You shouldn’t expect any laptop to last much longer than a decade. Carol Yepes/Getty Images You can expect a laptop to last four to five years, though Apple laptops have a longer life expectancy. No matter how well you care for a laptop, don’t expect to use it for more than about 10 years due…
Monthly Archives: October 2022
PayPal has started rolling out passkeys for users in the US, on the same day Apple is bringing the technology to its computers and tablets with macOS Ventura and iPadOS16. That means you’ll be able to log into your PayPal account without having to type in your credentials, which in turn makes its quicker to…
For digital artists, doodlers, and heavy note takers, we think Apple’s own second-generation Pencil is, unsurprisingly, the best iPad stylus money can buy. The one major hang-up with the device has been that it’s wildly expensive, but if you’ve been looking to pick one up, a deal going on today alleviates that concern at least…
Put horror movies and games aside for a few minutes to listen to something truly unsettling this Halloween season. The European Space Agency has released audio of what our planet’s magnetic field sounds like. While it protects us from cosmic radiation and charged particles from solar winds, it turns out that the magnetic field has…
The Huawei Watch Fit 2 looks like a fitness tracker but can behave like a smartwatch and a sports watch too. It’s ultimately Huawei’s stab at a rival for the Fitbit Charge 5 – and it’s not a bad effort at all. While it might cost less than Huawei’s full-fat smartwatches, the Watch Fit 2…
WhatsApp is now testing the ability to add a poll to a chat that includes just two people, making it somewhat pointless. The news comes months after WhatsApp first began beta testing polls in group chats, a feature that makes all kinds of sense given the need to reach a consensus with multiple people present….
Apple’s first new Mac Pro since the transition to its own silicon could feature 48 CPU cores, 152 GPU cores, and 256GB of RAM according to a report. While the Apple silicon transition has largely been completed, the one standout machine still waiting for a taste of those chips is the Mac Pro. Apple has…
The Comedy Wildlife Photography Awards celebrates the very best in amusing photos of wild animals. This year’s competition already has some real corkers as you can imagine. 40 amusing photographs of animals up to amazing antics have been selected for the shortlist along with 10 portfolio entries. These have been whittled down from thousands of entries…
The new Google Pixel 7 and Pixel 7 Pro are two of the most anticipated smartphones of the year. If you’re one of the many people looking to upgrade to one of these models, now is a great time! Thanks to the ongoing Google Store trade-in programme, you can get up to £300 off your…
After officially highlighting all that is new in One UI 5 at their developer conference, Samsung wrapped up the showcase by announcing that the next big update would arrive some time before the end of October on the Galaxy S22. As the final week of October kicks off, they have indeed begun rolling out Android…