Gadgets Tutorials & How-Tos

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Posted by Edward Munn on February 16, 2018

Samsung’s Galaxy S9 could lose half its value within a month

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Posted by Victoria Woollaston on February 16, 2018

Smart motorways: What are smart motorways, where are they in the UK and why are drivers being fined for using them?

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Posted by Vaughn Highfield on February 16, 2018

Atari is launching a cryptocurrency and nobody really knows why

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Posted by Alan Martin on February 16, 2018

This pressure-sensitive stylus makes almost any iPad mimic the iPad Pro via the headphone jack

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Posted by Steve Fowler on February 16, 2018

An all-electric Vauxhall Corsa is coming

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Posted by Alex Lee on February 15, 2018

Germany plans to let everyone use public transport for free in a bid to tackle air pollution

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Posted by Alan Martin on February 15, 2018

Don’t trust phones from Huawei and ZTE, the FBI warns – without seemingly any real evidence or reason

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Posted by Alan Martin on February 15, 2018

Apple HomePod slammed for staining wooden surfaces amid reports the firm gets £95 from the sale of each speaker

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Posted by Alan Martin on February 14, 2018

Karma’s food waste app lets you buy surplus meals from restaurants, cafes and shops at half price

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Posted by Vaughn Highfield on February 14, 2018

The best Gear VR games: The Samsung Gear VR games you just have to play

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Posted by Richard Goodwin on February 14, 2018

Google Home Max vs Apple HomePod: Sound tests pit the speakers against each other

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Posted by Alan Martin on February 14, 2018

This photograph of a single atom is just stunning

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Posted by Thomas McMullan on February 14, 2018

Child-detecting algorithm locks down your phone in small hands

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Posted by Alphr on February 13, 2018

How Adobe saved BT £630,000

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Posted by Vaughn Highfield on February 13, 2018

The best Pancake Day games: Have a flipping fun time with these pancake-themed games

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Posted by Vaughn Highfield on February 13, 2018

Privacy advocates are in a spin over Facebook’s Onavo Protect VPN tracking your data – but what did they expect?

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Posted by Thomas McMullan on February 13, 2018

Facebook’s spat with Apple is over as the site gears up to roll out paywalls on iOS

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Posted by Vaughn Highfield on February 13, 2018

Facebook’s days may be numbered as UK youth abandon the platform

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Posted by Vaughn Highfield on February 13, 2018

The Merge Blaster turns the world around you into a video game

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Posted by Thomas McMullan on February 12, 2018

We’re a long way from virtual reality’s Citizen Kane

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Posted by Alex Lee on February 12, 2018

Police in the UK can now scan fingerprints from anyone on the street using portable devices that identify immigrants and criminals in minutes

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Posted by Edward Munn on February 12, 2018

Consumer-goods giant Unilever threatens to withdraw from Facebook and Twitter

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Posted by Alphr on February 12, 2018

The evolution of technology in the classroom

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Posted by Thomas McMullan on February 12, 2018

A Tesla Roadster wasn’t the only thing Elon Musk’s SpaceX sent into orbit last week

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Posted by Clare Hopping on February 12, 2018

EE hopes to solve woeful rural broadband speeds with its mini-router and antenna

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Posted by Alan Martin on February 12, 2018

Fixing a HomePod is only 16% cheaper than buying a new one

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Posted by Vaughn Highfield on February 12, 2018

Watch this hybrid Range Rover Sport take on the most dangerous road in the world

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Posted by Jim Tanous on February 12, 2018

Lost iPhone? How to Ping Your iPhone With Your Apple Watch

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Posted by William Stanton on February 9, 2018

Apple AirPods 2 release date: New rumours suggest early 2019 release date

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Posted by Thomas McMullan on February 9, 2018

Long live the new flesh: Researchers have made a robotic skin that can heal itself

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Posted by Alan Martin on February 9, 2018

Honor 7X review: Meet the new budget flagship king

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Posted by Edward Munn on February 9, 2018

11 things we love about the new London electric taxi

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Posted by Vaughn Highfield on February 9, 2018

Disney rolls out autonomous robots into Disneyland

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Posted by Stewart Mitchell on February 8, 2018

Gagging orders: The internet surveillance nobody can talk about

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Posted by Alan Martin on February 8, 2018

Facebook removes boast that it helped the SNP win big

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Posted by Alex Lee on February 8, 2018

There’s a reason why people with PTSD relapse after treatment, and it’s to do with the brain

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Posted by Alan Martin on February 8, 2018

Chimpanzee willpower is directly related to their smarts, so does self-control has an evolutionary role in intelligence?

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Posted by Alan Martin on February 8, 2018

China extends usage of face-recognising smart sunglasses

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Posted by Alan Martin on February 6, 2018

This open-source Echo rival respects your privacy and doesn’t want to sell you anything

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Posted by Alex Lee on February 6, 2018

MyEye 2.0 uses AI to help visually impaired people explore the world (if they’re rich enough)

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Posted by William Stanton on February 6, 2018

Apple Watch Series 4: Now available for pre-order

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Posted by Edward Munn on February 6, 2018

New, super-fast wireless technology could hit our homes

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Posted by Jonathan Bray on February 6, 2018

Sony Xperia XA2 Ultra review: A big, brilliant brute of a smartphone

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Posted by Alex Lee on February 6, 2018

Using your phone in a pulled-over car is now illegal in France

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Posted by Alex Lee on February 5, 2018

AI taught to recognise hate speech to fight Twitter trolls

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Posted by Dave Mitchell on February 5, 2018

Polycom RealPresence Trio 8800 Collaboration Kit review: A complete voice and videoconferencing hub

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Posted by Alan Martin on February 5, 2018

Mobile phone radiation shouldn’t harm humans, new study on rats suggests

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Posted by Thomas McMullan on February 5, 2018

Drone-catchers and a facial-recognition plane to police Winter Olympics

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Posted by Alistair Charlton on February 5, 2018

Tesla Model X (2017) review: Proof EVs CAN be used for long-haul driving

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Posted by Vaughn Highfield on February 5, 2018

Alexa is now smart enough to know when you’re actually talking to your Amazon Echo