An expected set of features for the upcoming EMUI 11 has been posted online. The features include an improved GPU Turbo, a refreshed dark mode, better file sharing and overhauled gestures among other changes and innovations.

The Lenovo ThinkPad X13 Gen 1 with AMD Ryzen 4000 convinces us in the review nearly completely. There are barely any real problems. One of the very few categories where AMD was not better however: The battery life.

The first teaser trailer for Call of Duty Black Ops: Cold War hit YouTube. The trailer features footage from a real-world interview of Soviet defector and ex-KGB informant Yuri Bezmenov and urges players to know their history lest they be doomed to repeat it.

Square Enix has reported "strong" sales of Trials of Mana that have "significantly surpassed" initial expectations. Meanwhile, FF7 Remake sold nearly 5 million units in its first three months since launch. The sales success of remakes could lead to more similar titles from the company in the future.

Foldables are the latest and most expensive forms of trendy mobile devices in existence. The blog SamMobile claims to have heard of a new, "budget" iteration of this tech from Samsung. It may have relatively low internal storage options and more color SKUs compared to the Galaxy Z Fold2 or Z Flip 5G.

The first sign of the Ampere architecture is here. NVIDIA has certified a new graphics card, model number PG133A, at the RRA in South Korea. The graphics card is expected to be the RTX 3090 Founders Edition, and it may launch as early as September 1.

Redmi Note 8 owners aren't too happy about the fact their phones are yet to receive the Android 10 or MIUI 12 updates. A tentative timeline pegged the Android 10 update as due to arrive in early August but that doesn't look to be feasible now either.

Another class-action lawsuit has been filed against Apple for the "flexgate" flaw that plagued some 2016 and 2017 MacBook Pros. The lawsuit alleges that Apple knew about the flaw when they sold the MacBook Pros and that Apple violated fraud prevention and consumer protection laws.

Some more smartphones from the popular Chinese OEM Xiaomi have joined the list of devices that seemingly won’t receive an upgrade to Android 11. The new additions include five smartphones from the Xiaomi Mi 8 range, the Pocophone F1, and the Redmi Go. Xiaomi smartphones using a Qualcomm Snapdragon 845 will not be updated to Android 11.

OPPO has quietly released the A53 onto the Indonesian market. Despite its initial unprepossessing mid-range appearance, this phone has a few interesting attributes. For one thing, it is the first to feature the Snapdragon 460 SoC. It also has a 90 hertz (Hz) refresh rate, despite the fact the screen in question is HD+.

IO Interactive has just confirmed that the PC version of Hitman 3 will be available only on the Epic Games Store for a year after launch. Players will be able to carry over progress from previous versions of the game to Hitman 3. The game is expected to debut in January 2021 on PC, consoles, and game streaming services.

The first smartphone with an in-screen selfie camera is almost here, and manufacturer ZTE has published an amusing teaser video ahead of the device's launch on September 1. The Axon A20 5G will only have a 1080p AMOLED screen though, and its Snapdragon 765G chipset will not turn any heads.

The wearables OEM Mobvoi is slated to launch a watch with cutting-edge Qualcomm Snapdragon silicon for that form-factor soon. However, its latest release definitely doesn't fit this bill. Nevertheless, the TicWatch GTX packs sleep-tracking, heart-rate monitoring and 14 workout modes into a device with a normal price of US$60.

Motorola is on the verge of announcing refreshes to its Moto E and Moto G series, according to multiple leaks. The Moto E7 Plus and Moto G9 Plus have been revealed so far, but other models like the Moto E7, Moto G9 and Moto G9 Power should also be on the cards.

Sony has unveiled a new version of the Xperia 1 II with 12 GB of RAM and a matte back panel. The edition, called Frost Black, will not pick up fingerprints as easily as the other three glossy finishes in which Sony has already released the Xperia 1 II.

An industry insider speculates that Huawei will release a HarmonyOS-powered smartphone in late 2020. It will reportedly be a low-cost 5G-ready smartphone exclusive to the Chinese market. Huawei is expected to tell us more about its plans with HarmonyOS at its developer conference this September.

Thanks to the Mellanox acquisition and the launch of the Ampere A100 compute accelerators in mind Q2, the data center business overshadowed the gaming GPU division, which still did quite well. A reversal is expected to happen in Q4 this year, when the Ampere gaming GPUs will have hit the market.

Eve Devices started taking reservations for its Spectrum monitor in January 2020. Now, it has a new post to share with its community in which the first prototypes for its inaugural display product are shown off. It includes video and photos of one unit being put together, potentially verifying its design and port selection in the process.

The Galaxy M51 will have a bigger display than was previously suggested, according to a new leak. Samsung's upcoming mid-range handset is now thought to feature a 6.67-inch AMOLED screen, along with a 7,000 mAh battery and 8 GB of RAM.

The Yoga 7i and Yoga Slim 7i join the Yoga Slim 7i Pro as part of Lenovo's Intel Tiger Lake refresh. The machines will be available from November at various price points and configurations.

The Yoga 6 and Yoga Slim 7 Pro may be attractive to fans of AMD's Ryzen 4000 Renoir series, but Lenovo has also announced a powerful Tiger Lake-based alternative. Called the Yoga Slim 7i Pro, the machine can be equipped with an optional NVIDIA GPU and apparently offers better battery life than the Yoga Slim 7 Pro.

The Pixel 4a (5G) and Pixel 5 may be arriving slightly earlier than expected. Originally thought to be coming in October, a new leak from Jon Prosser states that Google has its eyes on a late September release. The Pixel 4a (5G) will eventually be available in two colours too, while Prosser claims that Google will launch the Pixel 5 in black and green.

NVIDIA's cloud-gaming platform GeForce NOW announces seven additional titles today (August 20, 2020), one of which is also Steam's latest release. It is based on the popular TV show Peaky Blinders, and has been up for pre-order until now. Therefore, customers can stream their new title as well as load it on their own PC.

Even equipped with only 6 GB of RAM, the Surface Duo manages to beat Samsung's Galaxy Fold and Z Flip models, and for reference, it also beats the Exynos version of the Galaxy Note 20 Ultra. Now, the launch version of the Surface Duo is expected to get 8 GB of RAM, so we could be seeing further performance gains.

Honor is on the verge of launching the Watch GS Pro, according to a first round of teasers by the company. The Watch GS Pro was recently certified by the EEC and looks to be more of a rugged smartwatch than its predecessor, the MagicWatch 2.

Fans of physical keyboards will be excited to learn that there will be an all-new Blackberry smartphone launch in 2021. The makers say that it will be state-of-the-art and will also incorporate 5G connectivity.

Realme has something of a rivalry with Redmi and that competition is set to continue with the imminent launch of the Realme X7 Pro, a phone almost shamelessly configured to make the new Redmi K30 Ultra uncomfortable.

The ZTE Axon 20 5G is coming on September 1 and when it does, it will have the distinction of being the first smartphone to hit the market with an under-display selfie camera. Ahead of its launch, ZTE Mobile Business president Ni Fie has posted the first official render of the eagerly anticipated device.

The Mi 10 Ultra was launched last week and sales numbers are already proving to almost be as impressive as that of the Redmi K30 Ultra, with Xiaomi selling over US$57.8 million worth of the device. That translates into about 70,000 units sold.

The real-time strategy (RTS) genre has been eclipsed over recent years by the highly popular multiplayer online battle arena (MOBA) offshoot. However, it seems RTS fans have not been completely forgotten as beloved titles in the genre, such as Command & Conquer, Battle for Middle-earth, and Age of Empires, are all making comebacks of sorts.

New rumors have stated that Xiaomi is almost ready to counter the OnePlus Nord threat with a possible POCO device being launched soon. As for specifications, little is known, although it is claimed the Xiaomi/POCO smartphone could sport a 120-Hz display to tempt smartphone buyers away from the OnePlus Nord with its 90-Hz screen.

Purported details of the PS5 UI have been leaked by a seemingly disgruntled game developer who claimed to have been working on the latest Call of Duty title. In the meantime, a fan has utilized the official PlayStation 5 boot screen to come up with a fresh-looking UI concept for the next-gen console.

2020's iPhones are thought to come with a base model that has a 5.4-inch display and a design that, as with its larger siblings, recalls the iPad Pro. These details come to the forefront in the latest renders of this device. Made by SvetApple, it shows the "12 5.4" in all colorways projected for this variant.

Nubia launched its second-generation flexible display watch in China at the start of August 2020, and it has been exclusive to that market since. Now, however, the OEM has broadened its availability by making it a reward on a Kickstarter campaign. It has attracted nearly 7 times its original goal at this point.

The TV maker wants to appeal to gamers by making its features more apparent to buyers. Vizio is touting 4K 120 Hz, variable refresh rates, and automatic game detection so users won't have to manually set the TV to game mode.

Huawei smartphones with Google apps will continue to receive software updates, the company has confirmed. The assurance comes after the expiration of the company's licence with Google and the tightening of US sanctions.

Huawei has unleashed the MateBook B series, which it is positioning for business consumers. The MateBook B5-420, MateBook B3-510 and MateBook B3-410 come with Intel Comet Lake-U processors and up to 512 GB of storage.

It has been a long time that notebook gamers had to use fat gaming giants. Thanks to refined cooling concepts and hardware that has shrunk significantly, slim laptops can also offer outstanding performance.

The MateBook X and MateBook X Pro may be the two most eye-catching laptops that Huawei has released this year, but the MateBook 13 2020 and MateBook 14 2020 are the only ones to feature 45 W Renoir APUs. The two laptops also include 16 GB of RAM, a 512 GB SSD and 2K screens that have 3:2 aspect ratios.

Huawei has unveiled its new premium and lightweight laptop, the MateBook X. The 13-inch device weighs less than 1 kg and houses a 3:2 3K display, along with a large keyboard and a new pressure-sensitive trackpad. The fanless machine starts at CNY 7,999 (~US$1,155) and is only available with Comet Lake-U series processors.

Recent renders have indicated that Huawei intends to stick with a round housing for the rear cameras in its upcoming additions to the Mate series of high-end phablets. A newer leak appears to corroborate this detail. It shows that both the 40 and 40 Pro will have at least 3 sensors apiece within a bordered circle of what looks like glass.

Augmented reality (AR) may emerge as a prominent medium for content and entertainment in the future. At least, Samsung appears to think so, as it has reportedly claimed a new form of the glasses that facilitate it at the South Korean intellectual property office. Should this be the case, the resulting product may look more like sports AR goggles than anything.

Lenovo has teased the Yoga Pro 13s Carbon, a circa 990g ultrabook that is expected to feature Intel's latest Tiger Lake processors. The device also has a 13.3-inch display with a native resolution of 2,560 x 1,600 pixels and a 16:10 aspect ratio. Underpinning the package is a 50 Wh battery.

The updated Wafer Scale Engine allows Cerebras to double the transistor and core counts on the monolithic chips, although the size and power requirements should remain close to the original gen 1 chips since the technology now uses TSMC's 7 nm nodes instead of the older 16 nm. It remains to be seen if Cerebras is going to double the amount of on-chip SRAM and the fabric bandwidth.

Huawei is issuing new updates to the Mate 10, Mate 10 Pro, P20 and P20 Pro. The round of updates brings the older flagships onto the July set of security patches and fixes multiple CVEs.