WhatsApp is one of the most popular messaging services around, but despite being around for over a decade, there’s still no way to move your chats from one type of phone to another. It’s easy enough to swap over to a new iPhone from an old one, and the same for Android users upgrading to a new Android handset. But if you decide to jump ship and swap from iPhone to Android (or vice versa) you’ll have to start from scratch with just your contacts and blank chat screens....

Following a price hike last spring, Spotify is hitting UK customers with another one, working out to around an 8.3% increase. Customers on the Individual, Duo, and Family plans will have to pay more each month to stream music and podcasts. However, it’s not all doom and gloom. You can beat the Spotify price hike, and we’ll tell you how. If you want to discover alternatives to Spotify, take a look at our round-up of the best music streaming services....

Spotify has started rolling out its new Premium Family plan that ups the number of separate accounts you can get for the £14.99/$14.99 fee to six – a long as your family members live with you and can prove it (using Google Maps). The update also gives you Parental Controls, which enables the owner of the account to block access to ‘Explicit’ content. However, we’ve noticed that many episodes of true crime and dating podcasts aren’t labelled as explicit, when they include detailed descriptions of murder or sex....

At a Glance Expert’s Rating Pros Premium design Curved AMOLED display 3.5mm headphone jack Super Bluetooth mode Cons No 5G Underwhelming performance No stereo sound No IP rating Our Verdict The TCL 10 Pro is halfway between a mid-range smartphone and an affordable one, boasting great features and a high-end design. On closer inspection, however, cracks – like its price/performance balance – start to appear. Best Prices Today: TCL 10 Pro Premium looks The TCL 10 Pro is slim, modern and attractive, and could even compete with higher-end devices....

TCL may well be a brand that isn’t familiar to you, or you might associate it mainly with TVs. But the company makes many more products including soundbars, fridges, washing machines and robot vacuum cleaners. Now, at CES 2023, the firm has launched a bigger model, the Nxtpaper 12 Pro. It says it has improved the display tech, reducing blue-light output by 61% but, more importantly, fixing some of the criticisms about the 10s’s low brightness and muted colours....

Mobile World Congress might be known for showcasing the latest smartphones and tablets, but RayNeo’s new Air 3S XR glasses were one of the most compelling products I trialled on the show floor. Direct successor to the Air 2S, which the company launched last August, the 3S look to improve on its predecessor in practically every way, while also hitting the market at a significantly lower price point; a trait that should actually render it one of the best value XR glasses in its category....

At a Glance Expert’s Rating Pros Wi-Fi hotspot on PH5 Two Gigabit Ethernet ports on PH5 Price Cons No pass-through power socket One port and no Wi-Fi on the PH3 Our Verdict The Tenda PH5 AV1000 Wi-Fi is an able performer and well-priced for its two Ethernet ports and Wi-Fi function – although we’d have appreciated pass-through power sockets on each adapter. The PH3 is an inexpensive entry-level Powerline kit, which lacks the PH5’s Wi-Fi connection....

Whether you’re mowing down your opponents or demolishing those Microsoft Excel spreadsheets, it’s essential that you have the right mouse under your hand. Gaming mice, in particular, have a seemingly endless variety of options to choose between, all offering different benefits. Here are some tips on choosing the right one for you. These mice – all available in 2022 – are ideal for gaming PCs as well as these great gaming laptops , but you can use them for day-to-day work and browsing too....

A smartphone is a near-indispensable tool in 2026, and there are two main ways to go about buying one. The first is by getting it on contract, which gets you access to the phone itself and an allocation of calls, texts and data in exchange for a monthly fee. However, it usually works out cheaper to buy the phone outright and pair it with a SIM-only deal (physical SIM or eSIM ), which dramatically reduces the monthly payments....

At Samsung’s July 2024, Galaxy Unpacked event, the company unveiled many new devices in the foldables and wearables category. Among them, the Galaxy Z Fold 6 was undoubtedly one of the most exciting. The phone is a long-awaited refresh of the Galaxy Z Fold 5 , which could be the perfect device for trips abroad and brings the longest software support seen in a foldable ever . See our equivalent article for the Galaxy Z Flip 6 ....

At a Glance Expert’s Rating Our Verdict If the first Division never did it for you then the sequel is unlikely to win you over. This is a sequel with a small ‘s’, refined rather than revolutionary, squarely aimed at fans of the first game who are eager for more. Best Prices Today: The Division 2 When Ubisoft launched The Division the game showed a lot of potential that wasn’t realised until quite a while after the official launch....

If the Friends reunion proved one thing, it’s that nostalgia sells when it comes to streaming services. As a Friends aficionado, I was convinced that the two-hour special from HBO Max would be a letdown. However, the blend of current interviews, clips with iconic moments and behind-the-scenes snippets with the cast and crew brought back all the memories that I have of this comedy classic. It seems that viewers were in agreement, with the show pulling in 29% of US streaming households on opening night, a figure very close to Wonder Woman 1984, which released on Christmas Day (via Variety )....

Oh look, Samsung’s gigantic tablet is back. The Galaxy Tab S11 Ultra is here, and it follows in the footsteps of the Tab S10 Ultra , itself the successor to the Tab S9 Ultra and…you get the point. Every year since 2022, Samsung has launched a high-end tablet with a ridiculously large display, and it’s no different this time around. When it comes to specs, few could argue against the Tab S11 Ultra being the most capable Android tablet we’ve ever seen....

At a glance Expert’s Rating Pros Impressive tandem-OLED display Speedy performance Brilliant camera system Extremely long battery life Cons Not great at longer zoom lengths iOS-influenced software is divisive Frozen Berry colour won’t be for everyone Our Verdict The Honor Magic 6 RSR is all about luxury, with the design, display, specifications, cameras and performance all top-of-the-line. Of course, luxury goods come with luxury price tags, and the regular Magic 6 Pro definitely offers better value for money....

iPhone 17 series: In summary Available now following 19 September release Four models: iPhone 17, iPhone Air, 17 Pro and the 17 Pro Max Prices are in line with last year New colours for all models “Plateau” camera modules may be divisive But new selfie camera features could be game-changing Apple’s 2025 lineup of iPhones has arrived. In spite of the fact that everything from design to colours to the battery capacity of the models had leaked in advance, there were still a couple of surprises in store....

Thought Nothing was done with new phones for 2025? Think again. As we reported earlier this month , the company has confirmed that it’ll launch its “first entry-level smartphone” this week: the Phone (3a) Lite. Specifically, the phone will be unveiled this Wednesday, 29 October, so you don’t have to wait long to find out all about it. An official blog post announcing the news gives little away, although we do have confirmation that the phone will include some transparent design elements, just like Nothing’s other handsets....

The Pixel 10 series is a landmark moment for Google. Not only does it mark the company hitting double digits for its smartphones , but the lineup includes built-in support for Qi2 wireless charging for the first time. While more convenient charging might not seem like much, it opens the Pixel 10 phones up to a world of useful magnetic charging accessories. At long last, MagSafe on the iPhone has a proper Android alternative....

I can’t stop taking screenshots. Booking confirmation page? Screenshot. Important login details? Screenshot. Funny meme? Screenshot. Video or article that I could just as easily save for later instead? Screenshot. Basically, absolutely anything that might seem remotely interesting or important on my phone, I capture ‘for future reference’. I deliberately put that phrase in inverted commas because I almost never actually look at them again. There’s some useful information in some of them, but it’s buried so far back in my image gallery that I won’t ever find it....

As announced by the social media giant at Facebook Connect, the Oculus Rift S is due to be discontinued next Spring, effectively ending the line of VR headsets that kickstarted the VR revolution back in 2012. But, if you’ve been following Facebook-owned Oculus for the past few years, that shouldn’t really come as a surprise. In fact, the writing has been on the wall since the release of the original Oculus Quest in 2019....

Bringing the DC Universe to life involves more than what’s written in a script or orchestrated by a brilliant mind behind a camera. The world itself is carefully crafted by production designers, whether that’s creating the perfect set, or devising a fantastical contraption from scratch. Kalina Ivanov is one of those experts, having worked on Colin Farrell’s 2024’s The Penguin (for which she was nominated for an Emmy), and season 2 of Peacemaker with John Cena, which was released earlier this year....