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Apple iOS Smartphones Smartphones & Tablets

Why I’m not buying the Apple iPhone X

Why this Apple/iPhone lover won’t be buying the flagship iPhone X anytime soon.

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Smartphone & Tablet Accessories

Unboxing the “toughest cable on earth”: Fuse Chicken Titan Lightning cable

I always find it interesting when new companies make bold claims, and Fuse Chicken has come out with a big one: they’ve apparently made the toughest cable on earth. Considering the number of frayed Lightning cables I’ve seen around this house, that kind of strapline caught my attention so I agreed to check out their…

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Gadgets Photography & Video Smartphone & Tablet Accessories

Unboxing Zhiyun’s Smooth 3 smartphone gimbal

My iPhone 6s Plus does a pretty good job of creating smooth video thanks to its onboard ‘optical image stabilisation’, but no matter how good that stabilisation is, nothing will compensate for aggressive movement — and aggressive moment spoils videos! That’s why I’ve been insanely eager to get my hands on the Zhiyun Smooth 3…

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Computing Laptops

Dell XPS 13 2-in-1 review: A versatile machine for work & play

Dell’s larger XPS 15 left a big impression on me last year. With its beautiful and large edge-to-edge display, powerful performance and rather beautiful design, it was the kind of Windows laptop I’d love to own for myself. Now I’ve got my hands on the newest generation of the XPS lineup — Dell’s XPS 13…

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Smartphones

Did the Honor 9 just steal OnePlus 5’s thunder?

It’s been a great month for smartphone enthusiasts, especially in the world of Android. First off, OnePlus unveiled their latest flagship smartphone, predictably named OnePlus 5. And then yesterday, Honor announced their new addition to the family: the Honor 9. I don’t want to get caught up in the spec game because plenty of tech websites…

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Home & Entertainment Networking

Unboxing F-Secure Sense: A router with network-level internet security

As Mikko Hypponen, Chief Research Officer at F-Secure addressed at the TNW conference in Amsterdam, we’re living in a world where everything is becoming connected. From our fridges and washing machines to our baby monitors and home security cameras, our devices are connected to the web and that opens up a whole new kind of…

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Audio Docks & Speakers

What’s makes Riva’s Arena & Festival speakers special? Interview with Riva Audio founders

I was recently invited by Riva Audio to experience a demo of their two multi-room speakers: the Riva Arena, and Riva Festival. Let me tell you right off the bat, that both of these speakers sound incredible and I left the demo very impressed — the sound was so crisp and detailed — but more…

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Smartphones

Honor 8 Pro: Full HD camera test at 1080p (30 FPS & 60 FPS)

The Honor 8 Pro is a feature-packed phone, and one of its most useful perks is the dual 12MP camera setup on the back. It takes some impressive photos and in the two videos below, you can see how it records in a real-world setting with no edits. In the first video, I walk around…

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Apps & Software iOS

Send money to contacts with Apple Pay, using iMessage on iOS 11

Apple Pay is a convenient, fast and easy method to make payments through the web or contactless points in stores. Today at WWDC 2017, Apple has announced the ability to make Apple Pay payments to your own contacts right in your iMessage app. The money goes into an Apple Pay cash card, with the option…

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Home & Entertainment Security

Blink home security camera review: Wireless, affordable & easy protection

My house is packed with home security cameras from older reviews, and while my favourite to date has been the HomeMonitor HD by Y-Cam, Blink’s home security cameras are serious contenders. See, the problem with home security solutions is that they’re usually too complex or technical for the average Joe to figure out. Blink is…