At a Glance Expert’s Rating Pros Eco-friendly design Decent battery life Affordable Good everyday power Cons Thick, heavy body Rattling keyboard Dim display Mediocre build quality Our Verdict The Acer Aspire Vero has impressive green credentials, solid mainstream performance and decent battery life in a chassis with reasonable connectivity. It’s affordable, too. But Acer’s machine also has an underwhelming display and keyboard, and the CPU throttles too – so more power and quality can easily be found elsewhere at similar prices....

At a glance Expert’s Rating Pros Sleek design & comfortable fit Week-long battery life Wide range of tracking abilities Cons Lacks third-party app support Some inConsistencies with monitoring Zepp app needs improvements Our Verdict The Amazfit GTS 4 both looks and feel premium, and has a long battery life to boot, but its tracking software doesn’t quite match the standard set by rivals. Price When Reviewed This value will show the geolocated pricing text for product undefined...

It’s hard to believe that AMD released its very first Ryzen CPUs as recently as 2017. They were based on a new Zen architecture, built from the ground up in the five years prior to release. Looking back, this was a defining moment for AMD, and the future of laptop and desktop chips more widely. Since then, we’ve seen five more generations of Ryzen chips and four subsequent Zen architectures. The latest of these is Zen 4, which makes its debut on the Ryzen 7000 Series....

Apex Legends has seen an incredible start as the newest entry into the Battle Royale scene, quickly rivalling the popularity of Fortnite. We’re going to rank the Legends of Apex Legends from best to worst, so you know which one you should take into the arena. The playable heroes, or ‘Legends’, in Apex Legends are all fairly well balanced. It’s possible to win games with any legend as they’re not defined by their skills and abilities quite as much as the heroes are in Overwatch or Team Fortress 2....

At a Glance Expert’s Rating Our Verdict Even as a first-generation product, the HomePod feels polished in its design, the way it sounds and how it operates. However, Siri’s capabilities are a bit limited compared to its rivals and you’re also restricted to using Apple’s music services if you want deep integration with Siri. AirPlay 2 brings new features including multi-room audio and stereo, both of which work well. The HomePod can also control your smart home gadgets, but only if they’re compatible with HomeKit....

Your smartphone is likely to be your most-used gadget and even one of your most important possessions. We all use them for the traditional duties of phone call and texts, but such is the power and capabilities of modern devices that we now rely on these glowing rectangles to tell us our schedule, how to get places, listen to music, take photographs and video, browse the internet, control our heating, book train tickets, social media, play games and even to pay for things in shops....

At a glance Expert’s Rating Pros Great 1080p and esports speed Surprisingly good battery life Plenty of ports More affordable than many rivals Cons Middling AMD processors Screen lacks brightness No Thunderbolt 4 or biometrics Our Verdict The Asus TUF Gaming 15’s 2023 incarnation ticks the main boxes with great 1080p and eSports power, solid processing, reasonable design and great battery life – all at the right price. It’s not particularly refined and it doesn’t have many desirable extra features, but it’s still a steal thanks to its great value....

Asus’s CES 2022 keynote was titled “The Incredible Unfolds”, and the star of the show didn’t disappoint. The Zenbook 17 Fold OLED is the company’s first ever device with a folding display: a 17.3in screen which can seamlessly fold in half. A key attraction of this unusual form factor is that you essentially get two different form factors in one. Using the device unfolded, you get full access to the large touchscreen: a 2....

The Marvel Cinematic Universe is entering its sixth phase, and one of the most critical films in this chapter will be Avengers: Doomsday. During a nearly five-and-a-half-hour livestream, Marvel announced the blockbuster’s cast – and there was no shortage of genuine surprises. The new film will feature Chris Hemsworth (Thor), Anthony Mackie (Captain America), Sebastian Stan (The Winter Soldier), Paul Rudd (Ant-Man), Simu Liu (Shang-Chi), Letitia Wright (Black Panther), Danny Ramirez (The Falcon), Winston Duke (M’Baku), and… Tom Hiddleston (Loki)....

Bowers & Wilkins has announced its latest flagship pair of wireless over-ear headphones. The Px7 S2 come with a raft of upgrades making them the firm’s ‘best active noise cancelling headphones yet’, but the Px8 have already been given a sneak preview. Once again taking on the likes of the Sony WH-1000XM5 , Bose QC45 and Apple AirPods Max , the Px7 S2 arrive with an improved design, new drivers and an upgraded active noise cancelling (ANC) system....

Apple launched the iPhone 14 Series at its September 2022 event, but that wasn’t the only new hardware to be revealed. We also saw three new additions to the company’s wearable range, with a brand-new Apple Watch Ultra joined by updated Series 8 and SE models. It’s the latter that’s our focus here, which represents the most affordable way to get your hands on a 2022 Apple Watch. The second-gen Watch SE is a small upgrade to 2020’s original , but it improves the experience in a few key areas....

Some people choose a phone for its camera ; others for its performance. Here we find out which is the best phone for music, and round up the 13 best sounding phones you can buy in the UK in 2016. Summary In our tests we found the Marshall London phone the best for overall audio quality, followed by the Samsung Galaxy S6 in second place and the HTC 10 in third....

Christmas is ahead and whether you’re looking for a gift or a Christmas treat for yourself, we’re here to help you find a top deal. We’ve searched the internet to collect some of the best discounts on countertop appliances: kettles, toasters, air fryers, slow cookers, blenders and more. If you’re after a deal on a coffee machine, hop over to our dedicated coffee maker deals round-up . And for all the latest festive bargains, check out our round-up of the best tech deals from the Boxing Day sales ....

Frozen 2 is one of this winter’s most highly anticipated films – not least by my own daughter, who could hardly contain her excitement that it hit cinemas on her birthday. As you’d expect, there are a wealth of toys available from playsets and memory games to dolls that sing Into The Unknown . But, as with the first film, some of the best and most in-demand toys are Lego sets that let the children in your life – or yourself – not only recreate their favourite scenes from the film, but use their imaginations to tell their own stories in Arendelle, Ahtohallan and beyond....

Buying a graphics card is a big investment so you’ll want to make sure you’re buying the one that suits your needs. We’ve got the best graphics cards deals right here, along with some advice on which one to buy. If you’re planning on building a gaming PC then your graphics card is going to be the very heart of your rig. Combined with the CPU, the GPU is the deciding factor in what graphical settings you can run your game at and the frame rate it will be able to sustain....

The third-generation iPhone SE is now available to buy, and that means one thing: it’s time to get a case to protect it. While it sports toughened glass that should help protect it against scratches and smashes, it won’t stand up to the same level of punishment as it would when equipped with a case. The problem is, there are plenty of cases available for the iPhone SE focusing on different aspects of protection....

Keyboards these days come in all shapes, sizes, and styles, and people’s preferences tend to be just as varied depending on what they’re doing. Do you want wired or wireless? Portable or bulky? Low-profile laptop-style keys or chunkier desktop versions? Does it need to be mechanical? Do you need a numpad? Do you want LEDs, custom hotkeys, USB passthrough, and other typical gaming features? We streamline the process of choosing the perfect option by outlining what we know to be the best keyboards available in 2023 and offering buying advice for those new to the market too....

The Oculus (or Meta, but that’s semantics) Quest 2 is a top choice among virtual reality (VR) headset users, with over 10 million units sold and a 46% share of VR headset usage on Steam in a 2022 survey. One of the reasons for its popularity is its standalone capabilities, allowing users to ditch their PCs and cables. With such a widespread user base, there is a diverse range of games and experiences available on the Oculus Store....

2019 saw some massive price cuts on virtual reality equipment, as both the HTC Vive and Oculus Rift dropped in price by hundreds of pounds in efforts to lure more customers into their ecosystems, and with the release of new headsets, including the Oculus Rift S and Vive Cosmos, this trend has continued. The end result is that VR is more affordable than ever before. We’ve done our best to sort through the best offers around on VR headsets and games to help you get the best price....

At a glance Expert’s Rating Pros Short heating-up time Small countertop footprint No splashing Cons Manual loading and discard Small 0.7l tank Functional design Our Verdict The Tassimo Finesse is a neat compact coffee pod machine that delivers a strong cup of coffee fast. Tassimo T Discs offer a wide range of plain and milky coffee drinks, branded hot chocolate and teas. Best Prices Today: Bosch Tassimo Finesse Simple and easy to use, the Bosch Tassimo Finesse is a compact coffee machine that efficiently delivers a hot pod coffee in the most straightforward way possible....