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Allegedly, Xiaomi has settled on a name for its first POCO smartwatch. While the device may launch in Europe, it could be built by 70mai, rather than Xiaomi or POCO directly.

The POCO F4 GT is just over a week away from launching globally, albeit as a re-branded Redmi K50 Gaming Edition. In the meantime, Xiaomis next POCO-branded flagship has turned up on Geekbench, confirming that it will also launch with Android 12 and at least 12 GB of RAM.

Oppo has revealed the A57 5G, a CNY 1,500 (~US$236) handset that has a large display and a MediaTek Dimensity 810 chipset. The Oppo A57 5G is orderable in China with three colour options, two memory configurations and ColorOS 12.1 based on Android 12.

OnePlus has confirmed the launch date of the Ace, a smartphone that will debut in at least two colours. The OnePlus Ace will arrive with three rear-facing cameras, a ribbed design and an iPhone 13-style design. However, the OnePlus Ace may be a Chinese exclusive.

A new report alleges that a body-temperature sensor is back on for the Watch Series 8, Apples flagship smartwatch for 2022. The body-temperature sensor will only have limited functionality at launch, but Apple is expected to introduce new health-tracking features and even a new power-saving mode with watchOS 9. Details about why it is taking Apple so long to release an Apple Watch with a blood pressure monitor have also emerged.

Official images of the Edge 30 have leaked, seemingly Motorolas mid-range offering in the Edge 30 series. The Motorola Edge 30 is expected to launch later this month with a Snapdragon 778G 5G chipset and a 144 Hz display within a sub-7 mm chassis.

GoPro has unveiled the Hero 10 Black Bones, a 54 g camera designed for FPV drones. Currently, the camera is a US exclusive, where it starts at US$399.99. GoPro has revealed the cameras price in other markets though, such as Germany and the UK.

Reputedly, Microsoft is planning to introduce a next-generation Surface Laptop Go this season, but with only minor changes from the current model. Details about the Surface Laptop Go 2s specifications and prices have leaked so far, including that it will start with a 4 GB of RAM and 64 GB memory configuration.

MediaTek has announced the Dimensity 1300, a 6 nm SoC expected to debut in the OnePlus Nord 2T. The mid-range chipset relies on ARM Cortex-A78 CPU cores and supports up to 200 MP cameras, among other features.

Earlier reports tipping Samsung to launch the Galaxy S22 FE later this year with a MediaTek Dimensity 9000 running things have now been called into doubt. No such plan exists, it appears, and the Galaxy S22 FE will debut with Snapdragon and/or Exynos silicon.