This is understandable. Amazfit is a sub-brand of Huami, a Chinese American company that also helps Xiaomi manufacture its Mi Band. It has a decent presence in the US and China, but over here Amazfit isn’t exactly a household name. The Amazfit Pace is high-end on specs, but pleasingly not so on price. It packs GPS with run tracking, a heart rate monitor, music controls and more – so does the cheaper price mean it cuts some corners?...

What follows is the original review: When we first saw the Fire HD 6 back in October 2014 we said it made a good kids’ tablet. This was partly down to the smaller size – a 6in screen – and the low price of £79, but also because the Freetime app meant you could restrict the apps, books and games that kids could access and the amount of time they could use the tablet each day....

We’ve reviewed the Ryzen 7 and Ryzen 5 but there are more processors in each range. We’ve summarised the lineup along with their prices in the table below. The flagship eight-core Ryzen 7 1800X costs only £499 ($499) – half the price of Intel’s eight-core i7-6900K. However, it’s the mid-range chips which are likely to be the big sellers, and the Ryzen 5 1600X is almost twice as fast as the Intel Core i5-7600K in the multithreaded Cinebench R15 test....

Anker’s PowerCore+ 20100 USB-C is the first commerically available USB-C power bank we’ve tested (we’ve also tried the Maximas XTRON), and it gave us a great first impression of the technology. At a first glance the PowerCore+ would appear to be a dual-output power bank that charges itself over USB-C. Look again. It’s not just the connector itself that’s reversible, since that USB-C port also works both as an input and an output, and can operate at up to a stupidly fast 15W....

This means it’s not only the fastest way to charge devices that can support a higher charging rate, but it is enough to charge USB-C devices such as your USB-C laptop that won’t charge over a standard USB adaptor. Also see: Best power banks and Best USB PD power banks The ‘up to 100W’ is important: this Anker power bank offers 22.5W, which means it will charge your USB-C laptop only if it meets that requirement....

In fact, in some respects it’s a step down from the Air 2 but the price helps to make up for this. iPad (2017): Price and availability At £339 from Apple, this is the cheapest launch price for a 9.7in iPad yet. There are rumours of an even cheaper iPad in 2018, though. This is the base model of course, so if you want 128GB rather than 32GB of storage, you’ll have to pay £429....

The breach – according to the firm – was discovered in June 2018, but the hack itself occured in July 2017. Dixons Carphone says that virtually all the cards are safe because they’re protected by the chip-and-pin system, and none of the data from 105,000 older, unprotected cards has been used fraudulently. Those cards are non-European, so if you have UK-issued cards, you shouldn’t be affected. It isn’t the first time the company has failed to adequately protect payment card data as it suffered a similar breach in 2015 where the details of almost a million cards were compromised....

We’ve spent hours working our way through Odyssey so far, and here are the main improvements that we noticed. For more information, take a look at our Assassin’s Creed Odyssey review. What’s new in Assassin’s Creed Odyssey? Bayek of Siwa was a strong lead character in Assassin’s Creed Odyssey, but the story was enhanced by the presence of a strong female character; his wife, Aya. This has been taken to the next level in Odyssey, with the option to play through the game as either Alexios or Kasandra....

That’s a great boast, but the Asus costs £799, so it’s not exactly cheap. It’s not exactly for everyone, either: the Swift takes aim at competitive eSports players who need every advantage possible. Two versions of this display are available. The PG259QNR reviewed here is more expensive, and you can save £100 by opting for the PG259QN, which doesn’t include the display’s latency-checking module. Design & Build The ROG Swift PG259QNR emerges from the box with the stand already attached and the base is fitted with a couple of easy pre-installed screws....

The Asus VivoBook S15 is a 15-inch laptop that is light, slim and attractive. And it’s not too expensive either. This laptop’s build isn’t close to Asus’s best ZenBooks, though, so make sure you keep your expectations in check. Price and availability The Asus VivoBook S15 covers the range of Intel Core i-series processors. If you’re happy with a Core i3, which may well be more powerful than you think, you only need to spend £599....

Also see: Best Power Bank Deals Let’s start with that capacity, then. At 30,000mAh you can reasonably expect around 20,000mAh to be available to your devices. The industry-standard energy efficiency lies somewhere between 60- and 70 percent, and Aukey makes no claims for having achieved anything greater here. In real-world terms, that means you could charge an iPhone 7 from zero to 100 percent 10 times. And you could refill a Galaxy S7 six- to seven times....

From power chargers (which Nintendo mysteriously doesn’t include with some models) to carry cases, face plates, and NFC readers, there are plenty of add-ons you might want for a 3DS or 2DS – and that’s not even getting to the simple stuff like extra storage or replacements for that easily lost stylus. With that in mind, these are the essentials: the various bits of kit that no self-respecting 3DS owner should be without (with a few more optional goodies thrown in too)....

While Cyber Monday 2022 is now in the rear-view mirror, it’s time to start looking forward to next year’s big sale extravaganza, set to take place on 27 November 2023. Make a note in your diary now! As with 2022, we fully expect Argos to join in on the deal fun for Cyber Monday 2023. Rather than scrolling through page after page trying to spot the rose among the thorns, we at Tech Advisor hand-pick the very best Cyber Monday tech deals at Argos for you, so simply bookmark this page and head back in 2023 to bag a bargain on your favourite tech....

Huawei was placed on the US’ Entity List back in 2019, effectively banning trade between Huawei and any American company. This caused Google to cease trade with Huawei, and although the Mate 30 and Mate 30 Pro run open-source Android, they were the first of the company’s handsets that didn’t come with Google Mobile Services (a.k.a. GMS) preinstalled. Sadly, even with the shift to the Biden administration, we don’t see this changing anytime soon, and that’s already proven bad news for the P40 range, Mate 40 series and Mate X2 foldable, as well as the long-delayed P50 series....

Black Friday is still a while away, on 24 November, with Cyber Monday a few days later on 27 November, but John Lewis’s Black Friday sale is likely to start at least a couple of weeks earlier. The sale usually spans just about everything that John Lewis sells, but of course we’re focussed on on all things tech. You’ll find discounts on smartphones, laptops, wearables, headphones, smart home tech, and more....

Headphones for kids are essential tech kit for parents as none of us want to hear Spongebob for more than ten minutes or be subjected to either blam-blam action gaming or the high-pitched whine of Alvin the Chipmunk. And maybe we can listen to something else while the kids are amused on the computer, tablet, phone or TV. With remote-learning and home-schooling, a decent set of kids’ headphones is even more important these days, and look out for pairs with a microphone for virtual-classroom interaction....

Keep in mind, PopSocket still sells its original single unit PopGrip. You won’t be able to swap out the design on these, which is why we recommend getting the ‘Swappable’ option (both cost the same). Look out for the labels when you buy. There are tonnes of PopTop designs to choose from. We’ve rounded up the best PopSocket styles and some of our favourites. For other accessories see our collection of best phone case round ups....

If you’re wondering whether to go for the newer model, visit our Galaxy S9 vs S8 comparison here. Where to buy the Galaxy S8 SIM-free You can buy the Galaxy S8 SIM-free from plenty of retailers, and if you can afford to do it, it can work out much cheaper in the long run. Don’t forget to make sure you find a good SIM-only deal to compliment your SIM-free phone, too....

With Samsung enduring the disaster that was the Note 7, they knew their next few ad campaigns had to be good ones. With the spotlight now on the safety of their phones and tablets, they created the perfect advertisement to not only give peace of mind to Samsung owners, but also reinstall faith into the reliability of the company and their products. This is achieved to none other than the smooth tones of the O’Jays, ‘Give The People What They Want’....

Media gossip blog Gawker.com has the full Steve Jobs obituary, recently updated. It is common media practice to keep obituaries of the famous on file even when they are healthy, so that the obituary can be published at a moment’s notice when the sad event occurs. Former UK music magazine Melody Maker famously had an obituary of Rolling Stone Keith Richards ready and frequently updated since the late 1960s. The Associated Press has over 1,000 prepared obituaries in its files on a wide variety of public figures, including 26-year-old Britney Spears....