Devices Tutorials & How-Tos

Project Ara - mockup
Posted by Jonathan Bray on March 3, 2015

Yezz demos Project ARA module mockups

HTC Vive VR Headset with Valve MWC 2015
Posted by Vaughn Highfield on March 1, 2015

HTC Vive is SteamVR, a virtual reality headset set to change the market entirely

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Posted by William Stanton on February 25, 2015

Microsoft HoloLens UK release date, price and specs: When will the holographic computer hit the consumer market?

Steam Logo - Valve unveils SteamVR at GDC 2015
Posted by Vaughn Highfield on February 24, 2015

Valve’s SteamVR unveiling at GDC 2015, but will it change Virtual Reality for good?

Xbox One February Update TV and Controller
Posted by Vaughn Highfield on February 6, 2015

Xbox One February system update lets you stream TV from your mobile

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Posted by William Stanton on January 29, 2015

PlayStation VR: Sony doubles down on PSVR’s future

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Posted by Stuart Andrews on January 27, 2015

From Minecraft to virtual reality: ten lessons learnt from

5 new Windows 10 featues
Posted by William Stanton on January 21, 2015

The 5 best new Windows 10 features

Microsoft AutoCharge Prototype Diagram
Posted by William Stanton on January 21, 2015

Microsoft’s AutoCharge is a lamp that can charge your smartphone

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Posted by Jane McCallion on January 19, 2015

Lizard Squad hacks Lenovo in Superfish revenge attack

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Posted by Vaughn Highfield on January 16, 2015

Windows 10 vs Windows 8.1: 5 reasons you’re missing out on Microsoft’s best OS yet

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Posted by Jane McCallion on January 8, 2015

Windows 10 “Spartan” browser pictures leaked

What is Minecraft?
Posted by William Stanton on January 7, 2015

What is Minecraft? We explore the global craze that’s got both kids and adults hooked on virtual block-building

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Posted by David Court on December 15, 2014

Windows 10 Consumer Preview leak: Modern Taskbar, plus Cortana and Xbox integration

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Posted by William Stanton on December 9, 2014

Will Windows 10 be a free update?

Sony Xperia Z3 Tablet Compact - edges
Posted by Jonathan Bray on December 9, 2014

Sony Xperia Z3 Tablet Compact review

Amazon Fire TV review: The Amazon Fire TV gets 4K capability, but the box and remote look the same
Posted by Sasha Muller on November 24, 2014

Amazon Fire TV (2015) review: The streamer your 4K TV has been waiting for

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Posted by Thomas McMullan on November 18, 2014

Top 20 Raspberry Pi projects to try yourself

Posted by Barry Collins on November 11, 2014

Microsoft rolls out bargain Office/Xbox/Skype plan – but you can’t have it in UK

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Posted by William Stanton on November 11, 2014

How to download Windows 10: Install Microsoft’s operating system on your laptop or desktop

iPhone 6
Posted by Barry Collins on November 10, 2014

Switched from iPhone? Here’s how to get your SMS messages back

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Posted by Alphr on October 30, 2014

Windows 10 UK release: everything you need to know

Microsoft Kinect SDK 2 brings apps to Windows Store
Posted by Jane McCallion on October 23, 2014

Microsoft Kinect SDK 2 brings apps to Windows Store

Nexus Player UK release date - nexus player with remote
Posted by Jane McCallion on October 17, 2014

Google Nexus Player finally has a UK release date

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Posted by William Stanton on October 14, 2014

What happened to Windows 9?

Lisa Su
Posted by Nicole Kobie on October 9, 2014

Rory Read replaced as CEO of AMD by Dr Lucy Su

Snowdonia Minecraft GB
Posted by Jane McCallion on September 24, 2014

Find your own house in redrawn Minecraft map of Britain

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Posted by Alphr on September 17, 2014

The 31 best Windows 10 apps of 2017: News, productivity, games and more

Minecraft
Posted by Barry Collins on September 16, 2014

Why Microsoft was forced to buy Minecraft

Lizard Squad
Posted by Jane McCallion on August 26, 2014

Gaming DDoS: forget cyber-jihadis, they’re just trolls

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Posted by William Stanton on August 14, 2014

OneDrive vs Google Drive vs Dropbox: The best cloud storage service

best music streaming apps
Posted by David Court on August 8, 2014

Best music streaming apps: Spotify vs Rdio vs Google Music vs Deezer vs iTunes

By using multiple antennae, wireless routers can aggregate radio bandwidth to achieve higher throughput
Posted by Darien Graham-Smith on June 17, 2014

Wireless connections explained

Yoyotech Warbird Nightblade 1
Posted by Bobby MacPherson on June 5, 2014

Yoyotech Warbird Nightblade 1 review

Microsoft Smartwatch concept art by Jeroen Begyn
Posted by Jane McCallion on May 30, 2014

Microsoft rumoured to launch smartwatch this summer

JustGiving logo
Posted by Jane McCallion on May 27, 2014

JustGiving’s GiveGraph to match donors to charities

How to set up MAME on your PC
Posted by Dave Stevenson on May 22, 2014

How to play arcade games on your PC with MAME: play retro games on your computer with this Multiple Arcade Machine Emulator (MAME)

Run retro games on your phone, tablet and PC
Posted by Dave Stevenson on May 22, 2014

How to play old games on your PC, smartphone and tablet: play old Super Nintendo, Sega Megadrive and Commodore 64 games on modern hardware.

Windows updates for XP will soon be ending
Posted by David Bayon on May 9, 2014

What to do if you’re still on Windows XP: should I upgrade from Windows XP?

Nest
Posted by Stewart Mitchell on April 4, 2014

Nest smoke alarm “can be switched off accidentally”

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Posted by Barry Collins on March 24, 2014

Piracy’s dying: why we’re all going straight

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Posted by Nicole Kobie on March 5, 2014

Ballmer: Nokia buy was hardest decision at Microsoft

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Posted by Barry Collins on February 28, 2014

Hour of Code: five steps to learn how to code

The 21 coolest Minecraft projects
Posted by Barry Collins on February 14, 2014

Block party: why do millions play Minecraft?

Minecraft
Posted by Barry Collins on February 14, 2014

Ten tips for Minecraft

knotted cable
Posted by Shona Ghosh on January 22, 2014

League of Legends game update not blocked by ISP filters

Xbox Music
Posted by Barry Collins on January 8, 2014

Xbox Music for iOS updated with offline support

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Posted by Steve Cassidy on January 7, 2014

How to cancel recurring PayPal payments

Steam
Posted by Barry Collins on January 6, 2014

A dozen manufacturers lined up to make Steam Machines

Tegra K1
Posted by Shona Ghosh on January 6, 2014

Nvidia promises mobile “supercomputing” with 192-core Tegra K1