Gadgets Tutorials & How-Tos

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Posted by Evan Gower on August 30, 2017

Gigabit LTE in the real world

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Posted by Emma Sims on August 30, 2017

The mysterious ‘toxic haze’ that left 150 hospitalised may have been linked to the ozone

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Posted by Libby Plummer on August 30, 2017

Netflix’s animated Voltron series now has its own VR game

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Posted by Curtis Moldrich on August 30, 2017

This Cummins concept just pipped Tesla to the first electric lorry

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Posted by Christopher Minasians on August 29, 2017

Sony MDR-1000X review: These premium Bluetooth headphones edge out ahead of Bose

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Posted by Emma Sims on August 29, 2017

Google takes on Apple’s ARKit with the launch of its ARCore augmented reality software

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Posted by Thomas McMullan on August 29, 2017

Last Day of June review: A thoughtful meditation on community and death

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Posted by Victoria Woollaston on August 29, 2017

IFA 2017: The best phones, gadgets and appliances from this year’s Internationale Funkausstellung Berlin

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Posted by Lee Bell on August 29, 2017

Intel unveils tiny Myriad X AI chip to run deep neural networks at high speed and low power

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Posted by Curtis Moldrich on August 29, 2017

New BMW i3 and sportier i3s on show at the 2017 Frankfurt Motor Show

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Posted by Alan Martin on August 29, 2017

Fitbit Ionic: Fitbit’s answer to the Apple Watch goes on sale on 1 October

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Posted by Curtis Moldrich on August 29, 2017

Ford teams up with Domino’s to deliver pizza using driverless cars

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Posted by Victoria Woollaston on August 28, 2017

How James Wong Howe revolutionised film as we know it

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Posted by Vaughn Highfield on August 25, 2017

Half-Life 3 may never come, but we finally have a glimpse of how Valve could have ended it all

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Posted by Alan Martin on August 25, 2017

Pium wants your smart home to smell as good as it looks

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Posted by Wayne Williams on August 25, 2017

Make your own VPN server to protect your devices from prying eyes

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Posted by Thomas McMullan on August 25, 2017

VR, AR and MR: What’s the difference?

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Posted by Evan Gower on August 25, 2017

Windows 10 S laptops: Our pick of the latest software’s laptop lineup

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Posted by Evan Gower on August 25, 2017

Living with Windows 10 S: What it’s like to survive on Store apps alone

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Posted by Victoria Woollaston on August 25, 2017

Ghostly creature spotted 27,000ft inside the Mariana Trench is the deepest fish ever seen

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Posted by Alan Martin on August 25, 2017

Uber donates $1.2 million to Girls Who Code, but not everyone is impressed

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Posted by Thomas McMullan on August 25, 2017

Kill animals over humans, and aim for property: Germany outlines rules for its driverless cars

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Posted by Thomas McMullan on August 25, 2017

Driverless lorries are coming to the UK

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Posted by Victoria Woollaston on August 25, 2017

Pepper the robot is now a Buddhist priest ready to conduct funerals

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Posted by Alan Martin on August 25, 2017

Samsung bricks UK TVs with botched firmware update

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Posted by Emma Sims on August 25, 2017

3,700-year-old Babylonian tablet ‘solved’, revealing true birth of trigonometry

Posted by Emma Sims on August 24, 2017

How to encrypt your devices

Posted by Wayne Williams on August 24, 2017

How to encrypt your files and folders

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Posted by Wayne Williams on August 24, 2017

The essential guide to encryption: What is it and how to do it

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Posted by Thomas McMullan on August 24, 2017

KFC’s new VR game is a bucket of dystopian nightmare grease

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Posted by Curtis Moldrich on August 24, 2017

Audi is developing a “solar sun roof” to power your electric car

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Posted by Thomas McMullan on August 24, 2017

Dixons Carphone warns of profit tumble as phones get more expensive

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Posted by Victoria Woollaston on August 24, 2017

Active 10 app launches to encourage people to walk briskly 10 minutes a day

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Posted by Victoria Woollaston on August 24, 2017

Volkswagen unveils the £19,000 VW T-Roc, the baby brother to its Tiguan SUV

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Posted by Alan Martin on August 24, 2017

These cute electric Royal Mail trucks are now zipping around London

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Posted by Evan Gower on August 23, 2017

iPhone 8 Plus vs Samsung Galaxy Note 8: Which phablet should you buy in 2017?

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Posted by Evan Gower on August 23, 2017

The journey to Gigabit LTE

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Posted by Thomas McMullan on August 23, 2017

Illustrator Chris Haughton on turning his drawings into a VR game

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Posted by Victoria Woollaston on August 23, 2017

Our pick of the best time-wasting sites on the web

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Posted by Evan Gower on August 23, 2017

Qualcomm & EE delivering Gigabit LTE

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Posted by Jonathan Bray on August 23, 2017

Samsung Galaxy Note 8 review: Plus-sized excellence

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Posted by Evan Gower on August 23, 2017

Raising the bar for mobile VR

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Posted by Evan Gower on August 23, 2017

The death of the landline?

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Posted by Alan Martin on August 23, 2017

Deal alert: You can now get an Amazon Echo and Echo Dot for £124 (a saving of £76)

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Posted by Alan Martin on August 23, 2017

Sony loses class-action lawsuit over 24 “waterproof” phones and tablets

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Posted by Thomas McMullan on August 23, 2017

Google adds Walmart to its AI shopping service in a bid to rival Amazon

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Posted by Emma Sims on August 22, 2017

Samsung Galaxy Note 8 vs Galaxy S8 (Plus): Is there much in it?

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Posted by Curtis Moldrich on August 22, 2017

Car scrappage scheme round-up: Audi and Ford scrappage schemes will now run

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Posted by Sasha Muller on August 22, 2017

Samsung CHG70 review (C27HG70): An excellent HDR gaming monitor

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Posted by David Court on August 22, 2017

Audi SQ5 (2017) review: Fire-breathing, premium SUV