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iPhone 12 Pro Max and 12 Mini Review – The largest and smallest iPhone tested

iPhone 12 Mini iPhone 12 Pro Max Summary The iPhone 12 Mini has unique dimensions for a modern smartphone. Hardly any other device is so small and light. The specifications are also excellent. The beautiful new design features the same fast soc, 5G antennas and modern camera as in the ‘normal’ iPhone 12. The OLED… Read more

Watch Dogs Legion – Entertaining despite repetition

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Why we don't have super fast 5G yet

Quiz question: When was the last time an iPhone had two different designs to support network technologies in different parts of the world? Now that 5G has arrived in the Benelux, many people see back in practice what we already concluded in September during the big 5G test; 5G is not really faster than 4G… Read more

Smartphone Best Buy Guide – November 2020

We publish an update of this BBG once every two months. Relatively many devices have been added in the recent period, some of which are very interesting. For example, we received many new smartphones in the lower price range from Samsung, Xiaomi, Motorola and Nokia. Two of the three recommendations there are new. In the… Read more

Breda company brings Rust to the GPU – 'C ++ is not fast and not secure'

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Asus ROG Strix 17 “monitor: A 240Hz screen for your laptop

In summary ASUS has made a very nice screen for your laptop with the XG 17. With a refresh rate of 240 Hz, this is the fastest portable screen and is therefore almost exclusively intended for gamers. They pay a lot for the privilege of putting a rap screen in their laptop bag, because for… Read more

Xbox Series X – Powerful, quiet and nice and compact

In summary The Xbox Series X is a wonderfully powerful console that plays games in 4k with frame rates of 120 enables fps, with graphic effects that were only possible on a PC until now. In addition, the Series X has a very fast NVMe SSD and an accompanying API that shortens loading times enormously… Read more

AMD Ryzen 5 5600X, Ryzen 7 5800X, Ryzen 9 5900X and 5950X

On Thursday, AMD will make its biggest launch this year: the Ryzen 5000 processors for desktops, based on the all-new Zen 3 architecture. We started working with all four new CPUs: the Ryzen 5 5600 X, Ryzen 7 5800 X, Ryzen 9 5900 X and of course top model Ryzen 9 5950 X. In this… Read more

OnePlus 8T – Fast and smooth, but with concessions

OnePlus 8T 8GB RAM OnePlus 8T 12 GB RAM In summary The OnePlus 8T is the successor to the OnePlus 8 and has a limited number of improvements over that device. The main ones are the increased screen refresh rate and fast charging with 65 W. The small improvements in the camera area are disappointing,… Read more

Should uhd blu-rays get on Xbox Series X without Dolby Vision?

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Acer Swift 5 – Tiger Lake excels in the short sprint

Swift 5 i5 Swift 5 i7 In summary The Swift 5 is Acer’s first laptop with Intel Tiger Lake processor and it shows excellent performance especially during moderate use. With long-term load, a CPU with more cores is faster. The housing is made of sturdy metal and yet very light, weighing about one kilogram. The… Read more

Acer Swift 5 – First test with Intel Tiger Lake

Swift 5 i5 Swift 5 i7 In summary The Swift 5 is Acer’s first laptop with Intel Tiger Lake processor and it shows excellent performance especially during moderate use. With long-term load, a CPU with more cores is faster. The housing is made of sturdy metal and yet very light, weighing about one kilogram. The… Read more

Corsair K100 vs. Mountain Everest – Which is the Ultimate Gaming Keyboard?

Corsair K 100 RGB Mountain Everest Max Summary The Corsair K 100 RGB is unarguably the best keyboard the American manufacturer has ever made. We are enthusiastic about the choice of PBT keycaps, the comfortable wrist rest and the new rotary knob, which fortunately does not replace the characteristic volume wheel. We find the self-developed… Read more

How and why Apple makes iPhone repairs difficult

After youtuber Hugh Jeffries already figured it out, iFixit has now confirmed it with tests and documentation: the cameras of the iPhone 12 cannot be replaced by yourself. It is the latest in a long list of changes from Apple to make it more difficult to replace parts yourself. Hugh Jeffries, a YouTube user who… Read more

Chromecast with Google TV (2020) – Cast dongle with media hub aspirations

Google Chromecast with Google TV (2020) The Chromecast with Google TV offers all functionality of the Chromecast Ultra with the option to install Android TV apps and operate the device with its own remote control. The promised content aggregation does not (yet) work flawlessly, although this may be because the Chromecast with Google TV is… Read more