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Have you installed the NHS COVID-19 app yet?

Kate Bevan

Is your phone able to run the NHS test and trace app? Here’s why the app won’t work on ‘older’ devices, and how mobile operating systems go out of support.

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No, the government hasn’t installed a coronavirus app on your phone

Kate Bevan

You may have spotted a coronavirus settings screen appearing on your phone over the weekend, but it isn’t an app, and it’s nothing to worry about. Here’s why.

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Are DAB radio sets still needed?

George Thompson

Digital listening continues to grow, but DAB radios are not following the same trend. With the rise of smart speakers, do we still need a separate radio set?

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by Oliver Trebilcock on 7 March 2019

Does vinyl really sound better?

Can a vinyl’s warm, natural sound be beaten? We listened to the Beatles’ recently remastered White Album to find out.

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by George Martin on 27 February 2019

Red Dwarf’s Blu-rays to be reissued

How good can a show shot on video tape really look on Blu-ray? As Red Dwarf fans are discovering, a transfer to an HD format isn’t without its complications.

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by Kate Bevan on 20 February 2019

What new Samsung products can we expect?

This evening sees Samsung launch the latest additions to its Galaxy range at glitzy parallel events in London and San Francisco. What would you like to see?

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by Kate Bevan on 18 February 2019

Update: has Facebook lost your trust?

Facebook is facing a £500,000 fine and the parent company of Cambridge Analytica has been put on notice that it faces a criminal prosecution. Can we still trust the social giant?

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by Kate Bevan on 4 February 2019

Facebook is 15: are you celebrating its birthday?

Back in 2004, nobody could have foreseen how Facebook would become a platform that more than a quarter of the people on the planet now use. But how’s it coping with its teenage years?

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by Tom Morgan on 17 January 2019

Should you buy a smart doorbell in 2019?

Some big innovations in home security tech appear to be just around the corner… but would you invest in a ‘smart doorbell’?

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