Author: Press Room
People (and the box office) love superhero movies. Stark. Rogers. Odinson. Banner. Romanoff. Barton. These names and those of their comrades are true paragons to aspire to. However, these enhanced, mutated or demi-godly individuals have only been thrust into the limelight thanks to their antitheses — evil-doers who challenge our superheroes to defend our way of life (or avenge it). So while we exalt our upstanding superheroes, we should also doff our caps to supervillains, without which the former would be relegated to saving felines in trees, guarding doorways, and calling out motorway middle-lane hoggers. Here are the finest and…
A few weeks ago, BYD invited me to the London HQ for the Seal 6 DM-i Touring unveiling. The new plug-in affordable hybrid promises up to 935 miles of combined WLTP range on paper. It’s a figure that sounds borderline ridiculous, so I knew there was one thing I had to do: test it for myself. Read more: Best electric cars: top EVs reviewed and rated The concept of driving the better part of 1000 miles was exciting but also seemed rather dull. So I decided to give my journey some purpose, driving down from the North East down to…
The first several episodes from the fifth and final season of Stranger Things are now out, and everyone is understandably excited. After all, Stranger Things is a generational TV show that’s been building momentum ever since it debuted on Netflix in 2016. Everyone wants to know how it ends. But that same year, another sci-fi thriller debuted on Netflix that may beat Stranger Things at its own game, even if it never became as popular. The OA is stranger than Stranger Things And may be better The OA is a wildly original series that could only have been made at…
2025 is over, and despite a few let-downs it was a banner year for TV. Sci-fi shows shone especially bright in 2025, with Apple in particular bringing the heat with series like Severance and Pluribus. 2026 could be an even bigger year for sci-fi, with Apple, Paramount, HBO, Netflix, and more all stepping up to the plate. So get out your calenders and check out our guide to the most exciting sci-fi shows coming your way over the next 12 months. Star Trek: Starfleet Academy (January 15) The new final frontier Sci-fi franchises don’t get much bigger than Star Trek,…
Whether you’re about to climb a mountain or dive to the depths of the ocean, you’ll want the best action camera in your hand – or attached to some part of your body. These small, lightweight and highly survivable cameras are built specifically to go where even the camera phones can’t. Mountable on helmets, surfboards, bikes, cars and more, action cameras can capture smooth, stable and cinematic footage in all kinds of situations. And their portability and wide-angle lenses make them ideal for on-the-hoof vlogging, too. GoPro has long been the go-to brand in this category, becoming essentially synonymous with…
Power banks might not be a sexy buy but they are incredibly handy – pop one in your bag and keep your phone, laptop, tablet, camera, drone and headphones charged on the go – once you’ve got one you’ll wonder why you didn’t invest sooner? Which one to buy though? Here we look at two new 300W models – the Anker Prime Power Bank and the EcoFlow Rapid Pro Power Bank and put them head-to head. The Anker Prime Power Bank costs £180, has a total capacity of 26,250mAh, three charging ports, is flight approved and comes with a two-year warrantee.…
Romance, sci-fi, and horror are not subgenres that go together very often, but when they do, we get memorable masterpieces like Ex Machina, which came out in 2014 and which seems more prescient than ever today. Why? Well, Ex Machina is about a computer programmer named Caleb (Domhnall Gleeson) who is chosen to visit the luxurious home of his billionaire boss, Nathan (Oscar Isaac). His job is to speak to a humanoid android named Ava (Alicia Vikander) to determine if she has consciousness. In the process, he falls for her. In a world where people openly admit to being in…
Summary Anna’s Archive acquired metadata for nearly 256 million tracks. The organization also archived nearly 86 million audio files, representing over 99% of listens. The metadata is available now, and the audio files are coming soon. The data is being released as a bulk torrent with a file size of nearly 300 TB. The group behind the media archive site Anna’s Archive announced that it has successfully scraped almost the entire Spotify library. The organization outlined the endeavor and its results, as well as what it plans to do with the data, in a blog post. The data includes metadata…
The iPad changed personal tech when it launched in 2010. It proved a tablet could be more than a gimmick, slipping neatly between phones and laptops with a design that put touch first. Steve Jobs famously called it “magical,” and while plenty of people doubted it at the time, it quickly turned into a worldwide hit. Since then, Apple has steadily evolved the iPad. Faster chips, sharper screens and clever accessories like the Apple Pencil and Magic Keyboard have turned it into far more than a media slate. With each update, the iPad has edged closer to being a genuine…
Apple’s Vision Pro has not sold well, but the operating system it uses has huge potential. visionOS and its gesture-based system remains stunning sensor and camera-based technology that you have to experience to believe. While Apple gave us the Vision Pro M5 refresh a couple of months ago, it doesn’t sound like there will be a follow-up. Rumours suggest Apple has canned work on headsets in favour of shrinking the technology into smart glasses in 2027 or 2028. The revamp of the Vision Pro gave the headset a real power-up, but the device remains a niche purchase, not helped by…