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ASUS has previewed the Tinker Board 3, an ARM-based single-board computer that measures 100 x 100 mm. Equipped with the Rockchip RK3568, the Tinker Board 3 will also be available with up to 8 GB of LPDDR4X RAM running in dual-channel mode, 64 GB of eMMC flash storage and plenty of I/O.

Retroid has revealed full details about the Pocket Flip, including a launch date. While the Pocket Flip may be Retroid's latest gaming handheld, it turns out that it may offer the same performance and gaming experience as the Pocket 3 Plus that the company already sells.

According to word on the grapevine, Qualcomm's next-gen chipset, the Snapdragon 8 Gen 3 will manage to equal A16 Bionic in CPU performance. Its actual rival, the A17 Bionic, looks set to retain a significant advantage, however.

Radxa has started selling the ROCK 3 Model C, its latest Rockchip RK3566-powered single-board computer. The Rock 3 Model C measures 85 x 56 mm, has an M.2 2230 slot, supports optional eMMC storage and will be available with up to 8 GB of LPDDR4 RAM.

The Powkiddy RK2023 is a retro gaming handheld shaped like a Game Boy Advance. Powkiddy equips the RK2023 with a 3.5-inch IPS display, a 3,500 mAh battery and 1 GB of RAM, all within a 151.5 x 78 x 17.5 mm chassis.

The PotatoP is a device focused on maximising battery life. Designed for small programming projects, the PotatoP is slated to deliver up to 2 years of battery life from its 12,000 mAh battery and solar cell.

FriendlyELEC has started offering the NanoPi R6C, a cheaper answer to the NanoPi R6S. The NanoPi R6C relies on the same Rockchip RK3588S chipset and is configurable with up to 8 GB of RAM though, among other features.

The BeagleBoard Foundation has started offering the BeaglePlay, a compact SBC equipped with a TI AM625 processor and 2 GB of RAM. The BeaglePlay retails for US$99 and comes with a custom Debian Linux build pre-installed, among other features.

Although some details are still missing for the time being, it has just been confirmed by Doogee that the brand's first rugged tablet will arrive in May. Next to the Helio G99 processor, its highlights include a 10.36-inch 2K display, a 20 MP Sony camera, Widevine L1 support, and Android 13.

Qualcomm China's announcement of an upcoming launch event has led to speculation that the next addition to the Snapdragon 7 series of mid-range mobile processors will be unveiled on that day. The silicon in question could be a successor to the current Gen 1 flagship, a refresh of the same, or, possibly, both. It is projected to power next-gen smartphones from brands such as Realme and Redmi.

A smartphone that bears the ThinkPhone name and seeks to show its kinship with Lenovo's ThinkPads has big shoes to fill. Read the following summary of our review and find out whether the ThinkPhone lives up to a respected name.

The Dimensity 9200 is one of the most powerful processors for smartphones or tablets on the market right now. However, its maker MediaTek is now tipped to supersede it with an updated version already. OnePlus and OPPO may be among the first brands to release mobile devices with this alleged Plus variant.

Qualcomm's next chipset will be the much-awaited "SM7475". That SoC is expected to be branded as the Snapdragon 7+ Gen 1 and will arrive this month, with leaked Geekbench benchmark numbers corroborating previous claims of performance matching last year's flagship Snapdragon 8+ Gen 1.

New information about the Snapdragon 8 Gen 3 has emerged online. It will feature one Cortex X4 core running at 3.2 GHz, five Cortex-A720 cores at 3.0 GHz and two Cortex-A520 cores at 2.0 GHz.

Qualcomm's upcoming sub-premium chipset, "SM745", is expected to debut this month as the potential Snapdragon 7+ Gen 1. Ahead of its launch, however, a new leak has now revealed more details of what could be one of the most popular SoCs outside the flagship segment.

Banana Pi is moving towards launching the BPI-P2 Pro, a headless single-board computer (SBC). The BPI-P2 Pro measures just 65 x 52.5 mm and has a 40-pin GPIO header, among other features.

Recent media reports said Samsung planned to restart the development of custom CPU cores. The company refuted the rumours in a statement and said it merely hired new talent for its existing teams.

An upgrade on Apple's latest take on the all-in-one (AIO) PC, the markedly light, thin and colorful iMac (2021), is one of the most hotly-awaited new releases from the Cupertino behemoth - according to Bloomberg's tech contributor Mark Gurman, at least. Now, there are signs that this updated desktop will make it to the market by the end of 2023.

The Snapdragon 8 Gen 3 has been tipped to debut much later in the year, around October. The next-gen flagship chipset also looks set to edge Apple's A16 Bionic in the CPU department, and a new leak has now revealed more details of the SoC.

There aren't many 9-inch tablets, but the slightly larger screen and relatively low weight do have advantages. This is also evident from our review of the Lenovo Tab M9, which we have summarized here.

The Auspicious Machine is a Linux-based gaming handheld with a design that could be mistaken for a BlackBerry smartphone. Not only does the Auspicious Machine have a 4:3 aspect ratio display, but it also has a small keyboard. The Auspicious Machine is based on a Raspberry Pi 4 Compute Module 4, although it supports other popular single-board computers.

The Rockchip processors are not particularly powerful, but what really sets the PlanetPC XR mini PCs apart are the robust port selection and the integrated color touchscreen that allows access to many system settings.

While Qualcomm is unlikely to launch a Snapdragon 8+ Gen 2, the company looks set to debut the Snapdragon 7+ Gen 1 soon, with a new leak now revealing when the sub-premium chipset can be expected to launch.

Word on the grapevine claims the Snapdragon 8 Gen 3 is expected to be built on TSMC's 4nm node, and will launch earlier than the Snapdragon 8 Gen 2 did this year. A new leak has now provided more insight into when the flagship chipset, as well as Xiaomi's upcoming Xiaomi 14 series, will debut.

A new project shows how to create network-attached storage using a humble Raspberry Pi Zero 2 W. While the Zero 2 W is not the most powerful of Raspberry Pi units, it helped keep project costs to just US$35.

The PiBoy Mini is a new gaming handheld based around the Raspberry Pi ecosystem. Equipped with a 3.5-inch display, the PiBoy Mini also has a 2,800 mAh battery and is compatible with the Raspberry Pi Zero or Pi Zero 2. The PiBoy Mini measures just 112 x 88 x 20 mm too.

Targeting outdoor lovers like most of its siblings, the Doogee S100 has just been unveiled with a MediaTek Helio G99 processor inside, 66 W fast charging, as well as no less than 12 GB of memory and 256 GB UFS 2.2 storage. This MIL-STD-810H-certified handset is expected to launch in the second half of March.

Samsung has taken the wraps off the mid-range Exynos 1380 and the Exyno 1330 SoCs. Meant to power the company’s low-to-mid-end offerings, both Exynos chips are rocking an octa-core big.LITTLE design, ARM Mali G68 GPUs, 5G modems, and support for high refresh rate FHD+ displays.

The upcoming Snapdragon 8 Gen 3 is expected to outperform the A16 Bionic in terms of CPU. It appears, however, that Apple's next-gen chipset, the A17 Bionic has secured production priority on TSMC's 3 nm node, with the Snapdragon 8 Gen 3 and Dimensity 9300 seemingly set to continue on TSMC's 4 nm processes.

Apple M1 and M2 Mac users can now officially download Windows 11 on ARM via Parallels Desktop 18. Windows 11 on ARM does come with limitations when virtualized via Parallels, but most users will be able to game and even run x86 apps with decent performance. Parallels Desktop 18 also several enhancements including the ability to assign up to 18 CPU cores and 62 GB of RAM to the Windows VM in Mac Studios with Apple M1 Ultra SoCs.

MediaTek touts its latest Dimensity 7200 mobile processor as a platform in which power savings meet "peak power". Like its 9200 flagship sibling, it is a 4 nanometer (nm) chipset, and is also rated to bring specs from current top-end smartphones to more mid-tier devices. They include support for potentially faster 5G, up-to-144Hz displays and 200MP camera sensors.

The Samsung Galaxy S23 series was heavily marketed for its gaming prowess thanks to the boosted Snapdragon 8 Gen 2 for Galaxy chipsets. Things look different in the real world, however, as the phones seem to fall way short of expectations in a Genshin Impact gaming test.

The upcoming Snapdragon 8 Gen 3 allegedly made its first Geekbench run last week, posting some rather impressive performance numbers. According to a new leak, the next-gen flagship chipset could arrive even earlier than expected as well.

9tripod has started selling the Pico Pi V2.0, a single-board computer based around the increasingly popular Rockchip RK3588S chipset. The Pico Pi V2.0 also has Micro HDMI 2.1 and DisplayPort connectivity, among other features.

MediaTek has indicated that the updated Helio G36 SoC will be the one to bring specs such as 50MP rear cameras and 90Hz displays to the new budget, 4G/LTE-only smartphones of the near future. It also boasts a GPU optimized with the OEM's HyperEngine 2.0 Lite features for potentially enhanced gaming at this tier; then again, some on-chip specs remain unchanged compared to its predecessor.

Available for pre-order since late January, the gargantuan Doogee V Max will start shipping just in time for Valentine's Day, but will also get a special price on this occasion. Starting February 13, those interested in this massive handset with a 22,000 mAh battery can take advantage of prices as low as US$329.99.

Samsung's plans for its future chipsets, the Exynos 2300, Exynos 2400, and Exynos 2500 have since been shrouded in mystery. That may have changed now, however, with a Korean leaker now providing insight into the subject, with an ambitious "Exynos 2500" seemingly set to mark Samsung's return to the flagship SoC space in 2025.

We recently reviewed the Lenovo Tab P11 5G and were quite taken with the fairly inexpensive tablet, which you can even use to make phone calls. Our findings are summed up for you here.

The Qualcomm Snapdragon 8 Gen 3 supposedly scored 1,930 and 6,236 in Geekbench's single and multi-core tests. The SoC will allegedly feature a 1+5+2 core configuration and be 20% more power-efficient compared to the Snapdragon 8 Gen 2.

A rumour from the South Korean tech forum Meeco says the Exynos 2400 has been approved for mass production, with samples ready to be delivered by June 2023. It will be Samsung's largest chip so far and is being closely monitored by TM Roh.