At a glance Expert’s Rating Pros Affordable Great cameras Solid performance Fast charging Cons Middling battery life No wireless charging MIUI isn’t for everyone Our Verdict Xiaomi has successfully redefined and brought back its flagship-level performance and advanced camera capabilities to a mid-range price point with the 13T. However, average battery life and the MIUI skin hold it back from receiving an instant recommendation. Best Prices Today: Xiaomi 13T Xiaomi has always released a number of different smartphone models throughout the year, and the naming system can be a bit confusing....

At a Glance Expert’s Rating Pros Great sound ANC Comfortable Excellent battery life Cons Awkward controls Fussy Transparency mode Advanced Features only on Xiaomi devices Our Verdict Well balanced audio, strong noise cancelling, and a comfortable design make the Xiaomi Buds 3T Pro earbuds a compelling option. It’s all let down somewhat by the ungainly control method that feels half cooked. Fix that and they’d be fantastic. Best Prices Today: Xiaomi Buds 3T Pro Xiaomi’s affordable brand, Redmi, has already been featured a few times at Tech Advisor with its wireless earbuds and budget-friendly phones that on the whole have impressed....

Both the Xiaomi Poco X3 NFC and X3 Pro impressed us with their decent specs, performance and attractive price points, so expectations were high when word of a successor began to emerge. The Poco X4 Pro made its debut during Mobile World Congress 2022 and hopes to capture the same magic as its predecessors while bringing in a new design and a shift in focus. Add to that the newly announced Poco X4 GT, and Poco’s mid-range lineup is looking rather good in 2022....

Xiaomi is ploughing ahead with yet another smartphone release – and potentially a claim to a new device form factor. Not content with its previous near-bezelless designs, teasers for the upcoming Mi Mix Alpha claim there are no bezels whatsoever. Pictures posted to Weibo tease a 24 September event where a phone with 100% screen to body ratio will apparently appear. This is the Mi Mix Alpha, which in another image is shown on a bookshelf with a wraparound spine design like the folding display on the Huawei Mate X ....

At a glance Expert’s Rating Pros Impressive Wear OS software Excellent design and display Extensive health and sleep tracking 4G option Cons Disappointing battery life Cluttered companion app Heavy and bulky No automatic workout tracking Our Verdict Moving to Wear OS means the Watch 2 Pro is the first premium Xiaomi watch that I can fully recommend buying. But it’s still only worth it if you can live with just a day of battery life....

At a Glance Expert’s Rating Our Verdict There are a lot of things to like about the YotaPhone 2 and we applaud the company for doing something different. The design is excellent and if you want a dual-screen smartphone this is the one for you (ie. don’t buy the original). Although the concept works pretty well and there’s potential for great battery life, there are a few downfalls. We’re mainly disappointed by the slow nature of using the e-ink screen and the awful ghosting....

The leaves are turning, and the pumpkin spice lattes are out in full force, which means that Back to School season is officially upon us. If you’re a college or university student, you may be preparing for the semester ahead – which will almost certainly include lectures. Back in my uni days, I spent far too much money on stationery and notebooks, which were often redundant as I couldn’t read my horrific handwriting....

It seems that we’re witnessing a growing trend at Warner Bros Discovery – that is, the simultaneous development of a TV series and cinematic film set in the same fictional universe. Recently, The Hollywood Reporter has discovered that Warner is developing a feature set in the Game of Thrones universe, which has been adapted only as a TV series until now. The news has been oficially confirmed by HBO and Max CEO Casey Bloys....

At a Glance Expert’s Rating Our Verdict The Acer Liquid Jade might looks and feel quite premium but at the end of the day it’s a let-down in terms of performance. It might be one of the best phones Acer has produced but it ultimately outpaced by some even cheaper phones – namely the Motorola Moto G in its various models. Best Prices Today: Acer Liquid Jade Acer is just one of many PC makers trying to crack the smartphone market....

Acer has updated its Swift X range of laptops for 2022 with new components, including Intel’s new Arc graphics chip, with both announced at CES 2022. With GeForce RTX or Arc graphics, 12th-gen Intel chips and new displays, the laptops are aimed at students studying design and creative workers. Acer says they feature “an arsenal of thermal solutions, essential ports, and a display that’s made for makers.” It’s the larger 16in Swift X (SFX16-52G) that’s most interesting because it will be one of the first laptops to arrive with Intel Arc graphics ....

At a Glance Expert’s Rating Our Verdict The Acer TravelMate gets all the basics right, with decent battery life, good application performance and a sturdy, robust feeling chassis. For under £500 it would be a good choice for home or business users looking for a simple Windows machine that can be carried around. Best Prices Today: Acer TravelMate 256-M Also see: Best Black Friday Laptop Deals Acer TravelMate 256-M review: Build and Design To earn its keep as a business tool, a laptop needs to have a certain durability, and here the TravelMate feels like its up to the job....

At a Glance Expert’s Rating Pros Cheap Great performance Type-A & Type-C cables Cons No encryption Requires Gen 2 port for best speeds Our Verdict A fast and agile storage device with plenty of capacity that’s easy to pocket. It’s like the Crucial X8, but even more affordable for those that have USB 3.2 Gen 2 ports and NVMe internal drives. Best Prices Today: Adata SE760 The first portable SSD technology available was based on SATA technology, capping the speeds that these devices could operate....

At a Glance Expert’s Rating Pros Great performance All popular streaming services Alexa Wi-Fi 6 Cons Prominent home screen adverts PiP only works with Ring doorbells Our Verdict The best Fire TV Stick yet, but upgrades won’t provide benefits to everyone. If you don’t need hands-free Alexa, it’s much better value than the Fire TV Cube. There’s now the Lite, the regular Stick, the 4K and 4K Max. Four ‘stick’ models to choose between, that’s before you consider the Fire TV Cube, or any of the actual TVs that have the Fire TV interface built in....

At a glance Expert’s Rating Pros Fast charging times on the iPhone Compact dimensions Practical flip plug Available in five colors Cons Can be a bit wobbly when connected Our Verdict Now there are no more reasons to end up without power while away from home. The 22.5W Nano Power Bank impresses with its dimensions, fast charging time and, above all, the foldable USB-C plug. Price When Reviewed This value will show the geolocated pricing text for product undefined...

At a Glance Expert’s Rating Our Verdict The Anker PowerCore+ 20100 USB-C is a very decent high-capacity power bank for fast-charging all manner of USB-connected devices, including USB-C models such as the Nexus 5X and Nexus 6P – even if you don’t have a USB-C smartphone now, chances are you will do at your next upgrade. It’s big and heavy, yet remains stylish and easy to use, and currently offers good value at £32....

Apple is usually a company you can set a watch to, launching its new iPhone range in September every year, but 2020 is a little different – as you might expect. Due to rumoured manufacturing issues and the ongoing coronavirus pandemic, Apple took the extraordinary move of confirming the delayed launch in its Q3 2020 earnings call in early August. Rather than September, Apple’s new iPhone range is set to be released in mid-October this year, but according to a new report, it might not be alone....

At a Glance Expert’s Rating Our Verdict Aquaman isn’t all bad, and you could never accuse it of playing it safe. But Wan’s bloated, over-long film is nowhere near as fun as its maddest moments might suggest, and the connective tissue is dreary, dull, and unrelentingly naff. Let’s put it this way: this is a movie in which the actual Julie Andrews voices a mammoth sea creature while Dolph Lundgren rides a giant sea horse into battle against an army of crabmen led by John Rhys-Davies, and somehow it managed to make those moments dull as ditchwater....

At a Glance Expert’s Rating Our Verdict Assuming the AV installation problem can be fixed, Fix-It Utilities 15 Pro might be a good way to protect your PCs from the threats and system slow-downs often seen as Windows machines age. The addition of the ability to remotely control PCs where Fix-It is installed is useful. Avanquest offers a generous 5-PC licence. The ease of use and overall ratings reflect the fact we couldn’t get the AV components to install....

The Apple Watch has some nifty watch faces which are fun to play with, but you can install and play real games on it. We’ve rounded up a selection of those that we’ve found fun to play. Most are free, with a couple costing just a few pounds, but Lifeline in particular is well worth it. Peak Free There aren’t many games which work really well on the Watch’s small screen but Peak is an exception....

Some gaming headsets can be on the expensive side, but there’s a growing number of gamers refusing to spend hundreds on a headset. While that once meant a compromise in build, sound quality and features, that’s no longer the case. Here, we take a look at some of the best budget gaming headsets on the market, with a limit of £100/$100 and options for PC gamers, as well as PlayStation, Xbox and Nintendo Switch owners....