The Tech Addicts Podcast

Gareth and Ted are at it again. This week some love for Joplin, TubeSync, Samsung Galaxy S-Pen Pro. There news, Spotify killing Car Thing, Spacetop G1, Pentax WG-8, HealthyPi, Galaxy Ring, One UI 6 updates and a new phone from HTC.

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Ian Barton on TubeSync

If you have a favourite YouTube channel, you might want to download the videos in case the author or YouTube decides to delete the channel. I run TubeSync in a Docker container on my UNRAID server. There are various ways of downloading and running TubeSync, which are described in the github repo.

Adventures in Linux - Joplin

Only three things I'm not happy with. Stream Deck, G-sync and BID.

The Samsung Galaxy S-Pen Pro

News, Mews and Views

Acoustic attacks could be a serious threat to the future of underwater data centres

Spotify killing Car Thing shows why you shouldn't buy hardware from a software company

Forget wheel clamps – illegally parked cars are now getting hit by this dystopian 'windscreen barnacle'

Hardline on the hardware

Spacetop G1: New laptop reimagining arrives with Qualcomm Snapdragon ARM chipset and help from Xreal Air 2 Pro AR glasses

Ricoh announces Pentax WG-8 and WG-1000 waterproof compacts - My Olympus Tough TG-5

Say goodbye to solar panels with this wind fence for your garden: free electricity

The Wearables Watch

The HealthyPi Move brings open source design to the fitness realm, and you can back it right now - More Details

Samsung Galaxy Ring might give bigger fingers bigger batteries

One UI 6 Watch is bringing Galaxy AI features to Samsung smartwatches Back to 4th Generation

Massive Galaxy Watch FE leak leaves little to the imagination

Wear OS brings Google Home controls and PayPal payments

Phone Zone

Ultrasonic fingerprint scanners may soon be financially viable for mid-range devices too

HTC teases a new phone launching on June 12, could be the U24 Pro - last year's HTC U23 Pro Specs

Whoops, Samsung accidentally confirms the design of their new foldables

Gemini app for Android & iOS is now rolling out to UK

The Name of the Game

Lenovo Legion Go Lite tipped to bring the heat up against ROG Ally

Tetris, the greatest game of all time, just turned 40

Flap your trap about an App

Twitter alternative Post News is shutting down

Microsoft reopens Windows 10 beta testing for 'new features' and improvements

Google Gallows & Chrome Coroner

Google is bringing loads of AI features to 'Plus' Chromebooks

Google Play Store quietly rolls out feature to uninstall apps remotely

You can try the Chromebook 'App Mall' now in ChromeOS 125

Google Messages rolling out 15-minute RCS edits

Multiple Calendars in Quick Settings is Still Behind a Flag

Bargain Basement: Best UK deals and tech on sale we have spotted

Ticwatch Pro 5 £200 from £309

Crucial T500 2TB SSD PCIe Gen4 NVMe M.2 Internal Gaming PS5 SSD with Heatsink - £135.98

Samsung Galaxy S23 FE 128GB (UK Version) £449 from £599

Tapo Indoor Camera for Security, Wifi Camera, 2K 3MP, 360° Baby and Pet Monitor - £23.99

Samsung Galaxy SmartTag2, White (4-Pack) £70 from £80

SanDisk 256GB Ultra Fit USB 3.2 Flash Drive - £19.99

HMD/Nokia Phone Offers Page - Various deals

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Gareth and Ted chat about being a YouTuber, Logitech MX Keys Mechanical, Microsoft's plans for the CoPilot + PCs at the Surface event, screenshooting your personal information, UGREEN's latest Portable station, Motorola Moto G85, 6TB 2.5-inch portable hard drives and the HMD T21.

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Ian Barton on UptimeKuma

Worried that your emby or Plex server has stopped working? UptimeKuma is a monitoring application which you can set up to watch over your computers and services and send you warnings if it can't assess the app or server. Monitoring uptime for HTTP(s) / TCP / HTTP(s) Keyword / HTTP(s) Json Query / Ping / DNS Record / Push / Steam Game Server / Docker Containers Fancy, Reactive, Fast UI/UX Notifications via Telegram, Discord, Gotify, Slack, Pushover, Email (SMTP), and 90+ notification services 20-second intervals, Multi Languages, Multiple status pages, Map status pages to specific domains, Ping chart, Certificate info, Proxy support, 2FA support

Banters: Knocking out a Quick Bant

A feature on how to do simple desk-down YouTube review videos.

Ted's Logitech MX Keys Mechanical

News, Mews and Views

Microsoft Surface event: the 6 biggest announcements (we'll come to Recall later in the show)

Hardline on the hardware

Miss the feel of classic audio kit? Tivoli Songbook and Songbook Max bring retro knobs and sliders to modern Bluetooth speakers and DAB radios

UGREEN's latest Portable Charging solution debuts to deliver 48,000mAh of power at up to 300W

It took 8 years to launch a 6TB 2.5-inch portable HDD up from 5TB - but at least it is not that expensive - at £162.99

HMD T21 tablet debuts - it's a Nokia T21 clone! - £229

The Wearables Watch

Phone Zone

Mobile industry is quietly preparing for the biggest change to your smartphone in a decade - iSIM will hasten the end of SIM cards and allow networks to preload plans on devices

Motorola Moto G85 shown in first render images with modernised design and new display - Moto G84 Specs (£194 at AmazonUK)

The Name of the Game

Ayn's new gaming handheld looks like a PSP, and it might just fill the hole in your heart left by Sony's best portable - A Vita moreso than the PSP

Anbernic announces a new 1:1 handheld that will let you relive your Game Boy glory days

Microsoft looking to purchase Steam

Sony's Futuristic Gear - including a Gaming Controller - YouTube Sony Showcase Video

Flap your trap about an App

'The Entire History of You': How a lone developer created free app that records everything you do on your PC — and allows you to rewind and search for anything and then there's New Windows AI feature records everything you've done on your PC all copying Apple's Time Capsule?

Google Gallows & Chrome Coroner

New 'Add to Chromebook' badge and tabbed PWAs are coming in the meantime Turn Websites into Desktop Apps Yourself Instead of Waiting for an App - See the badge at this Pixlr example website

You can now hum to find a song on YouTube Music for Android - Users can also sing the tune or even play it on an instrument

Gmail moving low-priority emails to refreshed 'Updates' inbox on Android, iOS

Google Set to Make Its Largest Acquisition Ever, Threatening Microsoft - What HubSpot Does Now - Another View

Bargain Basement: Best UK deals and tech on sale we have spotted

Sony WH-1000XM5 £254 from £379

Verbatim GNC-200 200W GaN Charger with 2 x USB-C PD 100 W / 1 x USB-C PD 65 W / 1 x USB QC 3.0 - £65.83

Kindles all on Sale again - the top-end Scribe with over £100 off so £304

UGREEN UK to European Plug Adapter PD 30W Travel Adapter with USB C GaN Fast 4-in-1 £13.99

Or £12.99 from their website but P&P will apply.

Anker Prime 240W Desktop GaN Charger £129 from £199

LISEN 2 in 1 Magsafe Charger Stand for iPhone Foldable Wireless Charging Pad - £16.49

Logitech G PRO X Wireless Gaming Mouse £96 from £139

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Gareth and Ted play with Linux Mint, the Arc Browser and chat about AI in Ukraine, AI in Jet fighters, weak passwords, a smart rings from Amazfit, Nintendo Switch 2, the Asus ROG Ally 2 and HTC's new phone.

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Banters: Knocking out a Quick Bant

Linux Mint experience

News, Mews and Views

A Woman Is Photographed In An Intimate Moment By Her Robot Vacuum, The Images End Up On Facebook

No more 12345: devices with weak passwords to be banned in UK

NASA achieves 25Mbps over a 140 million-mile gap

The latest 400 hp water engine: better than all hydrogen and the end of electricity

Ukraine unveils AI-generated foreign ministry spokesperson

An AI-controlled test jet fighter has taken to the skies

Hardline on the hardware

FiiO has squeezed in 20 balanced armature speakers inside its new custom in-ear monitors for 3D printed hi-res audio bliss

Astell & Kern takes on the Sony Walkman with all-new Activo brand and P1 player

Matter 1.3 adds support for more appliances and EV chargers

The Wearables Watch

Amazfit Helio Ring pricing and US release date officially announced

Razer to pay out over $1 million in refunds over its misleading (and hideous) Zephyr face mask

Black Shark GS3: Smartwatch from the Xiaomi ecosystem launches at a low price with GPS, navigation and 5 ATM water resistance

Samsung Galaxy Watches (and the Galaxy Ring) could get an AI-powered heart health upgrade

Phone Zone

The ghost of HTC might just have another phone in the works

The Name of the Game

Asus ROG Ally 2 confirmed

Nintendo Switch 2 leak seemingly confirms magnetic Joy-Con and display upgrade

Breaking Bad The Last Batch trailer

Flap your trap about an App

The long-awaited Arc browser finally launches on Windows, and it's well worth a try - Hands-On

This awesome browser extension will give you the Microsoft Copilot sidebar inside Google Chrome

Google Gallows & Chrome Coroner

YouTube TV starting to roll out Multiview on Android phones, tablets

Chrome's Gemini address bar shortcut rolls out

Google Play Books curiously puts audiobook previews on YouTube

Window-Snapping and Overview is here for ChromeOS 124

8 best Chromebook extensions for everyone from novices to power users

Chromebooks may soon offer Spatial Audio

Google Chrome is preparing its own version of Android's Circle to Search

Bargain Basement: Best UK deals and tech on sale we have spotted

SABRENT USB C HDMI Adapter Multi Port USB Hub - Save 32% promo code: WF4HVDHI Now £6.49 (or something like that) Was: £9.99

Kindle Scribe (64GB) £304.99 from £409.99 26% off

AnkerWork M650 Wireless Lavalier Microphone - £139.99: £249.99

OnePlus Pad with Free Keyboard £379 from £449 (+ Keyboard value is £149, so the the kit was £598)

Kingston DataTraveler Exodia DTX/256GB Flash Drive USB 3.2 Gen 1 - save 29% Now £13.49

Was: £18.99

Samsung Galaxy S24, S24+ and S24 Ultra now with various discounts

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Ted and Gareth bang on about Immich, home made weather stations, emulators on Chromebooks, a poetry camera, Sony Reon Pocket 5 wearable air conditioner, Marshall headphones, Blackview phones, the new old Bang & Olufsen CD player, the upcoming Xperia 1 VI, the sexy Moondrop MIAD 01 and young kids with phones.

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Turn your Kindle into a clock and weather station

I've now followed the instructions and got it working. For anyone else trying, it doesn't explain that the "Save" button in the last step is the one at the bottom of the screen.

Banters: Knocking out a Quick Bant

Immich experience

News, Mews and Views

Quarter of UK's three- and four-year-olds own a smartphone, data shows

Hardline on the hardware

Sony's wearable air conditioner is the first step towards a real Dune stillsuit

World's first 'Poetry Camera' uses AI-power to turn photos into poems

You can now translate sign language automatically with these amazing Raspberry Pi glasses

Your credit card may soon light up with an OLED screen

PiDock 400 turns Raspberry Pi into a 13-inch notebook

Marshall drops two next-gen Bluetooth headphones with a major 100-hour battery life and minor price tags

Bang & Olufsen Makes a Compelling Case to Collect CDs Again

The Wearables Watch

How to enable ECG and Blood Pressure features on non-Galaxy Phones - APK, ADB, Mod Alert!

Phone Zone

This upcoming Android phone is bringing back the headphone jack in styleDual ports heres

Easy Call Integration for Chromebooks and Pixel Phones - like Phone Link for Windows etc.

Blackview Hero 10 will be the world's cheapest foldable when it launches next month

The Xperia 1 VI could be coming soon as Sony announces Xperia event

The Name of the Game

Cheaper Evercade retro consoles will arrive in July

The best Chromebook emulators - RetroArch, Dolphin, PPSSPP, John NESS, Eclipse, M64Plus FZ

Exodos

Flap your trap about an App

10 incredibly useful programs that every PC should have

Microsoft's AI tool can turn photos into realistic videos of people talking and singing

AirChat is the latest app trying to make 'social audio' cool again

TikTok Notes is a new Instagram rival, and it's rolling out now - not in the UK yet

Google Gallows & Chrome Coroner

Google Drive web app is getting a dark theme - hurrah! It arrived at last!

Google Chrome removes side panel button in favour of pinning

Google is launching a paid version of Chrome

Google is feeling pretty pumped about a new way of showing you ads on YouTube

Google Play accidentally reveals the 'Cubes' feed, a 'shortcut' to apps & games

Google Podcasts' export tool is rolling out worldwide ahead of June shutdown

Bargain Basement: Best UK deals and tech on sale we have spotted

Presonus Eris 4.5, Studio Monitor Speakers, Pair, 4.5 Inch, Gen 1 - £109.99 Was: £136.27

MSI Claw £200 off, now £599 at Curry's

MERCUSYS 8-Port Gigabit Desktop Switch with 7-Port PoE+, PoE Power Budget 65W, compatible with 802.3af/at PDs - £34.99 RRP: £44.99

SoundCore Motion X500 £99 from £170

Anker USB C Hub, Dual-Display USB-C Hub (10-in-1), 4K@30Hz HDMI Display, 1080p VGA, 100W Max Power Delivery, 5 Gbps USB-C sold by Anker FBA - £19.99 RRP: £45.99

Razer Edge with Kishi V2 Pro Controller £289 from £449

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Gareth and Ted chat about mechanical keyboards, compact camera, the Marshall Action III, viewing photos in Windows, Reddit's future, a CoPilot key, the Moto Edge 50 UItra and much more!

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Marshall Acton III in the house!

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Matthew Jones on De-Convergance (Ted mentioned on the last show in relation to FiiO's PMP) I think you are right on the whole de-convergence thing Ted. I think the whole convergence experiment was great fun - and we've taken it a long way - but it has arguably has culminated in a "Jack of all trades/master of none" peak, where the separate components are prevented from reaching their full potential, or doing things that might improve their individual capabilities, if doing so doesn't compliment the vision of the converged device.

If you are right, and we start to focus more on standalone products, I think it can only be a good thing - and certainly more fun for the tech community!

Banters: Knocking out a Quick Bant

Image viewer for Windows: Irfanview (Ted) ImageGlass (Gareth)

Google News Delayed Stories

News, Mews and Views

Reddit is now a publicly traded company

Compact cameras are making a comeback as demand for Nikon Coolpix soars by over 8,000%

Gen Z Are Ditching the Camera App and Using Vintage Digital Cameras Instead

Three UK Sees Average Mobile Data Usage Per User Hit 30GB

X is working on NSFW Communities for adult content

Hardline on the hardware

Everything Microsoft announced at its March Surface event

Windows AI PC manufacturers must add a Copilot key, says Microsoft

KeysMe Mars 03 Wireless Custom Mechanical Keyboard

Yaw Motion Simulator

Edifier QR65 Desktop Active Monitor Speakers debut with LDAC and extra TurboGaN fast-charging feature £299?

Phone Zone

Motorola is reportedly bringing back its flagship Ultra smartphone for the Edge 50 flagship lineup

There will be three flagship Pixel 9 phones this year

The Name of the Game

This mechanical keyboard will bring you back to the Commodore days - £85 at AmazonUK - C64

Flap your trap about an App

Turn your Kindle into a clock and weather station

Google Gallows & Chrome Coroner

Lenovo's tiny Chromebox Micro Can be powered by a PowerBank for portable use

Google Drive website is getting a dark theme

Bargain Basement: Best UK deals and tech on sale we have spotted

LISEN Tablet Stand 360° Adjustable Rotating Tablet Holder - £18.99 + 10% + 20 promo code NEXOD4X9 = £13.29 off Was: £25.99

Logitech MX Keys Advanced £99.99 from £119.99 (and more before) + 5/m £20

Anker USB C Plug - £9.99 Was: £15.99

SoundCore Motion 300 BT Speaker with BassUp, 30W Stereo, IPX7, £79.99 from £89.99 plus 20% Voucher, so £63.99

Behringer MONITOR2USB Headphone Amplifier - £67.73 Was: £133.56

Marshall Major IV On Ear Bluetooth, Wireless Earphones, 80+ Hours Wireless playtime - £78.99 from £129.99

Sony PS-LX310BT Bluetooth Turntable with built-in Phono Pre-Amp - £199.00 Was: £232.00

Nothing Phone (2) - 256GB + 12GB RAM £483 from £629

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YouTube: Tech Addicts

Gareth Myles and Ted Salmon host a St. Patrick's Day Tech Addicts podcast discussing Voyager 1's latest "poke" from NASA and its minimal computer capacity. They talk about LocalSend, a cross-platform file-sharing tool, and consider diving into Linux. The episode also covers a range of tech topics from Samsung's new phones, a potential TikTok ban, to the latest in wearables and AI advancements. To be sure.

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AJ Santos on Voyager 1 Latest

The Nasa team recently sent a "poke" to prompt V1's flight data system (FDS) and received a signal that differed from past attempts. A DSN engineer helped decode this signal, which may contain clues to the source of the issue. There is hope! The computers aboard the Voyager probes each have 69.63 kilobytes of memory, total. That's about enough to store one average internet jpeg file. The probes' scientific data is encoded on old-fashioned digital 8-track tape machines. Once it's been transmitted to Earth, the spacecraft have to write over old data in order to have enough room for new observations. The Voyager machines are capable of executing about 81,000 instructions per second. The smartphone that is likely sitting in your pocket is probably about 7,500 times faster than that. They transmit their data back to Earth at 160 bits per second. A slow dial-up connection can deliver at least 20,000 bits per second.

…and Kurt Kaufman on NASA Restores Communication with Ailing Voyager 1 (but it can't live forever)!

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Ian Barton on LocalSend (14-minute YouTube Video)

A Cross-Platform, Open Source Alternative to AirDrop and Quick Share.

Works nicely on my Pixel, Chromebook and Linux computers. It's supposed to work with iPhone and Windows, but I haven't got any of these systems to test it on.

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Banters: Knocking out a Quick Bant

Streaming woes… farewell Netflix and Prime?

Gareth bought a new phone and the iRiver H140 - RockBox

Samsung Galaxy S8 - Samsung Galaxy S24

News, Mews and Views

Android apps on Windows 11 will stop working next year

TikTok ban Passes the House: Here's everything we know

Over 15,000 Roku accounts hacked, information sold for pennies

Microsoft confirms March 21 event for new Surface hardware and Copilot AI

Windows 10 still has double the number of users of Windows 11

Did you know: This is the highest-paid tech CEO in the USA

Hardline on the hardware

Casa Pop-Up Desk - Keyboard, Wireless Touchpad, Stand

New dressing robot can 'mimic' the actions of care workers

Fiio's new portable music player doubles as a Bluetooth desktop amplifier

These super stylish designer wireless speakers by Elac have HDMI and a phono stage for your turntable, too

NZXT Relay SwitchMix

The Wearables Watch

Pixel Watch Steps are inaccurate vs Galaxy Watch

Phone Zone

Asus Zenfone 11 Ultra launches with huge display and $899 price

Motorola just announced two new budget phones, the Moto G Power and Moto 5 5G - Including Qi Charging Ready for Qi2

Samsung's Galaxy A55 and A35 are official with 6.6" OLED screens, focus on security

Samsung Galaxy A35 vs A55 - A34 vs A35 - A54 vs A55

The Name of the Game

Nintendo strikes a massive blow to the emulator scene for Android

Flap your trap about an App

Microsoft says users can now uninstall OneDrive in Windows for good - Next Edge…

X will launch a YouTube-like video app on Samsung TV and Amazon TV

'TikTok Photos' surfaces as an app exclusively for sharing photos (assuming they're not banned!)

Google Gallows & Chrome Coroner

Google is preparing an 'App Mall' for Chromebooks

Google Messages Magic Compose starts rolling out internationally (...at last! But not on Pixel 7 yet only Samsung.)

Google I/O 2024 set for May 14 - Gemini on Android 15

Android 15 will allow the Pixel 9's location to be tracked even when it's switched off

Bargain Basement: Best UK deals and tech on sale we have spotted

Moto Edge 40 256GB/8GB, Viva Magenta £299 from £331.62 + 5 Months x £60

Tapo 2K QHD Outdoor Security Camera C320WS - Now 33% off £39.99 was RRP: £59.99

Google Pixel 7a and Pixel 30W Charger Bundle – Snow (Amazon Exclusive) - £329 from £372.58 + £65.80 x 5 months

eSynic Mini Wireless Keyboard 2.4G XBMC Keyboard Touchpad Mouse Combo- Multi-media Portable Handheld - £9.94 Was £14.99

Zoom H6 All Black £189 from £299 + £37.80 x 5 months

Garmin Dash Cam Mini 2, Super Compact Dash Camera, 140-degree Field of View, Voice Controlled, Incident Detection, Dual USB charger included - £99.99

Acer Chromebook Vero 514 (Intel Core i5-1235U, 8GB, 256GB SSD, 14 Inch Full HD Display, Google Chrome OS, Iron, 30 Percent PCR Chassis) £429 from £599

HONOR 70 Smartphone, Mobile Phone 5G - £234.99

…and if you live in the good ol' USofA and fancy a Marshall Speaker, there's loads of deals just now on AmazonUSA - but sadly not in the UK

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Gareth Myles and Ted Salmon are back with tips on decrypting Audible books with Libation, concerns about Voyager 1's failing communications, and latest tech news covering from wooden satellites and mass-produced 1TB microSD cards to affordable smartphones and innovative wearables.

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Ian Barton on Libation

Downloading and Decrypting Your Audible Books. I have a lot of books on Audible. I would like to download them in a format that is decrypted in case Audible goes "Mammaries skywards" in the future, or is taken over by another company that demands you pay for all your books again. I came across a free program called Libation. You can view it on GitHub and it can be installed on most operating systems. It has all sorts of filtering options and will download a postage stamp size icon. Note you can only download books that you have purchased from Audible.

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AJ Santos on What's Going On With Voyager 1? Future Looks Uncertain

Voyager 1 is the furthest any human object has ever gone from Earth. It is now over 15 billion miles from our planet, flying through interstellar space. Since its launch in August 1977, the spacecraft has remained in contact with Earth, but over the last several months, that communication has become nonsensical. Are we about to lose the second-longest operating spacecraft in human history?

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Banters: Knocking out a Quick Bant

Streaming woes… farewell Netflix and Prime?

News, Mews and Views

Super-DVDs

The FTC bans AI impersonations of individuals — and unveils greater powers to win stolen money back

Japan to launch world's first wooden satellite to combat space pollution

Forget about eSIM, this multi-operator SIM could make swapping mobile networks as easy as ABC — but it is not available for smartphones right now

Samsung is now mass-producing 1TB microSD cards, sales will begin in Q3 '24

Hardline on the hardware

ZTE Shows off its 3D-Capable Nubia Tablet at MWC

TCL NXTPAPER 14 is a massive 2.4K tablet perfect for comfortable reading

This £9, 1.7-inch wide computer is almost 10x more powerful than a Raspberry Pi Pico

The 12-inch Honor Pad 9 now available in the UK and Ireland (One single, measly update to A14, eventually)

Samsung Galaxy Book 4 now launched globally

The Wearables Watch

Oppo introduces Air Glass 3 XR prototype at MWC 2024

The Galaxy Ring will provide longer battery life than Samsung's smartwatches

Phone Zone

Infinix demos colour-changing back panels for phones with E Ink technology

Motorola showed us its phone that bends around the wrist

This 28,000mAh power bank happens to be an Android phone

Moto G04 costs just £89, and it's a super 6.6-inch smartphone - Specs

Flap your trap about an App

Microsoft Copilot's Notebook feature ships to general availability

Windows 11 could soon deliver updates that don't need a reboot

The Sticky Notes app just got the biggest update since Microsoft shipped Windows 11, and no it has nothing to do with AI-powered features or Copilot this time

Google Gallows & Chrome Coroner

Google announces Gemma, its open models for AI research

Google designers explain why Chromebook keyboards have lowercase letters

Google Chrome will soon protect your home network from cyberattacks

You can now mark up your Google Docs with handwritten notes on Android devices

New Chromebook feature will allow mouse movement with keyboard keys

Hark Back

iRiver PMP 140

Bargain Basement: Best UK deals and tech on sale we have spotted

SoundCore Motion X500 Bluetooth Speaker lowest price since launching at £169, now £119

Anker USB C Hub, 655 USB-C Hub (8-in-1) - Now £24.99 Was: £79.99

Ugreen USB-C 100W GaN Charger £37.98 from £59.99

USB C Plug, Anker 67W Charger - Was: £29.99 Now £19.99 + 10% off voucher = £17.99

SteelSeries Arctis 7+ Wireless Gaming Headset - Lossless 2.4 GHz - 30 Hour Battery Life - £112 from £174

Ninja CREAMi Ice Cream Maker & Frozen Dessert Maker - HOLY SHIT! Something different! - Now £160.00 Was £199.99

Sabrent 7-port USB Hub 63% off, now £19

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Jeremy Harpham - I too was looking for a recent i5 or higher 16GB chromebook recently Gareth and couldn't find any models available in the UK. My Chromebox is 16GB but when I started monitoring memory usage (using diagnostics) I never saw a point when I was using more than 8GB - this is since Google optimised Chrome and Chrome OS with recent updates. In the end I bought the i5 8GB Acer 516GE and it is highly recommended as a great all-rounder with a fab 16" screen in a virtually 15" and light, too. The only downside is battery life where I tend to get around 6 hours compared to 10 or more on other Chromebooks - the price you pay for the spec I guess. £849 from Acer

News, Mews and Views

Bad news for BitLocker users — its encryption can be cracked remarkable easily

Spiral-shaped lens provides clear vision at a range of distances and lighting conditions

31 year old sea-floor generator tech will soon begin commercial operation

Microsoft is killing off Publisher in 2026

Hardline on the hardware

Samsung will re-release the Galaxy Tab S6 Lite tablet in 2024 - Official site

Acer Chromebox Mini debuts as a fanless mini PC with ChromeOS

New Chromebook 'Xol' emerges with an Assistant Key built in

Easy-to-Repair Knockoff of Original iPod is Crowdfunding Smash

The Wearables Watch

Xiaomi Smart Band 8 Pro global pricing revealed ahead of launch

Moto Watch 40 announced

Phone Zone

The first leaked Google Pixel Fold 2 image shows an extra camera and a new design

HMD Global confirms there will be new Nokia phones

You'll be able to use your Samsung Galaxy phone as your PC's webcam from March

The Name of the Game

Microsoft Store now lets you instantly try games without downloading them

Microsoft is considering launching a number of Xbox-exclusive games on PlayStation - Starfield and Indy are NOT coming to PS5

Flap your trap about an App

Microsoft's CCleaner-like PC Manager for Windows 10 and 11 is now widely available via the Store

Microsoft's brand new PC Manager could actually slow down your PC

Copilot will soon explain what you're reading in Notepad

Audacity gets AI transcription and noise suppression courtesy of Intel OpenVINO plug-ins

This fantastic File Explorer alternative now has its own list view

YouTube's new Shorts feature is a direct attack on TikTok

OpenAI's new Sora text-to-video model can make shockingly realistic content - Marques Brownlee's 12 Minute YouTube Video

Google Gallows & Chrome Coroner

Google Chrome's Android-like media player is just about ready

Google One now has more than 100 million subscribers

Google's Reading Mode app now works in Gmail and social media apps

Hate replying to emails? Gmail is now making it much easier on Android

Bargain Basement: Best UK deals and tech on sale we have spotted

Anker 24,000mAh Power Banks with 140W Output £89.99 from £139.99 and the 20,000mAh 200W version £85.99 from £129

Rii New Dual Mode Wireless Multimedia Keyboard with Touchpad - £16.49 Was: £23.99

Samsung Galaxy Tab S8 Ultra - WiFI 512gb version £769

Samsung EVO Select 512GB microSDXC U3 130MB/s £34.99 from £40.49

Corsair RM850e (2023) Fully Modular Low-Noise ATX Power Supply - £95.99 Was: £139.90

Elgato Stream Deck+ White, £159.99 from £199.99

BONTEC TV Wall Bracket for 32-84 inch LED LCD Flat & Curved Screen - £18.47 Was: £38.99 down to £32.29 + 30% off voucher

Soundcore by Anker, Space One - £71.99 from £89.99

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Ted and Gareth are back looking at the fold and roll phone, Samsung and Sony's money, rugged phones from Samsung, the demise of Bullitt, Fossil calling time on the smartwatch, Microsoft making too much money, ash tray designs, Microsoft Edge being dodgey, Ayaneo Flip impresses with Dual screens, MSI Claw prices, imageFX rolls out slowly, chromebooks with 16gb ram and exciting new Zoom audio recorders.

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Step aside foldables...say hello to the fold-and-roll! - Phandroid

Ransomware payments are falling fast as victims refuse to pay

New York City has designated social media as a 'public health hazard'

Microsoft is now a $3 trillion company

Sony made more money than Samsung for the first time in 24 years

More than half of UK undergraduates say they use AI to help with essays

Solid-state battery breakthrough could solve the biggest flaw in this potentially world-changing technology

Hardline on the hardware

Zoom Essential series: new H1, H4 and H6 field recorders with 32-bit - 32-bit Explained - Bard Summary

Samsung Galaxy Xcover7 and Tab Active5 prices revealed, phone already available in the UK - Tab Active5 vs Xcover7 (Specs)

This could be the most powerful Windows mini PC ever and it comes with two unexpected features - a webcam and a cool touchscreen

Yamaha's new audio mixer for gamers has a simpler interface and cheaper price

The Wearables Watch

Samsung Galaxy Fit 3 Leak: Is That a Smartwatch?

Fossil is exiting the smartwatch business

Phone Zone

Microsoft Edge for Android is getting support for extensions

It is official now. Bye-bye Nokia Mobile - HMD

Sony Xperia 1 VI leak suggests it could get a major camera and zoom boost

Bullitt bites the bullet: Company behind CAT and rugged Moto phones shuts down

The Name of the Game

MSI Claw gets official pricing

Everything announced at PlayStation's January State Of Play that's (probably) coming to PC

AYANEO FLIP become first gaming handhelds to launch with AMD Ryzen 7 8840U APU and vapour chamber cooling system

Flap your trap about an App

Google Gallows & Chrome Coroner

Google launches ImageFX, a standalone AI image generator

Microsoft Edge now steals your data from Google Chrome after an update

Google Chrome prepares better way to add websites to your homescreen

Hark Back (Ideas down below if needed/wanted)

The rotary ashtray - Like this

Kids these days will likely never play with one of these.

Bargain Basement: Best UK deals and tech on sale we have spotted

Silkland 4K HDMI Cable 2M - £3.99

Honor 6 Magic Lite deal gets you a tablet on the house £349 with £99 tablet

SoundCore Motion x600 £199.99 down to £139.99 less £10 Voucher, £129.99

Anker USB C Plug, 543 (65W II), PIQ 3.0 & GaN 4-Port Charger - £27.98 Was: £39.99

Amazon Basics microSD Card 512GB £37.99 (3 months to pay) and 1TB £99.99 (5 months to pay)

Anker 25W USB C Charger with USB-C Cable - £12.79 Was: £15.99

WD 22TB HDD £399 from £445 with 5 months x £80

Samsung Galaxy SmartTag2 Bluetooth Tracker - £23.33 (£29.95 + £6.62 voucher) Was: £34.99

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Ted and Gareth look at CES 2024 and a few items that stood out. Jackery has a solar power tent, Fiio has a new Walkman cassette player, Infinix want to charge your device from afar, JBL do microphones and the Skyted mask that you can't hear anyone talking about. Also Samsung announce a few things including the Galaxy Ring.

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Samsung Galaxy Unpacked

SoundCore by Anker Motion 100 - Ted's Review

Pixelbook Gets another 3 Years of Support

News, Mews and Views

AI baffles scientists by correctly assigning individual fingerprints to one person

Reflectors in space could make solar farms on Earth work for longer every day

Jackery's rooftop solar tent that makes overlanding more environmentally friendly

JBL debuts replaceable batteries for its new portable Bluetooth speakers

Hardline on the hardware

The Aroma Shooter Wearable blasts scents while you watch videos

Introducing Fanmu, the palm-sized e-reader

Samsung's concept monitor lets you daisy-chain screens without cables

The Rabbit R1 is an AI-powered mobile device that's nothing like anything you've ever seen - 23 minute Overview Video

Lenovo's new ThinkBook is half Windows laptop, half Android tablet - Another Explainer

Infinix brought wireless charging tech to CES that can juice up your devices from eight inches away

JBL new microphones including a wireless clip-on model

The Wearables Watch

This super-chunky Casio G-Shock might be the toughest smartwatch ever made

Amazfit pips the rumoured Galaxy Ring to market by launching its own Helio Ring - Created for Elite Athletes

The Skyted mask makes you quiet enough to take calls even in a library

Phone Zone

One UI 6.0 update is turning some Samsung phone screens yellow - Solution

The Name of the Game

This obscure Atari computer is getting a mini version this year with 25 built-in games

MSI reveal the Claw, the first Intel-powered Steam Deck rival

Samsung is getting serious about gaming peripherals, starting with this controller

Nintendo are going to hate the Mig Switch card - Info here

Flap your trap about an App

This app turns your Wear OS watch into a mouse

Chrome for Android is getting its own 'Listen to this page' TTS

Google Gallows & Chrome Coroner

ChromeOS camera set to borrow Pixel's Super Res Zoom feature

Google's new Lacros Chrome browser vanished in ChromeOS 120

De-Gmojify extension gets rid of Gmail's pesky emoji reactions

Google Chat rolling out a wild navigation redesign on Android, iOS

Hark Back (Ideas down below if needed/wanted)

FiiO's Walkman-inspired cassette player is a blast from the past - AA Batteries Since 1907

Bargain Basement: Best UK deals and tech on sale we have spotted

Asus ROG Ally £599 from £699

GNCC Smart Plug 4 Pack - £15.99 Was £35.99

Lexar 1TB microSD Card £66.95 from £103.34

Samsung 870 QVO 8 TB SATA 2.5 Inch Internal Solid State Drive - £329.00 Was £416.79

Sony LinkBuds £110 from £150

UK to European Plug Adapter with 4 USB Ports - £12.99 Was: £14.99

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