The latest technology news from around the world
I have covered smart locks quite a lot in the past, it is an area of smart home technology I have always loved the thought of but it has never seemed to gain much traction in the mainstream market, unlike lighting or home heating. I have already reviewed the Yale Conexis L1 Smart Door Lock…
Most of the CCTV / home surveillance reviews I have done have been for affordable consumer products. However, after being impressed with the night time performance of the H.View HV-500G2V5 5MP colour night vision camera and installing BlueIris, I have become a little obsessed with wanting to upgrade my cameras. The Hikvision DS-2CD2386G2-I is one…
Two of the most interesting phones of the year are set to be announced on the same day, on the 22nd of July. Launch Times The Asus ROG Phone 3 event is being held at event is being held at 4:45pm UK time and will be launched in China and India initially. There is no…
[Update 21-07-2020] MediaTek have now made the Dimensity 720 official. Details are a little thin at the moment, but this is a brand new chipset, rather than a tweaked existing design. The Dimensity 720 is based on the 7nm fabrication process featuring an integrated 5G modem, and MediaTek’s UltraSave technology, leveraging both network and content…
For better or worse, AnTuTu is the go-to benchmarking tool for Android phones. It may not be highly accurate in its representation of real-life performance but it tests both the CPU, GPU, memory and user experience giving you a rough idea of how well a phone performs. It used to be available on the Google…
Following last years trend, Qualcomm has upgraded their flagship chipset with a Plus variation of the Qualcomm Snapdragon 865 offering improved frequencies and all the benefits that brings. Technically, the trend started in 2018 when Asus launched the original ROG phone which used a speed binned Snapdragon 845, but then Qualcomm made the new faster…
Today Garmin has updated several of their most popular multi-sports watches, the Fenix 6 series, Instinct series and Tactix Delta. All the main features remain identical, but surf, mountain biking and climbing activities have now been added. The main difference is the new Power Glass lens material which offers a small increase in battery life,…
Motorola has been flagging in recent years with unremarkable phones. Their affordable options have been popular recommendations, but they have faced stiff competition with newer brands such as Realme and Xiaomi who offer more bang for your buck. This year, Motorola appears to be trying to up their game, the two new Motorola Edge devices…
It is well known that recent Huawei devices are not allowed to be shipped with Google Mobile Services, including the Play Store. Many people, if not most, have overcome this issue by going through the frustrating process of installing Google yourself with the help of a Chinese app called LZ Play. So far, I have…
London based smartphone brand, F(x)tec is bringing to market its own contactless facial recognition thermometer, to help businesses reduce the spread of Covid-19 and restore confidence amongst employees and customers as UK lockdown measures ease. With a fever being the most common symptom of coronavirus, temperature screening will play a vital role in safeguarding work…
It is expected that AMD will announce the launch of their new Renoir desktop APUs sometime in the near future. Sitting at the top of the pack is the AMD Ryzen 7 4700G which is an 8 core 16 thread CPU running at 3.6Ghz with a boost speed of 4.45 GHz. It then has graphics…
Over the next two weeks, Anker has some fantastic summer deals on. They start on Monday the 6th of July through to Sunday the 12th for the first wave of options, then 13th through to the 19th for the second lot. eufy Security Wireless Video Doorbell (Battery-Powered) with 2K HD – £159.99 eufy are one…
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