During the Build keynote, Microsoft confirmed that Universal App will arrive on the console in the coming months with this summer’s Anniversary Update. The new firmware will also come with a Dev Mode to help create and optimise apps. Although that update is a way off, there’s a preview of the Dev Mode is available now to try out. Installing this will activate your Xbox One for development and enable you to write UWP (Universal Windows Platform) games and apps....

A lot of the best Android apps require your location to work fully and some even to work at all. The GPS in your phone can accurately locate your position so you can do all kinds of things. You might want to use a map, share your location with a friend or find what offers are nearby. Although this is generally for phones, some tablets feature GPS, too. When you open an app which requires GPS, it should ask you to enable it straight away but it’s also helpful to know how to turn it on and off whenever you like....

How to update Android Wear: Manual upgrade • Swipe down from the top of the screen. • Swipe from right to left until you see Settings and tap it. • Scroll to the bottom and click About. • Scroll down and tap System updates. If an update is available, the device will download and install it. Otherwise you’ll see ‘System is up to date’. An update notification will happen if your watch is connected to the charger and is within Bluetooth range of your phone....

Where is Internet Explorer in Windows 10? You might expect to find IE by opening the Start Menu and scrolling through the list of applications installed on your PC. But, you will see a distinct lack of the app when you reach the section beginning with ‘I’. This is because Microsoft has placed its older browser in the Windows Accessories folder. So, if you scroll down to near the bottom of the applications list until you find it, then click on the folder, you’ll see Internet Explorer appear....

The reasoning behind it was perhaps understandable – Movie Maker was extremely basic and most people would use something like Adobe Premiere Pro for regular video editing on Windows. However, there are occasions when you might need to edit a quick video but don’t want or need to pay a subscription, and fortunately there still is a tool for this built-in to one of Microsoft’s stock apps. Where is Movie Maker in Windows 10?...

How to use Smart storage in Android Nougat: Android settings Within Settings > Storage you’ll find a breakdown of the storage on your Android 7.1 device. With previous Android versions you would only be able to see storage usage per category, but in v7.1 you’ll see a ‘Manage sotrage’ option right at the top. If you tap on the option, you’ll be presented with two options – the automatic ‘Smart Storage’ and the manual option to ‘Free up space now’....

Video calling is good substitute for in-person meetings and your Android device may already come with apps that allow you to do this, We’ll show you how to use them and also the ones you might want to download instead. How to make video calls with Duo Google has several video-calling apps, which is a bit confusing, but Duo is a preinstalled app on many Android phones. To use it, open the app and when prompted grant it access to your camera, microphone and other resources it needs to function....

Although you can find the HBO Max app on the Google Play Store, it will show as ‘incompatible with all your devices’ if you’re in the UK. Those in the US can simply download and use it (HBO Now subscribers will be automatically updated to the new service), but Brits will need to follow this workaround. We’re using an Android smartphone here, but HBO Max is also compatible with Android TV (find out how to use a VPN on a TV), Android tablets and Chromecast....

You can pre-order the Surface Pro 5 here or compare the entire Surface range here. When is the Surface Pro 5 launch event? The new Surface Pro launch event is taking place right now in Shanghai. The event began at 4am PT, 7am ET or 12 noon in the UK on 23 May. How to watch the Surface Pro 5 launch live There is a live stream of the event, but it is in Chinese....

See also: Best budget printers you can buy right now HP DeskJet 3630 review: Price That low cost will certainly appeal to home users on a budget but, inevitably, HP has had to make a few compromises to shave the price down so low. HP DeskJet 3630 review: Features and design The plastic casing is rather flimsy and rattles a bit while printing, but HP’s Printer Assistant software does offer a Quiet Mode that slows the print mechanism down a little and reduces the noise level quite noticeably....

US retail giant Best Buy reportedly asked HP to take back 245,000 TouchPads as the retailer had sold just 25,000 in a month. It had bought into HP’s webOS tablets hype and ordered 270,000 TouchPads to sell in its big box stores across the US. Even before HP announced that it was scrapping the whole webOS and TouchPad product lines, Best Buy was trying to send the bulk of that order back to HP....

The plastic display of the Mate X necessarily wraps around the outside of the device, meaning it is always on show and susceptible to permanent damage. The Mate X was originally launched at MWC 2019, but the phone has not seen a global release despite going on sale in China. Yu reportedly suggested Huawei will relaunch the updated Mate X at MWC 2020, which takes place in February in Barcelona....

Which is where Badoo comes in. For those who haven’t heard of it, Badoo is the biggest dating network in the world; 350 million people have signed up across 190 countries in 47 languages. The company, which has been around for 11 years, pioneered location-based matching, as well as many other features that have become central to the current dating landscape. So, what does Badoo do differently? Lets you switch between swiping and searching On opening Badoo, the first thing that’s significantly different from other dating apps is that it has two main screens: one that allows you to swipe ‘yes’ or ‘no’ to individual profiles and another that lets you see a selection of people nearby....

The iLife X5 is the second robot cleaner we’ve reviewed, and is significantly cheaper than the Jisiwei S+. Right now you can buy it from GearBest with 51 percent off at £102.59 ($128.99) with free delivery to the UK. Note that you may be required to pay import duty when it arrives in the UK, and in our case this added £21 to the overall cost. The iLife X5 is a circular device 300x300mm and 70mm thick, with two spinning brushes used for sweeping are visible from the front of the vacuum cleaner....

The name will officially change in just a few weeks’ time on 27 April 2022, where we assume that the logos and names will be updated on smart device apps and socials etc. Allegedly, the choice behind the rebrand is to better reflect the platform’s no-cost streaming offerings and distinguish itself from the IMDb website. Freevee’s director Ashraf Alkarmi made the following statement: “Our new name clearly communicates who we are: An easy-to-navigate streaming service, available to users for free, whenever and wherever they choose to watch some of the greatest Original and licensed content available....

Presenting the completely stable and customized Freedom OS version 3.2 ROM for One Plus 3. NevaX1, a senior member has compiled this amazing ROM and many of the users are already loving its UI and mouth watery features. The main attraction of the Freedom OS 3.2 is its highly customizable aspects. With this ROM you can easily resize the icons, home screen layouts, do app drawer customization, change fonts, animations, folder styles, notification bar, and much more....

Also like Twitter, Instagram uses hashtags which lets other users find photos by looking at the hashtags people have added to their photos. Most people use the app to share stylised photos of themselves, friends, places and objects, and mostly it’s harmless fun. Celebrities and even big brands have Instagram accounts. Instagram is designed for adults though, not kids, so the short answer to the question “Is Instagram safe for kids?...

Jabra’s Sport Pulse wireless in-ear headphones aim to help motivate you during your workout. They allow you to listen to your favourite music while they discreetly track your heart rate, offering regular updates on your workout progress without requiring you to look at your smartphone or a wrist-worn accessory. We’ve put the headphones through their paces to bring your our Jabra Sport Pulse review. You might also like: Best headphones...

Price & Availability Design & Build All wireless earbuds come with carry-cases that also acts as a charger, but the one for the JBuds has to rank as at the top or thereabouts in terms of aesthetics. The top and bottom are covered in faux-leather (one that JLabs calls vegan leather) with the upper section tapering down to create a wedge shape. Along the front there is also a short USB cable that pops out and enables you to plug it into a charger....

Read next: Best new movies While the first film was an epic, over-the-top revenge tale driven by someone murdering John Wick’s adorable puppy, this is an epic, over-the-top revenge tale driven by someone grenade launcher-ing John Wick’s beautiful house. It’s a totally different thing. So, in the grand canon of Keanu Reeves sequels, is this more Bill & Ted’s Bogus Journey (good) or The Matrix Reloaded (really, really bad)? Find out in our John Wick: Chapter 2 review....