It’s hard to tell the difference between smartphones these days – so some manufacturers are going to surprising lengths to make their phones stand out from the crowd…
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How can a smartphone design really stand out?
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Are some films best left in black and white?
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To mark 100 years since the end of The First World War, director Peter Jackson has restored archive footage of the conflict with dramatic results. But should some things just be left as they are?
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Update: could your tech be secure by design?
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The government has today launched a code of practice to ensure that connected products are ‘secure by design’. Tech companies HP Inc and Centrica Hive are the first to commit.
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Are Google’s new devices worth getting excited about?
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Today is Google’s big annual consumer hardware launch. I’ll be there with all the latest updates right here on Which? Conversation, but will we see anything groundbreaking from the tech giant?
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Tech Talk with Which? Computing
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Welcome to our tech talk area! This is your place to discuss all things tech, get updates on Which? Computing, and discuss the latest goings on with our Computing editor, Kate Bevan.
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A brief history of tech: what got you into computing?
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Many people’s first introduction to personal computing was with the BBC Micro in the early 1980s. But what was the first computer you ever used?
Which goods do we return most often?
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There’s nothing quite as frustrating as making a new purchase, eagerly getting it out of the box and discovering it doesn’t work. But what goods are most often faulty?
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Would you still buy a diesel?
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Amid headlines of manufacturers cheating emission tests and the harmful effects of NOx on our health, is there any room left for a defence of diesel?
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Do we really spend too much time on our phones?
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New tools help you manage the time you spend swiping and scrolling – but is there really a problem? Kate Bevan finds out…
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Are voice assistants making life easier… or more frustrating?
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Do voice assistants, such as Amazon Alexa and Apple’s Siri, make our lives easier, or do they add unneeded frustration? Our guest author Lady Janey investigates…
What do we do with old lithium-ion batteries?
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Cordless appliances are handy and popular, but they’re powered by lithium-ion batteries, which are hard to recycle. Are we storing up the next environmental disaster?
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Virgin drops 10 UKTV channels: are you affected?
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10 UKTV channels, including Gold, were dropped by Virgin Media over the weekend after a dispute between the two companies – how do you feel about the changes?
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Is watching sport in VR worth a shot?
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As Cristiano Ronaldo took his free-kick against Spain at this year’s World Cup, I was stood right by the goal. The stadium erupted around me – I’d just experienced the moment in VR. But was it as good as it sounds?
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Are you concerned your emails might be read by a third party?
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How do you feel about your email being scanned, and possibly even read by the employees of third-party companies, asks Kate Bevan…