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RTX 40 Super in 2026: Why We Stopped Selling Them
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Best Mouse for Work: Two Cost Under £20
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What Is a Motherboard? The Full Map
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Best Noise Cancelling Headphones in 2026
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Best Webcams in 2026, For Every Budget
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Gears of War: E-Day PC Requirements: Why GTX Cards Cannot Run It, and What Laptops Need
Gears of War: E-Day needs a graphics card with hardware ray tracing, 12GB of RAM and 115GB free on an SSD. Why GTX cards cannot start it, what gaming laptops need, how it runs on Steam Deck, and the Steam, Game Pass, crossplay and early access details.
iOS 27 Supported Devices, Features and Release Date: What Each iPhone Actually Gets
iOS 27 came out on 14 September and runs on every iPhone from the iPhone 11, but Siri AI needs an iPhone 15 Pro or newer and some extras need 12GB of RAM. The full device list, a model-by-model feature table, how much storage Apple Intelligence takes, and why there is no way back to iOS 26.
Googlebook Costs £999 in the UK, and 34 of the 37 Chromebooks We List Cost Less
Googlebook starts at £999 in the UK and reaches UK shelves on 5 October. We list 37 Chromebooks and 34 of them cost less. The launch creates a premium tier above your Chromebook rather than replacing it.
Is the Steam Deck Still Worth It? Steam Deck vs ROG Ally, Xbox Ally and Switch 2
The Steam Deck was never the most powerful handheld. It was the cheap one that just worked, and in May 2026 Valve raised the price and blamed memory costs. Here is what that changes.
iPhone 18 Pro vs iPhone 17 Pro: the Variable Aperture Buys You Half a Stop
Apple's variable aperture on the iPhone 18 Pro is being sold as a low-light feature. On Apple's own f-numbers it is worth 0.53 of a stop against an iPhone 17 Pro. The bigger change is that the lens can now close down to f/4.0.
How to Know if Your Phone Is Hacked, and Why Those Dial Codes Do Not Tell You
The codes people tell you to dial are call forwarding controls, defined that way in the telecoms spec. Here is what actually tells you, on iPhone and Android, and who to report it to in the UK.
ChatGPT vs Gemini vs Claude vs Copilot: UK Prices, and the Alternative You Already Pay For
What ChatGPT Plus, Google AI Pro, Claude Pro and Microsoft Copilot actually cost in the UK, read off each company own page, plus the one you may already be paying for.
Xbox, PS5 and Switch 2 Price Increase: The UK Numbers, and the Memory Shortage Behind It
Xbox is up £170 in the UK, PS5 up £90, Switch 2 rises on 1 September. Every 2026 price increase, what each maker said, and the memory shortage behind it.
Steam Frame Release Date and Price: What the FCC Filing Confirms, and What It Does Not
Valve's Steam Frame cleared FCC certification on 29 July 2026. What the filing confirms, why there is still no price or release date, and the specs so far.
Satellite Phone or a Phone With Satellite? What Your Handset Can Already Do Without a Signal
Searching for a satellite phone gets you a rugged handset costing as much as a laptop. Most people no longer need one: recent iPhones and Androids can already message by satellite. Here is how to check yours, and what Amazon buying Globalstar means for Apple.
Galaxy Z Flip8: What Flip Owners Warn You About After a Year
The Galaxy Z Flip8 is a one-chip update at 1,149 pounds. UK units get Exynos rather than Snapdragon, the battery is unchanged, and Flip owners have a warning about year two.
Galaxy Z Fold8 or Fold8 Ultra: Samsung Sold Two Different Phones Under One Name
Samsung split the Fold into two different body shapes at 1,699 and 1,899 pounds. Only one of them keeps the 200MP camera and a zoom lens. Here is which to buy.