At a glance Expert’s Rating Pros Great value for money Superb battery life Solid performance Cons Dated camera system Some Honor bloatware Our Verdict The Honor Magic 8 Lite is a strong mid-range contender offering exceptional battery life and a vibrant OLED screen, with only a few compromises holding it back from true greatness. Price When Reviewed This value will show the geolocated pricing text for product undefined Best Pricing Today...

Right now, the whole tech world is talking about last night’s major Apple event. Among the many products it debuted, the keynote will be most remembered for ushering in the all-new iPhone Air as well as the massively revamped iPhone 17 Pro. If there’s one thing it brought to my mind, however, it was confirmation of what I’ve long known in 7+ years as a tech journalist: the only good colourway is a green one....

When you’re building a small business, there’s never enough time to do everything you want to do. Your inbox fills, the correspondence keeps on building up and it’s a nightmare dealing with all the paperwork and forms. Yet we all have dead time when we’re travelling, or just getting away from the office, when we could be doing something to move things forwards. And why is it that the best ideas always come when you’re least equipped to get them down?...

Tech is turning professional sports into data-driven, digitally-enhanced competitions but its biggest impact may be coming off the field. Stadium attendances are dwindling and spectators at home are demanding an experience that traditional TV broadcasts cannot always provide. Social media, forums, chat services, gaming, podcasts, live streams, online highlights and in-play betting are providing both competition and complementary methods of engaging with the sport. The sports industry is responding by creating new digital experiences for fans at home, in the stands or on the move....

Have you been regretting the username you picked when you first joined Snapchat ? The app quickly became popular after its launch in 2011, and many people signed up without knowing what to expect, using funny or embarrassing usernames. If you’ve been trying to find a way to change your username in the app, but can’t figure out how to, don’t feel too bad. Unfortunately, due to ‘security reasons’ , Snapchat does not let you change your username....

While PC gamers swear by the traditional keyboard and mouse setup when gaming, there are some genres of gam, like racers, that are better played with a controller. The good news is that it’s easy to connect your Xbox One controller to your PC – it’s certainly much easier than connecting a DualShock 4 , and offers wider support than Sony’s controller too. In fact, there are multiple ways to use an Xbox One controller on your Windows 10 PC, and we explain all your options right here....

With the release of iOS 16 comes the biggest change to the Lock Screen since the inception of the iPhone. While the iOS Lock Screen has traditionally been a place to glance at incoming notifications and check the time, new features in iOS 16 allow it to do much more for the first time. Not only can you customise the look of your Lock Screen with impressive new wallpapers that automatically change throughout the day, but you can change the look of the clock and even add Apple Watch-style widgets to the Lock Screen to provide at-a-glance information without unlocking your iPhone....

In the iOS app, simply tap the comment and click delete… …and for Android just swap the tap for a long press. To remove a comment from the iOS version of Instagram, simply tap on the comment, swipe it to the left, tap the bin icon, and select Delete. Twitter works in a slightly different way to many other social networks in that other users cannot comment directly on your posts, but instead can only reply via their own, separate post....

If your Chromebook is no use to you any more or has developed a fault outside of its warranty and you want to get rid of it, what are the best ways to safely dispose of it? We’ll explain what you need to know about how to wipe the data and where to take it. How to clear off your account details and data from a Chromebook As with any personal tech device, before you throw away, pass on or recycle a Chromebook you should wipe its hard drive so that none of your account information or personal data remains....

How to enable Alexa skills Enabling skills is very straightforward. In the Alexa app, swipe right so you can see the menu Tap on Skills & Games Browse or search for what you’re after Tap Enable To Use Enter your username and password if required The skill will be ready to use Usefully, Skills are rated by users so you get an idea of whether it will be any good or not....

With so many accounts across different apps and websites, it’s easy to forget a password or two. Thankfully, if you’re using an Android phone, there are built-in tools and methods to help you recover saved passwords. This guide will walk you through the steps to find and manage your passwords. Google Password Manager Google Password Manager is the primary tool for managing and retrieving passwords on Android. Here’s how you can access it:...

We all know the struggles of a poor internet connection. Whether you’re streaming video, shopping online or, in the current climate, working from home, a sub-par connection can be incredibly frustrating. There are tons of tips and tricks articles out there (including our own ), but few mention flushing your DNS cache. Those words might mean nothing to you, but it can prove effective in resetting your connection. In the simplest terms, think of it as as a soft reset of your operating system to ensure it’s running effectively....

Windows 11 is a very capable operating system, but only if you have enough spare storage space. Running close to the limit makes almost everything run slower, and some apps may not even open. If you’re getting the dreaded ‘Low disk space’ warnings, your first thought might be to upgrade the capacity of your device. A larger hard drive or SSD will fix the situation immediately, but it doesn’t come cheap and often isn’t necessary....

A version of The Sims Mobile more alike the desktop PC and Mac game than ever before is coming to Android and iPhone soon. But you don’t need to wait. ( You can read full details about The Sims Mobile here .) Although a global release date is not yet known, there has been a soft launch for Android in Brazil. And if you can get it there, then there’s a way to get it here too....

If you want to hide private photos and videos on your iPhone, you’ve got a handful of options available to you. The easiest way to hide private content is via the Photos app itself. Apple has offered the ability to hide photos and videos in the Photos app for quite a few years now, and while it doesn’t offer any kind of password or biometric protection like some third-party alternatives, it is a free and easy option perfect for most iOS users....

Whether you’re planning a surprise event or worried about prying eyes reading your messages, it’s a good idea to protect access to your texting apps. We show you a few different ways to ensure that your communications remain private. Set up a security lock on your device Obviously, to stop anyone gaining access to your data, you’ll want to have a security lock on your phone. The chances are you’ve already set one up, using either a fingerprint, facial recognition, passcode or pattern to ensure your device remains secure....

If you need to run more than one operating system on your laptop or PC there are several ways to do it. You can have separate hard drives for each OS, and connect only the one you need before you press the power button. Or, you can dual-boot two or more operating systems on the same hard drive, with each version of Windows or Linux – say – in its own partition....

14 January 2020 will mark the end of an era, as from this date Microsoft will no longer be supporting Windows 7. If you don’t upgrade your software by then, you’ll lose access to any updates, including new versions of the software. This may not be cause for concern for many, particularly with Windows 10 now installed on more than 800 million devices. However, Microsoft’s latest operating system only surpassed Windows 7 in popularity in early 2019, meaning millions of people will still be relying on software that will soon be unsupported by Microsoft....

With many laptops and PCs now coming with a small-capacity SSD instead of a large hard drive, you might well be battling with those “low disk space” notifications as your C: drive quickly fills up. We’ve plenty of tips on how to free up disk space , but Windows 10 allows you to move apps to a different drive and choose where to install new apps, documents, music and other files so they’re not all clogging up your main Windows drive....

Several years ago, there was a brilliant app that took advantage of Apple’s AirPrint app to let you print documents to PDF. However, Apple later removed the Print to PDF app from the iOS App Store, claiming that it doesn’t comply with Apple’s app regulations. Now, the apps available are more limited and don’t do the job as simply as Print to PDF could, but they’ll still get the job done....