A new report alleges that a body-temperature sensor is back on for the Watch Series 8, Apple's flagship smartwatch for 2022. The body-temperature sensor will only have limited functionality at launch, but Apple is expected to introduce new health-tracking features and even a new power-saving mode with watchOS 9. Details about why it is taking Apple so long to release an Apple Watch with a blood pressure monitor have also emerged.

The OnePlus 10R is edging towards a release, even if it is nothing more than a re-branded Realme GT Neo 3. While the OnePlus 10R may be exclusive to India, leaks have confirmed that the device will arrive in China as the OnePlus Ace.

A potential ‘Look and Talk’ feature has been found by 9to5Google in the latest Google app beta APK files. The reported tool would enable the Nest Hub Max to use its camera to determine if you were looking at the screen and trigger the Google Assistant from up to 5 ft (~1.5 m) away.

Xiaomi is crowdfunding a new smart home product, the Mijia Smart DC Variable Frequency Standing Fan. The gadget has a 16 m (~52 ft) range and can blow air at 6.5 m/s (~21 ft/s). The fan has a night mode which reduces the noise to around 32.75 dBA. You can control the gadget using the Mijia app or Xiao AI voice commands.

TheA500 Mini is a retro take on Commodore's classic console, which comes with peripherals and 25 pre-installed games. Like many retro consoles, it is also possible to expand the game library by downloading compatible games to a USB stick. TheA500 Mini is orderable now in multiple markets, including the US, where it retails for US$139.99.

It seems that Apple is preparing to release a new power adapter with two USB Type-C ports. While its release date remains unknown, its design, peak wattage and pricing have emerged.

Honda will invest more than US$64 billion in R&D and development of new vehicles and services over the next decade, US$40 billion of which will go directly into electric car development. Honda plans to have a solid-state battery production batch ready in two years, and launch 30 new EV models by 2030.

Reportedly, Samsung is gearing to upgrade over 70 devices to Android 13 from this autumn onwards. However, the company is slated to open its One UI 5 beta program much earlier, potentially when Android 13 reaches Platform Stability in the summer.

Even though Intel was first to market with the Alder Lake DDR5 implementation, the performance gains over the DDR4 did not wow anyone, as the DDR5-4800 modules are barely faster than DDR4-3200, and the memory controllers add too much latency at higher frequencies. AMD wants to tackle this problem for the upcoming Zen 4 processors by introducing improved overclocking features.

A new leak has now revealed details of what appears to be the OPPO Reno8. The mid-range phone looks set to be the first device on the market with the upcoming Snapdragon 7 Gen 1, while also packing a slew of solid hardware.

One of AMD's board partners has taken another step towards releasing the Radeon RX 6750 XT, one of three mid-generation refreshes that are expected to launch next month. The Radeon RX 6750 XT will have 12 GB of GDDR6 VRAM and will be sold by PowerColor as a Red Devil graphics card.

Toyota has announced that the 2023 Toyota bZ4X will be available in the US this Spring. The company also revealed that customers who leased or purchased the vehicle would be eligible for twelve months of complimentary charging at EVgo-owned and operated charging points across the country.

AMD Radeon RX 6400 will go on sale on April 20. This hasn't stopped NVX System Integrators from selling the card in Singapore. What's more interesting however is the price that the MSI RX 6400 AERO ITX is going for.

A new e-scooter from Honor, the Choice P10, is now available to pre-order in China. The gadget can travel at up to 25 kph (~16 mph) thanks to a 350 W rated motor. The scooter’s 36 V battery lets it travel for up to 35 km (~22 miles) between charges. The device is foldable for portability and weighs 15.7 kg (~35 lbs).

A new portable e-bike has been released by Lectric, the XP Lite. The bicycle weighs 46 lbs (~21 kg) and folds to the compact size of 36 x 16 x 26 in (~91 x 41 x 66 cm). The e-bike is powered by a 300 W motor enabling the bike to reach speeds up to 20 mph (~32 kph), and is currently only available in the US and Canada.

The 65 percent keyboard comes standard with a two-year warranty unlike most other keyboards. Nonetheless, the CK721 has a few annoyances that users should be aware of before purchasing.

Apple has released three new colours for the Beats Studio Buds, a cheaper alternative to the AirPods Pro. The Beats Studio Buds now come in six colours, including Sunset Pink. Simultaneously, the Beats app for Android has received new features, courtesy of 'Locate My Beats' functionality.

Reputedly, Microsoft is planning to introduce a next-generation Surface Laptop Go this season, but with only minor changes from the current model. Details about the Surface Laptop Go 2's specifications and prices have leaked so far, including that it will start with a 4 GB of RAM and 64 GB memory configuration.

The high-octane iQOO Neo series of Android smartphones is slated to get a new flagship very soon. However, the brand has decided to drop a teaser previewing a potentially crucial spec ahead of this event. It seems the Neo6 can add top-end charging to its arsenal of gaming properties.

GoPro has unveiled the Hero 10 Black Bones, a 54 g camera designed for FPV drones. Currently, the camera is a US exclusive, where it starts at US$399.99. GoPro has revealed the camera's price in other markets though, such as Germany and the UK.

Lockdowns caused by the COVID-19 pandemic in China could lead to future Apple MacBook delays. Some of Cupertino’s main suppliers, such as Pegatron and Quanta, have had to cease production for the time being. While future MacBook Air or MacBook Pro releases may be affected, supplies of the iPhone 14 may not be as deeply impacted.

Though Apple released iOS 15.4.1 just under a couple of weeks ago, many iPhone users still running an earlier version of iOS 15 may be at risk due to a major security flaw that Apple says “may have been actively exploited”. Take a look at what is new in Apple’s latest version of its iPhone operating system.

Soulsborne veteran speedrunner Distortion2 successfully finished Elden Ring in six minutes and fifty-nine seconds, beating the previous sub-nine-minute record. The run was chock full of glitches and concluded without a single boss fight.

Sony's Xperia 1 III, Xperia 5 III, and Xperia Pro-I phones offer a complete flagship package and worthy competition for even the best that Samsung and Apple have to offer. While Sony eschews unnecessary trends like a 108 MP camera, it maintains support for legacy connectors and sticks to a tried-and-true design.

In a second such incident in the span of only a week or so, a Tesla Model 3 driver has pressed on the gas pedal instead of applying the brakes while trying to park the electric car. The first time the Model 3 landed on top of an ambulance, while now it got beached on the rocks of a jetty at the Dana Point Harbor in Orange County.

TCL has announced a range of electronics designed to make the user's home life "easier" today (April 12, 2022). They include the latest generation of its Sweeva robotic vacuum cleaners and Breeva air purifiers. They are joined by TCL-brand "smart" washer/dryer and air conditioners this year.

Tesla is once again asking fans of its original Roadster, the electric car that started it all, to preorder its Roadster 2 successor. After the reservations were closed for a few months, those who want to get the Roadster 2 can secure their place in the line against a US$50,000 deposit with a possible release scheduled for 2023.

A new variant of the Lucid Air Grand Touring EV has been announced, the Lucid Air Grand Touring Performance. The car has many of the same features as the standard model, but it has greater acceleration with a 0 to 60 mph time of 2.6 s. The Performance car also has a slightly lower range at 446 miles (~718 km).

The Ohio mega-complex and the new Oregon expansion, along with a German new site are not Intel's only plans for improved production capacity. Apparently, CEO Pat Gelsinger visited Japan and India in order to discuss chip production collaborations, plus it once again met with TSMC representatives to reevaluate the ongoing partnership.

Motorola has unveiled the Moto G52, a mid-range smartphone that relies on the Snapdragon 680 chipset. The Moto G52 has a 50 MP primary camera too, along with a 5,000 mAh battery and an AMOLED display that can operate at up to 90 Hz.

The next update for Meta Quest devices, v39, has been announced. The update, which will roll out in the next few weeks, includes a new Home environment named Mountain Study. Other improvements include multitasking features which have moved from being experimental to general settings, and the ability for iOS phones to share VR content directly to a headset.

The new BOX-5000 mini PCs are powered by AMD's Ryzen 7 5800U, Ryzen 5 5600U and Ryzen 3 5400U APUs that can be coupled with up to 64 GB of DDR4-3200 RAM and a combo of NVMe + SATA3 storage solutions. There is support for 4X 4K video outputs and ASRock includes an M.2 module that adds Wi-Fi 6E + Bluetooth 5.2 connectivity.

The FCC has published photos of the dLight, a Google work from home (WFH) initiative for its employees. The dLight contains numerous features for sprucing up a home office and is designed for use in video calls. Sadly, Google has no plans to sell the dLight commercially.

The Motion Sensor P1 is a new smart home product from Aqara. The motion detector has up to five years of battery life and can detect movement up to seven meters away. A built-in light sensor enables you to trigger smart home lights with greater precision. You can use the Motion Sensor P1 with Zigbee, Amazon Alexa and Apple HomeKit.

Elon Musk is on record saying that the Full Self-Driving Beta feature will be an option to buy for every Tesla owner in the US or Canada later this year. Currently, not only do North American Tesla drivers need to pay the US$12,000 for the FSD software, but they also have to have a 99/100 Safety Score to qualify.

Samsung has shared an unboxing of the Monitor M8, its 32-inch and much cheaper alternative to the Apple Studio Display. The Monitor M8 contains plenty of smart features and even a Height Adjustable Stand (HAS), plus a removable webcam.

The launch of the next-generation Mac mini appears to be close, if Apple Studio Display is anything to go by. According to developer Steve Throughton-Smith, the firmware mentions the unreleased mini-PC, which is expected to be considerably more powerful than the existing Apple M1 model.

Garmin on replacing the Forerunner 245, a smartwatch that is almost three years old. Reportedly, Garmin will announce Forerunner 245 successors as the Forerunner 255 and Forerunner 255s, both in music and non-music/non-Wi-Fi editions.

The AMD Radeon RX 6600M is an entry-level card in HP's gaming laptop. In the Omen, it meets an unrestrained Ryzen 7 that shows what it is capable of. The system looks convincing in combination with the QHD display, even if the weaknesses cannot be ignored.

TCL has introduced 3 of its latest soundbars to European customers, each of which comes with its own subwoofer and Bluetooth for wireless streaming. The highest-end of this new line-up also features the latest generation of in-house RayDanz sound-quality-enhancing design which, as the OEM insists, would match one of its new QLED TVs perfectly.

The AMD Ryzen 7 5800X3D outperformed the Intel Core i9-12900K in several AAA games tested at 1080p. Other test system components included DDR4 3,200 MT/s CL14 RAM and an Nvidia GeForce RTX 3080 Ti.

A new Xiaomi smart home product is now available to pre-order in China, the Mijia Water Purifier 1000G. The gadget can filter water at up to 2.65 L (~90 fl. oz) per minute. The device has a six-layer filter to remove impurities such as sediment and chlorine. You can view the water quality on the faucet’s smart screen or via the Mijia app.

Lambda, a company known for building deep learning-focused PCs, and Razer have teamed up to release a new version of the Tensorbook, a slim laptop with machine learning chops. The notebook is packed to the gills with hardware designed for AI development, comes preinstalled with lots of Lambda's software, and has some solid gaming capabilities.

TCL has now launched its latest C- and P-series Google TVs in the European market. These units are all 4K, although the OEM's miniLED technology is reserved for the new C93 and C83 lines. However, even the QLED C63 models feature HDMI 2.1 and ALLM, whereas those of the C73 level and higher feature improved variable refresh rates (VRRs) and gaming features.