The last time I physically attended MWC, in 2019, Huawei announced the beautiful Huawei Mate X 5G, and it looked like the start of an exciting year for Huawei. How things have changed three years later. This year, there is no word on any mobile phones launching, but a focus on laptops and a tablet….
I was impressed with the Shokz OpenRun when I reviewed them at the start of the year. Now, during MWC 2022, the Shokz OpenRun Pro has launched in the UK. These new headphones up the audio quality but cost a bit more and are not quite as waterproof. Specification Battery life: 10 Hours Charge time:…
TCL are one of the few companies that are still doing tablets and it is the NXTPAPER range that is by far the most interesting. The NXTPAPER display is a paper-like display, and coloured E-Ink allows you to get the viewing comfort of a book with the convenience of a tablet. It uses a transflective…
With most phone brands slugging it out competing in the mid-range range market, TCL is embracing the affordable end of Android smartphones. At MWC 2022, they have announced five new phones, with the most expensive being the TCL 30 5G priced at €249, which works out as £210. This features the MediaTek Dimensity 700 a…
At the end of 2020, I reviewed the 4G Netgear Orbi LBR20, we were in some form of tiered lockdown, and both myself and my partner were working from home. During this review, our Virgin fibre went down for a full day, and the 4G failover of the LBR20 saved the day. Netgear has now…
Everyone knows that Zwift racing categories are a complete mess due to riders entering categories well below their level of fitness or Full Time Power (FTP). Most serious Zwift racers, therefore, use Zwift Power, which forces you to ride in the correct category based on your FTP. If you ride in a Cat B race…
I have covered a lot of home surveillance technology over the years. One of the best advancements in this technology has been the introduction of object detection. Cameras are able to identify the difference between a randomly moving object, people, vehicles and sometimes even faces, pets and packages. For an outdoor camera, I find this…
Many games include a so-called ‘God Mode’ as part of their code. In short, this mode makes a player invincible. It’s been a staple of video games since the days of third-generation consoles, with several titles released on the original Nintendo Entertainment System boasting the feature. If you’re looking to hone your skills and join…
AVM FRITZ!Box routers don’t get a lot of attention in the UK, but they are fantastic devices with a great feature set, including a telephone system for DECT, IP and analogue phones. I am currently in the process of reviewing the FRITZ!Box 4060 WiFi 6 router and the FRITZ!Repeater 6000 WiFI mesh repeater, which should…
Following on from my recent TerraMaster upgrade posts, I have been looking at the best SSDs to use in a NAS. I have already covered 2.5″ SATA SSDs, which was the only option for my TerraMaster F4-422. However, if you have built your own server or have a NAS with PCIe M.2 slots, then you…
WiFi 6E has been off to a bit of a slow start, but it looks like this is the year where manufacturers ramp things up and bring prices down. Last week, the Ubiquiti UniFi U6-Enterprise was announced, and this is the first relatively affordable WiFi 6E device that has launched I am aware of. Priced…
The Redmagic 7 series was announced last week in China. Now, the phone is getting a global launch with the phones being able to be bought from the 10th of March. For reasons not explained to me, the global variants of the Redmagic 7 phones do not have the insane charge speeds of the Chinese…
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