Samsung’s second-generation earbuds, the IconX, are a very different product. They are squat little blocks vaguely aimed at fitness with clever touch input and running coaching built in. As more wireless earbuds hit the market, we were hoping Samsung’s buds would be as good as its phones. They nearly are – but there’s room for improvement. Price and availability The Gear IconX for 2018 cost £199 in the UK and $199....
In that respect it is similar to Sony’s PlayStation VR, locked to one kind of device. HTC’s Vive and the Oculus Rift work with any PC, but they require great computational power. At the recent MWC event in Barcelona, Samsung showed off an updated version of the Gear VR, which comprises a headset into which you embed your phone, and a hand-held controller. Today it announced that the new Gear VR is compatible with the all new Samsung Galaxy S8....
If you’ve been waiting to buy a new gaming laptop then now is your chance to grab a bargain. Asus makes some of the best gaming laptops on the market and has five different models on offer in its Black Friday and Cyber Monday sale. The cheapest is the TUF505DT which is just £599, down from £799. It comes with a 15in 120Hz screen, AMD Ryzen 5 processor and Nvidia GTX 1650 graphics card....
What AnyDVD HD doesn’t do is copy the DVD – for that you’ll need a separate DVD copy application, like Nero or Slysoft’s own CloneDVD. AnyDVD HD sits in the background and enables you to run whatever playback or backup software you want, just as if it’s an unprotected DVD. The usual caveat applies to this software, that copying a commercial movie DVD infringes the movie producer’s intellectual property and may well be an offence....
But while you might be getting excited about downloading PS2 and PS3 games on your PS4, we’ve got some bad news. The source claims that, at first, downloads will be limited to PS4 games only, with no word when older titles will be supported. Still, it’s good news for PS Now subscribers – especially those with unreliable internet, or those with data download caps. Downloading games instead of streaming should provide enhanced performance, graphical quality and be generally more responsive as everything is handled locally....
We’ve written a review of this compact Android phone, but we’ll summarise the key new features and specifications you want to know here. Perhaps one of the most interesting features about this upcoming phone – aside from its small iPhone-rivalling size – is the fact it runs Android Oreo, and is set to go on sale before the new Google Pixel phones have even been announced. It will be one of the first – if not the first – phones to come with the latest version of Android out of the box....
Sony Xperia Z3 Tablet Compact review: Price and rivals If the £300 mark sounds like too much for your wallet to take then consider some cheaper 8in tablets such as the Tesco Hudl 2 (£129) and LG G Pad 8.3 (around £150). Sony Xperia Z3 Tablet Compact review: Design and build The main design element is the size of the tablet, Sony fans can now choose 10in or 8in and this is one seriously thin and light 8in tablet....
We’ve had hands-on time at Gamescom 2017 with one of the new game’s core modes – Starfighter Assault – to find out just how stands up. What are the best Battlefront 2 pre-order deals? Star Wars Battlefront II is out this Friday, 17 November, and as is typical for a AAA game release these days, there are both multiple versions of Star Wars Battlefront II available, and bonus content for anyone who pre-orders the game....
To help showcase our game reviews, we’re now working with popular score aggregation website OpenCritic. The site has been running since 2015 and aggregates game review scores from select websites and publishers – us included. The game pages display the overall review rating, as well as a breakdown of review scores from ‘Mighty’ to ‘Weak’ and all related content found online. As of today, you’ll see Tech Advisor reviews amongst others featured on OpenCritic – but that’s not all....
Understandably, many companies have devoted themselves to finding the next big thing in a bid to try and make their laptops stand out. In recent years, much of this has focused on extracting the most from internal components or opting for a 2-in-1 design so you get a tablet as well as a laptop, or at least something that’s a bit like a tablet. However, Craob is taking a wildly different approach....
We already have three spin-off shows directly from The Mandalorian: The Book of Boba Fett, which is available to stream now, as well as Ahsoka and Rangers of the New Republic – both of which are coming in the future. Also available on Disney+ is Andor, a Rogue One prequel series starring Diego Luna. Ewan McGregor also reprised his role as Obi-Wan Kenobi in yet another spin-off series. So. Much....
Toshiba Satellite P50T-B-10K: laptop with 4k display The 15.6-inch display of the P50T-B-10K boasts a resolution of 3840 x 2160 and pixel density of 282 ppi. That’s four times the resolution of a conventional 1920 x 1080 high-definition display, easily surpassing the 3200 x 1800 resolution of other Windows rivals such as the Dell XPS 15, as well as the original ultra-resolution 2880 x 1800 Retina display of Apple’s 15-inch MacBook Pro....
Our choice would be the TRENDnet Powerline 500 AV Kit that includes two different adapters: one TPL-406E and one wireless TPL-410AP. This isn’t the very fastest but it will be quick enough for most and boasts the ability to create a wireless hotspot. The TRENDnet TPL-408E2K lacks the Wi-Fi function but is a great value basic Powerline. Note that as an old product the prices can vary. We’d recommend this product at around £50/US$60....
Previously, the content was removed entirely, making it more difficult for people to figure out why it disappeared. “In an effort to be as transparent as possible regarding the removal or restriction of access to user-posted content, we clearly mark withheld Tweets and media to indicate to viewers when content has been withheld,” according to its information page dealing with copyright and Digital Millennium Copyright Act issues. Twitter will remove content such as profile photos and other photos as well as links to infringing material if it determines a complainant is the rightful copyright owner and the material has been used without permission....
See also: Best budget Bluetooth speakers of 2015 UE Roll review: Design As soon as you see the UE Roll, you know it’s offering something different to similarly priced Bluetooth speakers. The circular, dome shaped design helps to aid the audio projection of the UE Roll, while also making it extremely versatile – its at home sat on a desk as much as it is attached to a backpack in the Australian outback....
The best bit about the UMI eMax is its price, and right now it’s available for just £115 from Coolicool.com. That’s amazing value for money. Bear in mind, though, that this phone ships from China, so you may also incur import duty when purchased in the UK – read up on our advice on buying grey-market tech. While the UMI eMax’s graphics performance sits in line with UK-sold budget phones, its processing and battery performance is spectacular, beaten in our benchmarks only by the best Android phones in the land, the Samsung Galaxy S6 and its brother the S6 Edge....
But if you want to root Android, install TWRP or CWM custom recovery, and flash custom ROM like LineageOS, you must unlock the bootloader. Android phones like Samsung, Motorola, OnePlus, and Google can be modified easily. It is possible to root these smartphones or install a custom ROM. But unfortunately, companies like Huawei are not friendly toward customization or modifications. The bootloader is a code or program that runs when you boot up your Android phone....
Before USB, there were multiple connections types, from ADB to FireWire and SCSI, all with their own variations. As with most tech standards, USB has been getting faster ever since with new versions coming out every few years and leaping forward in speed and functionality. Despite being “Universal”, there are now many different types of USB, although some are thankfully being phased out on all but the cheapest devices. That ideal of universalisation is still being chased, and, as I’ll explain later, we are getting much closer....
Once you’ve spent hours deciding how you want your Adam to look, it’s time to choose which technology add-ons you wish. There are a few to choose from and we’ve been testing them out to help you make a decision. There are three Adam models to choose from; the Jam, the Glam and the Slam. No matter which one you opt for it will come with City mode as standard....
What is the ViFLY R220? It’s an FPV (first-person-vision) racing drone which comes ready to fly out of the box. It includes everything you need, except for FPV goggles. But you can add ViFLY’s own for an extra $119 when you order – that’s cheap. The standard bundle, which is what’s on review here, includes the drone, a remote controller, a battery, a charger, a spare set of propellers and a GoPro mount....
