Aaron Leong
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Samsung's Galaxy S25 smartphone lineup is expected to arrive in the first half of 2025 and the leaks so far have painted a picture of phones with markedly improved innards and evolutionary (read: boring) changes in design. This latest leak of some early Galaxy S25 mock-ups further solidifies how Samsung—like other...
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A trusted computer benchmarking site has leaked crucial information on pretty much the entire NVIDIA GeForce RTX 50 seires lineup. Of note is how the GeForce RTX 5070 Ti handily trumps the GeForce RTX 4070 Ti in CUDA cores and will be quite the spec bump from the GeForce RTX 5070 when they go on sale next year, likely...
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Have you noticed how much your Instagram recommendations have sucked lately, swaying so far from your interests and preferences that sometimes you feel like tossing your phone across the room? Well, Meta has heard your cries as it will be releasing a new feature that allows you to reset your feed recommendation from...
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Germany-based Sharkoon, arguably most known for gaming chairs that offer a nice balance of price and function, has announced the OfficePal C40 ergonomic work chair. It boasts prolonged comfort (for those long bouts at your work desk or overnight gaming sessions), extensive adjustability top to bottom, and for a price...
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Apparently Google can't decide what strategy to take with its tablet products. Word off the vine is now saying that the Pixel Tablet 3 project has been cancelled. This raises questions such as how this drives system and app support for the current Pixel Tablet (as well as the rumored 2025 Pixel Tablet 2), and whether...
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With its latest rebranding video, Jaguar has leaped into the mouths of netizens (plus the general public) in a big way, but probably not in the way the car company had envisioned. After the haloed brand exited stage left from selling internal combustion cars and taking a one year hiatus, many have been holding their...
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Fans of older Samsung Galaxy Watches are shouting a collective hurrah because Samsung is finally rolling out One UI 6 (a.k.a. Wear OS 5) to their devices as we speak. The update will begin over the coming weeks with the Galaxy Watch 6, then eventually down to the Galaxy Watch 4. The new wearable UI brings a host of...
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The paint on the fresh new Android 15 hasn't even dried yet, yet that hasn't stopped Google from dropping an early holiday gift in the form of an Android 16 Developer Preview build. If you're an app developer or a brave enough to try this very early (and presumably bug laden) build, then have at it. Also, we have a...
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It looks like we have a new smartphone trend in the works, folks. Not only have rumors of some kind of Samsung Galaxy S25 "Slim" model been rolling around, now it seems like Apple is seriously in on the act with an iPhone 17 "Air" that's purported to be only 6 millimeters thick. That's thinner than even the already...
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TCL has been having a fantastic year so far, not merely in terms of earnings, but in showcasing industry firsts. At one of its conferences this week, TCL unveiled plans to mass produce inkjet printed (IJP) display panels, including a 14-inch unit for laptops and another 21.6-inch for professional applications, among...
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Nike has just shown off its first (almost) entirely 3D-printed shoe, the Air Max 1000, to the world and it's quite the "wearable sculpture." How the shoe was made is a new way forward for the company while still paying homage to its almost 60 year old Max Air lineage. Sorry, you can't buy one of these for Christmas...
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A hugely-popular British YouTube auto channel recently pitted three identically-horsepowered big American nameplates in its tried-and-true drag race format with some interesting (and perhaps predictable) results. The cars in question were a Shelby Cobra CSX 10000, a Ford Mustang GT, and a Dodge Viper GTS—they were...
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If you're still rocking an older iPhone with a Lightning port, know that Apple might soon cease production of its Lightning to 3.5mm headphone adapter. It's currently listed as "sold out" on its e-commerce site, which could either mean that there's a shortage in the supply chain or, more likely, that the product is...
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Christmas commercials tend to fill us with the spirit of giving, joy, hope, family, and a large dose of the feel-good factor. Among others, Coca-Cola, a mega-popular brand (so popular, in fact, that scammers targeted it along with McDonald's for a phishing campaign a couple of years ago) has been known for many famous...
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The U.S. Department of Commerce announced today that it has awarded $6.6 billion in government subsidy to TSMC for its Phoenix, Arizona production endeavors. This contract is the first major award to be confirmed under the CHIPS Incentives Program’s Funding Opportunity for Commercial Fabrication Facilities (mouthful...
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If you haven't already heard, Google's Gemini AI has a dedicated app for the iPhone and users can easily invoke the chatbot directly from either the lock screen or Dynamic Island. There's even deep integration with Gemini Extensions, so users can ask Gemini about their Gmail inbox, for example. The app is also open to...
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The first generation Apple AirPods Pro was a commercial success, but a recurring issue related to its active noise canceling (ANC) system has come back to haunt it. When ANC crackling issues began popping up in 2019, the company set out to set things right with customers through software updates or direct replacements. Compounding the problem
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Ay caramba, a four cylinder grand tourer for $107,000? That's what it'll cost buyers to own the new 2025 Mercedes-AMG GT43. Even if it's pricey up front, the car is actually now the cheapest in the whole AMG GT lineup, undercutting the AMG GT55 by $30k. That said, if an open-top experience is more of your thing, may...
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Oura, one of the leaders in the growing smart ring arena, claims that Apple doesn't have what it takes to make an Apple smart ring. It believes that Apple doesn't want a ring to undercut what the Apple Watch already does so well. Well, those are some fighting words, indeed. Presently, Apple has scrapped its plans for a smart ring, but with
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Oh my, what big 200 megapixel eyes you have! Aimed at mobile photography enthusiasts, the Xiaomi 15 Ultra (due early 2025) will be packing four rather capable cameras, one of which is a 200MP periscope lens with 100mm focal length and 4.3x zoom. Its three other cameras aren't slouches either, plus the fact that the...
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Ever looked at your smartphone charging port and thought: "Hey, that'd make a great mouthpiece for a digital flute of some kind?" Well, an Italian company has done one better by creating a USB-C-powered MIDI controller with a mouthpiece users can blow into. When paired with a companion app, your mobile device turns...
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Smartphones powered by Qualcomm's Snapdragon 8 Elite beastmode chipset are beginning to trickle in. One of the first is the Nubia RedMagic 10 Pro series, launching initially in China this week with the international version arriving in December. These flagship gaming phones will be packed to the gills with big numbers...
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