The Lenovo LOQ 16IRH8. (Image source: Darryl Linington – Notebookcheck) After decades on PlayStation and Xbox, I tested the Lenovo LOQ 16IRH8 in Fortnite, Warzone, Gears, and Hogwarts Legacy… here’s why I’m not going back. Views, thoughts, and opinions expressed in the text belong solely to the author. For three decades, I’ve been a console …
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The Xiaomi 17 Pro models may not launch globally. (Image Source: Xiaomi) Xiaomi has confirmed a significant sales milestone for its new flagship phones, the Xiaomi 17 series. The phones achieved this landmark faster than the Xiaomi 15 did last year, but it appears that the driving force behind this success may not be available …
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A close-up of the rumoured DJI Osmo Pocket 4. (Image source: via Igor Bogdanov) DJI is expected to present the Osmo Pocket 4 soon. In the meantime, OmniVision has now presented the OV50R40 specifically for high-end ‘action, vlog and pocket cameras’. Apparently, Oppo, Vivo, and Xiaomi are also on board to use OmniVision’s new 50 …
A screengrab from Halo: The Master Chief Collection (image source: Steam Community) A Halo: Combat Evolved remake is reportedly in development at Halo Studios, with insider Rebs Gaming citing sources that Abstraction Games is leveraging a “hybrid” approach with core mechanics on a modified Blam Engine from Halo: Reach and visuals driven largely by Epic’s …
HyperOS 3 is unlikely to reach almost two dozen recent Xiaomi devices. (Image source: Xiaomi) Xiaomi is bringing support to an end for over 20 devices before the end of the year. From the Poco F4 to the Xiaomi 12X, numerous devices will reach end-of-life status soon and have not been added to HyperOS 3 …
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Image: PCWorld / Robert Strohmeyer Looking for a decent laptop under $500? Yeah, it’s kind of a mess out there. One quick search and you’re drowning in options–most of them pretty meh. The key is knowing what actually matters. Shoot for a 1080p screen and at least 8GB of RAM. That combo keeps things running …
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Image: Philips Philips Hue recently unveiled an enticing series of new products, including the supercharged Hue Bridge Pro—and no, none of those devices are on sale yet. But a bunch of slightly older but still powerful Hue items are on sale in the runup to Amazon’s Prime Big Deal Days, making it a terrific time …
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Image: Rob Schultz/Foundry Amazon’s Prime Big Deal Days sales offer one of the year’s best opportunities to score deals on USB-C hubs and docks and their more powerful cousins, Thunderbolt docking stations. All offer important, necessary ways to expand your laptop’s ports and connect legacy devices like printers and mice. What we call the October …
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Image: Rob Schultz/Foundry One of the easiest ways to enhance your PC experience is to get a better monitor. It doesn’t require any upgrades for your desktop or laptop, and it shines up the primary way you interact with almost everything: the visuals. The year’s second Prime Day event is closing in on us, kicking …
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Image: Rob Schultz/Foundry Amazon’s October Prime Day 2025 event is just around the corner! While the sale itself runs between October 7 and 8, you can find some early Chromebook deals ahead of time — and we’ve got them, right here. We already test and recommend the best Chromebooks, so we know what makes a …
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