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Amazon announces high-end Echo Studio smart speaker

Amazon announced its first high-end smart speaker at its annual hardware event today, called the Echo Studio. The Studio was created with Amazon’s new Music HD streaming service in mind, which lets customers listen to lossless music. Developed largely for Amazon’s new premium streaming music service, the Echo Studio boasts five drivers including a tweeter, […]

Phones

Xiaomi’s Mi Mix Alpha

Xiaomi has revealed a new phone it’s called the Mi Mix Alpha, and it’s one-upping the first Mi Mix by having a “Surround Screen” that literally wraps around its body. The Beijing-based tech company says its screen-to-body ratio is 180.6 percent, and the parts not covered by a display the top and the bottom of […]

Gaming

Sega Genesis Mini Review

The Sega Genesis Mini is a diminutive version of the classic console, but the controllers are full-sized and authentic enough. The game library, while not exhaustive, is a particularly well-curated survey. What’s unique about the Mini, however, is that for once Sega itself is handling production duties instead of outsourcing to the familiar bargain bin […]

Phones

iPhone 11 Pro Max Review

Captivating triple cameras, the longest iPhone battery life ever and an even brighter display make the iPhone 11 Pro Max the ultimate power user’s smartphone. Good Gorgeous OLED display is now brighter A13 Bionic CPU fastest around Stellar triple cameras with Night mode Longest battery life of any iPhone Durable design Fast charging in box […]

Phones

iPhone 11 Pro Review

The iPhone 11 Pro delivers amazing photo quality with its three cameras and best-in-class performance in a compact design. Good New triple cameras are fantastic A13 Bionic is fastest phone chip More durable glass front and back OLED display a lot brighter Longer rated battery life Bad Shorter battery life than iPhone 11 Pro Max […]

Phones

iPhone 11 review

Good Improved camera New range of colors Good battery life remains Bad Design is almost identical to XR No headphone dongle in the box Camera bump a little sharp The iPhone 11 Pro is a really nice phone. The matte glass back is elegant. The OLED display is slightly brighter than I expected. The trypophobia-inducing […]

News Phones

Huawei’s flagship Mate 30 Pro

Huawei’s latest flagship phones athe Mate 30 series is now official, starting with the Mate 30 Pro and the Mate 30. The announcement of the Mate 30 series comes at a difficult time for Huawei, whose presence on the USA’s entity list prevents US companies from doing business with the Chinese firm. Google said last […]

AV News

Huawei’s new Vision TV offers 4K

Huawei announced its own 4K television, the Huawei Vision, during the Mate 30 Pro event today. Like the Honor Vision and Vision Pro TVs that were announced back in August, Huawei’s self-branded TV runs the company’s brand-new Harmony OS software as its foundation. Huawei will offer 65-inch and 75-inch models to start, with 55-inch and […]

Wearables

Marvel x Garmin GPS watches

Garmin is following up on its Marvel-themed wearables for kids with two GPS watches for adults. The special edition 40mm Captain Marvel watch inspired by Carol Danvers, and the 45mm First Avenger watch styled after Steve Rogers’ vintage 1940s military gear. The Garmin + Marvel Legacy Hero watch crossovers could have gone terribly wrong but […]

Laptops

Dell XPS 15 review (2019)

The Dell XPS 15 for 2019 fixes the laptop’s most glaring flaw the webcam placement but doesn’t change much more than this beyond some upgraded components. This feels like a missed opportunity to bring Dell’s flagship 15-inch laptop in line with the rest of its redesigned XPS range. Good Webcam has finally moved Core i9 […]