Xiaomi Mi 9 Pro Announced with 5G, Snapdragon 855 Plus and 40W Supercharge & 30W fan-cooled wireless charging
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Xiaomi Mi 9 Pro Announced with 5G, Snapdragon 855 Plus and 40W Supercharge & 30W fan-cooled wireless charging

Xiaomi is currently holding their announcement of the latest flagship phones in their range. The new upgraded Xiaomi Mi 9 Pro and the Mi Mix 5G. The Xiaomi Mi 9 Pro was first up, and they have followed this annoying trend of making direct comparisons with other brands, even Apple has started to do this now,…

Samsung Galaxy M30S vs M30 – Samsung gives the M30 a big upgrade and monster battery
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Samsung Galaxy M30S vs M30 – Samsung gives the M30 a big upgrade and monster battery

For some reason, Samsung doesn’t officially launch their M series phones in the UK or EU. These tend to be for the Indian market only, which is a shame because for a low-mid range phone they have some impressive specs. The Samsung Galaxy M30 was only launched in February this year, but Samsung is already…

Huawei Watch GT 2 Review a detailed review over 5 days use. An amazing watch let down by no Strava or data export.
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Huawei Watch GT 2 Review a detailed review over 5 days use. An amazing watch let down by no Strava or data export.

On Thursday, alongside the new Mate 30 series, Huawei introduced its latest smartwatch – the Watch GT2 powered by the latest Kirin A1 SoC which is also used in their new FreeBuds 3. It comes in two sizes, 42mm and 46mm catering for different sized wrists and styles, though the 42mm is mainly targeted towards…

Huawei StorySign now expands to iOS and American Sign Language (ASL) helping the 32 million deaf children worldwide learn to read

Huawei StorySign now expands to iOS and American Sign Language (ASL) helping the 32 million deaf children worldwide learn to read

Both Huawei and Honor are working on two amazing products to help improve the lives of people with disabilities. Honor has the PocketVision app which aims to aid the visually impaired by making the text easier to read. Huawei has been working hard on their StorySign sign which aims to make learning to read easier…

Protect your home and minimise insurance claims with this handy infographic

Protect your home and minimise insurance claims with this handy infographic

As a stereotypical frugal northerner, there is nothing worse than an unexpected expense and damage or theft at home is perhaps one of the worst types. Over the years I have had a couple of things stolen from my garage, and a small number of things go wrong with my home. I always end up…

Huawei Mate 30 Series will come with a locked bootloader after all
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Huawei Mate 30 Series will come with a locked bootloader after all

The Huawei Mate 30 launch has not gone well due to political issues beyond Huawei’s control. The phone launched on Thursday, as expected it launched without any form of Google Apps, which is how it normally launches in China. However, Huawei is now forced to release this version of the phone to the rest of…

Anker Soundcore Life Q20 Hybrid Active Noise Cancelling Headphones Review – Affordable, comfortable and excellent noise cancelling
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Anker Soundcore Life Q20 Hybrid Active Noise Cancelling Headphones Review – Affordable, comfortable and excellent noise cancelling

Following on from my review of the Anker Soundcore Liberty Neo I have been checking out the Soundcore Life Q20 headphones which are active noise cancelling with both Bluetooth and wired connectivity. Priced at just £51.99 these sit on the low end of active noise-cancelling headphones and I was surprised at just how good they…

Does your Garmin Fenix 6 Pro heart rate and PulseOX not track all-day activity? Here is how to fix it

Does your Garmin Fenix 6 Pro heart rate and PulseOX not track all-day activity? Here is how to fix it

I pre-ordered my Garmin Fenix 6 Pro from Amazon as soon as it became available, sadly for me, Amazon didn’t get stock until well after the launch date. When I finally got the phone last Monday, I was very disappointed to find the heart rate and PulseOX sensor not working properly. When not actively tracking…

Huawei Mate 30 Pro with Kirin 990 tested on AnTuTu 8 – Sits between S855 and S855+ phones
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Huawei Mate 30 Pro with Kirin 990 tested on AnTuTu 8 – Sits between S855 and S855+ phones

Some early benchmarks have been released for the new Huawei Mate 30 Pro that was launched on Thursday. These are for the none 5G model, so using the slightly lower specced Kirin 990 chipset and lands the phone in between phones with the Snapdragon 855 and the newer models that use the 855+ chip. This…

Ezviz C1C 1080P Indoor  Smart Security Camera Review
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Ezviz C1C 1080P Indoor Smart Security Camera Review

Ezviz has an ever-expanding range of affordable security cameras that can compete with more well-known brands. However, Ezviz is owned by Hikvision, the world’s largest supplier of video surveillance products so this is not some no-name brand you often find on Amazon. I have reviewed three cameras from Ezviz now, the most recent, the Floodlight…

Huawei Mate 30 Pro Announced – no-hands on review because it’s probably not launching in the UK
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Huawei Mate 30 Pro Announced – no-hands on review because it’s probably not launching in the UK

[Update] Several corrections to the article. Plus I got a little bit of hands-on time The Huawei Mate 30 series has finally launched, as usual, thanks to leaks, not much comes as a shock. However, one big question remained, what’s going on with the software and Google? One’s things for certain, the issues Huawei is…

Thermaltake S500 TG Mid-Tower Steel Chassis vs £210 A500  – Is this £100 case a better buy?
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Thermaltake S500 TG Mid-Tower Steel Chassis vs £210 A500 – Is this £100 case a better buy?

There is a common theme with Thermaltake, and that is their obsession with RGB. However, there are a few notable exceptions, one, in particular, was the A500 Full Tower which went in the opposite direction and I think it is one of the classiest looking options on the market. The problem with the A500 is…