The Outer Worlds review: Better than Fallout 4?

Given that it appears to have sprung from more or less nowhere, The Outer Worlds feels miraculously fully formed and deliciously distinctive. While it could be lazily categorised as steampunk, its visuals pay glorious homage to both 1950s sci-fi comics, like Dan Dare, and the sort …

Amazfit GTS review: Fitness focused

Huami’s Amazfit brand has been making wearables for a few years now, packing its smartwatches and sports watches with some pretty big features – all at really affordable prices. That doesn’t change with the Amazfit GTS: it’s a fitness-focused smartwatch that, while not quite as cheap …

Montblanc MB-01 review: Indulgent ear-candy

Having no experience whatsoever in building headphones no longer seems an impediment to actually going ahead and building some. For every brand with a long and distinguished history of turning out headphones, there’s a brand from an unrelated industry more than willing to give it a …

TCL EP658X1 4K TV review: Ultra-HD on a budget

Don’t confuse TCL’s lack of brand profile with a lack of importance. In the nigh-on 40 years since its inception, TCL has risen to a position of real significance in the world of consumer electronics – in televisions in particular. It has some impressive numbers attached …

Nubia Red Magic 5G review: A gaming great?

There was a time when phones were designed just to make calls. These days, they’re pocketable personal computers with the power to handle work and play. In the case of the latter, sometimes to the extreme – which is the whole idea behind the Red Magic …

Nokia 9.3 PureView: Release date, specs and rumours

The Nokia 9 PureView was announced in 2018, introducing an innovative five-camera system driven by Light technology. It promised a breakthrough in image quality, it promised depth control like never before, it promised … it promised a lot. The Nokia flagship never really set sail. Release …

What are Google Meet and Chat and how do they work?

Companies and individuals are increasingly using virtual meeting and chat services, especially in these times of increased home working. Google has its own tools called Google Meet and Google Chat. These were formally part of Google Hangouts, and if you have the existing Hangouts app you …

What are Facebook Avatars and how do they work?

Facebook is once again copying Snapchat, by offering customisable avatars. Snapchat bought Bitmoji in 2016 for $100 million and has since offered its users the ability to create and send virtual lookalike characters. Now, Facebook is offering its users the same thing: Customisable avatars. The social …