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LG OLED Evo 65-inch OLED65G5 drops to around 1.529 euros in the sale

Harriet L. Whitmore • August 21, 2026

A high-end television that normally sits firmly in the luxury bracket has suddenly slipped into a price range that many...

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CES 2026: Micro RGB aims to dethrone OLED

Harriet L. Whitmore • August 21, 2026

CES 2026 hints at a quiet upheaval: a new display technology called Micro RGB is promising televisions that are richer...

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Limbo is €1 on the PlayStation Store for PS4 and PS5 until 12 March, and Inside is €2.49

Harriet L. Whitmore • August 21, 2026

For the next few days, two of the most respected indie platformers of the past 15 years are selling for...

Young man using a gaming PC setup with "helix" displayed on the monitor in a bright, modern living room.

Microsoft shares first official Project Helix Xbox dev kit images at GDC

Harriet L. Whitmore • August 21, 2026

Microsoft has shared official imagery of new Xbox hardware for the first time at the Game Developers Conference (GDC). The...

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Xiaomi Pad 7 Pro: AliExpress Singles Day drops it to 223 euros

Harriet L. Whitmore • August 21, 2026

If you’re looking for a premium tablet but don’t necessarily have the budget for it, the Xiaomi Pad 7 Pro...

Teenage girl sitting on bed using smartphone with laptop open and headphones nearby in dimly lit room.

TikTok criticised again over harmful content shown to young users

Harriet L. Whitmore • August 21, 2026

The social network is once again facing a wave of criticism. “83% of 15- to 24-year-olds say they have been...

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Singles Day: AMD Ryzen 5 9600X at 144 euros on AliExpress instead of 279 euros

Harriet L. Whitmore • August 21, 2026

This Singles Day offer on AliExpress (which kicked off on Tuesday 11 November) is genuinely outstanding: if you’re looking to...

Man driving a car with a map, filming a drone and helicopter flying above a roadside camera setup.

Spain speeding drivers face new DGT Velolaser, drones and helicopters this Easter

Harriet L. Whitmore • August 21, 2026

Holiday traffic in Spain is about to become far more nerve-racking for anyone who speeds - and not in the...

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OpenAI launches ChatGPT Work, powered by GPT-5.6

Harriet L. Whitmore • August 21, 2026

OpenAI has just rolled out ChatGPT Work, a new tool built on its GPT-5.6 models to automate administrative work. The...

Two young women sit on a sofa in a living room, one looks upset while the other uses a smartphone.

How parents’ smartphones affect teenagers’ attachment, according to Frontiers in Psychology

Harriet L. Whitmore • August 21, 2026

What if the biggest screen issue at home was not the children’s? A new scientific study shows how parents’ digital...

Man wearing a VR headset at a wooden table with a laptop and the VR headset box in a bright room.

Meta Quest 3 drops to €423 for Singles Day/Double 11 on AliExpress

Harriet L. Whitmore • August 21, 2026

In our view, this is currently the best virtual and augmented reality headset you can buy. The Meta Quest 3...

Businessman in office with digital map of Europe and stock market data on screens in background.

Xavier Niel pays €5.1 billion to become Vodafone’s largest shareholder

Harriet L. Whitmore • August 21, 2026

Xavier Niel has made a landmark move on the global telecoms stage. The founder of Free is paying €5.1 billion...

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Île-de-France replaces UNOWHY Y13 with Asus Chromebook CM14 from September 2026

Harriet L. Whitmore • August 21, 2026

Upper-secondary students in the Île-de-France region will finally say goodbye (and it is easy to imagine they will not be...

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For 14 July, pCloud cuts its lifetime storage plans by up to 70% and includes zero-knowledge encryption

Harriet L. Whitmore • August 21, 2026

Online storage almost always follows the same model: a monthly subscription that runs on indefinitely and, as prices rise, becomes...

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European Commission warns Meta: Instagram and Facebook are too addictive

Harriet L. Whitmore • August 21, 2026

The European Commission has published its initial findings from an investigation into Meta’s apps. In essence, the Commission says Instagram...

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Cycling apps for summer rides: Komoot, Geovelo, Decathlon Shopping, Météo France, Windy and Strava

Harriet L. Whitmore • August 21, 2026

A quick tip for cycling in this kind of heat: head out very early in the morning or later in...

Man wearing helmet using a smartphone app to control a GoPro camera on a cliff by the sea with surfers in the background.

GoPro Hero13 Black on AliExpress Singles Day 11.11 at -39%

Harriet L. Whitmore • August 21, 2026

This action camera has dropped by almost -40%. You’ll need to move quickly, because the deal is unlikely to stick...

Young man in a room holding a glowing white dove messenger hovering above his hand by a city window.

Roost Social: the 2026 messaging app with virtual homing pigeons

Harriet L. Whitmore • August 21, 2026

This app is a decidedly unusual initiative for 2026. Online, everything moves fast-often too fast. That immediacy has its advantages,...

Technician connecting fibre optic cable to server rack with laptop showing colourful network data graphs.

Quantum internet signals travel over commercial fibre-optic using Internet Protocol on Verizon fibre

Harriet L. Whitmore • August 21, 2026

Researchers have demonstrated that quantum signals can be carried over standard, commercial fibre-optic links while still obeying the same Internet...

Person sitting at a desk checking a smartwatch with a laptop displaying the same watch on screen.

Samsung Galaxy Watch Ultra 2025 drops to €303 on AliExpress in a huge promotion

Harriet L. Whitmore • August 21, 2026

This premium smartwatch becomes far more affordable thanks to a huge AliExpress promotion. Here, you get the best-price guarantee on...

Person holding a Nintendo Switch console by a Christmas tree, with game controllers and TV showing a racing game.

Nintendo Switch 2 on AliExpress Double 11: a standout deal

Harriet L. Whitmore • August 21, 2026

The Nintendo Switch 2 is Nintendo’s latest hybrid handheld console. It sits in a category of its own compared with...