The Garmin Connect app has revealed the company's plans to offer smartwatches with a new health monitoring sensor. It remains to be seen whether the new functionality will be enabled on existing smartwatches or if Garmin is preparing to restrict the functionality to new and unreleased models.

Tecno has announced that it is coming to MWC 2023 with its first ever flexible-display mobile device. The Phantom V Fold is officially backed to rival devices such as the Samsung Galaxy Z Fold4, albeit with a different processor that will also make it a world first by default. The chipset should also confer 5G and Bluetooth 5.3 on the upcoming "large-screen" phablet.

A Tesla net income margin infographic hammers the point of its record profits home, as the second in line GM earns less than a quarter of what Tesla makes per car. Even with the recent price cuts, Tesla is likely to keep its record profit margins intact as a lot of its new affordability target will come from government subsidies.

A rumour from the South Korean tech forum Meeco says the Exynos 2400 has been approved for mass production, with samples ready to be delivered by June 2023. It will be Samsung's largest chip so far and is being closely monitored by TM Roh.

Xiaomi has lifted the lid on the POCO X5 5G, one-half of the POCO X5 series alongside the POCO X5 Pro 5G. While the latter is a re-branded Redmi Note 12 Pro Speed Edition, it appears that Xiaomi has created the POCO X5 5G by taking the POCO X4 Pro 5G and trimming it to down in certain areas.

Xiaomi has launched the POCO X5 Pro 5G, the global answer to the Redmi Note 12 Pro Speed Edition. The POCO X5 Pro 5G is also the first device to launch globally with MIUI 14, beating out the Xiaomi 13 and Xiaomi 13 Pro.

Garmin have not announced the Forerunner 265 or Forerunner 965 yet, but another retailer has listed the pair online. Both smartwatches will cost more than their predecessors. However, the Forerunner 265 and Forerunner 965 will contain several upgrades over the Forerunner 255 and Forerunner 955.

Anker currently offers 40% off the PowerExpand 9-in-1 USB-C PD Dock in the US. The deal runs until February 12 and is available via the Anker store or Amazon. The docking station supports dual displays at resolutions up to 4K@30Hz and can fast charge via USB-C ports at up to 60 W. Other ports include USB-A with 5 Gbps transfer speeds.

The Beta Version 11.15 update for the Garmin Instinct 2 and Instinct 2S smartwatches has arrived. Customers were disappointed to learn that the latest software removes the new Morning Report feature from the wearable. The update also resolved many issues, such as problems with Garmin Pay.

Intel announced in early 2022 that 14th gen Meteor Lake CPUs will debut in 2023. Based on the 7 nm Intel 4 process, the CPU tiles on Meteor Lake chips are reported to prioritize efficiency alongside delivering 15-28% IPC uplift for “Redwood Cove” P-cores and >15% IPC gain for “Crestmont” E-cores. The latest rumor now alleges that Meteor Lake will soundly beat Raptor Lake in terms of performance/watt.

The ASUS Zenbook Pro 15 OLED is a 15.6-inch notebook with a speedy Ryzen 9 5900HX at the core. The laptop which normally retails for US$1,499 has now been discounted by 20% on Amazon with free shipping. At the discounted rate, the ASUS Zenbook Pro 15 OLED is an easy recommendation since it is highly-regarded by independent reviews.

The Nothing Phone (2) will reportedly pack a high-end unannounced Snapdragon 8 series SoC from Qualcomm, a 120 Hz AMOLED screen, a 5,000 mAh battery and 12 GB RAM. Nothing supposedly plans to launch it sometime in Q3 2023.

The AMD Ryzen 7 7840HS scored 16,854 on Cinebench R23's multi-core test. On the other hand, its single core score of 1,588 was lower than expected and should be around 1,800. The APU is expected to power Alienware's x16 gaming laptop in Q2, 2023.

According to a new report, Qualcomm has started creating Snapdragon 8cx Gen 4 engineering samples. Reportedly, Qualcomm will base the Snapdragon 8cx Gen 4 on TSMC N4 nodes, despite the chipset's slated 2024 release. Engineering samples are rumoured to reach 3 GHz across all 12 CPU cores, too.

The FCC has shared initial details about the Roborock Q10 Ultra, a likely successor to last year's Roborock Q7 series. Design and features are unknown for the time being, but the FCC has revealed that there could be two Roborock Q10 Ultra models in the pipeline.

Samsung's latest Galaxy S23-series flagship Android smartphones have been released to pre-order in India via several channels, Amazon included. They start at ~US$970 on that site, rising to at least ~US$1,515 for the top-end Ultra option. Then again, for those who would be content with their 2022 counterparts, they are now available at discounts of up to 38% right now.

The large, 16-inch business laptop in our test offers a fast AMD APU, while still remaining cool and quiet. Despite its smaller battery option and high-resolution WQXGA display, it has a long battery life. On the other hand, you have to make do without USB 4 and all of the LPDDR5-6400 RAM is soldered in.

Dell's most affordable Quantum-Dot OLED gaming monitor comes with a 165Hz refresh rate and has now gone on sale at the company's official online store, where the Alienware AW3423DWF can be ordered for US$990 by using a certain coupon code.

With its high HDR brightness and incredible contrast ratio, the 65-inch Hisense U8H Mini LED TV is arguably one of the very best bang-for-the-buck choices in the sub-US$1,000 television segment.

Honor will unleash its Magic5 line of devices as potential Samsung Galaxy S23 series rivals at MWC 2023. The OEM has yet to hint at the flagship Android smartphones' specs in detail - however, the Chinese regulator 3C has reportedly done some of this work already, spoiling their charging upgrades year-on-year - or lack thereof, that is.

Details of the Samsung Galaxy S23 and S23+ camera hardware have now been revealed following the flagship series' debut last week. While the two phones fail to get new main cameras, two of their four snappers do get upgrades, with the most notable seemingly being the selfie camera.

The big Supercharger queues formed by owners who found their Teslas' range drop by up to 40% in the cold snap raise a call for a dedicated Supercharger queue system. Tesla makes some of the most energy-efficient electric cars in terms of cold weather battery consumption increase, yet little could prepare owners for the Arctic blast temperature and consequential range drops that formed in the last few days.

Now down below the US$900 threshold thanks to a generous 22% Amazon discount, the MSI Katana GF66 gaming laptop is a deal worth checking out. This 15.6-inch machine comes with Intel Core i7-12650H, NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3050 Ti graphics, 16 GB memory, 512 GB SSD, and runs Windows 11 Home out of the box.

A Chiphell user pitted Nvidia's upcoming AD106 GPU against the last-gen GA104 and TU104. While the Ada Lovelace silicon easily outperformed its Turning-based counterpart, the same can't be said for Ampere.

The Tesla Cybertruck has been spotted being driven around the roads of California. The futuristic-looking vehicle appeared in some still images and in a short video clip. One of the most noticeable changes of this current variant of the Tesla Cybertruck was the shape of the side-view mirrors, which now match the angular design of the electric vehicle (EV).

AMD has made a good showing in the January 2023 Steam hardware and software survey in regard to PC processor usage by manufacturer. Strong sales for Zen 3 parts, especially the ever-popular Ryzen 7 5800X3D, have likely helped Team Red take another small bite out of Intel’s majority share. This new result has halted a potential Windows usage share slump for AMD.

The Pad 2 - widely suspected to be OPPO's version of the OnePlus Pad - has been all but proven to exist through its appearance by name in a new leak. This database listing might confirm that the Pad 2 will connect to Bluetooth using MediaTek silicon - however, the exact identity of its Dimensity-series SoC still remains somewhat of a mystery.

The high price of the Nvidia GeForce RTX 4090 graphics card doesn’t seem to have put gamers completely off making a purchase. The powerful board from Team Green is the second-highest monthly mover in Steam’s hardware survey for January 2023. While the RTX 4090 soars, an SKU from the AMD Radeon RX 7000 series has yet to make an appearance.

Huawei's upcoming P60 series of premium smartphones is expected to land with rear camera upgrades that might bring them closer to the top-end Mate 50 series than their P50 predecessors. Now, these shooters are now also projected to come in with a camera hump update as well. There is also talk of new and faster charging in this generation.

Oppo has unveiled the Reno8 T and Reno8 T 5G, the sole members of the Reno8 T series. Despite having similar names, the pair share barely any components, other than a few cameras. Both are firmly mid-range smartphones, though.

The Vivo X90 Pro Plus may offer sparkling camera hardware on paper, with a 50 MP and 1-inch primary camera, as well as two high-resolution telephoto sensors. However, camera analysis reveals that the Vivo X90 Pro Plus does not have enough to topple the likes of the Huawei Mate 50 Pro, iPhone 14 Pro Max or even the iPhone 13 Pro.

Hisense now claims to have shipped the most units of any brand in the global TV market. These figures, which apply to the month of December 2022, have also apparently helped propel the brand to #2 in terms of market share over the past year. Hisense also attributes its success to its sponsorship of the recent FIFA World Cup event.

Meta has discounted the Quest Pro, the company's high-end alternative to the Quest 2. Originally available for US$1,499.99, the sale takes the Quest Pro to a slightly more palatable US$1,099.99. The VR headset is now also cheaper in the UK, but only by £200.

Fairphone is now rolling out the first significant OS update to the Fairphone 4. The company hopes to deliver Android 13 in a more timely manner too, although not all regions are eligible for the Android 12 update yet.

Acer has introduced the Swift Go 14 and Swift Go 16, a pair of lightweight laptops that are available with AMD Ryzen 7000 or Intel Raptor Lake series processors. Acer also offers both machines with 16:10 OLED displays that operate at 90 Hz or 120 Hz, depending on the model.

The 13 Ultra is expected to launch as Xiaomi's next top-end Android phablet soon. Now, its latest leak purports to spill more details on its rear camera thought to debut as the latest 50MP 1-inch monster from its series. These two cutting-edge specs are now also thought to be joined by a third, although its selfie counterpart may fail to improve compared to that of the current 13 Pro flagship.

After cutting its price by the whopping 31% with federal subsidies, Tesla is now slowly raising the Model Y LR tag back up. The Treasury Department reclassified the 5-seater as an SUV for tax credit purposes on Friday, and Tesla immediately raised its price by another US$1500.

Released at the end of March 2022 alongside the 32-inch UltraSharp U3223QE as the first two monitors to feature LG's IPS Black technology which provides a contrast ratio of 2000:1, the Dell UltraSharp U2723QE is now available on Amazon for US$518.00. This is the result of a 34% discount on the US$779.99 list price.

Amazon, Best Buy and Sonos are currently offering the Sonos Arc soundbar for US$799 in the US. The 11% off deal is the biggest price cut seen at either retailer in 2023 and since the Black Friday sale event. The speaker can produce a 3D sound experience with Dolby Atmos, and you can control the device with Alexa or Google Assistant voice commands.

Anker has launched the 313 Charger (Ace, 45 W), which is compatible with the new Samsung Galaxy S23 Ultra, S23+ and S23 smartphones. The company claims that by using Super Fast Charging 2.0, you can fully recharge the S23 Ultra in under an hour. The compact device has folding pins and is 30% smaller than the original charger, thanks to GaN technology.

A hands-on image with an alleged Xperia 1 V has surfaced online. While the overall concept of the Xperia 1 series remains unchanged, with its elongated form factor, the leaked photo suggests that Sony has revamped its rear-facing camera offering for this year's Xperia 1 V.
Update: Hands-on image may have been faked.

The Sony Xperia 1 V is expected to debut in the coming months as Sony's main flagship phone for the year. A new leak, from an admittedly sketchy source, has now revealed important details of the phone, including significant camera upgrades as well as launch date info.

Adobe and Samsung have collaborated to bring Adobe Lightroom to the Galaxy S23 series. Available across the Galaxy S23, Galaxy S23 Plus and the Galaxy S23 Ultra, the collaboration integrations Adobe Lightroom within the Expert RAW app and even allows you to synchronise images to your desktop via cloud storage.

Corsair's quick PCIe 4.0 SSD comes with a preinstalled heatsink, which makes the MP600 Pro LPX with 1TB a perfect fit for gamers who would like to upgrade the rather paltry internal storage of their PS5.

AMD's Frank Azor has promised new drivers for gamers with Radeon RX 6000 series (and older) hardware. The update is slated to arrive in two weeks and might not have anything for the current-gen Radeon RX 7000 SKUs, although AMD promises to return to a unified driver approach soon.

The AMD Ryzen 9 7845HX scored 46,791 points in PassMark, outperforming the Core i9-12900HX (35,628) and Apple M2 Max (26,321). As a result, it currently sits on top of PassMark's charts, although it could soon change once the Ryzen 9 7945HX and Raptor Lake-HX processors appear.

Naughty Dog has confirmed The Last of Us Part 1 PC launch has been delayed by three weeks. Originally slated to hit the platform on March 3, the game will now be playable on March 28.