Leaks / Rumors

Huawei is said to launch next-gen additions to the P series of premium smartphone in early 2023. These devices will, according to a new leak, launch with a wild re-design for their rear cameras compared to their P50 predecessors. It may come in different finishes for standard and special edition versions of the upcoming devices.

The Intel Core i5-1350P scored 1,686 and 8,980 points on Geekbench. Its base and boost clocks are set at 1.9 GHz and 4.6 GHz, respectively. Intel is rumoured to unveil its Raptor Lake laptop processor lineup at CES 2023.

The laptop version of Nvidia's GeForce RTX 4080 scores 178,038 in Geekbench's OpenCL benchmark. It is about 35% faster than its predecessor, the GeForce RTX 3080, in the benchmark and a bit slower than its desktop version.

The Samsung Galaxy S22 FE may be on the way after all. Following reports of a cancellation earlier in the year, word on the grapevine now seems to indicate that the Galaxy S21 FE's successor is on the way, along with the bean-style Galaxy Buds2 Live.

Nvidia is yet to officially confirm the existence of an RTX 4070 Ti, but Chinese e-tailers have already started taking pre-orders with prices ranging from ¥7,199 (US$1,032) to ¥8,399 (US$1,204) for partner cards. The purported RTX 4070 Ti is expected to be just a renamed RTX 4080 12 GB that was unlaunched recently following widespread criticism. Nvidia is expected to price the card similar to the unlaunched RTX 4080 12 GB at US$899 MSRP, but partner cards, particularly in Asian markets, can have a significant markup.

An Alienware gaming monitor purportedly capable of up to a 500 Hz refresh rate has surfaced on social media. According to the leak, the Alienware AW2524H will make an official appearance at CES 2023. A couple of rumored key specifications for the Alienware 500 Hz gaming monitor are included in the Twitter post along with a single image.

A database containing an allegedly "devastating" amount of personal data is reportedly being offered for sale by a "threat actor" that claims to have derived the information from a vulnerability in Twitter's defences. According to a cybersecurity company, the users affected number in the hundreds of millions and include "high profile" individuals such as Ether creator Vitalik Buterin.

Lenovo may finally be targeting an international release for its much sought-after Legion Y700 Android gaming tablet. The 8.8-inch slate was launched in China in the first quarter of 2022, and while Lenovo has also released an Ultimate Edition of the Legion Y700 for the same market since then, a global launch for the original device has yet to be announced.

A new leak says the Galaxy S23 Ultra's display's peak brightness maxes out at 1,750 nits. This is remarkably lower than the 2,300 nits figure stated earlier and the same as the Galaxy S22 Ultra. However, it will supposedly perform better under direct sunlight.

A new rumour online suggests Samsung's upcoming Galaxy Tab S8 FE and the Galaxy S22 FE will be powered by the Exynos 2300. The only evidence of the chip's existence so far is Bluetooth 5.3 certification.

For the first time yet, an official-looking promotional teaser for the Galaxy S23 series has surfaced in the wild. The leaked image showcases the phones' designs, likely color options, and potential pre-order gifts.

More Sony Xperia 1 V (and Xperia 5 V) rumors have emerged, this time in regard to potential pricing strategies along with the usual mix of specification expectations. It appears there is some belief that the Xperia 1 V price may buck the trend of ever-increasing Xperia 1 prices, but this may not be the good news that fans could be hoping for.

The free PlayStation Plus games coming to Sony’s subscription service in January 2023 have been leaked. The trio of titles is headed by a hugely popular Star Wars game, while PlayStation Plus subscribers with a PS4 or PS5 can also enjoy free access to a controversial title from Bethesda and a Metroidvania-type game.

A new Geekbench run for the upcoming Samsung Galaxy S23 Ultra has shown how well the device can perform with help from its overclocked Snapdragon 8 Gen 2 SoC. The Galaxy S23 Ultra variant in this latest benchmark features 8 GB of RAM, with a 12 GB model also expected to be part of the lineup.

RedMagic asserts that its upcoming 8 Pro series will emerge as the most "evolved" form of its premium Android gaming smartphone line on December 26, 2022. To this end, the brand is hyping its upcoming flagships with a sneak peek at their second-gen under-display camera screens. They are touted to be joined by improved internal specs, main rear cameras and speakers.

Intel announced earlier that the 14th gen “Meteor Lake” CPUs will succeed the 13th gen “Raptor Lake” chips in 2023. The architecture will be built using the Intel 4 process with separate CPU, GPU, I/O, and SoC tiles. Now, new information from hardware leaker Moore’s Law is Dead suggests that Team Blue may be having trouble developing flagship MTL-S desktop parts.

The Moto G53 is Motorola's latest mid-range 5G smartphone for the Chinese market. Now, according to the latest leaks, it is going international soon, albeit with slightly different specs. They include a display and SoC replacement, although it will still have a 50MP main rear camera and Android 13 out of the box.

Alleged clock and TGP specifications of Nvidia's upcoming Ada RTX 40 Laptop GPU lineup have now surfaced. The purported specs seem to indicate up to 200 W TGP including Dynamic Boost for the RTX 4090 and RTX 4080 Laptop GPUs with boost clocks well above the 2 GHz mark. GPUs from the RTX 4070 onwards can be configured between 115 W and 140 W (+25 W) TGP with the RTX 4060 and RTX 4050 also slated to be available in 85+10 W options.

According to new reports, Samsung has settled on a date for its next Galaxy Unpacked event, where it is expected to reveal the Galaxy S23 series. Purportedly, the Galaxy S23, Galaxy S23 Plus and Galaxy S23 Ultra will all arrive as February rolls around, leaving just six weeks until the arrival of Samsung's next-generation flagships.

Evan Blass has leaked more renders for the ThinkPhone, a ThinkPad-inspired smartphone that Lenovo will sell through Motorola. The ThinkPhone is expected to be available with up to 12 GB of RAM and 512 GB of storage too, among other features.

According to new reports, Xiaomi is planning to equip the Xiaomi 13 Ultra with a showstopping periscope camera. Possibly even outperforming the Samsung Galaxy S22 Ultra and Galaxy S23 Ultra in this regard, the Xiaomi 13 Ultra is also rumoured to contain up masses of LPDDR5X RAM and UFS 4.0 flash storage.

AnTuTu Benchmark now claims to have tested a device with a model number previously linked to the OnePlus 11, and to have found that it excels in terms of performance thanks to high-end internals such as the new Snapdragon 8 Gen 2 SoC. Meanwhile, the OEM is ramping up hype for its updated design through fresh teasers for its upcoming flagship Android smartphone.

According to a new report, Apple has put a next-generation iPhone SE on ice. Potentially postponed until 2024 or cancelled entirely, the iPhone SE 4 or iPhone SE 2023 was thought to mimic the iPhone XR, but with an A15 Bionic chipset instead of the A12 Bionic.

Fresh rumors indicate Nvidia wants to retain its leads in consumer graphics with the upcoming Blackwell RTX 50 series. Blackwell is likely to make the transition to a chiplet architecture along with a new denoising accelerator directly built into the RT pipeline. Nvidia apparently also had plans of releasing a consumer version of Hopper just in case AMD beat them to the finish line with RDNA 3.

The first details about a new Nothing product having surfaced online. To be sold under the sub-brand XO, Particles by XO will be another adventurous pair of TWS earbuds with ANC and high-fidelity audio options.

The Google Pixel 8 and Pixel 8 Pro smartphones are likely to sport new main cameras according to information that was recently revealed in app code. It appears the Pixel 8 and Pixel 8 Pro will utilize staggered HDR to create images with enhanced dynamic range. In addition, the same source has apparently confirmed the existence of a Google Pixel Tablet Pro.

The hoped-for Sony Xperia Ace IV may have been recently spotted on the Geekbench testing site. A supposed record for a mysterious Sony smartphone revealed the presence of the SM4375 mobile platform, which is better known as the Snapdragon 4 Gen 1. It has been rumored that Sony will globally release a compact smartphone that might be a successor to the Japan-only Xperia Ace III.

The Samsung Galaxy S23 Ultra colors may have been confirmed in a new accessories leak. The leak details the colors and types of numerous Galaxy S23 accessories, including leather cases, smart view wallet cases, and the S Pen input device. The entries for the S Pen also reveal their colors, which should match those of the Galaxy S23 Ultra.

New PlayStation 5 Pro rumors have been set off thanks to recent comments made by Sony executive Hideaki Nishino. However, while many outlets have opined that 2023 could be the year that a PS5 Pro model is unleashed, others believe a more likely outcome is that a PS5 Slim console will be introduced in the second half of the year.

Apple may well have new 24-inch iMac and iMac Pro all-in-one machines in development, but neither are expected to arrive until the end of 2023, at the earliest. Mark Gurman has also shared processor details about the pair, along with some information about forthcoming external monitors, including a Pro Display XDR successor.

The Pixel Tablet has turned up on Facebook Marketplace months ahead before its official release. Presumably a prototype, the unit confirms a few details about Google's first Pixel-branded tablet, as well as its accompanying speaker dock.

According to a new report, Apple continues to develop a new Mac Pro. However, production challenges have forced the company to re-think the processor options that will be available, with the Apple M2 Extreme consigned to the cutting room floor for now. The Apple M2 Extreme would have combined 48 CPU cores with 152 GPU cores by effectively fusing four Apple M2 Max chipsets.

AMD released the company’s first RDNA 3 GPUs, the RX 7900 XTX and RX 7900 XT, on December 13. But this hasn’t stopped the rumor mill from churning out information concerning RDNA 4, a GPU architecture that is still more than a year. This time, Paul from RedGamingTech has shared details regarding the RDNA 4 architecture including performance estimates for Navi 41, 42, and 43 SKUs.

HTC has shared more details about its next VR headset. Aimed at reestablishing the company within the consumer VR market, the unnamed VR headset will debut next month during CES 2023. The so-called HTC Vive Flowcus is expected to be a prosumer headset capable of delivering a 1,920 x 1,920-pixel native resolution and 120 Hz refresh rate per eye, among other features.

It has been alleged that the Samsung Galaxy S23 series release date could be delayed because of a pricing puzzle. Samsung has to find a middle ground between pleasing its investors and its customers, by pricing the Galaxy S23, S23+, and S23 Ultra at competitive levels without destroying its profit margins.

Samsung's leader in the modern-day Android clamshell smartphone market, the Galaxy Z Flip4, has a new and compelling rival in the freshly-launched OPPO Find N2 Flip. Now, a third brand Vivo is tipped to use the same product name for an upcoming contender of its own. It is depicted as belonging to the premium X series of mobile devices, with the processing power to match its main competitors.

Valve has confirmed details about its plans to release newer versions of the Steam Deck and the Steam Controller. The company has also disclosed hardware upgrades for the current Steam Deck that would otherwise go unnoticed.

The Intel Core i9-13900KS has been benchmarked on Cinebench R23, where it scores 2,366 and 40,998 in the single and multi-threaded tests. It bests both the Intel Core i9-13900K and AMD Ryzen 9 7950X, albeit by a narrow margin.

Intel is reportedly working on an ultra-high-end Raptor Lake processor called the Core i9-13980HX. It will have a base TDP of 55 W, a 5.6 GHz boost clock and 24 cores (8C + 16c).

OPPO has unveiled new foldable Android smartphones as the acme of its market-ready mobile tech. However, it has also indicated that its successors might go beyond that in terms of design. They include a new kind of smartphone made completely of glass, a potential next-gen smartwatch and the OEM's latest edge-to-edge display tech.

The OPPO Find X6 is projected to launch as a premium Android smartphone, albeit one overshadowed by the debut of a Pro counterpart on the same day. However, according to the latest rumors, the OEM has furnished both X6 variants with all of its latest top-end specs - with the exception of one. Then again, the resulting camera upgrades could leave it thicker and heavier then potential rivals like the new Xiaomi 13.

The Samsung Galaxy S23 Ultra specifications have seemingly been posted online by the Chinese TENAA authority. In addition, well over a dozen images have been shared that purport to show dummy units of the Galaxy S23, Galaxy S23+, and Galaxy S23 Ultra. The designs appear to be as expected, with the S23 Ultra bearing a premium aesthetic.

A couple of new Sony Xperia 1 V leaks have surfaced, with one somewhat sketchy leak matching a prediction made by a well-known Xperia commenter. While a supposed Geekbench record offers exciting news for the Xperia 1 V, a couple of other sources have bemoaned how boring the 2023 Xperia flagship will be in other areas.

The Nvidia GeForce RTX 4070 Ti scores 219,504 and 214,654 in Geekbench's OpenCL benchmark, putting it between the GeForce RTX 3090 Ti and RTX 3090. The graphics card will supposedly be launched at CES 2023 for US$899.

The Realme GT Neo 5 is rumored to launch as what might be the world's fastest-charging Android smartphone in 2023. Now, a design for this allegedly record-breaking mobile device has allegedly been revealed in advance. The new leak hints at inspiration drawn from former Xiaomi flagship phablets.

Reportedly, Apple is in the latter stages of developing a MacBook Air 15. Now expected to launch with a 15.5-inch panel, the MacBook Air 15 is said to be in line for a spring 2023 launch.

More details about the ThinkPhone have surfaced ahead of the smartphone's 2023 anticipated release. Reputedly to be marketed as the ThinkPhone by Motorola, the handset will contain a Snapdragon 8 Plus Gen 1 chipset, a sizeable pOLED display and a 50 MP primary camera, among other features.

Rumors regarding Nvidia allegedly renaming the RTX 4080 12 GB as the RTX 4070 Ti are piling up. This time, VideoCardz has leaked two PNY GeForce RTX 4070 Ti GPUs that pack exactly the same internal hardware as the cancelled RTX 4080 12 GB.

A leaker has shared new details about the MEG 342C QD-OLED, a monitor that MSI announced in May. Based on the new leaks, the MEG 342C QD-OLED will contain a KVM switch, numerous ports and SpectrumBar, MSI's answer to Philips Ambilight.

Reportedly coming in Q3 2023, the Core i9-13900KS is a refresh of the Core i9-13900K. Now, according to valid Geekbench 5 single and multi-core results for the Core i9-13900KS, the CPU almost matches the Core i9-13900K in single-core while being 10.5% faster in multi-threaded benchmarks.