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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...
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Cyber-security with intelligent network monitoring

Cyber-security has never been more important for enterprises. With regulations such as GDPR in force, falling victim to a breach can result in damaging financial consequences. As consumer awareness of data protection grows, many will stop doing business with a brand that’s suffered a breach. As a result, cyber-security spending has increased significantly, with Gartner predicting a 9% rise in 2019 compared to spending in 2018. However, there were still a number of high-profile attacks in 2019, with 4.1 billion records exposed in the first half of the year. Worryingly, 3.2 billion of these records were exposed by just eight breaches, demonstrating how much damage a successful attack can cause. Big names were hit, including Capital One and Equifax, but smaller companies also suffered, with 32% of UK businesses identifying a cyber-security breach or attack according to DCMS’s Cyber-Security Breaches Survey 2019. It’s clear that businesses today are continuing to fac...
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Smartphone shipments in GCC increase 20.2% in third quarter to 4.8m

The smartphone shipments in the Gulf Cooperation Council (GCC) countries posted a 20.2% year-on-year growth in the third quarter of this year to 4.8m units. When compared to quarter on quarter, the market posted a 2.2% growth. However, when considering value, Nabila Popal, senior research manager at International Data Corporation (IDC), told TechRadar Middle East that the GCC smartphone market posted a quarter-on-quarter decline of 1.1% and year-on-year growth of 4.7%. Samsung was the leader with 46% market share, followed by Apple with 18% and Huawei with 17%. Huawei, which was the number two player from the fourth quarter of last year, lost ground to Apple in the third quarter due to the US-China trade war. In the UAE, shipments increased by 4.4% quarter-on-quarter growth in units and a 21.4% year-on-year growth in the third quarter.  Although Huawei did see a quarter-on-quarter decline of 9.4% in shipments, Popal said that the vendor did post annual growth of 12.9% in shipmen...
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Best Buy slashes price of our favorite 17-inch laptop by $300 in pre-Black Friday deal

Best Buy has applied pre- Black Friday reductions across a raft of Intel-powered laptops , and savings of up to $300 can be made, with that biggest discount applied to a notebook which we recently crowned the best overall 17-inch laptop . That would be the LG Gram 17, which comes packing an Intel Core i7-8565U processor with 16GB of system RAM and a 512GB SSD, managing to cram all this power into an unbelievably light and slim 17-inch chassis. The Gram 17 also benefits from a superb 2,560 x 1,600 resolution IPS display and great battery life, all of which make it the perfect partner for watching a movie on the go. Probably the biggest drawback of this excellent all-round laptop is the price tag, so the good news is that Best Buy is doing something about that with its $300 reduction. Check out the full details of this deal below, along with some other excellent prospects we’ve highlighted from Best Buy’s current reductions which are well worth considering. Of course, w...
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Komodo to lead blockchain revolution with quantum-safe cryptography

The emergence of quantum computing is posing a serious threat to cybersecurity as it can crack the most sophisticated encryption algorithms on the horizon. So, sooner or later, quantum computers, which is an emerging technology that takes advantage of quantum physics to solve certain problems that are impossible to be solved on traditional computers, may become a bigger issue than most IT organisations appreciate as cybercriminals will have the resources to build their quantum computers. Google recently claimed to have a made a breakthrough in quantum computing, pointing to a machine that has solved a problem in 200 seconds that would normally take a supercomputer over 10,000 years to figure out. If true, the news could have big implications on the security and integrity of the cryptography behind modern blockchains. Are blockchains at risk? Is the danger overhyped? Could Bitcoin be realistically attacked? IBM and some other companies have been doing researches on quantum computing f...
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TalkTalk just dropped its fibre broadband deal prices (again) ahead of Black Friday

There's still three weeks left to go until Black Friday but the best fibre broadband deals are already dropping. And TalkTalk has just announced its latest bid to beat off the Black Friday fibre broadband competition. For a mere £21.95 per month , the provider is offering superfast unlimited broadband usage with average download speeds of 38Mb. Along with including line rental, TalkTalk guarantees no price increases throughout the whole 18 month contract - a rare sight for broadband deals. That means you know that your next year-and-a-half of fibre internet will be the same low price. And if you're looking for even faster fibre broadband TalkTalk also has on offer its Superfast Fibre Broadband deal . That's come down below the £25/pm mark. Below we have outlined and explained in full these two Black Friday fibre broadband deals from TalkTalk. And if you're not looking for fibre broadband or you want TV with your broadband, make sure you check out o...
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The best cheap PS4 bundles, deals and prices in the November sales

The weather may be cooling, but deals season is certainly heating up, especially if you're looking for a cheap PS4 bundle deal. 2019 is a fantastic time to buy in as so many of the best PS4 games are super cheap nowadays. So you've got plenty of great games to enjoy for less once you take advantage of these super low prices. Naturally, lots of the below PS4 bundles come with the hottest games. And yes, we've tracked down the new Limited Edition Days of Play PS4 for you too.  We're on the hunt for the lowest PS4 prices all year round, so we aren't easily fooled by the fake deals that don't actually save you any money over buying the games individually. We're here to help save you as much money as possible. We also want you to play the games everyone's shouting about which is why we're going the extra mile to track down PS4 and PS4 Pro bundles with the likes of Call of Duty: Modern Warfare, FIFA 20, Days Gone, Red Dead Redemption 2 and ...
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These Black Friday Samsung Galaxy Note 10 deals undercut the market on price

Like many of the world's top smartphones, Samsung Galaxy Note 10 deals offer up a challenge - find a contract that doesn't require you to give up your weekend plans and sell your worldly possessions to afford the massive price tag. However, while we're more than happy to make extremely over dramatic comments about the price of the Note 10 (see above) it is a brilliant phone and we've managed to find a way to cut its price way down. With a selection of offers under £40 a month , these Note 10 deals massively undercut the market. No, these prices aren't some pre- Black Friday miracle...they're refurbished handsets. But before you click away, let us regain your trust by explaining how refurbished is a brilliant option. These offers come from Mobile Phones Direct , a retailer that offers a 12 month warranty on all refurbished devices. Every handset that has been returned is inspected, tested and, if needs be, restored. Most refurbished handsets are sim...
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