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Call for TikTok security check before HQ decision
An influential backbench MP has called on the government to carry out a security review of TikTok before its Chinese owner decides whether to base the app in the UK. Neil O'Brien - co-founder of the China Research Group of Tory MPs - said the intelligence services should publish a report into the matter. President Trump is threatening to ban TikTok in the US. This has forced the app to ditch pl ... Read more
2020-08-03 20:54:43
Microsoft to continue talks to buy TikTok's US operations
US tech giant Microsoft has confirmed that it is continuing talks to purchase the US operations of Chinese-owned video-sharing app TikTok. Microsoft boss Satya Nadella had a conversation with President Donald Trump about the acquisition on Sunday, the tech firm said. Microsoft stressed that it "fully appreciates the importance" of addressing President Trump's concerns. A full security ... Read more
2020-08-02 21:34:22
MSI’S GS66 STEALTH ALMOST HAS WHAT IT TAKES TO BEAT RAZER
ForFor years, Razer has set the standard for making gaming laptops that are compact, slim, and feel great to use. MSI wants to end that streak, and its new GS66 Stealth is actually a viable alternative, at least in terms of performance. It still has a little work to do on nailing the small design details. The GS66 Stealth doesn’t quite nail the fit and finish to take on the best, but landing shor ... Read more
2020-07-31 03:20:08
ADATA Falcon And Swordfish SSD Reviews: Affordable NVMe Storage
By now, everyone with even the vaguest of interest in PC technology can tell you how much snappier solid state drives are than even the fastest of spinning disks of yesteryear. There have been some interesting wrinkles recently, like ultra-high speed drives that ride the PCI Express 4.0 bus, but in test after test, regardless of drive type, just having a modern SSD offers enough of a boost to make ... Read more
2020-07-31 03:20:08
Galax Cooks up DDR4-5000 RAM for Performance Purists
Galax has expanded its HOF (Hall Of Fame) line with not one, not two, but three new series of high-performance memory kits. Meet the HOF OC Lab Diamond, HOF OC Lab Diamond RGB and HOF OC Lab Phantom RGB product lines. The trio of RAM kits stay true to their HOF roots. They come equipped with a black PCB that's passively cooled by all-white heat spreaders. In the case of the Diamond series, the he ... Read more
2020-07-31 03:13:20
Huawei has the same app problem that doomed Windows Phone
Huawei is now the world’s biggest smartphone maker in terms of shipments, according to Canalys data, which suggests the Chinese tech firm surpassed rival Samsung in Q2 2020, albeit mostly due to its domestic sales in China. This is the first time in nine years that a company other than Samsung or Apple has led the market. Huawei was quick to pounce on the news, particularly given the turbulent 14 ... Read more
2020-07-31 03:13:20
Kylie and Kendall Jenner endorsed 'knock-off' Apple products on Instagram
Kylie and Kendall Jenner are amongst dozens of influencers BBC Click has discovered to be promoting the sale of imitation Apple AirPods on Instagram. The two celebrities have a combined following of 322 million followers. Apple believes such cloned earphones may infringe its intellectual property rights, but is not pursuing a case against the two sisters. However, the firm has taken previous ac ... Read more
2020-07-30 21:39:43
Seagate ships 18TB HDDs, but breakthrough hard drives will arrive later this year
Seagate Technology has started shipping its hard disk drives featuring a 18TB capacity to select customers, and revealed that HDDs will be more broadly available later this year. But while 18TB drives significantly increase storage capacities of modern datacenters, Seagate has a more important launch set for the next few months, as it also intends to start commercial shipments of its drives based ... Read more
2020-07-30 02:55:54
The Canon EOS R5 is a CHEAT CODE for wildlife photography
The Canon EOS R5 is about to put professional wildlife photographers out of business. That's our verdict, after extensively testing the Animal AF function on the new camera, which is nothing short of witchcraft. Much has already been said about the Canon EOS R5, and we'll be saying plenty more in our full review (which we're currently putting the finishing touches on). However, something that si ... Read more
2020-07-30 02:55:54
Apple, Amazon, Facebook, Google face claims of 'harmful' power
The heads of some of the world's biggest tech companies have appeared before Washington lawmakers to defend their firms against claims they abuse their power to quash competitors. Amazon boss Jeff Bezos said the world "needs large" firms, while the heads of Facebook, Apple and Google argued their companies had spurred innovation. The appearance comes as lawmakers consider tougher regul ... Read more
2020-07-29 21:18:56