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Acer has announced the Spin 3 (SP314-55/N), which will be available from June in Europe, but not until August in the US. The Spin 3 (SP314-55/N) comes with a 14-inch touchscreen, Intel Alder Lake processors and supports Acer's Active Stylus.

Acer has introduced the SP514-51N, an updated Spin 5 powered by Intel Alder Lake processors. The Spin 5 will be available with a 2.5K display, Thunderbolt 4 ports and will start at US$1,349.99 when it launches in July.

Acer has announced the Swift 3 OLED (SF314-71), a 14-inch laptop with a 2.8K OLED panel that also has a 90 Hz refresh rate. The new Swift 3 comes with up to a Core i7-12650H too, a 45 W processor from Intel's Alder Lake-H series. The Acer Swift 3 OLED (SF314-71) will be available in multiple markets, including the US, where it starts at US$899.99.

The Acer Veriton Vero has just been unveiled. Its key specs include a 24-inch FHD screen, 12th-generation Intel Alder Lake processors, an Nvidia GeForce MX 550, 64 GB RAM, 2 TB storage and a 5 MP webcam. Prices start at US$799 in North American and €919 in EMEA.

HP has announced a refreshed Omen 16. The 2022 Omen 16 sports the same chassis design as last year's version but now comes with Intel Alder Lake-H and Ryzen 6000H CPU options. Also available are GPU options up to a 150 W RTX 3070 Ti and, for the first time, a Radeon RX 6650M.

Huawei has introduced the Band 7 in Europe, a fitness tracker that it already sells in China. The Huawei Band 7 will retail for €59 in the Eurozone, matching its predecessor's launch price. The Band 7 offers up to 14 days of battery life and comes pre-loaded with 96 sports modes, among other features.

Asus and Noctua have joined forces yet again to launch the Asus GeForce RTX 3080 Noctua Edition with the promise of considerably quieter and cooler operation. The board features two Noctua NF-A12x25 fans and a new heat sink design. The companies claim that their new card runs "quieter than any other card in its class."

Huawei has unveiled the Mate Xs 2 in Europe, the successor to not only the Mate Xs, but also to the Mate X2. Equipped with a Snapdragon 888 4G chipset, the Mate Xs 2 has a 7.8-inch OLED display that folds around its chassis to form a smaller 6.5-inch panel. The Mate XS 2 also has 8 GB of RAM, 512 GB of expandable storage and a 50 MP primary camera.

Huawei has released the Watch GT 3 Pro outside China. As expected, the smartwatch comes in a new all-titanium variant that Huawei restricts to its larger 46.6 mm case size. The Watch GT 3 Pro features plenty of health tracking features within HarmonyOS 2 and joins the Mate Xs 2 at today's hardware event.

Huawei has announced the Watch FIT 2, a fitness tracker with a 1.74-inch AMOLED display, numerous exercise modes and GPS connectivity. The Watch FIT 2 will start at €149.99 and will be available in three styles, which Huawei bills as the Active, Classic and Elegant editions. In comparison, the Watch FIT 2 Elegant Edition will retail for €229.99 in the Eurozone.

HP is now offering an upgraded Victus 15 in both Intel Alder Lake-H and AMD Ryzen 5000H flavors. The Intel variant features an Nvidia RTX 3050 Ti Laptop GPU while the AMD version offers an RX 6500M. Both models offer full-sized keyboards, Omen Gaming Hub, and improved thermals.

Schenker has refreshed the Apex 15 laptop of early 2020 with updated processors and a high-refresh-rate screen. This new 15 MAX variant is also touted as a desktop replacement, thanks to platforms that top out at the Ryzen 9 5950X. It is available to order from now.

With the ThinkPad C14 Chromebook, Lenovo expands its line of ChromeOS Laptops with another ThinkPad. Different from last year's ThinkPad C13 Chromebook, the new C14 is a traditional clamshell laptop.

Users can configure with up to 128 GB of DDR5 RAM, 8 TB of M.2 PCIe4 storage, 4G CAT16 eSIM, and 400-nit UHD OLED or 600-nit UHD IPS display.

ASUS has unveiled the ROG Strix SCAR 17 Special Edition, a 17.3-inch gaming laptop with Intel's most powerful Alder Lake-S series processor. Not only does ASUS include the Intel Core i9-12950HX in the ROG Strix SCAR 17 Special Edition, it also offers a choice between NVIDIA's RTX 3070 Ti and RTX 3080 Ti, along with a 2.5K panel that has a 240 Hz refresh rate.

ASUS has introduced the ROG Flow X16, a convertible gaming laptop with a 16-inch display. Not only has ASUS equipped the ROG Flow X16 with powerful CPU and GPU combinations, it has also included 512 mini-LED local dimming zones that allow the 165 Hz display to reach 1,100 nits.

The latest Infinix Android 12 smartphone, the Note 12 VIP, is also the world's latest 120W smartphone. Furthermore, the OEM touts it as the slimmest mobile device with this charging technology. It also has a 120Hz AMOLED display and a 108MP main rear camera and a reasonable price tag, if only because of its 4G/LTE-only MediaTek Helio chipset.

Dell has announced a new onslaught on the gaming laptop space in India. It will do so by distributing its latest G-series features across the G15 5520 and 5521 SE variants. They will both feature 12th-gen Intel processors and RTX 3000-series graphics, although some new G15 features such as a 3-side borderless QHD 240Hz display are exclusive to the SE in this market.

The Solar Generator 2000 Pro is the latest outdoors/backup generator from Jackery that can charge using solar panels. In fact, the OEM asserts that it can re-charge to 100% in this way in just 2.5 hours - so long as enough new same-brand panels are hooked up to the portable power station. It is also rated to charge from the mains in 2 hours to sustain a range of devices, even household appliances, in turn.

The Nord is the first generation of a new mid-range smartphone series from the Android OEM OnePlus. It has been out for nearly 2 years now, and has only just been officially updated to Android 12. Despite the stable nature of this new OTA install, it still carries the risk of some known bugs.

The Magic4 Pro is Honor's latest flagship smartphone, which it equips with a Snapdragon 8 Gen 1 SoC. The Magic4 Pro also has an LTPO OLED display, plenty of camera horsepower and a 4,600 mAh battery that it can recharge in 30 minutes. The Magic4 Pro retails for £949.99 in the UK, although Honor is offering a substantial pre-order bundle worth over £300.

Honor has released the Watch GS 3 in UK, starting at £189.99. The smartwatch will be orderable from tomorrow in three colours; Honor will offer the Watch GS 3 elsewhere 'in the near future'.

Unihertz has just announced the latest in its line of Android phones with many more physical buttons than usual. The OEM asserts that this one, the Titan Slim, is its thinnest such device yet. It has launched via Kickstarter, where it has already smashed its funding goal.

Sony has introduced the WH-1000XM5, a long-awaited upgrade over the WH-1000XM4. With a new look and improved hardware, the WH-1000XM5 should be a decent upgrade over the WH-1000XM4, were it not for its US$50 higher price tag and its impractical design.

Motorola has revealed the Moto G82 5G, a more expensive alternative to the Moto G22 and Moto G52. With a Snapdragon 695 5G chipset, a 120 Hz AMOLED display and a 5,000 mAh battery, the Moto G82 5G packs a punch, despite its reasonable price tag. Motorola sells the Moto G82 5G in two colourways too.

Realme has finally brought its Pad mini to Europe, where it starts at €179.99. Available with and without LTE connectivity, the 8.7-inch tablet also comes with 3 GB or 4 GB of RAM and 32 GB or 64 GB of expandable storage.

Google has announced a second-gen Wallet in the course of its I/O 2022 keynote. This app is slated to support more than just payments this time around. It will also support the Mountain View giant's growing capacity to turn mobile devices into digital ID containers. The Wallet Android app is coming to users in 40 countries soon.

Lenovo launched the 7th generation of the Legion 7 series in Legion 7i powered by Alder Lake-HX and Legion 7 powered by Ryzen 6000 HX flavors. The Legion 7 and 7i now boast of a number of firsts in the 16-inch gaming laptop category along with upgrades to memory, storage, and Wi-Fi connectivity.

Sony has presented the Xperia Ace 3, a compact smartphone with a 5.5-inch display. Sony equips the Xperia Ace 3 with a 4,500 mAh battery and Gorilla Glass Victus, among other features.

Sony, today, launched the Xperia 10 IV, which is an incremental upgrade over the Xperia 10 III. The Xperia 10 IV is powered by the Snapdragon 695 5G SoC and comes with a brighter display, 12 MP triple-camera setup with OIS, and a 6-inch 21:9 OLED display. The Xperia 10 IV will be available mid-June for €499.

Sony has announced the Xperia 1 IV, its first smartphone powered by the Snapdragon 8 Gen 1 chipset. While not an overhaul from the Xperia 1 III, the Xperia 1 IV features a larger battery than its predecessor and a superior telephoto camera. Reputedly, the 8x telephoto camera delivers true optical zoom too with an adjustable 85-125 mm equivalent focal length.

Intel, today, unveiled the Alder Lake-HX platform targeted at enthusiast gamers and mobile workstations. The Alder Lake-HX platform is led by the 16C/24T Core i9-12950HX with a boost TDP up to 157 W. Alder Lake-HX is also the first 16-core mobile platform and also the first to offer PCie Gen 5 on laptops. Intel is also supplanting mobile Xeons with vPro-enabled Alder Lake-HX this generation.

DJI has announced the Mini 3 Pro, which it has packed with a new camera and tri-directional obstacle sensing. The Mini 3 Pro is already orderable globally and starts at US$669 without a remote controller. Meanwhile, the Mini 3 Pro and DJI RC Pro retail for US$909.

AMD launched the RX 6750 XT and the RX 6650 XT today targeting 1440p and 1080p gamers, respectively. The RX 6750 XT looks to take on the Nvidia RTX 3070 while the RX 6650 XT aims for the RTX 3060 12 GB. Both cards offer higher Game and boost clocks and faster memory over their original variants along with increases in TBP and MSRP.

AMD, today, unveiled refreshes to its RDNA 2 desktop GPU lineup. The Radeon RX 6950 XT is a refreshed Navi 21 XTX GPU with a slight bump to Game and boost clocks, increased memory speeds, support for FSR 2.0, and a 335 W TBP. The RX 6950 XT will retail for about US$100 higher than the original RX 6900 XT at US$1,099 MSRP.

ASUS has announced the Vivobook Pro 15 OLED (K6500) with up to an Intel Core i7-12700H and an NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3050 Ti. The 15.6-inch laptop also has LPDDR5 RAM, up to a 70 Wh battery and an OLED display that outputs at 2.8K and 120 Hz.

ASUS has unveiled the Vivobook Pro 14 OLED (K6400), a 14-inch laptop that weighs in at 1.4 kg. Still, ASUS has included a 45 W processor and a dedicated GPU, plus a 63 Wh battery.

Asus has launched the Zenbook S 13 Flip OLED notebook powered by 12th gen Intel Core processors and up to 32 GB of LPDDR5 memory. The laptop will come in four colors and be ready to buy in Q3 2022.

Asus has taken the wraps off the Vivobook Pro 14X OLED notebook. The laptop is powered by up to a 12th gen Intel Core i9-12900H, 32 GB of LPDDR5 memory, up to 1 TB of PCIe Gen 4 storage, and can be configured with a discreet RTX 3050 Ti. It will be available in Q3 2022.

Asus Zenbook S 13 OLED is official and can be configured with up to a powerful Ryzen 7 6800U, 16 GB of LPDDR5 memory running at 6400 MHz, and 1 TB of PCIe Gen 4 SSD. The notebook will hit store shelves in Q3 2022.

The Zenbook Pro 15 Flip OLED (UP6502) is a 1.8 kg convertible laptop with a 45 W Intel Alder Lake processor, a 96 Wh battery and even a dedicated GPU. The Zenbook Pro 15 Flip OLED (UP6502) has a 2.8K OLED display too and will start at €1,399.

ASUS has announced the Zenbook Pro 14 Duo OLED (UX8402), a 14-inch laptop that also has a 12.7-inch ScreenPad Plus secondary display. At launch, the Zenbook Pro 14 Duo OLED will be available with a choice of Intel Alder Lake processors and an NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3050 Ti GPU, all powered by a 76 Wh battery. The Zenbook Pro 14 Duo OLED (UX8402) will start at €1,899 when it launches in Q3 2022.

ASUS has unveiled the Zenbook Pro 16X OLED (UX7602), its most powerful Zenbook yet. The Zenbook Pro 16X OLED features up to the Core i9-12900H, a 14-core processor, plus an NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3060 GPU. The Zenbook Pro 16X OLED will be available by the end of June, starting at €2,999 in the Eurozone.

ASUS has unveiled the Vivobook Pro 15X OLED with AMD Ryzen 6000 and Intel 12th Gen Core processors. The 15.6-inch laptop also has the pick of NVIDIA GPU options, up to the RTX 3070 Ti with 8 GB of GDDR6 VRAM.

Asus introduced the Vivobook S 16X in both Intel Alder Lake-H up to the Core i7-12700H and AMD Rembrandt-H options up to the Ryzen 7 6800H and Ryzen 9 6900HX. The Vivobook S 16X claims to be the world's slimmest 16-inch 4K laptop with a PANTONE-validated OLED NanoEdge display that is VESA DisplayHDR True Black 500-certified.

Asus' latest European-market launch has unleashed a number of OLED-screened laptops on this region, of which some newly-announced special-edition PCs are no exception. These new SKUs of the Vivobook 13 Slate OLED come with everything necessary to make them look like they truly belong to either of the 2 creators who have worked on these convertibles.

Asus has officially unveiled the Vivobook S 14X OLED with some impressive specs, including an Intel Core i5-12500/Corei7-12700, 2.8K OLED screen, 70 Wh battery, 8 GB RAM, 1 TB storage, and more. It will be available for purchase in Q2, 2022.

At its Pinnacle of Performance event, Asus introduced the first 17-inch Zenbook Pro SKU powered by the AMD Ryzen 9 6900HX and Nvidia RTX 3050. The ZenBook Pro 17 features a 2.5K NanoEdge touch 165 Hz IPS panel with Dolby Vision support and is expected to go on sale from Q3 2022.

Asus has upgraded the Vivobook Pro 16X OLED with the latest Intel Alder Lake-H and Ryzen 6000 Rembrandt-H options. The Vivobook Pro 16X OLED now offers up to Core i9-12900H or Ryzen 9 6900HX options along with up to 32 GB DDR5 RAM and RTX 3070 Ti GPU. Aimed at content creators, the Vivobook Pro 16X also comes with several ProArt features including a Virtual DialPad and the ProArt Creator Hub app.

Asus has announced two new laptops with Intel Alder Lake and AMD Ryzen 6000 series processors. The Vivobook S 15 and S 14 OLED feature 2.8K panels clocked at 120 Hz and 90 Hz, respectively. They will hit shelves in Q2, 2022.