Episode 59 (11th January 2019): LG's innovative new TV is ready to roll at CES 2019
This week on the Friday News Update:
- Cybic announce the Legend range of smart bikes at CES 2019, with a screen for maps and directions, a music player and Alexa built-in
- Nvidia announce the new RTX 2060 graphics card, giving you ray-tracing tech for an affordable price, and that their RTX graphics cards are coming to laptops
- ASUS announce the ROG Mothership gaming laptop, one of the first laptops with an RTX graphics card, featuring a detachable keyboard, a 17" Full HD 144Hz screen and an Intel i9 processor
- Mui announce a smart... plank of wood, with a touchscreen that lets you check the news and weather, send messages and talk to the Google Assistant
- LG announce the Signature OLED TV R, a 65" 4K OLED TV that rolls up into a box, as well as an 88" 8K OLED TV, Alexa and AirPlay support for their TVs
- Samsung TVs get an iTunes Movies and TV Shows app, AirPlay support and support for control through Alexa and the Google Assistant
- Sony announce huge 85" and 98" 8K TVs and AirPlay support for their TVs
- The Google Assistant gets new features and a smart alarm clock from Lenovo, the Lenovo Smart Clock
- Xiaomi's Redmi, now a spin-off brand, announce the unbelievable Redmi Note 7, with a 48MP camera, a Snapdragon 660 and a 4000mAh battery for the equivalent of £115
- HTC announce the Vive Pro Eyes headset with eye-tracking, a new Viveport Infinity subscription and tease an easier-to-use Vive Cosmos headset
- Samsung announce that the Galaxy S10 will be announced at a Galaxy Unpacked event on the 20th of February
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Buy the Nvidia RTX 2060 (UK): http://bit.ly/TC-RTX2060-UK
Buy the Mui: http://bit.ly/TC-Mui
Buy the Redmi Note 7: http://bit.ly/TC-RN7
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Episode 58 (4th January 2019): Apple: "Xiaomi how to sell more smartphones in China"
This week on the Friday News Update:
- Apple announces that it expects to earn $5 million less than initially predicted, blaming sales of iPhones, especially in China, causing shares in other companies with lots of sales in China to drop
- Xiaomi announces the amazing new Mi Play budget phone, with a waterdrop notch, the new Helio P35 and 10GB free data every month for a year
- Honor properly announce their first phone with a hole in the screen for the selfie camera, the Honor View20, in China, with a 25MP selfie camera inside the 4.5mm hole, a 48MP camera on the back and the Kirin 980
- Huawei announce the P Smart (2019) budget phone, with a 6.2" Full HD screen, the Kirin 710 and a 3400mAh battery for just £150 in the UK
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Buy the Mi Play: http://bit.ly/TC-MiPlay
Buy the Honor View20: http://bit.ly/TC-HV20
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Episode 57 (21st December 2018): Huawei hopes its innovative new phone will cause a super-Nova
Plus the Lenovo Z5 Pro GT and the HTC Desire 12S. This week on the Friday News Update:
- Huawei announces their first phone with a hole in the screen for the selfie camera, the Nova 4, with triple cameras enabling 10X zoom and wide angle shots, the Kirin 970 and a 3750mAh battery for a very affordable price
- Lenovo announces the Z5S budget phone, with a waterdrop notch, the Snapdragon 710 and triple cameras
- Lenovo also announces the Z5 Pro GT, a slider phone which could be the first phone with the new Snapdragon 855 and will also have a 12GB RAM model, one of if not the thinnest bezels on a smartphone yet and an AMOLED screen
- HTC announces the Desire 12S, with the Snapdragon 435, a 3075mAh battery and a horrible design
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Buy the Huawei Nova 4: http://bit.ly/TC-HN4
Buy the Lenovo Z5S: http://bit.ly/TC-LZ5S
Buy the Lenovo Z5 Pro GT: http://bit.ly/TC-LZ5PGT
Buy the HTC Desire 12S: http://bit.ly/TC-HD12S
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Episode 56 (15th December 2018): Vivo thinks the NEX big thing is a dual display smartphone
Plus the Galaxy A8S and the Skullcandy Push wireless earphones. This week on the Friday News Update:
- Vivo announces the Vivo NEX Dual Display Edition, with a 5.5" second screen on the back for taking selfies, a Time of Flight camera for 3D facial recognition and 10GB of RAM
- Samsung announces the first phone with a hole in the screen for the selfie camera, the Galaxy A8S, with a 6.4" screen, triple cameras and a Snapdragon 710
- Galaxy S10 UK prices, screen sizes and the design of the Galaxy S10 Lite leak
- The Honor View 20 has been teased this week, with a 4.5mm hole in the screen for the selfie camera, a 48MP camera and Link Turbo for faster downloads
- Skullcandy announce their first truly wireless earphones, the Skullcandy Push, with FitFins for a more secure and comfortable fit in your ear, 12h battery life and a $130 price
- Huawei Nova 4 specs leak ahead of its announcement this Monday
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Buy the Vivo NEX Dual Display Edition: http://bit.ly/TC-VNEXDDE
Buy the Galaxy A8S: http://bit.ly/TC-GA8S
Buy the Skullcandy Push: http://bit.ly/TC-SCPush
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Episode 55 (7th December 2018): Snapdragon 855 fires back at A12 Bionic with 5G support
Plus the Nokia 8.1, a huge Galaxy S10+ design leak and the shutdown of Google Allo. This week on the Friday News Update:
- Nokia announce the Nokia 8.1, giving you a 3500mAh battery, a Snapdragon 710 and Android Pie with Android One for £380, as well as the Nokia 3.1 Plus with a 6" screen without a notch, 2 day battery life and a Helio P22 for £170 and the European availability of the Nokia 5.1 Plus, available for £200 in the UK
- Qualcomm announce the Snapdragon 855, the processor that will be in nearly all of next year's Android flagships, with 45% faster performance, support for 5G and real time background blurring for video with the new Spectra 380 chip
- The design of the Galaxy S10+ leaks, showing thinner bezels, a quad camera and... a weird rectangular display cutout
- Google Allo is shutting down in March
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Buy the Nokia 8.1: https://www.nokia.com/phones/en_gb/nokia-8
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