YouTube has announced that it is stepping away from almost all original video content production. The company’s YouTube Originals division was set up in 2016 to create original programming in a vaguely Netflix-ish fashion. Now, some five years, the Google-owned online video company is dramatically parin
OPINION: I spent the first week of January at the CES 2022 conference, and there was one buzzword in particular that was impossible to escape: the metaverse. That’s not a huge surprise, as people have been talking about the metaverse ever since Mark Zuckerberg changed Facebook’s parent company name to
OPINION: This week we had a fresh batch of rumors hit the headlines suggesting Apple will launch a new iPhone SE 3 smartphone in April. Specifically, Bloomberg’s Mark Gurman reported that the firm would release the handset in April, months before its usual September iPhone event. Normally I’d herald thi
Google has released the second beta of Android 12L, and it drops some intriguing morsels of information on the form of the so-called Google Pixel Fold. Android 12L is a forthcoming version of Google’s mobile OS that’s better catered to tablet and foldable phone form factors. Think of it as Google’s iPad
Here’s a deal for all you bookworms out there – one of the best e-readers on the market has just plummeted in price with a 36% discount. Save big on the Kindle (2019) with this amazing deal; from £69.99 to just £44.99, there’s never been a better time to set a new reading goal for the year. Despite bein
Apple has confirmed its Beats Fit Pro true wireless earbuds are coming to the UK by the end of the month. The buds, which were announced for the United States back in November, will cost £199.99 when they arrive on these shores on January 28 with hopes of joining the best wireless earbuds. A fitness-foc
Realme is going upscale in 2022 with a true flagship phone, rocking the new Snapdragon 8 Gen 1 system on a chip. However, it might be a while before the phone is available in Europe. The newly-announced Realme GT 2 Pro arrived at CES 2022 with that top-notch processor joined by a 6.7-inch QHD+ LTPO 2.0
It’s that time of year again, as multiple technology manufacturers take to CES 2022 to reveal which gadgets they’re planning to launch throughout the year. HP has revealed a huge variety of devices for 2022, ranging from business laptops to a 4K gaming monitor. We’ve rounded up the most exciting HP gadg
AMD has officially unveiled its next generation of laptop processors, entitled the Ryzen 6000 Series. AMD has confirmed that the new laptop chips will use TMSC’s 6nm manufacturing process, which is improvement on the 7nm manufacturing process used in AMD’s previous generation of mobile processors. A sma
JBL is kicking the new year off with a bang, launching its first USB microphone and true wireless gaming headset. The brand’s first true wireless gaming headset, the JBL Quantum TWS, arrives alongside two new over-ear headsets in the JBL Quantum 810 and Quantum 610. The Quantum Stream microphone feature
It’s been making cameras for years, but at this year’s CES, Arlo has added that missing security component: the Arlo Security System DIY alarm. While most smart alarm systems, such as the Ring Alarm, have multiple sensors, the Arlo Security System is far simpler and has just the All-in-One Sensors, whic
In 2021 Astell & Kern launched a flurry or products, and it’s started the new year as it means to go on, with the announcement of the CA1000 headphone amplifier. In true A&K form, there’s more to the ACRO CA1000 than meets the eye, functioning as a compact desktop amplifier with digital audio pl
During CES 2022, Japanese maker FirstAscent has revealed that Ainenne – its AI-powered baby sleep trainer – will launch in the USA in 2022 following its release in Japan last year. Rather than using a loud noise to wake up the baby like a traditional alarm clock, the Ainenne instead uses LED lights to s
It’s been a quiet last week in 2021, but we’ve seen plenty of stormers and own goals over the festive season. Here are this week’s winners and losers It’s the calm before the storm, with CES 2022 on the horizon next week. All indications are that it’s going ahead despite the spate of withdrawals. The la
How to watch Arsenal vs Man City: 2022 kicks off with yet more Premier League action as league leaders Man City travel to Arsenal. Here’s how to watch. So, as it stands, this game is still on. Manchester City have emerged pretty much unscathed during the Christmas Covid crisis and have played all of the
Like many other audio brands, Sonos has been affected by the pandemic but still managed to come through with the release of two products: the Roam and 2nd generation Beam. Both we felt were a success. The Sonos Roam scored a full 5 stars and the new Sonos Beam 4.5 stars. Given products often are in deve
