The inexpensive Lenovo ThinkPad E14 G4 AMD performs as well as a business laptop in almost all categories: the eight-core processor produces a lot of power, the fan is restrained and the keyboard is even better than in the current ThinkPad T-series. Nevertheless, real innovations are almost completely lacking.

The KOWOLL Kolmower M28E robot lawn mower has been revealed and will be available via a Kickstarter crowdfunding campaign shortly. The gadget uses RTK-GPS to navigate rather than traditional boundary wires and a retractable LiDAR sensor helps the robot to avoid obstacles. Other smart features include rain detection and edge trimming.

Sony has reduced the price of its SA-CS9 Active Subwoofer with Bass Reflex in the US, with discounts now available at the brand’s online store, Amazon and Best Buy. The compact 10-inch MRC cone-type active subwoofer supports High-Resolution Audio and has a 115W maximum output.

New renders of the Asus ZenFone 10 have been posted online, showing off five different colour variants. Its design is mostly identical to that of its predecessor, complete with two large camera modules and prominent ZenFone branding.

The latest driver package from Nvidia arrives with DLSS 2 and Reflex support for F1 23 and Aliens: Dark Descent. It also adds 8 new G-SYNC compatible gaming monitors to the list of supported hardware while GeForce Experience receives optimal settings for 7 titles, including The Lord Of The Rings: Gollum and Diablo IV.

A report analysing automotive trends has revealed that, in the period between January and April, the Tesla Model Y saw more new sales than any vehicle except the Ford F-150. Teslas were also the only electric vehicles to make it into the top 20 when it came to new vehicle registrations, defying the US trend towards massive SUVs and pickup trucks.

Citroën brand CEO, Thierry Koskas, has confirmed that it will be bringing a new, affordable EV to the market in 2024. The vehicle in question is the e-C3 — a small crossover hatchback based on the C3 design. While the €25,000 pricing of the e-C3 is attractive, the lack of a US launch and a somewhat underwhelming range estimate put a damper on the celebrations.

Although Samsung's official update policy suggests that the Galaxy S20 series is only eligible to receive quarterly security patches three years after launch, the former flagship smartphones are still being updated on a monthly basis, which is a pleasant surprise for Android users who are still holding onto their beloved device.

Reddit is bringing new API pricing and moderation policy changes that are causing quite the consternation among users and developers alike resulting in blackouts among thousands of subreddits. The new API pricing means that popular third-party apps like Apollo will have to cough up US$20 million per year, prompting the developer to retire the app on June 30. However, Reddit's CEO believes that the changes are important and that the protests would eventually fizzle out on their own.

Hyundai has introduced a cash rebate on the 2023 Ioniq 6 SE and SEL trims in an effort to bring down the price to compete with Tesla's cheaper offerings. The discount brings the starting price of the Hyundai Ioniq 5 to just US$36,600. The rebate only applies to cash offers, but Hyundai still offers a US$7,500 incentive discount on lease deals. The price cut makes the Ioniq 6 cheaper than the Tesla Model 3 — as long as you ignore the federal tax rebates, that is.

Apple's inaugural Vision Pro will be put together in the facilities of a Chinese manufacturing company, according to a new report. The assembly partner will apparently build the XR headset from parts sourced from a number of other firms, Some of them also supply parts for other products such as the iPhone, whereas others specialize in the virtual/augmented reality (VR/AR) market.

Samsung has released its anticipated camera update for the Galaxy S23, Galaxy S23 Plus and Galaxy S23 Ultra. Available as AWF1, the 2.2 GB download contains various camera improvements and system stability improvements.

A renowned leaker has published a batch of official Galaxy Watch6 series images, the first released so far. The leak seemingly confirms that there will be no Galaxy Watch6 Pro. However, there will be 43 mm and 47 mm versions of the Galaxy Watch6 Classic, along with 40 mm and 44 mm versions of the regular Galaxy Watch6.

Sony has released details on each of its latest CMOS image sensors for devices such as smartphones. They are all under the OEM's new LYTIA brand, and are also of the "most versatile" 50MP resolution. The new LYTx00 series range from sensors intended for selfie cameras to a premium 1-inch flagship for main rear cameras.

GeForce NOW has announced that it has added Xbox Game Pass to its list of supported account and platform types. Therefore, users with both services will be able to stream titles from the latter on NVIDIA GPUs over the cloud soon. In the meantime, the platform now supports Age of Empires IV's (AoE IV) Anniversary Edition as well as Dordogne, a new release from Steam.

Intel's first quantum processor only has 12 qubits, almost a thousand times less than IBM's upcoming Flamingo chip. However, Team Blue is using a different design based on silicon spin qubits that are a million times smaller, allowing them to scale easier to coherent clusters of thousands and even millions.

Google has been found to be silently adjusting delivery dates of Pixel Fold pre-orders. While the company originally stated that it would begin shipping its first foldable in June, some orders have been pushed back to July, with others now left languishing in August.

Realme has virtually been synonymous with having Madhav Sheth as a top executive for the length of its successful five-year tenure as a personal electronics brand. Now, however, the former CEO has announced that it is time to move on to another role. Sheth has led the company through its development from an increasingly popular smartphone OEM to one that now makes an entire ecosystem of tech products, laptops included.

The discounted configuration also comes with 16 GB of DDR5-4800 RAM, 512 GB NVMe SSD storage, 17.3-inch IPS screen with 1440p resolution and 165 Hz refresh rate, a Thunderbolt 4 connector and a full-size SD card reader.

One-netbook has announced plans to offer the ONEXFLY globally. The ONEXFLY will combine a 7-inch IPS display with an AMD Ryzen 7 7840U APU for 1080p and 120 Hz gaming. One-netbook has included a 48 Wh battery but has kept the console's weight to 580 g.

Fast-charging electric cars are few and far between in the US still, and the latest charging speed test pits those eligible for federal tax credit against premium EVs. The more expensive electric vehicles won the charging speed test by a large margin.

ASUS is now shipping the ROG Ally, for which it has also released a new BIOS update. BIOS 319 appears to reduce in-game performance by up to 20%, with even ASUS advising fans that they can skip updating for now.

The Gen 8 Lenovo Slim 7i is now enjoying a massive 34% price cut at Walmart. The laptop features a 12-core Core i5-1340p (4 P-cores + 8 E-cores), 16 GB of LPDDR5 memory running at 5200 MHz, a 1 TB SSD that is upgradeable, and a 14-inch touch-capable IPS panel. Other Lenovo Slim 7i niceties include a backlit keyboard, Wi-Fi 6E, and an FHD webcam with support for Windows Hello facial recognition.

Samsung is still a few weeks out from unveiling its next-generation Galaxy Z foldables. In the meantime, the first official image of the Galaxy Z Flip5 has surfaced online, confirming design changes from the Galaxy Z Flip4, including a new larger cover display.

Camera maker Nikon has thrown its weight into the fight against controversial AI image generation tools, like Midjourney, DALL-E, and Stable Diffusion, in an ad campaign centric around the beauty of the natural world and the creativity of photographers. The advertising campaign features stunning imagery taken by Nikon users, with AI image generation prompts superimposed over the images to drive the point home.

A recent brand reputation survey has seen Tesla drop over 50 spots — from 12th to 62nd overall — and beating only Chrysler in the automotive space. A closer look reveals that Tesla's electric vehicles and charging network don't seem to be why the carmaker's reputation has suffered. Despite the rising popularity of electric vehicles, the only automotive company to make it into the top ten was Toyota — a company that makes one of the least convincing EVs to date.

The TLC NAND-equipped Samsung 870 Evo with massive 4TB of storage capacity has once again dropped in price and reached an all-time low on Amazon, which now results in a great price of just 5.5 cents per gigabyte and raises the question if and when SSD prices will bottom out.

Google's Pixel 6 smartphone may be almost two-years old at this point, but that doesn't diminish its performance at all — it's still a fast, well-built smartphone loaded with Google smarts. While it's not the go-to recommendation for a 2023 Android upgrade, it's got banging value at US$240, even if it is a refurbished model.

A couple of new Samsung Galaxy Z Fold5 leaks have turned up, detailing the full specs for the upcoming foldable smartphone and even showing it off in a supposed press render. Many details about the Galaxy Z Fold5 have already been leaked, but these two new leaks offer up a more complete picture of Samsung’s premium foldable for 2023.

The 17-inch Alienware m17 R5 is now on sale for 40% off the list price. The discounted SKU features starkly mid-range hardware in the Ryzen 7 6800H CPU and the RTX 3060 GPU alongside a bonkers 480 Hz refresh rate display. Furthermore, the laptop can be upgraded thanks to two SO-DIMM and M.2 slots for memory and storage expansion.

Although the first dropped by 0.19% and the latter faced a 0.7% descent compared to April, the 1080p primary display resolution and Windows 10 64-bit reign supreme in last month's Steam hardware and software survey. No less than 60.51% of Steam users use Microsoft's previous operating system, while 64.33% play their games in FHD.

The RX 7800 XT is rumored to be using a fully-enabled Navi 32 GPU that potentially allows the GPU to perform better than the RTX 4070. Igor’s Lab has tested a Radeon Pro W7800 under certain conditions to simulate the RX 7800 XT. The results depict the RX 7800 XT to be 14% faster on average vs the RTX 4070 at 4K.

Xiaomi has launched the Redmi 12, an inexpensive smartphone with a 90 Hz and 1080p display. Also packed with a 5,000 mAh battery and a 50 MP primary camera, the Redmi 12 will be available in multiple configurations with three launch colour options.

Retroid has confirmed the launch date of the Pocket 3 Plus Metal Edition, a revised gaming handheld with a new metal shell. Retroid has also added hall effect joysticks, which were missing from the original Pocket 3 Plus.

The AOC AGON AG405UXC is a new 40-inch ultra-wide gaming monitor. Equipped with an IPS panel, the AGON AG405UXC operates at 1440p and 144 Hz with 400 nits peak brightness. AOC has included five USB ports too, among other features.

The Garmin Beta Version 12.26 is now available for the Instinct 2X smartwatch. The latest update brings two bug fixes to the wearable, resolving issues with activities. As with older Beta software, v12.26 will be automatically delivered to eligible wearables OTA, with GCM checking daily for the update.

The Satechi Triple 4K Display Docking Station is now available in the US. You can use the device to create a four-display set-up, connecting three external 4K@60Hz monitors via DisplayPort and HDMI. Other ports on the USB-C dock include Gigabit Ethernet, 10 Gbps USB-C and 7.5W USB ports.

Google has added At a Glance functionality to the Pixel Watch. Arriving courtesy of a server-side change, At a Glance on the Pixel Watch functions as it does on Pixel smartphones, albeit with fewer features for now.

Unisoc has reportedly broken into the 5G mobile processor market with the T820, a new 6 nanometer chipset with a 1+3+4 core configuration. The chip-maker has partnered with Nubia to debut its new SoC in the Neo, a gaming smartphone with a "futuristic aesthetic design" and at least two cameras. It will go to pre-order later in June 2023.

The Garmin Fenix 6 series is receiving a new stable software update, as are its Enduro, Marq, Quatix 6 and Tactix Delta counterparts. Rolling out as firmware version 26.00, the update contains various bug fixes and some new features that have also reached other recent Garmin smartwatches.

HMD Global is now selling the Nokia T21 in the US, over six months after it started offering the tablet in Europe. The Nokia T21 has a 10.4-inch IPS display, 4 GB of RAM and 64 GB of storage, plus an 8,200 mAh battery to keep it ticking over.

One-netbook has revealed various details about the ONEXFLY, nine months after it shared initial teasers. The company has now torn up plans to release a 6-inch and AMD Mendocino gaming handheld, with the ONEXFLY an exact replica of the AOKZOE A2 instead.

The Mercedes-Benz partner in solid-state battery development - ProLogium - will be demonstrating a new technology called Large-Footprint Lithium Ceramic Battery that can double the volumetric energy density of the Model Y's 2170 pack. The LLCB battery will be sampling with OEMs later this year.

Volkswagen has announced that its third-gen Tiguan will be available as a plug-in hybrid electric vehicle (PHEV) for the first time. The SUV will also make the switch to an automatic gearbox and options such as massaging seats and new headlights to also feature in the next Tuareg. The new Tiguan will also have a revamped interior, a new infotainment system with a ~15-inch display included.

While scoffing at Tesla Model Y-style structural battery packs that can't be easily repaired or replaced, the EU just ratified the set of EURO 7 emissions standard rules that will demand durable, sustainable, and longer-life EV batteries. Europe may also investigate the Chinese EV brand influx for dumping and unfair competition.

The 8 GB RAM / 256 GB SSD version is also discounted to US$549.99. This model impresses with great battery life, excellent processing power for its class, quiet operation and features such as 1080p webcam with IR sensor, fingerprint reader and microSD card reader.

Intel is not the only company courted for an anchor investment in Arm. Industry insiders claim that ten other industry giants are now in talks with SoftBank regarding sizable anchor investments before the IPO. None of these deals would grant control over Arm.