ASUS / Qualcomm Smartphone for Snapdragon Insiders vs ROG Phone 5 Compared – Pay more to get less
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ASUS / Qualcomm Smartphone for Snapdragon Insiders vs ROG Phone 5 Compared – Pay more to get less

Yesterday, ASUS threw a bit of a curveball phone release in collaboration with Qualcomm with the Smartphone for Snapdragon Insiders. That is its actual name. A quick glance at the design and specs, and you would just assume this is a Qualcomm reference device not intended for end-users, but it seems that it will actually…

Cleer Audio Ally Plus II Review – Excellent all-round earbuds with ANC & aptX Adaptive
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Cleer Audio Ally Plus II Review – Excellent all-round earbuds with ANC & aptX Adaptive

The Cleer Ally Plus II was announced last week, and I have been using them since. These build upon the success of the Cleer Ally Plus, upgrading the Qualcomm QCC5121 to the QCC5141, which brings with it Bluetooth 5.2, aptX Adaptive and improved ANC performance. Specification Qualcomm QCC5141 SoC with Bluetooth 5.2 & aptX Adaptive Superior sound…

Creative Sound Blaster X4 Review – An excellent external soundcard but not much different than the X3
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Creative Sound Blaster X4 Review – An excellent external soundcard but not much different than the X3

Page 2 covers the Smartcomms kit, price and alternative options plus the overall rating Launched last month, the Creative Sound Blaster X4 is a tweaked version of the popular X3 DAC, which integrates the new Smartcomms Kit that has featured on several of the recent Creative products. Sound Blaster X4 vs X3 Specification Sound Blaster…

Shibaswap Goes Live – How to buy BONE token and provide liquidity for greater cryptocurrency returns
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Shibaswap Goes Live – How to buy BONE token and provide liquidity for greater cryptocurrency returns

The Shiba Inu coin could have been the swan song in the recent cryptocurrency cycle with many amateur investors burnt after buying in too late. Interest in crypto has certainly died down, but it represents a good time to buy for anyone looking to get into crypto. ShibaSwap is a decentralised cryptocurrency exchange that specifically…

2021 Nintendo Switch (OLED model) vs 2017 Nintendo Switch – What’s different other than the larger 7-inch OLED display?
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2021 Nintendo Switch (OLED model) vs 2017 Nintendo Switch – What’s different other than the larger 7-inch OLED display?

The Nintendo Switch has been a huge hit, launched back in 2017 it is still selling like hotcakes. As of March 2021, the Nintendo Switch and Nintendo Switch Lite have sold more than 84 million units worldwide. There have been lots of rumours in the past few months about a new and improved Nintendo Switch…

Nothing ear (1) earbuds confirmed to have active noise cancelling and cost £99 GBP
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Nothing ear (1) earbuds confirmed to have active noise cancelling and cost £99 GBP

I have not posted much about Carl Pei’s new company Nothing, yet, because most of the news has been uninteresting. The marketing strategy has been to trickle minor bits of none newsworthy information. We knew that Nothing would release some earbuds, they told us the name ear (1), and more recently, they confirmed the launch…

POCO M3 Pro 5G will be priced from £139 (RRP £179) available on the 8th of July in the UK
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POCO M3 Pro 5G will be priced from £139 (RRP £179) available on the 8th of July in the UK

If you are looking for an affordable phone, then the POCO M3 Pro 5G could be one of the best options to buy this year. As usual with Xiaomi/POCO, they have an early bird offer on taking the RRP of the base model down by £40, meaning you can get a 5G phone for just…

Reolink RLC-510WA Review – An affordable 5MP Wi-Fi security camera with person/vehicle detection
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Reolink RLC-510WA Review – An affordable 5MP Wi-Fi security camera with person/vehicle detection

The Reolink RLC-510WA was announced back in March. Similar to most of the recent Reolink launches, the main feature upgrade here is the new smart object detection for people and vehicles, allowing you to minimise notifications and make it easier to find recorded events. The RLC-410W would be the likely camera this replaces, so you…

Ugreen HiTune X5 True Wireless Earbuds Review – Another good aptX earbud thanks to Qualcomm QCC3040
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Ugreen HiTune X5 True Wireless Earbuds Review – Another good aptX earbud thanks to Qualcomm QCC3040

My third affordable TWS earbud review in the past week. The Ugreen HiTune X5 earbuds have not officially been launched yet, but they will be available in July from Amazon and other retailers. The Ugreen press release only states that these are powered by a Qualcomm SoC. I would expect this to be the Qualcomm…

Yeedi Vac Station Initial Review – An affordable robot vacuum with visual smart mapping & auto-emptying
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Yeedi Vac Station Initial Review – An affordable robot vacuum with visual smart mapping & auto-emptying

In a few days time the Yeedi Vac Station wil be available to buy with an RRP of $499 but a $100 early-bird coupon available for anyone that subscribes to their newsletter. I was quite excited about trying out this robotic vacuum and had planned to do a full review of it. Unfortunately, the review…

Netgear WAX630 Tri-Band Mesh Wi-Fi Access Point Announced for £289.99
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Netgear WAX630 Tri-Band Mesh Wi-Fi Access Point Announced for £289.99

Yesterday, Netgear announced a new top of the range Wi-Fi 6 access point, choosing to go down a different path than competing brands, which could be quite useful for many users. While it is common for many cloud-managed access points to offer mesh Wi-Fi, the are not many, if any, that have a tri-band radio….