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Barnes & Noble’s $130 Nook 10.1 tablet is this year’s anti-iPad

Bookstore Barnes & Noble is still in the tablet business, despite being quiet about it for a while, and has announced the $130 Nook Tablet 10.1. Rather than a massive spec list to make it tempting, the Nook 10.1 is about reading books on a large screen, without spending too much money.
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Huawei Mate 20 Pro review

There are only so many features you can cram into a smartphone, yet Huawei seems to have thought of them all, then added a few more for luck on the Mate 20 Pro. There’s everything from a triple-lens camera to the ability to charge your friend’s phone wirelessly. If you can think of it, chances are it’s inside the Mate 20 Pro. Here’s our review of this impressive phone.
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Neato Botvac D6 review

Handing off the unpleasant task of vacuuming the house to a robot sounds like a dream; but smart home products aren’t always the most user-friendly devices, and if they’re hard to use, we tend to ignore them. While expensive, the Neato Botvac D6 is easy to use and good at its job. Here’s our review.
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Update gives Audio Technica’s iconic M50 headphones Bluetooth, 40 hours of battery

Audio-Technica has launched the ATH-M50xBT headphones, reviving the iconic M50 studio headphones, which have a dedicated worldwide fanbase, with the addition of Bluetooth wireless tech. The challenge for the company was to maintain the unique sound signature of the M50 headphones after removing the cable.
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Xiaomi U.K. launch: News, devices, networks, rumors

Popular Chinese smartphone manufacturer Xiaomi will officially launch a smartphone, and a variety of other products, in the U.K. this November. It's going all-out to gain plenty of attention too, by opening a retail store in London at the same time, where it will showcase all available products.
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Only Google should be mad about having to change Android

Google has been hit with a massive fine in a landmark antitrust case in Europe, and has been told to change the way it manages Android, or face a heavier financial hit. While we love Google's apps and Android, the ruling made is only bad news for Google.
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Gorillaz send Casio’s G-Shocks into space in ambitious new collaboration

The latest Casio G-Shock collaboration is with virtual pop group Gorillaz. Each band member is represented by a custom, limited-edition watch, and a special animated short film has been made to show how the watches came to life. Take a look at the four special watches here, following their exclusive unveiling in London.
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Tory Burch branches out into Wear OS smartwatches with the $395 Gigi

Tory Burch has become the latest fashion lifestyle brand to release a touchscreen smartwatch with Google's Wear OS on board. The $395 ToryTrack Gigi watch is classy and modern, and comes complete with fitness tracking tech and NFC to go along with the stylish looks. Here's everything you need to know.
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MediaTek’s new phone chip will bring mobile A.I. to the masses

MediaTek has launched a new mobile processor, the Helio P70, which has its own co-processor designed to cope with the demands of mobile artificial intelligence. While we've seen this before, the Helio P70 is destined for more-affordable phones than the majority of others offering this type of technology.
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The fastest-charging phone we’ve ever tested has a Lamborghini badge

Lamborghini rarely puts its name on anything that isn't very fast, and the Oppo Find X Lamborghini Edition smartphone is no exception. It's the fastest charging phone we've ever tested, accelerating from zero to 100-percent capacity in just 35 minutes. True, or just marketing? We've test driven the phone to find out.
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Google’s new floating keyboard is so helpful, it’ll put you on cloud nine

The latest bezel-less smartphones look great, and having so much screen is fantastic for media. But typing isn't always so good, as without a chin bezel, grip can be more of a challenge. That's where Google Gboard and its new floating keyboard feature comes into play, ready to help out with the problem.
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How to take great photos with the iPhone XS, Apple’s finest camera phone yet

The iPhone XS and iPhone XS Max feature the best cameras yet seen on an Apple smartphone, with new features and improved ability, ready for you to get out and take great photos. However, the first step is to learn and understand how to take advantage of its talents, that way each shot you take should be a winner.
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Huawei Mate 20 X hands-on review

The Huawei Mate 20 X has a 7.2-inch screen, but is surprisingly manageable to hold, yet still a little too big to carry around. Huawei’s pushing the phone’s ability as a mobile gaming handheld, challenging everything from the Razer Phone to the Nintendo Switch. We’ve tried one out to see what it’s like.
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Porsche Design Huawei Mate 20 RS hands-on review

The Huawei Mate 20 Pro looks like an exceptional phone, so can a version with Porsche Design’s involvement be worth spending twice as much on? We’ve taken the phone for a test drive, and enjoyed cradling the leather-clad case in our hands; but does it go deeper than that? Let’s take a look in our hands-on review.
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Huawei is working on a 5G foldable phone, the Mate 20 X may be its template

Huawei is working on a folding 5G smartphone, according to the company's CEO, Richard Yu. He gave little away about the device during an interview at the Mate 20 launch event in London, but provoked speculation the phone may have something in common with the massive Mate 20 X and its 7.2-inch screen.
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Huawei and Leica’s monochrome lens is dead, so we celebrate its life

The Huawei Mate 20 and Mate 20 Pro do not have a dedicated monochrome camera lens, unlike the P20 Pro, and various Huawei and Leica phones before it. It's the end of an era, because the monochrome lens was a huge influence, but it's also the start of a new one, as Leica has worked on its replacement.
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Congratulations Palm, you’ve launched the stupidest product of the year

The Palm Palm (2018) is a smartphone to reduce your smartphone usage, or a small smartphone for when you don't want to carry your big smartphone. Palm itself doesn't seem sure which it is; but either way, it's a product that's so witless, we're amazed it was even made.
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OnePlus charges into U.K. carrier stores, leaving online-only start in the past

OnePlus, the smartphone brand that started life selling devices only through an online store, has announced several deals with major U.K. carriers and retailers. This means the firm's next phone, the OnePlus 6T, will be more widely available than any OnePlus phone before it. The device launches on October 30.
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Huawei can make superb phones, but the Y7 Prime isn’t one of them

We've adored some of the recent Huawei smartphones, including the excellent P20 Pro; but the firm also makes some cheaper hardware. Are they as tempting, and similarly good? We've been using the $220 Huawei Y7 Prime to find out, and at that price, it faces some very stiff competition. Here's what it was like.
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Samsung says the Galaxy A9 won’t be its ‘best kept secret’ for much longer

The new Samsung Galaxy A9 2018 is quite different from those that have come before it, and there's a good reason: Samsung's strategy is changing, and it wants to provide better features, more value, and a greater premium experience on its phones that cost less than the flagship S series. This is its plan.
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How many? The Samsung Galaxy A9 has 4 camera lenses on the back

Samsung's new Galaxy A9 phone, fresh for 2018, has four camera lenses on the back. It's no gimmick either, as each performs a unique function, making the phone a versatile camera to have in your pocket. Samsung is targeting Instagram fans with the new device and has produced it in some stunning colors, too.
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Samsung Galaxy A9 2018 hands-on review

Samsung’s new 2018 Galaxy S9 smartphone is a real contender in the mid-range smartphone world, due to a very special quad-cam setup on the back. It’s made for Instagram fans who want Galaxy S-style features and design, without the massive price tag. We’ve tried the phone out to see if Samsung’s A series revival is one to consider.
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Asus ROG Phone: Everything you need to know

Asus understands you can't carry your gaming PC around with you, so it developed the ROG Phone, a hardcore, high-specification smartphone designed for mobile gamers. Featuring a speed-binned chip, 512GB of memory, and an array of accessories, it's coming later this month. Here's everything you need to know about it.
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It’s the phone equivalent of a Bentley. So why does the Pixel 3 look like a VW?

Google has got 100-percent of the Pixel 3's specification and technology right, so we're annoyed that it only got 50-percent of the design right. Look at either from the back, and it's an improvement over the Pixel 2; but look at them from the front? Oh dear. In a year of fabulous phones, this is a problem.
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Bullet time on a budget: Insta360’s $400 One X camera is ready for action

Insta360 has launched the Insta360 One X, a follow-up to the original One 360-degree camera, this time with a new design that doesn't see the camera attach directly to your phone. Additionally, it shoots at a higher resolution, and comes with new and enhanced features to create some movie-quality video.
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Samsung’s cheaper phones may join the Galaxy S9 in getting wireless charging

To up the desirability factor of its cheaper phones, Samsung may introduce wireless charging on its Galaxy A Series handsets, along with a reasonably priced wireless charging pad. The news comes ahead of a major new Galaxy A Series phone, likely the Galaxy A9 2018, being announced on October 11.
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Ted Baker’s posh new iPhone cases teach you how to accessorize like a pro

British luxury clothing brand has taken what it knows about fashion and accessorizing to create a range of iPhone cases and accessories that work together in harmony. Consisting of a case, wireless charging products, cables, and more, this is what stylish iPhone owners have been waiting for.
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Google chuckles at all the Pixel 3 leaks with crazy Pixel Mini mock-up

Google is working on a tiny Pixel smartphone that will attach to your keychain. Barely larger than the key to your house, it will be one of the more radical phones we've seen. Except we won't see it ever, because it's only Google having some fun with the many Pixel 3 leaks ahead of its October 9 event.
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Citizen-Fossil mash-up could make waves in the hybrid smartwatch market

Citizen and the Fossil Group will work together to create new hybrid smartwatches, with the Japanese watch brand utilizing Fossil's technology in its own movements and watches. The company says its serious about the endeavor, but has yet to reveal when the first models will be released.
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Honor 8X hands-on review

The Honor 8X doesn’t break the mold for Honor, and continues to let the company build attractive, solid, high performance smartphones that don’t cost as much as you first expect. We’ve been using it to see if it’s better than the rest.
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Astell & Kern SP1000M hands-on review

Astell & Kern have launched the SP1000M music player, which despite the similar name, is not only smaller, lighter, and cheaper than the SP1000 music player; but the company claims it sounds better too. An impossible formula? We tried one out to see if it’s true.

Apple iPhone XS: News, release, specs, and more

Apple's special event is over, and we were introduced to the new iPhone XS, iPhone XS Max, and iPhone XR. Here's everything we know about the 2018 iPhone trio, from their cameras to release dates, pricing, and more. We'll even provide some details on the Apple Watch Series 4.
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Armani Exchange’s smartwatch is for those who want their tech to be dapper

Armani is back with another Google Wear OS touchscreen smartwatch, and this time it's from the Armani Exchange division, making it stylish, modern, and affordable. There's plenty of tech inside too, including a heart rate sensor, GPS, and NFC. This leaves you with one decision: Which style do you like most?
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Hateful software kills our enthusiasm for newcomer Realme’s $155 Android phone

Realme is a new smartphone brand with an interesting start to life, as it closely mirrors that of OnePlus, a brand we admire. The Realme 2 is its second phone, and we've given it a try to see if it's a winner, or at the very least, bodes well for the company's future. Here's what the Realme 2 is like.