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It’s practically common knowledge within the tech world that Samsung is supplying Apple with flexible OLED screens for its debut foldable smartphone. The iPhone Ultra is widely expected to make its debut in September alongside the iPhone 18 Pro, but I already feel like I’ve had a sneak peek. That’s because I’ve just finished testing the Galaxy Z Fold8. Samsung’s first wide book-style foldable uses the same passport-sized outer screen and 4:3 aspect ratio inner display that Apple is believed to have gone for; the upcoming iPhone is also predicted to have a dual camera array at the rear and…
I’ve been a Dyson user for many years, living with the likes of the Gen5 Detect, the V12 Detect Slim before that, and various other models that have come my way as a home tech reviewer. So when the V10 Konical landed on my doorstep last month alongside Dyson’s all-new Auto-empty Dok, I had a good idea of what to expect: the usual top-notch suction, decent battery life, and that satisfying build quality Dyson is known for. A few weeks later, I can confirm some of that rings true, but a few things have surprised me – both good and…
Many premium headphones and even earbuds support higher codecs for listening in true hi-res. Of course, you need to be listening from a hi-res audio source, like the top-tier Spotify subscription or from a service like Tidal. But even when you think you’re listening to audio at the highest spec your headphones support, you might not be, when choosing the appropriate service. Your smartphone, if that’s what you’re using, must also support that spec. And in many cases, you need to adjust audio quality in the headphones app to turn it on as well. Related My expensive earbuds sounded average…
Netflix can be an unpredictable place. The streaming service produces so much content that it can be hard to narrow things down and actually find something to watch. And if you find a new favorite show, there’s always a chance Netflix could cancel it, as they have a reputation for doing. That’s why limited series are a safe bet. These series have a set beginning, middle, and end. There’s no danger of them being canceled because they’re finished, and many of them are just as satisfying to watch now as the day they were released. Related If you want a…
For a while, 4K UHD Blu-ray was poised to fall into obscurity as a medium. The overwhelming majority of movie and TV watchers made the leap to streaming services, leaving physical media ownership behind. Some of the physical media enthusiasts that remained chose cheaper standards like DVD or Blu-ray to invest in rather than 4K UHD Blu-ray. The 4K UHD Blu-ray already had a niche following, and it was shrinking. Until it started growing again. Physical media sales are still in a downturn overall, according to the Digital Entertainment Group’s report analyzing consumer spending on digital and physical home entertainment…
Tom Holland’s latest Spider-Man movie, Brand New Day, brings the entire MCU movie tally to 38, and at the time of writing, it’s grossed over $1bn at the box office, vigorously shrugging off notions of superhero fatigue like an arachnophobe wearing a tarantula. And while audiences lap up everyone’s favourite webhead in this firmly Big Apple-based adventure, eyes nervously look to whether the incoming Avengers double-tap of Doomsday and Secret Wars can replicate Spidey’s success later this year and in 2027. Until then, watching the entire MCU run can be a daunting undertaking. So if you’re looking to consolidate your…
The £230/£200 Soundcore Liberty 5 Pro Max are earbuds with a difference. Their square AI Note-Taker Smart Case has can record, transcribe, even translate meetings. It has 100 built-in languages and promises 97% accuracy. I put it to the test. The case is square and a bit bigger than most – the touchscreen lid slides up to reveal the earbuds. A QR code appears on screen for the app. Pairing is straightforward but you have to pair twice: once for the headphones, a second time for the case. Double-tap on the screen to wake it, then swipe up and select…
Futurama is a TV institution. The sci-fi comedy first premiered in 1999 on Fox, and has weathered many changes in the years since. It was canceled at least twice, once on Fox and later on Comedy Central, before coming back in its current form on Hulu, where it just started airing its 14th season. Last year, Hulu changed the show’s long-running formula and dropped every episode of Season 13 all at once. For Season 14, it’s taking a more traditional approach, and it’s the right move. The long and continuing legacy of Futurama There are a lot of stories in…
PDF has become the default answer to “how do I get this into ChatGPT,” even when the original file would preserve far more useful structure. PDF is designed primarily to preserve a document’s fixed appearance. Although well-made PDFs can contain tags and logical structure, exports often flatten spreadsheets, slide decks, and other working files into pages that are harder to analyze reliably. Tables can lose clear column relationships, multi-column text may emerge in the wrong order, and formulas disappear behind their displayed values. Before I upload a PDF, I now ask what file existed before someone pressed Export. These six…
I’m a cynic when it comes to special editions. Hey, folks! Buy this thing you already own, but in a new colour! Just no. But also, I am weak. So when the chance arose to pit remakes of two 8-bit classics against each other, how could I refuse? Besides, this was a chance to settle that decades-old argument once and for all: which really is better, the ZX Spectrum or the Commodore 64? (I’m 100% certain there’s no way picking a favourite here will cause me any trouble among fans of either system!) Back in black I started with TheC64 Mini Black. Unlike previous…