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Amazon Prime is live in South Africa, bundling free shipping with streaming to directly undercut TakealotMore Premium and Netflix.

Longer endurance is always a plus for a laptop, as long as it doesn’t come too much at the expense of weight and price. But what kind of battery life is currently appropriate for a business laptop? Using the Schenker Connect 15 as an example, we take a look at what 6.6 hours is still worth today.

Lenovo's ThinkPads offer support for Linux out of the box and some models can also be purchased with Linux. We tested the current ThinkPad T16 Gen 5 with Linux and checked the support of functions and features.

Many notebook manufacturers talk about sustainability and long product lifespans. At the same time, one feature that could significantly improve both has all but disappeared—except on a single current business laptop.

In June 2026, RAM in Germany already costs more than four times as much as it did a year ago. While prices are no longer rising as quickly as they did over the winter, the DRAM crisis continues to worsen, with 32 GB of RAM already costing well over €300.

Contrary to what many expected, the iPhone Ultra will not launch in September alongside the iPhone 18 Pro and iPhone 18 Pro Max, but rather many months later. A report from Taiwan, based on information from Apple's supply chain, also reveals the expected starting prices of the most expensive iPhone ever.

Over 1,000 gaming executives at PGC Barcelona 2026 prioritize direct-to-consumer web stores to claw back up to 30 percent profit margins.

Xiaomi appears to be ramping up marketing for its EV business, with the company recently agreeing a deal with English midfielder Declan Rice to be an ambassador for its YU7 SUV. Xiaomi is expected to begin selling its EVs globally next year.

Honkai Star Rail publisher HoYoverse is triggering a massive 14.6 billion dollar in-house AI infrastructure investment over three years.

Nintendo is tightening Switch 2 sales in Japan by requiring buyers of the multi-language model to have at least 50 hours of eligible playtime on the original Switch and limiting purchases to one console per Nintendo Account. The policy, aimed at blocking scalpers exploiting regional pricing, follows canceled suspicious orders and comes ahead of a planned U.S. price increase for the console.

Wuthering Waves nears 50,000 concurrent Steam players following its Cyberpunk update as the mobile industry prepares for a major D2C webshop shift ahead of PGC Barcelona.

Xbox strategy chief Matthew Ball says in-game advertising could become a key tool to offset rising development costs and ease pressure on hardware, software, and microtransaction prices. Drawing comparisons to ad-supported streaming tiers, Ball argues that carefully placed ads could broaden access to major gaming franchises without eliminating premium, ad-free experiences.

(Several inaccuracies corrected) Grand Seiko president Akio Naito told Hodinkee Japan that the brand's "third phase" is about reaching consumers beyond the traditional watch enthusiast base, while building on the community that drove its global rise.

With the Connect 15, Schenker is clearly targeting business customers – and loads the classic 15-inch notebook with an unusual amount of hardware. Wi-Fi 7, an LTE option, and SmartCard support sound like modern enterprise-grade specifications. However, the test also reveals the downsides of this feature-heavy machine.

The Schenker Connect 15 in our review unit comes equipped with a smartcard reader, LTE, Wi-Fi 7, and 32 GB of RAM. Configurations on bestware start at just under €1,000, but the configurator quickly reveals how an entry-level office laptop can turn into a significantly more expensive machine. RAM and SSD options in particular push the price noticeably higher.

With the Vectron X, Siemens Mobility aims to bring a more heavily digitalized locomotive to market, featuring a CarPlay-like user experience complete with an App Store for third-party providers. Those operating a fleet of Vectron X locomotives are expected to benefit from increased efficiency.

Investors responded to the anticipated June Nintendo Direct by selling off their shares. With the Nintendo stock down more than 10% for the day, the Switch 2 games didn’t satisfy shareholders. The Ocarina of Time remake reveal was short on details, and no new 3D Mario adventure is in sight.

Vienna instead of Silicon Valley. While US giants like OpenAI and Google are clamouring for user data, a Viennese startup is launching a radically different solution. Eustella promises a high-performance AI infrastructure based on open source, running on European servers and respecting privacy.

Many Windows 11 users are facing infinite reboot loops and BitLocker recovery screens. Telemetry confirms faulty Dell and HP utilities are to blame.

Lowtein is a brand-new free tool that cross-checks your grocery store's weekly "sale" prices against official government data — StatCan in Canada, BLS in the US — to tell you if a deal is actually below average for your city, or just a sticker.

Opel is clinging to Germany as a location and is building the next generation of the Astra at its headquarters. Behind the scenes, however, a brutal austerity course is raging, which is why the future of the traditional Opel brand is now being strategically and closely intertwined with Stellantis partner Leapmotor from China.

According to the company, E-Ink has installed the largest E-Ink display in an airport to date. With a 75-inch diagonal, it is large enough to display eye-catching advertisements. However, as a digital signage system, it is highly efficient.

GoPro brought the Mission 1 Pro ILS 8K action camera to Cine Gear Los Angeles 2026 where Hollywood filmmakers had the opportunity to try out the highly anticipated model. The M1P ILS combines a 4:3 50 MP sensor with a Micro Four Thirds lens mount, opening the door to more creative lensing and anamorphic cinematography.

Microsoft backtracks on legal threats against hacker Nightmare Eclipse following intense industry backlash over unpatched Windows Defender zero-days.

Acer has finally released a new 14-inch business laptop featuring Intel's Panther Lake platform. Already available below MSRP in North America, the new TravelMate P2 features a 16:10 display with a full-sized Ethernet port, too.

Despite the super-small 0.51 L form factor, the Cubi NUC AI+ 3MG supports up to 128 GB of DDR5 memory across two SODIMM slots compared to half or less on competing mini PCs.

The first LEGO Pokémon Paper Bags have surfaced. Priced at $4.99 each, the Premier Ball and Training Supplies sets are designed as small, affordable entry-level products. The idea has been well received on Reddit overall, although fans seem less convinced by the included Poké Balls.

Enterprise IT fleets face significant BitLocker risks and Intune telemetry gaps following the recent Microsoft Secure Boot AMA engineering session in June 2026.

The latest MSI mini PC for businesses, retail, and conference rooms is even smaller, faster, and more inconspicuous than before with better RAM support than most other mini PCs.

Higher-cost PlayStation consoles have dented Sony’s advantage over Microsoft. In the UK, May sales of the systems plummeted by 50% since April, with the Series X|S nearly drawing even. Forza Horizon 6 was also a factor, showing that Xbox exclusive games can influence hardware sales.

Microsoft has unveiled MAI-Thinking-1, its first in-house advanced reasoning model trained from scratch. While Microsoft claims the system outperforms Claude Sonnet 4.6 in blind human evaluations, the results have not been independently verified.

In times of rising prices, the PC industry explores various ways to keep prices in check. One of them: Use cheaper components to lessen the blow of the RAM crisis. This is what Lenovo does with the screen of the Lenovo ThinkPad T14 Gen 7.

Google's new Android fake call detection uses RCS to verify calls from contacts, blocking AI voice-cloning scams before they reach you. Rolling out to Android 12+ devices now.

CVE-2026-41089, a critical Windows Netlogon flaw rated CVSS 9.8, is now actively exploited. Unpatched domain controllers face full SYSTEM-level compromise with no credentials needed.

Intel promised that Panther Lake would deliver the same power efficiency as the last generation Lunar Lake chip. While Panther Lake does well, our review of the ThinkPad T14 Gen 7 shows that this is not quite the case.

Using Microsoft's Surface RT, ARM and Nvidia originally attempted to establish ARM-based Windows for consumers. Windows RT was born as a heavily restricted operating system for tablets. Now, the two partners have brought it back into the spotlight.

Leica Camera AG could be bought by an investment group from China, Bloomberg has learned. The takeover, which is expected to be worth around €1 billion, could ultimately lead to a new IPO of Leica.

If they wish, users can now order debit cards from the neobank Revolut that provide no further details about the card ID other than their own name. The card number is simply no longer printed on it in order to prevent spying during payments.

GitHub Copilot switched to token-based billing on June 1 for 4.7 million paid subscribers. Flat-rate subscriptions are out, AI Credits are in, and agentic users face the steepest cost increases.

Charter Communications confirmed a data breach after ShinyHunters published records on 13 million Spectrum customers when a May 27 ransom deadline passed.

GoPro has filed a formal going concern warning — the company disclosed considerable doubt about its ability to keep operating. The disclosure, backed by auditor PricewaterhouseCoopers, may trigger loan defaults as the company holds talks with its lenders.

Carnival Corporation confirms nearly 6 million customers had personal data stolen in an April breach claimed by ShinyHunters. Passport numbers and license details were exposed.

CISA's June 3 deadline for the two Nightmare Eclipse Defender zero-days is 48 hours away. YellowKey, GreenPlasma, and MiniPlasma remain unpatched, with GreenPlasma and MiniPlasma carrying no CVE assignment.

Google’s expanded AI search features, unveiled at I/O, appear to be driving users toward DuckDuckGo, whose No AI search page traffic has tripled, and app downloads have risen sharply, reflecting growing backlash against mandatory AI-generated results.