As expected, co-founder Eric Carreel, who sold the business to Nokia just two years ago, has completed the re-acquisition for undisclosed terms, Nokia and Withings announced. Nokia rebranded its Withings division as Nokia Digital Health in February 2017 and shortly after they revamped the Withings app which received a large amount of criticism since then there has not been … Read more
We have already seen several of the major laptop brands such as Dell and Acer release this year’s gaming models with the updated Nvidia Max-Q GTX 1070 designs plus the impressive 8th-gen I9 CPUs. Not to be left behind, HP have updated their beast of a gaming laptop, the Omen 15. It is smaller than last … Read more
Ring has dominated the video doorbell market for the past few years, but other companies are starting to get into the act which includes Google-owned Nest. The Nest Hello has been available in the UK for some time now, but it officially launched in the UK today. Offering very similar functionality to the Ring options, Nest Hello … Read more
I have always been a big fan of Acer products; they make great laptops, monitors as well as the excellent Windows Mixed Reality Headset. They also like to dabble with other products and the most exciting product they have launched recently is the Acer Holo360, which is a 360-degree camera that is built around Android … Read more
Even though the hardware is now 3 years old the Nvidia Shield TV is generally regarded as one of the best Android streaming boxes on the market. It is the most powerful device thanks to the Nvidia Tegra X1 processor, which is the same processor found in the Nintendo Switch. It can comfortably handle any … Read more
I am a terrible sleeper so I am always on the quest for new things to try to help my partner or me get a better sleep. I am a very light sleeper, and very sensitive to sound, even the slightest electrical hum will cause me sleep anxiety. I also occasionally snore which then wakes … Read more
The Polar V650 bike computer has been out for over 3 years now, but Polar has been regularly updating it, with the latest update including Strava Live Segments, so I have been reviewing it with the Polar OH1 for the past couple of weeks. The V650 is not as popular as Garmin products, but based on … Read more
Gaming on a big screen is great but TV LED displays generally don’t perform quite as well as a gaming PC monitor. If have a Nvidia card and require G-Sync, plus have plenty of cash you will be able to get one of the Big Format Gaming Displays (BFGD) that was demoed at CES this year. … Read more
We have previously reported about the up and coming new HDR G-Sync monitors from Acer and Asus, but the pricing and official launch dates were not 100% official. It appears the wait is nearly over though and Asus are making the ROG Swift PG27UQ available next month in late June Sadly, the rumoured prices were mostly … Read more
Most people know of the blockchain as the ledger that records cryptocurrency transactions. With the help of gadget manufacturer HTC, the world may soon associate the blockchain with smartphones, too. The brand recently announced its intentions to make a blockchain-enabled phone. If successful, it could change how people use their phones and access the associated … Read more
We have known that the Qualcomm Snapdragon 700 series was due to be released, Qualcomm mentioned it several times during our MWC press trip. The specifics of the SoC were never discussed apart from that it will offer high-end features at a lower price. When I was at MWC several people hinted that this chipset could be targetting the … Read more
Many of us are dreaming about owning the new 4K HDR Acer Predator X27, but in reality, it will be out of reach for anyone but the most affluent gamer with reported prices to be around £2,199. For gamers that are not lottery winners, Acer has announced a new range of monitors that are much more wallet-friendly. The … Read more
If you commute a lot or have to work remotely, you will understand the importance of a lightweight laptop. 2KG may not feel like a lot when you pick a laptop up around the house but carrying it around all day on your shoulders can become annoying. Acer has done a great job and bringing … Read more
Acer has held an event today launching several new devices with many of them focussing on gaming. This included the launch of two new gaming laptops today, the Predator Helios 500 and 300. The Predator Helios 500 has the latest Intel Core i9 CPUs combined with an overclockable NVIDIA GeForce GTX 1070 graphics. As with most Predator … Read more
I have recently been overwhelmed with budget Android phones to review, in the past few days I have covered the Umidigi A1 Pro and the Alcatel 3V. Both of these phones are superb for the price, but with the £100 price point, you do have to make some sacrifices. The Moto G6 costs from £219 … Read more
The Vivo Apex made waves at the start of the year at CES, with the trend of notches emerging at the time, Vivo bucked the trend and tried something completely different. They integrated a pop-up selfie camera along with in-screen fingerprint reader, this allowed them to develop the Apex with a screen that covers over 98% of … Read more