Helium HNT hits highs of $7.76 / £5.57, making it a guilt-free investment vs Bitcoin & Ethereum

Helium HNT hits highs of $7.76 / £5.57, making it a guilt-free investment vs Bitcoin & Ethereum

Sometimes you get things wrong. This was the case with my review of the Helium Network. When I first reviewed it, I was a little sceptical; a new crypto mining low powered WiFI network using lots of buzz words seemed a little sketchy when I first heard about it. I was wrong; we live and…

OVH fire destroys Rust EU Servers with major data loss expected (as in they lost everything)
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OVH fire destroys Rust EU Servers with major data loss expected (as in they lost everything)

As predicted, the OVH fire that occurred on Tuesday is having some terrible consequences for many businesses. The fire completely destroyed an entire SBG1 datacentre then a further four rooms in the SBG1 data centre. The fire then took out connectivity across SBG1 through to SBG4. Unfortunately, any business or individual that has had a…

Airthings View Plus Smart Air Monitor Launched – Now with PM2.5 vs Wave Plus making it an excellent alternative to the popular IQAir Air Visual Air
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Airthings View Plus Smart Air Monitor Launched – Now with PM2.5 vs Wave Plus making it an excellent alternative to the popular IQAir Air Visual Air

I reviewed the Airthings Wave Plus a couple of years ago; it was one of my first experiences of indoor air quality monitoring and I was impressed with what it offered. Last year I became more interested in Indoor Air Quality as part of my long quest to be as healthy as fit as possible….

Edifier TWS NB2 true wireless active noise cancelling earbuds launched, improving on the already excellent TWS NB
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Edifier TWS NB2 true wireless active noise cancelling earbuds launched, improving on the already excellent TWS NB

I was very impressed with the performance of the original Edifier TWS NB; with a sub-£100 RRP, they were one of the best options on the market at their price point. However, they were ugly and bulky. Edifier are now back with the TWS NB2, addressing the above issues with a completely new design that…

OPPO Find X3 Pro launched with two 50MP cameras & SD888, making it the best alternative to the Samsung Galaxy S21 Ultra
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OPPO Find X3 Pro launched with two 50MP cameras & SD888, making it the best alternative to the Samsung Galaxy S21 Ultra

The OPPO Find X3 Pro 5G was always going to be one of the best (and most expensive) phones of the year. It has now been officially announced with a specification as impressive as you might expect. While it was no surprise that this would use the Qualcomm Snapdragon 888, this makes it the first…

Huawei FreeBuds 4i vs 3i vs Freebuds Pro vs Honor Magic Earbuds Compared – What’s changed & which is best?
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Huawei FreeBuds 4i vs 3i vs Freebuds Pro vs Honor Magic Earbuds Compared – What’s changed & which is best?

While we wait for the launch of the new Huawei P50 Pro, Huawei has quietly launched the affordable active noise cancelling FreeBuds 4i. These follow up the FreeBuds 3i, which I reviewed last year, which are effectively identical to the Honor Magic Earbuds. I liked the FreeBuds 3i, for the price, you could hardly complain,…

OVHcloud Hosting loses SGB1 data centre in major fire recommending people activate data recovery plan

OVHcloud Hosting loses SGB1 data centre in major fire recommending people activate data recovery plan

Not really consumer tech news, but such a large and serious incident I which will have long-reaching effects it is worth posting about. OVH, the largest VPS and dedicated hosting provider in Europe has had a disastrous fire occur within its SGB1 data centre which has then affected  SGB1-4. Most importantly, no one has been…

Qualcomm Snapdragon 775/775G vs Snapdragon 765G Specifications Compared
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Qualcomm Snapdragon 775/775G vs Snapdragon 765G Specifications Compared

Announced around 15 months ago, the Qualcomm Snapdragon 765G is starting to show its age. The Arm Cortex A76 cores are now two generations behind the Cortex A78 and X1 found on the latest flagship Qualcomm Snapdragon 888. Then the lower-priced Snapdragon 750G offers superior performance in many benchmarks thanks to its use of the…

Realme GT launched in China – Is the Realme GT Pro held back for the global launch? Or maybe, so they don’t steal the thunder from the Find X3 Pro with its 125W charging? [Formerly Realme Race Pro]
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Realme GT launched in China – Is the Realme GT Pro held back for the global launch? Or maybe, so they don’t steal the thunder from the Find X3 Pro with its 125W charging? [Formerly Realme Race Pro]

Normally in the world of phones launches, a brand will hype up a product with small reveals, while various sites, YouTubers and social media users leak specs they somehow acquire. By the time of launch, we often know everything about a phone. At the end of January, Realme sent out a press release confirming Q1…

OnePlus 9 vs Xiaomi Mi 11 vs Samsung Galaxy S21 Compared – What to expect when the OnePlus 9 launches on the 8th of March
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OnePlus 9 vs Xiaomi Mi 11 vs Samsung Galaxy S21 Compared – What to expect when the OnePlus 9 launches on the 8th of March

It has been a little quiet in the world of mobile launches recently, but March looks set to change that. The Realme GT 5G should launch today, and we already have the basic specification confirmed by Realme. Disappointingly this appears to be a Chinese launch event only, rather than global, but it should land on…

Tuya online IoT expo (TIE) 2021 – Find out more about one of the biggest IoT cloud platforms on the market
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Tuya online IoT expo (TIE) 2021 – Find out more about one of the biggest IoT cloud platforms on the market

Tuya is one of the biggest players in the smart home game, last year, they held a massively successful IoT event called AIE. It is a bit like MWC or IFA, but for smart home devices and it will showcase all the latest technology currently available and upcoming for the Tuya platform. Tuya provides solutions…

Realme 8 Pro uses the Samsung 108MP ISOCELL HM2, a slightly lower specced sensor vs HM1 used on the Samsung Galaxy S20 Ultra or HMX on the Xiaomi Mi 11
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Realme 8 Pro uses the Samsung 108MP ISOCELL HM2, a slightly lower specced sensor vs HM1 used on the Samsung Galaxy S20 Ultra or HMX on the Xiaomi Mi 11

We already knew the up and coming photography focussed flagship Realme 8 Pro would feature a 108MP camera sensor. This inevitably had to be a Samsung sensor, however, they have a growing number of these sensors, and Realme has officially announced that the Realme 8 Pro will use the Samsung 108MP HM2. Currently, Samsung now…

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