Author: Press Room
Streaming your music is great until you hit a patch with no connectivity or a long flight where you might need to download your music. Being able to download your music to your phone also sounds great, until you realize that Spotify’s online cache is eating up more storage than the music itself. Apart from adding features no one really asked for, Spotify can’t seem to figure out local storage. For anyone on a small SSD or a phone with limited storage, that means several gigabytes of space disappearing without a clear explanation from the app. Offline downloads and cache…
Streaming services were meant to be the end of expensive cable subscriptions packed with channels you don’t need. But we’ve come full circle, and the promise of cheaper platforms filled with all the shows you want to watch has become the very thing it set out to replace. Given you could easily end up spending more than 100 bucks a month to subscribe to all of the top streaming services, it’s no wonder that folks are looking for cheaper alternatives. But those cheaper services aren’t always what they seem, and in some cases, they’re an outright scam. MoxiPlayer isn’t what…
Netflix has a long history of producing solid animated comedies, with shows like Big Mouth, Disenchantment, and F is for Family having kept people entertained for years. But for my money, Netflix has never topped Bojack Horseman, the six-season masterpiece that started out as a crude comedy about a washed up movie star who happened to be a horse, and which ended as an existential odyssey about a washed up movie star who happened to be a horse. I’ve been waiting for something to fill the Bojack-shaped hole in my life for years, and a new show coming later this…
Stuff VerdictIt’s not as fun to drive as its namesake, but the MG4 Urban offers more space and everyday practicality. Anyone looking for great value should find lots to likeProsExcellent practical design and space aplentyInterior styling looks pretty tasty overallTech and infotainment screen are greatConsLooks a little bland on the outsideHarsher ride than that of the MG4Fairly average overall performance Introduction I can see why the MG4 became such a big seller: it wasn’t ludicrously expensive yet was surprisingly fun to drive. Still is. A mid-life refresh with a slicker interior has only widened its appeal within its price bracket.…
As someone who enjoys fitness and makes a very average living from covering new technology, it might come as no surprise that I’ve been lucky enough to experience a wide range of fitness and workout gadgetry over the past 20 years. Simple and discreet fitness trackers, such as those from Whoop, as well as more complex fitness watches like those from Garmin, Suunto and Apple, have all, at some point, graced my wrist for extended periods of time. Full disclosure, I settled on Garmin many moons ago for the daily workout tracking, purely because I became so ingrained in the…
Everyone wants the best streaming experience they can possibly have. Whether you have a huge smart TV that is mounted on your wall and you’ve perfectly crafted the soundbar or speakers to sync up with the acoustics in your room or you’re watching on your laptop from the comfort of your bed, what matters is that you’re enjoying what you’re watching. It doesn’t have to be overly fancy, but it’s important to be comfortable and work well for you. Many people either buy a smart TV or buy a streaming device to turn their dumb TV into a smart one.…
You’ve been playing your favorite shooter, and something feels off. Your aim is sluggish, your dodges are late, and you can’t shake the feeling that the game isn’t responding the way it should. Before you blame your controller or your internet connection, there’s a good chance the real culprit is hiding inside your TV’s picture settings. There are default TV settings you should disable to improve your experience, but motion smoothing in particular is the one sabotaging your gaming sessions without you even knowing it. Motion smoothing sounds fancy, but here’s what it actually does Your TV is inventing extra…
I love me a good music player, especially on Windows, where I have pretty much tried all the popular options at least once. That curiosity comes with the territory of being a self-confessed audiophile. I poke around, I tinker, I uninstall a lot. Many of the options out there feel bloated or dated, while others never quite get the balance of features and finesse right. I recently stumbled across Harmonoid, and you definitely need to stumble on it too. This open-source app surprised me in ways that make me grin. It’s free, clearly alive and evolving, and after spending some…
A new iPhone is imminent! How exciting! Except no, because it’s not September. The bit of the year before the sun disappears for six months in the UK is when eye-popping iPhones appear. But nowish is when Apple parps out its ‘whatever’ phones. These were once branded ‘SE’, which absolutely didn’t stand for ‘Stupendously Exhilarating’. We then saw a change with last year’s ‘cheap’ iPhone, which was called the iPhone 16e. Now Apple’s gearing up for the iPhone 17e. Which, if the rumour mill hasn’t accidentally copied and pasted most of what it predicted last year, is nonetheless going to look an awful…
In late January, Apple officially acquired the rights to makes movies and TV shows based on the works of author Brandon Sanderson, a hugely successful fantasy writer whose books have been begging to be adapted for many years. As Sanderson himself explains in the video message below, he’s talked with people in Hollywood before about bringing his novels to the screen, but for one reason or another it never worked out. “This feels really different this time. I think this one is really going to happen,” he says. It’s no coincidence that it finally feels different with Apple, which over…