Huawei P30 Pro getting Android 10 based EMUI 10 on O2 & Vodafone UK
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Huawei P30 Pro getting Android 10 based EMUI 10 on O2 & Vodafone UK

The rollout for EMUI 10 based on Android 10 for the latest Huawei P30 Pro and P30 was officially set for February. Vodafone pushed out their update early back in December for carrier-locked Huawei P30 and Mate 20 series devices in several countries, including UK, Ireland, Germany, Netherlands and more. It is claimed that Vodafone…

The best smart plug sockets for the UK in 2020 – Smart double sockets to retrofit existing plugs
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The best smart plug sockets for the UK in 2020 – Smart double sockets to retrofit existing plugs

The smart home industry is booming, and with no doubt, smart home installation is transforming many homes as it allows you to simplify everyday tasks and automate many existing appliances at a touch of a button, and you can find Alexa in almost everything nowadays. For UK users, two things that don’t have a lot…

MediaTek Helio G70 budget gaming SoC is just a rebadged MediaTek P65 using 3-year old Cortex-A75
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MediaTek Helio G70 budget gaming SoC is just a rebadged MediaTek P65 using 3-year old Cortex-A75

Meditek has been on a roll with their chipset launches recently, the company launched the MediaTek Helio G90 last year which comfortably took on the Qualcomm Snapdragon 730, beating it in many benchmarks. Then the launch of the MediaTek Dimensity 1000 promised to be the companies first big push into the flagship chipset space in years,…

Samsung Galaxy S20+ won’t support 120Hz Refresh Rate at full WQHD+ resolution and drops the 3.5mm headphone jack
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Samsung Galaxy S20+ won’t support 120Hz Refresh Rate at full WQHD+ resolution and drops the 3.5mm headphone jack

Numerous leaks about the up and coming Samsung Galaxy S20 series have been revealed recently. This includes the camera specification, screen sizes and Geekbench results showing the performance of the new Qualcomm Snapdragon 865. 120Hz Refresh Rate One specification that has had conflicting information leaked is the refresh rate of the display. At first, it…

Engenius Cloud Review with ECS1008P POE Switch & ECW120 Access Point– Cloud-managed hardware with no subscription costs or cloud key
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Engenius Cloud Review with ECS1008P POE Switch & ECW120 Access Point– Cloud-managed hardware with no subscription costs or cloud key

I have previously reviewed the EnGenius EWS357AP Dual-Band WiFi 6 PoE Access Point and then the EAP1250 access point, both of which need an Engenius SkyKey or Ezmaster server to enable the centralised cloud/LAN management. In my review of the SkyKey, I highlighted that you could enable remote management by integrating it with the free…

Samsung Galaxy S20 Ultra 5G has a Bonkers Specification – S20 Series Geekbench, Live Images and more
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Samsung Galaxy S20 Ultra 5G has a Bonkers Specification – S20 Series Geekbench, Live Images and more

First of all, let’s get out of the way the increasingly confusing product line-up of the Galaxy S20 (and many flagship phones). At the moment it looks like there will be no new E variant. So the standard S20 will now be the cheapest model, and rather than adopting something as common as a Pro…

DESTEK T1 65H True Wireless Earbuds Review – Surprisingly good Jabra Elite Active 65t & 75t clones
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DESTEK T1 65H True Wireless Earbuds Review – Surprisingly good Jabra Elite Active 65t & 75t clones

I had given up with cheap earphones from Amazon, it is not so much that they are bad, they are normally pretty good for the price, but quite often the bass isn’t quite there, or at high volumes, there can be some harshness. I mainly use this type of earphone in the gym, so I…

The Best of CES 2020 – Including Smart homes, Fitness, Laptops, Audio and More
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The Best of CES 2020 – Including Smart homes, Fitness, Laptops, Audio and More

CES is the biggest consumer tech event of the year and gives us a glimpse of the latest and best technology that will be launch throughout the year. So what are some of the highlights of this years show? Fitness – Suunto 7 Time will tell how good the Suunto 7 is, but this is…

Yale Smart Safe & Smart Cabinet Lock Announced – The US also gets a Smart Delivery Box to stop Porch Pirates
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Yale Smart Safe & Smart Cabinet Lock Announced – The US also gets a Smart Delivery Box to stop Porch Pirates

Following on from the Yale Linus Smart Lock news, Yale have also expanded their product range with a variety of smart storage solutions. Basically, everything Yale is known for will eventually become smart. There are two new products for the UK and a Smart Delivery Box for the US. Yale Smart Delivery Box I feel…

Best Mesh WiFi Routers with WiFi 6 for 2020 – 802.11ax mesh systems
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Best Mesh WiFi Routers with WiFi 6 for 2020 – 802.11ax mesh systems

With the main CES 2020 announcements out of the way, it now looks like WiFi 6 may finally get some traction in 2020. If you are considering buying a router or mesh system in the near future you should definitely think about investing in something that is WiFi 6 compatible making you as future proof…

Thermaltake Floe RC360 & RC240 ARGB Liquid All In One CPU & RAM Cooler Kit
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Thermaltake Floe RC360 & RC240 ARGB Liquid All In One CPU & RAM Cooler Kit

Thermaltake have been producing some of the best AIO liquid coolers on the market in recent years, and for anyone that like RGB you will find no better. Last year they expanded into the RAM market with the typical Thermaltake RGB flair. This also included their new WaterRam RGB Liquid Cooling Memory. They have no…

What is Wi-Fi EasyMesh, and what routers & mesh systems support it?
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What is Wi-Fi EasyMesh, and what routers & mesh systems support it?

EasyMesh is a term that has popped up in a few product launches this year at CES, both Netgear and D-Link have new products featuring this standard, but what actually is it? What is Wi-Fi EasyMesh? The short and easy answer is Wi-Fi EasyMesh is a standard that allows Wi-Fi routers and mesh-systems devices to…