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The rather protractedly named Webroot SecureAnywhere Internet Security Complete 2014 (Webroot 2014, from now on) isn’t a looker. If you want bright colours, Windows 8-style tiles and pie-charts of what your IS software has done, look elsewhere. The main screen is matter-of-fact and mainly text based, but it does have a menu down the right-hand side showing the key elements of the software. We never found it particular easy to work our way around the software, though....

“With Sky Cinema we are giving customers an even closer to the cinema experience with enhanced picture and sound quality. A better service needs a new name and Sky Cinema is about delivering the ultimate offering for movie fans everywhere,” said Ian Lewis, director of Sky Cinema. Read our hands-on Sky Q review which looks at both the entry-level Sky Q and top-end Sky Q Silver. Read everything you need to know about Sky Q....

Nvidia have released next generation Volta cards already, but they’re not consumer level options, as they are mostly designed for scientific research into AI. However, that doesn’t mean that we won’t be seeing Volta cards targeted at gamers at some point in the future, but the question of when is still very much in the air. Speculation suggests that the prices of graphics cards in general would have to come down before it’s worth releasing any consumer level Volta cards, as any price increase over the already huge amounts of money you’ll be paying for a card these days, wouldn’t go down very well with the masses....

The monthly livestream hosted by Turn 10 gives fans an insight into what the team is up to – usually showcasing upcoming new events, vehicles and other content coming to Forza games – but at 1hr 37 minutes into the July 2018 stream, Turn 10’s creative director Chris Esaki may have revealed more than he should’ve. While discussing what the team is currently focused on, Esaki revealed “the entire team – 100% – is working on Forza 7....

When buying a suitable printer for a flourishing small-to-medium business, the main priorities are often less about multiplicity of gadgets and funky designs and more about speed, capacity and reliability. It’s with this in mind that Xerox came up with the Phaser 4622 mono laser printer, a thoroughbred amongst affordable workhorses. (See also: best printers of 2014.) Xerox Phaser 4622 review: solid base The basic unit is undeniably solid, measuring a squat 476 x 541 x 420mm and weighing a back punishing 35kg....

See also: What’s the best graphics card? With the Radeon R9 390X, AMD aims to cater to the needs of high resolution gaming above 1080p resolutions. This means smooth playback should be achievable at 2560×1440 and above. Unlike many graphics cards featuring sophisticated third party coolers, the XFX card runs at the stock core clock speed of 1,050MHz making it the only card in our group test which hasn’t been factory overclocked....

It has since been updated again, and the Mi Max 3 is bigger than ever with a 6.9in screen. Xiaomi Mi Max 2 UK price and availability Xiaomi phones aren’t officially sold in the UK, so you won’t find them through any high-street mobile operators. However, they’re easy to get hold of via Chinese importers such as GearBest, which supplies all our Xiaomi phones for review. The only thing is you’ll need to buy them upfront and pair them with a SIM-only deal, but prices are good....

While not playable in any way, the set lets you build a TV to represent Super Mario Bros., and you can move Mario across the screen with a mechanical crank. The collectors item goes on sale on 1 August and will cost $229.99. The set comes with what Lego calls an ‘Action Brick’ that can be scanned by the Mario character in the Starter Course set, but there are tons of new kits coming soon....

ICM Registry, which operates the 9-month-old .xxx TLD, is scheduled to launch Search.xxx on Thursday, said Stuart Lawley, ICM’s CEO. The new search engine will give users a more streamlined searching process, help protect them from viruses and malware and help guard their privacy, he said. The search engine has cataloged 21 million webpages from .xxx sites, he said. “It’s porn, only porn, all porn,” he said. “There’s as much porn there as anyone would need, I’d imagine....

But while the console offers a plethora of cool features, many of these get pushed to the side and forgotten about – some which may even enhance your everyday PS4 experience. Here, we share a few tips, tricks and hidden features that’ll help you get the most out of your PS4 or PS4 Pro. If you’re looking for new games to play, take a look at our selection of the best PS4 games and the best PS4 controllers to get an edge when gaming....

Decirles que ya han estado suficiente tiempo usando dispositivos electrónicos no funciona, pero hay varias aplicaciones y herramientas gratuitas que puedes utilizar para imponer límites. Puede que eso no acabe con las discusiones, pero al menos significará que tienes el control. 1. Limita el tiempo de uso en iPhone Apple ha añadido buenos controles parentales a los iPhones en la función ‘Tiempo de uso’. No es una aplicación: la encontrarás en los Ajustes....

Also, did you know you can program the micro:bit wirelessly from an iPhone or Android phone (or tablet)? Just install the official iOS app or the official Android app. BBC micro:bit projects It’s possible to program your micro:bit to play rock, paper, scissors. Each time you shake it, it will display the image of a rock, paper or scissors at random. Here’s how to do it. BBC micro:bit projects Use the on-board magnetometer to display in which direction the micro:bit is pointing....

Gaming is one of the PC market sectors doing well. In fact, Acer says the growth is strong with an increase of 64 percent for its Predator range year-on-year. We were on hand at it’s ‘next at Acer’ event in New York to check out the new products. A month on at Computex Acer has confirmed that the Triton 700 will ship with the Nvidia GeForce GTX 1080 GPU, though a cheaper model with the GTX 1060 will also be available....

Announced at CES 2015, the Acer Revo One is now available across the UK with the gadget aiming to be the hub of your home, no matter which room you decide to use it in. See also: Hannspree PC on a Stick review. Acer Revo One RL85 review: Price and release date and competition Compared to those gadgets, the Acer Revo One is pretty expensive. They are all under £100 and the Revo starts at £239 and the top of the range model will set you back £599....

Android is a great OS that puts you in charge, what that means is you can mould the platform so all the content that you want is easily accessible. One way which you can use this feature is by adding book marks to your Android’s home screen, so can easily get to your favourite website’s in double quick time. Visit Group test: what’s the best Android phone? How to take a screenshot in Android...

We’ve compared the Versa 2 to the original Versa if you want to get a sense of all its differences in more detail. Also see our full review of the original Versa. Below, you can see the prices of the Versa and Versa 2 using our live comparison tool, but we’re also handpicking the best Fitbit Christmas deals across the range in our dedicated round-up. Fitbit Versa deals Somrata researches and writes about the best tech deals to help readers make smart, informed buying decisions....

The base model of the tablet starts at £879, though Microsoft currently has £80 off, bringing the price to £799. Yet this is without the Type Cover, which has an additional cost of £124.99 for the standard model. Microsoft offered the Type Cover bundle at £899, but this is no longer in stock. Somrata researches and writes about the best tech deals to help readers make smart, informed buying decisions....

The leak emerged from XDA Developers, a company that managed to get a developer build of Android Q up and running on a Google Pixel 3 XL. Many current Google apps already contain a dark-mode option, which is an inverted colour scheme that shows lighter coloured text on a darker background for improved visibility at night, or just for personal preference. It appears Google is considering implementing a dark-mode across the operating system as a whole, which is displayed as an example in the screenshot below....

As predicted by Bloomberg’s Mark Gurman, Apple’s event is set to take place next week, on 8 March 2022 at 10am PST, which translates to 1pm EST and 6pm GMT for those in the UK, and as usual, it’ll be available to stream via the Apple Event website on PC, Mac, Android and iOS. If you’ve got an Apple device, it’ll also be available to stream via the Apple TV app, but the experience is fundamentally the same no matter how you watch....

We’ve taken a hands-on look at the Galaxy Watch right here, and our Apple Watch Series 4 article rests just here if you’re looking for some deeper insight into either product. We’re going to set them against each other to see which one should be the better option for you. Here we go! Price The new Apple Watch 4 costs anywhere between £399/$399 all the way up to £529/$529. That is not a typo by the way....