Aaron Leong
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A group of researchers have created a working drone that combines the efficiency of fixed-wing aircraft with the ease of takeoff like that of a bird. Imagine your next drone being able to hop over obstacles, walk, and perform jumping takeoffs like the birds in your backyard. The Raven, as the development drone is...
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Be still my beating heart, that raucous 5.2-liter V8 on Ford's Mustang GTD sounds absolutely stonkers in this latest teaser trailer. The video is for the upcoming "Road to the Ring" documentary that ultimately reveals whether the car's bid to be the first American car to clear a sub-seven minute time on the...
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If for some reason you missed the Cyber Monday boat and are on the lookout for a new Android phone, we might be able to help you out. Some of the deals of we have for you range from flagships, to mid-range, and down to budget handsets. So without further ado...
For the cleanest and simplest take on the Android OS...
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Online shopping analytics data has shown that U.S. shoppers spent more during Cyber Monday this year than ever before, raking in a record (and mind-blowing) $13.3 billion. That's over 7% greater than 2023 and it also helped break the five-day so-called Cyber Week record with $41.1 billion in sales. Whether the numbers...
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A new startup is about to bring the boxing gym into your home. Called Growl, the project has already raised $4.75 million of seed funding from investors, including former UFC Heavyweight Champion Ciryl Gane. Growl is expected to be a wall-mounted device equipped with projectors beaming boxing games and even a...
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Google has dropped a private preview version of Veo, its latest generative AI video tool. Generated videos will be in high-definition, about a minute in length, and infused with digital watermarks. In tow, Google's Imagen 3 text-to-image generator has graduated from testing stages to being available for Google Cloud...
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As promised, Jaguar has followed up on its controversial relaunch effort with the unveiling of the Type 00 concept grand tourer. Representing the first of a new wave of EV concepts from the rebranded company, the Type 00 design language is a major departure from traditional Jags and definitely takes some getting used...
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A South Korean news outlet has apparently hinted that Samsung may be readying a pair of augmented reality (AR) glasses to show off at the Unpacked event in January 2025 alongside the Galaxy S25. The reveal is reportedly going to be in the form of a teaser video or image during the event presentation, similar to what...
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Technically, the OnePlus 13 has already been launched and is available for purchase, but only if you live in China. In a community post however, OnePlus CEO Pete Lau explained that the flagship handset will enjoy a global release sometime in January 2025. So basically, the release timeline is completely in line with recent OnePlus phones like
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You've wisely powered through Thanksgiving leftovers and fought off the urge to spend too much on Black Friday so that you can make the most of Cyber Monday deals, right?. Well, more power to you for making it to this point and if you've on a lookout for deals on Google's latest Pixel Watch 3, do we have some good...
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We're not sure why it took so long to implement, but Google Maps users can now see Waze's (arguably superior) crowd-sourced incident report markers on their navigation routes. Don't worry, this doesn't mean a death knell for the Google-owned Waze service, but no doubt, having such rich incident report data on Google...
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Somewhat predictably, the latest reports show that more people than ever did their Black Friday shopping from the comfort of their mobile devices or computers this year. Moreover, shoppers spent more than $10.8 billion online on Friday itself, breaking all previous records by quite a big margin. In contrast, people...
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Tencent has just unveiled a gaming console, dubbed the Sunday Dragon 3D One, with a rather impressive 11-inch display, Intel Core Ultra 7 258V "Lunar Lake" processor (with Intel Arc 140V graphics), and built-in 3D with eye-tracking, for games that support it without the need for special glasses. The controllers can be...
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With the all-new Mate70 series smartphones, Huawei is bidding adieu to Android for good. Huawei's flagship lineup will now be able to run HarmonyOS Next that is built completely in-house, presumably from the ground up, complete with its own app store and ecosystem. Mate70 customers do have the option to stick with the...
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Samsung is reportedly on track to release the world's first and fastest 27-inch OLED panel with a 500Hz refresh rate. This display (pun intended) of one-upmanship over current refresh rate champs from the likes of LG and ASUS will likely bring in more 500Hz (and faster) options in 2025 for competitive gamers needing...
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Noble Audio has released its most advanced true wireless stereo (TWS) earphones yet in the form of the Fokus Rex5. Packed to the gills not just with active noise canceling, app control, and some of the better audio codecs, the Rex5 boasts five drivers per side and integrated sound personalization in collaboration with...
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Could this be a proper look at the pre-launch Samsung Galaxy S25 Ultra? A new video has arose purportedly showing a working Galaxy S25 Ultra prototype complete with the flat edges, rounded corners, and separate rear camera ports. With only a few months to go before the official announcement, Samsung's latest S-series...
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How much are gamers willing to spend on a handheld? OneXPlayer is banking on the fact that buyers who desire arguably the most power chipset and crisp OLED display will gladly pay up for the privilege, even if prices start at an eye-watering $1,340. Called the OneXFly F1 Pro, the gaming handheld console is the first...
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Boom Technology's demonstrator XB-1 plane is bringing us closer to reliving supersonic travel once again. On its ninth test and development flight, the XB-1 broke its own PR for altitude, achieving Mach 0.82 at 25,040 ft safely even with its stability augmentation system turned off. This program is intended as the...
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Samsung's mid-range Galaxy A56 5G smartphone is only months away from its official announcement, but as expected, rumors and leaks are already swirling to at least whet the appetite of its fans. Based on some renders from a reliable source, we have a glimpse of a couple of design cues specific to the lineup, namely a...
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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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