Author: Press Room

This 1970s-set detective drama has 100% on Rotten Tomatoes and deserves a much bigger audience

There is no shortage of great detective series out there to watch, but one of the best on TV today has flown mostly under the radar. Dark Winds, an adaptation of Tony Hillerman’s Leaphorn & Chee books, wrapped up its fourth season not long ago, and most people who watch it end up raving about it. The problem is that not enough people watch it. But with 100% fresh ratings on Rotten Tomatoes across all four of its seasons, it’s finding more and more fans as it goes along. Dark Winds is a tightly written mystery show The cast is…

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Best AirPods in 2026 for sound quality, battery life, budget and more

AirPods are comfortably the best-selling true wireless earbuds in the world and the excellent AirPods Pro 3 and AirPods 4 hammer home that advantage. But, given the various price points, deciding are the best AirPods for you is a difficult task – especially when there are so many rivals we consider among the best wireless earbuds on sale. In addition to the super-expensive AirPods Max 2, Apple sells three pairs of wireless buds – the AirPods Pro 3 and AirPods 4 (with and without ANC) and that’s before you get to its Beats range as well (but we’re going to…

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5 reasons you definitely shouldn’t use “Ultra” settings in video games

Let me get this out of the way as early as possible: I’m a sucker for Ultra settings in PC games. Then again, I do have the luxury of leaning on a PC that costs more than my car. That doesn’t mean I wholeheartedly recommend using max settings in your favorite Steam titles. Far from it. As the proud owner of a Steam Deck OLED, I also know the benefits of compromising when it comes to graphical presets. The hard and fast truth is this: unless you own the most bleeding-edge PC hardware, ultra settings are rarely worth the fidelity…

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I stopped reaching for ChatGPT when Excel could do it three times faster

Despite its shortcomings, ChatGPT is unquestionably one of the best AI tools on the market. It’s always ready for you to ask it something, and it pretty much always has the right answer. However, just because using ChatGPT is easy doesn’t mean it’s also the best or the fastest tool for the job. It might not sound very intuitive, but there are instances in my workflows where Excel is actually the better (and faster) tool than ChatGPT. It’s not that ChatGPT can’t do the task at hand; it’s just that by the time I’ve typed a prompt, pressed enter, and…

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Xbox Game Pass is about to get less expensive — is Microsoft actually listening to us?

Summary Microsoft is lowering the price of Game Pass Ultimate to $22.99 and PC Game Pass to $13.99 per month. New Call of Duty releases skip day-one on Game Pass — they’ll join the service the following holiday. Fans mostly welcome the cuts, though prices remain above last year’s. Lately, it feels like prices go up every day, especially in the tech space. So when a major brand actually lowers prices, it’s a bit shocking. That’s how it feels today — on April 21, Microsoft announced it was lowering prices on Xbox Game Pass Ultimate and PC Game Pass (along…

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7 underrated HBO shows you still have time to catch up on before they end

Over the years, HBO has produced an embarrassment of classic TV series, including The Sopranos, Sex and the City, Game of Thrones, Succession, and more. Although it’s hard to tell which shows will go down in history while you’re watching them, it’s likely that several of the network’s current series will join those ranks sooner or later, with shows like The Pitt, The White Lotus, and The Last of Us well on their way to achieving modern classic status. But HBO also runs a lot of shows that don’t get nearly as much buzz despite being more than worthy of…

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Best streaming service for the US in 2026

Cord-cutters, rejoice! There’s never been a better time to cancel your cable TV contract and replace it with one of the best streaming services, thereby getting your entertainment fix supplied as and when you want it. TV shows, documentaries and movies, on-demand and available on almost any device you could imagine. Dancing to the capricious tune of the major networks’ scheduling fiddle is no longer necessary. Now you’re in charge. That being said, the range of streaming choices on offer can be quite daunting. If you sign up for them all, you’ll likely end up spending more than you did…

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We now know who will lead Apple into the future – and it’s great news for new products

For several years now, there has been an open question surrounding Apple – will this be the year Tim Cook retires? How will that impact on the future of the company? Cook turned 65 last year and it turns out we didn’t have to wait too long to find out what happens next. As has been rumored for months, John Ternus will succeed him as CEO, 15 years after Cook himself succeeded the late Steve Jobs just weeks before his death in 2011. Ternus takes up the post on 1 September, meaning we’ll probably see him first at Apple’s September…

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The Dyson Supersonic Travel is the hairdryer I’ll be packing for my summer travels 

Given the success of its hairdryers – most recently the Supersonic r and the do-it-all Airwrap Co-anda2x , it was only a matter of time until Dyson announced a travel hairdryer. The day is here – the Dyson Supersonic Travel is now available. Costing $250/£250, I was lucky enough to get up close with the new dryer last month; here is my honest review.  On first glance, you could be forgiven for mistaking the new Dyson Supersonic Travel hair dryer for the original Dyson Supersonic. Hold the two together though and it’s apparent that the Supersonic Travel is much smaller – 32% smaller…

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Soundcore Space 2 review: I finally found budget ANC headphones I actually like

A new pair of Soundcore headphones are a very fine thing: you know what you’re going to get, but even then, it brings a sort of warmish, nostalgic familiarity when everything works as it should. The Soundcore Space 2 is the latest and greatest from one of the biggest names in budget headphones, following up on the monumentally successful Soundcore Space One launched in 2023 with improvements in several key areas: improved ANC, longer battery life, wonderfully comfortable ear cushions, and extensive audio customization through the Soundcore App. Accordingly, the price of the Soundcore Space 2 has risen — it’s…

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