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Phil’s best of tech in 2020
Normally when it comes to the end of a year, I enjoy looking back at what’s happened and the goodies we got to take a look at. This year, as a general rule, I...
OnePlus ship their phone with Facebook services — bloatware anyone?
Facebook have been in the news a lot lately and as per usual, not for the right things. Their stance on fake news and misinformation has drawn the ire of many people, governments...
Android 11 Beta can now be installed on the OnePlus 8 and 8 Pro:...
It has only been a day since Google announced Android 11 Beta to the world but companies are already coming out with their plans for the Beta on their flagship devices. We saw OPPO...
COVID-19 continues to play havoc with BBK Electronics affecting OnePlus, OPPO, realme and vivo...
Since the SARS-CoV2 virus took hold on the world nearly everything in the tech world has been delayed and in the grand scheme of things that is a small price to pay for everyone's...
Are we splitting hairs with smartphone cameras? OnePlus 8 Pro scores 119 on DxOMark
Recently we reviewed the OnePlus 8 Pro and thought that finally OnePlus had brought a premium level smartphone camera experience to their premium device. To our naked eye the images produced by it...
OnePlus 8 Pro set to go on sale in India with its x-ray vision...
The OnePlus 8 Pro has a colour filter lens that when combined with the photochrome filter in the camera app allows the lens and camera to "see through" some structures. When it was...
Review: OnePlus 8 Pro, the best phone you can’t buy
We all got excited way back in 2017 when OnePlus came to our shores and brought with them the OnePlus 5 -- it all seems so long ago. So much water has passed...
OnePlus accidentally disable their x-ray vision camera on the OnePlus 8 Pro
Recently it has been shown that using OnePlus' colour filter camera lens and the Photochrome colour mode on the OnePlus 8 Pro allows users to "see through" objects allowing visualisation of the internals of...
Fortnite is now available at 90fps for the first time on a phone with...
Fortnite was all the rage last year and although its popularity has dropped off in recent months there are still a LOT of users throughout the world. Now Epic Games and OnePlus have...
Robert Downey Jr’s new OnePlus ad is funny but also cringe worthy at times
Robert Downey Jr inked a deal with OnePlus to promote their products last year and that deal seems set to be continuing. It was of course expected after he was snapped with a...
OnePlus announce their 2020 flagship series, the OnePlus 8
OnePlus have always been good at hyping their products prior to a launch. this year has been no exception so when they took to the stage last night to reveal the new OnePlus...
One final leak? OnePlus 8 leak reveals a Google One promo and some...
Let's face it. These days it is near impossible to keep the details of an upcoming device under wraps for an extended period of time -- especially when the world expects you to release...
So this is the OnePlus 8 Pro — and its About Phone page
Let's face it, with only three days until the launch of the OnePlus 8 series of flagships there isn't much we do not already know about the devices set to be launched on Wednesday...
OnePlus 8 is apparently beauty to behold
In just five days time OnePlus will launch their first flagship for 2020 with the OnePlus 8 and OnePlus 8 Pro. We have seen quite a few leaks and teasers of both their...
OnePlus 8 specs leak in full with under a week before launch
In just under a week OnePlus will take the wraps off their new flagship smartphone range revealing all. Unfortunately, even with OnePlus trying to control the dissemination of leaks through their own media...