The volunteers on Portland Bill Coastwatch, one of the most southerly points of the UK operating 365 days a year, work with emergency services to keep a watchful eye and ear out for anyone in trouble along the coast. The site can be difficult to reach in the winter months making drone deliveries an ideal solution for dropping off small amounts of supplies. While drones are traditionally controlled with radio link which requires a direct line of sight to the drone, Vodafone managed to pilot the drone via its 4G network and the use of a portable 4G router....

See also: Best budget Bluetooth speakers Edifier Bric Connect review: Design and build Let’s first discuss the design of the Edifier Bric Connect, as the Bluetooth speaker certainly makes a statement. From the first glance, you can see that the Bric Connect looks sleek and elegant, and though it is quite large (300x90x133mm) for a Bluetooth speaker, its design somehow masks this. As well as being bulky, it’s also quite heavy, weighing in at a rather surprising 1....

Ahora que Xiaomi ha lanzado la nueva serie 12T, la compañía nos recuerda que, si descartamos los smartphones de gama media, corremos un gran riesgo. El modelo estándar ofrece todo lo que la mayoría de gente necesita por solo 599 €. Solo he pasado unas horas probando el 12T hasta ahora, pero ya puedo decir que es un verdadero contendiente para el mejor teléfono de gama media de 2022. Lo más importante es que no da la sensación de estar sacrificando nada en comparación con algunos dispositivos que cuestan el doble....

Fitbit Blaze release date The Blaze is available to pre-order immediately from Fitbit’s website. It will launch in March 2016. It’s available with black, blue and plum bands to begin with (£19.99 each), but a full range of interchangeable accessories will be available in a variety of colours and styles, plus additional accessories coming soon. One of which is a stainless steel band and frame which will cost £89.99. Read our Fitbit Blaze Hands On Review....

Powered by a 1.2 GHz dual-core processor it was launched with a built-in Android 4.3 Jelly Bean operating system. It had 4.3 inches Super AMOLED Plus capacitive touchscreen with 480 x 800 pixels of resolution. It also included 8 GB of internal memory storage with 1 GB of RAM. Camera specs included 8 megapixels of primary camera with autofocus and 2 megapixels of front camera for selfies. To always remain charged up it had a 1650 mAh of removable Li-Ion battery with up to 9 hours of talk time....

First off, the Xbox Live Gold membership is currently only £2/US$2 for a month instead of the usual £5.99/US$9.99 per month. When you sign up now, you get a second month free. This means you really pay £1 per month, saving you nearly £10. The offer ends 22 February – go to the Xbox site to get this deal now. US visitors can get this deal from Xbox’s US site....

If you’d like to know how to get hold of each of the three starters, then keep on reading. We also have a tutorial on how to get started with the Isle of Armor DLC if you’re struggling. How to get Charmander in Pokémon Sword and Shield If you want to get your hands on the fire-starter Charmander (which eventually evolves into Charizard) you’ll need to defeat Leon and become champion of the Galar region....

Already an excellent smart home device, the Nest Hub didn’t need updating for a while but now comes with some improvements to things like audio but the major new upgrade is Sleep Sensing – something made possible by the Soli radar found in the Pixel 4 smartphones. When is the Nest Hub 2 release date? The new Nest Hub for 2021 will be released on 30 March in countries such as US, Canada, UK, Germany, France and Australia....

It’s fair to say that Google’s original Pixel Buds weren’t the best-received wireless headphones when they reached reviewers ears. They were slated (among other things) for their overtly sensitive touch controls, as well as their awkward ergonomics and cable management. We gave them just two stars, but things look a little different with their successor. During the opening moments of 2019’s ‘Made by Google’ keynote, the company’s SVP of devices and services, Rick Osterloh, launched into a teaser showcase for a new pair of Pixel Buds (see above)....

Take a look at our guide to keeping yourself safe online. There has been a host of privacy centric updates from large corporations such as Google and Facebook recently, no doubt in part of the backlash that Facebook is still receiving after the Cambridge Analytica scandal. The wider internet-using public has become far more privacy aware over the past year,which is a hugely positive step and should hopefully lead towards a more secure online future for all of us....

It’s coming to Australia, Canada, France, Germany, Ireland, Italy, New Zealand, Spain, and the United Kingdom this week. In addition, new and existing US customers can now opt to pay a $29.99 annual subscription fee. At launch, Google Play Pass promised 350 apps games “completely unlocked” from ads and in-app purchases. Titles included AccuWeather, Monument Valley and Star Wars: Knights of the Old Republic. Google said it has since added over 150 new titles including a Sonic the Hedgehog title, Sesame Street Alphabet Kitchen and Levelhead....

Since we began this article in 2014, back when the HTC Petra was known as the HTC One Wear, HTC put on hold its smartwatch plans until a time when it had worked out how to pull off a successful smartwatch – no-one had got right the concept just yet, it reportedly said. And apparently they were all further off than we thought, since it’s now 2017 and we’re still waiting....

We’ve tested many of the new systems in our best smart heating systems roundup. Smart thermostats are the biggest development in heating technology in three decades. Instead of a primitive timer or indecipherable programmer unit, the new smart thermostats simplify everything as well as allowing you to control your heating using your smartphone – wherever you are. Update 23 March: Since we originally wrote this article, Hive and Nest have released new thermostats, 2nd- and 3rd-generation respectively....

Making sure that all of the data in your phone is backed up and safe is a huge priority for everyone. iTunes sadly has a reputation for being a little unreliable in terms of how easy it is to back up, and what specifically you can back up – it’s all or nothing. The process to back up your iPhone shouldn’t be complicated; it should be fast and doable with some lightweight software, allowing you to back up whatever you’d like to your computer....

Note in order to change a keyboard layout on Windows 10, you need to have more than one added so let’s tackle that first. Also check out our round-up of the best keyboards you can buy. How to add a keyboard layout in Windows 10 Click the start menu or hit the Windows key.Click on SettingsClick on Time & languageClick on Region & languageClick on the language you wish to add a keyboard layout toClick on OptionsClick on Add a keyboardClick on the keyboard you want to add...

One of the causes of a slow device can be a hard drive that’s nearly full, but it’s highly unlikely you need all of those sizeable files. Fortunately, Windows 10 has some built-in tools to help you de-clutter. Without further ado, here are five easy ways to clean up your PC or laptop. Clean up your hard drive As any PC ages, data will fill up the hard drive. This in turn slows performance, as your PC has to go further and work harder to find the files and programs it needs to access....

That’s where we at Tech Advisor come in; we’ve been playing a lot of Anthem, and we’ve figured out how to clean your javelin and get new wear states. Here’s how. Oh, and if you’re unsure of which Javelin to unlock next, take a look at what we think is the best Javelin in Anthem. How do I get new wear states in Anthem? The key to cleaning your Javelin lies in the Wear States menu, within the appearance section of the Forge....

This option doesn’t come built into Windows 10, however, so you’ll have to make use of some free software to customise your files. Thankfully it’s nice and simple to use. The software we’re going to use is called Folder Marker Free and you can download it here, then you can follow the steps below to start making your desktop look more colourful. How to change the colour of your files in Windows 10 Download Folder Marker FreeDouble-click the downloaded file, this will bring up the installation wizard to help you install itFind the Folder Marker Free icon on your desktop....

Still, that means that anyone with an old account needs to set up a new Nintendo Account, and Nintendo Account ID, even if you’ve had an account for your 3DS or Wii U in the past. So let’s break down how Nintendo’s system works, and what you need to do. What is a Nintendo Account? Nintendo introduced the Nintendo account system in 2016 with the launch of Miitomo, its first smartphone app, and expanded it with the Account ID feature shortly before the Switch launch....

Basic formulae, such as summing the contents of mutiple cells, form the backbone of how spreadsheets work. They let you quickly produce facts and figures from the data on the page, making all the calculations automatically. Here we’ll show you how get started with basic formulae and tap the power at the heart of Excel. See also: How to create PivotTables in Excel How to delete duplicates in Excel How to add, delete, lock, format, merge and split cells in Excel How to import Excel data to Google sheets (and vice versa)...