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Google warns against installing Google services (GMS) on Honor and Huawei phones that it has not officially certified. (Image source: Notebookcheck)

New Huawei and Honor smartphones: Google warns against installing Google services and apps

Google is now officially warning against sideloading Google services, the Play Store and other well-known Google apps on newer Honor and Huawei smartphones. While the announcement only affects those handsets that Google has not ce...

Alex Alderson, Sun, 23 Feb 2020 23:44:00 +0100

Microsoft Surface Pro 7: Evergreen without real innovations

Fully-loaded Microsoft Surface Pro 7 with i7 in Review: A Premium Worth its Price

Following our extensive Core i5-equipped Microsoft Surface Pro 7 review we also took a closer look a the i7 SKU with more RAM. Users can expect more than just improved CPU performance. Find out in our review what other differences...

Nino Ricchizzi, Sun, 23 Feb 2020 23:42:00 +0100

With lighting: Project turns the Raspberry Pi into a NAS for 3.5-inch drives. (Image source: HarryTheB)

With lighting: Turn your Raspberry Pi into a NAS for 3.5-inch drives

Fancy making your Raspberry Pi into a NAS? Well, how about giving it a unique design too? If both tickle your fancy, then a new project posted on Hackaday.io is worth checking out. The flying saucer design event features a "cow ab...

Alex Alderson, Sun, 23 Feb 2020 23:38:00 +0100

HyperPixel: A High-resolution touch display for the Raspberry Pi

With the HyperPixel 4.0 Square, Pimoroni has developed a comparatively high-resolution display, especially for single-board computers like the Raspberry Pi. The model supports capacitive input too has a resolution of 720 x 720 pix...

Alex Alderson, Sun, 23 Feb 2020 23:34:00 +0100

NVIDIA may showcase its Ampere architecture at GTC 2020 next month in San Francisco. (Image source: NVIDIA)

Rumour | NVIDIA Ampere GPUs to feature 2x performance than the RTX 20 series, PCIe 4.0, up to 826 mm² dies and 20 GB of VRAM

Rumour has it that NVIDIA will unveil Ampere GPUs, the RTX 3000 series, next month at GTC 2020. While we already know that the architecture will be manufactured on a 7 nm process, new leaks claim that the RTX 3000 series will spor...

Alex Alderson, Sun, 23 Feb 2020 23:31:00 +0100

These new photos match the renders released by OnLeaks earlier this year. (Image source: OnLeaks)

Rumour | OnePlus 8 and OnePlus 8 Pro appear in hands-on images

OnePlus is slated to release its new trio of smartphones soon, rumoured to be the OnePlus 8, OnePlus 8 Pro and OnePlus 8 Lite. While leaks and renders of the devices have already been posted online, someone seems to have gotten th...

Alex Alderson, Sun, 23 Feb 2020 23:22:00 +0100

Some private WhatsApp group invite links may be searchable. (Source: WhatsApp)

App researchers report that WhatsApp group invites are searchable online

WhatsApp sets a lot of store by the privacy in messaging it supposedly offers. However, allegations that links that invite new users to private groups are searchable online have recently emerged. This is due to the fact Google has...

Deirdre O Donnell, Sun, 23 Feb 2020 23:14:00 +0100

There may be a new version of the AirPods Pro soon. (Source: Apple)

Apple may launch a new AirPods Pro variant soon

A new report by a Taiwanese media outlet claims that a company from the same country may be engaged to help produce the upcoming AirPods Pro Lite. These putative devices are thought to be a more affordable version of Apple's TWS e...

Deirdre O Donnell, Sun, 23 Feb 2020 22:43:00 +0100

The Sony Xperia 1 II. (Source: Max Weinbach)

The return of the headphone jack: Sony Xperia 1 II official spec sheet leaks in full ahead of launch

Sony will unveil its next flagship tomorrow and the phone's technical spec sheet has surfaced, revealing a device that competes against the Samsung Galaxy S20+ without necessarily losing. Major talking points include the return of...

Ricci Rox, Sun, 23 Feb 2020 18:18:00 +0100

Future Samsung phones may have a waterfall display. (Source: Vivo)

Samsung patents its take on the waterfall display

Samsung has filed a patent with the US Patent and Trademarks Office (USPTO) for a kind of display that, despite curving down around the sides of the phone, can also have physical buttons. This, in effect, is a new kind of punch-ho...

Deirdre O\\\\\\\'Donnell, Sun, 23 Feb 2020 15:03:00 +0100

The Mi A-series peaked with the Mi A1. (Source: Mi)

Feature | What is going on with Xiaomi's Android One Mi A-series?

The Mi A1 signaled the start of major OEMs adopting Google's Android One program. While one would expect Xiaomi to build on the success of the Mi A1, it's starting to look like the series peaked with the phone. Poor updates, bad q...

Ricci Rox, Sun, 23 Feb 2020 09:20:00 +0100

Eurocom sets new world record, crams 16 TB of SSD storage onto its Nightsky RX15 laptop (Source: Eurocom)

Eurocom sets new world record, crams 16 TB of SSD storage onto its lightweight Nightsky RX15 laptop

The 15.6-inch laptop houses a Core i9-9980HK CPU, GeForce RTX 2070 GPU, and up to 64 GB of RAM with 16 TB of SSD storage across two M.2 2280 slots and a 2.5-inch SATA III bay.

Allen Ngo, Sun, 23 Feb 2020 07:47:00 +0100

Bethesda has removed all games except one from the GeForce Now streaming service. (Source: Nvidia)

GeForce Now loses major titles as Bethesda removes games

A key selling point of the GeForce Now service has been the ability for subscribers to access and stream any game which they have already purchased via other means. However, user confidence has taken a hit as Bethesda follows Acti...

Craig Ward, Sun, 23 Feb 2020 02:10:00 +0100

The Intel Core i9-10900 ES struggled with multi-core testing. (Image source: OC3D)

Intel Core i9-10900 sample's pedestrian results on Cinebench R15 and Cinebench R20 won't trouble AMD's Ryzen 9 3900X

An alleged Comet Lake desktop processor, the Intel Core i9-10900, has been put through its paces on both Cinebench R15 and Cinebench R20. The engineering sample (ES) posted some unimpressive multi-core results that won’t challenge...

Daniel R Deakin, Sun, 23 Feb 2020 01:12:00 +0100

Schenker XMG Pro 15: A lot of power but annoying fans

The XMG Pro 15 from Schenker Technologies presents itself as a compact gaming notebook with plenty of performance. We were rather disappointed by the fan behavi...
Intel Core i7-9750H | NVIDIA GeForce RTX 2070 Mobile | 15.6" | 2.5 kg

Florian Glaser, Sat, 22 Feb 2020 18:43:00 +0100

The Eve V is going on sale for the last time. (Source: Eve Devices)

Eve V: a final sale event has been announced for this "Surface alternative"

Eve will launch its "last chance" to buy its first crowd-designed tablet, the V, soon. The company will sell the core i7, 16GB RAM variant of this product at less than US$800 on this date. However, the actual delivery of the same ...

Deirdre O Donnell, Sat, 22 Feb 2020 17:31:00 +0100

The G-SHOCK MR-G x Bruce Lee watch. (Source: Casio)

Casio honors a legend with its Bruce Lee-themed limited edition G-SHOCK

Casio has announced the Bruce Lee Collaboration Model, a specially-designed version of its high-end G-SHOCK MR-G watch series. It features a band and case colored to match the martial arts cinema legend's hallmark tracksuit, as we...

Deirdre O Donnell, Sat, 22 Feb 2020 16:50:00 +0100

Opinion | Boombox speakers just a gimmick? DxOMark casts aspersions on the LG G8 ThinQ's audio abilities

LG is regarded as being one of the best OEMs in terms of smartphone audio. That considered, the G8 ThinQ, LG's 2019 flagship, should offer excellent audio, right? Well, the phone has now been tested by DxOMark, with some shocking ...

Ricci Rox, Sat, 22 Feb 2020 09:30:00 +0100

The Dell XPS 15 is included in the current selection of laptop deals. (Image source: Dell)

Deal | Pick up a Dell XPS 13 laptop for less than US$650 or save US$500 on an XPS 15 with i9-9980HK CPU and GeForce GTX 1650 GPU

Dell has some enticing offers in its laptop deals section at the moment, with two of the highlights coming from the famed XPS range. For those looking for something like a media powerhouse, then the Dell XPS 15 with Intel’s Core i...

Daniel R Deakin, Sat, 22 Feb 2020 09:29:00 +0100

The AMD Ryzen Threadripper 3990X has a boost clock of 4.3 GHz. (Image source: AMD)

AMD Ryzen Threadripper 3990X leaves nearest Intel rival far in the distance as it tops PassMark's CPU Mark chart

A few samples of AMD’s Ryzen Threadripper 3990X have started appearing on PassMark and the results have been outstanding. The 64-core monster unsurprisingly shot straight to the top of the CPU Mark chart, which is already dominate...

Daniel R Deakin, Sat, 22 Feb 2020 08:52:00 +0100

Surface Pro 7 throttles 22 percent slower than the Surface Laptop 3 equipped with the exact same Core i7 CPU (Image source: Microsoft)

Microsoft Surface Pro 7 Core i7 performance can throttle by almost 30 percent over time

Don't be fooled into believing that the Core i7-1065G7 CPU in the latest Surface Pro 7 tablet can perform roughly the same as the Core i7-1065G7 in a "proper" Ultrabook. The tablet version of the processor can be around 22 percent...

Allen Ngo, Sat, 22 Feb 2020 06:37:00 +0100

Samsung's new VI line in South Korea. (Source: Samsung)

Samsung's most advanced factory is up and running

Samsung's newest production line is unique among the OEM's fabricators in that it is dedicated to the extreme UV lithography (EUV) process. This means that it is capable of making chipsets of the up-to-date 7-nanometer (nm) variet...

Deirdre O Donnell, Fri, 21 Feb 2020 23:14:00 +0100

Mobvoi's first 2020 Wear OS device is a TicWatch Pro refresh

Mobvoi has launched the TicWatch Pro 2020 on Amazon.com. It has a RAM upgrade, but sticks with the same SoC, design and battery life. Then again, as it still includes a dual display, it should still offer impressive longevity as a...

Deirdre O Donnell, Fri, 21 Feb 2020 22:32:00 +0100

Facebook will soon begin paying users for recordings of their voice, which the company claims it will use to improve products like the Portal. (Image via Amazon)

Facebook will pay you for a voice recording

Facebook will soon send invitations to some users of its Viewpoints marketing research app. The invites will allow users to record a phrase and the names of some of their friends in exchange for $5. Facebook claims these recording...

Sam Medley, Fri, 21 Feb 2020 21:54:00 +0100

Say what you will about the iPhone notch, it's great for the TOF market. (Source: Apple)

The time-of-flight (TOF) sensor market may hit nearly US$7 billion in 5 years

Time-of-flight (or TOF) sensors became a hallmark of flagship phones as of 2018. They may enhance 3D perception in these devices for photography or even biometrics purposes. However, they are also now projected to become important...

Deirdre O Donnell, Fri, 21 Feb 2020 21:53:00 +0100

The Galaxy A71 5G may be here soon. (Source: Samsung)

The Samsung Galaxy A71 5G is now a certified Wi-Fi device

The Galaxy A71 may be a convincing upper-mid range device; however, several leaks suggest Samsung has decided it would be improved with a 5G variant. This phone - the SM-A7160 - has now appeared on the Wi-Fi Alliance certification...

Deirdre O Donnell, Fri, 21 Feb 2020 21:06:00 +0100

It offers good performance despite small weaknesses: The MSI Prestige 14

MSI Prestige 14: Compactly-packed performance

MSI tries to strike a balance between a lot of mobility and high performance, with which content creators' attention in particular should be drawn to the Presti...
Intel Core i7-10710U | NVIDIA GeForce GTX 1650 Max-Q | 14" | 1.3 kg

Mike Wobker, Fri, 21 Feb 2020 20:16:00 +0100

A new mid-range tablet from Samsung is on the way, and it is called the Galaxy Tab A 8.4. (Image source: Android Headlines)

Samsung to launch mid-range Android tablet Galaxy Tab A 8.4 (2020)

Samsung will continue to launch new Android tablets in 2020, being one of the few Android OEMs to do so. The South Korean's next foray will seemingly be the Galaxy Tab A 8.4 (2020), a midrange tablet that comes with an Exynos 7904...

Alex Alderson, Fri, 21 Feb 2020 20:14:00 +0100

R.E.A.L. mod brings fully playable VR experience to GTA V

GTA V remains incredibly popular despite having a few years under its belt. If the main story and GTA Online are not enough, then how about GTA V in VR? Well, after year's of development, the R.E.A.L. mod for GTA V has done just t...

Alex Alderson, Fri, 21 Feb 2020 20:07:00 +0100

Apple Watch 6 with a round display? Bring it on!

The Apple Watch remains the world's most popular smartwatch series, although its design has largely remained the same over the years. How about one with a round display? Well, that is what one designer has dreamt up, and some peop...

Alex Alderson, Fri, 21 Feb 2020 20:01:00 +0100

The iPhone SE 2? The iPhone 9? Guess again, apparently. (Image source: ConceptsiPhone)

Rumour | iPhone SE 2: Apple misses mass production deadline for its next "budget" smartphone amid new name leak

Apparently, Apple's next budget smartphone, rumoured to start at US$399, will not be called the iPhone SE 2 or iPhone 9. Instead, a new leak has pointed to Apple marketing the spiritual successor to the iPhone SE by a completely d...

Alex Alderson, Fri, 21 Feb 2020 19:57:00 +0100

Bestsellers: The Xiaomi Mi 10 and Mi 10 Pro will be available in new batches until February 28. (Image source: Xiaomi)

Xiaomi Mi 10 and Mi 10 Pro are back in stock, but only in batches

The Xiaomi Mi 10 and Mi 10 Pro are in high demand at the moment, with the first two batches of handsets selling out almost instantly. After selling around US$28.5 million worth of units in under a minute, Xiaomi has now announced ...

Alex Alderson, Fri, 21 Feb 2020 19:53:00 +0100

Comparison of Laptop Graphics Cards

Inclusive list of all graphics cards currently available for notebooks. Approximate 3DMark benchmarks results are provided in italic.

Notebookcheck, Fri, 21 Feb 2020 17:19:56 +0100

Mobile Graphics Cards - Benchmark List

Sort and filter through all currently available mobile graphics cards by performance or specification.

Klaus Hinum, Fri, 21 Feb 2020 17:19:56 +0100

Computer Games on Laptop Graphics Cards

Benchmark list of all laptop graphics cards and their performance in real games. The list is divided in different settings and can be searched and restricted.

Klaus Hinum, Fri, 21 Feb 2020 17:19:56 +0100

This is the LG V60 ThinQ. Image via Android Headlines.

Renders of LG V60 ThinQ leak, showing few design changes from V50 ThinQ and G8X ThinQ

A leaked render posted by Android Headlines shows off the upcoming LG V60 ThinQ. The flagship phone retains much of the design language from the G8X and V50 ThinQ, including a waterdrop notch and a dedicated Google Assistant butto...

Sam Medley, Fri, 21 Feb 2020 16:44:00 +0100

Xiaomi may also upgrade the rear cameras with a 64 MP sensor. (Image Source: XiaomiToday)

Xiaomi Black Shark 3 gaming phone specs leak out

3C spilled the beans about the 5G certification and the inclusion of a 65 W charger, then Xiaomi confirmed the 65 W fast charging feature also revealing that the Black Shark 3 includes a 5,000 mAh battery that can be fully charged...

Bogdan Solca, Fri, 21 Feb 2020 16:32:00 +0100

PiNAS: Make your Raspberry Pi into an affordable two-drive NAS (Image source: AraymBox)

PiNAS: Make your Raspberry Pi into an affordable NAS

With the PiNAS, you can put a Raspberry Pi to use as an inexpensive network-attached storage (NAS). The PiNAS can accommodate at least two drives and should be easy to configure.

Alex Alderson, Fri, 21 Feb 2020 16:23:00 +0100

Are multiple custom Ice Lake-powered Macbook Pro 13 SKUs due this year? (Image source: Apple)

Rumour | Evidence shows that multiple Ice Lake-based versions of the MacBook Pro 13 could be in development

It has only been a few days since an Ice Lake-powered Apple device appeared online, but now more have popped up. Possibly versions of the rumoured new MacBook Pro 13, a refresh that may borrow the scissor mechanism keyboard from t...

Alex Alderson, Fri, 21 Feb 2020 16:19:00 +0100

Adafruit Color TFT Bonnet: A versatile Raspberry Pi expansion board. (Image source: Adafruit)

Adafruit Color TFT Bonnet: A versatile expansion board that can turn a Raspberry Pi into a handheld games console

With the Color TFT Bonnet, Adafruit has created an expansion board that can make a Raspberry Pi into a miniature handheld games console. The Bonnet features a 1.3-inch colour IPS panel, a joystick and two pushbuttons.

Alex Alderson, Fri, 21 Feb 2020 16:07:00 +0100

The Acer ConceptD 5 CN515-51 misses a clear target market thanks to cost-cutting

In our review, the Acer ConceptD 5 shows some interesting qualities. But at important points, Acer ruins things with cost cuts. The Acer laptop just does not ma...
Intel Core i7-8705G | AMD Radeon RX Vega M GL / 870 | 15.6" | 1.5 kg

Benjamin Herzig, Fri, 21 Feb 2020 16:00:00 +0100

The Xperia L4, what was Sony thinking? (Image source: Sony)

Sony limps into 2020 with the Xperia L4

So, Sony has announced its first Xperia smartphone of 2020. Do not get your hopes up, though. The L4 retains the 21:9 display of recent Xperia smartphones, along with the underwhelming 2-year old chipset that powered its predecess...

Alex Alderson, Fri, 21 Feb 2020 16:00:00 +0100

The Mi A2 started receiving Android 10 last month. (Image source: Xiaomi)

Rumour | Xiaomi may have pulled the Android 10 update for the Mi A2 again

While the Mi A3 continues its wait for Android 10, its predecessor received its final OS upgrade last month. The upgrade path to Android 10 for the Mi A2 has not proven straightforward though, with it being possible that Xiaomi ha...

Alex Alderson, Fri, 21 Feb 2020 15:50:00 +0100

The Comet Lake-S CPUs will require a new LGA1200 socket. (Image Source: WCCFTech)

Comet Lake-S European pricing list leaked up to the i5-10600, reveals entry-level Celeron base clocks

Looking at the estimated prices, it seems like Intel is going to be in trouble once again, as AMD's direct competitors appear to be better priced. Still, the inclusion of F-series chips could lead to some interesting duels. For no...

Bogdan Solca, Fri, 21 Feb 2020 14:39:00 +0100

DxOMark | Don't buy the OnePlus 7T Pro over the OnePlus 7 Pro if cameras are your priority

DxOMark has now put the OnePlus 7T Pro through its camera test. The phone recorded the exact same overall score as the older OnePlus 7 Pro. That makes sense, of course, seeing as both phones feature essentially the same SoC and id...

Ricci Rox, Fri, 21 Feb 2020 13:57:00 +0100

Reliance Jio has introduced a new plan in India.

Reliance Jio's Rs. 2,121 plan has you covered for 336 days with 1.5 GB of data per day, and more

Reliance Jio has announced its Rs. 2,121 ($30) plan that gives subscribers 1.5 GB of mobile data per day along other benefits such as 12,000 minutes of talk time for other networks, and access to Jio apps. The announcement comes s...

Anil Satyanarayana, Fri, 21 Feb 2020 13:49:00 +0100

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