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Sony Xperia 10 III is a budget 5G OLED phone (that comes with free Sony headphones)

Home News (Image credit: Sony) The Sony Xperia 10 III (£399) is now available to pre-order in the UK, and it comes with a tempting freebie: a pair of wireless noise-cancelling headphones from Sony’s excellent stable. The Sony WH-CH710N (£100) are the follow-ups to the four-star WH-CH700N. They boast advanced noise-cancelling tech that automatically adjusts… Read more

Leaked renders reveal an even more affordable 5G Samsung phone

A new batch of leaked images shows what could become Samsung’s least expensive 5G phone yet: the Galaxy A22 5G. The Galaxy A32 5G currently holds that title at an already low $279. The images come from 91mobiles and match up with previous leaks hinting that the phone might be on its way with a… Read more

Mass Effect Legendary Edition review: Revisiting the best RPG series ever made

(Pocket-lint) – We couldn’t have been more excited when we heard that the original Mass Effect trilogy was to be remastered for a new collection. But must admit to feeling slightly deflated when we realised the games weren’t to be remade completely. That means, while the graphics and gameplay have undergone extensive tweaking, they haven’t… Read more

AMD Goes Fishing for Navi 24, Catches a ‘Beige Goby’

Home News (Image credit: AMD) AMD has begun to enable support of its smallest GPU in the RDNA2 family (aka Navi 20-series) in Linux, which revealed its internal codename, the Beige Goby, reports Phoronix. Not the most exciting of fish names, but let’s continue. The enablement means that the entry-level RDNA2 graphics processor is on track… Read more

Proposed bill aims to toss a new wrench in NASA’s Moon lander plan

A senior lawmaker proposed a controversial piece of legislation on Wednesday that directs NASA to pick a second company to build the agency’s next Moon landers — in addition to Elon Musk’s SpaceX, which was awarded a $2.9 billion NASA contract to build a lander earlier this year. The bill hasn’t passed the full Senate… Read more

Asus ZenFone 8 review: an Android iPhone mini

If you buy something from a Verge link, Vox Media may earn a commission. See our ethics statement. After a couple of generations making phones with flip-out cameras and increasingly large displays, Asus has taken the ZenFone 8 in a totally different direction: small. The flipping camera concept lives on in the also-new ZenFone 8… Read more

Fitbit Inspire 2 vs Inspire HR vs Charge 4: What’s the difference?

(Pocket-lint) – There was a time when Fitbit had nine activity trackers in its portfolio, though the company retired the Flex, Alta and Zip lines when it launched the Inspire family in 2019. The Charge 4 sits at the top of the trackers, with the Inspire 2 below, succeeding the older Inspire and Inspire HR. There’s also… Read more

Gigabyte Announces Its First RTX 3050 Series Laptops and a Core i9 Flagship

Home News (Image credit: Gigabyte) Gigabyte is announcing seven new laptops featuring the hardware from Intel and Nvidia, two of which are packing Nvidia’s brand new RTX 3050 Ampere mobile GPU. The new Gigabyte G5 and G7 are the company’s latest budget-friendly offerings for mainstream buyers. Both models are packing Intel’s 11th Gen Core processors,… Read more

AMD’s Radeon RX 6600 Could Have 8GB of Memory

Home News (Image credit: AMD) An ASRock filing to the ECC has indicated that AMD’s future RX 6600 and RX 6600XT could be equipped with an 8GB memory configuration. ASRock’s ECC filing showcases model name names for ASRock’s custom RX 6600 and RX 6600XT graphics cards and will be ready when (maybe if) AMD releases… Read more

Walmart could undercut Roku and Amazon with $30 4K Android TV streamer

Home News (Image credit: Walmart) Earlier this year we reported that Walmart was prepping a new streaming stick under its affordable ‘Onn’ brand. The big-box retailer is yet to release details of that product, but now another Onn media streamer has shown up on Walmart’s website. First reported by 9to5Google, the official listing for the… Read more

How Initial D Manga Inspired My First PC Mod

My first case mod started when I prepared to attend my first LAN party, PDXLAN 2019 in Ridgefield, Washington. I had seen a couple of simple mods done by others that inspired me to mod my computer before attending. I opted for a very low budget build with a few older components, handmade parts and only… Read more

The team behind Alto’s Adventure is launching a new app — and studio — aimed at kids

Snowman is best-known for games like Alto’s Adventure and Skate City, but soon the company will be exploring a very different realm: children’s apps. Today, Snowman announced an upcoming game called Pok Pok Playroom, which will be launching on May 20th on the App Store. It’s a charming, minimalist experience aimed at kids between two… Read more

SteelSeries’ budget-friendly Rival 5 is packed with buttons

SteelSeries has debuted its Rival 5 wired, right-handed gaming mouse that is available right now for $59.99. From a distance, the Rival 5 looks similar to the modular Rival 600, but this is a simpler and slightly more ergonomically friendly mouse. The overall shape of the device seems to have a softer curve, making it… Read more

ASRock Z590 Taichi Review: Cogs Aplenty

Our Verdict ASRock’s Z590 Taichi is a well-rounded premium mid-range motherboard, with more-than-capable power delivery, Thunderbolt 4 Type-C ports, three M.2 sockets, Intel- and Killer-based networking, including Wi-Fi 6E. For + Unique style + Killer 2.5 GbE and Wi-Fi 6E Networking + Robust 90A power delivery + 2x Thunderbolt 4 Type-C ports (40 Gbps) Against… Read more