Aaron Leong
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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...
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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...
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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...
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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...
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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...
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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...
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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...
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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...
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Alphabeats, pioneers in mental and focus training by fusing music with neurofeedback technology, have teamed up with Muse to bring music-driven mental training to their consumer electroencephalogram (EEG) platform. This partnership lowers...
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A one-off version of Lamborghini's flagship V12-powered Revuelto has been unveiled. Called the "Opera Unica" (meaning "unique piece of design"), the car has a unique paint job inspired by the brightest star in the Taurus Constellation with...
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Suffering from a severe case of midlife crisis? Just won the lottery and need some ideas on what to spend it on? If your answer is "yes" to one or the other (or both), you might be interested in purchasing one of the ten Batman Tumbler...
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In an interesting turn of events, iPhone users may soon be able to use Google's Gemini assistant on their phones, and also initiate it directly from the lock screen, which would give Siri some proper competition. If a leak by a user in...
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A long-term study monitoring health impacts of 83,000 adults have definitely found that standing desks per se might not be all they're cracked up to be. Following years of scientists (and standing desk advocates) warning on the harms of...
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Foldable smartphones may still be niche products, but they've become tech showcases for their respective brands. Chinese phone maker Oppo is arguably one of the forerunners in this aspect and if rumors of the upcoming Find N5 are any...
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Kia is back at the Specialty Equipment Market Association (SEMA) show in Las Vegas with a couple of EV concepts—one is a modular campervan for go-green adventurers, while the other is an toughened version of the EV9 SUV. If the North...
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Honda has revealed the first V-3 engine ever with force induction, and an electric one at that. Not only is it a looker, but the water-cooled engine arranges three pistons in a 75-degree vee—two angled towards the front and one towards the...
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General Motors is hard set on developing its own custom user interface for some of its future products, replacing the likes of Apple CarPlay and Android Auto. The reason? Improved safety, usability, and driver attention. The company...
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According to an anonymous tip, Apple is working on 90Hz refresh rate LCD panels that could find their way into multiple products, including the 2025 iPad Air, Studio Display monitor, and perhaps even the iMac. Can we say that it's about...
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Over the weekend, the Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI) issued a warning that there have been deceptive videos in circulation "falsely claiming to be from the FBI relating to election security." Two misinformative videos pertaining to...
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Amazon's highly-anticipated Kindle Colorsoft e-book reader may have had fans lining up to get their grubs on the company's first ever color e-reader, but merely a week after release, some owners are getting a case of buyer's remorse...
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Huawei is about to unleash the Mate 70 series of flagship smartphones into the wild, and leaks are showing significant upgrades to the chipset, battery, and camera package. The phone is also expected to be announced in November, pipping...
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The OnePlus 13 has officially landed in China and it looks like a proper stonker of a phone, as many leaks and teasers before it have hinted at. While there's a chance that the specs of the global model (when it arrives in 2025) may have...
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