Both the Xperia X and Xperia XA boast next generation camera technology, battery and design. They take a whole new direction for Sony, and the company says that the new series “embodies Sony Mobile’s new brand vision.” Also see: Huawei P9 release date, plus feature and spec rumours Sony Xperia X UK release date: Where to buy the Xperia X The Xperia X became abvailable to buy at the end of May....
It’s a great NAS for those that want to do more than just file serving and make use of the 80+ applications that the DS418j supports. And those that like to hang external storage off their NAS equipment should also embrace this option for the dual USB 3.0 ports. As much as we like this design, and it is lovely, some aspects hint at future problems in this series (but not this model)....
Registry Optimizers optimises and cleans the Windows Registry. Disk Cleaner and Optimizers offers a System Cleaner and a start-up optimiser, and Windows Optimizers handles driver updates and sets a PC up for game playing. Security & Privacy covers protection against AV and malware, controls browser security, and provides file shredding and encryption. A quick malware scan took under half a minute, but a deep scan was slow, taking well over an hour....
If you’re considering buying one, Black Friday might feel like the obvious time. It’s when most retailers hold their biggest sales events of the year, many of which start weeks ahead of the day itself. But with so many tablets to choose from, how do you actually find great tablets around Black Friday? Here’s everything you need to know. When is Black Friday 2023? The next Black Friday will take place on 24 November 2023, closely followed by Cyber Monday on 27 November 2023....
First off, the JBL Free X wireless earphones have a £45 discount from IWOOT, which drops the price to £69.99 including delivery. The JBL Free X, typically priced at £114, offer a full playtime of 24 hours, with 4 hours of battery life in the earbuds and another 20 hours packed into the charging case. The JBL Free X offer a frequency range of 10Hz to 22kHz which is broader than the standard 20Hz to 20kHz, so you can expect a decent sound quality which can handle a deeper bass and higher trebles....
A majority of councilors from the northern province bordering Austria voted on Wednesday for a law instructing regional administrations to promote the use of free and open source software, with only the minority Northern League voting against the measure. The law is intended to promote pluralism in information technology and “the elimination of every barrier created by the use of non-open source standards, in the service of the principles of economy, efficiency and effectiveness....
This update comes with the latest security patch and upgraded Samsung Experience 9.0. Along with that, it also features newly designed emoji characters, revamped Samsung Pay, a new color lens, enhanced Samsung DeX, smooth user interface, and revamped device biometrics. If you haven’t received this update through OTA, then go ahead and manually flash it through the step by step process given below. Note that this is an official Stock ROM released by Samsung and is not any kind of third party custom firmware....
If you’re the kind of YouTube user who spends a large part of their days jumping from one YouTube video to another, knowing some of these YouTube keyboard shortcut keys would be very useful. Content Pause and Resume Video Let’s start with the most common and useful YouTube keyboard shortcuts. You can press the Spacebar while watching a video to pause it. You can also press the Spacebar to resume a paused video....
Here is a complete tier list of Valorant Sentinels characters, their abilities. Sentinel Valorant Characters Sentinels are considered defenders of the game. They can defend their teammates and base from enemies using their different abilities. They can track an enemy and even slow them down. This will give your teammates an edge over the enemies. Sentinels work as a support system for duelists and initiators. The sentinel agents are as follows....
We’ve been using the V6 box to find out whether its worth the upgrade for TiVo users, so read on to find out what we thought. Having problems with Virign sevices? Here’s how to check if Virgin is down. Virgin V6: UK price & availability If you’re already a Virgin TV customer with TiVo, your subscription pricing plan will remain the same should you decide to upgrade to the V6 box....
At £79, this is one of the cheapest smartphones you can buy in the UK. As it’s a Vodafone branded handset, it’s not available in the US. If all you need is a phone to call, text, dabble with email, Facebook and online banking then the Smart N8 will suffice. But you’ll find a whole host of frustrations if you want it for anything more than that. Price and release date The Vodafone Smart N8 is available in the UK for £79 on Vodafone’s Pay as you go 1 tariff....
Set in near-future Chicago, the game stars the surly, amoral charisma vacuum that is hacker/super-criminal/people’s vigilante Aiden Pearce. He’s on a quest for vengeance after a job gone wrong took a family member’s life, and inevitably it all becomes embroiled in a wider conspiracy involving the sinister corporate forces who silently control the city and its ubiquitous surveillance systems. It’s extremely hard to like Aiden, while any concept of him being heroic is destroyed by his reprehensible behaviour between the game’s 20-odd hours of storyline missions....
What is the aim of Project Athena? At a recent keynote presentation at Computex 2019, Intel senior Vice President Gregory Bryant outlined the needs that Project Athena intends to address. ‘People want systems that are smart and adaptable and can keep pace with them over the course of the day,’ said Bryant. ‘Second: they want PCs that are always ready for instant action, and third: they want PCs that help them focus....
Put simply, RAM is a component which provides the short term memory for your device. It temporarily stores the data you need for current or imminent tasks, before deleting them once they’re no longer required (when you turn off the device, for example). This includes anything necessary to keep the operating system running, as well as open apps such as web browsers, editing software and games. It’s also the main reason you’re able to get back into these tasks with almost no interruption....
The base model was joined by the high-end AirPods Pro in late 2019, offering an improved fit, smaller dimensions and Active Noise Cancellation tech to quieten the world around you when listening to your favourite tunes. While you might’ve thought that was it for the AirPods range, Apple is rumoured to be working on a handful of new AirPods-branded products as well as updates to the AirPods and AirPods Pro – but which are being released this year, and what can consumers expect?...
Pixel ‘a’ phones offer some of the core features seen on Google’s flagship Pixel phones for a fraction of the price. For example, the Pixel 6a has the same Tensor chip, and the rear design also remains largely similar. If you’d like to get your hands on a Pixel 6a, then we have everything you need to know – including where you can buy the phone and the price of the handset....
Your credit card information or online identity can be stolen, passwords can easily be compromised and your data can be duped, faked or sold onto nefarious parties on the Dark Web. And these risks are heightened when using public Wi-Fi. And so while we may have reached the peak of personal computing – with modern computers allowing us to get online anytime, anywhere – such convenience comes at a cost when your data is at stake....
After consulting with Microsoft, AMD has recognised two issues. The first is where L3 cache can increase, potentially up to 3x its normal level. That might not mean anything to you, but it can lead to performance drop between 3-5%. This only applies to some apps, although the effect while gaming is more profound. For games “commonly used for eSports”, the decline in performance can be between 10-15%. The other key issue concerns AMD’s “preferred core” technology, which can move threads onto the fastest core of the CPU....
Take at our how to guide for setting up a keyboard and mouse on your console. Keyboard and Mouse support for the console has been requested by users for a long time as the line between gaming computers and consoles continues to blur. This idea can be seen coming across within game development too as games such as Fortnite already feature cross-platform play which sees PC and console gamers able to play with and against each other....
The first phone in the world to be powered by the Snapdragon 888 chipset, the Mi 11 also packs a 2K, 120Hz AMOLED display, along with a 108Mp main camera. Despite the impressive spec sheet, the phone costs £749 with 128GB storage, jumping to £799 for double the capacity – undercutting the Galaxy S21 and other flagship phones. That’s not all though. Where most phone brands bundle earphones or cases in their early bird pre-order deals, Xiaomi’s making an offer that’s hard to refuse: the Mi 11 includes a free Mi Essential electric scooter when ordered from Vodafone until 31 March....
