OnePlus 6T Announced – £499, 3,700mAh battery and in-screen fingerprint reader
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OnePlus 6T Announced – £499, 3,700mAh battery and in-screen fingerprint reader

OnePlus 6T has already leaked extensively over the past couple of months, so we know just about everything there is to know about it. However, the phone is now official and we can finally confirm all the leaks. The new phone now has a slightly larger screen at 6.4-inches, while the 6 has a 6.28-inch display….

Anker Launches Nebula Capsule II powered by Android TV & Soundcore Model Zero Plus Portable Home Speaker
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Anker Launches Nebula Capsule II powered by Android TV & Soundcore Model Zero Plus Portable Home Speaker

Anker continues to expand their range of high-quality audio and visual options with an updated version of their Nebula Capsule pocket projector and an upgraded version of the Soundcore Model Zero now named Zero+. Anker Nebula Capsule II The new Capsule II comes with the same compact and soda can inspired design as its predecessor, but adds…

MediaTek announces Helio P70 – How does it stack up against Snapdragon and Kirin?
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MediaTek announces Helio P70 – How does it stack up against Snapdragon and Kirin?

MediaTek is the third player in the mobile system on chip world, they typically are used for budget phones and a lot of Chinese phones, they also have a strong market share with streaming devices like the Fire Stick and processors in TVs such as the Sony AF8. Their flagship SoC in the Helio P60 which…

PayPal Teams up with Vodafone’s VOXI to Appeal to Millennials

PayPal Teams up with Vodafone’s VOXI to Appeal to Millennials

Vodafone’s so-called “youth” mobile brand designed to appeal to millennial customers, VOXI, has recently secured an agreement with PayPal to give consumers under 30 a new way to purchase their next smartphone. This month, VOXI has started selling feature handsets as well as SIM-only contracts, giving millennial consumers the chance to get their hands on…

Xiaomi Black Shark Helo is a gaming phone with 10GB of RAM & dual liquid cooling pipes
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Xiaomi Black Shark Helo is a gaming phone with 10GB of RAM & dual liquid cooling pipes

The trend towards dedicated gaming smartphones is in full swing now, in recent weeks we have seen the launch of the Asus ROG phone, Razer 2, Honor Play, Mate 20X and it has recently been reported that Samsung is working on a gaming phone. The original Xiaomi Black Shark was launched earlier in the year, and it…

DDR5 production to start in 2019 offering 1.36x more performance at the same speeds
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DDR5 production to start in 2019 offering 1.36x more performance at the same speeds

I only switched to a DDR4 based system late last year close to the peak pricing pf memory, things are finally settling down so as you might expect, manufacturers are looking to supplant DDR4 with the next generation DDR5. Each iteration of DRAM improves clock speed while reducing power consumption and DDR5 is no different. Over its lifespan,…

Snapdragon 8180 System on Chip specification revealed for Windows on Arm devices
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Snapdragon 8180 System on Chip specification revealed for Windows on Arm devices

Earlier in the year, I got to test the new HP Envy X2 laptop which was running Qualcomm’s Snapdragon 835 SoC and was the first attempt at getting an ARM-based processor working with Windows. My experience was a little mixed, I love the concept, the battery life is awesome and the always-on connectivity perfect for a blogger…

Xiaomi Mi MIX 3 will have 10GB RAM, 5G support, notchless full screen slider with in-display fingerprint
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Xiaomi Mi MIX 3 will have 10GB RAM, 5G support, notchless full screen slider with in-display fingerprint

The Vivo Next bucked the trend towards notches by introducing an innovative pop-out camera, the idea then spared Oppo to develop the Find X which used a slider to hide the notches. The flagship Xiaomi Mi MIX range will follow suit by implementing a slider on the Mi MIX 3. The Mi MIX range was also a little different than…

Huawei Mate 20 Pro vs Huawei P20 Pro & Mate 10 Pro
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Huawei Mate 20 Pro vs Huawei P20 Pro & Mate 10 Pro

Huawei has a pretty crazy release cycle, far exceeding other major players in the mobile industry such as Samsung, Apple and Sony. While Samsung has a biannual release cycle for their flagship models, the Galaxy and Note range are sufficiently different to justify it, with the note being large, more expensive and more business/pro focussed. Looking at…

Huawei Watch GT Announced – Could this be an affordable Garmin competitor?
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Huawei Watch GT Announced – Could this be an affordable Garmin competitor?

During the Mate 20 announcement, Huawei also announced the new Watch GT and I found it almost as exciting as the phone release. As much as I love my Garmin Fenix 5 it cost me £350, and the plus models are about £600 and while they are technically smartwatches, they lack a lot of smartwatch…

Huawei Mate 20 and Mate 20 Pro Launched – Triple camera, 4200mAh battery, wireless charging
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Huawei Mate 20 and Mate 20 Pro Launched – Triple camera, 4200mAh battery, wireless charging

Even though October is such a busy month with phone launches, Huawei has managed to maintain the hype for its latest flagship, and deservedly so too. The newly announced Huawei Mate 20 and Mate 20 Pro are likely contenders for best phones of the year. At this point, thanks to weeks of leaks and rumours there…

Pre-order ASUS ROG Gaming phone on October 18th in US for $899
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Pre-order ASUS ROG Gaming phone on October 18th in US for $899

While it probably won’t see the mainstream success of phones like the Galaxy S9, Huawei Mate 20 Pro, and OnePlus 6, the ASUS ROG Gaming phone is one of the more exciting phones of the year, purely for the fact that it is a little different. The ROG Phone is designed for high-end gaming, with dedicated…

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