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The Redmi Note 8 will not receive Android 10 until July at the earliest. (Image source: Xiaomi)

Xiaomi to continue Android 10 rollout for the Redmi Note 8 Pro this month; no joy for the Redmi Note 8 until July at the earliest

Xiaomi may have already unveiled MIUI 12, but the Redmi Note 8 remains one of the devices still awaiting Android 10. While Xiaomi has confirmed that it will be continuing the rollout of the OS upgrade to the Redmi Note 8 Pro this ...

Alex Alderson, 04 May 2020 21:18

The Dell G3 was refreshed in late 2019 with the 3590 series. (Image source: Dell)

Discovery of an "AMD Pulsar M200502" in a Dell G3 laptop leads to new Ryzen 4000 APU speculation, but it's actually an old Intel chip in disguise

A UserBenchmark record featuring an “AMD Pulsar M200502” processor has recently been discovered, curiously as a part of a Dell G3 laptop. There was some speculation that this could possibly be a new Ryzen 4000 engineering sample g...

Daniel R Deakin, 04 May 2020 12:59

The Exynos 990 has been a colossal disappointment. (Source: Samsung)

Exynos 990-powered Galaxy S20+ flops hard in gaming comparison video versus the Redmi Note 8 Pro

The Exynos 990 on the Samsung Galaxy S20 has failed just about every test it's been presented with and that trend continues. In a gaming comparison video versus the MediaTek Helio G90T-powered Redmi Note 8 Pro, the Exynos 990-powe...

Ricci Rox, 04 May 2020 01:07

The Asus ROG Zephyrus G14 laptop comes with AMD's Ryzen 5 4600HS. (Image source: Asus)

AMD Ryzen 5 4600HS in Asus ROG Zephyrus G14 scores higher than the average Intel Core i7-10750H on UserBenchmark but still gets a lower bench result

An AMD Ryzen 5 4600HS APU sample has been spotted on UserBenchmark as part of an Asus ROG Zephyrus G14 laptop. The new Ryzen 4000 chip racked up some excellent scores on the benchmark that offered a higher overall score than the a...

Daniel R Deakin, 03 May 2020 10:58

Xiaomi's default web browser allegedly records users' browsing habits

Security researchers have discovered that Xiaomi's default web browser records and transmits user data to remote servers. It includes potentially sensitive information such as search engine queries and browsing history, and the be...

Anil Satyanarayana, 01 May 2020 12:28

The Intel Core i9-10900K desktop processor can reach a 5.3 GHz boost clock. (Image source: HardZone)

Intel Core i9-10900K hands out huge Time Spy CPU Score but gets unsurprisingly left far behind by AMD Ryzen 9 3950X in Cinebench R15 multi-core comparison

Intel’s new Comet Lake Core i9-10900K has been spotted in a couple of benchmarks. The 10-core desktop processor performed incredibly well in 3DMark’s Time Spy where it produced a high CPU score. However, the i9-10900K fared much w...

Daniel R Deakin, 30 Apr 2020 13:46

Most Americans don't trust big tech with properly tracking coronavirus cases.

Half of Americans with smartphones don't trust tech companies to properly handle COVID-19 tracking

In a recent poll from the Washington Post and the University of Maryland, more than half of smartphone users in America expressed distrust in how big tech companies would handle tracking and reporting coronavirus cases. Additional...

Sam Medley, 30 Apr 2020 06:12

One user claims his Galaxy S20 Ultra rear camera glass cracked despite being in this heavy duty case and not dropped. (Source: Samsung)

Not all it's cracked up to be? Galaxy S20 Ultra users now complaining of broken rear camera glass

Samsung’s Galaxy S20 Ultra was expected to be the Android enthusiast’s smartphone of choice in 2020, however, things don’t appear to be going too well for the high-end handset. Following reports of a range of issues plaguing the f...

Sanjiv Sathiah, 29 Apr 2020 15:42

The Mi 10 Lite Zoom 5G and the Mi 10 Youth Edition 5G are the same device. (Image source: Xiaomi)

Qualcomm accidentally confirms the Mi 10 Lite Zoom, seemingly the global version of the Mi 10 Youth Edition

Hot on the heels of yesterday's launch Xiaomi event comes the Mi 10 Lite Zoom, another Snapdragon 765G-powered smartphone. Accidentally confirmed by Qualcomm in a press release about Quick Charge 3+, the Mi 10 Lite Zoom is seeming...

Alex Alderson, 28 Apr 2020 17:45

The POCO F2 Pro may be the global version of the Redmi K30 Pro. (Image source: Xiaomi)

Opinion | The POCO F2 Pro underlines why Xiaomi's branding is a mess

An updated list of Google Play-certified devices suggests that the Redmi K30 Pro is coming to India as the Redmi K30 Pro after all. Meanwhile, the Redmi K30 Pro will be released globally as the POCO F2 Pro. With the Redmi K30 the ...

Alex Alderson, 27 Apr 2020 16:30

Xiaomi is still yet to update the Mi Note 10 or Mi CC9 Pro to Android 10 (Image source: Xiaomi)

Xiaomi rolls out another Android 9.0 Pie update to the Mi Note 10 and Mi Note 10 Pro just days before it makes MIUI 12 available

With MIUI 12 rumoured to be available from MIUI 12, Xiaomi has decided to push another Android 9.0 Pie-based update to the Mi Note 10 and Mi Note 10 Pro. While Xiaomi has pledged to update the CC9 Pro to Android 10 by the end of t...

Alex Alderson, 24 Apr 2020 19:36

A concept render of the Mi Mix 4 with a wraparound display. (Image source: @WaqarKhanHD & 91Mobiles)

Do not be fooled into believing this latest fake Mi Mix 4 leak

Rumour has it that the Mi Mix 4 has been sighted on Geekbench, complete with 10 GB of RAM and a Snapdragon 865+ processor. While the Mi Mix 3 is long overdue an upgrade, there is no truth to this latest Mi Mix 4 rumour.

Alex Alderson, 24 Apr 2020 16:21

Tread lightly before opening any texts on your iOS device

A string of text with Sindhi characters is crashing iOS devices worldwide

A particular string of characters in the Sindhi language seems to be wreaking havoc on iOS devices worldwide. Upon receiving the text in question, iOS crashes completely. A force restart is required to get the iPhone/iPad operatio...

Anil Satyanarayana, 24 Apr 2020 12:01

It looks like the details of the alleged upcoming Redmi Pad 5G tablet might be fake. (Image source: xiaomishka.ru)

Potential bad news for Redmi Pad 5G admirers: Noted tipster believes the leaked promo image of the new tablet from Xiaomi is fake

A recent leak concerning an alleged Redmi Pad 5G tablet depicted a very attractive device at an almost unbelievable price. A well-known tipster has taken a closer look at the leaked image and believes its contents are fake. The Re...

Daniel R Deakin, 23 Apr 2020 11:48

Samsung says the Galaxy S20 Ultra autofocus issue is not a bug that can be fixed with an update

Some owners of the most expensive Galaxy S20 variant have reportedly complained to its maker, Samsung, that its rear cameras cannot focus over very short distances. The same users have called for a firmware upgrade that might fix ...

Deirdre O Donnell, 22 Apr 2020 22:25

The PlayStation 4 is the gold standard of the current generation of consoles. (Image source: Sony)

Forget the upcoming PS5 vs Xbox Series X battle, the PlayStation 4 is still busy destroying the Xbox One in global hardware sales

Global hardware sales figures for major consoles have been shared online, and it appears that the PlayStation 4 is still far and away the most popular console in the world at the moment. Over 325,000 units of the PS4 were sold in ...

Daniel R Deakin, 21 Apr 2020 12:06

Western Digital, Seagate, and Toshiba have been found to be using SMR technology in regular drives without advertising them appropriately. (Image Source: Bru-nO via Pixabay)

Western Digital, Seagate, and Toshiba have been using slower technology in some recent hard drives without telling customers

Western Digital, Seagate, and Toshiba have been in the news recently for using SMR technology in drives without advertising them as such. In the case of Western Digital and Seagate, it consisted of substituting SMR drives into pro...

Craig Ward, 18 Apr 2020 12:32

Most reviewers have offered positive reactions for AMD's Ryzen 4000 Renoir APUs. (Image source: CSITQuestions)

Updated | UserBenchmark gets banned from major subreddit due to drama generation

UserBenchmark has received a significant blow today with the news that it has been banned from a major subreddit. The moderators of r/hardware, which has over 1.1 million members, have made the decision that threads regarding the ...

Daniel R Deakin, 18 Apr 2020 10:00

The Mi Note 10 and Mi Note 10 Pro are still yet to receive Android 10. (Image source: Xiaomi)

Xiaomi keeps the Mi Note 10 and Mi Note 10 Pro on Android 9.0 Pie for another month, and fans aren't happy about it

The Mi Note 10 series, and by extension the Mi CC9 Pro, are the forgotten children of Xiaomi. Announced after the launch of Android 10, Xiaomi released the Mi Note 10 and Mi Note 10 Pro on Android 9.0 Pie. Five months on, the late...

Alex Alderson, 17 Apr 2020 20:01

Firmware version 7.50 reportedly causes a lot of problems for some PlayStation 4 users

PlayStation 4 firmware update 7.50 reportedly forces some consoles into a boot loop

Some PlayStation 4 consoles have reportedly been rendered inoperable by the latest software update. The 7.50 firmware allegedly forces some consoles into a boot loop. Other users state that their disk drives stopped working after ...

Anil Satyanarayana, 17 Apr 2020 18:30

The Intel Core i5-10600 has a 65 W TDP. (Image source: Profesional Review)

Intel Core i5-10600 sample manages higher bench result on UserBenchmark than AMD Ryzen 5 3600 despite overall lower test scores

A Comet Lake Intel Core i5-10600 sample has been spotted on UserBenchmark, where it managed an “outstanding” bench result and scored particularly highly in the single-core test. However, even though its overall score is lower than...

Daniel R Deakin, 16 Apr 2020 10:29

The Exynos 990 version of the Galaxy S20 Ultra has been beset by multiple problems. (Image source: Samsung)

Fans pile on Samsung about Galaxy S20 Ultra issues

The Exynos 990 is having a rough ride of it currently. Not only did Samsung snub the chipset for its home market, but there has also been a slew of reports about a flurry of issues affecting the Galaxy S20 Ultra. With complaints a...

Alex Alderson, 14 Apr 2020 14:01

The Huawei Watch GT 2 can now measure blood oxygen saturation levels. (Image source: Huawei)

The Watch GT 2 does support blood oxygen saturation monitoring after all, but Huawei left its Sp02 sensor disabled for six months

The Watch GT 2 has been well received, but the lack of blood oxygen saturation monitoring was an oversight. Now, the smartwatch can finally use its Sp02 sensor courtesy of a software update, six months after launching.

Alex Alderson, 13 Apr 2020 17:15

We tested the AMD Ryzen 9 4900HS in an Asus Zephyrus G14 laptop. (Image source: Asus)

10-core Intel Core i9-10900F desktop CPU does well in Geekbench multi-core test but then gets put to shame by 8-core AMD Ryzen 9 4900HS mobile APU

A 10-core Intel Core i9-10900F desktop processor has been spotted as part of an HP system on Geekbench, where it racked up strong single-core and multi-core scores. Unfortunately for the upcoming Comet Lake chip, its multi-core sc...

Daniel R Deakin, 13 Apr 2020 10:47

Intel Comet Lake-S is expected to be launched on April 30. (Image source: Intel)

Intel Core i9-10900, i7-10700K, and i7-10700 Canadian retail prices seem competitive against Coffee Lake chips but are a missed opportunity against AMD Matisse CPUs

A Canadian retailer has published the prices for the upcoming Comet Lake-S processors Intel Core i9-10900, Intel Core i7-10700K, and Intel Core i7-10700. The parts are similarly priced, at least with this particular outlet, to the...

Daniel R Deakin, 12 Apr 2020 11:22

Android 10 on the Mi A3 remains a mess. (Image source: Xiaomi)

Xiaomi pulls Android 10 update for Mi A3 again following repeated complaints

The Mi A3 is not out of the woods yet, as Xiaomi keeps pushing buggy Android 10 updates to the device. Now, it has emerged that the company has pulled the latest Android 10 update following a litany of complaints from owners.

Alex Alderson, 10 Apr 2020 19:05

Animal Crossing: New Horizons has been banned in China. (Image via Nintendo w/ edits)

China bans import sales of Animal Crossing: New Horizons

Import sales of Animal Crossing: New Horizons have been halted and banned in China. Though the reasons for the ban are still unknown, a likely cause is the use of the game's online features by protestors to speak out against the C...

Sam Medley, 10 Apr 2020 18:56

Have we not been here before, Microsoft? (Image source: The Verge)

Coronavirus kills hopes of a 2020 release for the Surface Neo and any Windows 10X devices

Rumour has it that we will not be seeing the Surface Neo or Windows 10X this holiday season after all. Thought to be because of the pandemic, the delay means that there will be no Windows 10X devices this year, either. Are we surp...

Alex Alderson, 10 Apr 2020 16:41

Do not install the One UI 2.0 update on your Samsung Galaxy A70

Android 10 update for the Galaxy A70 reportedly bricks some variants of the phone

The Android 10-based One UI 2.0 update for the Samsung Galaxy A70 reportedly causes some variants of the phone to stop working. You can get around the problem by sideloading Android 9 Pie on to your phone. If that isn't an option,...

Anil Satyanarayana, 09 Apr 2020 18:18

Firefox 75 is collecting data from you by default, and you may not know it. (Image via Firefox w/ edits)

Firefox 75 includes telemetry that sends data about your default browser settings to Mozilla every day

The latest version of Firefox for Windows, Firefox 75, includes a default telemetry practice that sends users' default browser settings to Mozilla once a day. The data is sent via a Windows scheduled task. While disabling this tel...

Sam Medley, 09 Apr 2020 16:20

Lenovo ThinkPad T14, T14s & X13: AMD Ryzen 4000 versions do not feature Thunderbolt after all

When Lenovo announced the new 2020 ThinkPad lineup in late February, the addition of Thunderbolt 3 to the AMD versions of the new ThinkPad T14, ThinkPad T14s and ThinkPad X13 was big news. Two months later and close to the release...

Benjamin Herzig, 09 Apr 2020 16:12

Lenovo has now acknowledged its mistake. (Image source: Lenovo)

Lenovo caught silently downgrading the ThinkPad X1 Extreme Gen 2 to a GTX 1650 Max-Q

Lenovo has finally admitted that the X1 Extreme Gen 2 has a GeForce GTX 1650 Max-Q GPU, not the full GTX 1650 that it has been advertising the laptop as having in some regions. Albeit tacitly and over six months late, it is encour...

Alex Alderson, 09 Apr 2020 15:25

When 8th gen Core i5 is faster than 10th gen Core i7: LG Gram 14 drops the ball on performance (Image source: LG)

Fail | Apparently, LG thinks it's okay to sell a 10th gen Core i7 laptop that's slower than the 7th gen Core i5 model

The latest LG Gram 14 drops the ball on performance when even its previous generation Core i5-8250U configuration can outperform the newer Core i7-10510U configuration in raw processor performance.

Allen Ngo, 09 Apr 2020 04:26

Fancy spending several thousand US dollars on an RTX 2080 Ti? (Image source: NVIDIA)

NVIDIA RTX 2080 Ti Cyberpunk 2077 Edition GPUs are fetching crazy amounts of money online

Having given 77 of 200 units away to fans, NVIDIA does not plan to sell the RTX 2080 Ti Cyberpunk 2077. However, several have appeared online and are fetching prices upwards of US$6,152. Act now if you want an over-priced piece of...

Alex Alderson, 08 Apr 2020 22:53

Several MediaTek phones have been found to be cheating in benchmarks

MediaTek allegedly cheated on a host of popular mobile benchmarking tests

MediaTek has been accused of artificially inflating benchmark scores on some of their devices. The shortcoming came to light when a reviewer found that a Helio P95 chip outperformed a Dimensity 1000L in PCMark. Some digging reveal...

Anil Satyanarayana, 08 Apr 2020 19:55

Atari has still not paid the designer behind its latest game console for his work. (Image source: Atari)

Atari VCS: The console's designer is suing Atari for US$260,000 following the console's indefinite delay

While Atari is still struggling to manufacture its latest game console and ship it to Indiegogo backers, the system architect is suing the company for US$260,000, the salary that he claims the company still owes him.

Alex Alderson, 07 Apr 2020 14:50

The Mi A3 received its first Android 10 update in February. (Image source: Xiaomi)

Android 10 hits the Xiaomi Mi A3 again, but fans continue to complain about unaddressed bugs and no update for EU handsets

Xiaomi just cannot get Android 10 right on the Mi A3. The device is now on its third Android 10 build, but Xiaomi has neglected to fix the bugs that have been affecting some handsets since February. V11.0.11.0.QFQMIXM is live now ...

Alex Alderson, 07 Apr 2020 14:46

Samsung's Exynos team apparently feels humiliated by Samsung releasing the Snapdragon variant of the Galaxy S20 series in South Korea. (Image source: Samsung)

Opinion | Samsung's Exynos 990 snub in South Korea could be the final nail in the coffin for its beleaguered chipset subdivision

The Exynos 990 has come in for a lot of criticism internationally. As we have discussed in our reviews of the Galaxy S20, Galaxy S20+ and Galaxy S20 Ultra, the Exynos 990 is a bit of a stinker. Samsung even dropped its in-house ch...

Alex Alderson, 05 Apr 2020 00:36

Opinion | Samsung refutes reports of performance disparities between the Exynos 990 and Snapdragon 865

The Exynos 990 being a significantly worse chipset than the Snapdragon 865—or even last year's Snapdragon 855—may as well be fact at this point. Samsung appears to disagree, though, for what it's worth.

Ricci Rox, 04 Apr 2020 23:53

The Huawei Mate 10 Pro was released in late 2017. (Source: Slickdeals)

Opinion | Huawei Mate 10 Pro, P20 Pro snubbed in EMUI 10.1 update roadmap

Huawei released the Mate 10 Pro in late 2017 and the P20 Pro about two years ago. The phones have received two major updates—although the EMUI 10 rollout is still ongoing—and while one would expect them to also get the EMUI 10.1 u...

Ricci Rox, 04 Apr 2020 11:01

The Mi A2 Lite has received another disappointing update. (Image source: Geekyranjit)

Mi A2 Lite goes the way of the Mi A3 with latest update, and fans aren't happy about it

Still waiting for a fixed Android 10 build on your Mi A2 Lite? Well, the device has lucked out once again, as Xiaomi has pushed a new frustrating update to the Android One handset. Android 10 may be on the horizon, but this certai...

Alex Alderson, 03 Apr 2020 20:29

There is a growing rumor that Sony might have to redesign the PS5 console. (Image source: ADSLZone)

Rumor | Incendiary post infuriates PlayStation 5 fans with claims that Sony may have to delay and redesign the PS5 due to heating issues

A controversial post about the PlayStation 5 has rapidly spread across social media and forums due to its content. Although the claims made are currently unverifiable and the poster has made previous desultory comments about PlayS...

Daniel R Deakin, 03 Apr 2020 11:34

Huawei's P40 series has been praised for its excellent cameras. (Image source: Huawei)

Alleged domestic prices for the Huawei P40 series will frustrate buyers of the global variants

The alleged domestic prices for the Huawei P40 smartphones have been leaked online, and they are considerably lower than the prices customers will have to pay for the flagship smartphones in the European and UK markets. It has bee...

Daniel R Deakin, 02 Apr 2020 12:49

Will we see a redesigned XPS 15 this year, or another XPS 15 9550 rehash? (Image source: Dell)

Discussion | The XPS 15 has grown stale, and UserBenchmark listings for the 2020 edition suggest that Dell is happy with it remaining that way

It seems that Dell has forgotten about the XPS 15. While we continue to award the device top marks year on year, Dell has essentially been releasing minor revisions of the same machine since 2015. Now, several UserBenchmark listin...

Alex Alderson, 01 Apr 2020 17:33

This render based on a PS5 devkit features the now familiar V-shaped design. (Image source: LetsGoDigital)

New video of a PlayStation 5 devkit in action showing the main menu looks great - but sorry, PS5 fans, it's fake

A video clip of a supposed PlayStation 5 devkit in action has been recently uploaded to YouTube. There is a brief glimpse at the hardware and then the camera moves to a large monitor where we get a great look at the main menu and ...

Daniel R Deakin, 01 Apr 2020 15:20

Xiaomi Redmi fans in India will soon have to pay more for their mobile phone of choice. (Image source: Xiaomi)

Xiaomi and POCO announce mobile phone price increases in India due to raised GST

Both Xiaomi and POCO have revealed plans to raise the prices of their smartphone products in India due to the increase in Goods and Service Tax on mobile phones. The rate has gone from 12% to 18% and Xiaomi and POCO will soon be u...

Daniel R Deakin, 01 Apr 2020 13:20

Today is World Backup Day, so you might want to ensure your essential digital assets are safe (Source: World Backup Day)

Are your files safe? Today is World Backup Day

Since almost 20 percent of computer users have been targeted by a malware attack in the last year and about the same percentage have never backed up their data, today is a great day to finally back up your files or refresh your ex...

Codrut Nistor, 31 Mar 2020 14:17

Huawei is not being entirely honest in its marketing renders for the P40 Pro. (Image sources: Huawei & Notebookcheck)

Opinion | The bezels of the Huawei P40 Pro underlines why you should not trust marketing renders

It turns out that Huawei got creative with the renders of the P40 Pro. That is a polite way of saying that Huawei duped people into believing that the P40 Pro has smaller bezels than it does in reality.

Alex Alderson, 30 Mar 2020 20:00

Apple: Retina Macbook Air suffers from the staingate problem

The staingate has plagued Apple's laptops for years. Now the manufacturer has confirmed that yet another newer Macbook is exhibiting this problem: The Macbook Air with Retina screen does sometimes develop the typical staingate sym...

Benjamin Herzig, 28 Mar 2020 00:48

The new iPad Pro is just as fragile as its predecessor. (Image source: EverythingApplePro via Wccftech)

Bendgate 3.0: The iPad Pro is still as soft as butter

The new iPad Pro may not only feature essentially the same SoC as its predecessor, but it is just as fragile too. It seems that while Apple has been able to add improved camera hardware, it forgot to improve structural integrity. ...

Alex Alderson, 27 Mar 2020 12:59