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Your laptop’s bloatware is becoming a second operating system (opens the original)
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You can spend hours choosing the best laptop, comparing processor options with the display and wondering how long the battery will last. Then you switch it on and discover another part of the experience that rarely enters the buying decision: the manufacturer’s preinstalled software, often billed as tools to help optimize your device. Sometimes, they earn their right to come pre-installed. The pre-installed software might be where you change performance mode or cap the battery charge, alongside
Do you prefer analog style, liquid glass or cartoon characters on your watch? These are the 10 best Apple Watch faces of 2026 so far (opens the original)
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Apple makes some of the best smartwatches you can buy in 2026, especially if you're already an existing iPhone or MacBook user and embedded in Apple's ecosystem. In many ways, the Apple Watch is Apple's most personal device, sitting right on your wrist, with plenty of color and band options – not to mention loads of different watch faces to pick from. The face you pick is where the fun really starts, as it can make the same watch feel sporty, traditional, playful, or completely different from on
When buying a laptop in 2026, ports, upgradability and repairability are important considerations (opens the original)
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Up until fairly recently, laptop design followed a similar pattern, no matter whether you were picking a new Windows laptop or a MacBook. Machines became thinner, many premium models shed ports, keyboards lost travel, and more components were soldered or glued into place. Some companies presented these updates couched in the language of progress, even if they made computers less useful, less comfortable to use, and harder to keep alive over multiple years. In 2026, the mood seems to be beginning
5 essential smartwatch settings you need to turn on for every festival (opens the original)
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Your smartwatch is probably not the first bit of festival kit you pack. Tent, charger, waterproof jacket, earplugs, decanted booze, possibly a slightly optimistic number of outfits – all of those usually come first. Still, the right watch and some tweaked settings can make a big difference once you’re through the gates. A smartwatch can help you pay for food without digging out your phone, find your way back to your tent, track down a missing device, contact help in an emergency, and keep basic
I'm a laptop expert: these are the only specs that matter in 2026 (opens the original)
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In the pre-AI era, buying a Windows laptop or Windows desktop used to be pretty simple. You looked at the processor, checked how much RAM and storage it had, considered a few screen size options, and tried to work out whether the battery claim sounded even vaguely realistic. Fast forward to 2026, however, and most PC spec sheets look much busier and lot more focused on AI. Alongside the usual phalanx of numbers and brand names, you’ll now find labels such as AI PC, Copilot+ PC, Snapdragon X Elit
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