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Samsung Galaxy Note 20’s chipset might not be that bad after all

With the Galaxy Note 20 launch just a week away, all eyes will be on what upgrades Samsung brings to the table. While the chipset might remain unchanged, there might be a silver lining. While Samsung flagship like the Note series and the S series are powered by Snapdragon chipsets in the US and European markets, they come with Exynos chipset in Asian markets such as India. It often tends to lose out on the performance front against Qualcomm Snapdragon counterparts. However, a new leak suggests some good news in this regard. Samsung Galaxy Note 20 release date, price, news and leaks Upcoming smartphones in India: Specs, launch date, price (Image credit: Samsung/WinFuture) According to a tweet by Anthony, a Youtuber, Samsung Galaxy Note 20 will continue to be powered by the Exynos 990 chipset, but with major improvements in terms of the performance and efficiency. These optimizations should bring it closer to the Snapdragon 865 series. He even suggested that it is almost li

Xiaomi Mi Band 4 images offer a first glimpse of the upcoming fitness tracker

The Xiaomi Mi Band 4 is confirmed to be in development, but a new certification suggests we may see the fitness tracker in the near future. Spotted by DroidShout , the Xiaomi Mi Band 4 has appeared on the official website of Taiwan's NCC certification agency. It also comes with the first images of the wearable too. You can see the photos below, but they aren't high quality marketing shots. They do offer some quick glimpses of different angles of the health band for certification purposes. Need to buy a band now? Try best fitness tracker Our full Samsung Galaxy Watch Active review After more tech? Try best cheap smartwatch The images don't teach us anything new about the tracker though. It looks remarkably similar to the Xiaomi Mi Band 3 - as has been expected - and it's likely to sport similar tech such as the heart rate tracker, which you can see in the first photo, as well as a small black and white display. The certification listing confirms the company plans to

Nintendo Labo VR Kit is much more than a gimmick

Nintendo Labo seems to have done the impossible: brought Nintendo back to VR. Nintendo Labo seemed like a bit of a curveball when it first hit shelves last year. An add-on that lets you craft your own peripherals, it was easy to dismiss what looked like overpriced cardboard that wasn’t ready to use out of the box. But, one year on, Nintendo is confidently bringing out new Labo kits, and doing what seemed like an impossibility as recently as a few months ago: turning the Nintendo Switch into a VR system. Only last year we heard Nintendo executives shrug off questions of VR support, saying VR simply wasn’t fun enough for the company to jump on board – while the move towards Labo peripherals reflected a continued interest in play in the real world, instead of just on screens. The Labo VR Kit was a surprise then – as was the VR support for the console's flagship Zelda and Mario games – but it’s clear to us that Nintendo has thought hard about the kind of VR experience it wanted to o

Digital news anchors coming to local TV channels

Abu Dhabi Media (ADM) has signed a deal with the Chinese search engine Sogou to develop AI-driven news anchors- a digital version of a regular anchor, in Arabic and English for its channels. The agreement was signed by Ali Bin Tamim, Director General of ADM, and Wang Yanfeng, General Manager of Voice Interaction Technology Centre at Sogou, in the presence of Omar Sultan Al Olama, UAE Minister of Artificial Intelligence. Yanfeng told TechRadar Middle East , that this is the first time that Sogou’s AI news anchor technology is being leveraged by an international media outside of China. China’s state news agency Xinhua has an AI anchor to report 365 days a year and 24 hours a day, in collaboration with Sogou in the Chinese language.  Sogou will develop the English language for ADM within one year and the Arabic language following that. The anchor will be customized to resemble someone from the region. “The lifelike anchor is developed to simulate the facial movements, voice and gestures

This TechRadar exclusive Samsung Galaxy S10 deal beats the rest of the market

While both the Samsung Galaxy S10 and S10 Plus are undoubtedly two of the world's best phones, they do suffer from one major drawback - high prices.  So what do you do if you desperately want Samsung's latest and greatest without a huge price? You could get a more affordable Galaxy S10e deal ...or you could grab this new ridiculously good value Galaxy S10 contract, offering big data and great pricing. With a giant 50GB of data, £43 monthly costs and all of the benefits of being on EE - the UK's fastest 4G network, this contract starts strong. But the thing that really stands out is the upfront cost. Exclusively to TechRadar readers you can knock the upfront cost down from £84 to absolutely nothing using the code S10EE84OFF - don't say we never treat you! You can see all of the details of this deal down below or see how it compares to the best Samsung Galaxy S10 deals (spoiler alert - nothing beats it). Compare this deal to the rest of the market on our best mobil

HUAWEI P30 Pro: 5 innovative features that proves it is the best in the market

Today’s smartphone market has been overloaded with a wide range of devices to choose from. However, what sets each device apart are the innovative technologies it packs, something Huawei is reputed for constantly bringing outstanding flagships. Bringing ultimate performance and superb cameras without compromising on battery, Huawei recently announced the HUAWEI P30 Pro, the latest device from the company and easily one of the most powerful ones, further strengthening its position as a leading smartphone innovator.  Here are five features of the HUAWEI P30 Pro that make it a super phone. 1. Power of four: SuperZoom, SuperSpectrum, Ultra-wide and Time of flight The HUAWEI P30 Pro houses a never-seen-before Quad Leica Camera that consists of a 40MP main camera with the HUAWEI SuperSpectrum sensor, a 20MP Ultra-Wide angle lens for horizontal and vertical shooting, an 8MP telephoto lens with SuperZoom capabilities and a HUAWEI Time of Flight (ToF) camera for beautiful portrait shots with

The best free blogging site of 2019

Free blogging sites have come a long way in recent years, and it’s now easier than ever to create a professional-looking blog to share a hobby with likeminded people, express your opinions, and establish an online presence. These free blogging sites are aimed at hobbyist bloggers – blogs are created and managed online, and hosted on the blogging platform’s own servers. If you want to create a self-hosted blog, the downloadable version of WordPress is an excellent option, with total flexibility, support for third-party plugins, and as much storage as your hosting plan allows. If you're interested in making a static website rather than an online journal, take a look at our guide to the best free website builders . Wix makes it dead easy to design and realize your blog, and you can do a lot more besides Wix has a range of paid-for subscription plans, but also a free offering, although it’s best to note upfront that this has some caveats. With the free product, your site will have

Here's every Nvidia GeForce GTX 1650 and 1660 Ti laptop announced so far

The Nvidia GeForce GTX 1660 Ti and 1650 have finally arrived on laptops, making more powerful budget gaming laptops available to everyone.  When the Nvidia GeForce GTX 1660 Ti launched back in February, it changed the budget graphics card landscape entirely. Nvidia did it again with the GeForce GTX 1660 a couple weeks later, but we were left wondering when these budget graphics processors (GPUs) would arrive in the best gaming laptops . Well, the wait is over. Laptop manufacturers from Asus to MSI have their own gaming laptops featuring these budget GPUs, covering a wide range of different price points and configurations. We went ahead and sorted through all the different product announcements and laid out all the important details below.  Image Credit: Lenovo Lenovo Lenovo is refreshing a chunk of its Legion lineup with Nvidia GeForce GTX 1660 Ti and 1650 graphics. Spearheaded by the high-end Lenovo Legion Y740 , these gaming laptops should have a more approachable entry level. S

Best email providers of 2019

Getting hold of an email account is easy. Sign up with an ISP and you’ve got one account for starters. Creating an account with Google and other big names will get you more. Buy a decent web hosting package and you'll probably get enough email addresses to power a large business, all for no extra charge. Getting the right email account is more difficult, as there's a lot to consider. What are the spam filters like? How easy is it to keep your inbox organized? Can you access the account from other email clients? And what about using the service with a custom domain and address of your own (yourname@yourdomain.com)? Keep reading and we'll highlight some of the best email providers around. All have decent free services, perhaps with ads and some limits, but we'll also talk about their business-friendly commercial products which deliver the power, functionality and enterprise-level extras that demanding users need. Want your company or services to be added to this buyer’s

Watch Game of Thrones online: how to stream season 8 from anywhere

All caught up with the latest happenings in Westeros? An hour of reuniting characters, scenes dripping in tension and pure action later and we’re ready for some more. With episode 1 out of the way and the second episode airing this weekend, this is the place to be for all of your know-how on how to watch Game of Thrones online.  For those who still haven’t watched the first episode, we commend you on your impressive week-long spoiler dodging escapades. The good news is that watching it on catch up is easy, you can find a full list of where to watch the first part of the new season down below. But for those Game of Thrones aficionados out there watching live each week, we’re here to tell you where to go to watch episode two online. Episodes air every Sunday which means tuning in on Sunday, April 21.  The trouble is that thanks to live streamed episodes and time zones your viewing time can be anytime day or night depending on where you live - you can see a full list of viewing times and

Man City vs Spurs live stream: how to watch today's Premier League football online

Got your breath back yet? Well it's time to go again. Same teams, same stadium, same result? Unlikely, but Man City have a Premier League title to win and Spurs will want to show that going through on Wednesday was no fluke. You're in the right place to get a Man City vs Tottenham live stream - regardless of where on Earth you are. So which way is this one going to go? Forget the two legs of the Champions League and the smart money would always be on Manchester City. With that attacking force that includes Sergio Aguero, Raheem Sterling, Kevin De Bruyne and both Silvas, very few teams on the planet can compete. But that's exactly what Spurs have done over the last couple of weeks. And they will want to embrace the confidence and take it back to the Etihad today. Without talismanic striker Harry Kane, they'll be weakened in attack. But Son Heung-Min has shown that he's more than capable of leading the Spurs front line. Keep reading to discover all the details you

The best smart speakers 2019: which one should you buy?

There was a time when many of us weren't sure whether the 'smart home' would really take off, but then smart speakers came along and everything changed.  Smart speakers now dominate the smart home market. According to the latest stats, they're now owned by one in six Americans , while over the pond in the UK, ownership has doubled in six months , with a smart speaker occupying 10% of all households. It's (kinda) official: Alexa, Siri and Google Assistant are as important to most households as pets. The popular virtual assistants are taking our homes by storm, with many now considering smart speakers to be the future of home automation, not only controlling your smart home devices (like your Philips Hue bulbs or your smart locks ), but running everything from your fridge to your living room lights – sometimes without much help from you.  Whether that's exciting to you, scary or just a bit gimmicky will depend on your view of new tech. But it's hard to argue