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Artificial intelligence is here to stay. For most of us our smartphones will be the main way we interact with AI every day – but some brands have done a better job of adopting AI than others. If you’re after the best AI phone to buy in 2026, look no further. I’ve tested the leading AI smartphones from Google, Apple, Samsung and more, to find out which offers the most useful AI features. All incorporate machine learning and large language models in some form or another, but there are clear winners when it comes to live translation, voice transcription, AI…
If your average working day involves eight straight hours hunched over a laptop while slowly fusing into your office chair, congratulations: you’re officially living the 21st century dream. Unfortunately, your neck, shoulders, hips and lower back probably disagree. According to the very flexible Camryn Roberts, Pilates instructor at Pure Sports Medicine, sitting itself isn’t necessarily the villain. “Many of us spend eight or more hours a day sitting, but it’s not necessarily the position we’re sitting in that’s the problem — it’s how long we stay there,” she explains. “Regular movement throughout the day can help reduce stiffness, improve circulation…
What is the nature of evil? What is the true function of religion? Can demonic entities floss? These are some of the questions explored over the course of four seasons in Evil, which started out on CBS before jumping over to Paramount+. So far as streaming services go, Paramount+ isn’t talked about as much as heavy-hitters like Netflix and HBO Max, sometimes with good reason. But whatever its drawbacks, it has a lot of good content, and Evil is one of its shiniest hidden gems. Evil is The X-Files of the 2020s And that’s a good thing In the 1990s,…
I’ve never understood why streaming services keep asking us to pay more while offering less. Between rising subscription prices, ads creeping into paid plans, and restrictions on account sharing, the experience feels much more complicated than it used to. I considered canceling my subscriptions altogether, but I wasn’t ready to give up the convenience of on-demand entertainment. Instead, I turned my NAS into a Plex Media Server, and it completely changed how I watch movies and TV. I no longer pay for Netflix, I don’t sit through ads, and my family can access our shared media library without worrying about…
I spend a lot of my day moving between AI tools, and for the past several months, I’ve been paying for the premium tiers of Claude, Gemini, and ChatGPT all at once. It sounds excessive when I write it out, and it probably is, but my work involves enough drafting, research, and repetitive busywork that I wanted to give each one a fair shot at earning a permanent place in my routine. I figured I’d settle into a clean split eventually: one tool for writing, another for quick lookups, and so on. That’s not what happened. What happened instead was…
The Apple Watch Ultra is an ideal smartwatch for adventurers, endurance athletes, and anyone who wants Apple’s best digital timepiece. And, if the latest rumours are to be believed, the upcoming Apple Watch Ultra 4 could bring some of the biggest – and best – changes yet. Here’s everything we know so far… Price and release date Apple is widely expected to unveil the Apple Watch Ultra 4 alongside its next iPhone 18 Pro lineup later this year, following the company’s long-established autumn launch schedule. While nothing has been confirmed, most reports point to a launch window around the same…
Introduction I quite liked the Leapmotor B10 when I drove it a few months ago and, before that, the dinky Leapmotor T03 was an ideal little city runabout. Now there’s the Leapmotor B05, an electric hatchback that slots nicely between those two and further bolsters this Stellantis group sub-brand’s portfolio. The B05 is a C-segment hatchback, which means that it’s nicely proportioned and has space but without the bulkiness of an SUV. What makes it more appealing though is the simplicity of what’s on offer. Leapmotor has adopted an ‘everything as standard’ policy which means the B05 comes fitted with…
I listen to music in all kinds of different ways, from streaming services like Apple Music to physical media formats such as CD or vinyl. I love MP3 players, and specifically the iPod classic, but I found it tricky to build a high-quality digital media library from scratch. If you haven’t purchased songs digitally in a while, it’s harder than you may think. For example, while Apple Music offers high-resolution lossless downloads with an active subscription, outright iTunes Store purchases are still limited to DRM-free files with 256 kbps AAC quality. The lack of Digital Rights Management (DRM) software is…
So you want to buy a thing? Congratulations! Only, you’re not sure which thing. Oh no. You could spend time researching what’s best phone / tablet / watch (or whatever you’re after) for you. But these days, surely ChatGPT or some other AI chatbot can do all the hard purchasing decisions on your behalf? “Tell me the best thing to buy”, you might type. And the AI will merrily churn out perfect recommendations by the time you’ve had a sip of coffee, right? Well, no. In fact, here are 7 reasons to think twice before relying on an AI chatbot when making purchasing decisions. 1. Chatbots…
With crushing inevitability, the UK government is to ban social media access for the under-16s. Having previously announced a ban on smartphones in schools, I half expect to soon hear that British children will be banned from the internet entirely. Or from using anything that has more technology inside than the average stick. I don’t support the ban. I think the policy is incoherent, illogical and illiberal. Moreover, I don’t think it will work. Worse, it will cause what politicians will later label “unintended consequences” – despite said consequences being evident. We know that because countries like Australia have gone…