Xiaomi is getting the recognition it deserves in China. At the just awarded China Mobile Awards, the company put up an incredible showing, with devices like Mi 11 Ultra, Mi 11 Pro, Mi 11, Redmi K40, Redmi Note 10 Pro, and Redmi Note 10 all earning plaudits.

Xiaomi's smart-tech event of today (August 26, 2021) was perhaps dominated by the launch of 2 new Mi Notebooks and the Mi TV 5X in India. However, there were one or two other appearances at this show, such as the new Mi Router 4A (Gigabit Edition) - not to mention the new Xiaomi Running Shoes.

Samsung has been taking pre-orders for its new Galaxy Z Fold3 and Flip3 premium smartphone in its native South Korea since August 17, 2021. The final stats for the 2 new flexible-display devices' first week of pre-orders are reportedly in. The pair have outdone both the Galaxy S21 and Galaxy Note 20 lines in this regard. The OEM has hailed the event as an "all-time high" in terms of interest in foldables.

Xiaomi has finally made the Mi Band 6, or Mi Smart Band 6 rather, official in India. Many fitness-tracker fans might welcome its upgraded 1.56-inch AMOLED display, expanded workout mode line-up and blood oxygen sensor. It will be available to buy via the OEM's channels in the country soon.

A new project has combined The Simpsons with 3D printing and the Raspberry Pi Zero to create a working version of the show's original TV set. The device randomly chooses an episode at random from the 248 in the initial 11 seasons, outputting them at 640 x 480 pixels.

AOC has announced four new professional monitors under its P2 series. All come with plenty of I/O, including a USB Type-C port that supports Power Delivery and DisplayPort Alt mode. The new P2 series monitors will retail between £289.99 and £499.99.

According to reports, Apple plans to release a ninth-generation iPad this autumn, possibly alongside the rumoured iPad mini 6. The iPad 9 is thought to retain the current model's design, albeit with a thinner chassis and a more powerful chipset.

New photos of the PlayStation 5's die have showcased the chip in great detail. Sony's SoC contains 8 CPU cores, 36 GPU cores and larger memory interfaces linking the chip to the console's 16 GB of GDDR6 VRAM.

Another Vivo X70 series handset has leaked online, following the X70 Pro yesterday. Now, it is the turn of the X70 Pro Plus, the presumed flagship of Vivo's upcoming smartphone series.

Xiaomi has unveiled its latest TVs, all with 4K and 10-bit colour panels. The Mi TV 5X series will be available next month in 43-inch, 50-inch and 55-inch sizes.

The launch date for the Galaxy S21 FE remains up in the air but a new leak has now provided a close look at what to expect from Samsung's next premium phone. Notable takeaways include a smaller display than the Galaxy S20 FE and a sound quashing of 32 MP camera rumors.

The Gracemont little cores are now rumored to provide better performance than previously thought, helping Intel's Alder Lake mid-tier model outperform even the Ryzen 7 5800X by around 5% in multi-core loads at a ~$100 lower MSRP. However, this price difference may actually be offset by the need to buy a new motherboard, DDR5 modules and a separate cooler.

The ELITE SHARK CA700 has just arrived as Sharkoon's latest and most ambitious PC case to date. This open-frame PC case can accommodate up to eight RGB fans and a water-cooling system with two 360 mm radiators and includes five 120 mm RGB LED PWM fans, all for a manufacturer's suggested price of 399 Euros (roughly US$469).

Xiaomi has upgraded its Mi Notebook 14 Series to the Mi Notebook 2021 Series with the launch of the Mi Notebook Pro and Mi Notebook Ultra SKUs. Both models are powered by Intel Tiger Lake-H35 processors and feature largely identical specifications with the primary differences being with respect to the display and battery capacity.

The combined market share of the two companies threatens Samsung's position as the world's biggest NAND memory producer. Western Digital and Kioxia (Toshiba's memory division) have already been collaborating for 20 years, so the merger does not come as a huge surprise.

According to a market research report by Newzoo, factors from COVID-19 to the current GPU/console shortage mean that cloud gaming could see major growth over the next few years.

According to a report, Apple is working to bring more advanced Face ID features to its next iPhones. A new leak about the name of Apple's upcoming iPhones has been given the nod by people in the know, too.

Nvidia may introduce an RTX 3090 Super later this year to probably counter Intel's upcoming Xe-HPG Alchemist GPU launch in early 2022. The RTX 3090 Super is expected to be based on the GA102 core and will feature 10,752 CUDA cores and a higher 400 W+ TDP. Other specifications are not yet available.

Microsoft has launched its first special edition Xbox Series X console. The new machine is Halo themed and is being launched to coincide with the release of Halo Infinite in November.

The Realme 8 and Realme 8 Pro smartphones have been included on an unofficial list of devices that support the company’s dynamic RAM expansion (DRE) technology. The amount of virtual RAM that can be added depends on the phone, with the upper limit hitting an extra 7 GB. The update for the Realme 8 has already started rolling out.

Xiaomi Mi 10T Pro users still have to wait for at least a few weeks before the Enhanced Edition firmware, but the arrival of the MIUI Global 12.5.5 Stable update is still good news. In addition to the August 2021 security patch, this piece of code also comes with an all-new Notes app and multiple optimizations.

According to a new report, Apple plans to adjust the sizes of the Apple Watch this year. Reputedly, the company has decided to release larger models, with the 38 mm size of previous Apple Watch generations not set to return.

Smartphone fires can be deadly, but especially when they occur on an aircraft. Unfortunately for Samsung, one of its smartphones was involved in such an incident on an Alaska Airlines flight, resulting in an evacuation of all passengers and crew members.

Motorola has made good on an interesting round of rumors with the launch of the Moto G50 5G. Unlike the pre-existing phone of the same name, this one has a MediaTek Dimensity-series SoC rather than a Qualcomm platform. It is available to buy from now - albeit only from Lenovo's division in Australia.

Samsung has launched its latest phone for the Indian market as one with quad rear cameras, a 5,000mAh battery and 12-band 5G support. The Galaxy M32 5G is powered by a MediaTek Dimensity processor, has up to 8GB of RAM and has (almost suspiciously) up-to-date mid-range Samsung looks. Its preview page on Amazon.in indicates that it will go live in September 2021.

A single CS-2 chip with 850,000 cores can now process 120 trillion parameter AI models that are more complex than the human brain with its 100 trillion synapses. This is made possible through the introduction of the MemoryX cabinets that come with up to 2.4 PB of flash+DRAM memory, and Cerebras also offers a scaling solution that allows up to 192 CS-2-based systems to interconnect through the SwarmX fabric for a total of 163.2 million core processing power.

Panasonic has launched its take on what is often called the "wearable speaker" in 2021. Like some others on the market, the accessory is worn around the neck for "immersive" sound. The OEM is pitching this version - the SoundSlayer WIGSS or SC-GN01 - at gamers, with wired compatibility for consoles such as the PlayStation 5 or Nintendo Switch.

SS appears to be the best of both worlds. On the one hand, it is AI-based and should provide high quality results similar to DLSS, but on the other hand, the tech aims to become completely open source by the second or third iteration.

Samsung may have just realised two new foldable devices, but they exhibited even more at the Korea Display Exhibition. LG showcased a transparent TV at the same event, too.

The Fitbit Charge 5 has arrived and for just US$179.95. The new Fitbit Charge is thinner than its predecessor, while retaining week-long battery life and adding more health-tracking functionality. The Fitbit Charge 5 even has a brighter display that is a colour AMOLED panel, too.

Although Apple remains unsurprisingly silent, a Chinese e-commerce app has apparently spilled the beans on the release date of the next-gen iPhone and third-gen AirPods. According to this source, the handset will drop on September 17 and the headphones will follow on September 30.

It seems that Microsoft's own store accidentally let slip the Halo Infinite launch date. The listing says that the game is slated to be launched on December 8. Sources familiar with the matter have confirmed that the aforementioned date is correct.

An extensive leak has revealed more about the Vivo X70 Pro, one of the company's next flagship killers. The Vivo X70 Pro not only has a premium design, but also Zeiss-branded cameras, among other flagship-grade hardware.

After missing its March release date, tactical RPG King's Bounty II is now available for PlayStation 4, Xbox One, Nintendo Switch, as well as PCs (via Steam). The game is available in three editions (regular, Duke's, and Lord's) that feature additional weapons, skins, units, and media content.

Third-party retailers have started selling the Tab V7 Pro, Honor's latest tablet. The Magic UI 5.0 tablet starts at US$569.99 and comes with a 120 Hz display and a MediaTek Kompanio 1300T SoC.

YouTube Music has arrived on Wear OS, bringing offline downloads to the Galaxy Watch 4 and Galaxy Watch 4 Classic. There are numerous drawbacks to Google's music service on Wear OS though, including performance issues and the inability to stream anything.

The Samsung Galaxy S21 FE has leaked once again, this time on the Google Play Console. The Fan Edition smartphone will launch with a Snapdragon 888 SoC and at least 6 GB of RAM, along with a 1080p display punctured by a centred hole punch.

One of Intel's Alder Lake-S processors has appeared on Geekbench. The engineering sample scored reasonably well, and is within touching distance of the AMD Ryzen 7 5800X, among other modern desktop processors. Another photo of an Alder Lake-S engineering sample has leaked, too.

Xiaomi plans to sell its refreshed Mi 11 Lite under different names depending on where you buy it. The new device will also lose the 'Mi' from its name while gaining 'NE', becoming the Xiaomi 11 Lite NE.

The Realme Pad has now been claimed to be scheduled for a September 9 release. Specs of the AMOLED tablet surfaced days ago, and a new leak now also tips it to be more of an affordable option than an Apple iPad-fighting device.

New fan-made concept renders of the upcoming Apple iPad mini 6 tablet offer a mouth-watering glimpse at what the future could be like. The iPad mini 6 is dressed in five fetching colors and is described as having an 8.4-inch Liquid Retina display in the renders. It’s possible the sleek slate will have an introductory price of US$399.

The existence of a Redmi Note 10 Lite smartphone, which is apparently headed for the India market, has been confirmed in app code and the IMEI database. It seems this upcoming Redmi Note 10 Lite is simply a 2021 version of the Redmi Note 9 Pro (India), which is also known in other parts of the world as the Redmi Note 9S.

One of the most popular Windows laptops can be had for under a grand without needing to cut corners on RAM, storage, or processor performance.

A new leak has revealed the internal aliases of Xiaomi's upcoming flagship phones, the Xiaomi 12 and Xiaomi 12 Ultra. The phones will bear the codenames "Cupid" and "Zeus" respectively, and "Cupid" has now been tipped to launch in November without MIUI 13 out of the box.

Samsung really does not want people unlocking their devices. With the Galaxy Z Fold 3, unlocking the bootloader disables the device's cameras. While seemingly a software lock, it is not a good look for the South Korean company.

Xiaomi is now rumored to have new laptops to introduce to the Indian market. The Mi Notebook Pro and Ultra are slated to be 14- to 15.6-inch devices that go up to 3.2K in terms of display resolution. However, they may differ in terms of refresh rate and graphics solutions.

Apparently, AMD was considering implementing Intel's Foveros 3D technology at some point, but later decided to go with TSMC's superior Micro Bump 3D packaging that is 1 micron thinner and quite a bit more efficient. This is only the beginning, as AMD plans to refine the interconnect pitch in the future, allowing for more complex 3D stacking applications.