Gadgets Tutorials & How-Tos

Robot building IKEA Stefan chair
Posted by Victoria Woollaston on April 18, 2018

Watch: This robot can build IKEA furniture in under 10 minutes without human help

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Posted by Alex Lee on April 18, 2018

This deposit of mud from a Japanese island could be home to a “semi-infinite” trove of rare earth minerals

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Posted by Thomas McMullan on April 18, 2018

OVO wants to let electric car owners sell their excess energy

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Posted by Alan Martin on April 18, 2018

Is Huawei ready to throw in the towel on the US market?

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Posted by Alan Martin on April 18, 2018

Amazon has a super light browser for Indian Android users

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Posted by Alan Martin on April 17, 2018

The Burst app wants to get Reddit enemies talking – and that’s a good thing

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Posted by Robert Irvine on April 17, 2018

The best Facebook alternatives: Five ways to get your social fix without FB, Instagram or Twitter

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Posted by Vaughn Highfield on April 17, 2018

BMW is building a hydrogen-powered race car for Le Mans

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Posted by Alex Lee on April 17, 2018

The French government is building its own messaging platform after Russian-owned Telegram runs into issues

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Posted by Steve Fowler on April 17, 2018

Vauxhall is terminating all of its 326 UK dealerships amid falling sales

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Posted by Victoria Woollaston on April 17, 2018

Scientists accidentally create mutant enzyme that eats plastic waste

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Posted by Alex Lee on April 16, 2018

Apple sued a tiny Norwegian repair shop – and lost

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Posted by Alistair Charlton on April 16, 2018

Range Rover Velar review (2017): King of the urban jungle?

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Posted by Victoria Woollaston on April 16, 2018

On the hunt for alien life: NASA’s planet-hunting TESS satellite begins its mission

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Posted by Nicholas Fearn on April 16, 2018

Android phone makers are putting millions at risk by allegedly lying about missed security patches

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Posted by Alan Martin on April 16, 2018

This AI is learning to make Flintstones episodes with bizarre results

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Posted by Jonathan Bray on April 14, 2018

Five reasons you should still care about Formula E (and how to watch it)

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Posted by Vaughn Highfield on April 13, 2018

Rezzed 2018: The best indie games you have to play this year

Bluetooth tips and help
Posted by Alphr on April 13, 2018

Secret Bluetooth tips: How to print files and share your phone’s web connection without Wi-Fi

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Posted by Nicole Kobie on April 13, 2018

The promises and problems of period-tracking apps

McIntosh MB50 with remote
Posted by Jonathan Bray on April 13, 2018

McIntosh MB50 review: Treat your ears to sweet, sweet music

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Posted by Evan Gower on April 13, 2018

Fortnite Battle Royale on Android: Epic Games confirm how to download Fortnite for Android

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Posted by Emma Sims on April 13, 2018

You’re allowed to be openly racist on Reddit as the CEO claims it doesn’t break the site’s rules

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Posted by Thomas McMullan on April 13, 2018

Samsung launches £130 Galaxy J2 Pro without any internet connectivity – it can’t even connect to Wi-Fi

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Posted by Emma Sims on April 13, 2018

The dubious GrayKey box that lets authorities unlock your iPhone and download your data may have been hacked

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Posted by Edward Munn on April 13, 2018

Google’s AI can now pick out individual voices in a noisy room

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Posted by Gabriella Buckner on April 13, 2018

The number of girls choosing to study Computer Science in the UK drops below 1%

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Posted by Kylie Sturgess on April 13, 2018

Why are people so scared of Friday the 13th? How our brains trick us into thinking Friday 13th is so unlucky

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Posted by Alex Lee on April 12, 2018

Who’s that dog? Google Lens thinks it can guess your pet’s breed

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Posted by Vaughn Highfield on April 12, 2018

Is Alexa really a believer in conspiracy theories? Its thoughts on Chemtrails suggests so

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Posted by Emma Sims on April 12, 2018

Holey moly! Three holes have burst open on the sun hurtling geomagnetic storms towards Earth

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Posted by Alan Martin on April 12, 2018

The HomePod is struggling to get into customer’s homes

NHS AI 111 calls
Posted by Keumars Afifi-Sabet on April 12, 2018

NHS has spent £1million preparing for GDPR

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Posted by Emma Sims on April 11, 2018

Instagram Focus adds an iPhone-style Portrait mode to your photos and videos without the hefty price tag

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Posted by Vaughn Highfield on April 11, 2018

Regulators state that “warranty void if removed” stickers are absolute nonsense

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Posted by Alan Martin on April 11, 2018

Four moments where Congress made Mark Zuckerberg break a sweat

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Posted by Thomas McMullan on April 11, 2018

PUBG Ransomware is a new type of malware that locks your files unless you play PlayerUnknown’s Battlegrounds

Posted by Jamie on April 10, 2018

How To Watch SyFy without Cable

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Posted by Vaughn Highfield on April 10, 2018

Audi’s all-electric e-tron gets its first run for Formula E

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Posted by Alex Lee on April 9, 2018

Spotify teases special launch event: Company may be on the verge of releasing its first hardware later this month

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Posted by Thomas McMullan on April 9, 2018

China’s SenseTime becomes world’s most valued AI startup

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Posted by Vaughn Highfield on April 9, 2018

A snooper’s dream? This “camera” is just a millimetre wide, is powered by light and will never run out of power

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Posted by Hugo Griffiths on April 9, 2018

Parking on the pavement could soon get you a £70 fine

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Posted by Rob Leane on April 6, 2018

Sony Xperia XZ2 Compact review: Prime Day cuts the cost by £130

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Posted by Alex Lee on April 6, 2018

App-coddled teens are more likely to find dubious content, study shows

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Posted by Thomas McMullan on April 6, 2018

V&A director Tristram Hunt: This is “the right time” for an exhibition on video games

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Posted by Emma Sims on April 5, 2018

Fast-learning lemurs hold the key to popularity

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Posted by Alan Martin on April 5, 2018

How to save photos from Instagram

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Posted by Thomas McMullan on April 5, 2018

AI experts boycott South Korean university over “killer robots”

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Posted by Jonathan Bray on April 4, 2018

Toyota C-HR review: A sharper edged hybrid