Aaron Leong
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What is this? Mercedes tuner Brabus released its take on the Mercedes-AMG GT63 S E Performance with something that looks like a cross between a bat out of hell and something your mom would hate. Enter the Rocket GTS with 986 horses and a limited 1195 lb-ft of torque (limited!) that should set any potential buyer back...
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The verdict is out, the 2025 Aston Martin Vanquish with a 832 horsepower V-12 is the ultimate grand tourer, bringing the vaunted British automaker back to the top of the admittedly small heap (especially with Ferrari being the only other manufacturer that does 12-cylinder GTs anymore). Nonetheless, the Vanquish is...
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The hotly-anticipated OnePlus 13 will be properly announced in a few days, yet the company couldn't help but release a few teasers to raise the excitement for its flagship slab phone. Some of the highlights include a new type of battery tech boasting 6,000mAh capacity, a glove-touch capable display, and Wi-Fi 7...
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Huawei has decided to eschew its Android-based mobile OS and go the route of Apple and Google, which is to create its own grassroots operating system called HarmonyOS 5.0, also known as HarmonyOS Next. In doing so, Android-based applications are no longer supported, possibly forcing app developers to increase their...
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If you happen to own one of the very few Hyundai Nexo hydrogen fuel-cell cars sold in the United States between 2019-2024, your vehicle is being recalled for a potential fire risk. Hyundai has determined that a crack in the gas pressure relief system can cause a cloud of hydrogen gas to leak out, and in the right...
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Qualcomm has just announced its latest intelligent automotive platforms, the Snapdragon Cockpit Elite and Snapdragon Ride Elite. The big news here is that both systems will be powered by the company's Oryon CPU architecture, which promises up to 3x faster CPU and 12x greater AI performance versus its predecessors...
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Awkward name aside, the Ford Mustang Mach-E has been the Blue Oval's shining star in the increasingly competitive EV arena. To make things sweeter for 2025, Ford has decided to give the second-best selling electric vehicle in the U.S. a permanent price drop, up to $7,400 depending on trim. No corners have been cut in...
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As far as automotive nameplates go, Porsche's 911 GT3 has a 25-year history of humbling the competition (be it road or track) and offering some of the best driving thrills available for the money. To celebrate 25 years of history, the 2025 911 GT3 will drop next summer with a much higher price and two variants...
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Samsung's Galaxy Z Fold Special Edition has finally broken cover with the Korean electronics company revealing that it's the thinnest and lightest Z Fold ever at 10.6 millimeters and 236 grams, respectively. It will also come with a 200-megapixel wide-angle camera versus a 50MP unit on the standard Fold 6. For now...
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Alphabeats EEG Focus Trainer - $15.99 (Monthly), $149 (Annual), Branbit Headband $499 The Alphabeats EEG Focus Trainer uses proprietary neurofeedback technology and a specialized app to help users train their brain and achieve optimal mential focus more quickly. High Quality (Doesn't feel like a first-gen...
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Ford took its street-legal 2025 Mustang GTD to Germany's Nürburgring to set a track record for the first American-made production car to lap the famed track in less than seven minutes. Unfortunately, we don't know if Ford achieved that goal because all we get for now is a little teaser video for an upcoming short...
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Samsung could potentially be dropping a new Galaxy Z Fold 6 soon. The ongoing rumor is that—come Monday, October 21—the Korean electronics giant will announce a special edition of the Fold 6 with a thinner cross section and larger 6.5 inch (folded) and 8.5 inch (opened) displays. It's also been speculated that the...
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Hot dang, General Motors has gone and done it! What is "it," you ask? The automaker recently took a couple of its 1,064-horsepower 2025 C8 Corvette ZR1s to the ATP Automotive Testing Papenburg test track in Germany and clocked a max velocity of 233 mph, something that the development team wasn't expecting. Moreover...
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It only took 60 years, but Aston Martin is paying homage to good old double-oh seven and his iconic DB5 with the DB12 Goldfinger Edition. Mechanically, the car is identical to the regular 2023 production version, but the Goldfinger Edition has been tarted up with little details that hark back to the 1964 car.
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Take note of this company, Threshold: its new motion detection sensor kit is about to change not just the elderly caregiving world, but home security in general. For potential buyers who want to have real-time indoor motion detection minus the need for cameras or mics, the Threshold Motion just might the...
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Research and consulting firm Gartner is predicting that by 2025, there will be 85 million battery electric vehicles (BEVs) and plug-in hybrid electric vehicles (PHEVs) sharing the road with their internal combustion engine (ICE) cousins. The firm projects that EV ownership will see massive year-to-year growth despite...
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The Piper Sandler equity research group has published its yearly Teens Survey report showing what teens in the U.S. like to have, own, and consume. Apple continues its dominance with 87 percent of teens owning iPhones, with 30 percent intending to upgrade just for Apple Intelligence in the next few months, Nike is...
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Panasonic has revealed the Lumix S 18-40 mm F4.5-6.3 lens, and in doing so has laid claim to the world's "smallest and lightest" zoom lens. While the Japanese camera brand is marketing the new lens as the "perfect partner" for its compact full frame Lumix S9, any full frame L-Mount cameras (Panasonic/Sigma/Leica) can...
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We may have to drop our presumptions of the next OnePlus 13 being powered by a Qualcomm Snapdragon 8 Gen 4 SoC, folks. No, we're not talking about OnePlus ditching Qualcomm for MediaTek or UniSoc silicon. However, there is chatter that the OnePlus 13 may harbor a new Qualcomm chipset called the Snapdragon 8 Elite with...
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Sony has bestowed its flagship WF-1000XM5 earbuds and WH-1000XM5 headphones with new features via a firmware update, chief among them being Google Find My Device and Fast Pair capabilities, as well as something called Auto Switch. The Sony companion app—somewhat clunky and dated-looking compared to much of the...
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British carmaker McLaren has gone official with its latest W1 supercar, arguably its greatest achievement as well. The plug-in-hybrid makes 1,258 horsepower, packs Formula 1-inspired aerodynamics, and has the lightest carbon-fiber monocoque in a McLaren yet. Tough chance of buying one, though, as all 399 units of the...
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Zuckerberg, Porsche, and minivans: Put all of that in a one sentence and you've got the makings of one of the most unlikely pairings ever seen in the tech-automotive crossover universe. With the help of West Coast Customs, Mark Zuckerberg turned dream into reality of turning a Porsche Cayenne Turbo GT into a minivan...
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