Leaks / Rumors

The FCC has now published initial documentation for what is believed to be the Pixel Watch 2. Apparently, Google has prepared three variants, including a US-specific cellular option. Two new metal watch band options may be available too, although the Pixel Watch 2 appears to lack rumoured UWB integration.

An industry insider says Qualcomm may have to get all of its Snapdragon 8 Gen 4 supply from Samsung Foundry. Apple and MediaTek have supposedly lapped up all of TSMC's capacity, and an increase to accommodate Qualcomm seems unlikely.

An alleged Apple A17 Bionic Geekbench listing has shown up online. It states the next-gen flagship SoC scores 3,269 and 7,666 points in the single and multi-core tests, respectively.

Xiaomi is set to launch the Redmi K60 Extreme Edition, or the Redmi K60 Ultra, this month. Ahead of its debut, a new leak has now revealed pricing information for the phone, hinting at aggressive pricing for what is tipped to be Redmi's first flagship-grade smartphone in years.

Huawei might be able to release smartphones with 5G again, even those of the mid-range Nova series as well as high-end P50 or Mate 50 successors, soon. The OEM has registered a whole host of new products with model numbers traditionally associated with up-to-date mobile connectivity within its company. They all also seem to come with slightly outmoded Bluetooth specs, however.

The Mix Fold 3 is scheduled to become Xiaomi's most powerful foldable smartphone in just a few days from now (August 12, 2023). However, it has reportedly found its way onto Geekbench ahead of this event, revealing some secrets the OEM had been keeping in reserve for its formal debut. They include a potentially top-end amount of RAM and how up-to-date its version of MIUI is going to be.

Bose will soon launch the QuietComfort Ultra, a pair of high-end over-ear headphones that will marginally undercut the Apple AirPods Max. Reportedly launching next month, the Bose QuietComfort Ultra has now been pictured in a series of hands-on photos that reveal a few new details about the forthcoming headphones.

The Pixel 8 and Pixel 8 Pro remain months away from being released, with Google said to be targeting another autumn launch event. Nonetheless, a promotional video showing the Pixel 8 Pro has surfaced online that also shows new Audio Magic Eraser technology for the first time.

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.

According to reports, Sony plans to unveil a PlayStation 5 Slim as soon as next month. In the meantime, a photo of the alleged console has surfaced online, which is also expected to have been assigned the model number CFI-2016.

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.

The Xiaomi Mix Fold 3 still has a few days from today (August 11, 2023) before its formal debut as the OEM's latest foldable Android smartphone. Nevertheless, the OEM's CEO, Lei Jun, has chosen to preview its main display, touting its ability to stay on for longer in the process. The OEM has also unveiled the SoC that will drive this potentially improved panel.

Amazon Italy has leaked initial details about the Edge 40 Neo. Not only has the retailer published specifications for the forthcoming smartphone, but it has also shared a release date and pricing for at least one SKU.

According to a new report, Xiaomi has settled on a launch price for the Redmi Pad SE. Seemingly serving as a cheaper alternative to the Redmi Pad, the Redmi Pad SE will be available in three colours and potentially just as many memory configurations.

A supposed Nintendo Switch 2 price has been put forward by a tipster who claims to have a source who is familiar with Nintendo’s business. On top of the alleged Switch 2 price tag, there’s also a rumor that Nintendo could be cozying up with Epic Games in order to get better acquainted with Unreal Engine for NG Switch games.

The Samsung Galaxy S24 Ultra will debut in Q1 2024 but seems set to do so without significant improvements over its predecessor. In addition to rumors indicating mostly unchanged camera hardware, the flagship has now been tipped to also retain the S23 Ultra's battery capacity and charging wattage.

Industry insider Tom Henderson has shed light on one of Sony's upcoming endeavours called Project Cronos. It aims to improve upon the company's cloud gaming service by switching over to PCIe NTB (Non-Transparent Bridge) technology.

Various sources have provided evidence of DJI preparing a new compact drone. Reportedly, a successor to the Mini 3 Pro is next due for release, suitably called the Mini 4 Pro. While DJI has not commented on the launch of the Mini 4 Pro yet, the unreleased drone has been spotted in leaked photos and a short video.

According to various reports, Bose is lining up the release of two new pairs of premium Bluetooth headphones and not just one, as was previously suggested. Launching next month, the Bose QuietComfort and QuietComfort Ultra will replace the current QuietComfort 45, with Bose offering more advanced technologies in the Ultra than the regular QuietComfort.

Various sources have revealed details about the QuietComfort Ultra Earbuds, Bose's next flagship pair of wireless earbuds. Reputedly, Bose has packed many of the features of the forthcoming QuietComfort Ultra headphones into the earbuds, despite their diminutive size. Pricing, a release date and various specifications have leaked too.

Apart from some unusual core clocks and cache readings reported by CPU-Z and HWiNFO, the alleged Ryzen 8000 Strix Point engineering sample still features AVX-512 instructions, while both its P-cores and E-cores support multithreading.

There have been a plethora of leaks regarding Intel’s 14th gen Raptor Lake Refresh (RPL-R). Adding to this growing pile of pre-release RPL-R information, specifications of the Core i5-14600K have leaked thanks to a CPU-Z entry shared by the leaker 9550pro.

A Porsche Boxster test mule has been spotted charging at a German EV charging station, revealing an impressive 150+ kW sustained charge rate and providing a reasonable estimate of the ultimate battery capacity of the upcoming electric roadster.

A new leak has shed light on the upcoming Apple A17 Bionic SoC. It will feature a 6-core CPU, 6-core GPU and 6 GB of LPDDR5 RAM and power the upcoming iPhone 15 Pro and iPhone 15 Pro Max/iPhone 15 Ultra.

OnePlus has announced in advance that the upcoming Ace 2 Pro will come with a new "Q9+" display from BOE. The new OLED panel is hyped to make the Android smartphone's screen clearer, brighter and more efficient. It is also now touted to beat the iPhone 14 Pro in terms of touch-response, even when exposed to the pouring rain.

Earlier today, references to MIUI 15 were found in the HTML code of MIUI.com. Unfortunately, the ROM remains in the alpha testing stage for now and is expected to launch in December. This apparently minor detail shows that Xiaomi is already aiming to strengthen its search engine ranking for this search term.

According to a new report, the launch of the iPhone 15 series is a little more than a month away. Supposedly occurring on a Tuesday this time around, the launch event is also rumoured to host the introductions of Apple's next smartwatches. Photos of the USB Type-C ports for this year's iPhones have also leaked online, revealing a few differences between the iPhone 15, iPhone 15 Plus and iPhone 15 Pro Max.

Asus stands out among Android OEMs by making it relatively easy for Zenfone-series owners to gain root access on their devices via a first-party app. However, some of these users now claim that this tool no longer works, particularly in the case of the new Zenfone 10 and its predecessor the 9. Hopes of its restoration are dimmed by the company's less than clear response on the subject.

Microsoft might release an Xbox Series X console without a disc drive according to a rumor detailed by Shpeshal_Nick. The leaker has also reported hearing of plans for "other" Xbox hardware slated for 2025. It is important to note that Microsoft hasn’t publicly shared any plans to launch new hardware anytime soon.

The mid-cycle update to the Tesla Model 3, known colloquially as the Highland refresh, appears to be getting rather close to the end of its development cycle, according to recent reports. Not only that, but it appears that the release of the new Model 3 will also usher in a price drop for the Model 3 to bring the base price down to under US$35,000.

Prolific leaker Ice Universe says the Samsung Galaxy S24 Ultra will come with a 50 MP 3x telephoto sensor, improving upon the 10 MP sensor featured on the Galaxy S23 Ultra.

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.

Industry analyst Ming-Chi Kuo says Qualcomm has stopped developing test chips on Intel's 20A node. It will instead look at TSMC's N3E and Samsung Foundry's 3GAP nodes for future products.

Asrock has confirmed it has five mid-range RDNA 3 GPUs in the pipeline, two Radeon RX 7800 XT and three Radeon RX 7700 XT models. The former will feature 16 GB VRAM and the latter 12 GB. Both SKUs are expected to be announced in the coming weeks.

The Xiaomi Pad 6 Max appears destined for a release, with the tablet now appearing in various Geekbench listings. Seemingly, the Pad 6 Max will feature the same chipset and RAM configuration as the Pad 6 Pro but likely in a larger housing.

NIO is best known for producing electric cars. However, it appears that the company is also preparing to launch its first smartphone. An AnTuTu benchmark result showcases some of the smartphone's hardware too, such as a Snapdragon 8 Gen 2 chipset and 12 GB of RAM.

Rumors of a direct Samsung Galaxy A04 successor may have just been augmented by a new addition to the Geekbench 6 database. The alleged 4G/LTE-only handset may be destined for next year's Android smartphone market, yet still has specs one might barely expect to persist in a 2024 mobile device, regardless of how cheap.

According to a new report, Qualcomm continues to develop 8, 10 and 12-core variants of the Snapdragon 8cx Gen 4. Supposedly, all variants rely on Nuvia-derived CPU cores, which may well help Qualcomm finally rival the performance of AMD Ryzen, Apple Ma and Intel Core processors.

OPPO is suspected of having a Find N3 Flip that can challenge the Samsung Galaxy Z Flip5 for the 2023 Android clamshell-style foldable smartphone crown in the works. Now, this potentially compact device has allegedly turned up on an official Chinese database with even faster charging than its Find N2-series predecessor.

According to a reliable leaker, Oppo is working on delivering new flagship smartwatches under the banner of the Watch 5 series. At the top of the pile will sit the Watch 5 Pro, which will build on last year's Watch 3 Pro with a larger battery and other familiar features.

The iPhone 14 series' successors are predicted to come with design changes, although most will be iterative at best. Nevertheless, they will require all-new cases, many of which are allegedly on show in new leaked photos. Meanwhile, other new 15-series leaks purport to confirm potentially important (and expensive) new internal upgrades.

It seems that Samsung is preparing to open public testing for One UI 6, its Android 14-based update. While Samsung Germany has since deleted its press release, it confirmed that One UI 6 Beta 1 will be available soon across multiple markets, starting with the Galaxy S23 series.

It appears that Garmin is preparing replacements for the Venu 2, Venu 2S and Venu 2 Plus. As expected, the company is developing the Venu 3 and Venu 3S, which are rumoured to be on track for an introduction month during IFA 2023 in Berlin.

According to a reliable leaker, OnePlus has abandoned an earlier design for its first foldable smartphone. While the OnePlus Open was thought to mimic the Galaxy Z Fold5 with an elongated chassis, new renders suggest that the device will look more like an Oppo Find N2. Purportedly, a OnePlus Open release date has slipped to later this year.

ENGWE has started to hype new and "Super" additions to its X series of foldable electric bikes ahead of their imminent 2023 launch. They consist of new X20 and X24 models, as well as an updated version of the OEM's crowdfunding hit, the X26. All three bikes are backed to beat range anxiety while boosting comfort with features such as fat tires, "triple" suspension and dual-battery systems across the board.

The Google Pixel 8 series will launch in October or thereabouts. Details and renders of the phones have leaked in the past, and the latest report brings information on the lineup's storage configurations, as well as its colorways.

The MIX Fold 3 remains without a release date, despite Xiaomi's confirmation that the device will launch later this month. In the meantime, a hands-on photo of Xiaomi's next foldable smartphone has emerged, offering a look at its design and quad Leica cameras.

Kamila Wojciechowska has revealed new details about the Pixel Watch 2, Google's next and second-generation smartwatch. Expected to launch this autumn with the Pixel 8 series, the Pixel Watch 2 address many of its predecessor's limitations, including battery life and performance.

Audi is pitched to revive its RS6 four-door sports sedan that was discontinued back in 2010 as an E-tron variant. The Audi RS6 E-tron sedan will reportedly be launched in 2025, be based on the already-confirmed A6 E-tron, and feature drivetrain technology developed for Porsche's next Taycan update.

Multiple industry insiders say that AMD will not launch a high-end RDNA 4 GPU. Only SKUs featuring the mid-range Navi 43 and Navi 44 GPUs will be available.