Mobile operators will also not be able to purchase 5G equipment from Huawei after 31 December this year. The UK’s Digital Secretary Oliver Dowden revealed these new details to the House of Commons on Tuesday evening. “This has not been an easy decision, but it is the right one for the UK telecoms networks, for our national security and our economy, both now and indeed in the long run,” Dowden said....

For extreme sports fans, labourers and the downright clumsy, this tough phone has their backs with IP68 waterproofing, Gorilla Glass 5, and a metal- and plastic outer shell that is strangely alluring with its rugged looks. Adopting the same full-display design as today’s flagships this trendy 19:9 smartphone, with its hulking 6.2 screen and modern comforts including wireless charging and a dual-lens camera, bridges the gap between a life on the edge and a life on the couch....

Right now you can pre-order the UMI Z in grey or champagne gold for just £192.40 (or $239.99). It works with all three UK 4G bands, and runs stock Android 6.0 Marshmallow with an OTA upgrade promised to Nougat in the coming months, so there are no usability issues here. As we’ll see below it is a real bargain at this price, offering excellent value for money. We would advise caution when buying from China, however, primarily because your consumer rights are not the same as in Europe, so should the product arrive faulty or not at all the process may not be as straightforward as you like....

All the changes are visible from the outside, with a new UMIDIGI logo on the back, a black colour option (the Z comes in grey or champagne) and a dual-camera at the rear. That’s really all that’s new in the UMIDIGI Z Pro, so if you can find the UMI Z at a lower price it is worth your consideration. This UMIDIGI Z Pro was supplied to us for review direct from the company, but in the UK there are a number of outlets from which you can purchase it....

Today in our step by step guide we’ll be discussing on how to install the Indian version (INU) Android 4.1.2 DDLS3 Jelly Bean firmware on Galaxy S2 I9100G. Even though this is an Indian firmware you can still manually flash it only if your device model number is GT-I9100G. In this build, you’ll experience a wide number of improvements performance wise. Some of the additional feature includes enhanced Touchwiz, improved stability and smooth user interface, new home screen modes, added direct call, new camera mode features and much more....

This smartphone has some fabulous features and specs which can make any user so crazy to buy it. It comes with the latest Android 4.4.4 KitKat OS and is powered by a 1.2 GHz Qualcomm Snapdragon 400 Quad-Core processor. Moreover, some other features include 8-megapixel primary camera & 2-megapixel secondary camera, 16 GB internal memory, 5-inch HD Display, bigger screen, better speakers, and dual SIM card slots, and 1 GB RAM....

See also: The best projectors you can buy in 2015 ViewSonic PLED-W800 review: why 800 lumens is bright enough The product names of these two very similar projectors are based on their ANSI ratings in lumens, and we tested out the brighter of the two. The PLED-W800’s mere 800 lumens looks dim on paper, in comparison with the typical 2,000+ lumens claimed by comparable “hot lamp” projectors. But LED illumination seems to work from a different rule-book, and in practice delivers a very much brighter screen than its specs suggest....

So, here’s all we know about the phone that continues the Nex lineage: the Vivo X Note. When will the Vivo X Note be released worldwide? Vivo unveiled the X Note at a launch event on 11 April, alongside the Vivo X Fold foldable smartphone and the Vivo Pad tablet, and it went on sale there a few days later. What we don’t know is if, or when, the X Note might launch outside of China....

El caso que aquí abordamos es un tanto específico, ya que buscamos la mejor VPN con la que poder llevar a cabo descargas de ficheros y archivos torrents, ideal para descargar software gratuito y de código abierto, así como cualquier otro tipo de contenido. Si hay algún aspecto que debes considerar en este caso es en primer lugar la de garantizar la máxima velocidad de transferencia, sin dejar de lado a la privacidad....

So, what is Mixed Reality, and how does it differ from VR? Isn’t Mixed Reality just another name for Virtual Reality? You might think Virtual Reality and Mixed Reality are interchangeable terms but there are significant differences between the two. VR is a self-contained, digitally created environment that users enter into via headsets such as those mentioned above. Everything in a VR world is virtual, hence the name, and essentially acts as an escapist retreat from reality, which is no bad thing if you spend any time watching the news at the moment....

The good news is that you can indeed get that space back, and we’ll explain how to do it the right way. What is Windows.old? It contains files from your previous installation of Windows, or a previous version of Windows 10. They are retained on your hard disk in case something gones wrong with the upgrade and you need to roll back to your previous version. You’ll find the Windows....

Hepa filters remove solid particles from the air, while carbon filters trap chemical fumes. Ionisers take dust and pollen out of the air but many don’t trap it and are therefore less effective. Here’s what you need to know. In the air purifier market, there are a number of competing brands and technologies that make a lot of impressive-sounding claims. However, even if a product claims to remove 95% or 99% of airborne pollutants, the reality is that it won’t clean your air to that extent....

Also read our OnePlus One, OnePlus 2 and OnePlus Power Bank reviews. The white OnePlus X was previously officially available only in China, although you could purchase it from third-party unoffical distributors such as Geekbuying, which is where our review sample came from. (You should note that OnePlus does not support or advocate people buying its products via unofficial third party vendors, although that shouldn’t necessarily stop you.) The white or Champagne OnePlus X is now available in the UK and available to buy invite-free every Tuesday from its online shop....

In most cases, manufacturers rush to market and forget about security. Throughout their purchase journey, users are more often driven by the latest trends or whims, and don’t carefully look into product reviews or demand manufacturers look into strong security algorithms in the device lifecycle. Even though IoT security flaws are stalling its growth and global adoption, the segment gaining real traction is home security alarm services. Often, users are not even aware that they own a smart home and don’t know its implications....

Anniversary Update, August 2016Creators Update, April 2017Fall Creators Update, October 2017April 2018 Update, April 2018October Update, October 2018 Don’t get your hopes up too high: this isn’t a major update with big, flashy new apps and features. However, it does bring with it a small number of interesting features and a hoard of smaller, behind-the-scenes improvements. Codenamed Redstone 5, the October 2018 Update includes new features such as Cloud Clipboard, a dark mode for File Explorer, an updated Snipping Tool called Snip & Sketch, a re-designed Game Bar, re-thought search experience and more....

If you watched the stream last week, you’ll probably have been focused on the new features and what Panos and the team had to say. However, there were some Easter eggs in there that a few eagle-eyed viewers have picked up on. First up, take a closer look at the official screenshot of the Windows 11 desktop above. In the notification tray, you’ll see a Teams message from Microsoft’s Stevie Bathiche....

The company’s co-founder Lin Bin stepped on stage at Qualcomm’s Tech Summit in Hawaii to make the mic drop announcement, claiming that the Mi 10 would be ‘one of the first’ Snapdragon 865-powered phones. That probably means an early 2020 release, maybe at February’s MWC in Barcelona, which is where the company made a fuss about the Mi 9 earlier this year. The Snapdragon 865 is Qualcomm’s 2020 flagship chipset, which will include 5G support through the company’s X55 modem – so confirming that the Mi 10 will run on the 865 essentially also confirms that it’ll be a 5G device....

If you want a laptop that you can take out the box and immediately begin using, stop reading now. This isn’t the laptop for you. If you are prepared to put in some effort in configuration, the Mi Notebook Pro offers a very good return. Please continue reading. Also see: Best laptops 2017 Where to buy Mi Notebook Pro Xiaomi’s high-end laptop is not available to buy in the UK, but you can get it via GearBest....

The Switch 10 comes pre-installed with Windows 8.1 and can be picked up for £289 – a little more than the Toshiba Encore. Acer will be taking on the Lenovo Yoga and other hybrids like the Asus Transformer range and Samsung Ativ Q. It’s certainly affordable but that doesn’t mean it’s a good deal. Read our Acer Aspire Switch 10 to find out what this hybrid has to offer....

Design & Build The PowerBuds arrive in a nice compact, pebble-smooth charging case. The egg-sized housing feels slightly weighted (69g), which keeps it from feeling cheap and flimsy. This includes the weight of the ear-hooks and the 6g earphones, which offer IP55 waterproofing. The buds themselves nestled into my ears comfortably, but did slip out on a couple occasions. I would recommend wearing the ear-hooks, especially if you’re running. You’ll find these nested inside the case’s lid....