Author: Press Room

There’s hidden detail in your favourite songs and the best DACs are here to help you hear it. Whether you’re streaming on Spotify or curating your MP3 archive, a DAC is a digital-to-analogue converter that converts digital files to analogue sound waves your ears can hear. Most audio devices have one built-in already, but if you’re a keen-eared listener looking to sonically upgrade the best noise-cancelling headphones, these DACs below have the power to amp up the detail, bass and volume. From pocket-sized solutions to bigger desktop DACs, these plug-in babies are a real treat for the ears. If you’re…

Whether you need a laptop for work, play, or something else entirely, having the best laptop for your needs can make all the difference in getting things done efficiently. With major leaps in AI integration, efficiency-focused chipsets, and game-changing battery life thanks to next-gen silicon from Apple, Intel, and AMD, 2025’s top notebooks are leaner, faster, and smarter than ever. Many ditch the fan altogether without breaking a sweat, while others handle ray-traced gaming and 4K editing on the fly. Compared to models even two years ago, you’ll see huge improvements in performance-per-watt, portability, and display quality – making now…

Technology has always shaped the stories we tell, and some of the best movies and shows put it right at the center. These picks capture the thrill and the warning signs of our digital age. 6 Black Mirror (2011–2025) Watch Black Mirror on Netflix Think about the apps, gadgets, and screens you already use every day. Black Mirror takes those same ideas and pushes them just far enough to feel disturbing. Each episode tells a standalone story, often set in a world that looks familiar but with one technological twist that changes everything. From rating people in everyday life to…

Not every film needs hype to leave an impact. Prime Video is full of movies that never made headlines but deserve a spot on your watchlist tonight. If you love sci-fi or stories built on mystery and suspense, The Vast of Night captures that feeling exactly. Set in a quiet New Mexico town in the 1950s, it follows Fay (Sierra McCormick), a teenage switchboard operator, and Everett (Jake Horowitz), a local radio DJ, as they stumble upon something strange. One evening during her shift, Fay hears a strange signal crackling through the phone lines. Everett picks it up on his…

Another year brings another iOS update for your Apple iPhone. I’ve been digging through the beta versions of iOS 26 to unearth the best new tips and features, along with one absurdly tall clock. iOS 26 will run on all iPhones released this decade and some more besides – you can read our guide to the iOS 26 system requirements if you’re wondering if it will be able to run on your phone. Oh, and if you’re wondering why Apple decided not to call this version iOS 19 as it could have, check out our dedicated story: Why Apple skipped…

Got a 4K TV and a streaming subscription? Then treat your eyes to some eye-popping UHD entertainment There was a time when 4K Ultra HD TVs were rare. No longer: 4K TVs are now in millions of living rooms nationwide, and and there’s a very good chance you’ve already got one (and if not, check out our guide to the best 4K TV to buy today). But finding things to watch on it in that lovely 4K resolution (you can call it UHD or Ultra HD if you prefer) can still be somewhat tricky. There are plenty of the best 4K…

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. 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 Apple’s dolled-up marketing term for a 120Hz refresh rate on the display. For years, 60Hz was the go-to…

So much choice, so little time. So to help you out here’s our list of the top Now TV shows and series to watch today It might lack the overall cachet of Netflix and Amazon Prime, but Now is a streaming service worth shouting about. Not only does Now feature a best-in-class Movies package, it also offers a separate, nicely affordable “Entertainment Pass”. This pass grants you access to hundreds of TV shows and documentaries. Some are available in BBC iPlayer-style catch-up form (based on Sky’s broadcast channels) and box-sets featuring individual seasons or entire runs of a single show. There’s a lot…

I’m a child of the ’80s, an era of home micros, dodgy cassette tapes and cracking toys. For years, my bedroom floor was a minefield of Star Wars figures and ships – and then He-Man characters that looked like they’d got way too friendly with anabolic steroids. Then one day in a local toy shop, I stumbled across something new: Transformers. Robots that turned into cars and jets? Pure catnip to pre-teen me. Alas, my pocket money didn’t transform into a bigger pile of coins, and so I started with Mini-Autobot Gears, whose entire transformation amounted to flipping a truck upright and unfolding limbs. Still, it felt like magic. And…

K-dramas? I wrote them off as nothing but melodramatic fluff—too cheesy, too dramatic, way too much slow-motion romance. Then these shows proved me completely wrong. 7 Squid Game (2021–2025) Stream Squid Game on Netflix You’d have to be living under a rock to miss this one. When it dropped, it became one of Netflix’s most-watched series ever, with over a billion hours of viewing time in just its first month. And it wasn’t just hype. Squid Game is nothing like the cheesy romance I used to associate with K-dramas. The plot is simple: hundreds of people drowning in debt are…