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Bentley has just unveiled the Torcal, its first fully electric car. It’s a low, sleek SUV built in Crewe, with up to 888PS, 1350Nm of torque and a claimed 375 miles of range. Bentley says it’s a template for every Bentley to come, whatever powertrain sits underneath. That’s a lot riding on one car, so the question is whether it’s actually any good. Now, I haven’t driven it yet, so I can’t actually tell you if it’s the best EV in the world. What I can do is take you through the ten things you need to know before you…

Up to now, our mixed reality future has felt like a lot of empty promises: big and bulky headsets you’d only want to wear for a short while, rather than a convenient gadget that’s as effortless to use as a smartphone. The Meta VR Glasses might be about to change all that. After cutting its teeth with the Quest virtual reality headset line, Meta has gone back to the drawing board for something that’s altogether sleeker, more comfortable to wear and easier to use. Launching next Spring for $1299, the Meta VR Glasses undercut both the Samsung Galaxy XR and…

Our pick of the fitness gifts for Christmas 2026 Urevo CyberPad for Office Smart Treadmill Not everybody wants to train like a sponsored ultramarathoner. The CyberPad offers something more achievable – a way to walk while answering emails, watching television, or waiting for dinner to cook. Its low, open-front design fits beneath a standing desk, then occupies far less room than a treadmill when work is over. You can stroll from 0.6 to 4mph, and this modest purpose is precisely the appeal. By attaching activity to things already happening, it removes several excuses at once – rotten weather, limited time,…

There’s something wonderfully unlikely about being able to see Saturn’s rings from your own garden. You know they’re there, obviously. But finding them through an eyepiece is a rather different proposition. Sure, you could look at a picture on your phone, but where’s the fun in that? You don’t need an observatory to do it, either. The best telescopes (for beginners or otherwise) can reveal craters on the Moon, Jupiter’s brightest moons, and plenty more – once you’ve learnt where to point it. Choosing one is where things get a little less inviting, though, with baffling model names and magnification…

If you’ve been checking out Apple gear recently, you might have seen the term ProMotion floating about with regard to displays. ProMotion is one feature that makes them even better than they once were. The feature makes animations and everyday movements on one of the best phones on sale right now much smoother. Better yet, these days it’s available on more Apple devices than ever before thanks to the iPhone 17. But what exactly is it? Here’s our guide to explaining exactly what Apple’s ProMotion is, and what it does for your devices. What exactly is Apple’s ProMotion? ProMotion is…

Your iPhone knows where you are, but don’t automatically assume it’s being sinister. Maps can’t give you directions without it, and your weather app would be fairly useless if it thought you lived in Reykjavik (unless of course, you actually do). But somewhere among the dozens of apps cluttering your home screen, there’s a good chance a few are tracking your whereabouts without the best intentions. That airline app you downloaded in 2015 and have never flown with since? The shopping app you used once for a Black Friday deal? The game you installed to keep your little one entertained…

It’s no secret I love compact electric cars and there are now plenty to choose from. If budget sits at the core of your new car buying-requirements, the £20,000-ish Geely EX2 is well worth a look. Apparently, it’s the biggest selling car in China; after trying one it’s easy to see why. I thought the EX2 would be a no-frills, low-personality EV that is a means to an end but after a few days behind the wheel, I really quite liked it. Despite some issues that might grate after extended ownership, for the money, the Geely EX2 is a cracking…

Watchmaking’s history is vast, and trying to pick a definitive list of watches that encapsulates all of the most important aspects of it is a fool’s errand. Which makes me pretty damn silly. Still, across the last century-and-a-bit, there are timepieces that stand out not just for what they were at the time, but the ongoing impact they continue to have on the watch industry today. From world-first movements to watches at complete polar opposite ends of the price spectrum, here is my woefully incomplete attempt to choose the seven most important wristwatches in history. 1. Cartier Santos The first…

A cheeky trip to the Moon sounds simple enough. We managed it six times more than half a century ago, after all. But NASA’s next planned crewed Moon landing will require – deep breath – several rockets, spacecraft built by competing companies, an orbital rendezvous, and tech that’s never been used at this scale. It’s enough to make something like your shiny iPhone seem as complex as an abacus. Space is humbling, yo. That next planned Moon landing mission, by the way, is Artemis IV – currently targeted for early 2028. If successful, it’ll put humans on the Moon for…

Buying less is usually the greenest option, but that’s not much help when you’re choosing the best eco-friendly gifts for Christmas. A better compromise is choosing things that are designed to last, so with that in mind, our sustainable picks below favour longer relationships over quick replacements, proving that thoughtful design can lighten the guilt without draining the pleasure from unwrapping. And now that we’ve pretended it’s not really all about presents? Let’s get to the presents. Our pick of the best eco-friendly gifts for Christmas 2026 Framework Laptop 13 Most laptops sadly become e-waste when a component gives up.…