If Your Car Has A Snowflake Button Near The Gear Shift, Here’s What It Does
Depending on the car you have and the region it’s sold in, you may have spotted a little snowflake button sitting somewhere near your gear shift. You might be wondering what it does, and even more so if you’ve also got another snowflake button in your car, sitting near the climate controls. The short answer…
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How do I protect older family members online? Your questions answered
TL;DR Bitdefender’s range of family plans offer a strong level of protection for older family members across mobiles and computers, starting with robust anti-phishing tech and real-time protection against malware Bitdefender can also defend older people against identity theft, and more sophisticated scams including fraud that might be made much more convincing by AI, and…
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Don’t Update Your iPhone To iOS 27 Without Knowing This First
At WWDC 2026, Apple debuted the next version of the iPhone’s operating system, iOS 27. The public release is set for September, but those interested can try out the new features in iOS 27 early by installing the developer preview. As it is with every beta release, however, there is always a bit of risk…
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PhotoCuller Gives You Back the Hours Lightroom Robs From You
It doesn’t matter how fast your Mac system might be today, Adobe Lightroom Classic still finds endless ways to slow down its performance. And the most mind-numbingly irritating part of that slowdown always seems to occur when you want to whittle down the files in a massive album, the submission deadline for which is right…
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I heard iFi’s new portable DAC and its bespoke I/V, added K2HD tech and bigger touchscreen display make it a clear step up on the original Gryphon
At this year’s High End Vienna show, iFi unveiled its latest and greatest portable DAC, the iFi iDSD GR 2 — and I was there to see the big reveal. This portable and decidedly hip flask-shaped DAC / amp is endeavouring to build on the extremely strong foundations laid by its predecessor, the iFi xDSD…
AMD exec says DDR5 RAM pricing won’t normalize until 2028 — and it’s sad that given other predictions, I feel this is overly optimistic
AMD’s David McAfee expects DDR5 RAM prices to ‘recover slowly in the future’ However, the exec added that DDR5 won’t return to ‘normal’ pricing levels for some two years Meanwhile chatter from the rumor mill claims Lenovo is going to implement another sizeable round of price hikes with its PCs An AMD exec has told…
Russell T Davies confirms he has left Doctor Who — here’s what this means for the future of the sci-fi series
Doctor Who showrunner Russell T Davies has left the series alongside production company Bad Wolf This means there will be no Doctor Who Christmas Special in 2026 Davies teased a “big new future for the show” in an Instagram post Doctor Who fans are used to big changes, whether it’s regenerating Time Lords or rotating…
This Approachable, Elegant Dress Watch Gets a Downsized Redesign
Ever since its 2018 resurrection, Yema has leaned on its robust back catalog of sporty tool watches from the 1960s and 1970s with great success. The proudly French brand has elaborated on those designs with modern materials, impressive complications and even in-house movements, but the modern incarnation hasn’t produced many truly original designs. One notable…
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Cricket Wireless’ latest deals include the iPhone 17e, Galaxy S26, and dirt-cheap prepaid plans — get up to $590 off today
Cricket Wireless was already one of the best prepaid plans on the market thanks to its extensive range of great value cell phone plans. This week, however, these are joined by a selection of equally good discounts on phones from well-known brands like Apple, Samsung, and Motorola. For example, not only can you get several…
Your Apple TV Is Quietly Getting a Convenient Hi-Fi Upgrade
At Apple’s Worldwide Developers Conference (WWDC) earlier this week, the company gave us a first glimpse of the next-generation operating systems coming to various devices. Admittedly, most of the presentation focused on updates coming to iPhone, iPad and Mac, but Apple gave a quick peek at what was coming to Apple TV, too. When tvOS…
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Ecovacs Goat O1200 LiDAR Pro Review
Verdict Excellent value, the Ecovacs GOAT O1200 LiDAR Pro can cut lawns up to 1200m2 and has an integrated TruEdge trimmer for proper boundary cutting. The trimmer can be loud, and the map may need some adjustment to make sure it cuts everywhere, but it does reduce the amount of manual maintenance you need. With…