That’s why it pains me to admit that I’ve finally made the jump to Apple Music and I’m not looking back. Why? Because I’m an iPhone user, and it seems that Spotify has all but given up trying to improve its presence on iOS. Let me explain. AirPlay has been a staple of the Apple ecosystem for years, allowing users to either play audio or mirror their display to an AirPlay receiver, be it an Apple TV or AirPlay-supported speaker....

Security and convenience usually sit at opposite ends of a scale, which is why extra security comes with extra inconvenience. Passwords are an excellent example of this. At the convenience end of the scale, you can use the same password for everything from your bank’s website to a gardening forum and everything in between. Better still, use the same email address or username for all those accounts and you have just one login to remember....

How to tell whether Twitter is down or if it’s just you that’s affected – here are some simple checks you can make to quickly ascertain whether Twitter is down. Also see: Best Twitter tips & tricks . Is Twitter down? Are others are having problems with Twitter? Sometimes Twitter can be down in certain areas, but not on a global scale. Down Detector is a really useful resource for checking whether the web’s most popular sites and services are operating effectively, as well as some offline services such as mobile operators....

At a Glance Expert’s Rating Our Verdict Even though the Losers Club is all grown-up, IT Chapter Two doesn’t lose what makes this horror unique. Childhood fears are brought to life in the most terrifying of manners, and the dual casts do a fantastic job. However, the film was on the lengthy side. Nonetheless, it’s a great companion to the first film, and brings the story of the Losers Club full-circle....

At a Glance Expert’s Rating Our Verdict The core combat in Jump Force is infectiously fun, striking just the right line between depth and accessibility. It’s absolutely joyous thrashing Frieza with Naruto’s Nine-Tails, and Jump Force nails the silly spectacle that’s made so many Shonen Jump series such perennial favourites. The problem is that outside of the actual gameplay, everything else about Jump Force feels unfinished. The hub world is an utter disaster, the character creator feels flat, the roster is unbalanced, and you are almost guaranteed to give up on the story mode before you get to the end....

At a Glance Expert’s Rating Our Verdict Although you can’t just walk into a shop and buy it in the UK, this Just5 Blaster 2 is certainly a better budget buy than the Samsung Galaxy Core Prime. At around £105 it’s no surprise to find a plastic build, but we appreciate the inclusion in the box of interchangeable colour covers. The screen is good, if a little dull, and performance is spot-on at this price point....

At a Glance Expert’s Rating Our Verdict Best Prices Today: KitSound Voice One Price Check out our round-up of all the best smart speakers . Design and build Rather than the cylindrical shape of most smart speakers, the KitSound Voice One has a vastly different design. It’s slightly wedge shaped but stands tall and leans backwards a little. It’s a good looking device and the design could work would well for a building, we feel....

At a Glance Expert’s Rating Pros Big screen Water-resistant Easy to side-load ebooks Supports ePub Cons Kobo book store not well curated Our Verdict Strong if understated design, a lovely big screen and chunky handle yet a slim, lightweight (and water-resistant) body: the Kobo Forma eReader is a pleasure to hold and use, and goes a long way towards justifying its high price tag. Best Prices Today: Kobo Forma Last year we reviewed Kobo’s Aura One eReader and concluded that the hardware was great but expensive, and let down by a lack of curation on the Kobo book store....

At a Glance Expert’s Rating Our Verdict A nice screen and dual-cameras make this sub-£100 smartphone seem too good to be true. Performance is admittedly slow, but it’s the frequent software crashes that stop us recommending the Leagoo Kicaa Mix. Best Prices Today: Leagoo Kicaa Mix Being on a budget shouldn’t have to mean you’re forced to buy a cheap-looking phone. The Leagoo Kicaa Mix is a sub-£100 phone that doesn’t let its price stop it following recent trends, but does it cut one corner too many?...

At a Glance Our Verdict We’ve only played a short demo of the Jedi Challenges but our first impressions are good. Lenovo’s Mirage AR headset is comfortable and the Lightsaber feels great. Well put the bugs down to the IFA show floor lighting. For Star Wars fans, this is likely to be a winner. Best Prices Today: Lenovo Star Wars Jedi Challenges There were plenty of new headsets launched at IFA 2017 and one with a lot of attention is the result of a partnership between Lenovo and Star Wars....

At a Glance Our Verdict The Lenovo Tab3 tablets are cheap and cheerful, offering lots of features for families at a brilliantly low price. Where it really shines is in its software. Multiple users on a tablet is a real boon, particularly when you can make some of those users kid-safe accounts to protect kids on the internet and stop them from stumbling across websites and apps that they shouldn’t be....

At a Glance Our Verdict On the one hand we have the world’s first Quad HD smartphone, with a truly beautiful screen, as well as great performance, brilliant sound, a pleasing camera and a very nice design. It is the best phone you can buy right now, and a great deserver of our prestigious Gold Award. On the other hand we have a smartphone that can match the size of its screen and its performance, offers some unique software and customisation features, offers a generous amount of storage, and its design isn’t too bad either....

During this year’s LG Streaming Week, owners of LG Smart TVs from Europe, Asia and the Middle East (including the UK and US) can get free or discounted access to various films, series, music and sports events. The LG’s special campaign will run from 19 May to 30 June 2025 . To use it, all you have to do is download the LG Streaming Week app – you can access it via the ‘Home Screen’, ‘Content Store’ or your ‘Apps’ screen....

In days gone by, you’d just call your vacuum cleaner Henry or Hetty and be done with it. But now, in the end times, when children are called things like X Æ A-12, you need to go for something more elaborate. Like CordZero ThinQ A9, perhaps. And that is exactly what LG did. However, what LG lacks in the art of punchy nomenclature, it makes up for in ultra-lazy tech innovation....

At a glance Expert’s Rating Pros Likeable design Sleek companion app Good sleep tracking Choice of dock or case Cons Heart rate tracking not the best Middling battery life AI features aren’t compelling Prone to scratches Our Verdict The Luna Ring 2.0 is another great-looking smart ring that offers good tracking and an app to match. It just doesn’t quite do enough to topple the best rings out there. Price When Reviewed...

When Apple announced its MacBook Pro with Touchbar in October 2016, it decided not to wait for the new generation of Intel Kaby Lake or AMD Ryzen processors to arrive. It seemed a crazy decision – to launch its most powerful portable Mac without the most powerful processor – so we were fairly certain we’d see a refreshed model in June’s WWDC 2017 . And so we did, as the line-up was refreshed with new Kaby Lake processors and GPUs....

This week, Meta announced that it’s getting closer to having end-to-end encryption (E2EE) on all its messaging platforms, including Messenger and Instagram. WhatsApp has had E2EE since 2016, so those who use Meta’s other apps to chat have had to wait a very long time for Messenger and Instagram to catch up. E2EE is important because it means that your messages are always encrypted: first on your device, during their journey to the other person’s device, and remain encrypted on any web servers....

The first product in the Surface range was a tablet with a detachable keyboard , but we’ve come a long way since then – the Surface Go 4 is the latest instalment in the line. It wasn’t until 2018 that Microsoft 2-in-1s became genuinely affordable. That’s when the first Surface Go arrived, becoming one of the cheapest devices running a full version of Windows in the process. That’s remained the case across two subsequent generations, although 2021’s Surface Go 3 was very much an iterative update....

Microsoft has managed to keep most of the news regarding its upcoming Surface devices under wraps – until now. The Surface Pro 8, Duo 2, Go 3 and next-gen Pro X have all leaked within hours of each other, while new renders of the Surface Book 4 also appear to be accurate. It’s no surprise to see some of the biggest leaks now: we’re just a couple of days away from Microsoft’s virtual event on 22 September, where everyone expects new devices to launch....

Moshi’s Deep Purple is available from today on Kickstarter , starting from $99 for early bird backers. Sanitising tech has been a growing area of interest in 2020, with companies rushing to get products to market . One of the things we’re likely to see more of in the near future are small, portable UVC sanitisers designed to disinfect those oh-so germy but oh-so necessary items that we touch a lot: namely smartphones, keys, wallets, masks, travel cards, glasses, earbuds and the like....