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The Xiaomi Mi 10T and Mi 10T Pro will be available to order from tomorrow at bargain prices

Wed, 30 Sep 2020 16:53:00 GMT

The Mi 10T and Mi 10T Pro will be available to order from tomorrow, Xiaomi has confirmed. The two smartphones have been priced aggressively, undercutting the likes of the Galaxy S20 FE and the Poco F2 Pro. The Mi 10T and Mi 10T Pro will be orderable through multiple sales channels.

NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3070 confirmed to be using the GA104-300 GPU

Wed, 30 Sep 2020 16:09:00 GMT

The GeForce RTX 3070 has a GA104-300 GPU, Gainward has confirmed. The card, which will be arriving later this month, has 5,888 CUDA cores and 8 GB of GDDR6 VRAM.

No Surface Pro 8 or Surface Laptop 4 release this year as Microsoft targets mid-October for ...

Wed, 30 Sep 2020 15:24:00 GMT

Microsoft has delayed the release of the Surface Laptop 8 and Surface Pro 8, according to a report. The two devices may not arrive until Q1 2021, with Microsoft opting to release an updated version of the Surface Pro X and a budget Surface Laptop, instead.

Xiaomi Mi 10T Lite launched: More value in the mid-range with a Snapdragon 750G for just €279

Wed, 30 Sep 2020 14:03:00 GMT

Xiaomi has now launched its newest bang-for-buck mid-range device, the Mi 10T Lite. The Mi 10T Lite offers a slew of features including a quad-camera setup, Qualcomm's new Snapdragon 750G, dual speakers, and LTE support for most of Europe at an affordable price point.

Xiaomi Mi 10T Pro launches with 108 MP AI camera with OIS, up to 256 GB of UFS 3. ...

Wed, 30 Sep 2020 14:00:00 GMT

The Xiaomi Mi 10T Pro is the top-end choice in the new Mi 10T series, and it shows it by having a 108 MP sensor in its main camera system. The Mi 10T Pro also offers configuration options that allow it to have up to 256 GB of UFS 3.1 storage, and the 5G smartphone can please gamers with its 144 Hz display and Snapdragon 865 SoC.

Xiaomi Mi 10T: Snapdragon 865, 144 Hz AdaptiveSync display, 64 MP main camera, and 5,000-mAh ...

Wed, 30 Sep 2020 14:00:00 GMT

Xiaomi has launched the new Mi 10T onto the market, with the smartphone featuring a decent array of specifications so it can appeal to a wide audience. Chief among its features are the 144 Hz AdaptiveSync display with MEMC technology and a beefy 5,000-mAh battery that can take advantage of 33 W wired fast charging.

Realme Q2 shows up on AnTuTu running what appears to be a Mediatek Dimensity 1000+ SoC

Wed, 30 Sep 2020 12:31:00 GMT

An alleged AntuTu listing of Realme's upcoming Realme Q2 Pro has shown up online. It nets a total score of 519,992, which indicates that it is likely running a Mediatek Dimensity 1000+ SoC. Realme will reportedly unveil the device on October 13 at an event in China.

Gigabyte readies new BRIX PRO mini PCs with Intel Tiger Lake-U CPUs

Wed, 30 Sep 2020 12:14:00 GMT

The new BRIX PRO mini PCs are powered by either the i3-1115G4, i5-1135G7, or i7-1165G7 Tiger Lake-U CPUs. Users may add up to 64 GB of DDR4-3200 RAM, while the systems offer support for a PCIe Gen 4 x4 NVMe SSD, another PCIe Gen 3 x4 NVMe SSD and a SATA III SSD or HDD. There is a Thunderbolt 4 connector and the integrated Xe-LP GPUs can output through the included 4x HDMI 2.0b ports.

LG Wing launching for US$999 on October 15 on Verizon in the US

Wed, 30 Sep 2020 11:30:00 GMT

The LG Wing has now got an official US price and launch date in the US. Verizon will be carrying arguably the year’s most interesting handset for US$999 while it will reach the hands of customers on October 15.

First Atari VCS consoles leave factory bound for long-suffering Indiegogo backers

Wed, 30 Sep 2020 10:41:00 GMT

Atari’s long overdue VCS PC/console hybrid is finally on the way from the factory to backers. The device was originally revealed in June 2017 with pre-orders beginning on May 30, 2018 and has repeatedly been delayed since.

The Amazfit X gets a final release announcement amid a deluge of dissatisfaction from its ...

Tue, 29 Sep 2020 23:16:00 GMT

The Amazfit X is a fitness band-like device that purports to improve on this form factor with a curved screen. Its maker Huami has confirmed that it will be available at its final retail price in the fourth quarter of 2020. However, its units from preceding crowdfunding campaigns have reportedly run into difficulty.

The Folding@home project gains CUDA support, potentially speeding it up on NVIDIA GPUs by about 30%

Tue, 29 Sep 2020 17:56:00 GMT

Folding@home has developed software that makes the complex process of protein structure analysis crowd-sourced. Accordingly, it benefits from the "spare" GPU power of its contributors' PCs. Furthermore, its software now has CUDA support, which may allow it and the Covid-19 research it feeds into to get much faster.

The Ryzen 7 in the Schenker XMG Core 15 budget gamer brings the satisfying moments

Tue, 29 Sep 2020 17:55:00 GMT

We just completed our test on the new Schenker XMG Core 15. In the budget gaming laptop, we are particularly convinced by the new Zen-2 processor, while the RTX 2060 shows some slight weakness. But it is still surprising what powerful hardware can be found in a laptop below 1500 Euros (~$1745) at this point.

Mobvoi breaks into the smart home-gym market with its new treadmill

Tue, 29 Sep 2020 16:02:00 GMT

Mobvoi is an OEM perhaps best known for its TicWatch line of wearables. However, it has branched out into other device classes as of late. The latest example of this diversification is the Home Treadmill, a new piece of remote gym equipment rated for a compact footprint and flat storage. It joins other products such as the Amazfit AirRun in this market.

Lenovo France now lists the Ryzen 7 4800H-powered IdeaPad S540-13

Tue, 29 Sep 2020 15:35:00 GMT

The new IdeaPad S540-13 (AMD) is now available on Lenovo's French-language webstore. It has been here before: however, this latest arrival is powered by the Ryzen 7 4800H APU, rather than the 7 4800U. Nevertheless, the price for this newer model with the more powerful chipset remains the same as the old.

Zen 3 Vermeer could finally end AMD's woes in gaming: Ryzen 7 5800X is 17% faster than the Core ...

Tue, 29 Sep 2020 15:19:00 GMT

Initial Ashes of the Singularity benchmark leaks show the upcoming AMD Ryzen 7 5800X offering excellent performance gains over both the Ryzen 7 3800X and the Intel Core i9-10900K. The results indicate that Zen 3 Vermeer may alleviate a lot of the CPU bottlenecking concerns that have plagued AMD processors to date.

OnePlus CEO confirms that the OnePlus 8T Pro will not be released this year

Tue, 29 Sep 2020 14:33:00 GMT

OnePlus CEO Peta Lau has effectively confirmed that the OnePlus 8T Pro would not be released this year. The OnePlus 8T will instead be joined by a low-cost alternative, along with other OnePlus-branded smart devices. Industry insiders suggest that OnePlus has up to five products in store for us, unveiled on October 14.

Hogwarts Legacy trailer surges past 10 million views on the official PlayStation channel even ...

Tue, 29 Sep 2020 14:17:00 GMT

Hogwarts Legacy has already become one of the most-watched videos on the official PlayStation YouTube channel even though it is not being released as a PlayStation 5 exclusive. The Wizarding World title from Portkey Games is scheduled for release in 2021 and will be available on PC, PS4, PS5, Xbox One, and Xbox Series X/S.

PlayStation 5 DualSense wireless controller gets an unofficial early teardown

Tue, 29 Sep 2020 12:23:00 GMT

The PlayStation 5’s wireless controller, the DualSense, has appeared in a torn-down state in a series of images released by a custom controller manufacturer. The pictures show the DualSense controller in various stages of the teardown and also highlight the intricate design that incorporates the famous PlayStation symbols.

More leaks: AMD Navi 2x and Navi 31 GPU spec details found in latest macOS 11 beta code

Tue, 29 Sep 2020 12:03:00 GMT

The latest macOS 11 beta build includes spec information regarding compute unit count, core clock maximum boost and maximum TGP for AMD's upcoming Navi 2x GPUs that may end up as part of the Radeon RX 6000 series. There also are mentions of the Navi 31 GPU based on the RDNA3 architecture.