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Rumor | The Honor 50 is coming to Europe in late 2021

The Honor 50 is a Snapdragon 778G-powered Android smartphone with a 120Hz AMOLED screen and a 108MP main camera. It is mainly only available in China to date; however, a prolific leaker now asserts that it will launch in Europe by...

Deirdre O'Donnell, 07 Oct 2021 23:17

The Moto E40 is official. (Source: Flipkart)

The best attributes of the new Motorola Moto E40 are confirmed via an exclusive Flipkart preview

The Motorola Moto E40 has been hyped in potentia as its series' very first high-refresh-rate smartphone; now, a new "Coming Soon" page on Flipkart has revealed that this is indeed the case. It seems the retail platform will be one...

Deirdre O'Donnell, 07 Oct 2021 19:28

Asus releases the OLED version of the VivoBook 15 to the Indian market

Asus has announced that the VivoBook 15 OLED (or K513 OLED) is now available to Indian customers. It comes with a choice of 2 11th-gen Intel processors and either SSD or dual HDD/SSD storage. Its premium selling-point of a display...

Deirdre O'Donnell, 05 Oct 2021 19:22

XPG launches the Tiger Lake-H-based XENIA 15 KC laptop with RTX 3070 graphics, a 165Hz display and HDMI 2.1

Today (October 5, 2021), ADATA has made its latest 15.6-inch XPG XENIA-series laptop official. The 15 KC upgrades to an 11th-gen Intel processor and RTX 3000 graphics. Being an XPG, it gets first-party "high-performance" DDR4 RAM ...

Deirdre O'Donnell, 05 Oct 2021 16:52

Western Digital has officially released the budget WD Blue SN570 SSDs (Image: Western Digital)

Western Digital releases new budget WD Blue SN570 M.2 NVMe SSDs with up to 1TB of capacity and prices starting at a cheap US$49

Western Digital has released an affordable budget SSD that is mainly intended for content creators and other price sensitive users who do not need every last bit of performance in order to securely store their data.

Enrico Frahn, 04 Oct 2021 21:49

Rumor | Realme is about to unleash the GT Neo2 on the European market

Realme has only just debuted its second-gen Neo smartphone in its native China; now, a new leak asserts that the device is about to go international. The OEM is said to bring most of its RAM/storage configuration in all of its new...

Deirdre O'Donnell, 04 Oct 2021 19:21

The hypothetical Lenovo handheld. (Source: TechNave)

Rumor | Lenovo designs an Android handheld console, then decides against selling it

A tech blog claims to have uncovered evidence of a new portable gaming device developed by Lenovo. This putative answer to the Nintendo Switch or Sony PSP goes under the Legion brand and runs Android - or, rather, it would have, h...

Deirdre O'Donnell, 04 Oct 2021 17:33

Next-gen Moto G hardware might get an upgrade. (Source: NCC via MySmartPrice)

Rumor | Motorola's next Moto G will be a 50MP camera smartphone

Motorola is now thought to have a Moto G30 successor in the works. Now, this device has allegedly turned up in live-image form at the Taiwanese NCC regulator. They show that the pre-launch smartphone will have a potentially high-e...

Deirdre O'Donnell, 03 Oct 2021 22:38

MediaTek debuts the new Filogic series. (Source: MediaTek)

MediaTek's new Filogic chipsets are slated to bring Wi-Fi 6 or 6E to next-gen mobile and smart devices

MediaTek has unveiled a new "high-performance" series dedicated to the latest standard of wireless connectivity. It now consists of the Filogic 830 and 630, the line's first examples of system-on-chips (SoCs) and network interface...

Deirdre O'Donnell, 01 Oct 2021 20:32

The new Moto Tab G20. (Source: Motorola)

Motorola launches a new tablet for the Indian market

Motorola's latest announcement is a rare one, as it is for a tablet rather than a phone. The new Moto Tab G20 is an 8-inch slate with an HD+ resolution and a budget-grade MediaTek processor. Nevertheless, its specs do not match th...

Deirdre O'Donnell, 30 Sep 2021 23:55

A new Nokia phone? (Source: NokiaPowerUser)

Rumor | Nokia will launch a new budget 5G phone soon

Nokia is linked to the launch of a number of new mobile devices soon. Now, a new leak suggests that one of them will be powered by a low-end Snapdragon processor, the specs of which also indicates this potentially upcoming handset...

Deirdre O'Donnell, 30 Sep 2021 23:18

The new WD Red SN700 M.2 SSDs by Western Digital are made for NAS servers (Image: Western Digital)

Western Digital releases WD Red SN700 M.2 NVMe SSDs for NAS servers starting at US$65

The new PCIe 3.0 NVMe M.2 SSDs by Western Digital may not even remotely be the fastest storage solution on the market, but with their reasonable prices they should make reliable components for your NAS system at home.

Enrico Frahn, 29 Sep 2021 23:15

Sharp launches new Aquos phones. (Source: Sharp)

The new 240Hz-display Aquos zero6 launches as Sharp's lightest 5G phone

Sharp has brought its ultra-high display refresh rate to another new phone in 2021. At 146g, this Aquos zero6 is also now touted as the lightest mobile device with 5G in existence. It has launched alongside the sense6 5G, probably...

Deirdre O'Donnell, 29 Sep 2021 16:00

Micron releases RAM for next-gen affordable phones. (Source: Micron)

Micron brings its latest 10nm tech to next-gen low- and mid-range phones with new 1-alpha LPDDR4X RAM

Micron Technology released DRAM based on its latest 1-alpha (or 1α) 10 nanometer (nm) process for flagship-grade mobile devices earlier in 2021. Now, the resulting type of low-power DDR (LPDDR) is trickling down to lower-end smart...

Deirdre O'Donnell, 29 Sep 2021 15:05

Samsung reveals the M52 5G in full. (Source: Amazon.in)

Samsung reveals pricing and full spec data for the Galaxy M52 5G in India

Samsung has launched its "meanest ever" 5G phone for the Indian market, the Galaxy M52, today (September 28, 2021). This event, held in conjunction with Amazon.in, has finally confirmed the device's 120Hz display size, RAM/storage...

Deirdre O'Donnell, 29 Sep 2021 00:25

The "new" Redmi 9 Activ. (Source: Redmi)

Redmi kick-starts the 9 series in India again with a new Activ version because why not

Xiaomi's Redmi 9 series is a head-scratcher, particularly as its members can be completely different from market to market. Now, the OEM has added to this confusion with the new India-specific 9 Activ variant. It has been unveiled...

Deirdre O'Donnell, 28 Sep 2021 18:54

Nokia hints at a tablet launch. (Source: Nokia via Twitter)

Nokia hints at the launch of a tablet during an upcoming launch event

Nokia has indicated it will hold a product launch event in October 2021. The HMD Global brand has also all but confirmed that it will serve to unveil a tablet. This device will, apparently, offer the same experience as one of the ...

Deirdre O'Donnell, 27 Sep 2021 23:35

Honor announces the Tab V7, a new 10-inch Android 11 tablet with pen support and a new MediaTek processor

Honor has just expanded its new Tab V7 series with a second, vanilla variant. It looks much like its flagship counterpart, although it has a smaller, lower-end display and a more mid-range processor. Then again, it retains support...

Deirdre O'Donnell, 27 Sep 2021 17:44

The OPPO K9 Pro is a new mid-range smartphone with novel promotional offers

OPPO has debuted 3 new products today (September 26, 2021). The OEM has already spilled many details for the K9 Pro, as well as its new TV, already. However, some juicy tidbits remain to be unveiled, the smartphone's unexpected ne...

Deirdre O'Donnell, 26 Sep 2021 22:30

An alleged Moto E40 press shot. (Source: Twitter)

Moto E40: full specs and renders for the alleged Motorola budget flagship spill in a new leak

The Moto E40 has yet to be confirmed, and yet is currently thought to be ranked among the highest-end devices of its series on its launch. It is rumored to be the first of the line to have a 90Hz display. Its newest leak suggests ...

Deirdre O'Donnell, 25 Sep 2021 23:27

A new Moto G Pure teaser. (Source: Motorola)

Rumor | The Motorola Moto G Pure will launch with "2-day battery", a low-end MediaTek SoC and a ~US$300 price-point

Motorola has been said to have a new member of the Moto G series called the Pure nearly ready for launch. Now, new leaks purport to confirm this product name, as well as some pertinent specs for the device. They include a fairly g...

Deirdre O'Donnell, 25 Sep 2021 16:58

An iPhone 13 Pro, dissected for the cameras. (Source: WekiHome)

iPhone 13 Pro: a teardown channel purports to reveal its battery capacity in amp-hours

Apple is notoriously tight-lipped on the subject of its new iPhones' batteries and their exact specs. Now, however, this mystery is being gradually solved through online testing. The latest of these may reveal capacity for the Pro...

Deirdre O'Donnell, 25 Sep 2021 16:05

Kioxia's first PCIe 5.0 SSD prototype comes very close to a read speed of 15GB per second (Image: Weixin)

Blazing fast PCIe 5.0 SSD prototype hits sequential read speeds of 14,000 MB/s

As if modern solid state drives weren't already fast enough, Kioxia has now presented the technical data of its first PCIe 5.0 SSD prototype that delivers an impressive performance both while reading and writing data.

Enrico Frahn, 24 Sep 2021 00:44

Huawei launches the Nova 9 series of HarmonyOS-powered smartphones

Huawei has unveiled the Nova 9 and its Pro variant in China today (September 23, 2021). They fall into the premium mid-range category with their Snapdragon 778G processors. However, they are practically unicorns in this sense as t...

Deirdre O'Donnell, 23 Sep 2021 23:01

iQOO launches the Z5 as the world's latest Snapdragon 778G phone

iQOO has launched the latest addition to its mid-range Z series of Android smartphones today (September 23, 2021). This new model has been revealed as a triple rear camera device with a 64MP rear camera, a 120Hz display and a larg...

Deirdre O'Donnell, 23 Sep 2021 18:08

The PlayStation 5 appears to be not as picky as Sony's SSD requirements for the console's storage upgrade would suggest (Image: Werde Severin)

Video shows what happens when you buy a too slow SSD for your PS5 storage expansion

Sony has pretty clear requirements when it comes to the read speed of SSDs that can be used to expand the storage of its next-gen PlayStation 5 console. In a new video, Digital Foundry has now tested what exactly happens to the co...

Enrico Frahn, 22 Sep 2021 23:53

The Realme GT Neo2 is the first smartphone to launch with diamond-augmented thermal paste

The GT Neo2 is now official as Realme's latest 120Hz AMOLED display smartphone. The Android 11 device is by a powered by a high-end Snapdragon processor and up to 12GB of RAM. The OEM has packed this latest iteration of a gaming-...

Deirdre O'Donnell, 22 Sep 2021 19:32

Home security goes binocular with the new Reolink Duo 2K camera

Reolink's latest home security camera has go-to specs such as spotlights, two-way audio, microSD card support and the option of truly-wireless battery power. However, it also has something new to this brand: dual lenses. They enab...

Deirdre O'Donnell, 22 Sep 2021 18:28

Is the Yoga 16s 2022 coming soon? (Source: Lenovo via SparrowsNews)

Lenovo teases a possibly imminent launch for the Yoga 16s 2022

Lenovo has released a new teaser for a laptop it calls the Yoga 16s 2022. The OEM does not say much more about the device, besides to hint that it might be ideal for creators. However, it is apparent from its new trailer that it r...

Deirdre O'Donnell, 21 Sep 2021 18:05

The Galaxy M52 is still on the way. (Source: Samsung)

The Samsung Galaxy M52 misses its launch date, but is still on its way

Samsung's "most anticipated monster", the Galaxy M52 5G, was slated to have launched by now in its target market of India. This event has now been pushed back; in the meantime, the OEM has revealed that it is to be the slimmest of...

Deirdre O'Donnell, 20 Sep 2021 23:52

The first Nova 9 hands-on? (Source: ITHome)

Huawei will launch a Nova 9 Pro along with the vanilla 9 in September 2021

Huawei has already confirmed that the Nova 9 will launch a few short days from today (September 20, 2021). Now, a new in-the-wild-type leak points to an additional Pro sibling for this device that will conceivably debut on the sam...

Deirdre O'Donnell, 20 Sep 2021 17:44

Apple has made some bold claims about iPhone 13 batteries. (Source: Apple)

Initial independent iPhone 13-series battery capacity findings hint at gains of up to 18.5% over the previous generation

A regulator has now added official battery ratings for each member of the new iPhone 13 flagship series to its database. These stats indicate that the devices have improved in terms of the important metric in question by at least ...

Deirdre O'Donnell, 20 Sep 2021 16:35

Buyers may not see their new iPhones as soon as thought. (Source: Apple)

Apple pushes iPhone 13 Pro and Pro Max shipping dates back to October 2021

Apple launched the iPhone 13 line alongside assurances that it would ship all of its variants on the same day in September 2021. Now, it has emerged that this is no longer the case. The delay affects the Pro and Pro Max only, and ...

Deirdre O'Donnell, 19 Sep 2021 22:36

Is this the new Surface Go? (Source: Winfuture)

Surface Go 3: a new leak purports to reveal nearly every aspect of the upcoming Microsoft 2-in-1

Microsoft is projected to have a third-gen Surface Go ready for launch. This putative 2-in-1 has now leaked again, with virtually complete specs and a full set of renders this time. They paint the device as a very iterative update...

Deirdre O'Donnell, 19 Sep 2021 18:00

Motorola teases a new product event. (Source: Facebook)

Motorola announces an online event for new devices for the central European market

Motorola has announced that it intends to hold a virtual launch, held on its Czechian, Slovakia and Serbian Facebook pages. The OEM has yet to specify which devices will be revealed during these streams; however, some pages alread...

Deirdre O'Donnell, 19 Sep 2021 00:12

The OPPO K9 Pro is all but official. (Source: JD.com)

Rumor | The OPPO K9 Pro will launch within September 2021 as a new 64MP main-camera phone with a 120Hz display

OPPO is projected to launch a phone called the K9 Pro soon, with a rear panel possibly intended to remind one of a certain Xiaomi flagship. Now, its launch date may have been spoiled thanks to a new Chinese-market reservations pag...

Deirdre O'Donnell, 18 Sep 2021 19:53

An alleged Nokia G50 press shot. (Source: Roland Quandt via Twitter)

The Nokia G50 5G allegedly visits the FCC, sparking rumors of an imminent launch

Nokia is currently projected to launch a new 5G smartphone soon. Now, the appearance of a new device from this brand on the Federal Communications Commission have led to rumors this device is the G50 in question. Meanwhile, update...

Deirdre O'Donnell, 17 Sep 2021 19:23

The E40 might look a bit like this. (Source: Evan Blass via Twitter)

An unexpected "Motorola Moto E40" appears on Geekbench

Some recent leaks point to a new series of Motorola Moto E smartphones set to launch throughout the rest of 2021. They have been slated to be called the E20 and E30. Now, a new Geekbench-derived tip suggest there is also an E40 ge...

Deirdre O'Donnell, 17 Sep 2021 16:12

Motorola launches the super-budget Moto E20 in select markets

Motorola has made its latest Moto E-series phone official, although it seems exclusive to a handful of markets such as Brazil and the Netherlands at present. The decided sub-US$200 phone comes with a Unisoc processor, minimal RAM ...

Deirdre O'Donnell, 16 Sep 2021 21:45

Corsair MP600 PRO XT PCIe Gen 4 SSD (Source: Corsair)

Corsair announces the MP600 PRO XT PCIe Gen 4 SSD with capacities up to 4 TB

Unveiled last week, Corsair's MP600 PRO XT is available in 1, 2, and 4 TB variants with sequential read speeds of up to 7,100 MB/s and capable of sequential writes of more than 6,800 MB/s. This new PCIe Gen 4 SSD with extreme perf...

Codrut Nistor, 16 Sep 2021 12:08

The FL6 SSD from Kioxia aims to provide superior performance and considerably lower prices when compared to Intel's Optane SSDs. (Image Source: Kioxia)

Kioxia announces the FL6 PCIe 4.0 XL-FLASH SSD: a more affordable and faster alternative to Intel's Optane SSDs

The new FL6 SSDs feature the PCIe 4.0 NVMe 1.4 interface and combine the BiCS 3D NAND memory with the XL-FLASH memory to provide a hybrid solution that bridges the gap between DRAM and TLC-based TLC. Kioxia claims that FL6 is fast...

Bogdan Solca, 15 Sep 2021 23:41

A new iQOO Z-series phone will launch soon. (Source: iQOO)

The iQOO Z5 will launch later in September 2021

iQOO has confirmed that it will launch a smartphone called the Z5 later in September 2021. The brand has also indirectly revealed that it will be a premium mid-ranger, thanks to its SoC, RAM and storage specs. A new leak also sugg...

Deirdre O'Donnell, 15 Sep 2021 23:09

The OWC Envoy Pro Elektron. (Source: OWC)

OWC brings the option of Thunderbolt or SSD speeds to the new iPad Mini with its latest hubs and portable drives

Now that the iPad Mini has moved on to USB type-C in its latest form, OWC strongly hints that one of its latest accessories is an ideal companion for the tablet, considering its new prospects. They include a hub that can expand a ...

Deirdre O'Donnell, 15 Sep 2021 16:38

The Mesh System AX3000. (Source: Xiaomi)

The new Xiaomi Mesh System AX3000 is rated for wide-area Wi-Fi 6 coverage and support for over 250 devices at once

Xiaomi's latest mesh networking system comes in a pack of just 2 tower-like "nodes"; nevertheless, the OEM asserts this is all that is needed to allow the AX3000 to emit fast Wi-Fi 6 signals over an area of just over 370 square me...

Deirdre O'Donnell, 15 Sep 2021 15:00

The second major system software update for the PS5 drops on September 15. (Image: Sony)

Sony's eagerly awaited PS5 update with M.2 SSD support will drop on 15 September

Sony’s PlayStation 5 is finally getting its eagerly awaited update that will bring with it support for its currently dormant M.2 SSD internal drive bay. The update also includes some other goodies with 3D audio support being added...

Sanjiv Sathiah, 15 Sep 2021 12:07

The Canon EOS R3 launches as a mirrorless camera the user can control with their eye movements

Canon has launched the EOS R3 as the "most technologically advanced full-frame mirrorless camera" it has ever produced. This is because it integrates the AI-based person- and even eye-detection features that allow the user to dire...

Deirdre O'Donnell, 14 Sep 2021 21:38

The Zero X' camera hump. (Source: Infinix)

Infinix launches the Zero X series as affordable smartphones with periscope zoom cameras

The Infinix Zero X, X Neo and X Pro have been announced with the 8MP periscope lens rated for powerful hybrid zoom normally reserved for high-end devices. However, with their 4G-only MediaTek silicon, these new products are not am...

Deirdre O'Donnell, 13 Sep 2021 23:05

The Moto E30 might look like this. (Source: Evan Blass via Twitter)

The "Motorola Moto E30" pops up on Geekbench ahead of launch

Motorola is currently rumored to have 2 new affordable phones in the works: the Moto E20, a name that has now popped up in multiple leaks, and the Moto E30, of which there have been far fewer signs. However, a device of this exact...

Deirdre O'Donnell, 12 Sep 2021 22:29

OPPO K9 Pro rumors gather speed. (Source: WHYLAB via Weibo)

The OPPO K9 Pro is touted as a combination of Mi 11 Ultra looks and mid-range specs

Previous leaks have hinted at an upcoming OPPO smartphone with a new design intended to recall Xiaomi's Mi 11 Ultra in its camera hump. Now, the latest tips assert that this device will indeed launch soon as the K9 Pro. It is slat...

Deirdre O'Donnell, 11 Sep 2021 15:47