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It’s not just the budget or mid-range phones that I forget about. I used the Samsung Galaxy S20 Ultra, nodded my approval, sent it back to Samsung, and haven’t missed it much since. That means that I sit up and take notice when I use an Android phone that rekindles my years-old love for the platform, and it doesn’t happen very often. The Oppo Find X2 Pro is the most pure fun I’ve had using an Android phone since 2017’s Google Pixel 2 for the same reason that it has made me love everything about Android anew....

Having gone hands-on with this newest Ultra though, there’s no doubt that Samsung is in denial about what this phone actually is. Cast your eyes across the range and the S22 Ultra sticks out like a sore thumb. What Samsung calls “Galaxy Note DNA” effectively means this year’s Ultra drops any pretence of being a member of the Galaxy S family, aesthetically; having effectively cribbed its core design from 2020’s Note 20 Ultra, instead....

A report in the Wall Street Journal (paywall) with industry analysts made the claim following a teardown of the phones to determine the provenance of the components. In the piece a Huawei spokesperson is quoted as saying the company has a “clear preference to continue to integrate and buy components from U.S. supply partners. If that proves impossible because of the decisions of the U.S. government, we will have no choice but to find alternative supply from non-U....

We listed 4 free Android Map apps that performing well with lot of features at free of cost. Google Map Google Maps for Android with Navigation (Beta) has detailed maps with 3D buildings, voice guided turn-by-turn GPS navigation, driving, public transit, biking, and walking directions, a built in Android Map App. Google updates live traffic information to avoid congestion and Google Maps Street View. For those, who are looking for iPhone free map apps, please refer this article....

Even with the potential additional charges, the Paris is a decent budget smartphone offering. In common with many Chinese phones it supports two Micro-SIMs, which operate in dual-standby mode. Both support 4G LTE (although only one can be used for data at a time), and the Ulefone Paris covers all three UK 4G LTE bands (3, 7 and 20). It also supports microSD cards up to 128GB capacity and, unlike many of its rivals, doesn’t force you to choose between the second SIM and removable memory....

Furthermore, if you forcefully try to unlock the bootloader, it might result in bricked devices. This explains why the bootloader unlocking process is risky. Hence, in this article, we’ll guide to unlock the bootloader of the OnePlus 8 using an easy step-by-step tutorial. There are plenty of bootloader unlock advantages. It allows you to gain root access, flash custom ROMs like CyanogenMod, and Resurrection remix. Moreover, you can even take Nandroid backup, and remove bloatware, etc....

Veho’s Ayrton Senna-inspired Pebble SmartStick+ is possibly one of the coolest-looking portable phone chargers we’ve seen. Read on for our full Pebble Smartstick+ review. Also see: Best power banks 2018. The problem with smartphones that do just about everything is that they require ever-larger-capacity batteries to keep on doing everything throughout the day and into the night. And although phone makers are working on ways to improve battery life with extreme power-saving modes, and even Google is looking to improve battery performance with its forthcoming Android L OS, few of us will be lucky enough to own a phone that keeps going as long as we do....

The announcement comes after the company made a selection of kids TV channels free for children during the February half-term holidays. Now an even bigger selection of shows and movies will be available for the entire family. The line-up includes the following channels: Discovery HD, Comedy Central HD, E4 HD, Film 4 HD, Fox HD, Kiss, Magic, MTV HD, and National Geographic HD. Friends fans who don’t have access to Netflix will be pleased to hear that reruns of the show air consistently throughout the day on Comedy Central, whilst Discovery HD included originals such as Gold Rush – you can also watch Discovery shows for free using a trial of Discovery+....

The plan usually costs £26 per month – which is the same price if bought directly from Vodafone. £276 cashback from Mobiles however, drops the monthly rate below £15. Just remember to claim. The rate also beats Three’s market-leading unlimited SIM-O offer, which costs £11 for six months and £22 for the rest of the 24-month term. This amounts to £462 by the end of the term, whereas, Mobile’s plan amounts to £348....

It was a welcome surprise, then, when Dawn of War III was announced in May 2016, and almost a year later, here it is. Relic has promised that the game combines the best elements of both the original Dawn of War and its radically different sequel, but is this the Dawn of Waaagh, or just a small skirmish? Find out in our Dawn of War III review. Dawn of War 3: Release date, platforms, and pricing The third Dawn of War game came out worldwide on 27 April 2017, just a year after being announced....

What is Cartoon HD? Cartoon HD made waves by offering users free access to popular TV shows like Game of Thrones and even full length feature films including box office hits back in 2014. The original iOS app was available for free on the App Store, but unsurprisingly Apple removed the app from the iOS App Store since it was providing illegal copyrighted content. All the content from the app was then transferred to a website, which is still running to this day and provides a ‘safer’ way to browse its collection....

In order to be truly open, a dataset needs to be clearly licensed as open to use and share – legally open – as well as technically open, in that it is easily machine readable and available in bulk. Open datasets tend to be available for free, or at a nominal charge. The UK has long been at the forefront of the Open data movement through government initiatives like data....

However, Microsoft has taken the unusual step of adding new features in a security update, with version KB5011493 adding two key features to the Windows 11 taskbar. The return of the time and date on all external monitors (in its traditional bottom-right corner location) is a Windows 10 feature that was removed with the introduction of its successor. Interestingly, Microsoft describes its reintroduction as a “bug fix”. Another change sees the current weather now integrated into the taskbar....

Windows 8 vs 10: UK price and availability Buy a new PC or laptop and it will come pre-installed with Windows 10 so the situation is more likely to be whether you should upgrade from Windows 8 (actually Windows 8.1 if you want to be pedantic) or an earlier version. As an end user you will not know the cost of Windows to your PC’s manufacturer, but if you pay for an upgrade or to buy a licence outright you will have to shell out....

PowerShell vs Command Prompt Here is the short answer. PowerShell is the future and will be replacing the Command Prompt one day. You better get used to it. Microsoft has sent a signal by making it the default choice in Windows 10. But that means PowerShell is also more powerful and more advanced version of the two command-line tool. Did you know CMD was launched in 1981 while PowerShell was launched 25 years later in 2006?...

Umpteenth sequels to ancient first-person shooters aren’t supposed to be any good. Especially when they stick to retro big dumb action values while playing it completely straight. Wolfenstein: The New Order is a game about shooting giant robot Nazis in the 1960s, for goodness’ sakes, but it doesn’t stop and laugh at itself even once. And it absolutely gets away with it. It’s a strange beast indeed, this one. On paper, almost everything it does is ridiculous – mechanical guard dogs, trips to the moon, secret Hebrew technology, escaping a concentration camp in a robo-suit, a hero who repeatedly walks away from fatal wounds, stopping to make coffee on a Nazi-occupied train… The New Order could have gone for self-satire, as we’ve seen semi-successfully in last year’s Shadow Warrior and disastrously in the atrocious Duke Nukem Forever, but instead it twins its b-movie values with a surprisingly reflective and sad plot....

Here’s all we know about Worlds Adrift, from (final) release date rumours to platform availability, gameplay and the latest game updates. What is Worlds Adrift? What do you do in Worlds Adrift? You explore a persistent world filled with floating islands and, of course, other online players, with the aim of finding resources and upgrades to build your own ‘sky ship’. The scale of the game is incredible; there’s a single server for all players in Western Europe, and yet player interaction is still pretty rare....

Xiaomi Mi Air 13 Kaby Lake: Price and where to buy Although most Xiaomi products are very tempting, it is still the case that you can’t easily buy them in the UK. Perhaps one day in the future, retailers will get on board but until then you’ll have to import devices. The good news is that Gearbest is on hand to sell you Chinese gadgets such as this one with minimal hassle....

With the Windows 10 free update deadline very much looming and the Anniversary Update just days away, we’ve got an interesting new laptop coming to the market which the firm says offers “ultra performance in an ultra-light package”. Xiaomi Mi Notebook Air release date and price In China the Xiaomi Mi Notebook Air release date is 2 August but there’s no word on a launch elsewhere at the moment....

The Poco X4 Pro 5G delivers what Xiaomi calls “an all-around flagship-level experience” including a 120Hz AMOLED display, 108Mp camera and 67W turbo charging. However, it starts at just €299 (around £250/US$340) making it around two or three times cheaper than many flagship phones. You can read our full Poco X4 Pro 5G review. Kevin Qiu, head of Poco Global said: “With Poco X4 Pro 5G, we definitely set the industry standard for this segment, and with these prominent flagship-level features, we truly take the user experience to the next level....