Samsung’s original Galaxy Buds were decent true wireless earbuds: they offered impressive battery life, wireless charging, and a lightweight, comfortable fit. But sound quality was merely okay, and their built-in mics were awful when it came to voice calls. If you got the $129 Galaxy Buds …
I placed a pre-order for the PinePhone “Brave Heart” edition as soon as I was able to because, like many, I dream of having a real Linux phone in my pocket, one that runs the same Linux kernel as my desktop. Now an early hands-on review, …
Xiaomi and its spin-off brand Redmi have always pushed affordability over everything else. In its five-plus-year tenure in India, Xiaomi has radically transformed the dynamics of the smartphone industry in the country. This penchant for making smartphones affordable and accessible to users still shines bright in …
For the past few years, OnePlus has built a bit of a reputation for doing things differently: releasing one phone at a time, and only selling that one, all-in flagship phone. A new model was generally introduced every six months to ensure the company always offered …
With smartphone sales stagnating, manufacturers are looking at an increasing number of ways to bring the excitement back to the sector and convince you to part with your cash. We’re seeing huge hardware specs – often without real-world justification – and we’re seeing new formats, of …
Although they are still as rare as hen’s teeth, wireless mechanical keyboards are shyly showing up in the market. A few weeks ago we had a look at Corsair’s K63 Wireless, a premium (and expensive) offering designed specifically with gaming in mind. Although its battery life …
Ever since phone makers started ditching headphone jacks wireless earbuds have become an important part of our daily lives. Apple’s AirPods undoubtedly kicked this market into overdrive as companies realized the massive interest for these products. We’ve seen many technology brands release AirPods competitors to varying …
Being listened to by “big companies” has been a fear for many for years, and 2019 saw most of those fears realized into actual events. Companies like Amazon, Microsoft, and Google were all called out for various degrees of the same thing: smart products listening and …
LG is probably not the first name that comes to mind when you think about laptops. But its Gram series is quite remarkable. These are some of the lightest laptops in the world, have ultra-long battery life, and no obvious compromises in performance. And the LG …
Say hello to Google’s fourth-gen home-made Pixel smartphone. Now four years in, the earlier Nexus programme – where third-party manufacturers dictated design or branded the phones with their own logos – seems like a distant memory. Sure, the Pixel might not be selling like hotcakes for …
