Microsoft hasn’t been shy about wanting to improve the repairability of Surface devices, and that now includes the availability of spare parts. In a statement to iFixit, Microsoft says it plans “broad availability” of parts for individuals and independent repair shops in the first half of 2023. You can also expect complete repair manuals for…
Monthly Archives: November 2022
Twitter isn’t the only notable tech company to bandy around the word “bankruptcy” this week. After a stunningly rapid collapse, crypto exchange FTX has filed for Chapter 11 bankruptcy protection, while founder Sam Bankman-Fried has resigned as CEO. The bankruptcy filing covers FTX Trading, FTX US, Alameda Research and around 130 other companies under the…
Google has shared a list of all the ways people can keep up to speed with the World Cup goings once the fun kicks off next week. The FIFA World Cup gets underway on November 20 and if you can’t be glued to a TV screen for every game Google has you covered across a…
If you’re looking to score a fantastic deal on an Amazon device, now is your chance. Woot is offering a wide variety of factory-reconditioned and used Amazon devices at bargain prices throughout November. You can find handy gadgets for as low as $7.99, while even the most expensive pieces won’t cost more than $649.99. Here…
Ever since it launched in the summer of 2020, Microsoft Flight Simulator has been making magic happen. Back in those strange, scary months of lockdown it allowed us to take to perfectly modelled recreations of the then eerily quiet skies, traversing a globe that had been locked off for so many of us, allowing us…
In my early teens I went to see a big Magritte exhibition at the Hayward Gallery in London. It was a real blockbuster – there were segments about it on the BBC, and Magritte fever fairly shook London to its roots. I went with my older brother Paul who loved Magritte. It was an incredible…
After a lengthy development period, Sonic Team’s latest creation has finally arrived and after doubts and fears about the quality of the title based on early trailers, I’m happy to say that Sonic Frontiers is a good game – a really good game. However, there is a massive asterix attached to that in that it…
After months (and months) of anticipation, God of War Ragnarök finally released this week. Now that it is out in the world, many – myself included – are taking some time to marvel at how truly packed the nine realms really are. The amount of detail Sony Santa Monica has put into its game is…
Earlier this week we heard the unusual news that player-versus-player MMO Crowfall, which launched in the summer of 2021, will be taken offline and taken back to the drawing board, where it will be rethought. There’s no word on how long this will take, only that “nothing is off the table” in terms of what…
Looking for a laptop can be overwhelming enough, but it can get even more complicated if you’re after a specific feature, like a touchscreen. So we’ve made this list to make it easier for you to find the best touchscreen laptop. We review new laptops every month, from traditional clamshell devices to 2-in-1 convertibles, so…