Microsoft wasn’t the first to get into cloud storage, but it has steadily improved OneDrive, formerly known as SkyDrive, and the service is now excellent. With 15GB of online storage for free and more that can be earned in various ways, it has become a valuable tool. Mobile apps for Android and iPhone can upload your photos and access your online files, and you can share files and folders with friends and co-workers....
While the DualSense controller was designed with the PS5 in mind, you can also use it to play games on your Mac. With the release of macOS Big Sur 11.3, Apple introduced the ability to use Sony’s next-generation DualSense controller for PS5 on Mac with any controller-supported game. Here’s how to connect your PS5 DualSense controller to your Mac via Bluetooth and USB-C cable, and how to correctly configure it for games on Steam too....
Twitter is an amazing public resource, and has grown from a niche micro-blogging website into a valued communication tool that is often the worldwide source for breaking news. Anyone can set up and use Twitter, and sometimes it seems like everyone already has. The basic premise of only having 140 characters with which to say something has become something of an art form for some users – depending on who you decide to follow on Twitter, your timeline will be filled with jokes, news, links, pictures and (typically) arguments....
The seventh Mission: Impossible film has officially arrived. Dead Reckoning Part One brings back a familiar face from Ethan Hunt’s past – Eugene Kittridge. In true series fashion, Hunt going rogue may put them on opposite paths. If you want a reminder of the previous movies, then you’re in luck – we’ve put together a quick guide on how to watch the Mission: Impossible films in order, and where to stream them in the US and UK....
For cricket fans around the world, 2024 kicked off with a bang. England and India are currently neck-and-neck in a thrilling Test series, after the hosts took victory in Visakhapatnam, mainly thanks to Jasprit Bumrah’s stellar bowling performance. With the scores level, the 3rd Test between India and England is fast approaching. If you want to watch all the action live and find out when the rest of the series takes place, then we have everything you need to know....
HTC has been teasing an event due to take place later today for the past few weeks, with the tagline ‘Go with the Flow’. Given the fact that the company submitted a trademark for a head-mounted display called the “Vive Flow” back in August, it’s looking likely that we’re going to get our first look at a new HTC Vive headset. We cover when the HTC Vive event is due to take place, along with details on livestream availability and what to expect from the event, right here....
Super Bowl LVX (59) is nearly here , and while many will be tuning in for all the football action between the Philadelphia Eagles and the Kansas City Chiefs, one of the biggest highlights of the event is the halftime show. With past performers including Rihanna, Lady Gaga and Beyoncé, this mini-concert will include some huge songs and spectacles. But who is performing this year? And when will the halftime show happen?...
Priced at £699, the Lupe Pure will be a competitor to cordless cleaners including the Miele TriFlex , the Samsung Powerstick Jet and – yes, you guessed it – the Dyson V11 . All of these cleaners cost somewhere between £500-£700, depending on the model, putting them firmly in the luxury market segment. Bosch will also be joining this busy space in the near future with the Bosch Unlimited Second Generation Serie 8 cordless....
It’s the best time of year to bag yourself a bargain on tech, with plenty of Black Friday bargains still available on Cyber Monday for those yet to find the perfect deal. It’s not just retailers getting in on the cyber fun, with plenty of manufacturers also offering money off on popular tech. That includes manufacturer HP, with a particularly tempting deal on its Reverb G2 VR headset that brings it down to less than the hugely popular Meta Quest 2....
MWC 2020 might not be going ahead anymore, but that hasn’t stopped HTC from revealing a new line of Vive Cosmos headsets at a variety of price-points. The modular aspect of the Vive Cosmos was one of the biggest selling points at launch back in 2019, but with no accessories to buy at the time, it was kind of moot. The good news is that’s no longer the case with the reveal of the Vive Cosmos Play, Elite and XR....
At a Glance Our Verdict At £99 each, the Tracker isn’t cheap but the prospect of going wireless as well as features such as full-body tracking and multiplayer gets us excited. The Audio Strap is also £99 and the TPCast is $249 so it all adds up. Best Prices Today: HTC Vive accesories HTC Vive Tracker This is by far the most versatile and exciting of the new Vive accessories. This unassuming 85g has bags of potential and we were able to see some of the ways developers have utilised it already at MWC....
Huawei will sell the recently announced Mate 50 Pro in Europe, but the company has not confirmed to which countries or set a release date. The Chinese firm says the phone will cost from €1,299 for the silver or black version, or €1,399 for an eye-catching orange version with a vegan leather back. Strangely, this orange model will also have a hardier glass on its 120Hz 6.7in OLED display than the cheaper versions and will be submersible to 6m rather than 2m....
At a glance Expert’s Rating Pros Superb 16in touchscreen Great keyboard Solid CPU performance Good battery life Plenty of ports Cons Still no discrete GPU No number pad or SD card slot No face unlock Expensive Our Verdict A new Intel CPU is the only meaningful MateBook 16s upgrade compared to the 2022 model. It’s still one of the best big laptops you can buy, but familiar shortcomings remain. Best Prices Today: Huawei MateBook 16s (2023) While Huawei’s smartphone division continues to struggle in Europe, its laptops seem to be going from strength to strength....
At a Glance Expert’s Rating Our Verdict The MateBook X Pro is a top-notch laptop and a fairly reasonable price. The entry-level Dell XPS 13 undercuts it, but to get equivalent specs, the XPS 13 9370 is exactly the same price at US$1199.99. Even the top model doesn’t have an Nvidia MX150 GPU, so the Core i7 MateBook X Pro outperforms the XPS 13 when it comes to graphics power....
At a Glance Our Verdict As you’d expect, the P30 Pro gets the lion’s share of features, but there’s still a lot to like about the P30 – especially if you can’t live without a headphone jack and prefer a smaller phone. They’re both powerful devices with great cameras that offer wide-angle and telephoto lenses. Best Prices Today: Huawei P30 Pro Huawei’s latest Android flagship is the P30. So far there are two models in the range (with the P30 Lite just a rumour at this stage) but here we’ll outline the main differences between the pair that you can actually buy....
At a Glance Expert’s Rating Pros Excellent cameras Great screen Premium finish Cons No Google Limited app support Expensive Our Verdict The P40 Pro+’s cameras are sensational but unless you can live without Google – something that’s harder than it first seems – then Huawei’s latest is a non-starter. Best Prices Today: Huawei P40 Pro Plus Back in March Huawei unveiled the P40 range, which has since grown a bit in the UK as we’ve gained the P40 Lite which was originally launched in Spain and was thought to be a model that wouldn’t come to British shores....
In summary Honor 500 launches 24 November Specs for Honor 500 and Honor 500 Pro leak Huge battery, decent performance Honor has officially confirmed the launch date for its Honor 500 smartphone , but a full spec leak has somewhat spoiled the party. The Chinese brand has taken to Weibo to announce that the Honor 500 series will be unveiled on 24 November at 7:30pm China time – that’s 11:30am here in the UK....
At a glance Expert’s Rating Pros No subscription required Chime included in box Decent image quality Cons Can’t see parcels left on doorstep App can be unintuitive Battery isn’t removable Our Verdict The DB60 is a decent option if you’re after a smart doorbell that doesn’t require a subscription. Image quality is decent and battery life is long but there are much cheaper alternatives that do exactly the same thing, such as Ezviz’s DB2....
At a Glance Expert’s Rating Our Verdict Given its very cheap price of £18, the Inateck Aries is an affordable and terrific-sounding earphone. To add to its competencies the earphones have an in-line mic, which works across all mobile devices, and an elegant wooden design. Best Prices Today: Inateck Aries The Inateck Aries is a set of affordable earphones which comes with an in-line mic. They look to impress with their wooden housing and useful accessories, but can they also reproduce a good sound at their cheap £18 price tag?...
At a Glance Expert’s Rating Pros Strong specs Big battery Affordable Cons Excessive ads and bloatware Bulky InConsistent cameras Our Verdict Solid hardware is let down by seriously frustrating software in the Infinix Zero 8. Performance, battery life, and charging are all strong, but none of that really matters when you factor in the bloated, ad-packed operating system. It makes the Zero 8 a Constant frustration to use, and is alone reason enough to steer well clear....
