There are many people out there who are at a certain age that means they didn’t grow up with technology, or at least the modern technology that we know and use today. Now, some of that older generation has managed to master technology nonetheless, but there are others who’ve yet to quite grasp it, and the results can often be hilarious. Here, we bring you 22 of the funniest things old people do with tech....

You may have never heard of Alcatel but the company, which is a joint venture between Alcatel Lucent of France and TCL Communication of China, is making increasingly attractive devices including smartphones, tablets and wearables. We’re waiting for UK release date but we’re told the smaller Idol 3 will be priced around the very affordable £199 mark while the larger model isn’t much more at around £249. At this price they will take on the likes of the impressive Honor 6, OnePlus One and Huawei Ascend G7....

Bear in mind that we’re looking at streaming sticks here – which are a bit like HDMI media versions of USB sticks – so there are also set-top box style options out there. These HDMI-dongles, if you like, offer great value for money and often don’t come with too many sacrifices compared to boxes. Please also not that we’re looking at the second-generation Chromecast from 2015 (aka the Chromecast 2), not the newer models such as the 4K-enabled Chromecast Ultra....

Get the Galaxy S9 for £619 here. The Samsung Galaxy S9 is the best phone on the market – flawed only by its price. The disheartening £739 RRP stopped us from crowning the S9 first place in our curated round up of the best smartphones of 2018 (the more affordable OnePlus 6 snatched that spot instead). But that doesn’t mean we aren’t fans of the Galaxy S9. The Galaxy S9 earned an impressive 4....

They’ll range from quad-core to octa-core, and one includes built-in Radeon graphics. All are under $200 (around £150), bar the Ryzen 7 5700X which will cost $299 (around £230). They’ll go on sale starting on 4 April 2022. UK prices have not yet been officially announced. You can see their main features and prices in this handy table. Ryzen 7 5800X3D price & release date Announced at CES 2022, the Ryzen 7 5800X3D now has a price and a release date....

For more information also read our in-depth Android Oreo and Android Nougat reviews. Performance Every update usually mentions performance improvements, but in the case of Oreo you will actually notice how the new version improves your phone. The system is a lot faster to boot up, so it takes a lot less time for apps to open. Oreo also offers a new feature called ‘per app disk space quota’. This enables the system to automatically delete cached file from apps when they start exceeding their quota, resulting in more disk space for you....

Wearable tech was a big part of Google I/O 2016 including the Daydream VR platform. Smartwatch fans will also be interested to find out about the first major new version of Android Wear. Here’s the Android Wear 2.0 release date and new features following its announcement on 8 February. Although there have been some updates to Android Wear since its launch in 2014, a full version number is finally arriving for smartwatch owners bringing with it some cool new features....

The show will go out Monday to Friday hosted by Apple News editors Shumita Basu and Duarte Geraldino, with each episode seven to eight minutes long (according to The Verge). Apple News Today represents Apple’s first move into original podcast content. Long rumoured, Apple has taken its time here, though the podcast still follows the Apple News model of featuring articles and coverage from the perspective of its partner publications....

The Apple Watch is the newest pillar of Apple’s product line, joining the Mac, iPhone and iPad in the company’s ecosystem. If you use all four, I’d say you find the first two indispensable, and the second two nice to have. The Watch is curious in that it’s Apple cheapest yet arguably most luxurious staple product. You don’t really need a smartwatch; you do need a phone. The Series 2 Apple Watch was a great refinement of the first generation, fixing performance and software issues into a smartwatch that cost £350 – about same price as the cheapest iPhone....

Asus GTX 950 Strix OC Edition review: Price Asus GTX 950 Strix OC Edition review: Features and design Being a cut-down version means the GTX 950 has 768 CUDA cores instead of the 1024 of the GTX 960. In its default configuration, it’s also clocked around 10 percent slower than the faster chip. While the GTX 960 comes in both 2GB and 4GB configurations, the GTX 950 is limited to a maximum of 2GB GDDR5 video RAM which also runs a little slower at 105....

The idea is appealing – it’s a 2-in-1 not dissimilar in design to Microsoft’s Surface Pro line, but with a dedicated GPU and other top-end specs that put it in line with full-on gaming laptops. There’s also compatibility with the company’s XG Mobile eGPU to spice things up, which has the potential to turn the Flow Z13 into a desktop gaming powerhouse – but it all comes at a very high premium compared to competing gaming laptops....

The Asus ROG smartphone was announced on 4 June 2018 at a press event at Computex, and confirmed previous rumours that it will be a gaming-focused smartphone. Fast forward to November 2018 and Asus has confirmed UK and US release details for the ROG Phone. Here’s all you need to know. Read our in-depth Asus ROG Phone hands-on review for more information on what to expect. When will the Asus ROG Phone be released?...

Asus ROG Strix Radeon RX 580: Price Although we’re reviewing Asus’ Strix model here, there are lots of RX 580 cards to choose between. Prices will vary a lot depending on the exact model you choose, but expect to pay around £240-£310 for an 8GB card. This is the same price as the Radeon RX 480 was at launch and is in the same ballpark as a GeForce GTX 1060 which is the RX 580’s main competitor....

See also: Best Smartwatches in 2015 Asus ZenWatch Review: Design and Build Though it may not be as stylish as other, circular smartwatches like the Moto 360 and the LG G Watch R, the Asus ZenWatch does a good job at standing out in what seems like a sea of similar Android Wear powered smartwatches. It sports a large face, measuring in at 51x40mm with a 1.5 inch screen but is a lot thinner than its rivals at 9....

Let’s begin with the price. £59.99/ US$69.99 for one PC and one year feels high considering what’s not included. On the purchase page, you realise that some functions included for free in other products are bolt-on additions here. The stand alone password manager, for example, will cost you another £19.99/$24.99. Avast Premier could be an expensive product if you want all the toys, though the integrated password manager for Firefox is free....

Although there’s a multimedia version of the display available, this review model’s stripped-down feature set offers no audio capability at all and is the only monitor in the group not to offer an HDMI port, meaning you’ll need an adaptor if your PC doesn’t offer VGA or DVI outputs. Connectors to this display plug in vertically, upwards from the bottom, making switching cables a little more tedious than with the horizontally mounted connections found elsewhere....

accounts for over a quarter of smart speakers and smart displays sold around the world, according to the latest figures from Statista. Since then, it has expanded the range greatly, with many models to choose between and a choice of a smart speaker (Echo) or a display with speakers (Echo Show). With so many different devices costing from very little to quite a lot, it can be hard to know which one to buy....

To separate the wheat from the chaff, we’ve put together this comprehensive guide, which outlines those essential apps that should be the first you download. Best Messaging Apps WhatsApp Skype Facebook Messenger Telegram Reddit Aside from texting and voice calls, there are many excellent ways to keep in touch with friends or even make new ones on your device. Arguably the most popular of all these is WhatsApp Messenger which has become pretty much ubiquitous in the smartphone age, at least in the West....

You may have heard the term ‘phablet’, which is a portmanteau of ‘phone’ and ‘tablet, but we prefer just saying ‘big phone’. Say what you see. If you’re anything like us, you might also prefer to use a large-screened phone all the time, instead of having to resort to a tablet for specific situations. If so, here are the ten best big smartphones to consider when buying a new phone....

Are gaming monitors worth it? Yes! It’s not even about having the best combination of things, having a super powerful gaming machine is a bit pointless without a gaming monitor. Your graphics card might be capable of throwing out more than 100fps (frames per second) at a Quad HD resolution but you’ll be throwing that away with a basic screen. You might not be using a gaming PC, but a gaming laptop instead, but if that’s got a small 13in screen you might want a gaming monitor for when you’re at home with a desk....