While nVidia likely felt that its GTX Titan and 780 graphics cards must have had the high end of the market sewn up last year, a doughty challenger from AMD appeared, the R9 290X. It has since put paid to that idea, establishing itself as the top single-GPU card. (See also Group test: what’s the best graphics card?) In the spirit of a classic tennis match, nVidia has responded with a new powerful volley – the GeForce GTX 780 Ti....

But its crisis of identity runs deeper than its odd production history. Unbreakable and Split are tonally diverse, and Glass has a tendency to lunge back and forth between the two moods, showing off about as many different personalities as James McAvoy’s character. Underneath all that there are thrilling moments, dazzling visuals, and a couple of virtuoso performances, but it never quite coheres into a satisfying whole. Out this week in both the US and the UK, you can grab tickets from the usual places – Fandango in the States, Cineworld or Vue in Britain....

Google Glass Explorer Edition review: Goodbye prototype, hello consumer edition On 15 January 2015, Google took to Google+ to announce that it will stop selling the Google Glass Explorer Edition. It was, after all, designed as an experiment, and as a prototype for developers and serious tech lovers to buy and try. It was never a consumer product, but that could be about to change. “We began the Glass Explorer Program as a kind of “open beta” to hear what people had to say,” explains Google....

But this time it’s a heck of a lot more versatile. It’s designed much like Lenovo’s Yoga Book, so you can use it like a normal laptop or fold the screen right back and use it like a tablet. Or you can prop it up in ‘tent’ mode when you want to watch a film. It runs Chrome OS, but it isn’t just a fancy, overpriced Chromebook. At least that’s what Google wants you to think....

Recently, Google’s Android Open Source Project has revealed some new detailed information related to the android.os.build that shows relations with Android 14 and its codename. We’ve found the internal name for the upcoming Android 14 operating system. As usual, Google has come up with a dessert-themed codename, thus maintaining the tradition. Android 14 gets official Codename as Upside Down Cake According to AOSP, the official codename for Android 14 is Upside Down Cake....

This will always be less efficient than wired charging, but speeds are still mightily impressive. With the compatible charging pad (a separate purchase), Honor says it’ll get you from 0 to 50% in just 15 minutes. If you need something even faster, a wired connection supposedly delivers a full charge in only half an hour. Question marks remain over its long-term effect on battery health, but the starting capacity is encouraging....

There are three main ways to add storage to your phone or tablet when microSD is not an option. Add microSD support to your phone or tablet with a USB OTG card reader or OTG hub This tiny gadget can house a MicroSD card up to 64GB in capacity, and features a Micro-USB connection that lets you plug it into your phone or tablet. As long as your Android device supports USB OTG (many do), the microSD card will show up as USB storage....

Well, there’s no need to endure their presence, as there’s a quick and easy way to block them so they can’t ruin your day and clutter up your feed. What does blocking do? When you block someone on Instagram they will no longer be able to find your profile or posts, meaning they can’t comment on them either. Any messages they’ve already left will remain on your posts, but these can be deleted by tapping on them and then either swiping left (iOS) or tapping and holding on the remark (Android) then selecting the delete option....

Moreover, it even features 13 megapixels of primary camera and 8 megapixels of front camera for selfies. It was launched with Android 6.0.1 Marshmallow OS which was further upgraded to Android 7.0 Nougat update. Download mode is a special state or we can say a sub-system of an Android phone and is mainly used to flash stock firmware through official means. Once you enter your Galaxy A3 2017 into download mode, the system of your device will boot from external sources instead of the stock bootloader which will directly help you to replace the stock ROM on your device....

We’ve put together a couple of ways to help keep your online life private. These solutions are effective and easy to use, and will help ensure that you are using the internet without someone, or something, tracking your every move. VPNs VPNs (or Virtual Private Networks) are one of the best solutions to internet security. They are easy to use and set up and have very minimal effect on your daily computer use....

What do you do if the App Store on your iPhone thinks you are in a different country? We show you how to change the App Store on your iPhone to the UK. It’s really easy when you know how. This works on all iPhones including the iPhone 5 and iPhone 4S. It’s a surprisingly common complaint – your iPhone thinks that you are in the US, and you need to tell it that you are in the UK in order that you see UK-specific apps at UK prices....

You’ll probably be interested in our guide to How to speed up GPS on Android. How to change your GPS location on Android: Warning If you are planning to use these techniques to extend your territory in Pokemon Go then you should be aware that the app developers, Niantic, don’t look too kindly on this behaviour. If detected, you could find yourself locked out of the game for several hours as a punishment, and continual abuse could even bring about the deletion of your account....

Whatever the aim of the link, whether it’s legitimate or fraudulent, there are various things you can do to test them out before clicking on them. If you use Gmail, you’ll see warnings such as the one below if it thinks the message is dangerous. This isn’t specifically about the link, but that is factored into it. The huge red bar should ensure you don’t accidentally click or reply to the message....

But while Battlefield V has a deeper weapon loadout customisation than ever before, it doesn’t do a very good job at pointing it out to gamers. That’s where we come in; here’s how to customise your weapon loadout in Battlefield V, both in the main menu and in-game. To save yourself a bit of cash, take a look at our curated list of the best game deals right now. How to customise your loadout in Battlefield 5 You can customise your weapon loadout both in the main menu and during the heat of battle in Battlefield V....

Many young people rarely let their phones out of sight, so the thought of not knowing where your device is for an extended period of time is particularly terrifying. Fortunately, help could be at hand, but it will require you to have prepared ahead of time, as well as keeping location services turned on. In addition to giving you an idea of where it is, this will also allow you to remotely lock or wipe it....

Yes, TWRP is indeed the most used and preferred custom recovery. However, users often get bored with all things at a certain point. Just like CWM and TWRP, OrangeFox is an open-source custom recovery with plenty of advanced features. Besides, it is also considered the best alternative to the Redwolf recovery. Moreover, it comes with an in-built init.d functionality support. Most importantly, it even supports MIUI OTA updates, Magisk, SuperSU, etc....

How to get a cheap holiday online: Be flexible about your destination When shopping for holidays online it’s good to be realistic about the kind of deal you’re going to get. If you want to go to the most popular places at peak season then the chances of a discount are obviously a lot less as there is little incentive for travel agents to sell them cheaply. That doesn’t mean you can’t get a bargain break though, all you need to do is be more flexible about where you’re headed....

What is the Sinclair ZX Spectrum Vega? The Sinclair ZX Spectrum Vega, endorsed by Sir Clive Sinclair himself, is a retro games console designed and manufactured in the UK, and sold through Retro Computers. With 1,000 games preinstalled you won’t wait around an age for games to load, as you did with the original. You can also play almost any ZX Spectrum game (that you have downloaded or personally programmed) via the Vega’s microSD slot....

Facebook has unveiled its Slingshot image-messaging app, but it’s not available to users outside the US. Here’s a workaround, enabling you to use Facebook Slingshot in the UK. Facebook Slingshot is a bit like Snapchat, allowing you to snap, scribble on and then send photos to other users, which they can unlock only by slinging you back another picture. The Slingshot app is available for Android and iOS, but only in the US....

Well there’s a slightly long-winded workaround you can follow if you can’t wait for Peacock to officially launch outside the US. You’ll namely need a VPN and use it to set up a new Google account, then access the US Play Store to download and install the app. Although we’ve titled this as a UK specific tutorial, it should work anywhere outside the US. How to get Peacock TV on Android in the UK Note that the Peacock app blocks screenshots so the one above with the logo is the only one we managed to get....