At a Glance Expert’s Rating Our Verdict The Samsung Galaxy Watch is a refined vision of the company’s Gear S2 smartwatch from 2015 – and it’s the best wearable the company has yet made. We prefer the smaller 42mm model for its size and weight, though if you’re into the chunky look, the 46mm model will give you better battery life. But it’s still only at its best when paired with a Samsung phone – using it with any other brand of phone loses the message and email apps....

At a Glance Expert’s Rating Our Verdict The Samsung Gear IconX are better than their bad name. They are best paired with an Android phone with the aptX Bluetooth codec, so check first. But like the Apple AirPods, these are a Samsung product and work best with Samsung Galaxy devices. The integration with Samsung Health for workouts is possible on other Android phones but using Health and the Gear app on a Galaxy phone is what these buds are meant for, and work best with....

At a Glance Expert’s Rating Our Verdict The Samsung Gear Sport is quite expensive but it’s a great looking smartwatch packed full of tech, in a compact and light design. It balances regular and fitness features and also has decent battery life too. Best Prices Today: Samsung Gear Sport It might not be the Gear S4, but Samsung has a new smartwatch to bolster its wearable line-up. Here’s our Samsung Gear Sport review....

New tech is exciting, and smartphones are getting smarter every year, but they’re also rapidly increasing in price – especially in the UK. Take the iPhone for example: while the iPhone 13 Pro had an RRP of £949, the iPhone 14 Pro jumps up to £1,099, and it’s a similar story on the Android front too. With rising costs, refurbished technology is more popular than ever, and with Black Friday drawing ever closer, mobile network giffgaff has some particularly impressive savings on its refurbished smartphone collection....

On Sunday, Yahoo published an article that sent bacon sarnie lovers into crisis mode. In it, dietitian Brenda Peralta suggested that an air fryer shouldn’t be used to cook bacon. Yahoo seems to have removed the original article but plenty of other publications have re-quoted the advice in articles, including the Express and the Daily Record . We decided to put it to the test. First off, the dietician’s warning against air fryer bacon cooking was divided into several points:...

With so many peripherals and charging cables vying for the increasingly sparse USB ports on modern laptops and, to a lesser extent, PCs, plugging everything in at the same time can be a challenge or require the purchase of an external USB hub . Where are the USB ports on my monitor? It should be noted that not all monitors have USB ports. Usually you’ll see it listed as a feature in the listing, either as including USB or a USB hub....

At a Glance Expert’s Rating Our Verdict The Skagen Falster is a very basic Wear OS (RIP Android Wear) watch with good looks at a premium price. For £279, we’d usually expect at least a heart rate sensor, but without it, NFC or GPS, this is only a watch for casual step counting from a fitness point of view. But if you have a desire for on-wrist notifications and a smartwatch that doesn’t look too tech-y then it’s one of a few available that has full smartwatch functionality....

As convenient as Sky Glass and Sky Stream are, sometimes things go wrong. Cordbusters reports that a selection of Gen 1 and Gen 2 Sky Glass TVs are currently experiencing bugs relating to picture and sound. Some users (such as my husband) found that the TV picture would go blank while audio would continue playing – sometimes, bizarrely, not even from a programme you’re watching. If this is happening to you, then there are a few things you can do to get your services back up and working again....

This week marks the 10-year anniversary of the Snapdragon Summit, and for 2025, Qualcomm has a special guest from Google who declared smart glasses as the future of AI. During Qualcomm CEO Cristiano Amon’s keynote speech, Google’s Rick Osterloh took to the stage and had something interesting to say about wearable technology. After a chat with Amon about various subjects, the company’s Senior Vice President of Devices & Services was asked which of the projects it is working on with Qualcomm is the most exciting....

The rumours are true, as usual, and Sonos has confirmed a new soundbar called Arc is on the way complete with Dolby Atmos support. The firm has also upgraded some other speakers. Read our full Sonos Arc review . Considering the Playbar, Sonos’ first foray into home theatre, launched in 2013, it’s about time a replacement came along. The Arc is exactly that and also replaces the Playbase , too....

As rumoured, Sonos has unveiled the Move 2 as the latest addition to its family of Hi-Fi smart speakers and the device will go on sale this month with a number of upgrades and new features. The original Move was announced back in 2019 as the firm’s first portable product as well as the first Sonos device to, much to the delight of fans, finally offer Bluetooth connectivity. Fast forward almost exactly four years and the Move 2 doesn’t rewrite the rulebook but will give Move owners plenty of reasons to want to upgrade including much longer battery life, new controls, an additional colour and stereo sound without pairing a second unit....

At a glance Expert’s Rating Pros The best sounding earbuds ever Incredible noise cancelling Clever smart features Hi-Res support Cons Fiddly on-bud volume controls Occasionally come loose Some connection issues Our Verdict The Sony WF-1000XM5 are the best sounding wireless earbuds ever made, beating Bose and Apple in the same price range. Minor quibbles with controls and connection can’t stop me from recommending them. Best Prices Today: Sony WF-1000XM5 Sony has cemented itself as one of the go-to brands for on-ear and in-ear wireless headphones with its flagship 1000XM series of audio products....

At a Glance Expert’s Rating Our Verdict We waited so long for Sony to bring a new design and although the firm has switched to an 18:9 screen, we’re miffed by the chunky and heavy design that has a fingerprint scanner and power button in awkward places. And dropped the headphone jack! The core specs of the Xperia XZ2 are perfectly good but that’s no longer a differentiator in the smartphone market....

The simplicity of the malware that paralyzed the computer networks of three banks and two broadcasters in technically sophisticated South Korea is a warning that U.S. corporations need to rethink security. The cybercriminals did nothing out of the ordinary in penetrating the organizations’ defenses on Wednesday. They used existing malware called “DarkSeoul,” changed its signature to evade the organizations’ firewalls and antivirus software, and targeted a well-known vulnerability in Internet Explorer (CVE-2012-1889)....

The Mandalorian has spawned not one, but two spin-offs – Ahsoka and Star Wars: Rangers of the New Republic. Whilst the former has already announced casting news, the latter remains quite mysterious. We’ve done some research and speculating about Star Wars: Rangers of the New Republic – read on for more information. We also have a list of all the Star Wars films and shows on Disney Plus right now , and a guide to watching all the Star Wars movies and series in order ....

At a Glance Expert’s Rating Our Verdict The 10in touchscreen Sungale Cloud frame boasts attractive features like a 4000mAh battery and social media connectivity. Yet it also feels very much like a budget tablet. Poor picture quality and slow performance – along with a dated user interface on both on the tablet and app – make the Sungale difficult to recommend, especially when you can find better products in a similar price range....

As I write this, it’s just over a week since Microsoft officially announced the Surface Pro 7+. I say announced – it continued the company’s pandemic-era theme of low profile product launches, and there’s no indication on the Surface website that there’s been a successor to 2019’s Surface Pro 7 . Where you will find it is the Surface for Business page , as the Pro 7+ is exclusively available to business and education customers....

At a Glance Expert’s Rating Our Verdict Synology’s RRP for the DS415play is £372 and at that price or the inevitably lower real shop prices the company should have a winner on its hands. The competing QNAP TS-469L is faster and has better specifications but is over £100 more expensive. When you combine the performance, price and the siren-like draw of DSM 5.0 this could be a crowd pleaser for the multimedia NAS market....

There are some huge savings to be had on award-winning headphones and there’s lots of choice, so it doesn’t matter if you’re after wireless earbuds or noise cancelling over-ear cans – there’s a deal for you and here are the best ones. Sony WF-1000XM3 Arguably one of the best pairs of true wireless earbuds on the market, there’s a huge £71 off the WF-1000XM3s bringing them down to just £149 ....

If you’ve managed to get yourself an Android recently, you’ll want to know about all of the best tips & tricks while using it. We’ve put together 10 of our favourites, to get you started on your Android journey. Just got a new phone? Check out our guide on how to get some extra cash for your old one. Make sure only important people can call you. With Priority Mode on, only contacts that you’ve specifically selected will be able to interrupt you....