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Fitbit Charge 4 vs Inspire HR While the Charge 4 ably takes over from the Charge 3 as our recommended all-round Fitbit, the company’sFitbit Inspire HRstill feels like the best-deal tracker for most people. Here’s why. Design & Build Study a side-by-side of these two trackers (like the image above) and you should be able to tell which is the more-capable tracker with just a glance. TheInspire HR‘s skinny proportions mean it’s less intrusive on the wrist than theCharge 4but also loses out on some of the more impressive features, as well as the more premium fit and finish....

Honor 30 series launches in China with three new phones Honor has unveiled threenew phonesin the Honor 30 series in China, joining the low-end Honor 30S in the full line up of devices. The Honor 30 Pro Plus, Honor 30 Pro and Honor 30 all have 5G connectivity and mirror parent companyHuawei’s recent P40 phonesin two main ways – design, and the lack of Google services integration. But this doesn’t matter one jot in the company’s native China, where Google is practically non-existent and no phones ship with the Play Store....

How to unblock a program in Bitdefender Bitdefenderis – in our experience at least – one of the most well-behaved antivirus apps out there. Not only does if offer fantastic protection, but it also does its job quietly in the background and you shouldn’t ever really notice it. Sometimes, though, it will block programs which are safe. It’s part of the ransomware protection which watches for apps which try to change files in your protected folders....

Privacy concerns raised by NHS and KCL COVID-19 apps Health secretary Matt Hancock announced an official NHS app to help trace anyone who has contacted COVID-19 in April, however the initiative has immediately raised privacy concerns. The app, developed by the NHS’s innovation wing NHSX, will focus on tracing symptoms rather than diagnosis. It is understood that data will be stored in a central database and will require Bluetooth features to be switched on constantly to be effective – putting unique device IDs at risk....

Sony is pinning its PS5 hopes on early adopters It looks likely that when thePlayStation 5launches later this year it will be strictly for enthusiasts only, as a new report suggests that a high price and low supply are part of an intentional strategy to prioritise early adopters over mainstream gamers. Bloombergspoke to Sony insiders, who claimed under anonymity that the Japanese tech giant has intentionally decide to limit production of the new console at first because it expects demand to be lower than when the PlayStation 4 launched....