Vivo, the company famed for the Vivo Nex and its pop up camera, recently announced it was creating a sub-brand called iQOO, because we don’t have enough difficult brand names to pronounce. Unlike affordable sub-brands like Huawei with their Honor brand, or Oppo and Realme, the new IQOO brand will focus on flagship devices. Vivo…
The Gigabyte’s Geforce GTX 1660 Ti Gaming OC 6G is now listed on Amazon UK for £286.11 + £7.58 UK Delivery. The listing by Amazon US so it would be imported, but it appears to be told by Amazon not a market place seller, and therefore the pictures and price should be accurate for the…
Intel has not officially announced the 9th generation of their laptop CPUs yet the basic details of these updated chips have been released. The information for these CPUs come from listings for export compliance. The new processors will be featuring the same 14nm++ node as used by the desktop variants while offering higher cores and…
In another round of leaks about the up and coming GeForce GTX 1660 Ti there have been numerous product photos and benchmarks leaked. Dependant on price this is shaping up to be a decent card, albeit somewhat predicable in performance. The leaked benchmarks come from the Final Fantasy XV benchmarking database, delivering a score that’s…
Motorola doesn’t get a lot of attention on this blog, though they still do excellent phones, especially in the cheaper range such as the Moto G6, and the Moto Z2 Force was a great quirky flagship. The Motorola P40 is most likely not destined for UK shores with this branding, the previous P30 launched globally…
Photoshop is the market leader for professional photo editing and design work, and deservedly so, but its dominance in the professional world means it is quite expensive to use. In recent years Adobe has shifted to a subscription-based service, which does make it reasonably affordable but for some, this price is still too high. This…
While most people in the UK are hyped up for the up and coming launch of the Galaxy S10, Samsung are continuing to push their budget phones, especially in developing markets. Samsung are planning to launch one A series phone a month from March through to May and they believe this brand is worth $4…
Rarely a week goes by without mention of a data breach in the press and the number of victims increases year on year. Action Fraud claims that £34.6m was reported to be stolen from victims between April and September 2018 – a 24% increase on the previous six months. So as the world becomes more…
One of the more frustrating aspects of owning a smartphone is if and when it will be updated to the latest software. It is not unusual for some cheaper brands to launch devices with an old version of Android and then never update it. Even large companies such as Samsung can be slow to roll…
Following on from the review of the Thermaltake Level 20 MT that features three ARGB 120mm fans, I have been checking out the Pure 14 ARGB Radiator fans. As the name suggests these are designed for radiators and include extra long screws for mounting, however there is nothing stopping you using them as standard case…
If you liked the look of the Thermaltake Level 20 GT RGB, I reviewed last year but can’t afford the £250+ price tag then the Level 20 MT ARGB could be the case for you. Priced at a very reasonable £84.98 on Scan or £79.99 with Overclockers this case offers both premium features and looks…
Xiaomi is in for a busy couple of weeks. They will be announcing their new Mi 9 flagship on 20th of February and then it will be launching another product launch on the 24th in Barcelona the day before MWC starts. There are reports it will showcase the Mi MIX 3 5G version at the event…