, with up to €950 off the e-bike's SRP. The 2023 model comes in a range of sizes and two colorways. Features of the e-bike include a Bosch mid-drive motor, a 500Wh Bosch InTube battery and a suspension fork from SR Suntour.

According to new reports, Sony has set the target price for the Pro revision of the PlayStation 5 series. Supposedly, the PlayStation 5 Pro could start below $500 without a disk drive, which would be cheaper than earlier reports suggested. All PS5 Pro models are rumoured to be on track for Christmas 2024 availability, too.

The Samsung Galaxy Tab A9 is compact, lightweight and wieldy. This, along with its LTE support and 3.5 mm audio jack, makes it perfectly suitable as a portable companion. You’ll have to accept some compromises with the budget Tab A9, but fewer of them have been made compared with its competitors.

Philips Hue has launched its Pendant light cord for filament bulbs in the EU, following its announcement earlier this year. The accessory is available in four variants and a wide range of kits, including suitable smart bulbs. The new lighting product is 3D printed and uses recycled materials.

Instant Slow-mo is an AI feature that enables real-time slow-motion playback of normal frame rate videos. Samsung debuted the feature on the Galaxy S24 smartphones. It now appears that the company will bring Instant Slow-mo to other Galaxy devices including the Galaxy S23 phones and the Tab S9.

The Debian project has released an update to version 12.5 which includes 68 bug fixes and 42 security updates for the distribution. It is the fifth point release of Debian GNU/Linux 12 "Bookworm".

Meta CEO Mark Zuckerberg has finally tried out Apple's Vision Pro and compared it to his own Quest 3 in an Instagram video. The competition between Meta and Apple promises exciting innovations. The video shows the strengths and weaknesses of both VR headsets from Zuckerberg's point of view and allows speculation about future developments.

The Fedora Project consolidates several Linux systems with an unmodifiable root filesystem under one name: Fedora Silverblue, Kinoite, Sericea and Onyx become Fedora Atomic Desktops.

Surgeons at the headquarters of Virtual Incision have successfully remote-controlled the spaceMIRA surgical robot 250 miles afar on the International Space Station during mock surgery. This trial run simulated surgical tasks required during robotic surgeries such as grasping and cutting by using rubber bands as tissue.

The Hyundai Ioniq 6 LR AWD out-performed much of the competition in a recent real-world range test at low and moderate speeds, but the sleek Korean EV quickly fell apart at highway speeds, scoring nearly 23% less than Hyundai's quoted range estimate. The only EV to perform worse in the high-speed test was the Tesla Model Y Long Range.

After months of rumors and extensive leaks, a full hands-on video exposé captures Samsung’s upcoming Galaxy Fit 3 in a retail store exhibit for visitors to try out. The fitness tracker comes with a wider 1.6” screen, easily replaceable straps, and two familiar colors: gray and white.

With no new hardware to support, the latest GeForce Game Ready Driver package, labeled 551.52, only comes with DLSS support for three titles. However, Nvidia reveals that "a whole host of games" will get DLSS and RTX enhancements in the coming weeks. The list of such games and apps currently includes over 500 items.

It is very unusual for Samsung to announce an upcoming software update in the form of a press release. In addition to a now officially confirmed 'Vividness' slider for individual adjustment of the color intensity on the displays of the Galaxy S24, Galaxy S24+ and Galaxy S24 Ultra, the first soon-to-be-released firmware update is also expected to bring numerous quality improvements to the camera.

The latest limited edition of the Apple iPhone 15 Pro and iPhone 15 Pro Max comes in four designs and adds gold, diamonds or leather to the smartphone, depending on the variant. As usual, the Caviar collection is extremely expensive.