AMD Ryzen 7000X3D CPU core counts and other specifications leak ahead of alleged CES 2023 introduction

The Surface Pro has been one of the best - and most expensive - convertibles on the market for years, but aside from the expected updates to the processor and WLAN module, Microsoft has also made some things worse in the current Surface Pro 9. We actually had to check several times to see whether the new model is really missing an audio jack. Of course, this was not mentioned at all in the press release, because the manufacturer knows very well that this is unlikely to be received well by customers. We can't really understand this change either, since not every customer wants to use Bluetooth headphones.

NVIDIA has launched the Jetson Orin NX 16 GB Module, not to be confused with the Jetson Orin Nano that the company debuted in September. For reference, NVIDIA claimed that the Jetson Orin Nano series would be available this month, but it has brought the Jetson Orin NX 16 GB Module to market first instead.

Kuba Wojciechowski has shared new details about the Pixel Tablet, a month after a prototype unit leaked on Facebook Marketplace with its proprietary dock. According to the developer, Google has created two docks, which it did not allude to when previewing the Pixel Tablet in October. Although Google confirmed that the tablet's dock would support wireless charging and audio-pass through to built-in speakers, Wojciechowski claims that Google also has a simpler dock in preparation.

Xiaomi has certified a member of the POCO F5 series with the FCC, indicating its intentions to sell the device in North America. Seemingly the POCO F5 or POCO F5 Pro, the device will be available with up to 12 GB of RAM and 256 GB of storage, plus an unnamed Qualcomm Snapdragon chipset. The 23013PC75G will not feature Qualcomm's latest Snapdragon 8 Gen 2 chipset, though.

Roland Quandt and WinFuture have leaked Eurozone prices for the OnePlus 11, the company's only flagship smartphone during the first half of 2023. Reportedly, an ongoing patent dispute between OnePlus and Nokia has scuppered the former's plans to offer the OnePlus 11 in Germany. People living in Germany should still be able to order a OnePlus 11 from another Eurozone country, though. The OnePlus 11 will be available in the Eurozone at the following prices and memory configurations:

Teclast has introduced the M40 Pro 2023, a refreshed version of the M40 Pro that it launched last year. As its name implies, the M40 Pro 2023 carries over several features from its predecessor, including its 10.1-inch display and 7,000 mAh battery. For reference, the former offers a 1,920 x 1,200-pixel resolution with a 16:10 aspect ratio.

The new M2 Pro-powered MacBook Pros seem to suffer from significantly reduced SSD performance compared to corresponding equivalent M1 Pro models. Independent reviews show between 15% to 40% reduced SSD scores with the M2 Pro-based MacBook Pro 14. This is being attributed to the use of fewer, higher-density NAND chips in the M2 generation unlike what we've seen before in M1.

Despite a few scattered reports suggesting otherwise, it is abundantly clear the Galaxy S23 series will exclusively use the Snapdragon 8 Gen 2. The rumoured Exynos 2300 that would have powered a flagship is now relegated to mid-range devices, such as the Galaxy Tab S8 FE and Galaxy S22 FE. However, the Qualcomm-only era for the Galaxy S series could be short-lived.

After a drab CES 2022 due to COVID-19, manufacturers returned in full force for CES 2023 to announce a wave on new products. PC makers in particular had loads to announce due to the upcoming Intel 13th gen and Nvidia GeForce 40 mobile series launching simultaneously. Everyone from Asus to Zotac had something to share during the show. Thankfully, Asus has gone the extra mile by listing all of their upcoming 2023 ROG and TUF model thus far in one neat table.

While Tesla made US$3.7 billion in Q4 and promised to make at least 1.8 million cars in 2023, Elon Musk warned that it could raise prices based on demand. Tesla also teased the cheaper Model 2 vehicle platform to be announced on March 1, and warned that the Cybertruck's summer launch will be followed by mass production only in 2024.

OnePlus is expected to unveil plenty of new products on February 7, OnePlus Pad included. While the company has not confirmed the latter yet, @OnLeaks and MySmartPrice have teamed up to reveal what the OnePlus Pad looks like. For some reason, the pair have set dark grey render images against a black background, obscuring the former somewhat.

Radxa has quietly introduced the ROCK 5A, an 85 x 56 mm single-board computer (SBC) based on the Raspberry Pi 4 Model B form factor. According to a company blog post, the ROCK 5A utilises the Rockchip RK3588S, a low-powered SoC with four ARM Cortex-A76 CPU cores, four Cortex-A55 cores and a Mali-G610 GPU. Additionally, the Rockchip RK3588S offers an NPU that outputs at up to 6 TOPS.

Deal Gaming Laptop AMD Zen 3 (Vermeer) Last year at CES 2022, Dell refreshed many high-end Alienware laptops with AMD Ryzen 6000 processors and Radeon RX 6000 graphics cards. One such SKU was the Alienware m17 R5 featured top-shelf hardware including CherryMX key switches and was one of the few all-AMD gaming laptops out there. Now, the laptop has received a massive discount on Dell's website.

Xiaomi begun teasing its upcoming smartphone, the Poco X5 Pro, earlier in the month. While the company is yet to officially confirm a debut date for the Poco X4 Pro's successor on any of its web pages, information on that has now surfaced in the wild. As shared by Sudipta...

AMD released the RDNA 3 Navi 33 GPU inside the company’s mobile RX 7600 and RX 7700S boards at CES. We are yet to see a desktop AMD board feature the chip. But, if the latest report from leaker All_The_Watts is accurate, the entry-level/midrange RX 7000 cards using the Navi 33 GPU may not be as powerful as previously rumored.

Lenovo has refreshed the Yoga 13w Gen 2, a convertible laptop that the company previously sold with AMD Ryzen 5000 APUs like the Ryzen 5 5625U. According to the company's press release, the Yoga 13w Gen 2 will be available with Ryzen 7000 APUs, although Lenovo has not stated which ones. Given that the Yoga 13w has retained its 'Gen 2' status, we suspect that the APUs on offer will be based on AMD's Cezanne architecture like the Ryzen 5 7530U and Ryzen 7 7730U. In other words, the new Yoga 13w Gen 2 should perform roughly as well as its predecessor.

An enthusiast over at the ComputerBase forums has demonstrated that common household items like ketchup, cheese, potato, toothpaste, skin cream, and copper tape among others can substitute for thermal paste in case of an urgent need. The comparison showed the Arctic MX-4 to be the most effective in preventing thermal throttling of a 30 W AMD Radeon R7 240 GPU, but ketchup and toothpaste come across as decent substitutes as well.

The Switch has remained a reliable income stream for Nintendo since the console's release nearly six years ago, with over 114 million units sold since March 2017. For reference, the Switch has matched lifetime Wii and Wii U sales combined and is only a few million units shy of the Game Boy and Game Boy Color. However, the Switch has been notorious for Joy-Con drift, a hardware problem that results in joysticks steering in certain directions, often without user input.

MySmartPrice and @GaryeonHan have leaked official images of several upcoming Galaxy Book3 series laptops. The former has also shared equivalent images of the Galaxy Book3 Ultra, covered separately. While the Galaxy Book3 Ultra is rumoured to launch with a 16-inch display, the Galaxy Book3 Pro should arrive in 14-inch and 16-inch variants. For now, only images of the smaller variant have leaked.

OnePlus has just announced that it has more to add to the bill for its upcoming Cloud11 show. The OEM's latest flagship Android smartphone and TWS earbuds were originally set to star during the event; however, it now seems that they will share the stage with additional devices, some of which may steal the show due to their long-awaited nature.