It is has been four years since I reviewed the Withings Steel HR, which was then the Nokia Steel HR. The Withings ScanWatch was officially announced a couple of years ago and introduced several new clinically validated health-specific features, including ECG and blood oxygen readings. It retains the classic analogue style of the Steel HR,…
Kingston was a bit slower to the market with their PCIe 4.0 NVMe drives, but late last year they launched two new drive models. The Kingston KC3000, which is aimed towards work and professional computing, and the Kingston Fury is geared towards gaming. The main difference between these two new models is the Kingston Fury…
I have previously reviewed several of the Aqara Zigbee hubs, including the Aqara G2h. Aqara currently lists six different hubs on their product page, this would make the 7th. It seems very excessive, but I guess it gives buyers as many options to fit their budget and needs as possible. Therefore the review of the…
Launched at the end of February, the Realme 9 Pro+ is the latest camera-centric phone from Realme. With the camera spec identical to the Realme GT2 so, this feels like an affordable alternative for anyone that doesn’t need the processing power of the Snapdragon 888. It is also strikingly similar to the OnePlus Nord 2…
The new Intel 12th gen CPUs and Z690 motherboards introduced consumers to the new faster DDR5 generation of RAM. DDR5 is now also being used on the latest 12th gen Intel laptops. Most of the laptops launching with DDR5 are premium priced and already come with DDR5 running at 4800MT/s. However, Kingston is staying ahead…
At MWC 2022, Aqara has officially announced the A100 Zigbee smart door lock. On paper, it looks amazing with multiple methods of unlocking, including: Fingerprint Homekit / Siri / Google Assistnat Aqara Home User passwords and one time passwords NFC cards Then you also have a mechanical key backup, and the lock has an 18-month…
The yearly cycle of tech upgrades isn’t exclusive to mobile phones and TVs, Oral-B updates it toothbrushes on a yearly cycle too. At MWC 2022, they have announced the new flagship Oral-B iO Series 10. The big improvement this year is what Oral-B is calling iOSense, a new virtual brushing coach that will deliver real-time…
New UK standard contractual clauses to enable the transfer of personal data from the UK internationally come into effect on 21st March 2022. The UK GDPR regulates the transfer of personal data to countries outside of the UK or to international organisations unless the receiver of the personal data is located within a third country,…
At MWC 2022, MediaTek is launching their “little brother” to the flagship Dimensity 9000. It is actually two chipsets, the Dimensity 8100 and 8000, with fractionally different CPU/GPU frequencies. These two chipsets have been rumoured to offer Qualcomm Snapdragon 888-like performance but at a lower price point. MediaTek has also announced the Dimensity 1300. It…
At MWC 2022, Honor just announced the Magic4 Pro, and it is possible that is the phone to beat this year. The Honor Magic4 Pro has launched with a very high-end spec while keeping the price well under £1k. As you’d expect from a flagship device, this comes with the Qualcomm Snapdragon 8 Gen 1….
The Poco X3 Pro was a superb phone for the price, and now at MWC 2022, Poco has announced the new Poco X4 Pro 5G. This year, it looks like affordable mid-range phones are really ramping up the quality of their cameras. We have already seen Realme launch the Realme 9 Pro+ for £349 (£299…
The Realme GT 2 series was announced in China earlier on in the year but is now getting a global launch. The Realme GT 2 is the more affordable of the two models, being very similar to the Realme GT from last year and uses last year’s flagship Snapdragon 888 chipset. As the title suggests,…
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