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For months, I kept prodding the backlight and brightness sliders on my LG TV, certain the panel itself had gone dim, before I found the actual culprit buried three menus deep. Luckily, the issue wasn’t my TV. LG’s energy-saving features are spread across a picture preset, a power-limiting slider, and a light sensor. They were doing exactly what they’re designed to do, which is to make the TV dimmer to save power. If you don’t want that, either, here’s where all three settings hide and how to shut them off for good. Related My Samsung TV’s picture looked wrong for…
Star Wars has spent decades making its universe bigger. Every show/movie introduces more planets, more factions, crime families, and political conflicts than most people could reasonably keep track of. That’s part of what makes the stories so much fun, but it can also make some entries feel like homework. The Mandalorian and Grogu take a much simpler approach to its storytelling. The movie has the New Republic, former Imperial warlords, Jabba the Hutt’s kids, and plenty of connections to the wider Star Wars universe. But Din Djarin (Pedro Pascal) still has a very easy mission that doesn’t require pre-existing knowledge…
There are a couple of unwritten rules when it comes to buying tech, and one of them is that you shouldn’t buy an iPhone in August or early September. Whether it’s a birthday, a contract is up, or you’re just looking to treat yourself, it’s a no-no if you’re someone who likes to have the latest tech for as long as possible. The same applies to an Apple Watch. There are never any guarantees, of course, but for the last 14 years, we have seen new iPhones in September, and for the last 10 years, Apple Watch models too. The…
I’ll admit, when it comes to Apple Watch faces, I am a Snoopy girl through and through. Every year Apple launches new faces, and every year I stick with the cute little dog and his red house. The only issue with that decision is that the Snoopy watch face doesn’t allow for any complications. Absolutely none, and that’s a real shame. Apple Watch complications are small pieces of information that appear around a watch face, from your move, exercise and stand rings to whether it’s about to bucket down with rain while you’re out on your run. Where they appear…
Ask any man of a certain age about their favorite TV show, and they’ll tell you there’s only one man for the job: Jack Reacher, the hulking, wandering tough guy played by Alan Ritchson on Reacher. To be fair, there are plenty of people who watch Reacher who aren’t middle-aged men, but the series has gotten a reputation as a “dad show.” That rep has helped it become one of the most successful shows on Prime Video. But if you’re one of the many people who has already seen the show, there are others that scratch the same itch. Related…
Being a parent is tiring. There are meals to plan, school messages to decipher, parties to organise, questions to answer, and rainy weekends to fill. Yes, tech like smartphones can soften the blow, but in 2026, we can do better. Yes, I’m talking about AI and parenting. But don’t roll your eyes just yet. Tools like ChatGPT, Google Gemini, Microsoft Copilot, and Claude really can help,if used properly. They won’t do the parenting for you of course, but they can turn scattered, panicked brain dumps into something useful remarkably quickly. The trick, for me at least, is to remember to treat…
It’s no secret that Apple will launch at least the iPhone Fold tomorrow as well as (probably) the iPhone 18 Pro. But now is actually one of the best times to buy a new iPhone while prices on older models are at their lowest. You might have read that smartphones are undergoing price rises this year. Like all consumer electronics, phones are being affected by chip and memory price increases which have been inflated due to demand. And that demand has mostly been fuelled by the AI boom and the resulting massive increase in data centre capacity needed. But it’s…
If you’ve been enjoying Silo, one of the most popular programs on Apple TV at the moment, this special Amazon Kindle offer is something you won’t want to miss. For a short period of time, The Silo Saga Omnibus—containing all three highly praised novels (Wool, Shift and Dust), plus exclusive essays and some additional short stories—is available for just $2.99, a massive 95% discount on the original print list price of $60 in the United States on Amazon. Related The best new sci-fi shows worth watching right now Shows that just wrapped up, shows that are on right now, and…
Sometimes a bad cup of coffee comes down to the beans, but more often than not it’s the person holding the kettle. You might not think your coffee-making needs work, but there’s a very good chance you’re guilty of making one of these five mistakes, no matter how expensive your coffee machine is or how fancy your beans are. If you’ve ever taken a sip of your morning brew and found yourself disappointed that you haven’t managed to replicate the superb flat white from your local coffee shop, before you throw in the towel, check you aren’t committing any of…
One of the best things about driving an electric car is the zesty performance that, quite simply, most combustion-engined cars can’t compete with. Even in the most modest of plug-in machines, getting away at the lights is quick and easy. Kia is having lots of fun with this thinking and has now delivered the Kia EV4 GT, which sits in-between the more compact Kia EV3 GT and the beefier Kia EV5 GT. It’s an impressive line-up of new arrivals. I’ve just spent time behind the wheel of all three, and the Kia EV4 GT is the ideal sweet spot. It’s…