The good news is that there are easy ways to speed up your PS5 download speeds, from investing in an Ethernet cable to tweaking your wireless settings. We outline all the ways to speed up your PS5 downloads right here. Use an Ethernet cable If, however, your router is on the other side of the home, chances are you won’t want a thick Ethernet cable snaking its way along your skirting boards and doorframes....
Update 29 October 2015: Fantastic news comes as Facebook has finally vowed to take action to stop annoying Candy Crush requests on its social network. Mark Zuckerberg told a Delhi audience yesterday: “There are some tools that are kind of outdated that allow people to send invitations to people who’ve never used a game, who have gotten invitations in the past but don’t play games on Facebook. We hadn’t prioritized shutting that down, we just had other priorities....
Following news that hackers stole nude photos from the iCloud accounts of several female celebrities, including Jennifer Lawrence, Kirsten Dunst and Rihanna, you might be wondering how you can lock down your own account from the Hollywood Hacker. Modern hackers target the weakest part of your digital defences: you. Here we explain how your data can be stolen, and what to do to stop it happening. (For more PC security information, visit Security Advisor....
Your laptop-hotspot can also come in handy when you’re out and about. If you’ve paid to connect to a public Wi-Fi, you can use your laptop to connect your other devices or friend’s computers and make the most of it. A feature in Windows 10 called Mobile Hotspot makes it very easy to set up a quick network that uses your laptop’s Wi-Fi connection, allowing up to eight devices access to the web....
If that sounds like you, you might be relieved to learn that there is a way to disable the menu music altogether – and it’s as simple as toggling a switch in the Settings menu. We talk you through the process of disabling the PS5’s menu music right here. If you’re still using the PS4, the process differs slightly – we cover how to disable the menu music on the PS4 separately for those interested....
A virtual private network, or VPN, is a service that your device connects to before it accesses the wider internet. This means that to anything trying to look at you on the internet, they don’t see you or your device; they see the VPN that you are connected to, in whatever form that takes. This helps keep you safe while browsing, and stops anyone being able to track your movements....
What is Coinbase? Coinbase is a global digital asset exchange (GDAX) which provides the ability to buy and sell cryptocurrencies. The interface that Coinbase provides gives the user an easy, efficient way to interact with the blockchain, the technology that tracks the movement of each cryptocurrency coin and asset. Coinbase functions as an intermediary between the user and the blockchain itself, as your average person won’t have the technical knowledge required to interact with the blockchain directly....
The most impressive feature of Nvidia Ansel? Once activated, you can take free-reign of the in-game camera and capture any angle you desire with no constraints or annoying UIs to be found. It also offers a range of editing tools to help you achieve the desired look. While it may sound complicated, it’s much easier than you might think; here, we show you how to use Nvidia Ansel to take amazing in-game screenshots....
Chromebooks are great, inexpensive devices that can be used for a wide variety of PC related tasks. From the basics of email and web browsing, up to photo editing and gaming, you’ll find plenty of apps that can make these versatile machines incredibly useful. As pretty much every Chromebook comes equipped with a built-in webcam they are also excellent for making video calls to friends and family around the world....
That makes it a bit more fiddly to watch Now on Windows than it is to use a rival streaming service, but once you get everything set up the first time it’s mostly painless. Here’s how. How to install the Now app on Windows Prices vary between the plans, but there are free trials for most, and a few other ways to get Now for free or cheap, so that you can test them out and see what you think....
Of course, those of you who have tried that will know that it’s not as easy as it sounds. Here’s how to get around some common problems associated with working outside. Problem 1: My internet keeps dropping out Your home Wi-Fi can reach only so far from your router. We always advise that these are positioned as close as you can get to a central location in your home, but when your home also includes your garden that positioning goes out the window....
Thanks to a new partnership in Europe, Turkey and Russia, Huawei’s App Gallery in those countries will push Deezer as one of the app store’s top apps along with Snapchat and TikTok. Huawei’s latest phones cannot run Google services or use the Google Play Store to download apps thanks to an ongoing trade ban from the US government. It has meant that Huawei has had to double down on improving its app selection for the European market....
This is a device whose screen folds externally around the hinge, as opposed to internally like Samsung’s Galaxy Fold. Best in Show – See our MWC 2019 Award Winners! You can read more about the Mate X in our first-look preview, and find out how much it costs and when it will be released. New MateBooks The rest of the event was dedicated to the company’s new range of laptops, comprising the MateBook 13, MateBook 14 and updated-for-2019 MateBook X Pro....
Also see: Best Black Friday Tablet Deals Read next: Huawei Mate 9 review Huawei MediaPad M3 review: Price and where to buy At the time of writing, the MediaPad M3 is not yet on sale. It’ll be available in selected regions, including the UK, from 26 September 2016. The UK pricing is not yet confirmed, but the base model (32GB Wi-Fi only) €349, which is roughly £290. The iPad mini 4, for comparison, currently starts at 16GB Wi-Fi only for £319....
Hubsan is one of the better-known quadcopter manufacturers and the X4 FPV is one of its best drones yet. Find out if it’s right for you in our Hubsan X4 FPV review. See also: quadcopter buying advice Also known as the H107D, the X4 FPV is Hubsan’s latest mini quadcopter. It builds on previous versions and addresses quite a few of the criticisms. It now has rubber feet but, much more importantly, it offers a live video feed to the 4....
Ultra-slim and clad with stylish gunmetal grey alumiunium alloy (also available in silver or black), the iHarbort power bank is perfectly proportioned for the pocket. It’s very well designed with its sleek, rounded edges, and sufficient attention to detail has been paid that the power button lies flush with the casing. The iHarbort power bank carefully balances capacity with size and weight, and with 5000mAh on offer you should get between one- and two full charges for your phone, depending on the model....
See also: Samsung S7 review and Inside the Samsung Galaxy S7 Inside the LG G5 Possibly the most innovative part of the LG G5 design is that of the Friends Modules. These are attachements that plug into the bottom of the phone and expand its functions. They include camera packs, HD audio boosters, and a range of other cleverness. The one we think people will use most though is the simple ability to remove the battery, replace it with a new, charged one, then slide it back in again....
Integral P Series 4 review: Price You can buy the 240GB Integral P Series 4 for £77.99 from MyMemory. The SSD is also available in 120, 480 and 960GB. There are plenty of competitors which cost around 20-25p per GB, so the P Series 4 is not the cheapest around. Integral P Series 4 review: Features and design The P Series 4 is based on TLC NAND storage. It lacks the endurance of pricier types of NAND and – in theory – is slower and cheaper than drives based on MLC or SLC....
We will be updating this story as we go. And be sure to head to the comments field to let us know of any other comparisons you’d like us to make, or any other observations you have to make about iOS 9 and Android M. iOS 9 vs Android M comparison: release date We now know definitively that both iOS 9 and Android M are in the works. What we don’t know is when exactly they will launch....
Security Cloud is the flagship, though, and offers the most features. In some ways it can be hard to tell the difference between the two, but the clue is in the name. And in this case, Cloud refers to the fact that this is a security product that protects you (and your family) no matter where they are or which device they’re using. That means protection from viruses, protection while you’re shopping, protection on public Wi-Fi, from ransomware and malicious apps that try to use your device’s camera and microphone: essentially the kind of security you need in 2020....
