Author: Press Room
You know the iPhone notch? It’s history! At least it is in new iPhones. The notch was last seen on the iPhone 14, 14 Plus and iPhone SE (2022) but has now been completely replaced. Instead of the notch, a pill-shaped cut-out now sits at the top of the display of Apple’s flagship phones. It’s called the Dynamic Island – and it’s unlike any pill-shaped cut-out you’ve seen before. What is the Dynamic Island? Look, it’s Apple. It chose to name a new interface feature in a manner that’s reminiscent of a yoga pose. But, to be fair to Apple, the Dynamic Island is dynamic.…
Sick of tinny TV audio? Want to bring cinema sound home – but don’t have space for a bunch of speakers? You’ve probably already worked out the ultimate upgrade will be a soundbar. Picking the right one for your screen setup can be a little trickier – especially with so much jargon and tech terminology to decipher. Our buying guide cuts through all that. Whether sound quality matters most, you prefer a sleek design over functionality and features, or are on a tight budget, we’ve simplified the buying process by breaking down the most important factors to consider. Here’s how…
Introduction Not long ago I was parked at a charging station and the guy next to me was charging an original Nissan Leaf. He said its range was, well, largely hopeless. Close-to-home shopping trips was all the affordable EV was really cut out for and, he added with a sigh, the lengthy excursion he was currently on had already involved four stops to recharge. Not so with the new Nissan Leaf, which boasts a range of up to 386 miles, supplemented by 150kW rapid charging capability. Yup, the Nissan Leaf has come a long way and since its inception way…
Back in April 2025, the acclaimed Netflix show Black Mirror dropped its long-awaited seventh season, and the dystopian anthology series continued to resonate with a lot of its fans. What I’ve always appreciated about Black Mirror is how it perfectly captures the mood of the real world, even as its plotlines become increasingly bizarre. I guess you kind of have to embrace the fictional strange when real life events become increasingly outlandish. While Black Mirror is great at creating sci-fi that makes you question your own reality, it’s not the only show out there that can truly break your brain…
It started with the record player and the vinyl revival. Suddenly, there has been demand for some of the obsolete formats of the past to return and it’s resulted in a slew of companies launching new versions of old products to cash in, complete with retro-look headphones and more. Perhaps the thirst for simpler gadgets is simply because other tech has got ever more complicated. Despite clear drawbacks in terms of sound quality, cassettes seem to be in vogue for some collectors (helped by artists releasing numerous formats of their albums) but we’ve seen Sony Walkman-style portable players emerge from…
Actually, using my Roku television has been something of a new experience for me, but it’s been fruitful. After discovering some helpful Roku tips I wish I had known sooner, I started really diving into the many applications the service offers. While I’m still more of an Xbox Series X user for most things in my life, there are quite a few streaming apps or services that simply aren’t available on my console. So, as I was suffering from choice paralysis, I scrolled through the dozens and dozens of options available to me and decided I would just start doing…
ChatGPT is great for making plans, but more often than not, you still have to juggle multiple apps to get things done. There are ChatGPT tricks that feel too good to be hidden, but OpenAI has just announced a new feature that’s going to change how you use the chatbot. OpenAI’s flagship chatbot is now getting a much deeper integration with third-party apps. These apps fit naturally into your conversations with the chatbot, respond to natural language, and come with interfaces you can use right in the chat. Apps now live inside ChatGPT You can launch and use your favorite…
Christmas is a wonderful time for photographers. From frosty landscapes to candid portraits of merry relatives, there’s no end of subject matter to inspire your creativity. And in our gallery of the best gifts for photographers, you’ll find the best tools to give passionate shutterbugs a seasonal upgrade. From smartphone gimbals to tabletop tripods, we’ve trained our lens on the top presents for photography fans. Whether you’re shopping for yourself or your favourite shutterbug, snap up something in this list and it should yield a smile worthy of a self-portrait. Panning around for additional inspiration? If music is more your…
The Predator and Alien franchises have always been linked. They’re both about human beings fighting fearsome extraterrestrials. Both had their heydays in the ’80s and ’90s before going on long hiatuses. And of course there were the Alien vs. Predator movies, which kept people talking about them during fallow periods, for better or worse. Both franchises have mounted comebacks in recent years. But while the Predator franchise may be having the hottest hot streak of its existence, Alien is floundering. What happened? Predator is expanding intelligently; Alien is just expanding One franchise has focus, while the other is fuzzy The…
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