Just a few months ago, we reviewed the ASUS ROG Zephyrus GA502- one of the best budget gaming laptops on the market today. We were already impressed with its specs and performance at the £1249 launch price, but today, you can get it a lot cheaper in the UK, with …
Read More »Razer upgrades Blade 15 Base model with Nvidia GTX 1660Ti
Back in late 2018, Razer expanded its Blade 15 laptop lineup with an all-new ‘base' model, which lowered the entry level cost for Razer's gaming laptop series. Today at IFA, the Blade 15 Base got a nice update, bumping up the CPU and GPU specs for better performance. The new …
Read More »Razer’s new Blade Stealth is the world’s first gaming ultrabook
Today at IFA, Razer kicked off the event by announcing the all new Razer Blade Stealth 13, which doubles as the world's first gaming ultrabook.
Read More »Apple apologises for Siri privacy issues and will implement an opt-in
Last month, Apple found itself in the middle of a privacy controversy after it came to light that the tech giant had contractors employed to listen in on secretly obtained Siri recordings. This practice was quickly called out by privacy advocates, leading to Apple suspending the program indefinitely. Now, Apple …
Read More »MSI launches trio of Intel 10th Gen powered laptops
We've seen plenty of monitor and peripheral announcements throughout this week, but there have also been some interesting announcements on the laptop front. This week, MSI announced the expansion of its creator line up laptops, the world's first to be powered by Intel's new 10th Gen six-core processors. The new …
Read More »ASUS Republic of Gamers Zephyrus GX502GW Review
Its quite the looker, but does this svelte design from ASUS tick all the boxes?
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MSI has crammed a 9900K into this laptop, and they say it can run at 5GHz on all cores
Read More »2015 MacBook Pro banned from flights due to unsafe batteries
Following this year's recall, the 2015 MacBook Pro has been banned from flights in the U.S.
Read More »Google Pixel 4 to upgrade to a 90Hz ‘Smooth Display’
It has been almost two months since Google first began teasing the Pixel 4, due to release later this year. Leaks had already begun to pop up, so Google decided to just lift the curtain itself and show off the new design. Still, there is plenty that we don't know …
Read More »Apple might bring back Touch ID with under-screen sensor
Over the last couple of years, Apple has phased out Touch ID and replaced it with Face ID. The change is partially driven by the new reduced bezel design, although there were also reports that Apple couldn't get an under-display version of Touch ID working properly. Now, it looks like …
Read More »Samsung Galaxy Note 10 images leak ahead launch, 5G model confirmed
Update (05.08.19): Samsung Unpacked 2019 is taking place in just a couple of days but as is often the case with smartphones, leaks have come ahead of time. Last month, we saw a few images pop up for the Galaxy Note 10, now a new leak confirms the Galaxy Note …
Read More »G-Technology G-Drive Mobile Pro SSD 500GB External Drive Review
It's an external SSD that can withstand a surprising amount of force
Read More »Apple suspends Siri grading program following privacy scandal
Within the last couple of weeks, Apple has found itself in the middle of another privacy and security misstep. A report surfaced stating that contractors were given access to Siri recordings and would often hear private conversations while trying to ‘grade' Siri commands in order to improve the service in …
Read More »Samsung to announce two new devices today ahead of Galaxy Unpacked
While we weren't expecting to see any new smartphone announcements from Samsung until next week, it looks like we'll be getting two surprises later today. Samsung Unpacked is taking place next Wednesday but the company has announced plans to reveal two devices today in a pre-event stream. The early stream …
Read More »NVIDIA updates RTX Studio lineup with new laptops and 30-bit colour support on GeForce
Back at Computex, NVIDIA launched its new ‘RTX Studio' initiative, aiming to create professional drivers for creative desktop users and powerful workstation laptops for those who need to do design, editing, modelling work on the go. We saw a bunch of RTX Studio laptops announced then but a few more …
Read More »Cooler Master GS750 Headset stand with MH751 Headset
It's a headset stand with RGB, a mobile phone charger and it has a sound card too!
Read More »Apple is acquiring Intel’s smartphone modem business for $1 billion
In another surprise move, Apple has acquired Intel's smartphone modem business.
Read More »Samsung addresses Galaxy Fold issues and plans new launch in September
It has been a long road for Samsung bringing its first foldable smartphone to market. We first saw proof of concept displays in 2014 and there have been consistent rumours surrounding a foldable phone/tablet each year since. A few months ago, Samsung officially put those rumours to bed with the …
Read More »RED admits to Hydrogen One troubles and commits to improved Hydrogen Two
There were plenty of stumbles along the way for RED bringing its first smartphone to market. The Hydrogen One didn't quite live up to expectations but RED is ready for round two, with the Hydrogen Two set to launch some time soon with a new design to avoid the issues …
Read More »ASUS ROG Phone II ramps up hardware specs and adds 120Hz OLED with HDR
It has been just over one year since ASUS first announced the ROG Phone and now, it looks like we are due a new model with a few significant upgrades. The original ROG Phone still has hardware to be reckoned with but the new and improved version will raise the …
Read More »The best gaming laptops on Amazon Prime Day
Amazon Prime Day ends later tonight but there is still some time to grab a good deal. So far, we have covered some of the best monitors and SSDs on sale for Prime Day and today we will be taking a look at gaming laptops, including the highly praised ASUS …
Read More »MSI GT76 Titan DT 9SG sneak peek / Core i9-9900K at 5GHz!
MSi took Leo down their new Titan laptop with a 9900k desktop CPU which they claim can hit 5ghz
Read More »Apple disables Watch Walkie-Talkie app due to eavesdropping bug
While Apple normally likes to shout about its security efforts across its devices, the company has had a few notable slip ups lately. A few months ago, a FaceTime bug paved the way for secret eavesdropping through a Mac, iPhone or iPad microphone and now, a similar issue has been …
Read More »Apple to pay Samsung hefty sum for unused OLED supply after low iPhone X sales
It is well known at this point that despite all of the buzz around the iPhone X ahead of launch, the phone did not selling as well as expected. Samsung was a key partner for the iPhone X and produced many OLED displays for Apple based on expected demand. Now, …
Read More »Apple reportedly moving away from butterfly switches following consistent MacBook issues
Over the last few years, Apple has been giving itself plenty of headaches thanks to its choice of keyboard switches on MacBook models. Since moving from traditional low-profile laptop keyboards, there have been numerous reports of keyboard failures and sticky keys on newer MacBook models, which has led to repair …
Read More »Samsung CEO says he pushed Galaxy Fold to market before it was ready
The Samsung Galaxy Fold has been missing in action since April, after early review units showed signs of display failure issues. Since then, there have been reports that Samsung has tweaked the design to mitigate these issues and has begun manufacturing new models but a new release date has yet …
Read More »Oppo wants to eliminate the smartphone notch with an under-screen camera
Over the last two years, we have seen most of the smartphone market shift over to ‘all screen' designs with slimmer bezels than ever before. This resulted in the ‘notch' trend at first, where part of the display is covered to maintain room for a front facing camera, but companies …
Read More »Jony Ive is leaving Apple after almost three decades
After almost three decades working at Apple, Jony Ive has announced that he will be stepping down and leaving the company this year to start his own company. Ive has served as the Chief Design Officer at Apple for many years now and has been responsible for the design of …
Read More »Apple hires new chip architect, could be looking to move Macs to ARM CPUs
There has been plenty of talk surrounding Apple's future plans to develop its own in-house chips moving forward. Back in 2017, Apple split up with Imagination Technologies and started developing its own GPUs for future iOS devices. Now, we could be seeing Apple expand towards its own CPUs as well, …
Read More »Apple urges US government not to expand China trade tariffs
Last week we learned that Apple was looking to move as much as 30 percent of its production out of China and into Southeast Asia in an effort to minimise the financial impact of the US government's new trade tariffs. Now, Apple has officially addressed the current situation between the …
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