Every smartphone brand has its own respective firmware downloader tools. Besides, most of them are unofficial and work only on Windows operating system. But, XperiFirm Tool is compatible with Windows, Linux, as well as Mac OS. It is one of the best Xperia firmware downloader tools available out there, that can easily search and download stock ROM for Sony Xperia smartphones and tablets. All the credit goes to IgorEisberg, a senior member of the XDA community for developing this all-in-one toolkit....

But what are these items and do you really need them? There are a few ways to make coffee at home. You can use instant, in which case you only need a kettle and a spoon. You can use a pod or a capsule machine, and these tend to be pretty self-contained. At most, you might want to invest in a separate milk frother, like Lavazza’s £39 MilkEasy, which will heat and froth the milk for your coffee....

It’s a successor to the Lightcycle, which is now called the Solarcycle. Except in countries where it isn’t. Confused? Don’t be. In fact, the part of the name to be aware of is the “Morph”. That’s what separates the Solarcycle/ Lightcycle that we’re reviewing here from the earlier product. Morph denotes its versatile qualities: you can use it as a task or reading light, an ambient light or a spotlight....

The Elephone S7 is available in several versions, so you’ll have to double-check which you are buying before you go ahead. We reviewed the blue model with a Helio X20 processor, 4GB of RAM and 64GB of storage, which ships free from TomTop’s Chinese warehouse for £177.11 ($215.99) at the time of writing. Because you are buying from China you may be asked to pay import duty upon its arrival to the UK, which you will need to factor into the total cost....

You might also be interested in the most anticipated game releases of 2016. Firewatch storyline: What is Firewatch? Firewatch is a first-person adventure game with a scary twist. You play as a man called Henry, a man who has retreated from his messy life to work as a fire lookout. It’s set in the Wyoming wilderness in the summer of 1989; there are no guns to get you out of tight situations and your only contact is your supervisor on the other end of the radio, Delilah....

UPDATE: Fitbit has replaced the Fitbit Charge and Charge HR with its new Fitbit Charge 2 activity tracker; see the Fitbit Charge 2 review here. The Charge joined the body-clip-on Fitbit Zip and Fitbit One, plus the existing Fitbit Flex wristband in the Fitbit activity-tracker roster. It replaced the short-lived Fitbit Force, which never made it to a UK launch but was loved by its users. For a full breakdown and comparison of all the Fitbits see our feature “Which Fitbit is Best”....

Sitting down, it seems, is just too good to be true, and can increase your risk of premature death and some chronic diseases by up to 20%. It slows the metabolism, and so affects the body’s ability to regulate blood sugar, blood pressure and break down body fat. It speeds up the wasting away of the large leg and gluteal muscles, causes your hip flexor muscles to shorten, and encourages blood to pool in your legs, which can bring on varicose veins....

And there are rumors regarding the Android 6.0 Marshmallow update to be soon released for this mid-range phone. But right now we can’t be sure if it’s true or not. This Android 5.0.2 Lollipop update comes with various improvements which will definitely increase your love for your phone. As you know Grand Prime has some amazing specs and features, due to which the Lollipop OS runs quite smoothly on it....

These aren’t Garmin’s first Fenix watches. In 2015 the company released the Garmin Fenix 3, but it seems to have decided to skip right past Fenix 4 and launch this new Fenix 5 series instead. It comes in three sizes designed for quite different people as we explain in more detail below. Read next: Garmin Vivoactive HR review Garmin Fenix 5 review: Price & Availability Garmin has said that its Fenix 5 series will be available to buy during the first quarter of this year, but there is no solid release date just yet....

These deals are available until 13 April, or until products sell out – so don’t hang around if you’ve been thinking about buying one. Get 50% off the N8 – buy it for under £250 The biggest discount is on the Ecovacs Deebot Ozmo N8, where the price has been slashed by 50%, from £499.98 to £249.98. This robot vac has been discounted to around £300 before, but we’ve never seen it go this low....

However, you don’t need to sign up to Sky TV to watch the Sky Sports F1 channel, as it’s also available through Now, Sky’s streaming service which used to be called Now TV. Ahead of the start of the 2022 F1 season, Now is doing a special deal where you can get all 11 Sky Sports channels for just £20 per month instead of £33.99. It’s a nine-month offer, which covers the whole F1 season through to the finale at Abu Dhabi on 20 November....

The announcement arrives along with a reduction to its Bigger Bundle with Sports package, now available for £65 per month instead of £72 per month. The package includes 213Mbps broadband speeds and access to Sky Sports and BT Sports 4K, in a move that will undoubtedly attract Premier League fans. As for service changes, Virgin’s highest tier M500 broadband speed, with average speeds of 516Mbps, is no longer restricted to its Ultimate Oomph bundle....

The company’s new Surface Laptop 5, on sale for less than a month in the US, is still available with some significant discounts. The Microsoft Store is selling the 13.5in Intel Core i5 model with 8GB of RAM and a 128GB SSD for $899.99 – almost $100 cheaper than the RRP. But if you’re looking for something with more power, there’s an even better deal. Doubling the storage to 512GB will get you an impressive discount of $350....

The Gigabyte Aero 15X doesn’t have the style of a Dell XPS 15 or MacBook Pro 15, or the keyboard customisation of a Razer. But the screen is fantastic, the hardware powerful and gaming performance terrific for the weight. Asus has unveiled a rival in the ROG Strix Scar 2. Gigabyte Aero 15X v8: Price and availability As one of the first gaming laptops with an 8th-generation Intel CPU, it’s tricky to gauge the Gigabyte Aero 15X’s price in context....

When is the God of War release date? Apart from Sony’s E3 2017 confirmation that the game would be coming out in ‘early 2018’, not much else was known about the release date. That was until Sony released a new God of War story trailer (seen at the top of the article) which concludes with the game’s release date: 20 April 2018. Best God of War deals If you’re a die-hard fan, there’s something a little more extravagant available – the £120 Collector’s Edition....

Recently, Google unveiled the all-new Google Pixel 5 and Google Pixel 4a 5G smartphones. Along with that, the tech giant has also announced a new Hold for Me feature that makes the Assistant wait on hold for you. It seems that Google is continuously releasing new Android features and enhancements one after another. In the past few years, the company has launched a call screen to inspect the incoming calls....

One thing to note before we started is that although Google says the Pixel phones are ‘made by Google’; they are in fact manufactured by HTC. It seems the company wants to move on from the partnered Nexus era, but we’ve had confirmation from HTC of its involvement. Google Pixel vs iPhone 7 review: Price One of the most interesting things about the Pixel is that Google has decided to ask for flagship price....

Google announced the Pixel 3a – along with the 3a XL and Google Nest Hub Max – at its I/O event in California. It’s primarily a developer conference but it’s sometimes used to introduce new hardware too. Price: Wallet friendly One of the main reasons for the new Pixel 3a phones is to offer consumers with tighter budgets a Google smartphone that’s affordable. The Nexus range used to be extremely good value for money but the Pixel devices have become pretty expensive so its good to see Google getting back to its roots....

As you know that the developer preview builds are only for Android developers. However, the beta updates are specially developed for the general users to try and get their hands on the upcoming Android versions. This way, the tech giant takes an opinion and feedback from the users. Android 13’s First Public Beta 1 is Out In a recent blog post, Google publicly announced the official rollout of the first beta 1 of Android 13 OS....

Within a few minutes of firing up Autosport, it’s easy to strike a few of Grid 2’s problems off the list. There’s no inane series of cut scenes attempting to create a story between races. Instead, the focus is squarely on racing and getting down to it with as few distractions as possible. And pretty much the minute you start racing, you know that the handling and physics issues are sorted....