Aaron Leong
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Space Forge, a UK-based start-up, wants to go to space to manufacture unique materials for semiconductors, quantum computing, defense tech and clean energy applications. By utilizing the special conditions in low earth orbit, the company believes that products from its returnable manufacturing satellite can cut CO2...
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MediaTek announced today the latest addition to its flagship chipset lineup, the Dimensity 9400e. This new processor aims to bring premium-level performance to a wider range of smartphones by employing an "All Big Core" architecture, typically reserved for the most expensive flagship devices. The architecture is...
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Google has unveiled a significant visual evolution for its Android and Wear OS operating systems, introducing an improved new look powered by Material 3 Expressive. This update, revealed ahead of the annual I/O developer conference, promises a more fluid, personal, and engaging experience across phones and...
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DJI's new and highly capable Mavic 4 Pro drone with a 360-degree rotating gimble with triple cameras has just launched. Packing a 100-megapixel 4/3-inch CMOS sensor tuned by Hasselblad plus twin telephoto cameras, the Mavic 4 Pro is set to be a aerial videographer/photographer's wet dream. However, DJI is pulling a...
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Sony's mobile business is somehow still hanging in there despite not struggling in sales and being not as popular as its South Korean, Chinese, and American competitors, by quite a margin in both cases. For 2025, the Japanese electronics giant has announced the Xperia 1 VII—a flagship that brings together the...
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For the first time, SteelSeries has curated a selection of premium all-white gaming peripherals simply called the SteelSeries White Collection. Making up the set are three headphones (Arctis Nova 5, 7, and Pro Wireless), the Arctis GameBuds earbuds, Aerox 3 mouse, and Apex Pro TKL Gen 3 keyboard. Don't be mistaken:...
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China-America trade war be darned, it looks like Chinese phonemaker Honor has been getting sweet enough with Google that its Honor 400 series will be the first in the world to feature Google's Veo 2 AI video generation tool baked into MagicOS 9.0. The tool will allow users to generate five-second videos from static...
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It's now or never, dear readers—the final so-called "micro" full Moon this year will be culminating tonight. The Moon will technically be furthest away from Earth today at 251,939 miles, but when viewed this evening near the horizon, our little planetary satellite will still appear larger than usual due to a human perception phenomenon called
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Gaming accessories maker Razer has released the Razer Basilisk Mobile mouse and Razer Joro keyboard that meld ultra-portability with reserved and (dare we say it) professional looks. Even though they're made for working on the go, both have Razer DNA through and through, so gamers on the go are not left out. The mouse...
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Can Samsung's upcoming Galaxy S25 Edge take a beating despite its skinny profile? Well, we probably won't have to wait too long for Zack Nelson to test that theory, but in the meantime, Samsung says that at least the Edge's Gorilla Glass will be the best performing glass yet, featuring embedded crystals for improved...
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The next Samsung Galaxy Watch OS update is set to introduce big features taken straight from Samsung phones, such as One UI 7's Now Bar and Now Brief. Gemini AI will also be onboard with the ability to move your calendar events, summarize emails, as well as other Google Assistant-like actions. Early reports point to...
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The U.S. Navy has lost a second F/A-18 Super Hornet fighter jet off of the USS Harry S. Truman aircraft carrier operating in the Red Sea. This is the second Super Hornet to be lost in a little over a week from the same carrier, no less. The latest incident occurred when the arrestor gear failed as the jet attempted to...
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Amidst all the glare from the spotlight on Samsung's next gen Galaxy Z Fold 7 and Flip 7 we've seen so far, no one would blame you for missing the Flip FE (Fan Edition). Marketed as a budget foldable, the Flip FE is pegged to sell for a few hundred less that the base Flip 7. To achieve this price point, however...
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Sony is looking to chase its top-of-the-line Xperia 1 VI smartphone with a successor, just in time for summer. The new phone will contain upgrades such as a Qualcomm Snapdragon 8 Elite processor and improved cameras. However, if the following Geekbench leak is anything to go by, Sony could either be seriously nerfing...
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In conjunction with the 20th anniversary of the Forza Motorsport racing simulation franchise, developer Turn 10 is dumping a load of goodies for PC and Xbox Series X|S gamers in the latest (and aptly named) Update 20. This huge update includes the return of the 10.24-mile long Fujimi Kaido circuit, new spotlight cars...
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Somewhere in the near future, Apple iPhone 18 Pro and 18 Pro Max users could potentially have their Face IDs scanned by an invisible, under-display scanner. Apparently Cupertino is testing the feature, but with anything of this nature, there's still a chance that the technology won't mature in time to make the iPhone...
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Fancy yourself the ultimate accessory to complement your Adam West Batman costume this Halloween (or Comic-Con)? Look no further than this fantastic 1960s Batmobile replica based on a 1979 Lincoln Continental. The V8-powered car is currently up for auction starting at $70,000, which is a comparative discount versus...
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An insider's report has found that for 2026, Samsung might bring its Exynos silicon back into its Galaxy S26 flagship phones. This move stems from heavy financial losses incurred from using solely Qualcomm Snapdragon 8 Elite processors for all Galaxy S25 phones sold worldwide. Samsung took an estimated $400 million...
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Engineers of the Ford Mustang GTD have stood by their word in besting the GTD's previous lap record at the Nürburgring Nordschleife. With a time of 6:57.685 last year, the Mustang GTD became the fifth fastest production sports car ever. Following a bunch of small tweaks and changes to the chassis, ABS, powertrain, and...
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In about a week or so, a three foot (one meter) module from the failed Soviet-era spacecraft Kosmos 482 will be reentering our atmosphere uncontrolled. What happens next is anyone's guess: Will it burn up during reentry? If it doesn't, will the module plummet safely back to Earth without incident, or lead to an...
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Popular e-ink tablet and e-reader maker Boox is releasing its first desktop color e-ink monitor. The company already makes a monochrome model called the Mira Pro, but the new one, gracefully called the Mira Pro (Color Version) brings 4,096 colors and 16 grayscale levels. Like any e-ink screen, the Mira Pro promises to...
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It's increasingly likely that the Samsung Galaxy S25 Edge will be released on May 13, based on a leaked promo poster. When launched, the Edge will be one of the slimmest phones ever made coming from (the usually) conservative Samsung no less. Tagging onto this is another leak that reveals the camera specs, i.e. the...
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