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Garmin Connect+ is now £6.99 a month: the running cost of owning a ‘subscription-free’ watch in 2026
For years Garmin sold me a simple, smug promise: buy the watch, own it outright, and never pay a monthly penny while Fitbit, Whoop and Apple quietly billed everyone else. That promise has a…
AirPods Max 2 review: the H2 chip earns its keep — but Apple still wants you to buy that case
Apple wants £499 for a pair of headphones whose biggest party trick — proper lossless audio — only works when you plug…
Nanoleaf Skylight or Bespoke Architectural Lighting? The £170 Ceiling Decision Worth Thinking Through
A ceiling light that won eight "Best of CES" awards and yet still can't tell you when it'll actually ship to your…
Lenovo Legion Pro 7 (2026): the RTX 5090 laptop for UK 3D and rendering work
Four and a half thousand pounds for a laptop sounds absurd until you price up the desktop it replaces. The Lenovo Legion…
How to set up passkeys in the UK in 2026
How to set up passkeys on iPhone, Android and Windows in the UK, with the exact settings, the NCSC view and the…
London Tech Week 2026: what the £6bn AI splurge means for you
London Tech Week 2026 brought £6bn in AI pledges and a £1.1bn hardware plan. I unpick what it really means for UK…
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Topaz Photo AI in 2026: the £159 one-off is gone, so is it still worth it for UK photographers?
The £159 one-off licence that sold so many UK photographers on Topaz Photo AI no longer exists — and if you go looking for it in 2026, you'll find a $199-a-year subscription where the…
