Yesterday, Apple stealth released new and improved MacBook Air and iPad Pro models. Though the MacBook Air had already received a refresh back in October 2018, the laptop was lacking in many ways. With this latest release, Apple appears to have resolved many of these issues, including the controversial ‘Butterfly …
Read More »France gives Apple £1 billion fine for monopoly practices
Apple is occupied with handling the impact of the coronavirus outbreak. Resheduled events and difficult to reach quarterly goals are just a few items on the list of things that Apple has had to tackle so far this year. Now France adds one item to the list, a £1 billion fine …
Read More »NymphCast turns your Raspberry Pi into a streaming device
NymphCast is an open source project hosted at GitHub that allows your Raspberry Pi to be used as a streaming device. Maya Posch – the developer behind the free software – explains that NymphCast lets your “Linux-capable hardware” to be used as an audio and video source. NymphCast, however, is not limited to …
Read More »Lexon Oblio lets you clean and charge your phone at the same time
Wireless charging has been on the market for years with a many company investing into the technology – from the furniture giant IKEA to Apple. Now Lexon is looking to add to the selection of wireless chargers with its new stylish Lexon Oblio, a wireless charger that will also sanitise your …
Read More »Ryzen 4000 Mobile – 7nm Zen 2 & Vega Explained
AMD has shared more details on its upcoming Ryzen 4000 Mobile 'Renoir' APUs with 7nm Zen 2 and Vega cores. Offering up to eight cores and sixteen threads from the Zen 2-based CPU cores in 15W and 45W form, will AMD be able to compete against Intel's dominance in the mobile market? And how will AMD's strict focus on high performance graphics capability compare to Intel's competition?
Read More »Apple’s A14 chip may exceed 3GHz
Apple has recently invested into the development of ARM processors and the company is expected to release its first ARM powered Mac in 2021. The A14 ARM-based mobile processor is also expected to start being mass-produced in April this year. Now Research Snipers reports that the A14 chip may exceed 3GHz clock speed. …
Read More »Asus ProArt PA90 series now Nvidia RTX Studio certified
Asus has announced that compatible products from its ProArt PA90 series have been awarded Nvidia RTX Studio certification. All new purchases of Asus ProArt PA90 series products will benefit from qualifying for an exclusive complimentary Adobe Creative Cloud subscription for a limited period. ProArt Station PA90 mini PC’s equipped with …
Read More »Twelve South launch premium Journal case series for Apple devices
Twelve South has introduced new lines to its luxury leather case range by adding the Journal series for MacBook and iPad Pro. Both new cases are crafted from full-grain cognac leather and are designed to offer a luxurious premium feel. The new Journal series from Twelve South includes cases for …
Read More »Ubisoft doubles down on Stadia, adding three more games to the service
Google Stadia hasn’t received the most warm response since its release back in November 2019. Despite this, Ubisoft is continuing to support the service, recently announcing that three more of the publisher’s titles would be coming to the service. The games in question are Tom Clancy’s The Division 2, The …
Read More »Apple’s WWDC20 event scheduled for June; will be held online
WWDC is Apple’s Worldwide Developers Conference which is held every year in June. It is one of the company’s biggest events each year (perhaps second only to their September Keynote), and is used to announce new hardware alongside the new versions of iOS, iPadOS, and MacOS – among other surprises. …
Read More »Sennheiser announce Momentum True Wireless 2 earbuds
Sennheiser has introduced a new line of second-generation true wireless earbuds. The company has taken its premium true wireless earphones and added new enhancements such as Active Noise Cancellation with refined ergonomics and a long battery life that can be extended via a charging case. The new Momentum True Wireless …
Read More »5G phones made up less than 1% of smartphone sales in the US last year
There's no doubt that 5G devices are becoming more popular, with the likes of Samsung already selling a large number of 5G smartphones. It might come as a surprise to many that 5G phones are reported to have accounted for less than 1% of the total sales of smartphones in …
Read More »Doom Eternal won’t hit 4K60 on Stadia as was previously promised
The promise of Google Stadia when it was first announced was that the streaming platform would allow for users to play games at 4K and 60fps regardless of the hardware capability of one’s PC. Since Stadia’s release however, many of the games featured on the platform have failed to hit …
Read More »iOS 14 may feature ability to convert handwritten words into typed text
iOS 14 is expected to be unveiled in autumn 2020 but we have already heard reports about new features that might be introduced in the next iteration of the OS – such as full mouse support. Now it is reported by MacRumors that iOS 14 may include a new “PencilKit feature” that allows …
Read More »Sharp rolls out Freeview Play on UK Android based TVs
Sharp has announced that the UK’s fastest-growing TV platform, Freeview Play will be made available on all its Android-based TVs via an update due to roll out soon across all SharpAndorid devices. An update to enable Freeview Play on all Sharp Android TVs will provide UK TV viewers with access …
Read More »Huawei P40 and P40 Pro launch event cancelled, will be unveiled online
Huawei was expected to unveil the P40 series of phones at a global launch event in Paris. But due to the coronavirus outbreak, the launch event was cancelled, making Huawei the latest in a long line of companies – including Facebook, Google and Nvidia – to cancel events. Now Huawei is expected …
Read More »iOS 14 set to bring with it full mouse support; new iPad keyboards with trackpads
iOS 13 served as a major development for iPads. Introduced alongside the update last year was iPadOS – an offshoot of iOS which provided more utility to iPad users, narrowing the gap between tablets and laptops. It would appear as though iOS 14 is set to bridge this even further …
Read More »Amid publishers pulling out, Ubisoft announces its full support of GeForce Now
GeForce Now has had an unfortunate few weeks. After finally launching to a positive reception, the game streaming service immediately began to have issues due to Activision-Blizzard removing their games from the service. Since then, a number of other companies have also withdrawn. Amid all this, Ubisoft have come out …
Read More »Redmi introduces LCD screens with in-display fingerprint sensors
In-display fingerprint sensors have been on the market since 2018, with companies such as Samsung, OnePlus, Qualcomm and Vivo all utilising the technology. Since then, the feature has become somewhat of an industry standard for many flagships. So far in-display fingerprint sensors have come either in optical or ultrasonic variants. Both variants …
Read More »Kingston refresh Canvas SD and microSD card series
Kingston has announced a refresh of its Canvas series SD and microSD cards along with new MobileLite Plus card readers today. The new Canvas Plus SD series includes Kingston’s first UHS-II card while MobileLite Plus UHS-II readers have been engineered to support these new high-speed cards. The new Canvas Plus …
Read More »Apple Watches might soon detect blood oxygen levels
According to new reports, Apple is placing an even greater focus on health with the development of a new Apple Watch feature that can detect blood oxygen levels. It's not confirmed when this feature will roll out, but it could form part of watchOS 7 set to release later this …
Read More »Huawei phone sales expected to drop in 2020 due to US sanctions
The trade war between the US and China has been going on since 2018 and has affected Chinese and US companies alike. One Chinese company that has been targeted in particular is Huawei. While the US decision to blacklist Huawei didn't seem to put too much of a dent in the …
Read More »UNISOC announces its latest mobile 5G platform based on the 6nm EUV node
Mobile communications and IoT chipset supplier UNISOC has officially announced its latest generation 5G SoC mobile platform – T7520 based on the 6nm EUV manufacturing node to offer an optimised 5G experience with enhanced AI computing and multimedia imaging processing capabilities. UNISOC’s T7520 smartphone platform features some of the latest …
Read More »Doogee launch the N100 affordable smartphone handset
Doogee has announced the launch of a new affordable smartphone. The Doogee N100 is packed with features including a 10,000 mAh battery, 21-megapixel dual rear camera with a 5.99-inch Full HD display. With an impressive 10,000 mAh battery, Doogee claims that its new N100 handset is the world’s most portable …
Read More »GPD Win Max is a mini gaming laptop with an integrated gamepad
GPD, also known as GamePad Digital, is a Chinese company focused on developing multiple portable devices, such as Windows mini laptops, UMPCs and Android handheld game consoles. Their latest product is the GPD Win Max, a mini laptop aimed at gamers. In an r/gpdwin subreddit post (via liliputing), Redditor u/JackFrost71 shared the …
Read More »OnePlus 8 spec details leak ahead of rumoured April launch
While we had our first apparent leak of the upcoming OnePlus 8 back in October 2019, news on the 2020 flagship has been slow since. That changed a little this week, as hardware specs and feature details have begun doing the rounds on the web. As reported by 9to5Google, two …
Read More »Apple reportedly preparing multiple devices with Mini LED displays
While OLED is still seen as the cream of the crop when it comes to displays, the last year has seen a surge of interest around Mini LED. There have been rumours of Apple switching to this new display technology in particular, with the latest reports indicating that the MacBook …
Read More »Castlevania: Symphony of the Night comes to iOS and Android
Smartphone ports of classic games are nothing new. Games such as the GTA series and Mega Man, alongside an abundance of Sega titles have all made their way to mobile systems – with varying degrees of success. Now Konami is following in their footsteps as the publisher has released a …
Read More »Mario Kart Tour will finally receive multiplayer on the 8th of March
Mario Kart Tour initially launched in September 2019 to a great deal of buzz surrounding it. Bringing the iconic series to smartphones could have allowed for everyone to experience the best of Mario Kart. Unfortunately the game launched with a number of issues such as its control scheme, gacha mechanics, …
Read More »Gigabyte Aorus showcasing new gaming products at PAX East
Gigabyte’s premium gaming division Aorus will be showcasing its line of next-generation products for gamers at PAX East this weekend. Aorus plans to show off an arsenal of new pre-built PC gaming systems, gaming monitors and laptops during the gaming festival held at the Boston Convention & Exhibition Centre. The …
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