Leaks / Rumors

Even though the debut trailer of GTA 6 is almost upon us, footage of the game’s location, expected to be Vice City, has leaked online. Additionally, the leaker responsible for the footage has also shared details such as GTA 6 city, size comparison vs GTA V, release date timeline, and pre-order information.

Two Amazon listings shed light on the upcoming Acer Predator Helios 18 and Acer Predator Helios 16. The former is listed for £3,200 (US$4,057) and the latter £2,800 (US$3,550). Both laptops could be unveiled at CES 2024 next year.

Samsung plans to use a Sony IMX sensor as the Galaxy S25 and Galaxy S25 Plus' primary camera. It is said to be called the IMX890 for Galaxy and will be used exclusively by Samsung.

Those wanting to give their Galaxy S23 Ultra something that nearly resembles Galaxy S24 Ultra can do so now. The official render images of the Samsung flagship in four colors, which appeared in the latest leak, also provided new titanium wallpapers that are available seperately for download in high quality.

The base Galaxy Book4 Ultra model will feature an Intel Core Ultra 7 155H CPU, 32 GB of RAM, a 1 TB SSD and a GeForce RTX 4050 graphics card. It will likely go on sale before its Core Ultra 9 sibling.

The OnePlus 12 will launch with the best display in the Android smartphone market on its launch - according to its maker, at least. Now, a new leak purports to confirm how big that potentially class-leading screen is going to be. The same tip may also hint at how much battery life, RAM and internal storage the smartphone can offer.

OnePlus had announced that the OnePlus 12 will have a third color option in addition to the familiar black and green of its predecessors. Now, the OEM has displayed it in advance in some new official preview shots. Meanwhile, a less official leak might help discern whether the new colorway will look the same in the real world.

One of the most distinctive-looking Android smartphone series is moving on to a new generation soon, according to the latest leaks. Tecno's Camon 30 Premier 5G is slated to launch with SoC and Bluetooth upgrades over its predecessor, although its software out of the box could be more up to date.

Huawei's most distinctive camera hump is now longer exclusive to the high-end P60 series, according to a new leak. It has reportedly trickled down to a new generation of the Enjoy series, slated for an imminent launch as the latest HarmonyOS smartphones soon. The 70 might be able to hang on to a 50MP main camera and generous storage options, although its SoC is said to be much more low-rent.

A new rumor about a future Sony flagship smartphone, likely the Xperia 1 VI, has claimed it could match the Apple iPhone 16 Pro Max in terms of display size. However, stretching the size of the Sony Xperia VI could make it almost unwieldly – unless there is something else interesting at play here, such as the introduction of an ultra-micro-hole or micro-matrix front camera.

AMD plans to launch six new CPUs in Q1 2024. Three of them will belong to the Zen 3 family, and the remaining three to Zen 4. Except for the Ryzen 7 5700X3D, the remaining SKUs will be APUs.

Sony has filed a patent for a new DualSense controller with an integrated screen. It will help players through difficult sections of the game via prompts and per-key illumination.

A listing of the Asus Zephyrus M16 GU605MY powered by the Intel Meteor Lake Core Ultra 9 185H has leaked online. While some of the specs such as the Nvidia GeForce RTX 4090 Laptop GPU and 16-inch WQXGA are similar to the currently available M16, the new upgrade seems limited to 16 GB LPDDR5X RAM as a result of Meteor Lake's on-package memory unlike the expandable memory in the current iteration.

The best is yet to come: As part of its Google Pixel 8 presentation, the Pixel team also announced a feature that is intended to significantly improve nighttime video recordings on the Pixel 8 Pro, but will only be delivered as part of an update. An analysis of the latest Google Photos app provides clues of how the soon-to-be launched feature will actually work.

German retailers have started listing the upcoming Acer laptops powered by the latest Intel Meteor Lake CPUs. Specifically, they come with the “Core Ultra” processors, the first laptop CPUs built on the Intel 4 architecture. As for the pricing, the variant with Core Ultra 5 125H is listed at EUR999 (US$1088), while the laptop with Core Ultra 7 155H has a listing price of EUR1249 (US$1360).

Nothing has a new smartphone in the works - however, it is not a third-gen flagship, according to the latest rumors. Instead, this new device is tipped to launch as an affordable alternative to the current Phone (2), with a product name and model number to match. In any case, it seems its design will come as no surprise to fans of Carl Pei's brand.

The OPPO Find X7 is thought to launch as an Android flagship smartphone with nearly all of the features of its Pro sibling despite its vanilla status. They include an advanced telephoto lens as one of its rear cameras, according to the latest leak. The device is now thought to get a display with the potential for "new" brightness and power-efficiency specs.

A somewhat extraordinary GTA 6 claim has been made by a game developer on social media. It seems the keenly awaited Rockstar Games’ title could be part of a special PS5 marketing deal with a potential PlayStation 5 Pro bundle in the pipeline. On top of that, Grand Theft Auto fans wanting to enjoy the experience on PC may have to wait.

Earlier this year, the presentation files for the new Qualcomm Snapdragon X Elite mentioned a "Windows OS" different from Windows 11, which might be its successor. The unconfirmed Windows release generally known as Windows 12 for now is scheduled to arrive by June 2024, reveals a new report from Taiwan.

Samsung's upcoming mid-range, the Galaxy A55, will supposedly use an Exynos 1480 SoC with an AMD GPU. Otherwise, it is essentially identical to its predecessor, the Galaxy A54.

The Galaxy S24 series remains over a month away from its expected launch date. In the meantime, the FCC has certified all models, as well as a new S Pen for the Galaxy S24 Ultra. Unusually, the FCC has shown what the latter's stylus looks like ahead of its official introduction too.

The most comprehensive leak of the Samsung Galaxy S24 series has turned up online courtesy of Windows Report. Not only has the website shown the handset in official press shots, but it has also detailed various key specifications. As expected, Samsung has removed the 10x telephoto camera from the next Ultra, which it has replaced with a 50 MP and 5x optical sensor.

Aside from the titanium frame, the Action button is the most significant design innovation of the iPhone 15 Pro. Next year, this versatile, user-programmable button will also be installed in the cheaper models of the iPhone 16 series and will be able to detect pressure.

A Nintendo Switch Mini or Nintendo Switch Pocket handheld console could be in the pipeline according to a popular X-based leaker. It seems the source has dug up numerous patents that point to a miniature Switch, although patents often lead to nothing more than the public description of an idea. However, this hasn’t stopped the leaker predicting a price and release date for a Switch Mini.

New benchmark leaks have revealed new details about the POCO X6 5G, an upcoming smartphone that will be based around the Snapdragon 7s Gen 2 chipset. Launching with Android 13 and 12 GB of RAM, the POCO X6 5G appears destined for a global release alongside the Redmi Note 13 Pro upon which it is based.

A report out of Korea may have offered some hope for Nintendo fans wishing for a Switch 2 with an OLED panel. Recent rumors about the next-generation console have lent toward the idea that the Nintendo Switch 2 would come with a cost-cutting LCD panel. However, multiple models would increase the chances of a Switch 2 OLED model turning up at some point.

The rumored 14 Ultra is now slated to launch with the fastest wireless charging Xiaomi can provide; on the other hand, this leak also indicates that an upgrade for its wired charging will not be forthcoming. On the other hand, the supposedly upcoming super-flagship might have the edge on the 14, 14 Pro and 13 Ultra in another way.

Huawei's next horizontally-folding smartphone will come as one of a crop of next-gen mobile devices that will also include the brand's next Kirin 5G-powered devices, according to a new leak. The clamshell is slated to have a design most like its highest-end predecessor, albeit with some tweaks of its own.

European pricing for the Redmi Note 13 Pro and Redmi Note 13 Pro Plus has surfaced online. Reportedly, the pair will arrive with a minimum of 12 GB of RAM and 512 GB of storage, unlike their predecessors.

A Taiwanese news outlet says Qualcomm has chosen TSMC's N3E node to manufacture the Snapdragon 8 Gen 4. Its initial plans to dual-source from Samsung fell apart due to yield and capacity issues.

The Apple A17 Pro in the iPhone 15 Pro costs Apple around US$130 to produce, of which less than 0.2% is attributable to license fees for the ARM architecture, as a new report shows. At the same time, rumors are circulating that Apple has abandoned the development of an in-house 5G modem.

The Renault 5 E-Tech is slated to launch in 2024, and it takes inspiration from the spirit of the first Renault 5 from back in 1972. The adorable little electric hatchback measures just 3.92 metres and will have a 52 kWh battery pack, delivering 400 km (249 miles) of range on the WLTP cycle.

It seems that Dell is finally ready to replace the U4021QW, a 40-inch curved monitor that it introduced during CES 2021. Although the new UltraSharp 40 is rumoured to output at 5K like its predecessor, Dell has updated its large professional monitor in various areas.

It appears that Dell is planning to upgrade at least three Alienware gaming laptops early next year. According to a new report, second-generation refreshes of the Alienware m16, Alienware m18 and Alienware x18 are due, but not all with Intel Meteor Lake processors.

Windows Report has shared new details about the AW2725DF and AW3225QF, a pair of Alienware gaming monitors that Dell showcased at TwitchCon 2023. While neither is rumoured to arrive until January 2024, Windows Report has obtained official press shots of both ahead of their official introduction.

According to a new report, Dell will overhaul its XPS laptop series at CES 2024 in January. While the company plans to renew the XPS 13 and XPS 13 Plus, it will discard the XPS 15 and XPS 17. Instead, new XPS 14 and XPS 16 models are in the works, all with Intel Meteor Lake processors.

The NBTC in Thailand has now certified the 2311DRK48G, a global version of the 2311DRK48I that arrived at the BIS in India at the start of the month. The NBTC have also linked 2311DRK48G with the POCO X6 Pro 5G, which shares its model number with the Redmi K70E that Xiaomi launched in China yesterday.

DSCC's Ross Young, a well-known analyst, says Samsung plans on increasing the Galaxy Z Flip6's cover display size. It will now span a colossal 3.9 inches, making it the largest ever on a Galaxy Z Flip device.

Ice Universe has confirmed that the Galaxy S24 series will not get a memory upgrade. The Galaxy S24+ and Galaxy S24 Ultra will get a max of 12 GB, with no 16 GB variant in sight for the latter.

A new leak says Nvidia plans to launch a new graphics card to comply with US sanctions. It will be called the GeForce RTX 4090 D and will cost the same as the original.

Yet another potential Nintendo Switch 2 release date window has turned up, this time via a source that could possibly have some insider information. A teaser for the game Fantasy Life i: The Girl Who Steals Time has included an interesting comment about the game’s release date that could be linked to the Switch 2 release date.

According to new rumours, Xiaomi will employ a quad camera with four focal lengths again with next year's Ultra flagship. The Xiaomi 14 Ultra is rumoured to surpass the Xiaomi 13 Ultra in various areas though, such as with a new primary camera that has an improved variable aperture.

Apple has reportedly failed to develop its own 5G modem and will abandon any further efforts. It was slated to debut alongside the iPhone SE 4 sometime in 2025.

VW brand Scout appears to be partnering with Magna Steyr, the firm responsible for manufacturing the Mercedes-Benz G Wagon, for its first electric SUV. The upcoming Scout SUV is due in 2026, and it will draw from the International Harvester Scout that competed with the likes of Jeep for off-road supremacy in the 1960s.

Raspberry Pi Foundation CEO and co-founder Eben Upton has confirmed that new Raspberry Pi devices will be available in 2024. Supposedly, the Foundation plans to deliver successors to the RP2040 microcontroller and Raspberry Pi 4 Compute Module with various upgrades over their current models.

New Huawei flagship smartphones are on the way and will outsell their 2023 forebears, according to a leading industry analyst. Ming-Chi Kuo asserts that they will do "significantly" better than the P60 series thanks to camera upgrades that will include a new zoom lens. The P70 line might also reprise in-house Kirin processing platforms for the first time in generations.

Periscope zoom lenses are projected to be huge among the premium Android devices of 2024 on a number of levels - however, they may not come bigger than in the Honor Magic6 series, according to a new leak. It is said to have well over 2x the resolution of the next largest new zoom lens, although its may be paired to a main shooter that comes with more compromise than previously rumored.

Samsung is laying the groundwork to release the Galaxy S24 Ultra, its next premier smartphone. With the company now receiving approval to sell the handset in more countries, the NBTC in Thailand has confirmed that the Galaxy S24 Ultra is the SM-S928. The same device has popped up on the Safety Korea database, too.

Two upcoming AMD laptop chips, the Ryzen 5 8640HS and Ryzen 7 8840HS, have shown up on Geekbench. The former is a 6-core, 12-thread SKU, while the latter is an 8-core, 16-thread model.

A famous X leaker says that Samsung will ditch the Exynos branding starting next year. Upcoming mid-range and flagship SoCs will be called different versions of Dream Chip.