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If you’re in the market for the best tablet, it’s worth considering a few options beyond the popular models from Apple and Samsung. One of those is, of course, Amazon, which has emerged as a major player at the cheaper end of the tablet market. Amazon offers a pretty diverse range of tablets under the Fire branded lineup, so we’ve rated the best Fire tablets to make your decision easier. As they all derive from Camp Bezos, Amazon Fire tablets come with a certain seal of approval that other retailers may not provide. Much like the Echo, Fire tablets are…

It’s rare that technology circles back to old-school tools, but here we are using styluses to jot down notes on tablets. Of course, today’s versions swap ink and paper for pixels. If you’re shopping for a new tablet for work or leisure, this buying guide has you covered. Tablets aren’t just oversized phones anymore. They’ve grown into versatile tools that can slot into almost any part of your life. You might use one to sketch out a design, check your bank account, catch up on a book, or even replace your laptop for occasional work. The market now covers just…

If you’ve owned an iMac, iPod, iPhone, MacBook Air, or Apple Watch, you’ve already experienced the design handiwork of Sir Jony Ive. Now the former Apple design chief is working on a smart speaker and other hardware for OpenAI – the company behind ChatGPT. On paper, it sounds like a formidable pairing – the designer behind Apple’s most iconic products teaming up with the company that dominates consumer AI. Together, they’re said to be building a camera-equipped, screenless ChatGPT smart speaker capable of observing its surroundings and even making purchases. But standalone AI hardware hasn’t exactly had a smooth run…

XPeng is a Chinese brand that, first and foremost, specialises in tech. It also builds cars, but thankfully not as an afterthought. This, the XPeng G6 Performance, is an all-wheel-drive, mid-size SUV that’s clearly designed to take on the Tesla Model Y. It’s potent and, naturally, comes packed with tech treats. There’s space and comfort too. As a package, it ticks every box any disillusioned Tesla owner could imagine. The XPeng G6 occupies the same ballpark as models from Chinese brands Jaecoo, Omoda and BYD so competition is tough and pricing is keen. It’s also competing with itself, as buyers…

Introduction As part of the 20% of UK TV owners that doesn’t have an aerial, I’m the perfect candidate for Manhattan’s Aero 4K TV Streamer – but that’s not to say the tiny Freely set-top box can’t also smarten up your telly too. Maybe you want broadcast TV in another room but don’t have an aerial socket – and don’t fancy paying a professional to put one in. This £70 streamer is the inexpensive alternative anyone can fit, without having to break out a ladder or power tools. It also doesn’t incur a monthly subscription like Sky Stream and Virgin…

In addition to summoning Bixby or Gemini, Galaxy S26 users will be able to call on Perplexity by saying “hey, Plex.” The integration of Perplexity into Galaxy AI is just one element of the company’s embrace of a “multi-agent ecosystem.”Often, people will use different AI agents for different tasks, depending on where their strengths lie. So Samsung is opening up the ability to integrate different agents into the OS. Hey, Plex isn’t just some transparent version of the app baked into a Galaxy phone to quickly get answers to questions. Perplexity will have access to Samsung Notes, Clock, Gallery, Reminder,…

Tetris has been immortalized in a playable McDonald’s plastic chicken nugget, a playable fake 7-Eleven Slurpee cup, and a playable wristwatch. But the most intriguing way to play Tetris yet is encased in paper.Last year the Tetris Company partnered with Red Bull for a gaming tournament that culminated in the 150-meter-tall Dubai Frame landmark being turned into the world’s largest playable Tetris installation using over 2,000 drones that functioned as pixels. Although the timing was a coincidence, Red Bull also published a 180-page gaming edition of its The Red Bulletin lifestyle magazine around the same time as the event, with…

There’s been a surge of interest over the last few years in inexpensive digital cameras. Younger folks are snapping up old point-and-shoots because they view the aesthetic as more authentic and more appealing than smartphone images. Companies are even rereleasing old tech at new prices. And there are cameras like the original Camp Snap: a $70 single-button point-and-shoot with no screen, designed as a modern take on a disposable film camera. It’s cheap enough to send off with a kid to summer camp and accessible enough for just about anyone to enjoy its lo-fi aesthetic.I’ve been testing two charming examples…

Introduction The Kithara unapologetically flies in the face of current gaming headset trends. It doesn’t want to come with you on your morning commute, has no companion app, and won’t light up like a Christmas tree with RGB effects. This is a strictly wired stereo headset that’s purpose built for top-tier sound. Asus partnered with sound specialist HiFiMan for its first audiophile-grade headset, tweaking the firm’s renowned planar magnetic drivers to be a bit more gaming-friendly and supplying two flavours of cable depending on if you’re in a musical mood or fancy a multiplayer deathmatch. The optional boom mic then…

Arturia launched a new version of its flagship effects suite, FX Collection, which includes two new plugins, EFX Ambient and Pitch Shifter-910. FX Collection 6 also marks the introduction of an Intro version with a selection of six effects covering the basics for $99. That pales in comparison to the 39 effects in the full FX Collection Pro, but that also costs $499.Pitch Shifter-910 is based on the iconic Eventide H910 Harmonizer from 1974, an early digital pitchshifter and delay with a very unique character. Arturia does an admirable job preserving its glitchy quirks. Pitch Shifter-910 is not a transparent…

For all his bluster about voter fraud, Elon Musk has been one of the most flagrant flaunters of US election law. Now his America PAC has been slapped with a reprimand by the Georgia State Election Board for sending out pre-filled absentee ballot applications. State law prohibits anyone, other than an authorized relative, from sending an absentee ballot application prefilled with the elector’s information.Residents of Chattooga, Cherokee, Coweta, Floyd, and Whitfield counties reported receiving absentee ballot applications from America PAC, partially pre-filled. According to the State Election Board, the applications also failed to note that they were not actual ballots…

So, let’s get to it, shall we?We finally have a release date for the Pixel 10A: March 5th. What’s more, if you’re thinking about picking up Google’s latest phone, you can already preorder the base-model configuration at Amazon and Best Buy with 128GB of storage and a $100 gift card for $499. Alternatively, Amazon is offering it with a free pair of the Pixel Buds 2A, a fantastic set of recently released earbuds that typically retail for $130.Despite being a pretty minimal update, Google’s forthcoming Android handset is a pretty solid deal. It doesn’t adopt a lot of features from…