Asus has announced the expansion of its X670E motherboard offerings at Gamescom 2022, with new ROG Crosshair, ROG Strix, Prime and ProArt variants. They are all rated to upgrade to DDR5 and PCIe 5.0 support as well as that for the latest AMD Ryzen chipsets - plus USB4 in some flagship cases. Meanwhile, the OEM's popular Thor series of power supplies has just been joined by a first-gen Loki variant with an 80 PLUS Platinum certification.

Asus has already unleashed routers with heavy ROG branding and the gaming-friendly features one might expect as a result; now, the OEM has gone one further with a new mesh system. The GT6's modules packs a new antenna array, tri-band Wi-Fi 6 support and the potential for blazing-fast speeds into a distinctly Rapture-series design.

ViewSonic has presented the ColorPro VP2786-4K, a 27-inch and 4K monitor designed for photographers or video editors. Equipped with plenty of ports too, the ColorPro VP2786-4K offers excellent colour accuracy but only mediocre response times and just a 60 Hz refresh rate.

You can now download Galaxy Watch5 and Galaxy Watch5 Pro watch faces on the Galaxy Watch4 and Galaxy Watch4 Classic. Rolling out in a new Galaxy Wearable app update, the watch faces range from the sparse 'Digital Neon' to the colourful 'Flower garden'.

Samsung has rolled out new firmware updates for three of its older smartwatches. All based on Tizen, the trio have not received any new features, let alone the option of moving onto One UI Watch. Instead, Samsung has updated the Galaxy Watch 3, Galaxy Watch and Gear S3 to resolve a GPS issue that could cause location stability issues.

Sony has unveiled the DualSense Edge Controller, a new controller for the PlayStation 5. Featuring a more modular design than the regular DualSense, the DualSense Edge Controller appears to be Sony's answer to the Xbox Elite Series 2 Controller, which Microsoft already sells.

The Rotwild R.X735 is a recently released e-mountain bike with a 720 Wh battery. Despite the larger power pack, the pedelec weighs 21 kg (~46 lbs), thanks partly to a carbon fibre frame. The bicycle has a top speed of 25 kph (~16 mph) and a complete suspension system with a Fox suspension fork and rear shock.

Not to be outdone by Sony, Samsung announced that it will be starting mass production of microdisplays for upcoming AR/VR devices in 2024. It will also ramp up the output of 8th-gen OLED displays for laptops and tablets significantly then.

The Electric Bike Company’s Model F folding e-bicycle can now be pre-ordered. The bike has a top speed of 28 mph (~45 kph) and up to 50 miles (~80 km) range. The Model F is equipped with a color LCD to show your speed and the battery status, with a built-in USB port which you can use to charge your smartphone.

The 16:10 3K display that was a premium option on the previous generation is now the only option available. Users can opt to get an additional NVMe SSD or a bigger 99 Wh battery. Prices start at 1520 EUR.

The Xiaomi Mijia Smart Socket 3 has been released in China for 59 yuan (~US$8.61). You can use the products to turn your regular household devices, such as lamps and kettles, into smart gadgets. This allows you to control them via an app or voice commands and link them with other items in your smart home network.

The Xiaomi Mijia Smart Curtain Motor 1S is now available to pre-order in China. The device lets you remotely control your drapes in various ways, such as with voice commands or an app. Plus, you can use the smart curtains to wake you, with the setting slowly opening the drapes over 35 minutes before your desired rising time.

According to new reports, Samsung has settled on the camera design for the Galaxy S23 Ultra, next year's replacement for the Galaxy S22 Ultra. Reputedly due in January 2023, the Galaxy S23 Ultra is also expected to launch with a tweaked chassis that has less pronounced curves than its predecessor.

The Mobvoi TicWatch GTH 2 smartwatch has launched in China for 399 yuan (~US$58). Health features of the device include SpO2, body temperature and heart rate monitors. You can also use the watch to take Bluetooth calls or remotely control your smartphone's camera. Plus, Mobvoi claims the watch can last up to 10 days on a single charge.

The MK37 smartwatch is now available via Banggood and shipping worldwide. The company claims the wearable has a thermometer to measure your skin temperature, accurate to within 0.5°C. You can also use the watch to make or receive Bluetooth calls and track your health with a reported heart rate monitor.

Sony has now announced an imminent product announcement event scheduled for September 1. While Sony does not specify, by most indications, the Japanese company will unveil its compact flagship for the year, the Xperia 5 IV, at that event.

SpaceX is lowering the monthly subscription price for its Starlink satellite Internet service citing 'improved market conditions.' The Stalink price cuts sometimes reach 50% for select users.

The 2022 Samsung NEO QLED 98-in TV has launched in South Korea for 4.5 million won (~US$3,372). The 4K device has up to 5,000 nits brightness, and the display can be split into four 4K screens simultaneously showing the content of your choice. The QNB100 has an integrated 6.4.4 speaker system and support for Dolby Atmos.

The Portronics BEEM 300 projector is now available in India for ₹19,999 (~US$251). The gadget can throw images from 50-in to 200-in (~127 to 508 cm) wide in multiple aspect ratios with up to 250 ANSI lumens brightness. You can use the built-in 10 W speakers or connect your own via various ports.

Sony has announced that the PS5 and PS5 Digital Edition will cost a smidgen more in many places, but not the United States. The price changes are effective immediately in all locations except for Japan.

Hardware leaker kopite7kimi is not done updating his RTX 40 hardware estimates. This time, the leaker reports on a few changes to the memory and power spec of the RTX 4080. The card, which is reportedly more powerful than the RTX 3090 Ti, is now slated to consume close to RTX 3090-levels of energy.

One of the first images of the GPD Win 4 handheld gaming console have emerged online. They showcase a largely identical design to the GPD Win 3. The console will reportedly feature a larger screen and run a current-generation processor from AMD.

The Snapdragon 8 Gen 2 has been confirmed for a mid-November debut and will go up against Apple's A16 Bionic and MediaTek's potential Dimensity 9100. According to a new leak from China, however, the Snapdragon 8 Gen 2 could focus on efficiency, likely at the expense of raw performance.

Moon photos on iPhones could soon take an exponential leap in quality if potential clues left in the Apple Far Out event invitation point to reality. The Apple events website has been updated to promote the upcoming September 7 launch event, where it is expected the iPhone 14 range and Apple Watch Series 8 will be officially unveiled.

According to POCO's latest teaser, its next upcoming Android device might by powered by a new MediaTek Helio-series processor. Despite the affordable nature of the silicon, the brand also hints strongly at a finish often reserved for higher-end handsets. The resulting product might launch in India soon.

Fitbit has announced the Sense 2 and Versa 4, its latest flagship smartwatches and replacements for the Sense and Versa 3. Still running Fitbit OS, the Fitbit Sense 2 and Versa 4 both feature design updates compared to their predecessors, as well as new features.

Intel detailed a few tidbits about its upcoming Meteor Lake, Arrow Lake, and Lunar Lake offerings at Hot Chips 34. The company also showed the architecture of a 6P+8E Meteor Lake part with separate CPU, GPU, I/O, and SoC tiles all packaged together using Foveros 3D packaging technology. Intel Graphics Compiler patches also suggest that Meteor Lake's tGPU may support hardware-accelerated ray tracing.

Fitbit has released its next-generation Inspire fitness tracker, now on its third generation. The Fitbit Inspire 3 contains several significant upgrades from its predecessor, including a colour OLED display with always-on display (AoD) functionality. The Fitbit Inspire 3 is orderable now in multiple markets and with several watch strap types.

Live events are great—you get a chance to meet the developers and try out upcoming releases early—but often it's impractical to get to the event in person. Fortunately, many of the games on show at the 2022 Gamescom Indie Arena Booth have playable demos on Steam for those of us who can't attend.

A leaked Cinebench R20 score of the AMD Ryzen 7 7700X Zen 4 processor has shown up online. It nets single and multi-threaded scores of 773 and 7,701, which are 25% faster than its Zen 3 counterpart, but slower than the Core i7-13700K, which scored 814 and 11,243.

The Asus ROG Phone 6D is supposedly on the way with a MediaTek Dimensity 9000+ in tow. Said phone has reported been put through the paces over at AnTuTu, yielding test results that edge out the vanilla ROG Phone 6 with a Snapdragon 8+ Gen 1.

Although the NVIDIA GeForce RTX 40 family is expected to arrive in October, a fresh leak revealed that the GeForce RTX 4090 with an impressive 24 GB of memory has been in production for more than a week already. This card is expected to feature four display connectors, namely a single HDMI and three DP.

ASUS has lifted the lid on the ROG Swift OLED PG42UQ, a 42-inch gaming monitor with a high resolution and high refresh rate OLED panel. Also equipped with numerous ports, the ASUS ROG Swift OLED PG42UQ will be available later this quarter for US$1,399.

ASUS has announced the ROG Swift OLED PG48UQ, a 48-inch gaming monitor with an OLED panel. Running at 4K and 138 Hz, the ASUS ROG Swift OLED PG48UQ should compete with the LG UltraGear 48GQ900, another gaming monitor with which it shares many specifications.

ASUS has unveiled the ASUS, ROG Swift PG27UQR and ROG Swift 360Hz PG27AQN, a pair of 27-inch gaming monitors with fast IPS panels. Arriving later this year, the ROG Swift PG27UQR and ROG Swift 360Hz PG27AQN are 4K/160 Hz and QHD/360 Hz gaming monitors, respectively.

With the Surface Laptop Go 2, Microsoft continues to offer a compact 12-inch companion that scores with sufficient performance and a high-quality case in everyday operation. Besides the price being too high, the laptop particularly lacks a keyboard illumination.

ASUS has announced the ROG Strix XG32AQ, as well as sharing more details about the ROG Strix XG32UQ. Both 32-inch gaming monitors, the ROG Strix XG32AQ and ROG Strix XG32UQ will appeal to different audiences on account of their panel resolutions and refresh rates. ASUS has finally announced pricing for the ROG Strix XG32UQ, too.

Acer has a new initiative to fight climate change as well as focus on renewable energy sources and this is also reflected in its new Chromebook Vero 514 laptops that feature chassis made of recycled materials. To promote a low energy impact on the environment, these models are powered by Intel's Alder Lake-U processors and support up to 16 GB of LPDDR4X RAM plus up to 256 GB NVMe storage.

AMD's Zen 4 X3D lineup could be launched sometime in H1, 2022. The Ryzen 7 7800X3D and Ryzen 9 7950X3D will use a second-generation V-cache and perform up to 30% faster than the corresponding Zen 4 processors.

The NB2 SoC includes four RISC-V cores produced by SiFive, as well as an iGPU, NPU and VPU. LeapFive employed 12 nm nodes to produce the chips and also offers motherboards that expand the SoC capabilities with additional ports and features.

Xiaomi continues to tease the NoteBook Pro 120G on social media. Having confirmed the laptop's release date earlier this month, the company has now shared several specifications, including its processor type and that it will feature a high refresh rate display.

The Anker 621 Magnetic Battery (MagGo) 5000mAh has been launched in the US on Amazon. The gadget has been designed for the latest iPhone models, with a maximum power output of 7.5 W. MiniCell technology keeps the portable device compact at 0.45-in (~11 mm) thick and weighing 5 oz (~142 g), with strong magnets to hold your phone in place.

The Vwar DT3 Mate smartwatch is now available globally via AliExpress. You can connect the watch to various iOS and Android smartphones, enabling you to take Bluetooth calls on the device. Built-in GPS helps track your movement, and NFC allows you to make payments via Alipay or unlock smart doors.

According to OnePlus, there is nothing with the OnePlus 10T, despite JerryRigEverything's evidence to the contrary. Having rubbished the YouTuber's findings, OnePlus insists that the OnePlus 10T is stable enough for everyday use and has successfully passed all internal testing procedures.

Huawei is slowly expanding availability for the Mate Xs 2, its latest foldable smartphone. Having been available in the Eurozone since June, the company has announced its introduction in the UK, along with its launch pricing. The company has confirmed that it will offer a healthy pre-order bonus too, worth £299.99.

Honor and Genshin Impact have come to Gamescom 2022 to announce that the Magic4 Pro is the worldwide smash hit game's exclusive smartphone sponsor. The two brands assert that the flagship device's Qualcomm Snapdragon 8 Gen 1 power and GPU Turbo X technology is perfect to explore the game's latest region, as found in its freshly-unveiled Version 3.0 update.

Apple has confirmed that the next major iPadOS upgrade will indeed fail to arrive at the same time as that of iOS. The Cupertino giant has indicated that this is because it intends to skip v16.0 and progress directly to 16.1 instead for the stable update for the general public. Then again, the latest official statement on the matter might dash hopes for a truly macOS-like interface in an Apple tablet.

Tesla raised its Full Self-Driving Beta software price by the whopping 25% from the US$12,000 add-on that the FSD Beta mode costs now. It played good and bad software news, though, as it brought cloud-based driver profiles that owners can use in, say, rented Teslas.

The Mate 50 series will make its grand debut on September 6 in China, and new leaks have now revealed more details about the phones, including camera information of the Mate 50 Pro, and Huawei's prime choice of SoC for the lineup.