At a Glance Expert’s Rating Pros Lightweight build Great AMOLED display 90+ exercises tracked Cons No GPS Near-identical to Huawei Watch Fit No third-party app support Our Verdict The Honor Watch ES looks great and performs well – the problem is that it’s technically a downgrade from the near-identical Huawei Watch Fit. Best Prices Today: Honor Watch ES The Honor Watch ES represents a shift towards the fashion-focused tech fan, complete with an eye-catching tall 1....
In years gone by, the CPU on your PC would have been a single-core piece of silicon. As performance demands increased, rather than installing multiple CPUs, more processing units were packed onto a single CPU. These days it’s not unusual to find six or eight of these ‘cores’ on a consumer CPU. In future you can expect a lot more than this. Intel recently pulled back the covers on its most powerful desktop CPU which boasts an amazing 28 cores....
Virgin has unveiled the latest product in its home entertainment line-up, the Virgin Stream. This new streaming box can be purchased by customers taking out select broadband contracts with Virgin Media UK and comes as a one-off cost. Stream can be used for watching linear TV, and for accessing some of the most popular streaming apps like Netflix. Virgin Stream customers can pay for streaming subscriptions in one place and get a 10% discount on their monthly bill for doing so....
Set up an Echo in the UK, for example, and you’ll get the UK English version of Alexa. Set one up in France, and you’ll get the French voice. In certain countries, such as the US, Canada and India, there are multilingual modes where you can speak in two languages and Alexa will respond in whichever language you spoke to her in. In the US, that’s English / Spanish, for Canada it’s English / French and in India, English / Hindi....
Knowing how strong a Wi-Fi signal is in various places around your home is will help you to know whether or not to upgrade your router or invest in a mesh Wi-Fi system . The problem with a single router, as good as some are, is that they don’t often have good enough coverage to provide a strong signal (which means a usable, reliable internet connection) in every roon. And even if your can do that, does its Wi-Fi reach outside your home so you can install a Wi-Fi security camera in your garden or driveway?...
There are many reasons that you may want to delete your Twitter account, especially now that there is a scrolling limit on the amount of tweets you can view. If you’d like to get rid of your account, then we have everything you need to know for deactivating Twitter – both on mobile and on PC. You can also read up Threads, Instagram’s new alternative to Twitter . How to deactivate and delete your Twitter account Deactivating your Twitter account is the same process as permanently deleting the account....
Whilst Twitch may all be about streaming live content, sometimes you may want to download your own highlights or full broadcasts for YouTube compilations (or just for the memories – we’re not one to judge). Here’s how to enable these options in your Twitch settings, with step-by-step screenshots. For further Twitch advice, take a look at our guide to starting up streaming , how to host someone on Twitch , how to start a Twitch Watch Party and how to stream directly from your Nintendo Switch ....
When you plug an external drive into your Mac, it should instantly appear not only on your Mac’s desktop but in the Finder app too. But what if your external drive doesn’t appear when plugged into your Mac? Is it time to buy a replacement? Possibly, but there are a few easy fixes that you could try before parting with your hard-earned cash. After all, it could be a relatively simple issue, like the use of an incompatible file format or a faulty cable, that is easy to fix....
Fitbit Flex , Fitbit One , Fitbit Zip , Fitbit Force or Ultra not syncing with the Fitbit app on your iPhone or Android phone any more? Here’s a few tips to get your Fitbit back to working ways. Fitbit’s range of activity and fitness trackers are super popular these days. But like any device sometimes they suddenly refuse to work as they have been merrily up till then. How can you fix a Fitbit that refuses to sync with the Fitbit app?...
When the sound isn’t in time with the video you’re watching it might take a while before you notice. But once you do, it’s impossible to ignore and you’ll want to find a solution straight away. Here’s the bad news: there are lots of things that can cause lip-sync issues, but hopefully the tips here will isolate the problem and – hopefully – fix it for free. Video sync problems on your TV Streaming If you’re streaming video from Netflix or another service and you haven’t had problems with out-of-sync audio before, then it’s likely something has gone awry with the stream....
Here’s everything you need to know – you can also check out all the best deals and buying advice in our curated Prime Day hub . Students in the USA have even further enticements, such as Grubhub+ food delivery, a free Twitch subscription, free Prime Gaming membership, discounted textbooks and other offers. The sign-up process will ask for a valid university email address (ends with “ac.uk” in the UK, or “....
Apex Legends is completely free-to-play and comes with an optional cosmetic cash shop containing a whole bunch of skins for the Legends and weapons. There are a few different ways to get skins in Apex Legends and we’re going to tell you all of them. We’ll start with the free options for getting skins, although the free route takes longer than opening up your wallet and spending some hard-earned cash....
Windows 10’s next feature update is expected this October, slightly ahead of schedule. Microsoft has settled into a steady biannual update cycle for its operating system, with no successor to Windows 10 in the works. However, the update is already available to members of the Windows Insider Programme (or Program in the US), who able to test the new features and provide feedback before the final version is released. Joining the Insider Programme is the easiest way to get the October update right now, although there are a few hoops you’ll need to jump through....
If you’re a music lover, you must enjoy Spotify . The streaming platform enables you to listen to thousands of artists, create playlists and listen to podcasts for free. But it does have one major setback: it lets everyone know what you’re listening to by making your playlists public and even sharing your content on Facebook . So if you have some shameful songs in your playlists (don’t we all?) and would rather not let everybody know you listen to the Macarena every morning, here’s how to hide what you’re listening to on Spotify ....
If you want to change your home Wi-Fi password, the name of your network or any other setting you’ll need to log in to your router. Some routers have apps, which you’ll have used to set it up in the first place. And you should be able to use that same app to log in and change settings. However, even in 2022, there are a lot of routers which still force you to use a web browser to make any changes....
It’s a heart-sinking moment when you realise you’ve deleted or failed to save the changes in a Word, Excel or PowerPoint document. You might have been the victim of a Windows crash, or even a power cut. But hours of hard work may not be lost as there are several ways you can try to recover Office documents. Top tip: If you’ve accidentally deleted something in a document (or the whole thing) but Word, Excel or PowerPoint is still open, press Ctrl-Z to undo the mistake....
Removing the background from a photograph can be a tricky task, particularly if the subject you want to cut out has lots of hair, or if the background is exceedingly complex. Here, we take you through the process of removing a background from an image. First, you’ll need to open the image from which you wish to remove the background in Photoshop. I’m using a photograph I took of a giraffe at Colchester Zoo to demonstrate this technique, which has a very defined boundary between the bit we want to keep (the giraffe) and the background....
Each year, the number of threats – as the antivirus companies like to call them – rises. Windows is still a massive target for viruses and other malware, so it isn’t too surprising that your PC or laptop has ended up with one. Good antivirus software, including Defender which is part of Windows 10 and 11, can help a lot, but sometimes it just doesn’t detect or prevent some malware (short for malicious software) from getting through the defences....
Sony offers a suite of tools built into the PS4 ecosystem that helps you protect your child when playing games, ranging from restrictions on talking to strangers on multiplayer games to restricting content to age-appropriate content only, and most importantly, setting limits on when and how long your little one can play on the PS4. Here, we talk you through how to set up a child account on the PS4 and enable Sony’s wide range of parental controls to protect your little one....
Your Google account gives you access to the entire range of the search giant’s services, including YouTube, Google Drive, Gmail, Calendar, Chrome and others. While this freedom is great for adults, you’d be rightly worried that children who want to use the same apps should have a higher level of privacy and protection. That’s why Google allows parents and guardians to create child accounts. We show you how to set one up in just a few minutes using the Family Link app and Android or ChromeOS devices....
