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It may have been a fair few years since 30 Rock last aired, but the cast are reuniting for a special one-off episode to coincide with the US-wide launch of NBC Peacock . The 30 Rock upfront special features cast members Tina Fey, Alec Baldwin, Tracy Morgan, Jane Krakowski, Jack McBrayer and others in what NBC is describing as “a first-of-its-kind all-audience upfront event.” The entire episode will be produced remotely with social distancing measures in place, and will feature a number of guest stars from other shows....

There’s just one round of fixtures left in the 2023-24 Women’s Super League, but it’s anyone’s guess as to who will actually win the title. Holders Chelsea and 2015-16 winners Manchester City are on the exact same number of points heading into the final day, with Chelsea top by way of a 2 superior goal difference. Chelsea have the more difficult match on paper, travelling to play fifth-placed Man Utd, though beating Aston Villa will be no easy task for Man City....

At a Glance Expert’s Rating Our Verdict The Envy 5540 is good value for people who need to produce a lot of colour documents or photo prints, and provides good quality for such a low-cost printer. However, simple mono text documents remain relatively expensive and there are cheaper options available if you need to print a lot of mono documents on a regular basis. Best Prices Today: HP Envy 5540 Costing less than £80, the Envy 5540 provides a printer, scanner and copier in a compact unit that measures just 156mm high, 454mm wide and 410mm deep....

At a Glance Our Verdict The HTC One M8 either bests or matches the HTC One mini 2 in every category we cover here. And the difference in price isn’t enough to make it a good deal in comparison. For those really looking to save some cash on an Android smartphone the best deal will most likely come from the £149 2014 Motorola Moto G. Best Prices Today: HTC One (M8) HTC has unveiled its HTC One mini 2 smartphone, a 4....

At a Glance Expert’s Rating Our Verdict The U11+ will be too big and heavy for some but it’s a decent effort from HTC. It’s cheaper than rivals and has some top-notch specs including 128GB storage as standard. It also has decent cameras, IP68 waterproofing and an 18:9 screen. It’s just a shame there’s no headphone jack, Edge Sense remains something of a gimmick, and we don’t get the alluring translucent model in the UK....

HTC has confirmed its long-awaited Vive Cosmos VR headset will cost $1,299 in Australia. That puts it at around £725, a tad more than the original HTC Vive that cost £699. Let’s not forget you also need to have a very capable PC to run it on, too. Although the company teased the Vive Cosmos at CES 2019 , it is now up for pre-order despite no media having had hands-on with it and very little information given to Vive’s keen following....

When HTC first announced the HTC Vive , people were sceptical: Oculus had been the only real player in the VR world, and many thought that the Vive wouldn’t be able to compete with the experience the Rift could offer. But they were wrong. HTC’s accurate room-scale tracking technology offered a totally unique VR experience when compared to other headsets on the market. Fast forward to 2018, and HTC announced a new high-res HTC Vive Pro at CES 2018, which is now available to pre-order in the UK....

At a Glance Expert’s Rating Pros Phenomenal foldable hardware One of the best cameras around Excellent display quality Cons No Google support No wireless charging No water-resistance Extraordinarily expensive Our Verdict You probably won’t buy the Mate X2 – it’s expensive, only on sale in China, and doesn’t run Google apps and services. But from a hardware side, Huawei has knocked it out of the park, with a powerful camera and flawless foldable form factor....

Huawei has revealed the Mate Xs, the latest in what we imagine will be a long line of foldable smartphones to come to market in 2020 and beyond. It’s not a complete redesign of last year’s model, but that’s no bad thing considering the Mate X was one of the best-looking phones around, foldable or not. The issue is that even with what many would consider minor changes, Huawei has increased the already-eye-watering price tag with the Mate Xs, ripping an otherwise incredibly exciting phone from the hands of everyday consumers....

At a glance Expert’s Rating Pros Fantastic main selfie camera Strong rear cameras Slim and light Cons No 5G No official Google support No IP rating Weird secondary selfie zoom lens Our Verdict Huawei’s hardware holds its own against the competition for the most part, especially thanks to the excellent main selfie camera and slender design, but the Nova 10 Pro is held back by the lack of 5G and official Google software support....

At a Glance Our Verdict When comparing the specs of the Huawei P10 and P10 Plus, it seems that the P10 Plus is a winner with an improved camera setup, more RAM, more storage and a higher quality display, especially when you Consider the minimal jump in price from the P10 to the P10 Plus. However, not everybody will like wielding a 5.5in smartphone, even if it is thinner and smaller than other 5....

At a Glance Our Verdict Apple’s Apple Watch Series 2 is a huge improvement from the first-generation Apple Watch, but we’re not sure it’s enough to compete with the 4G-enabled Huawei Watch 2. Featuring more impressive fitness tracking, standalone support and Android Wear 2.0, Huawei’s second-generation smartwatch is one to watch in 2017. However, in terms of design, Apple’s Watch Series 2 is the winner with a more attractive look, a more intuitive way to interact with it via the Digital Crown and a large range of interchangeable straps....

At a Glance Expert’s Rating Our Verdict For Micro-USB-connected Android phones and recent-generation iPhones, the Iceworks 5000mAh Portable Charger is a god-send. It’s slim, stylish and easily portable with no need to carry extra cables. At £20 it’s great value, too. Best Prices Today: Iceworks Portable Charger Also see: Best Black Friday Gadget Deals A gunmetal grey thin plastic slab, the Iceworks power bank is a similar shape to a smartphone, and at just 8mm thick and 90g it’s very comfortable to hold behind your phone as it charges....

At a Glance Expert’s Rating Our Verdict The Jaybird Run headphones offer solid audio and simple, user-friendly controls – which is great when they actually work. Unfortunately, intermittent connection issues and charging case problems mar the experience, making them hard to recommend over similarly specced alternatives from other manufacturers. Best Prices Today: Jaybird Run Ever since Apple unveiled the AirPods in 2017, just about every audio company has been in a rush to release its own take on the ‘true wireless’ in-ears, and the Run headphones are the first attempt from Jaybird....

At a Glance Expert’s Rating Pros Good price Attractive and portable Support for ePub and OverDrive Cons No water resistance Fairly basic screen Our Verdict The Kobo Nia ditches water resistance and 300ppi screen in order to hit an appealing price. It’s a solid eReader and worthy challenger to the most basic Kindle. Best Prices Today: Kobo Nia Kobo calls the Nia its friendliest eReader yet, by which it presumably means cheapest....

At a Glance Our Verdict Though the Vibe K5 Plus won’t stand up to the likes of the Samsung Galaxy S7, we think that for a price of only $149, it’s fairly impressive. Featuring an octa-core Snapdragon 616 processor coupled 2GB of RAM, 13Mp camera and Dolby audio, it’s not a smartphone to be sniffed at. We’ll give the smartphone a more thorough review and verdict once we get it back to PC Advisor Towers and put it through its paces....

At a Glance Expert’s Rating Pros Compact and versatile design Solid battery performance Dolby Atmos-tuned speakers Intel and AMD models Cons No fingerprint scanner No Ethernet port Our Verdict The Lenovo Yoga Slim 7 is light, powerful, stylish, and versatile, and it doesn’t cost the earth. Relatively low storage, which won’t be a dealbreaker for everyone, and slightly questionable build quality are the only real downsides. Otherwise, the Yoga Slim 7 is an excellent choice....

LG is launching a new appliance at CES: the PuriCare AeroTower. It’s a three-in-one home appliance that can purify, heat and cool the air. It’s already been an Innovation Awards Honouree at CES 2022. It’s tall and tapered, with a pincer-like form. The appliance harnesses the Coanda effect to direct airflow, much as Dyson did with its Airwrap styler. Its deep-V shape seems to be integral to the way that airflow is created, with LG calling it “Air Valley” technology....

The mobile payments take-over is in full swing with key players like Apple and Google now in use around the world. Other big names in tech are also getting in on the action such as Samsung and now LG is rumoured to be cooking something up, too. Here’s what we know about LG Pay including the release date rumours and specs. Being able to pay for your shopping with a phone, smartwatch or even a tablet (awkward as it might be for the latter) can be really handy, quick, easy and more secure....

Unlike some rivals, LG had a lot of new products to show off at the 2022 IFA trade show in Berlin. And I could not have predicted that the Styler ShoeCare and ShoeCase would be the gadgets I’d want the most. LG says it is “revolutionising the at-home shoe care experience” with these new Styler models. Now, I don’t normally cover this kind of tech, and while I was aware of the original Styler, I didn’t imagine it would be repurposed for shoes to provide such an ‘experience’....