Xiaomi-owned POCO announced that it would launch its new mid-range smartphone — the POCO M2 Pro in India on the 7th of July. The company have made the announcement via social channels showing the rough design of the rear with a square arrangement of four cameras in the centre of the phone. There is then…
With Garmin dominating the upper end of the market, competing brands are looking at trying something different that not necessarily tries to compete like for like. We saw Suunto make a dramatic change with the introduction of a WearOS watch, sacrificing battery life in favour of all the functionality a true smartwatch OS brings. Now…
Notice how Google has still not made a smartwatch of their own? That’s because Smartwatches based on the WearOS platform have been a bit of a disaster, battery life has always been terrible, and this is largely thanks to the inefficient out of date chipsets made by Qualcomm. I can appreciate that Qualcomm is in…
Did you know that businesses create and manage about 60% of the worldwide data? The volume that has been created so far is at least 50 zettabytes, which will grow to more than 175 zettabytes in the next five years. Data plays a central role in businesses, and its storage and management make all the…
The long term success of Huawei phones is going to be dependant on them making Huawei Mobile Services a viable alternative to Google Play Store. At the moment, it is OK, and getting better, but has a long way to go. Instead, you need to sideload app or going through a frustrating process of installing…
Mediatek love to release new chipsets, it’s probably a monthly affair, sometimes it feels like it is weekly. To achieve such a technological feat, they have to cut a few corners here and there. They have genuinely launched some impressive chipsets this year, some of which could offer serious competition to Qualcomm. However, to achieve…
Today both Realme and Xiaomi released new affordable phones based on the new Mediatek Helio G35 chipset. The two brands seem to be working in unison with their release cycles and partnership with Mediatek this past year. Both phones launched at the same price in the same country, with similar specs all around. Even the…
Today Realme announced their most affordable phone for 2020, the Realme C11. The phone launched in Malaysia, and there is no word on UK or EU availability yet. However, they have been launching most of their devices here, so I would expect it to land sooner or later. MediaTek Helio G35 Chipset The Realme C11…
The popularity of VPNs has increased significantly in the last few years. There are thousands of available VPN options out there and it’s getting harder and harder to choose a solid provider. Companies like CyberGhost, Nord VPN, AVG and many others are in the race for the most popular VPN. And while the AVG VPN…
When looking through the best iPhone deals, you’ll notice that refurbished phones are significantly cheaper than buying a brand new phone. But you may be wondering if the cheap price is worth the risk of buying what is essentially a second hand device. The short answer to this question is that yes, it is safe…
While the headline may not be all that surprising, last year there was lots of speculation about what the Samsung Note 10 would use. Leaks confirmed that the Note 10 would feature a new Exynos 9825 chipset offering a more power-efficient fabrication process to the Exynos 9820, however, it was also expected that the US…
[Update] My review sample arrived with a damaged throttle. The scooter worked ok for a while, just a loose and temperamental throttle. I gave Elka the benefit of the doubt and assumed it was damaged in shipping and they would fix it. Sadly Elka decided not to respond to my emails and never fixed it….