Author: Press Room

The Steam Deck is one of the few pieces of hardware I’ve owned where the software feels almost as considered as the hardware itself. Gaming Mode is quick, the interface makes sense on a handheld, and Valve clearly put real thought into how you actually use the thing on a couch. But the more time I spent with it, the more I kept running into small gaps, the kind of things I assumed it would just do on its own, and didn’t. The fix for nearly all of them is Decky Loader, a community-built plugin platform that adds a small…

The problem with iPhones and iPads is many of them look rather similar. Apple gives them a model number but chooses not to emblazon it anywhere on the casing any longer. This causes a problem if you need to know exactly which Apple phone or tablet model you’re holding. Here’s how to tell which iPhone or iPad you have. Apple’s fine portable products can look very much alike. Certainly without a detailed knowledge of camera bulges, dynamic islands or colour schemes. They’re kind of rectangular, with a couple of buttons and a Lightning or USB-C port. So how can you…

Smart TVs are the standard in 2026, but they’re completely unnecessary in my home. I use streaming boxes, dongles, and other accessories to watch my favorite shoes and movies without depending on my TV’s operating system. Using the smart features built into your TV might save you a few bucks early on, but they come at a cost. Connect your smart TV to a network, and it’ll start collecting data and feeding you ads. I’ve never connected my TV to a Wi-Fi or Ethernet connection, and three accessories are the reason why: an Apple TV 4K, a Chromecast with Google…

It’s hard to make an action TV show. The whole point of TV, at least from a business perspective, is that it’s generally cheaper to make than movies, but if your show revolves around action scenes, that’s going to cost a lot of money. Unless your show becomes hugely popular, you’re going to be left with an expensive dud. And yet some brave TV shows do try and run this race, which is admirable even if they don’t quite make it to the finish line. Into the Badlands is one of the best. Into the Badlands gives you a wild…

I’ll be honest, I wasn’t all that intrigued by the idea of a pool cleaner. That is until I saw Mammotion’s Spino S1 Pro at CES 2026 – from the team behind one of my favourite robot mowers. I don’t have a pool, but watching this thing in action made me want one more than I already do – it’s one of the most impressive gadgets I’ve seen at the show. Pool cleaners are usually complicated with tangled cables and lifting heavy robots out of the water. Or in worst case scenarios, rescuing something that gets stuck halfway through a…

Are you looking to upgrade your smartphone or trade up to a new laptop soon? This may not be the best time to do it. 2026 is already a turbulent year for tech, but price rises are coming thick and fast. Games consoles, TVs, smart home kit and even new cars are set to leave more of a dent in your wallet than they otherwise would. The memory modules used by pretty much every consumer gadget are in short supply, which has pushed up wholesale prices on the remaining production capacity. Manufacturers are now going to pass those higher prices…

If you don’t have air conditioning, escaping the summer heat can be a nightmare. It’s a problem I face in the one week of decent weather we get in the UK. Open windows won’t do much if the weather’s heavy and your walls are built for chilly winters, and fans often only move around the warm air. Fortunately, I’ve found my next must-have for the summer. At CES 2026, Dreo unveiled its TurboCool range of fans, which includes tower, desk, and outdoor options. These are misting fans, which blast out a very fine spray of water to cool your room…

The Dreame X50 Ultra Complete is one of our favourite robot vacuums. It scored a full five stars in our review, and we declared it “an unbelievably clever robot vacuum and mop that uses robotic legs to clear thresholds, offers superior cleaning and even cleans itself.” At CES 2026, Dreame pulled the wraps off the X60 Max Ultra Complete. While the name leaves much to be desired, this looks like a robot you want roaming around your floors. The smart home brand has taken the excellent X50 dust-sucker and made it smaller so it can clean in even more places.…

Most camera-equipped bird feeders are the ornithological equivalent of a video doorbell, but the Birdfy Feeder Vista is more like one of those fancy 360-degree action cams. Rather than capturing up-close-and-personal footage that makes any flying visitors to your garden look like a dodgy bunch of seed stealers, the Birdfy Feeder Vista has a back-to-back dual-lens camera on top that shoots 6K video at 30fps (or 2K at 120fps if you fancy a bit of slow-mo action) so you get a proper panoramic view of your feathered friends when they land for a bit of scran. It’ll also snap 14MP…

If you’re rocking one of the best iPhones, chances are you enjoy the odd snap or thousand, given the brand’s smartphone camera pedigree. Still, even veteran photographers have their off days, and some shots just can’t be salvaged. Or can they? Apple’s AI-powered Spatial Reframing feature certainly wants to give it a try. One of the headline AI features arriving in the updated Photos app on compatible iPhone, iPad, and Mac devices with iOS 27, it’s an ambitious idea that stands out even in this AI-saturated world. So with that said – here’s what Apple Spatial Reframing is, how it…