RedMagic 12 Pro price: what $949 buys, and the 2-year update catch
The gaming phone now starts at £799 in the UK and goes on open sale Nov. 18. Here's every storage tier, the early-bird deal and who should skip it.
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Landline switch off date: Jan. 31, 2027, and 4 checks to do now
Openreach says the old copper phone network shuts on Jan. 31, 2027, with no further delay. About a million lines still need moving. Here's what to check.
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T-Mobile Fiber 5 Gig: who it’s worth $90 for, and the fine print
The new top plan costs $90 a month with AutoPay and keeps that price for a decade. Here is who gets it, what the guarantee skips, and the cheaper tiers.
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Pixel Watch battery draining fast? Update these apps for the fix
Google's remedy for the drain hitting Pixel Watch 2 through 5 ships as app updates, so you can pull it down today instead of waiting.
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Meta Quest 2 end of support: what still works after March
Your headset won't stop working next year. Here's what ends, what keeps running, and when buying a Quest 3S starts to make sense.
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Will iPhone prices go up again? Apple’s memory warning, decoded
Apple didn't announce a new hike on its Nov. 2 call, but it warned memory costs will climb further and its margin forecast is shrinking.
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App Store age rating update: why AI companion apps are going 18+
Apple's new questionnaire tags dating apps and romantic AI chatbots as adults only, and flags location sharing. Here's what parents and developers face.
Gaming
Pokémon GO Explorer Gadget update: it now catches while you play
The free auto-catcher no longer switches off when you open the app. Here is how the pink Poké Ball takeover works and what it still skips.
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Android TV box malware: is yours one of the 1.3M Google cut off?
The backdoor was put there at the factory, survives restarts and can't be removed by owners. Here's how to tell if your cheap streaming box is at risk.
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How to customize right click menu in Windows 11: each toggle
A new Customize menu button finally lets you trim the clutter. Here's how to get it, what every switch does, and the setup we'd pick.
How-To & Tips
How to pin WhatsApp messages permanently, and who’s allowed to
Pinned group messages no longer have to expire after 30 days. Here are the steps on iPhone, Android and desktop, plus the admin setting that decides who can pin.
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Raspberry Pi 5 16GB price hits $385: who should still buy one
The top Raspberry Pi 5 just jumped $80 and now costs more than triple its launch price. Here's the full price history and what to buy instead.
Latest Wear OS version: what 7.1 brings, and which watches get it
Wear OS 7 is the current release on watches, Google has now named Wear OS 7.1, and its most visible change has already been pushed further out.
Apple HomeView security camera: 4 hidden modes, the iCloud catch
Code in HomeView Software 27.2 shows Apple testing a mode that turns its $299 smart display into a HomeKit camera. What it would do, and what you'd need.
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Meta humanoid robot Max: what it can do, and why you can’t buy one
A report says Meta and China's Fourier built a chore-minded prototype in three months, and a stair-climbing Max 2 is already underway.
ChatGPT Pro usage limits now: what each tier gets before December
OpenAI scrapped its Pro 200 cut and doubled Work and Codex allowances. Here is what the $100, $200 and $500 plans get, and what December changes.
DeepSeek Super Agent: can you use it, and should you trust it?
DeepSeek's free coding agent picks up bugs from GitHub and team chat on its own. Here's how it compares with Claude Code, and the access catch.
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OpenAI IPO date: 2027 still the plan, but its $30bn raise shrank
OpenAI wanted $30 billion from private investors before going public. It has about $11 billion so far, and the timing of its listing now looks more delicate.
Does Virgin Media use Openreach? Soon, for some new customers
Britain's biggest cable rival may start renting BT's fibre lines in places it doesn't reach, and pause its own upgrades. Here's who that affects.
Is Waymo coming to the UK? Yes, and Toyota will build the cars
Waymo has picked a right-hand-drive Toyota for Britain and Japan. London rides still wait on three approvals, and the original timetable has already slipped.
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Commissary freezer failures: was it a hack? What’s known so far
Pentagon investigators now treat the August outages at military grocery stores as a suspected cyberattack. Here's what's confirmed, what isn't, and why.
HAIARA power bank recall: no date code? You’re owed a refund
About 11,000 W5 PRO chargers sold on Amazon are affected. Here's how to tell in ten seconds, how the refund works and how to get rid of it safely.
Chainalysis hack: AI agents took client names, so expect phishing
The crypto-tracing firm says an attacker used AI agents to reach its internal tools. Here's what was taken, who's exposed and what users should do now.