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The US Trade Department added Huawei and 70 affiliates to its "Entity List" in mid-May. Membership of the Entity List effectively bans US companies from dealing with these foreign businesses without explicit approval from the US government. The move came after increasing trade tensions between the US and China, and security concerns about Huawei's role in the provision of equipment
Us Brits aren't known for our linguistic abilities shamefully relying on our continental cousins to speak English rather than learning the local lingo. Fortunately, we can now cover our embarrassment by using the Pocketalk Voice Translator, a two-way voice translator that instantly translates between 74 languages. The winner of the ‘Innovation Award in Mobile Computing’ at IFA 2018, Pocketalk lets
Flic smart buttons first appeared at CES 2015 and since then, they've made steady progress as a useful element of a smart home solution. CES 2018 saw the introduction of the Flic Hub which eliminated the need for a nearby smartphone to process activity. Flic buttons are little rubberised push switches that use Bluetooth to communicate with the complementary Flic
Anyone who has spent any time on the internet will have seen this. You do a search for a product or service, look at a few options, and for the next few days, you'll see whatever you found advertised back to you in web pages. It's annoying because either I've already bought the product or else I've dismissed it as
With the usual level of hoopla, OnePlus showed off the new OnePlus 7 Series of phones at three launch events in Bangalore, London and New York. Consisting of the 7, 7 Pro and 7 Pro 5G, it's the first time the company has simultaneously launched multiple models - the closest OnePlus came to this in the past was with the
It's been 50 years since Neil Armstrong and Buzz Aldrin landed in the Sea of Tranquillity and there are many commemorative events coming up to the anniversary on 21st July. As expected, NASA is celebrating and there's a whole raft of information and historical footage on a special Apollo 50th section of its website. I particularly like the mission audio
When it comes to smart lighting, Philips Hue is the market leader (UK) with a range of bulbs, luminaires and accessories, plus a good app and comprehensive integration to other smart systems. On the other hand, Ikea's Tradfri is more basic but with the important benefit of being cheap and widely available in Ikea's stores. Inevitably, the question crops up...