Since the Xiaomi 17 Ultra was released, I’ve been looking for reviews that really talk …
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Redmi Note 14 Review: attractive budget friendly smartphone
Redmi’s Note 14 series for the global market was just released, and while we already took a look at the higher-end Redmi Note 14 Pro+ 5G model, now we’ve also got the regular Redmi Note 14 model to look at. Redmi is a subsidiary brand of Xiaomi that was made to signify lower-end entry-level and mid-range Android smartphones while the Xiaomi brand would be reserved for higher-quality designs. Right now, the Redmi Note 14 can be …
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Redmi Note 14 Pro+ 5G Review: High end looks for mid-range money
Redmi is a subsidiary brand of Xiaomi that was made to signify lower-end entry-level and mid-range Android smartphones while the Xiaomi brand would be reserved for higher-quality designs. So Redmi devices are going to be in the around $400 and under range, but that doesn’t mean they can’t make something that looks good and still works pretty nicely. The Redmi Note 14 Pro+ 5G is the latest flagship style Redmi Android phone that still has …
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Lenovo nicely took my advice with the Legion GO S & SteamOS
Back in August of 2023 I got an early first look at the original Lenovo Legion Go before it was officially announced. I was very impressed with the Windows 11 based portable gaming PC. After using it for a little while I asked the Lenovo Legion team representative if they had tried running Steam OS on it. He said, “Oh it runs Steam!” I said, “No, I mean Steam OS, the Linux operating system that …
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The FBI wants you to stop texting, but switching to WhatsApp, Facebook, or Signal would be stupid, too.
There are tons of articles out right now about how the FBI suggests that you stop using text messaging on your phones due to security concerns with Chinese hackers. Unfortunately, a lot of these articles have suggestions that are even more stupid than text messaging and I’ll tell you why. The original news comes from this post on Twitter from the Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency: #PRC-linked cyberespionage campaigns have targeted global #telecommunications networks. Protect …
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The Dynabook Portégé X30W-M tablet PC convertible has great specs and a light weight.
Today Dynabook announces another new laptop computer; this time an updated Portégé X30W-M tablet PC convertible. I’ve been using Windows based tablet PCs and tablet PC convertibles since 2002 when they were first launched with Windows XP Tablet PC Edition, so I always love seeing new Windows tablets come around. This one purportedly even has the excellent Wacom-based stylus pen digitizer technology so that creative drawing programs and note-taking software will work well. Though the …
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Finally someone is innovating with CPU cooling tech and it’s Ventiva
A company called Ventiva has created a new type of part for laptop, tablet, and other mobile computing devices that aims to replace the noisy fans that so many computers rely on these days to keep the high performance processors from overheating. Ventiva’s ionic cooling engine is a tiny metal stick about the size of a matchstick that ionizes molecules in order to start air moving in a specific direction. There are 2mm and 5mm …
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