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Although it's not a rugged device like most of its siblings, the new Blackview A200 Pro comes with a rich set of attractive specs and features. The list includes a 6.67-inch curved 120 Hz AMOLED screen, 66 W fast charging, the brand-new DokeOS 4.0 software environment, as well as a 108 MP triple camera setup.

The Hisense PX2-Pro is a new DLP and ultra-short throw projector that can create up to 130-inch images in 4K at 2,400 ANSI lumens. The projector also has 30 W built-in speakers that support Dolby Audio, among other features.

Images of the rumoured upcoming Sony A7CII have leaked online, and while the rumours hint at some substantial changes to the camera's internals, not much appears to have changed externally. While the external changes seem minimal, they would likely improve the camera's handling significantly.

Teclast has released another inexpensive tablet, shortly after launching the T40 Air. The Teclast M50 Pro has a 10.1-inch display, a Unisoc Tiger T616 chipset and 8 GB of RAM, among other features.

Vivo India has announced that it will launch the V29e, a "design masterpiece" of an Android smartphone, soon. It is thought to have entry-level 5G specs, albeit with dual OIS-enhanced rear cameras. For those in the mood for a higher-end handset, the V29 5G is also now thought to be headed to the same country in the near future.

Teclast has released the T40 Air, the fifth member in the company's T40 series. Equipped with a 10.4-inch IPS display, the T40 Air weighs 460g and runs Android 13 using a Unisoc Tiger T616 chipset with 8 GB of RAM.

OnePlus has started selling its latest unusual smartphone and laptop accessory. Not only does the device support Qi wireless charging by a small magnetised puck, but it also has a water cooling solution to keep devices cool.

One-netbook has finally launched the ONEXFLY, a new entry in its ONEXPLAYER series. Available from US$739, the ONEXFLY has a 120 Hz and 7-inch display, an AMD Ryzen 7 7840U APU and a 48 Wh battery in a package that weighs less and is smaller than the ASUS ROG Ally.

HTC has presented the Wildfire E Star, a new smartphone equipped with a 720p display and a 28 nm chipset. HTC has also installed a 0.08 MP secondary rear-facing camera and a measly 3,000 mAh battery, among other lacklustre hardware decisions.

Adafruit is now offering the Metro RP2040, a new developer board based on the Raspberry Pi RP2040 microcontroller. Available for under US$15, the Adafruit Metro RP2040 is intended to serve as an Arduino UNO replacement, among other uses.

The ASUS ROG Ally has gained a new competitor. With the ONEXFLY, One-netbook has created one of its smallest ONEXPLAYER-branded gaming handhelds to date. Nonetheless, the ONEXFLY packs a relatively large battery, an impressive display and an AMD Ryzen 7 7840U APU with a Radeon 780M iGPU.

ASUS has revealed the Tinker Board 3N, a single-board computer powered by a Rockchip RK3568 chipset that it complements with up to 8 GB of RAM. However, it appears that the Tinker Board 3N is nothing more than a rebadged Tinker Board 3 that ASUS unveiled earlier this year.

Information supposedly obtained from a Nikon dealer presentation about the Nikon Zf full-frame retro camera has confirmed some of the earlier rumours and thrown others out the window entirely. It's now believed that the Nikon Zf will ship with a non-stacked sensor in the 25-MP range, with a design similar to the Zfc and improved build quality.

The Xiaomi Xiaomi Home Screen Pro 8 is an 8-inch gadget designed to control smart home devices. Equipped with an 8-inch touchscreen dispdlay, the Xiaomi Home Screen Pro 8 also has a 7,500 mAh battery and can be picked up in China for CNY 749 (~US$104).

Dough, the company behind the crowd-sourced Spectrum line of monitors, has announced its latest display. The Spectrum Black 4K ES07E3D is a 32-inch glass-covered OLED monitor with a 240 Hz refresh rate, making it one of the only 4K OLED 240 Hz monitors on the market.

The TUF Gaming VG27AQ3A is a new mid-range monitor that aims to pack a lot of core gaming features in at an attractive price. To that end, ASUS installs a 27-inch IPS panel that combines a 1440p resolution with a 180 Hz refresh rate that also delivers 1 ms GtG response times.

Shortly after releasing the Fiat 600e electric cross-over SUV, news has broken that Fiat is pitched to launch a budget electric Panda in mid-2024. The electric Panda would be an affordable small EV designed to tempt prospective buyers away from similar offerings, like the Renault 5 and Mini Cooper SE.

The Orange Pi 3B is a new single-board computer (SBC) powered by the Rockchip RK3566 and up to 8 GB of RAM. The board has plenty of storage options onboard too, including M.2 Key M for PCIe 2.0 storage. The Orange Pi 3B starts at US$30 and is available with or without eMMC flash storage.

Samsung has augmented the Galaxy F series of Android smartphones with a new, 120Hz sAMOLED display model. The F34 is backed to keep that screen on for an estimated 2 days straight thanks to a large 6,000mAh battery. With its up-to-24GHz SoC, these specs may already be getting increasingly familiar to its Indian audience - then again, its color options and pre-order deals are not.

HarmonyOS 4.0 contains a number of new features oddly reminiscent of the newer versions of iOS, Live Windows included. It is a new animated pill for the top or top corner of a given device's screen, which can expand as it tracks functions such as recordings and countdowns. Accordingly, Huawei's adoption of this UI tweak might officially endorse certain Mate 60-series display upgrade rumors.

Acer has finally started selling the Predator X45, a 45-inch gaming monitor with an 800R curved OLED panel. The Predator X45 also has various ports, a 1440p resolution and a 240 Hz refresh rate, among other features.

POCO has jumped onto the affordable 5G bandwagon in 2023 with the new M6 Pro. The smartphone also has a markedly large display for the Xiaomi subsidiary, stretching an FHD+ resolution across 6.79 inches of 90Hz LCD. Its specs might have also recently become a thing for a new Redmi rival - however, the POCO version offers its best features with a very different paint job.

The Nothing Phone (2) has been issued with a software upgrade that might fix some bugs users may have noticed while using their new flagship Android smartphone up until now. Nothing OS 2.0.2 is also rated to streamline or improve some functions of both front and rear cameras on compatible devices. It might also boost signal strength for users on certain carriers worldwide.

The Kitsune is Razer's inaugural answer to the growing anti-joystick sentiment it perceives within the fighting game-playing community, dumping joysticks or thumb-sticks for a four-way movement button layout. The controller also eschews levers for a backpack-friendly build, and has a detachable type-C cable for the same reasons. The PlayStation-certified, PC-compatible controller is available to order from now.

The Geniatech XPI-3566-ZERO is a tiny single-board computer (SBC) that rivals the Raspberry Pi Zero 2W in size. The XPI-3566-ZERO contains a few advantages over its Raspberry Pi counterpart though, including multiple memory options.

Honor is now selling the X6a, starting in the UK. Available for £129.99, the device should eventually reach other markets with its 90 Hz display, 5,200 mAh battery and MediaTek Helio G36 chipset. Honor also installs a 50 MP primary camera and up to 6 GB of RAM, among other features.

OnePlus claims to bring liquid cooling to mobile gaming with its latest product announcement. Not only that, the new Radiator is also rated to reduce a magnetically connected device's temperature by up to 34 degrees Celsius and support wireless charging at the same time - which, as OnePlus' latest flagship smartphone does not have that feature, is ironic.

Fisker's Product Vision Day gave us our best look yet at a seemingly operational Fisker PEAR prototype. New details of the PEAR indicate that it will be a rather practical compact city car targetted at a younger, wider demographic. Fisker also showed off a few of the PEAR's unique features and space-saving tricks.

After months of teasing, Fisker has finally pulled the covers off its Ronin electric GT convertible, giving us an idea of what to expect when the vehicle eventually launches in 2025. Despite Fisker's insistence on it being in a class of its own, its 1,000+ HP and four-door, five-seater design clearly take aim at the Tesla Model S or upcoming Ronin.

NVIDIA has announced that its GeForce NOW library will grow by just over 40 games by the end of August 2023. The cloud gaming service will also add the full PC version of Baldur's Gate 3 this month, not to mention access to DOOM-, Wolfenstein- and Quake-series games as Bethesda's portfolio starts to appear on the platform.

The Legion Slim 5 has received a 14-inch refresh. Offered with the AMD Ryzen 9 7940HS, the Legion Slim 5 14 also has an NVIDIA GeForce RTX 4060 (105 W TGP) and a large battery that supports 140 W charging. Lenovo installs a 120 Hz OLED display too, among other features.

Dell has unveiled its newest pre-built gaming desktop, the Alienware Aurora R16. It supports up to an Intel Core i9-13900F, Nvidia GeForce RTX 4080, 64 GB of DDR5 RAM and a 1,000 Watt power supply. It goes for sale now, starting at US$1749.99.

Tesla CEO, Elon Musk, claims, yet again, that the holy grail of the Full Self-Driving is just around the corner. Based on the CEO's comments on the matter, it appears as though Tesla is moving its vehicle instructions over to an AI-based system that would use a neural net to control the vehicle, instead of a set of pre-determined instructions.

Alleged images and specs have leaked of the upcoming GoPro Hero 12, indicating that the updated action camera will come with 4K 240 fps video and a significantly larger sensor. Along with the leaked images of the rear screen and body, we also have a supposed launch date for the new GoPro action camera.

DJI has released the Osmo Action 4, its answer to the forthcoming GoPro Hero 12 Black. Arriving over a month before the competition, the DJI Osmo Action 4 has a new 1/1.3-inch camera, up to 160 minutes of battery life and retails for as little as US$399.

Not only is the new Oukitel RT7 Titan touted as the "first rugged tablet with 5G", it also debuts a new battery large enough to sustain an estimated 2,720-hour standby time. The slate is also equipped with "up to 24GB" of RAM, triple rear cameras with Night Vision and even the option of a convenient built-in handle.

Honor is now offering its latest smartwatch in Europe. Sold as the Honor Watch 4, the smartwatch has a large AMOLED display, a simple design and up to 10 days of battery life. One of the smartwatch's compelling features is missing from the global model, though.

Amazfit has expanded its roster of smartwatches with the Bip 5, an affordable model that retails for less than US$100 in the Eurozone. The Amazfit Bip 5 features a large display and is available in three colours at launch.

Yadea claims to have put safety first by combining three types of brake in the new KS6 Pro. The scooter is also equipped with 10-inch self-healing, tubeless tires for resistance to punctures and shocks on the road. Then again, it is also rated for a top speed of 18.6 miles per hour (mph) thanks to an up-to-800W motor and a battery rated for an "impressive" range.

After starting production of the Dual-Motor R1T using the efficient Enduro drive units, Rivian has apparently made some tweaks to the platform to trade more torque for a small dip in power figures. Along with more torque, which should improve off-road prowess, the company has also trimmed its warranty period on Dual-Motor R1T units.

The ArtronShop RP2 Nano is a new single-board computer (SBC) based around the Raspberry Pi RP2040 microcontroller. Inexpensive, the ArtronShop RP2 Nano also supports Arduino IDE, microBlock IDE and MicroPython for programming.

Lenovo is now offering the Tab Pro 12.7 in China. As its name suggests, the Tab Pro 12.7 has a 12.7-inch display, which Lenovo complements with a Snapdragon 870 chipset and 8 GB of RAM. The Tab Pro 12.7 offers a 144 Hz panel and a 10,200 mAh battery capacity too, among other features.

Xiaomi has launched two new smartphones in India, the Redmi 12 and Redmi 12 5G. Both have identical specs except for the SoC and camera sensors. They will be available via Xiaomi's official website and popular e-commerce platforms on August 4.

Motorola has presented the Moto G14, a follow-up to January's Moto G13. The Moto G14 will be available first in India, where it starts at INR 9,999 (~US$122) with 4 GB of RAM and 128 GB of storage.

Recent teasers posted by Fisker and its CEO indicate that the company will soon unveil its electric four-door GT sports car. The Fisker Ronin claims an impressive 966 km (600 miles), which puts it almost 200 miles (322 km) ahead of the Dual Motor Tesla Model S and nearly 85 miles (136 km) ahead of the Lucid Air.

Acer has launched the Predator XB273UZ in Europe, where it is available for €649.99. The Acer Predator XB273UZ combines a 1440p and 270 Hz panel with a USB hub and plenty of video outputs. The gaming monitor has plenty of other features too, including AMD FreeSync Premium and NVIDIA G-SYNC compatibility.

The gaming brand RedMagic has announced that the TWS earbuds made to go with its top-end 8S Pro smartphone have just gone global. The Cyberbuds DAO boast some of the most cutting-edge specs available, conferred by their "flagship Qualcomm Bluetooth 5.3 chipset" and audio platform. They include potentially ultra-low latency and support for the aptX codec as well as LHDC 5.0.

Anbernic is selling the RG35XX with a dual-boot option. Available from US$57.99, the new Anbernic RG35XX supports GarlicOS courtesy of Black Seraph.

The Banana Pi BPI-R3 Mini is a compact router board with 2G and 5G antennas. Compatible with OpenWRT, the BPI-R3 Mini supports Wi-Fi 6 connectivity, has 2 GB of DDR4 RAM, 8 GB of eMMC flash storage and a MediaTek MT7986 chipset.

One-netbook now offers the regular ONEXPLAYER 2 Pro with the AMD Ryzen 7 7840U APU. Previously restricted to the EVA Limited Edition, the Ryzen 7 7840U features the Radeon 780M iGPU, Zen 4 CPU cores and is complemented by 32 GB of RAM with 1 TB or 2 TB of storage.