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  • How do I update the software on the Oculus Quest 2?

    The Oculus Quest 2 is a great VR headset, and thanks to regular software updates, it keeps getting better. In fact, the Oculus Quest 2 software looks near unrecognisable compared to the software it shipped with back in 2020, with a range of new features and UI tweaks rolled out to the headset to improve […]

  • Best basic phone 2022

    With smartphones becoming ever more complex, not to mention expensive, there are certain times when you might not want a device in your pocket that is made of glass and costs a bomb to replace or insure. Whether you’re off to a festival, going on a camping holiday or work in environments hostile to smart […]

  • Best Sony phone 2022

    Sony is a veteran of the smartphone era. Its devices have been at the top of our best smartphone lists for years but recently even we have been a tad disheartened at the company’s inability to attract consumers with its wares.  It’s a strange shortcoming, not least because Xperia phones can boast the latest processors and […]

  • Best budget tablet 2022

    Amazon is the current king of cheap tablets. With its Fire and Fire HD slates costing between around £50 and £150 – sometimes even less, when offers are running – and their appeal doesn’t stop there. Improved displays across the range, Alexa voice assistant support, microSD expandability and an easy-to-use operating system in Fire OS […]

  • Perimeter 81 VPN review

    Perimeter 81 is an Israeli network and cloud security company with a global ambition to spread the word about its Zero Trust Network Access (ZTNA) model. Its business VPN solution got into the global spotlight with an increasing reliance on the services of distributed, remote or home-based workforce. Considering that this technological arena is becoming […]

  • Where to buy the Nvidia GeForce RTX 3050 in the UK & US

    Nvidia revealed the GeForce RTX 3050 at CES 2022 in early January, offering the perfect entry-level GPU that outshines the similarly priced AMD Radeon RX 6500 XT. It sports an impressive 8GB of GDDR6X memory (compared to 4GB of GDDR6 of AMD’s option) alongside 2560 CUDA cores, 9 Shader cores, 18 RT cores and 73 […]

  • The best headphones 2022

    With an almost endless amount of headphones to choose from in all shapes, sizes, and prices, it can be very hard to find the right pair. We’ve reviewed and ranked a wide range of options to bring you the best headphones you can buy. Here we explain all your options for a new set of […]

  • The best cheap 5G phone 2022

    The popularity and availability of 5G continues to grow, and with it comes a wider breadth of smartphones supporting this latest connectivity standard, including many at increasingly competitive prices. 5G support was once a flagship-exclusive feature, tied to specialised (and more expensive) variants of phones, in the form of devices like the OnePlus 7 Pro […]

  • Best smartphone 2022

    What is the best smartphone you can buy? As 2022 stretches out before us, there’s a lot of potential for what the coming months will bring, in terms of top-tier smartphone innovation. However, that doesn’t stop the current crop of smartphones from delivering on features, quality, longevity and value. With no one perfect phone for […]

  • How to watch Marvel movies and series in order

    Across more than a decade and an incredible number of films, TV shows, web series, and one-shots, the MCU has sprawled in size, and even for the most ardent Marvel fans it’s a serious challenge to both watch everything and keep your head around the timeline. We’ve put together a chronological timeline of the Marvel […]

  • Motorola Edge X30: Everything you need to know

    Motorola’s long-rumoured Edge X30 finally materialised at a 9 December 2021 launch event in China, and in doing so, swiped the title for the first phone with Qualcomm’s new top-tier Snapdragon 8 Gen 1 silicon out from underneath the likes of Realme and Xiaomi. The Edge X30 was leaked and teased numerous times leading up […]

  • iPhone 14: All you need to know about the 2022 flagship

    The iPhone 13 was only revealed a few months ago, but that doesn’t mean Apple isn’t working on the iPhone 14 behind closed doors – and given a surprising number of early leaks, we’ve already got some idea of what the company could be planning for its 2022 flagship range. In fact, if the rumours […]