Laptop makers Asus are reportedly working on a new mid-range smartphone. This device will feature a 5.7-inch display, dual rear cameras, and a large 4030 mAh battery. It will also be the first Asus device to sport the trending 18:9 display ratio.

This week, the announcement of the first ThinkPad notebook will be exactly 25 years ago. Lenovo, the PC-OEM who develops ThinkPads since 2005, will host a small even on Facebook on that day - and likely announce the ThinkPad 25 there. In unrelated news, there are some new details about this model, which apparently won´t be available everywhere.

Ulefone's next device, the Power Max, will toe the line between power bank and smartphone with a hefty 13000 mAh battery. Imagine what you could do with that—power a whole estate, maybe?

The LG V20—new, unlocked, 64 GB version—is now available on Walmart and Amazon for a bargain price of $302. It features a 5.7-inch QHD display, 4 GB of RAM, 64 GB of storage, Snapdragon 820, dual rear cameras, and a 3200 mAh battery.

The Honor 6X came with a price tag in the $200 range but its successor will go one step further, with a starting price of $300. Relatively pricey, yes, but a fair deal considering the expected package.

The Huawei Nova 2i has been launched, with the mid-range device turning out to be—rather surprisingly—the international model of the Maimang 6 that was just released in China.

Gigabyte hopes to release custom Vega 64 cards in the later half of October. This is somewhat of a relief to AMD fans in anticipation of custom graphics cards from AMD's Add-in-Board (AIB) partners, who claim to have issues with Vega chips preventing them from creating custom cards.

Insiders familiar with the matter confirmed that Samsung is already working on the firmware for the Galaxy S9 (SM-G960) and the Galaxy S9+ (SM-G965), both these handsets being expected to arrive in the first part of 2018.

Retro Games Ltd. has just revealed that its modern Commodore 64 compact replica is on its way to an early 2018 launch as the C64 Mini. This US$69.99 game console is expected to hit the market loaded with 64 licensed games such as Paradroid or Impossible Mission.

The Jelly Pro is the world's smallest Android smartphone equipped with all the benefits of 7.0 Nougat and 4G connectivity in a $125 USD retail package. Even apps from the Play Store should be theoretically compatible with the super-small 240 x 432 resolution screen.

In response to the FCC asking Apple to "do the right thing" and enable the FM radio in the iPhone, Apple have responded to say they can't because the iPhone 7 and iPhone 8 don't have FM radio hardware.

The VR-ready, MediaTek Helio P20-powered Alcatel Idol 5 is scheduled to hit Cricket Wireless at the end of October 2017. The price tag of the handset reads US$199, but the UNI360 VR Goggles accessory is not included in the package and can be acquired for US$49.

Although all Galaxy Active handsets that were launched by Samsung so far were AT&T exclusive devices, it seems that the Galaxy S8 Active might be the first one to break this rule by joining T-Mobile's portfolio as well.

In a newsletter sent out today, Atari gave some more information about the upcoming Ataribox. The console will be running a version of Linux, and users will have full access to the underlying operating system. No word on games yet, but apparently, the console won't be powerful enough to play AAA titles.

The LG V30+ arrives on October 13 and Sprint's promotional department is in full BOGO swing. Lease one of LG's new phones and the second one is free, no buts or ifs. LG V30+ customers also qualify for the Daydream by Google promotion which offers a free VR headset and video game bundle.

According to TechCrunch, Apple silently acquired a French start-up which specializes in an API for photo analysis and assessment. Apple declined to comment on their plans for the acquisition.

Although it has modest specs, the 5-inch LG K7i (LGX230I) debuts in India as "the world's first phone with Mosquito Away technology." This handset comes with a special cover with an ultrasound emitter and a special stand to keep it in place when acting as a mosquito repellent device.

The new GTX 1080 external graphics solution for laptops comes in a small-form factor and lightweight enclosure. It can support up to 5 monitors plus three USB peripherals and comes with Thunderbolt 3 plug-and-play connection. MSRP is expected to be around US$750.

The M7 Power is the more mid-rangey brother of the recently released M7 smartphone. It is powered by the less impressive Qualcomm Snapdragon 435 octa-core, but it comes with a 5,000 mAh battery that makes it ideal for mobile movie watchers, along with the 18:9 6-inch display.

Details about the availability and pricing of the LG V30 have been revealed for the US and the UK. It will be available on all of the major US carriers with Vodafone offering the device in the UK on a plan.

The 5.5-inch Nubia 17 is only a few months old, but ZTE may already be preparing to reveal a smaller 5.2-inch Nubia 17s complete with dual rear cameras and potentially the same Snapdragon 835 SoC.

Many of the internal specifications have been leaked for the Pixel 2 and Pixel 2 XL. The Snapdragon 835 is absent but the cameras will finally receive OIS.

The new HiSense A2 Pro is a slightly improved HiSense A2 with a 5.5-inch full HD AMOLED main display and a 5.2-inch e-ink secondary display with 2.5D tempered glass protection. It features a Qualcomm Snapdragon 625 and can be acquired for about US$452.

The iPhone 8, 8 Plus, and X will each support 24 different LTE bands across the globe. European iPhone SKUs, however, will be shipping with slower Intel modems that could force Apple to limit maximum download speeds across all iPhone SKUs to the lowest common denominator.

Microsoft has a few programming languages to their name, but they have now added their first one designed for quantum computing. While the developer will need a knowledge of quantum computing principles, the language allows the integration of code from other languages such as Python.

Codenamed Axon Multy, the foldable device that might launch as the ZTE Axon M in less than three weeks is rumored to feature twin full HD displays that turn into a massive 6.8-inch touchscreen with a resolution of 1,920 x 2,160 pixels.

The Finney smartphones and PC terminals will be the first open-soruce devices to connect to an independent blockchain network. These will run a proprietary Android-based Shield OS that comes with an array of security features like behavioral based intrusion prevention system, secured communications through VoIP, text or email, and biometric authentication. The smartphones are expected to cost around US$1,000 and the PC terminal could be priced at US$799, but the prices might be modified after the crowdfunding campaign scheduled for this October.

Fans of the 2G-only reimagined Nokia 3310 will be delighted to know that Nokia has announced a new 3G variant of the device. Based on the original Nokia 3310 design from 2000, the new device also comes in a dual-SIM 3G variant.

HMD Global manager Mark Trundle has, in an interview, confirmed that the Nokia 3, 5, 6, and 8 are all set to receive the update to Oreo before the end of the year.

MediaTek has announced the launch of its new entry-level SoC, the MT6739. The new chipset supports dual rear cameras, the trending 18:9 display, and FHD video encoding at 30fps.

The new VivoBook S15 comes with a 15.6-inch display that can be either HD or FHD, while the ZenBook UX430 features a 14-inch FHD IPS-grade display. Both models are powered by Intel's gen 8 ULV CPUs and Nvidia's MX150 GPU. Asus will launch the new VivoBook S15 on October 1 for ~US$900 in India at first. The ZenBook UX430 can already be ordered for ~US$1150.

It appears that the Essential Phone is off to a very slow sales start in the US. Estimates suggest that its US carrier Sprint may have sold just 5,000 devices to its customers since launching earlier this month.

The Panasonic Eluga I4 comes one year after the Eluga I3 and sports a MediaTek MT6737 processor, runs Android Nougat out of the box, and provides 4G VoLTE support. Its price tag reads around US$126.

GPU options range from the GTX 1060 up to the GTX 1070 with the hexa-core Core i7-8700 as standard.

During an interview, the Managing Director of Sony India has said that they will release a new range of smartphone's with a new and improved design 'soon.' This means that in 2018 we could see Sony flagship phones with a more modern screen to bezel ratio.

The S8 is Blackview's take on the trending bezel-less display and, while it may not be perfect, there's little doubt that it's a solid offering in its intended market space.

Trekstor has announced a new 13.3-inch 2-in-1 for their Primebook lineup. It is powered by a Celeron N3350 and looks to compete against the entry level models of the Dell Inspiron 3000 2-in-1 and HP Pavilion x360 14t.

AMD motherboard partners have revealed that the planned launch for the new 12nm version of Ryzen is in February 2018, with 400-series motherboards to follow. AMD has seen large increases in revenue in 2017 and expects to account for 30 percent of the desktop CPU revenue in the first half of 2018.

Huawei has released a poster that teases the launch of its upcoming mid-ranger, the Honor 7X. The Honor 6X was a success, so it'll be interesting to see what its successor offers.

Twitter is set to increase the character count limit in tweets to 280 characters, a move that's supposed to allow users express their thoughts better. Users in China, Korea, and Japan will not be getting the upgrade, though, with Twitter deeming the current limit sufficient for the nuances of their various languages.

The Wi-Fi exploit works with any mobile device that integrates Broadcom Wi-Fi chips. Google and Apple claim they have released emergency patches for Android 8.0 Oreo and iOS 11, but it may take some time to patch all devices.

Samsung's Windows-based mixed reality headset has surfaced ahead of its official unveiling next week. The device features audio powered by AKG in what looks to be a sleek and compact design.