Acer Spin 7 first laptop with Qualcomm Snapdragon 8cx Gen 2 5G Windows on Arm Notebook Launched with 24 Hour Battery Life
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Acer Spin 7 first laptop with Qualcomm Snapdragon 8cx Gen 2 5G Windows on Arm Notebook Launched with 24 Hour Battery Life

Qualcomm Snapdragon / Arm powered Windows laptops have been around for a few years now, but struggled to gain much traction. The first few iterations were bogged down with performance and compatibility problems. I reviewed the HP Envy X2 a couple of years ago, and while it was good, there were a lot of problems….

Apple watchOS 7 vs Apple watchOS 6 – What’s new? How to get & install it? And compatible watches – FAQ
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Apple watchOS 7 vs Apple watchOS 6 – What’s new? How to get & install it? And compatible watches – FAQ

Following my previous posts about Apple iOS 14 for the iPhone and iPadOS 14, let’s look at what’s new with Apple watchOS 7 Apple watchOS 7 vs watchOS 6 what is new? Watch Faces and Sharing – Step counting finally on the home screen? Lots of new watch faces are coming with new ways to…

Apple iPadOS 14 vs iPadOS 13 – What’s new? How to get & install it? FAQ
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Apple iPadOS 14 vs iPadOS 13 – What’s new? How to get & install it? FAQ

Following my iOS 14 post for the iPhone, what’s new and changed for iPad users with iPadOS 14? New Arm chipsets will allow cross-compatibility between Mac and iPhone Over the next two years, Apple will move away from Intel-based laptops and computers to Arm-based custom designs. The first piece of hardware is a Mac Mini…

Apple Watch Series 4 launched with custom processor and improved HRM with ECG functions
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Apple Watch Series 4 launched with custom processor and improved HRM with ECG functions

The new iPhone may get all the attention and they look beautiful but let’s face it, its just the same old with some insane price options (£1400+!). I am a little more excited about the Apple Watch 4. The smartwatch scene has stagnated a little especially with Wear OS, this will hopefully improve with the Qualcomm Snapdragon…

Apple iPhone XR, XS, XS Max launched at £749, £999 & £1,099 – Top price £1,449.00!
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Apple iPhone XR, XS, XS Max launched at £749, £999 & £1,099 – Top price £1,449.00!

Following months of speculation and build up Apple have finally announced their latest smartphones. This year we have a trio of phones and the budget option now costs the same as most flagship Android phones. The XS models are essentially identical but with different sized OLED screens, while the “budget” XR model has a 6.1″ LCD…

Huawei Mate 20 lite vs Honor Play – Two affordable phones with a different approach
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Huawei Mate 20 lite vs Honor Play – Two affordable phones with a different approach

During IFA this year we have seen a surprising number of phone releases with the two notable ones being the Huawei Mate 20 lite and Honor Play. While they are technically owned by the same company there seems to be a growing divide between the two brands and both of these phones make for an interesting comparison as…

Huawei Announce HiSilicon Kirin 980 System on Chip available on Mate 20 in October
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Huawei Announce HiSilicon Kirin 980 System on Chip available on Mate 20 in October

Similar to last years IFA Huawei have announced their new flagship system on chip that will be available on the new Mate 20 phones that should launch a month from now. The Kirin 980 brings some impressive improvements from the previous 970, and during our briefing, some exciting comparisons were made between the Kirin 980…

Huawei Mate 20 lite announced & hands on – Kirin 710 SoC, quad camera & 3,750mAh battery
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Huawei Mate 20 lite announced & hands on – Kirin 710 SoC, quad camera & 3,750mAh battery

Huawei has decided to release the Lite version of their new Mate 20 phone before the main phones this year teasing us about the possible design and specification of the new flagship. The new wallet-friendly phone comes with many high-end features with its dual front camera system being particularly appealing to the selfie generation. The…

Acer Swift 7 (2018) Review: The worlds thinnest laptop : SF714-51T
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Acer Swift 7 (2018) Review: The worlds thinnest laptop : SF714-51T

Not content on making one of the lightest 15-inch laptops on the planet with the Swift 5, Acer have upped the ante and built the thinnest laptop in the world with the Acer Swift 7. Hopefully, this is not like mobile phones, where you sacrifice function over form. Announced back in January at CES 2018…

WWDC 2018 – No new hardware, iOS 12 aims to make old phones faster
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WWDC 2018 – No new hardware, iOS 12 aims to make old phones faster

WWDC is more about software than hardware, but it often includes some new releases, last year there were several announcements with the 10.5in iPad Pro, iMac improvements and the HomePod. This year then felt a bit underwhelming as we saw no such releases, it was all about the software. iOS12 The biggest news as always is the…

Acer Holo360 Camera Review – An all in one 360-degree action camera
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Acer Holo360 Camera Review – An all in one 360-degree action camera

I have always been a big fan of Acer products; they make great laptops, monitors as well as the excellent Windows Mixed Reality Headset. They also like to dabble with other products and the most exciting product they have launched recently is the Acer Holo360, which is a 360-degree camera that is built around Android…