Monthly Archives: August 2018
HANDS ON PREVIEW: Huawei unveil the Mate 20 Lite @ IFA 2018
August 31, 2018 | John Reilly
At IFA 2018, Huawei decided to unveil their newest entry into their Mate smartphone line in the form of the Huawei Mate 20 Lite. Packing 4 AI-enabled cameras, 2 on the back and 2 on the front, a huge 3750mAh … Read More
HANDS ON PREVIEW: Sony announces the new Sony Xperia XZ3
August 31, 2018 | John Reilly
Sony has just taking the wraps of their latest flagship device here at IFA 2018. The new Xperia XZ3 packs Sony’s first ever OLED display in a smartphone. It also packs a 19MP ‘Motion Eye’ sensor, the same as the … Read More
Lenovo launch new Yoga, ThinkPad & Chromebook laptops @ IFA 2018
August 30, 2018 | John Reilly
At their annual TechLife event during IFA 2018, Lenovo has unveiled their latest additions to the Yoga, ThinkPad and Chromebook range of laptops. With Dolby Vision and Dolby Atmos appearing in more and more of Lenovo’s devices along with improved … Read More
HANDS ON PREVIEW: HTC unveil the HTC U12 life @IFA 2018
August 30, 2018 | John Reilly
With IFA 2018 in full swing, HTC decided to use this massive European technology convention to unveil their latest midrange handset. The HTC U12 life is designed to go up against the likes of the Huawei P Smart an Samsung’s … Read More
Driving meets Technology
August 27, 2018 | Derek Reilly
The Effect.net is mainly a tech and gaming review site right? Then why does this article’s title talk about driving? When I joined the team here, I was driving nearly 60,000 km a year around the country. I’m now … Read More
REVIEW: Motorola Moto G6
August 17, 2018 | John Reilly
Motorola was one of the first Android manufacturers to offer decent user experience on budget. With the debut of Moto G in 2013, the company disrupted the affordable smartphone market. In its sixth iteration, under Lenovo, the Moto G range … Read More
Vodafone Launch ‘V By Vodafone’: A Dedicated IoT Sim & Connected Devices
August 13, 2018 | John Reilly
Vodafone Ireland has just entered the Internet of Things (IoT) consumer market with the launch of ‘V by Vodafone’ which will let Irish consumer connect the new V-Bag (a bag location-tracker), V-Auto (connected car dongle) and V-Camera (4G … Read More
Samsung Unveil the Galaxy Note9
August 9, 2018 | John Reilly
At the global launch event in Brooklyn, New York, Samsung finally took the wraps off their latest flagship phone, the new Samsung Galaxy Note9. A lot of leaks have already surfaced of this new device and they were all pretty … Read More
Sony Introduce Limited Edition ‘500 Million’ PlayStation 4 Pro 2TB Model
August 9, 2018 | John Reilly
With Sony having sold over 500 million PlayStation hardware units to date, they have just announced a specially designed PlayStation 4 Pro ‘500 Million’ Limited Edition model with a 2TB harddrive to commemorate the special occasion. The new limited edition … Read More
Sony Mobile’s 9 battery saving tips for festival season
August 8, 2018 | John Reilly
We’re well into summer 2018 and festival season is in full swing across Ireland. But here’s the dilemma – you’re looking to take a video of the headline act, locate your friends among the sea of fellow festival revellers, or find out how to get … Read More
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