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OPPO has introduced one of the latest products of its research and development as Zero-Power Communication, a new technology that might enable electronics to stay on by simply "harvesting" energy from other nearby devices that are using Bluetooth or Wi-Fi at the time. This potential replacement for batteries might end up as the way to sustain the IoT systems of the future.

The Chinese car company Geely allegedly has plans to start making phones as well. To this end, it is said to be in talks to acquire the OEM Meizu. Meanwhile, the same brand has confirmed that it will release 2022 devices with Qualcomm silicon, prompting the release of an image projecting how such handsets might look.

Even though most reviews heavily criticized AMDs latest Radeon graphics card for its poor performance, the RX 6500 XT can only be bought from an incredibly small number of scalpers who usually snatch up every halfway decent GPU that becomes available in todays shortage-ridden hardware market.

More specifications for the supposed Vivo Pad tablet have been leaked, including a price prediction that would make the slate a competitive contender in the seemingly revitalized Android tablet market. The Vivo Pad is expected to sport a Snapdragon 870 processor and come with narrow bezels to offer maximum screen real estate.

According to the latest leaks, Xiaomi may defy expectations by replacing a successor for the Mi 11 Ultra with the Mix 5 Pro. However, a new Weibo post from an executive with the company suggests that this is not the case and there will be a top-end 12-series variant after all. The device might be released soon in order to honor the OEMs CEO.

It looks like Infinix will be sticking with older Intel Ice Lake CPUs for yet another year like to keep prices at more affordable levels. The display remains excellent with its >90 percent sRGB coverage even if it suffers from more noticeable ghosting.

A new leak says that AMD could launch upgraded versions of the Radeon RX 6900 XT, RX 6800 XT, and the 6700 XT with the RX 6x50 moniker in Q2 2022. It is expected to run faster 18Gbps memory modules and an upgraded GPU.

Gigabytes beefy 17-inch gaming laptop is heavily discounted and can basically be bought for the current price of a desktop Nvidia GeForce RTX 3080, which turns this deal into a decent upgrade opportunity for high-end gamers.

The Apple Silicon-based Mac Pro desktop computer will rely on M1 SoC extension chips rather than the upcoming M2 generation according to a noted tech tipster. In addition, Apple will complete its move away from Intel processors with the launch of the M1-powered Mac Pro, which could appear before the end of 2022.

HP is debuting a new Fortis lineup of laptops aimed at the education sector with an enhanced focus on durability. The HP ProBook Fortis 14 G9 and ProBook Fortis 14 G10 come with Intel Celeron/Pentium and Alder Lake processors, respectively. The Fortis 14 G9 also offers 4G LTE while the Fortis G10 features Wi-Fi 6E.