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Korean shows are highly popular nowadays, thanks to shows like Squid Game, The Glory, and Crash Landing on You. One series that helped usher in the new wave of K-drama was Netflix’s sprawling historical fantasy, with warring noble families, ruthless betrayals, and a constant battle for the throne. The formula wasn’t dissimilar to that of HBO’s massive hit, Game of Thrones, except in this instance, it swaps dragons for terrifying zombies. Yet many viewers, including myself, let Kingdom fly under the radar. Netflix’s hidden Korean-zombie gem The platform’s medieval zombie epic deserves to be more popular Credit: Netflix Like Game of…
Remember when streaming services were going to save us all loads of money? That particular dream has gone the way of most early-2020s optimism, sadly. Between price hikes, ad tiers, and the sheer number of services clamouring for a bit of your monthly budget, the average household is juggling more TV subscriptions, and shelling out more money, than they’d like to admit. But, as always, there’s a silver lining to this particular cloud. The fact that all these platforms are desperate for your cash means they’re churning out TV shows at a rate of knots. Some of which are garbage,…
Fire TV Sticks aren’t exactly known for their performance. That’s not a problem once you’ve actually started streaming something, but it sure does test your patience getting there. In my case, that lag had become intolerable, to the point where I’d genuinely started considering an upgrade to a newer model. But then Amazon went and hiked the prices on its Fire TV lineup, so I skipped that idea altogether and decided to see if I could make my old stick feel new again instead. Funnily enough, it took just a couple of free apps to make my Fire TV Stick…
Gone are the days when a pair of shrill-sounding, plastic satellite speakers were acceptable accompaniments to a computer monitor. Today, our desks are where we work, where we stream, and where we seek respite in music. Into this sophisticated modern environment steps the Ruark MR1 Mk3, a desktop speaker system that promises to do more than simply output sound. The Ruark MR1 Mk3 arrives with an impressive pedigree, as its predecessor was an award-winning speaker system well-loved by its owners as well as the hi-fi and tech press. The Mk3 is not content to merely rest on its award-winning lineage,…
Apple announced several products during its 9 September event, including a couple of major Apple Watch updates that have been on my wish list for years. However, the star of the ‘Surprise and Shine’ event was, of course, the company’s first folding phone. The iPhone Duo takes a leaf out of the Samsung Galaxy Z Fold 8 book, offering a passport-sized phone when folded and opening up to a device similar to the iPad mini. Traditionally, I can’t say I’ve loved folding phones. While the Samsung Galaxy Z Fold 8 tempted me to switch more than any other folding phone…
If you’re in the United States, the Apple Upgrade lease program is starting to look like an attractive option for grabbing a new iPhone, iPad or Mac, or an Apple Watch. With iPhone, Mac and iPad prices all rising this year, the idea of buying outright and then upgrading again a couple of years later doesn’t offer good value for money. However, if you’re the type of person who still loves to have access to all of the latest features, then the Apple Upgrade program may be for you. If enables you to get a new Apple device and essentially…
When I picture the robot carer that might look after me when I’m old, I see something vaguely human – an endlessly patient android that can make dinner, help me out of bed, and pretend to laugh at stories it’s heard 300 times while it secretly scrolls through whatever the robot equivalent of Tinder is on its internal smartphone. The reality already rolling into people’s homes is less dramatic – though probably far more useful. Take Barcelona resident Irene Veglison. She hasn’t danced in more than two decades. Three months after Sandi moved in though, she was swaying along to…
It’s always nice to start a sci-fi or fantasy book series knowing that there’s an ending waiting for you. That said, you don’t get the pleasure of wondering along with other fans what comes next, because the answers are already out there. Of course, if you opt to start reading an unfinished series, you run the risk of never seeing the ending, since there’s no guarantee the author will ever get around to writing it. But in some cases, series like that are worth the read anyway. The Stormlight Archive by Brandon Sanderson No need to worry Credit: Tor Books We’ll…
ChatGPT has become the everyday assistant for drafting emails, summarizing PDFs, and even reviewing contracts. But that convenience comes with a catch: every file you drop into the chat window doesn’t just vanish after you get your answer. It’s logged, potentially retained for weeks, and on personal plans, it can even be used to train future versions of the model unless you specifically disable that. So before you upload your next document, it’s worth knowing exactly what happens to it once it leaves your device. Related ChatGPT Remembers Everything About You—Here’s How to Stay in Control ChatGPT remembers… but you…
Your smart TV hangs on the wall in your living room, pride of place. Most folks, myself included, don’t really think about it beyond what I want to watch in the evening, once my hands are finally unglued from a keyboard. You wouldn’t be wrong to do exactly the same after a long old day. But the news that over 200 million LG TVs were reportedly hoovering up data while in standby mode really got me thinking about how else my smart TV could be breaching my privacy without me realizing. And then it dawned on me: my model has…