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The CAA regulates UK airspace and is responsible for the ‘ Dronecode’, a set of safety-conscious rules that drone flyers must adhere to at all times. One of the rules is that drones must not be flown higher than 400ft above the ground, so all entries were captured from this height, or below it. Four winners were chosen by CAA Chair and keen photographer Sir Stephen Hillier; Anna Henly, an award-winning professional photographer, drone pilot and photography tutor; and Tim Robinson, Editor of the Royal Aeronautical Society’s Aerospace magazine....

Power banks should not be carried in your hold (checked) luggage, but it is fine to carry a maximum of two power banks in your hand (carry-on) luggage. Each must be individually packed and no greater than 100Wh, which is around 27,000mAh. Some airlines will allow you to take power banks up to 160Wh in your hand luggage, though anything over 100Wh must be approved by the airline. 160Wh is around 43,000mAh....

Read next: The complete guide to virtual reality Chillblast Fusion Catapult VR PC review: Design The system is housed in a futuristic-looking Zalman Z11 Neo system case. It’s a standard ATX mid tower, but with many angular curves and distinguishing design features, which make it rather more interesting than a standard rectilinear box. It features blue illuminated fans visible through mesh dust filters and a transparent side panel, while cable management keeps the inside spacious and tidy, leaving plenty of room for internal upgrades....

Of course you get what you pay for, and this is no Surface Pro. But for many users who don’t demand ultimate performance it will meet their basic needs. Chuwi SurBook Mini Price & Availability If you do decide to go with the Chinese option, you’ll still find the English version of Windows 10 Home preinstalled. But bear in mind that delivery times will likely be longer, and that you’ll find it more difficult to get support should something go wrong....

To top it all off, the whole system is finished in AMD’s signature red and black and then branded with a prominent MSI logo on the front. With a component selection like this, a very high degree of compatibility between components and drivers is assured, although you’re free to mix it up a little via the many customisation options available online. CYBERPOWER ULTRA 5 DRAGON EDITION REVIEW: PRICE You can buy the Ultra 5 Dragon Edition from Cyberpower’s website for £1059....

Dell Inspiron 17 7000 Series: good lucks, competitive price The Dell Inspiron 17 is certainly one of the more attractive 17in laptops currently available, measuring a relatively svelte 27.7mm thick compared to the 35.6mm of last year’s model (which is still available for a very attractive £699). The brushed metal aluminium casing looks very attractive and is also very sturdy. The spacious keyboard is firm and comfortable, and it’s nice to have a good size trackpad – 105 x 80mm – to play with for a change....

It comes after a sharp rise in cases in the country as some states relax their lockdown rules and people attempt to get back to normality. But despite pleas from authorities for people to wear face coverings, reports suggest the advice is going widely ignored. In a brief statement the company said “With the rise in COVID-19 cases in the US, we’re putting an alert at the top of Facebook and Instagram to remind everyone to wear face coverings and find more prevention tips from the CDC in our COVID-19 Information Center....

It sounds exactly like any other Facebook hoax that circulates on the network, but there is some truth in this claim: Facebook is changing its policies concerning group membership. It is not about to make life difficult for those who actually want to belong to a group, however. The new rules apply only to members who have been added to a group via invitation from a friend, and who have never accepted that invitation or visited the group’s page....

Being able to video call over WhatsApp might make the Portal a more tempting buy if you didn’t want to make calls over Messenger (remembering WhatsApp is owned by Facebook). The company also added Workplace, Facebook’s coworking app, in case you want to place professional calls over the service. It also added Watch Together to let you watch Facebook content simultaneously over video with someone else on a Portal. Less seriously there’s also a new thing called Mic Drop which is basically a video lip sync battle set up....

Argos are offering a pack of two Fitbits – one adult Inspire HR (Black) and one kid’s Activity Tracker Ace 2 (purple) – for £99.99, down from its original price by £20. Considering that separately these both retail for around £89.99 ad £69.99, that’s a great saving. Though as this is a Black Friday offer, we recommend getting in there quick. The Fitbit Inspire HR is one of our favourite fitness trackers out there, offering high-end features like heart rate readings, fitness analysis and a wide range of modes to track different specific exercises – not to mention the user-friendly accompanying app that you use to compile all your readings....

Head over to EE to get this deal before it ends on 29 January. The SIM plan is for a 12-month period. Keep in mind the gift card must be claimed within 28 days of buying the SIM plan, and the voucher code will be emailed to you after 14 days. The price on the phone can fluctuate in that period, but the Honor 9 Lite has generally plateaued at £148 in the past month....

Also announced at the ‘Made by Google’ event: Pixel 3 & 3 XL, Pixel Slate and Chromecast 3. Read our initial Pixel 3 review and Pixel 3 XL review. (See new rumours of a 10in Google Home Hub with camera coming our way in 2019.) Google Home Hub Pricing & Availability During its 9 October 2018 ‘Made by Google’ hardware launch event, Google confirmed that the Home Hub would be available to pre-order immediately....

The Home Mini is available from Currys PC World, Argos, John Lewis, and AO.com. The Home Mini, which excels in search-based commands, received 4 stars out of 5, while the Echo Dot, which recently saw an upgrade to its speaker quality received 4.5 stars out of 5. To see which device is best for you see our full side-by-side comparison of the Home Mini to the Echo Dot 3. There we compare design, audio quality, voice assistant intelligence, and other features....

However, it’s possible that you’ve landed on this article because you’re looking for news on Google Home Mini, the Echo Dot rival that were announced at Google’s special event on 4 October. If this is the case, check out our Google Home Mini news. (You’ll also like: Best Google Home: Google Home vs Mini vs Max vs Hub) One of the features that has not yet made its way over from the US is completely free hands-free calls to any mobile number....

As with every Nexus device, Google teamed up with a partner to produce the Nexus 6. Following on from LG making the Nexus 4 and Nexus 5, the job has been given to Motorola which Google previously owned before selling it to Lenovo. Interestingly, Google chose HTC for its new tablet, the Nexus 9, possibly because Motorola wasn’t an option: it doesn’t make tablets any more. Nexus 6 review: Huawei-made Nexus 6P replaces Nexus 6 Google announced the successor to the Nexus 6 at its event on 29 September, confirming that two new Nexus phones would help it launch Android 6....

The Pixel 3a phones were announced at Google’s I/O developer conference alongside the Google Nest Hub Max. Price The main reason Google has launched these phones it to appeal to those who can’t afford the flagship Pixel 3 phones. To this end, the Pixel 3a is £399/$399 and this XL model is £469 or $479. That puts the XL at the top half of the mid-range market but still a lot more affordable than their bigger brothers – although we don’t mean in size there....

GoPro is in the enviable position of being synonymous with action cameras. The diminutive devices are used widely on TV, as well as by professional and amateur sportsmen and women. The latest model can capture 4K video, but is it worth the high price? Here’s our GoPro Hero4 Black review. For existing Hero 3 owners, the Hero4 looks very similar. It’s not identical, though. The battery now slides in from the bottom, and old batteries can’t be used....

Honor has a great track record for producing top spec phones at accessible price points – without compromising on design or build quality along the way – and after a couple of weeks of playing with it, the Honor Play looks to be another strong example. Here’s our review. Honor Play: Price and availability That’s a lot less than the £399 Honor 10, which boasts fairly similar specs, and makes this one of the absolute best priced mid-range phones on the market, and basically a third of the price of the Razer Phone....

House of Marley Chant Mini Bluetooth speaker review: UK pricing and availability House of Marley Chant Mini Bluetooth speaker review: Design and build quality House of Marley puts a huge emphasis on the design and materials used in its product range, offering consumers a blend of technology and nature with the “socially responsible” materials it uses to craft its range of speakers and headphones. This is no different with the Chant Mini; featuring REWIND fabric covering (30 percent hemp, 30 percent organic cotton and 40 percent recycled plastic bottles), blended bio-plastic, recyclable aluminium and a bamboo trim ring, the speaker definitely has a unique style that the company has crafted over a number of years and iterations of the Chant and Chant Mini....

Recently announced in China, and now available in the UK, the GTR is a classy-looking waterproof (5ATM) sports watch with a 1.39in (454×454, 326ppi) AMOLED display with Gorilla Glass, a stainless steel or aluminium case, a choice of premium bands and a selection of more than 100 customisable watch faces. These metal variants of the Amazfit GTR cost 999 RMB in China, which is around £116, but UK prices are slightly more inflated, depending on which size and metal finish you choose....