Author: Press Room

The latest Apple smartwatch software is called watchOS 26. After months of beta versions, the biggest free Apple Watch update in years is now rolling out to the public. It’s designed to work perfectly with the new Apple Watch range that includes the Series 11 mainstream watch, more affordable SE 3, and high-end Ultra 3. As well as those new models, a whole bunch of older Apple Watches will also get the free software update – stretching back a few years. Note that Apple’s software versions are now named after the year ahead – ie: iOS 26, iPadOS 26, macOS…

In Apple’s world, a cheap phone is all relative – and your options aren’t nearly as extensive as they once were. The most affordable iPhone option now starts at $599/£599, which is a big leap from just a year or two ago. The iPhone 16e has now effectively replaced the third-gen Apple iPhone SE as the baby of the line-up, while the last-gen iPhone 15 slots in as the most affordable ‘full-fat’ iPhone – albeit one that’ll set you back $699/£699. While it’s true you can still find iPhone SE in retail stores and online marketplaces for a lot less…

Thanks to the expansion of premium streaming services, we no longer have to settle for services that don’t offer what interests us. While I’ve been a subscriber to Netflix for a long time now, the movie offerings there aren’t as high-profile as they once were. Sure, you’ll get the occasional blockbuster, but Netflix is far more interested in its original content lineup nowadays. HBO Max, on the other hand, has become one of the best streaming services around for movies. It helps that it’s owned by Warner Bros. Discovery, which means HBO Max gets a lot of the studio’s theatrical…

I love high-quality television as much as the next person, and we certainly live in an era where there are a lot of fantastic prestige shows to watch. From Severance to The Bear, I will always seek out that next big hit that will win every award under the sun. Sometimes, though, my brain just can not handle the heavy themes and dramatic plots that leave you feeling emotionally raw. So, like anyone else, I turn to less demanding content when I just can not be bothered to watch that latest episode of Silo. Luckily, there are still a lot…

We all have our favorite characters that we attach ourselves to and sometimes even emulate. I know when I was younger, all I wanted to do was to be like Fox Mulder from The X-Files. Strange choice, I know, but I was a strange kid. The best characters can help you see the best in humanity, even if it’s an idealized version of those qualities. On the other hand, with a great protagonist comes despicable antagonists and side characters. The best of these characters live in our heads rent-free for completely different reasons than an upstanding lead. And yet there…

We all look for role models wherever we can find them, and sometimes they can come from the most unexpected places. Conventional wisdom will tell you to find them in a real-life setting, but often, real life can be disappointing. For me, I found myself gravitating toward the fictional when it came to role models. Specifically, I found comfort in the great movie dads of film. Some of these movie dads I recently revisited after years, since nostalgia is a powerful thing. What I found most surprising is how awesome a lot of these fictional dads still were, even if…

I held out on joining YouTube Premium for years, as I prefer to keep my subscriptions list short. For a while, the ads weren’t bad enough to make me consider signing up. But a while later, in 2022, I joined Premium to download videos so I could watch them on a flight. Yes, you can download videos manually, but it was so tedious that I preferred to pay. And while removing ads wasn’t my intention, I got so used to watching YouTube videos peacefully that I stayed signed up, even after that flight. I felt that YouTube Premium was too…

Time for a spring clean? Whether you’re tackling kitchen crumbs, a dusty rug or pet fluff on the sofa, the best vacuum makes light work of your household chores. That’s why we’ve swept up our favourites below. From handheld helpers to robot vacs that can sweep while you sleep, the vacuum cleaners listed here will cover just about every domestic mess. We’ve included lightweight vacs for little spills, turbo models for serious dust-busting, and a range of options in between. Clear as mud? We’ve also included some vacuum buying tips to tidy up what’s important and bin what’s not, along…

Science fiction is a great genre for hiding critiques of social issues and posing big questions that extend beyond the mere speculation of whether aliens exist. And through the medium of movies, there’s an opportunity to use imagery to further convey those questions and, hopefully, offer a solution or answer. As someone who frequently watches sci-fi movies, I want to be moved by these ideas and twisted into a philosophical pretzel. I’m not necessarily looking for a feel-good movie, either. When I walk away questioning my existence or seeing a fresh point of view, I know that the movie did…

Television can be a tricky format to pull off, which is a big reason why a lot of would-be shows never really make it to the finish line. Even when something is lucky enough to get to the promised land of television sets or streaming devices around the world, there’s no guarantee of success. Yet even some of the most acclaimed or popular shows out there didn’t exactly start out hitting the ground running. Sometimes, it can take a minute for long-form entertainment, such as television, to find its proper footing. I know that , for me personally, there have…