Walmart Plus memberships explained: Benefits, cost, deals, and more

If you often buy from one of Walmart’s physical locations or from its digital storefront, a Walmart Plus (Walmart+) subscription is definitely worth considering. Memberships come with a variety of valuable benefits, including early access to special offers and deals, free grocery deliveries, free shipping on all orders, and more. Black Friday 2023 is just […]

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Apple Watch Double Tap gesture explained

One of the biggest changes brought on the Apple Watch Series 9 and Ultra 2 is the new double-tap gesture. The feature wasn’t available at launch and is hurtling towards becoming public as we speak. It enables Apple Watch users to control their smartwatch “hands-free”. If you’ve ever tried to take a call or dismiss […]

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Fitbit Charge 6 vs Charge 5 – the differences explained

Fitbit has taken the wrapper off the all-new Charge 6 – its first new product for a year. The follow-up from the Charge 5 features some tweaks and changes under the hood, but little in the way of design changes. To the untrained eye, they look the same. That’s where we come in. Learn the […]

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How much is Apple Music? Plans and pricing explained.

Apple Music is a household name in audio streaming, with a vast music library and exclusive content. With multiple subscription plans available, it’s worth understanding the pricing and features before buying. This guide will walk you through the various Apple Music plans and their costs, including Voice, Student, Individual, and Family subscriptions. We’ll also compare […]

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Garmin Running Power explained: How to use it for smarter running

Once exclusively for cyclists, runners can now take advantage of all the insights that stem from tracking ‘power’ – and certain Garmin watch owners can enjoy the feature directly from the wrist.  However, while running power is essentially just another measure of work rate or effort, it can be tricky to get to grips with. […]

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Apple Silicon Buyer’s Guide: All the Differences Explained

Choosing a new Mac often involves consideration of the many Apple silicon chips now on offer, so our comprehensive guide covers their generations, variations, performance benchmarks, and future prospects to help you decide which is best for you. After iterating for over a decade in the iPhone and iPad, Apple in 2020 brought its custom […]

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Reddit Blackout protest explained: Why are subreddits going private?

What you need to know Reddit, a popular news aggregation and discussion site with over 50 million daily active users, is “going dark,” with most of its subreddit communities choosing to enter private mode. Users are doing this to protest upcoming Reddit API price increases that will make it impossible for third-party app and bot […]

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Diablo 4 monetization explained: Battle Pass, Shop, and is it pay-to-win?

Blizzard’s mobile-focused and free-to-play game Diablo Immortal was widely liked when it launched in 2022, but its intrusive pay-to-win microtransactions destroyed the integrity of its endgame and ultimately limited the game’s potential. Because of this, many fans are worried about Diablo 4 and its own monetization schemes. Will it, like Immortal, allow players to skip […]

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Increased Size of iPhone 16 Pro Models Explained By Major Camera Upgrades, Rumor Suggests

The increased size of next year’s iPhone 16 Pro and ‌iPhone 16‌ Pro Max allows for upgrades including a periscope telephoto camera and a 12% larger main camera sensor, according to a new report. The rumor was first shared on Chinese social media site Weibo by a user who says that they have obtained industry […]

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Diablo 4: World Tiers explained and how to change difficulty

Like previous games in Blizzard’s beloved hack-and-slash ARPG series, Diablo 4 features multiple different difficulty options that players can switch between as they play. This time around, they’re called World Tiers, and each one has a significant impact on both the difficulty of the enemies you’ll face and the rewards that can drop when completing […]

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Samsung’s Moon shot explained: Scene Optimizer plus Super resolution and AI magic

In the last few days, Samsung has been under some heat over allegations that it fakes the Moon shots on the Galaxy S23 Ultra. It all started when Redditor u/ibreakphotos put a blurry image of the moon on his monitor and took a picture with the Galaxy S23 Ultra, which then produced a good-looking moon. […]

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Swimming metrics explained: Understand SWOLF, strokes and more

Apple, Fitbit and Samsung have joined the likes of Garmin, Suunto and Polar in dishing out fitness trackers and smartwatches that are built for swimming. These wearables can help you massively improve your swimming, but as with any piece of tech, you have to know how to use it to make the most of it. […]

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Destiny 2 Lightfall: Armor Charge mods, explained

Destiny 2’s Lightfall expansion introduced a variety of big changes to Bungie’s space fantasy looter shooter, but none are quite as impactful as the arrival of Armor Charge mods. These mods have replaced Destiny 2’s traditional Charged With Light, Elemental Well, and Warmind Cell ones, effectively consolidating many of their effects into one system.  Armor […]

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Waterproofing and wearables: We explained IP and ATM ratings

Water-resistance standards have rapidly improved in smartwatches and other wearables over the last few years.  What started out as basic splash protection has now, in most watches, developed into full-fledged ingress protection suitable for swimmers. In some cases, even divers are catered for. If you’re new to smartwatches, though, all the jargon surrounding specs, disclaimers […]

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Fitbit’s menstrual health tracking tested and explained

In 2018, Fitbit was one of the first names in wearable tech to add menstrual cycle tracking to its app. Other brands have now done the same – such as Garmin, Samsung and, more recently, Apple. Tracking your period with your phone isn’t new. Fire up any app store, and you’ll find loads of options […]

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Overwatch 2 free-to-play explained: Battle Pass, Shop, hero unlocks, and more

When Overwatch 2 launches on Oct. 4, it will completely restructure the Overwatch multiplayer experience. Matches are moving from a 6v6 format to a 5v5 one, and the original game is being merged into Overwatch 2. Overwatch’s loot box-based unlock system is also being replaced by a seasonal Battle Pass model and an in-game shop, […]

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Steam Deck Software and games explained: What is SteamOS and Proton?

Valve’s handheld Steam Deck console sent people into a frenzy upon release. Luckily, it’s with a good reason since Steam isn’t in the habit of selling watered-down games. It’s very much a handheld PC, in the vein of something like GPD Win Max 2 devices, but it doesn’t run Windows 10 (or Windows 11). At […]

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In-depth: ​Fitbit’s continuous Afib tracking feature explained

Back in April, Fitbit rolled out a major new health feature in the US, which has the power to save thousands of lives. Its passive, continuous atrial fibrillation monitor feature takes the wearable tech fight against Afib up a gear. Atrial fibrillation is an irregular heart rate condition, and the leading cause of strokes in […]

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Xbox DRM explained: ‘Home’ console, console sharing, licenses, and more

Source: Matt Brown | Windows Central Recently, an Xbox outage put the spotlight on the console’s DRM practices, also known as digital rights management. It refers to the mechanics that attach ownership and entitlement to a digital piece of content, whether it’s a movie, mp3, or in this case, video game. Microsoft has been criticized […]

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