Tesla lost US$101 million on its crypto investments in 2021, reveals its latest SEC filing, as Elon Musk's buoyant $US1.5 billion Bitcoin purchase saw some writedowns throughout the year and towards the crypto price crash at its end. Tesla previously profited from a March sale of some of its Bitcoin holdings, and now holds US$1.99 billion worth of bitcoins.

OnePlus is rumored to launch a second-gen Nord CE very soon. Earlier leaks have purported to spill its battery, charging and SoC specs ahead of this event. Now, some new tips, some from an official source, seem to endorse these rumors.

To no will of their own, the identities of the co-creators of the popular Bored Ape Yacht Club (BAYC) NFT collection have been revealed. The doxxed Florida men are behind one of the most coveted and celebrity-endorsed NFT kits in recent memory, with Justin Bieber spending nearly US$1.8 million on two Bored Ape NFTs in the span of a week.

The European Union Court of Justice (or CJEU) has implemented a new law by which data pertaining to users in its jurisdiction has to stay there. Meta has taken issue with this, indicating that the measures are incompatible with the way it deploys Facebook and Instagram within the bloc. Therefore, the EU just might become more of a Meta-free zone soon.

Apple has typically offered a three-month free trial for new users considering an account with its first-party Music service. However, this offer has been cut in more than half in a long list of countries where the Cupertino giant operates. The normal price thereafter remains unchanged, however.

The Nvidia GeForce MX550 laptop graphics card has shown up on the PassMark benchmark database. It nets an overall score of 5,014, which is 37% faster than the GeForce MX450. The entry-level graphics card runs a TU117 GPU, but the rest of its specs are unknown.

MSI could soon introduce an upgraded Summit E16 Flip Evo featuring the 14C/20T Intel Core i7-12700H Alder Lake-H, Arc A370M discrete graphics, and LPDDR5-6400 RAM that will supplant the current configuration with a Core i7-1195G7 and RTX 3050 Ti. The new Summit E16 Flip Evo leaked on PugetBench, and it seems to be about 8% slower than another laptop with a Core i7-12700H and RTX 3080 Ti.

Samsung's super-sized tablet is just two days away from being unveiled, but a hands-on image has already surfaced online. While the tablet has a 14.6-inch display, its notch remains recognisable. The Galaxy Tab S8 Ultra appears to have thicker bezels than marketing materials suggest, too.

While Samsung has showcased elaborate Tiger-themed billboards for its next Galaxy Unpacked event, several promotional teasers have accidentally gone live in the US. Not only has AT&T kitted out a store with Galaxy S22 promotional materials, but Samsung US has also started running Facebook adverts for the upcoming smartphones.

It seems that Sony has a new pair of WF earbuds planned, but not successors to the WF-1000XM4. Instead, Sony has created the Linkbuds WF-L900, a strange pair of earbuds without ear tips. The Linkbuds WF-L900 will launch in two colours, matching the WF-1000XM4.

The successor to the M1 Apple Silicon, currently widely expected to be known as the M2 chip, could appear in no fewer than four different Macs before the end of the year. The lineup of potential new Apple M2-powered devices consists of a MacBook Pro laptop, an iMac refresh, a beefed-up Mac mini, and the hotly anticipated 2022 MacBook Air.

The Redmi Note 11 Pro 5G debuted for the global market with a Snapdragon 695 a while ago. While that chipset may appear weaker than the Redmi Note 10 Pro's Snapdragon 732G, benchmark numbers tell a different story.

Google has introduced a new calculator app intended for devices such as Chromebooks. However, because it is web-based, it can also be used on iPads and so on. This means the Mountain View giant has beaten Apple to making this often essential service available on its own signature tablets.

A short video showcasing an Intel Arc Alchemist GPU has appeared on Twitter. The video depicts someone picking up an Intel-branded GPU from the box. The card on display has a dual-fan, dual-slot design and is identical to the one that was leaked a few days ago by VideoCardz.

The Samsung event slated to unveil the Galaxy S22, S22 Plus and S22 Ultra may finally be upon us. However, the rumored designs for all 3 has been revealed in advance of this Unpacked stream - again. This possibly last-minute tip comes in the form of a new 360-degree video that purports to show all 3 phones from all angles this time.

A recent patent-based leak has led to rumors that OnePlus will launch an ultra-flagship variant (perhaps literally) with a periscope camera in place of the current 10 Pro's third rear camera and ring-flash. Now, Concept Creator has incorporated this prediction into new images showing how this premium smartphone might look in the real world.

A report published by Chainalysis has detailed the prolific wash trading going on in the NFT marketplace. The 262 sellers that were selling their NFT collections to themselves engaged in the practice a minimum of 25 times. After artificially increasing the value of the collections, the sellers profited more than US$8 million by later selling the NFTs to unsuspecting buyers.

The iPad Air 5 and iPhone SE 5G—or iPhone SE 2022—are both expected to be unveiled at a spring event. According to a new leak, that event is scheduled for March 8 specifically. Those two devices may be joined by a new iMac Pro as well.

The Poco M4 Pro 5G is a very low-priced smartphone that has very few weaknesses for a device in this price-range. Our review reveals what the M4 Pro 5G is all about.

A leaker has leaked more details about the Redmi K50 series, due later this month. Reportedly, the Redmi K50 series will start at CNY 1,999 (~US$314), but neither the K50, K50 Pro, K50 Pro+ or the K50 Gaming will launch globally until the end of March, at the earliest.

A new gaming test on Tencent's Peacekeeper Elite has provided power consumption figures of the Snapdragon 8 Gen 1, MediaTek Dimensity 9000, Snapdragon 870, and Huawei's Kirin 9000. The Snapdragon 8 Gen 1, sadly, comes in last.

Word on the Xiaomi 12 Ultra has been extremely conflicting so far. It appears, though, that Xiaomi is preparing a phone that will sit above the Xiaomi 12 Pro in its pecking order, and a leak has now provided a first look at what to expect from that device.

MIT researchers have managed to create a new polymer material called 2DPA-1 that has twice the yield strength of steel and up to six times the deformation resistance of bulletproof glass. The unorthodox sheet polymer can be easily spun in mass quantities and used as ultradurable coating for phones and cars, or even as a building material.

Fresh retailer prices for the missing-in-action GeForce RTX 3090 Ti graphics card have turned up online, and if accurate they indicate price tags in the range of the equivalent of US$5,000. This time, they were SKUs from Asus while unpriced boards from Palit’s GameRock range have also been spotted.

The Poco X4 5G has now made the trip over to Geekbench, revealing some of its hardware and mostly corroborating reports that it will be a rebadged Redmi Note 11 Pro 5G. That, of course, means a Snapdragon 695 under the mid-range phone's hood.

A new render for Vivo's rumored 2022 Android flagship seem to confirm the latest design-related leaks relating to this upcoming device. Then again, this image contains a number of tantalizing Easter eggs, which might pan out as camera specs for the premium phone, not to mention its approximate launch date.

At its current sales price of US$1,649, the 65-inch mid-range LG C1 is certainly worth a look for everyone who plans on upgrading their home theater with a brand-new 4K OLED TV.

OnePlus has announced its latest Y1S-line TVs. They will come in a choice of 2 variants and are slated to bring a "Smarter Picture" to the brand's Indian customers soon. The new smart screens' first teaser hints at a build with slim bezels and a conventional stand type.

Incidents with Teslas in the Full Self-Driving Beta mode have been reported, but there was no evidence to confirm them for the NHTSA so far. A YouTuber took the newest FSD Beta 10.10 update for a drive around San Jose and experienced what could be the first self-driving Tesla accident caught on tape in real time.

Microsoft has announced some changes to the way in which the Windows OS will be distributed to those who need or want to experience its latest features in advance. This includes their distribution via 3 channels: Dev, Beta and the pre-existing Release Preview channels. The Redmond giant asserts that they should keep developers or enthusiasts apprised of what its engineers are up to in 2022.

Microsoft may not launch a Surface Duo 3 this year, but the device is expected to arrive in 2023 with flagship features. The original Surface Duo and the Surface Duo 2 are expected to skip Android 12 and directly get updated to Android 12L in the coming months.

GoPro has confirmed to investors that it plans to expand its camera offerings this year. Currently, the company sells two camera ranges, HERO and MAX. However, it will release two additional cameras in 2022, along with new HERO and MAX cameras.

Samsung typically launches the Galaxy A5x and A7x phones at the same date but that may change this year, as a new leak claims the Galaxy A73 has now been delayed and will debut after the Galaxy A53.

The WD drives are cheaper than many other PCIe4 x4 NVMe SSDs albeit at the cost of generally slower transfer rates. Performance will be in between the fastest PCIe3 drives and the fastest PCIe4 drives.

IdeaCentre may be one of Lenovo's more business-like lines, yet still has a Gaming version of its desktop that it has released over the years as of late. According to a new leak, the latest variant with 12th-gen Intel processors and a variety of graphics options (RTX 3060-series cards included) may be released soon. A new case design with subtle RGB accents might also be involved.

The top-end 12GB RAM/512GB internal storage version of the Mix 4 started at nearly US$1000 in China. Now, however, this SKU can be had for close to the original price of the phone's base model through an online retailer in the same country. It is also being offered in attractive bundles with accessories that get extreme on various levels in some cases.

The excellent Apple iPad Air 4 is currently on offer at Best Buy with US$100 slashed off all configurations and colors of the superlative slate. The 4th generation tablet computer was released in late 2020 and came with Touch ID located in the power button. Best Buy shoppers can now pick up a 64 GB iPad Air 4 for US$499.99.

The development of the long-awaited sixth main entry in the iconic Grand Theft Auto franchise is well underway, but Rockstar Games is apparently not yet ready to reveal a rough release date window or other additional information on GTA 6.

Another bug has reared its head on the Google Pixel 6 and Google Pixel 6 Pro smartphones. This time around, users have been reporting an issue with the Google Photos app that has been crashing after attempting to use the Magic Eraser utility. At the moment, there is no official fix for the latest bug to annoy Pixel 6 owners.

Samsung's upcoming flagship, the Galaxy S22 Ultra, will be a powerhouse of a phone. The physical package is unlikely to thrill, though, as a leaked image of the Galaxy S22 Ultra's box contents reveals sparse contents.

Videocardz has managed to get their hands on the Intel Arc graphics card pictures. We can see its PCB, memory modules, port selection and overall design, which suggests that it could be a high-end part.

A Japanese retailer has listed the MSI RTX 3090 Ti Suprim X 24G for backorder on its website with an absurd price tag. RTX 3090 Ti, which NVIDIA announced at CES 2022, has yet to hit the market. Till today, NVIDIA has given no official release date or the MSRP of the GPU.

The original "meme coin" is now reincarnated in the form of an NFT collection by its co-founder called 'Dreaming Doge' and available over at the OpenSea platform. The Dreaming Doge set consists of eight digital art pieces with 88 editions each that go for the equivalent of about $254 each in Ethereum.

The Steam Deck handheld console from Valve has turned up in some new gameplay videos, with a couple of the clips focused on how the upcoming portable gaming computer deals with the infamously difficult Cyberpunk 2077. The Steam Deck is scheduled for release on February 25 at a base price of US$399/€419/£349.

The Swift 3 is one of the more affordable 14-inch laptops to ship with a high quality IPS panel capable of reproducing the full sRGB standard. Its processor is also comparable to Intel's 11th gen Core i7 series that typically retail for more.

The new cylindrical 4680 battery that Tesla intends to start placing in its electric vehicles as soon as this quarter will also be produced by Panasonic later this year. Panasonic commented that, since Tesla has placed a huge order for them, it will be given 'top priority' as a client for its first 4680 batteries to be shipped later in 2022.

Reportedly, Samsung plans to release a 1 TB version of the Galaxy S22 Ultra, its next premier flagship smartphone. However, the high capacity edition is not expected to launch in all markets, just as the Exynos 2200 may be limited to a few countries.