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Often, such promises disappear almost as soon as they’re made. Not so, it seems with the Sony Tablet S: an update notification for the device available today is already delivering the update. However, a solid web connection is needed. The upgrade to Android 3.2 is a 181MB file which, over the PC Advisor office network at least, was reported as likely to take as long as three hours. Among the new features is support for Sony’s video store, known as Video Unlimited....

That’s not to say the cameras not any good, of course, and Sony is well-known for its excellent image quality. The Xperia XZ1 has a Motion Eye camera with Exmor RS image sensor that supports super-slow-motion video at 960fps. Predictive Capture can also help ensure you never miss the moment, automatically buffering images as soon as it detects action or a smile without you needing to press the shutter button....

In a blog post, Page and Brin said: “With Alphabet now well-established, and Google and the Other Bets operating effectively as independent companies, it’s the natural time to simplify our management structure. We’ve never been ones to hold on to management roles when we think there’s a better way to run the company. And Alphabet and Google no longer need two CEOs and a President. Going forward, Sundar will be the CEO of both Google and Alphabet....

Here are our favourite Android Wear apps to download for your Android Wear smartwatch. You can download Android Wear apps by first downloading them onto your Android phone. From there, Android Wear OS will help you download them to your watch. Go to the Play Store app directly on your watch, then scroll down to the ‘Apps on your phone’ option. Tap, and then you can select which to install....

At your disposal are an assortment of arrows – some potentially lethal, but most used to douse or start fires, create a distraction or stun foes with a choking gas – lockpicks, wirecutters and other gizmos to facilitate breaking and entering. The essential challenge in Thief is to find your way into (and out of) of heavily guarded building without being spotted: this means over rooftops and through windows, skulking in the shadows and hiding in conveniently man-sized cupboards....

The plan costs £10 per month but until 28 February, new customers can get 50% off the first three months, which drops the price to £5 per month. The plans are on a 30-day rolling basis, so you can always change or cancel after the first three months. Keep in mind Lebara’s networks are on 4G, but that shouldn’t really be an issue to most. Even those who have 5G phones aren’t likely to experience the full thrust of 5G speeds given the infrastructure is still patchy....

At 432g the Encore doesn’t feel especially heavy and is relatively wieldy in its 14cm width, although we’d point out that Toshiba’s little Encore weighs close to the same as Apple’s full-size iPad Air. We’ll avoid any more comparisons though as the products are obviously aimed at entirely different audiences: the iPad is the premium and intuitive easy-to-use tablet for everyone, where the Encore is the budget compromise saddled with Windows....

With a price that is considerably below most of its competition and a fraction of the price of Adobe Acrobat XI Pro, against which other PDF editors tend to be judged, Tracker PDF XChange Pro is one of the cheapest PDF editors intended for business use. Do you only get what you pay for, though, or is it more the case that the competing products are decidedly over-priced? Find out here in our Tracker PDF XChange Pro review....

Plus, even if you have numerous DVD discs on your shelf, these too need to be protected. Lost cases or clumsy handling can result in scratches and render the disc unusable. Therefore, it’s always advisable to back up your DVD discs to digital before it’s too late. DVD ripper tools can help to back up those videos and even transfer the DVD content to your phone or tablet so you have your favourite videos with you at all times....

On paper it sings all the right notes, with a pure Android Oreo OS and zero bloatware, 5.86in FullSurface 19:9 notch display, dual-camera, side-mounted fingerprint scanner, fast wireless charging, USB-C, NFC and genuinely usable performance making it a strong contender among the best budget phones. Where to buy the UMIDIGI One Pro Since this phone isn’t available on a contract you’ll also need to factor in a SIM-free tariff, which offer much better value in the long run....

Venturer BravoWin 10KT review: UK price and availability At this price it’s roughly in line with the Chuwi HiBook, a Chinese hybrid tablet-laptop that dual-boots Android and Windows and costs £143.42 from Geekbuying. Performance is much the same, but the Chuwi has a significantly better build. The trade-off, of course, is the uncertainty of buying the Chuwi from a Chinese importer, and the fact you’ll have to pay extra for the keyboard and may incur a fee for import duty....

As with many Android tablets and smartphones, you can use it for email, Facebook, gaming, media playback and so on. It can also be used as an external 1920 x 1080 display for a PC, games console, TV set-top box or Blu-ray player. As a touch-controlled display, with a touch-focused system like Windows 8, and at its price of £500 there are already dozens of low-end Windows 8 all-in-one PCs from the likes of Lenovo and HP....

One such feature is Battery Health Management for the Apple Watch, a feature recently seen adopted on macOS. 9to5Mac reported that the Watch will display information like the Battery Health section on the iPhone, showing the battery’s maximum capacity along with a toggle for optimised charging. Leaving the toggle on will allow the Watch to learn your charging habits and adjust accordingly. Because lithium-ion batteries degrade over time if constantly charged at 100%, it should help lengthen the lifetime of a battery if you tend to charge your Apple Watch all night....

Facebook Privacy Basics is a tool set up by Facebook designed to give you complete control over what information you share on Facebook, with whom, and also who can share information with you. Here’s how to use Facebook Privacy Basics. (See also: How to make Facebook private and How to switch off notifications in Facebook Messenger.) What Facebook Privacy Basics is to you will largely depend on your experience of using Facebook, and your opinion of it....

Sound too good to be true? Plenty of people think so, with lots of uncertainty about how MoviePass makes money, what the company is doing with user data, and why they have the support of any cinemas. Here’s everything that you need to know. How much does MoviePass cost? MoviePass costs $9.95 per month, which originally allowed users to watch one film every day. That’s all changed though, as the company battles to find a route to profitability....

ScreenX first launched globally in 2015, but only reached the UK in 2018, exclusive to Cineworld. We’ve seen it in action ourselves, so here’s everything you need to know about ScreenX: what it is, how it works and whether it’s worth paying extra for. What is ScreenX? Between 3D, IMAX, D-BOX, 4DX, and more, a modern cinema trip is filled with attempts to persuade you to pay a little extra for some sort of premium experience – usually sold as being more immersive than a regular cinema screen....

And in case you’re wondering, yes, there is a still a big difference in quality between most phone cameras and the types we’re talking about here. Phones still have relatively small sensors and lenses which limits them. Plus, most have no zoom and rely on ‘digital’ zoom which is the same as enlarging an image in Photoshop. However, today’s best phone cameras are very good and may well be all you need....

VPNs are simple to use, and they’re no longer something only businesses need: everyone should use one for both privacy and security. A VPN service works on all your computers, from the PC to laptop to phone and tablet: it’s as easy as installing the app and entering your username and password. When you’re connected to the VPN service, any data sent between your device and the internet is encrypted so no-one can read it....

But this isn’t just another new processor. The company’s latest chipset is an industry-leading 7nm thick, but still delivers a number of key enhancements to the user experience that make it worth considering for your next device. For many years, Intel’s Core series has been considered the industry standard for laptop and PC processors, and as such few manufacturers have deviated from what they know best. However, huge value can be found in opting for the Ryzen™ 4000 series, a chipset which has been designed with speed in mind....

That’s the consensus from Reddit, with many of the 79 current comments on the update mentioning problems. A Microsoft software engineer authored the post, but the company is yet to officially acknowledge any issues associated with it. Nonetheless, we’d expect a patch to be rolled out relatively soon. Unfortunately, many people will have already suffered the effects of this update. Not only is Windows 10 the most popular gaming platform worldwide, this update was also specifically designed to fix the long running ‘PrintNightmare’ vulnerability once and for all....