OPPO the brand behind the innovative Find X, today announced its forthcoming 10x lossless zoom technology. They have however not announced a device using it but stated that the 10x lossless zoom technology meets commercial standards and is ready for mass production. OPPO will showcase the breakthrough technology in Barcelona at MWC 2019. To employ…
I have covered several Z-Wave home controllers over the past few years, with the Samsung Smartthings being the most recent and my current favourite. However the problem with Z-Wave is that it often doesn’t work with other smart devices using more accessible standards such as bluetooth and WiFi. This is a problem the Athom Homey…
Each year a there is a common trend of Huawei owned Hisilicon announcing their flagship system on chip then Qualcomm to launch theirs a few months later which then beats it. While there is only a 3-month difference between announcements Huawei launch their flagship Mate series device in October while Qualcomm based devices don’t come…
The Origem HS-3 wireless earphones are not currently released yet and will be available via crowdfunding tomorrow. The past few weeks I have had chance to use these new headphones and see if some of the claimed features make a difference. There are two aspects that make these stand out from many other headphones, firstly…
The SoundMAGIC E11 wired headphones are almost iconic in when it comes to high quality budget earphones. I used them myself for several years and I still recommend them to anyone looking for a great sounding pair of earphones for a reasonable price. These earphones have finally received the Bluetooth treatment in the form of…
Essentially used for typing, keyboards has made its way to a wide range of devices, from TV to tablets. Whatever you’re using your keyboard for, the type of keyboard you use, whether traditional or non-traditional split keyboards, each has its own pros and cons. Keyboards are pretty divided into two main groups today – mechanical…
Umidigi have been making waves in the budget market for the past few years, producing a large number of phones to suit all tastes and budgets. I have previously reviewed the Umidigi S2 Lite and the A1 Pro and found them to be superb based on the price. The Umidigi Z2 is one of their latest models…
Qualcomm announced the new Snapdragon 675 in October last year, which appeared to be an odd launch as the Snapdragon 670 was only launched two months prior on 8th of August 2018. It has been rumoured that Xiaomi will be launching a new phone with this chipset and a 48MP camera in January 2019….
During CES 2019 many Wi-Fi networking vendors have been releasing products featuring the new 802.11ax standard which has been given the friendlier name of Wi-Fi 6, but what actually is it and how will it improve your home Wi-Fi? While Wi-Fi is hardly the most interesting of technologies at CES, it is something that many…
Technically not a Xiaomi phone anymore since they have made it its own sub-brand now, the Redmi Note 7 has finally been launched in China. The phone has launched for just 999 RMB (around £115) but has an exceptionally good specification and premium looking design. The Redmi Note 7 features the upper mid range Qualcomm…
AMD Ryzen CPUs have completely shaken up the CPU market in the past two years, with the Maltisse based Ryzen 3000 chips looking like they will outshine Intels best offerings for 2019. On the flip side of this, the AMD GPU product line has been flagging, with gamers eagerly waiting for some proper competition for…
Ryzen has been a huge success and AMD are keen to keep that momentum going in 2019. There have already been big promises with the 3rd generation of the Ryzen chips codenamed Maltisse with several leaks indicating significant performance improvements. During a keynote at CES, AMD have finally released some information about the up and…