Category: Computing

Dell goes mad for Black Friday deals

Published date November 29, 2019

Dell just reached out with a huge list of Black Friday deals. There’s no way I’ve got time to go through and tidy up this huge list, so I’ve posted the press release verbatim below. Pull up a chair, make a cup of tea and enjoy. Hopefully there’s a deal… [Click for more]

Honor launches View 30 series and MagicBooks at China launch event (updated)

Published date November 26, 2019

In addition to the Magic Watch 2, Honor has launched the View 30 and View 30 Pro, plus two MagicBook laptop PCs at its launch event in China’s capital. The Kirin 990 powered View 30 and View 30 Pro each come with 5G support and a SuperSensing AI triple camera,… [Click for more]

Hands-on with the Cosmo Communicator; virtually ready to ship to original backers

Published date October 4, 2019

At the start of this year, Planet Computers (the company behind the Gemini PDA) showed off a prototype of its second-generation portable computing device that uses the classic Psion keyboard design, connected to modern-day hardware. The Gemini is still available to buy, but the Cosmo Communicator takes things to the… [Click for more]

Samsung brings Galaxy Note 10 features to S10 users

Published date October 2, 2019

Samsung is bringing Galaxy S10 users some features recently launched on the Note 10 range, such as AR Doodle, a built-in video editor and Link to Windows integration. Handsets that will receive the update shortly include the S10, S10+, S10e and S10 5G. Upon completing the update, the camera application… [Click for more]

Huawei unveils flagship Kirin 990 5G chipset, new FreeBuds 3, plus two new P30 Pro colour variants (running Android 10 out of the box)

Published date September 6, 2019

Huawei has used IFA, as it has done many times before, to launch its flagship chipset that will power a series of phones between now and next autumn. It also continues the theme of ending the year and starting the next with the most powerful chip. In this case, Huawei’s… [Click for more]

Huawei shows its 5G devices on sale in the UK soon, while helping people cut through the 5G hype

Published date May 16, 2019

Huawei has shown the UK media its collection of 5G-enabled devices going on sale soon to complement the imminent launches of at least two 5G networks (with the other two following closely behind). The event wasn’t just to show off the 5G devices, but also a chance for Huawei and… [Click for more]

Paymo seeks crowdfunding to bring all your payment and travel needs into one 4G connected wallet

Published date February 28, 2019

One of the other things I saw extremely briefly at Mobile World Congress was a 4G connected wallet that hopes to bring a single, Android-powered, device to manage all your mobile payments. This includes NFC-based contactless payments, peer-to-peer payment transfers, and even cards for travel in various locations (such as… [Click for more]

[Updated] Huawei uses Mate 20 Pro’s AI tech to finish 200-year old symphony

Published date February 6, 2019

Huawei will soon reveal how Schubert’s Unfinished Symphony was meant to end; after a whopping 197 year wait. A wait matched only by how long it took my local council to rebuild my local bus station… Using the power of AI, the Chinese handset maker will reveal next week how… [Click for more]

Huawei launches Balong 5000 5G chip ahead of MWC product announcements

Published date January 24, 2019

Huawei has today announced the launch of its 5G multi-mode chipset. Balong 5000 will support a large number of 5G products, from smartphones to home broadband devices, vehicle-mounted devices and 5G modules. Supporting 2G, 3G, 4G and 5G on a single chip, Balong 5000 reduces latency and power consumption, with… [Click for more]

Planet Computers announces the Cosmo Communicator, its next-generation Psion-inspired digital assistant

Published date November 5, 2018

Planet Computers has today announced its second Personal Digital Assistant with physical keyboard; the Cosmo Communicator. It follows the launch of the Gemini in 2017, which began shipping in quantity earlier this year. Interested parties will be able to support the Cosmo via crowdfunding, with units shipping from May 2019…. [Click for more]

Kirin 980: Huawei’s most powerful mobile chipset so far is unveiled at IFA 2018

Published date August 31, 2018

Following last year’s IFA unveiling of the AI-enabled Kirin 970 chipset, Huawei has once again used the German consumer electronics exhibition to launch Kirin 980, which will soon find its way into a range of Huawei and Honor-branded devices. Only yesterday Honor stole the thunder from Huawei’s Kirin 980 announcement… [Click for more]

Gemini PDA: 20 years on, meet the all new Psion Series 5

Published date November 29, 2017

I knew that having been in the game for so long would pay off eventually, as I finally got a hands-on with a device I’ve longed to see for almost 20 years! The new Gemini PDA, from Planet Computers, is the spiritual successor to the Psion Series 5 organiser from… [Click for more]

Kirin 970 looks set to lead the way when it debuts in the Mate 10 next month

Published date September 11, 2017

It’s so new it isn’t even in a phone yet, but already it has picked up its first accolade. Android Authority awarded Huawei’s new Kirin 970 chipset a trophy after its unveiling at a keynote speech at IFA, Germany’s biggest consumer electronics show. So what makes Kirin 970 so good,… [Click for more]