As Beta News reported on 8 December, read and write speeds on NVMe SSDs have declined significantly for many people updating from Windows 10. All signs point to the problem being widespread, but there is a fix. In fact, it’s available in an update released by Microsoft back on 22 November. One of the fixes listed for the KB5007262 patch says it “addresses an issue that affects the performance of all disks (NVMe, SSD, hardisk) on Windows 11 by performing unnecessary actions each time a write operating occurs”....

Meses después, Microsoft lo ha solucionado con la nueva versión que ya está disponible correspondiente a Windows 11 22H2. Aún así, la mayoría de las nuevas características reales se han reservado para esta versión, con lo que cabe esperar que en 2023 sucede igual. Un informe reciente sugiere que las cosas podrían ser muy diferentes. Te contamos todo lo que sabemos hasta ahora de lo que ofrecerá la nueva versión de Windows 11....

Microsoft has made the 22H2 update available within the Release Preview channels of the Windows Insider Program, meaning anyone with a Windows 11 device can install it right now. It’s still an early build, but Release Preview is much more stable than Beta or Dev channels. It’s a risk worth taking, even if there’s no guarantee you’ll avoid bugs or other issues. That’s because the 22H2 update adds lots of new features to the Windows 11 experience....

At last Xiaomi’s phones are officially available in the UK, and along with the Mi 8 Pro ( reviewed) this Lite version is one of the first to launch here. In February 2019 the Mi 8 family was been superceded by Mi 9, but still offers cracking value. Also see: Best Xiaomi Deals Mi 8 Lite Price & UK availability Following a China launch in September the Mi 8 Lite officially launched in London on 8 November 2018....

The best GearBest discounts are always unlocked using coupon codes, which we admit can be a little confusing when you’re dealing with multiple colour options and storage/RAM capacities. To clear things up this deal is for the 64GB storage Mi 9 Lite in White only. Currently listed on the site at £232.36 (though prices do fluctuate), you can use coupon code GBM9LITE1 at checkout to bring this down to just £172....

The Note 10 Pro is headlined by a 108Mp quad camera, backed up by an ultrawide, macro, and depth sensor. The ultra-high resolution camera uses 9-in-1 pixel binning to maximise the dynamic range of photos, though note that this is a smaller camera sensor than the one found in Xiaomi’s Mi 11 flagship, also headlined by a 108Mp shooter, so don’t expect quite the same results. The camera is joined by a flat 6....

One of the perks of buying a Zendure power bank is the higher than standard efficiency of 80 percent. This means of the 13,400mAh advertised capacity you’ll see some 10,720mAh, whereas rival power banks might offer only 8,700mAh.This will charge any iPhone between five and six times, and an Android phone between three and four charges, depending on its battery capacity. By comparison your take-home figure on the Zendure A3 is around 8000mAh....

Although this event would normally have taken place in New York with hoards of media (it’s one of the highlights of the year for us), Acer moved it to Taipei during Computex instead. That got cancelled due to the global pandemic, of course, but we still have the news via a virtual launch. Acer also updated it’s range of consumer laptops for 2020 including the Swift 5. Predator Orion 9000/3000 As well as new internals, the Orion 9000 (above) has a stunning new case that features plenty of glass, large fans and, of course, more lighting than a German Christmas market....

While Ensemble Studios have sadly long since closed their doors, the reigns have been entrusted to Forgotten Empires – a development team that has previous experience with creating the plethora of new DLC content for Age of Empires II: HD Edition. With that pedigree behind them, have they successfully brought back Age of Empires for modern audiences, or will it languish in history as a game of a long-past era?...

On the same day Spotify also announced its podcast platform now works with Alexa devices. Both updates were specifically US only at the time of writing. Henry is Tech Advisor’s Phones Editor, ensuring he and the team covers and reviews every smartphone worth knowing about for readers and viewers all over the world. He spends a lot of time moving between different handsets and shouting at WhatsApp to support multiple devices at once....

However, when a laptop is much more than a box of ‘standard’ parts like a desktop PC, paying the extra can be worthwhile. The Alienware 15 R3 is an excellent gaming laptop, with more class than an Asus ROG. It’s also a true showcase of what Nvidia’s latestp graphics cards can do. The ’15’ refers to screen size, and there are 13in and 17in models to choose between if you prefer....

The Young X5 is available via GearBest, which offers free shipping from China though you may also need to factor in import duty (20 percent of the value on the shipping paperwork plus an admin fee of around £11). At the time of writing it costs £197.87/US$269.58/222.40€. Young X5 Build & Design For a sub-£200 tablet the Young X5 has some nice touches. The build is mostly metal, but with plastic end caps top and bottom housing the speaker, camera and flash, microSD and dual-SIM slots....

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At the start of the year Alexa was compatible with over 4000 devices, which has since increased to over 20,000 devices with the number of brands using Alexa seeing a similar increase from 1200 to 3500. This announcement was compounded by a host of devices at IFA housing Alexa, including the Huawei AI Cube (which isn’t actually a cube). This pace of expansion sees no sign of slowing down with Alexa slowly being added to almost every part of daily life, from your home and car to your office and hotel....

The offer ends August 30th. You should be able to sign up from the Prime landing page. Read more about Prime Now here. Apart from access to music, entertainment, and express delivery, a Prime account lets you access Lightning Deals thirty minutes earlier than non-members. See more about Prime benefits and pricing in our dedicated article. Students can also learn more about extensive discounts on Prime here. Somrata researches and writes about the best tech deals to help readers make smart, informed buying decisions....

The Pixel phones that’ll get to enjoy the latest update include Google Pixel 6A, Pixel 6 Pro, Pixel 6, Pixel 5A 5G, Pixel 5, Pixel 4A 5G, Pixel 4A, Pixel 4XL, and Pixel 4. Every year, Google’s Pixel lineup is the first to get its hands on the latest Android version. However, interestingly, other Android OEMs will receive the Android 13 update earlier this time. To quickly check whether your device has got the Android 13 update or not, go to Settings > System > System Update and click on Check for Update....

Unfortunately for the firm, as it had warned, one of the flaws of the system is that it can filter out only exact file names – songs with file names that have been misspelled or made up by users won’t be blocked. Given Napster’s search engine can track down song titles even where a name is slightly misspelled or altered, this left users able to access some songs that were supposed to have been blocked....

Cook has supported a new federal privacy law in the US which he called a necessary step in stopping the growing amounts of data. What the bill calls for runs along similar lines to GDPR in Europe which sets out laws and guide lines for how data should be handled and used. Take a look at our top PC security tips. This call has been echoed by both Google and Facebook recently, quite possibly as an effort to save public opinion as the wider internet-using public are alerted to the practises that have been ongoing for several years now....

As well as being the latest and greatest iPad (this is technically the best iPad you can buy), Apple has taken a stab at Microsoft saying that the device is the ‘ultimate PC replacement’ adding at the launch that using a 5-year old PC is ‘really sad’. In this review, we’ll be looking at whether the iPad Pro 9.7 can indeed replace your Windows PC or laptop, how it compares to hybrids like the Surface Pro 4 and looking at whether you should upgrade from the iPad Air 2 or original iPad Pro....

On the surface, little appears to have changed compared to last year’s iPhone – there’s a new palette of colours to choose between (including the new ‘green’ which is available from 18 March 2022), the rear cameras are now positioned at a diagonal and there’s a fresh piece of silicon running the show – but beyond that, the 13 almost looks almost like a carbon copy of its predecessor. As ever with the iPhone formula, reviewing this year’s model is an exercise in understanding whether Apple has managed to pack its new standard model with enough new features to feel like a worthwhile upgrade, while also striking a price/performance balance that truly competes against the wider smartphone market....