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Anbernic has launched the RG Nano, a compact gaming handheld that weighs just 75 g. Built around an aluminium housing, the RG Nano has a 1.5-inch display, will emulate numerous game libraries and starts at just US$59.99.

The Apple M2 Ultra scored 1,956 and 27,945 points in Geekbench's single and multi-core tests. It was tested alongside a Mac Pro with 192 GB of RAM running macOS 14 Sonoma.

Khadas is now selling a beefed-up version of the VIM4, a single-board computer with an Amlogic A311D2 chipset and 8 GB of LPDDR4X RAM. The new model brings an NPU into the equation, which is capable of 3.2 TOPS of performance.

Qualcomm will debut the Snapdragon 8 Gen 3 in October. That may still be five months away but more details of the next-gen flagship SoC have now surfaced in the wild, revealing core configuration details and both CPU and GPU performance indicators.

The MediaTek Dimensity 9300 is slated to right the wrong of its predecessor with big performance upgrades. More details on the chipset's CPU have now surfaced in the wild, along with early GPU benchmark numbers that indicate Snapdragon 8 Gen 3 parity.

Apple has unveiled what it calls its most powerful chip so far, the M2 Ultra. It stacks two M2 chips side-by-side and packs a 24-core CPU (16 performance + 8 efficiency), and can be configured with up to a 76-core GPU and 192 GB of memory.

The Decktility is a handheld PC based on the Raspberry Pi Compute Module 4. Shown with a display and a keyboard, the Decktility also features an Arduino and a 3D-printed chassis, among other components.

At Computex 2023, ARM unveiled its latest v9.2 big.LITTLE architecture promising up to 15% gen-on-gen gains. The TCS23 architecture and DynamIQ Shared Unit-120 allows SoC vendors to mix and match big.LITTLE configurations of the Cortex-X4, A720, and A520 with up to 14 cores and 32 MB L3 cache. ARM also detailed its latest 5th Gen graphics architecture coming to the Immortalis-G720, Mali-G720, and Mali-G620 GPUs that are slated to offer 15% improved performance and efficiency.

A new leak says the MediaTek Dimensity 9300 will feature four Cortex-X4 and four Cortex-A720 cores, ditching the Cortex-A5xx cluster entirely. Its performance supposedly surpasses that of the Apple A17 Bionic and likely the Snapdragon 8 Gen 3.

The barely unveiled Doogee V20 Pro and S100 Pro bring new combinations of highlights into the Chinese OEM's portfolio of products while remaining faithful to the MediaTek hardware. The first one replaces the secondary display on the back with an InfiRay thermal imaging camera and its sibling packs a 130-lumen LED light.

Powered using the MediaTek Helio G99 alongside 8 GB LPDDR4X and 256 GB internal storage, the Doogee T30 Pro tablet features an 11-inch display with 2,560 X 1,600 pixels, quad speakers, and a 20 MP main camera. It will ship with Android 13 in three colors, namely Space Gray, Mint Green, and Ice Blue.

The now-cancelled Exynos 2300 scored 456 points on Geekbench's ML benchmark. It packs a tri-cluster, nona-core CPU with a 1+4+4 arrangement.

The Retro Pixel Pocket is a new 3-inch gaming handheld with a minimalist aesthetic. Designed by Funnyplaying to look like a Game Boy Pocket, the Retro Pixel Pocket utilises an Allwinner A64 chipset, 1 GB of RAM and a 720p display, among other features.

UDOO is now selling the Vision X5 and Vision X7, a pair of single-board computers (SBCs) powered by Intel processors. Also equipped with Windows, the pair should be suitable for Edge AI applications.

SQFMI is now selling the BeepBerry, its latest open-source gadget. Based around a Raspberry Pi Zero W and a Raspberry Pi RP2040 microcontroller, the BeepBerry also has a BlackBerry Q20-derived keyboard and a 2.7-inch display.

A new leak from Weibo says next-gen SoC from Qualcomm and MediaTek cannot output a steady 60 FPS in Genshin Impact at 1080p. It is unknown if this is due to the SoC's inability to run the game at the said resolution or poor software optimization.

Sightful, an AR-focused startup, has launched the Spacetop, the world’s first augmented reality laptop. The device marries a regular laptop keyboard with an integrated lightweight AR headset to create an immersive productivity and entertainment experience.

Anbernic is preparing to release the RG Nano, a tiny gaming handheld built around the Allwinner K3S chipset. The Anbernic RG Nano will also have a miniature display and is rumoured to cost about US$70, including shipping.

A new leak says Qualcomm is planning to dual-source the 2024-bound Snapdragon 8 Gen 4 from Samsung Foundries and TSMC. The former will feature exclusively in Galaxy devices and the latter everywhere else.

Little known company SZDiiER has started selling the D-007, a compact gaming handheld that clearly takes inspiration from the Powkiddy RGB20S. Accordingly, the SZDiiER D-007 relies on a Rockchip RK3326 SoC and has a 3.5-inch IPS display, among other features.

Banana Pi is now selling the BPI-Centi-S3, a developer board powered by an ESP32-S3 microcontroller. Available for under US$15, the BPI-Centi-S3 has a 1.9-inch display, a USB 2.0 Type-C port and expansion options.

MediaTek has reportedly joined forces with Nvidia to develop mobile GPUs for smartphones. One could get to see it in action as early as 2024 alongside the Dimensity 9400.

FriendlyELEC is now selling the NanoPC-T6, its latest single-board computer. The NanoPC-T6 features the Rockchip RK3588, which FriendlyELEC complements with 4 GB, 8 GB or 16 GB of RAM. The FriendlyELEC NanoPC-T6 is available from US$100 with plenty of ports and expansion options.

MediaTek is reportedly developing a new SoC with four Cortex-X4 and four Cortex-A720 cores. It is manufactured on TSMC's N4P node and could compete with next-gen laptop offerings from Apple and Qualcomm.

Apple is projected to launch new MacBooks and possibly top-end iPads with a new chip called the M3 Pro soon. Now, it is slated to arrive with 20% more cores and 12.5% more graphics compared to its predecessor. That might sound like an iterative upgrade - then again, there may also be 12.5% more onboard memory, at least.

A new leak says the MediaTek Dimensity 9300 will feature an eight-core CPU with a 2+4+2 layout, complete with two Cortex-X4 high-performance cores. It will be manufactured on TSMC's N4P node and launched sometime in October.

Banana Pi has finally started selling the BPI-W3, an SBC based around the Rockchip RK3588 with 8 GB of RAM. However, the BPI-W3 has received a major redesign since last year's preview, with Banana Pi including a system-on-module and an M.2 Key M slot, among other changes.

The Orange Pi 5 Plus is the third and latest member in the Orange Pi 5 series. Equipped with a Rockchip RK3588 chipset, the Orange Pi 5 Plus also comes with up to 16 GB of RAM, plenty of ports and multiple storage methods.

In our review, the Galaxy A14 5G proved to be a good introductory smartphone. But in the past, the 5G standard would have to have been acquired with some compromises compared to the LTE version. Now, this is not the case - with a few exceptions.

MediaTek has officially unveiled its flagship Dimensity 9200+ chipset with faster Cortex-X3/Cortex-A715 cores and a 17% faster Arm Immortalis G715 GPU.

Qualcomm has announced that it intends to augment its vehicle-to-everything (V2X) technology by acquiring the company Autotalks, a company with "expertise" in the same area. The chip-maker intends to enhance its Snapdragon Digital Chassis chips with new safety solutions, which might find buyers such as Volkswagen.

More expensive, but still reasonable, is how you could describe the pricing of the Motorola Edge 40 Pro. The smartphone is fast in many areas, but there is one area where Motorola can still improve.

Three years after its original launch, Samsung introduces an updated version of its affordable tablet. We summarize our test results here.

It seems that the makers of Orange Pi SBCs want a slice of the gaming handheld market. Reputedly launching in the autumn, the Orange Pi gaming handheld will feature a 7-inch display, a familiar design and a choice of AMD Ryzen or Rockchip chipsets.

A new leak says the Exynos 2500/Dream Team chip will feature a 10-core CPU with 4 Cortex-X5, 2 Cortex-A730 and 4 Cortex-A520 cores in a 1+3+2+4 configuration.

A leak from Weibo says the Qualcomm Snapdragon 8 Gen 3 scores 2,723 and 7,525 in Geekbench 6's single and multi-core tests. In AnTuTu V9, the AP allegedly scores 1,712,271 points.

More power and a colorful display make the Lenovo Tab P11 2022 (Gen 2) a good midrange tablet. Here we offer a summary of the advantages and problems we found in our test.

A new leak has shed light on the Google Tensor G3's alleged specifications. It feature nine CPU cores (1x Cortex-X3, 4x Cortex-A715, 4x Cortex-A510) and an Arm Mali G715-MP8 GPU. It will be manufactured on Samsung's 4LPP node and launch alongside the Pixel 8 series later this year.

The ASUS Tinker Board R2.0 is a budget single-board computer powered by ageing ARM Cortex-A17 CPU cores. The Tinker Board R2.0 is available with and without eMMC flash storage, but only 2 GB of RAM.

The Exynos 2400's Xclipse 920 scored 13,858 and 26,828 points in Geekbench's Vulkan and OpenCL benchmarks, respectively. It is based on AMD's RDNA2 architecture and can boost as high as 1.7 GHz.

The overhauled licensing business followed by the latest plans to produce proprietary reference chips are all part of Arm's efforts to increase profits and valuation for the upcoming IPO, not without raising serious concerns for the entire semiconductor industry.

Word on the grapevine currently seems to indicate the Galaxy S24 series will arrive next year with the Exynos 2400 in tow. Not much is known about the next-gen Samsung flagship SoC, but a leak now purports to throw light on the chipset's CPU performance.