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What tech do you need for your room at university? We’ve covered the personal tech that’ll improve your student years and the best apps for students , but what about the appliances and devices that’ll make your room comfortable and cosy? We’ve come up with a list of the essentials to bring with you to university, along with the best, budget-friendly models to buy. Before you buy Before you buy anything, check with your university which items they allow....

While the likes of Samsung, LG and Motorola all managed to push out 5G handsets before the close of 2019, it’s only now that the technology is really poised to take off and with this shift comes a new wave of more affordable devices from known names and newcomers alike. Names like Realme. Outside of its home market of China, there’s every chance you’ve never heard of Realme. The brand (which has ties to Chinese tech giant Oppo) only appeared on the scene in 2018 and has wasted no time in releasing a robust line of powerful but affordable Android smartphones that have quickly elevated it to become one of the biggest brands in influential phone markets like India....

Game of Thrones is an undeniable TV (and literary, lest we forget) phenomenon, defying all the conventional wisdom about just how popular a grim ‘n’ gritty fantasy show could ever get. We’re heading towards the final season now, but the show is just as popular as ever, and with word that HBO is working on a number of potential spin-off shows we suspect that people are going to be obsessed with Westeros for years to come....

Gaming has come a long way in the past 10-15 years – look at how much has changed between the original Tomb Raider games and the Shadow of the Tomb Raider to see what we mean. Graphics are sharper, gameplay is more fast-paced, and developers can create vast, detailed open worlds that simply couldn’t have run on previous generation consoles or older PCs. There’s so much variety in open-world games too, from survival games that pit you against the environment to RPGs with a never-ending questline....

Modern phones vary hugely in price. If you want one of the absolute best phones , it probably makes sense to split the cost into more manageable monthly payments, which usually include calls, texts and data as standard. However, if you can afford it, or are happy with one of the best budget phones or best mid-range phones instead, it probably makes the most sense to buy the handset. Not only do you immediately own the device, but it also makes the monthly running costs much lower....

You may not think your frying pan needs an app (though you can get one, believe it or not) but there are plenty of useful app-enabled kitchen gadgets, whether you want to put a brew on from bed or check how something’s cooking. Here are our favourites. If you’re hoping to pick up some smart home tech for cheap, check out our guide to the best smart home deals to make sure you’re smart about your spending too....

If you’ve ever had to rush around at an airport to panic buy a travel adapter, or worse, ended up at your hotel with a dead Kindle and a dying phone, you’ll know that forgetting an adapter can take the shine off a trip. Plus, if you have to buy at the airport or at your destination, you’ll pay twice as much. Save money by planning ahead and purchasing a couple of power adapters online before your holiday....

We’ve tested and reviewed some of the best vacuum cleaners from the biggest names, as well as smaller and independent brands. If your current vacuum is coming to the end of its life, you’ll find a much better replacement here. When you check out our round-up, you’ll notice that the majority of our top-rated vacuum cleaners are cordless. Cordless cleaners are where companies are focusing their energies – so that’s where the innovations are....

The grand finale of The Boys is gradually approaching. The first teaser for the raunchy superhero series’ fifth instalment reveals when Butcher and his team will show up for their last battle with Homelander. In season 4, the psycho supe became more violent and power-seeking than ever before. Meanwhile, Butcher desperately searched for anything that would give him an advantage over his nemesis – and surprisingly, he found it… but at a grave cost....

The release of The Division 2 is just around the corner, and we know there thousands of gamers itching and ready to raid – so much so that players have been jumping back into the first game to brush up on their skills. If you’re new to the series then the barrage of information thrown at you at once may feel overwhelming but fear not, Tech Advisor has your back....

Motorola could be set to launch a premium Motorola Edge 60 Stylus smartphone , and it might just undercut the Samsung Galaxy S25 Ultra. According to reliable tipster Evan Blass (aka evleaks ), Motorola is working on a new smartphone called the Motorola Edge 60 Stylus. “Motorola Edge 60 Stylus sounds interesting, no?” reads the leaker’s tweet. There’s no additional information provided, but we can read a lot into that name, as well as the image that Blass provides....

I review a lot of phones. It’s a privilege, but it also means that my SIM card has been in so many Android phones that I often can’t remember what I was using three months ago. It’s not just the budget or mid-range phones that I forget about. I used the Samsung Galaxy S20 Ultra, nodded my approval, sent it back to Samsung, and haven’t missed it much since. That means that I sit up and take notice when I use an Android phone that rekindles my years-old love for the platform, and it doesn’t happen very often....

Netflix’s library is extensive and grows with new series every month. Keeping track of the most exciting shows can be difficult, but you don’t have to worry. We’ve taken the hard work out of your search and sifted through all the series on Netflix UK to find a selection of the best. If you fancy watching a movie, see the best movies on Netflix instead. Assuming you’re sticking with the UK edition, there are scores of TV shows to choose from....

As a tech journalist and lifelong nerd, I tend to travel with a lot of gadgets. All of these devices need charging, and ideally, I’d like to charge them all at once. Thankfully, pretty much everything I own can be charged over USB-C, but that still means carrying a bunch of cables. Despite being so cheap, that price will get you two cables, both of which are 100m in length. In other words, they’ll be long enough to comfortably charge pretty much anything you can think of....

Shopping the Cyber Week sales can be challenging, especially if you want a new smartwatch, but this deal makes life much easier. If you were considering a new Android-compatible smartwatch, I’d highly recommend the Galaxy Watch FE right now as one of the best budget smartwatches for most people. It’s certainly the cheapest Samsung model I’ve seen this Cyber Week, discounted down to the lowest price it’s ever been. That’s a 22% saving, which isn’t the biggest discount figure but it does bring this smartwatch to its lowest price ever....

At a Glance Our Verdict Travis Strikes Again: No More Heroes is shaping up to be Suda51 at his unpredictable best. Self-referential, surreal, and oozing with style, this could set the Switch off to a great start in 2019. Best Prices Today: Travis Strikes Again: No More Heroes Travis Strikes Again: No More Heroes isn’t No More Heroes 3, and that’s intentional. The series’ revival on Switch, almost a decade after the Wii’s No More Heroes 2, is meant to be a fresh start: for creator Suda51, for studio Grasshopper Manufacture, and for players – both new and old....

At a Glance Expert’s Rating Our Verdict The Tronsmart Force is a great portable speaker built for the outdoors with IPX7 water- and dustproofing and a shock-resistant design, but that doesn’t mean it sacrifices on smarts or audio quality with Bluetooth 5.0 and an impressive 40W output. Best Prices Today: Tronsmart Force The Tronsmart Force is an outdoor-focused Bluetooth speaker that offers big sound, long battery life and booming bass for less than £70/$60....

Following a CES 2019 teaser, HTC has revealed the Vive Cosmos, the company’s latest PC-powered VR headset. It’s quite the step away from the HTC Vive and VIve Pro, offering an experience akin to that of the popular Oculus Rift S – although at almost double the price. We’ve got everything you need to know about the Vive Cosmos right here, including the release date, pricing details and all the new features on offer....

At a Glance Expert’s Rating Our Verdict The WD My Cloud EX2 has a few minor faults, but it’s easy to use and provides good performance and reliability at an attractive price. There are more sophisticated NAS drives available for larger businesses, but the EX2 provides all the features that home users and small businesses are likely to need, and presents them in a straightforward manner that will appeal to people who might not have used a NAS drive before....

noun / uni·corn/ definition: an imaginary animal that looks like a horse and has a straight horn growing from the middle of its forehead. In investor circles and the tech startup ecosystem, a unicorn is something very different. In the simplest terms a tech unicorn is a company that has been valued by investors at more than one billion dollars. The use of the term in relation to business was first made by venture capitalist Aileen Lee in 2013 and has become part of the lexicon for public and private investors, entrepreneurs and anyone working in the technology industry....