Chris Smith
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How to watch Everton vs Arsenal live online and listen for free
Everton vs Arsenal Live Stream: The Toffees host the Gunners as the top flight's two longest tenured clubs face off on Super Sunday. The start of the | Trusted Reviews → Read More
The Pixel Watch 2 must fix a major repairability flaw
If you bought a Pixel Watch, you'd better be careful flailing your arms around because Google isn't going to bail you out with a repair. Pixel owners have | Trusted Reviews → Read More
Amazing Echo Pop speaker deal includes 4-months of free music
The Amazon Echo Pop is already one of the best bargains for Alexa-powered speakers but this deal knocks almost half-off the the smart home device. Amazon | Trusted Reviews → Read More
Apple says iPhone 12 is safe, France just tested it wrong – will update anyway
Apple says it will issue an operating system update to assuage fears in France over iPhone 12 radiation levels, despite asserting the complaints were due French regulators’ testing procedures. On the day Apple released the iPhone 15, the ANFR watchdog ordered sales of the 2020 device to be halted and threatened a full recall of | Trusted Reviews → Read More
How to watch Wolves vs Liverpool: Premier League live stream and free audio
Wolves vs Liverpool Live Stream: The Premier League returns this weekend with Liverpool travelling to Wolverhampton Wanderers. Here’s how to watch and listen for free. The international break is mercifully over and it’s back to the proper footy this weekend, starting with Wolves hosting Liverpool. The reds have looked a little more like their old | Trusted Reviews → Read More
4 biggest announcements from PlayStation State of Play
PlayStation State of Play announcements: Spider-Man! Ghostbusters! Roblox! And loads more. Here are the highlights of Sony’s live stream event on September 14. Sony held an impromptu State of Play stream on Thursday, almost as if to mess with Nintendo! There was nothing too “blockbuster” about the event, which sort of emphasises that point! Anyway, | Trusted Reviews → Read More
Google Chromebooks just got a huge longevity boost
Google is guaranteeing Chromebook owners an entire decade of automatic security updates, in hopes of extending the lifespan of its ChromeOS notebooks. Starting next year, Google is increasing the viable longevity of Chromebooks released in 2021 or later from eight to ten years. Considering the ChromeOS devices are used in education settings and for those | Trusted Reviews → Read More
Bose Quiet Comfort Ultra Headphones and Earbuds bring Immersive Audio and hi-res
Bose has announced the Quiet Comfort Ultra series of headphones and earphones, which introduce a new spatial audio style technology. Both the QuietComfort Ultra Headphones and Earbuds have Immersive Audio, which unlike the alternative Apple popularised alternative or Dolby Atmos, doesn’t require specialised content. Bose says the “accessible to all” technology is a proprietary hardware | Trusted… → Read More
PlayStation game streaming comes to Chromecast
Amidst the excitement of Sony adding Dolby Atmos support to the PS5 and the ability to mute the annoying start-up sound, the company also added a major new Remote Play perk for PS5 and PS4 console owners. Ahead of the launch of the dedicated PlayStation Portal handheld, an update to the PS App will enable | Trusted Reviews → Read More
Awesome iPhone 15 camera feature lands on older iPhones next week
During the iPhone 15 and iPhone 15 Pro announcement on September 12, Apple added a few neat kinks to the camera’s Portrait mode. One of them was the ability to use all of that lovely depth information captured by the cameras to adjust the focal point by within the Photos app after the fact. Well, | Trusted Reviews → Read More
The Garmin Epix Gen 2 just had its biggest price crash yet
If you’re looking for a new sports watch to supercharge your autumn fitness goals there are two great options on sale at Amazon US right now. The retailer is selling the well-loved Garmin Forerunner 745 for $100 off, but you can also grab the higher-end and newer Epix Pro 2 for $200 off. You can | Trusted Reviews → Read More
Amazon US just dropped a bargain deal on the Garmin Forerunner 745
If you’re looking for a new running watch to supercharge your autumn fitness goals, a Garmin Forerunner should be your first port of call – especially with big savings to power you to a new PB. Amazon US is selling the well-loved Garmin Forerunner 745 for $299, which is a saving of $100 off a | Trusted Reviews → Read More
It may be time to upgrade your iPhone 12 – and not due to iPhone 15
If you’re an iPhone 12 owner, it’s likely you paid extra close attention to the iPhone 15 launch on September 12 to weigh up an upgrade of the 2020 device. However, it might not be those new camera features, expanded Dynamic Island access, faster processors and plush titanium finish that pushes you toward the upgrade | Trusted Reviews → Read More
Xbox Game Pass Core launch line-up is a huge upgrade on Games With Gold
Microsoft has revealed the full list of 36 games that'll be available as part of the new Xbox Game Pass Core subscription tier, which is about to replace | Trusted Reviews → Read More
Why you should probably forget about an iPhone Ultra
OPINION: Apple didn’t specifically release an iPhone 15 Ultra as many had predicted. Thankfully, the iPhone 15 Pro is that device in all but name. Many rotations of the iPhone 15 rumour mill this year focused on the potential for a new super-premium category following the Apple Watch’s ‘Ultra’ naming convention. Speculation pointed to an | Trusted Reviews → Read More
iPhone 15 Pro Spatial Video is the missing magic Vision Pro needed
OPINION: Apple waited to introduce the iPhone 15 Pro to share the Vision Pro headset’s most unique and potentially transformative feature. Spatial Video is the secret sauce, but it’ll come at a huge cost. Apple has launched a new iPhone 15 Pro camera features designed to enhance the forthcoming Vision Pro headset. Spatial Video combines | Trusted Reviews → Read More
What is Apple Watch Double Tap? Magic new gesture explained
What is Apple Watch Double? The Apple Watch Series 9 introduces a new gesture that’ll perform multiple tasks without touching the display. Exclusive to the Apple Watch Series 9 and Apple Watch Ultra 2, out next month, Double Tap responds to the user tapping their thumb and forefinger together on the same side the watch | Trusted Reviews → Read More
Who cares whether Apple or Qualcomm makes the iPhone's 5G modem?
OPINION: iPhones will still have Qualcomm modems in 2026 amid reports Apple’s own solution is majorly delayed. But really, why does it even matter? When we report on tech industry news at Trusted Reviews, we always attempt to do so through the lens of how it affects you, the tech users, rather than how it | Trusted Reviews → Read More
Coffee fans will froth over this Sage Barista price cut
You can’t put a price on a really good coffee made in the comfort of your home. Well, you can actually, and this price is currently £100 off. John Lewis is selling Sage the Duo-Temp Pro Espresso Coffee Machine for just £299.95, down from the usual asking price of £399.95. It also comes with free | Trusted Reviews → Read More
This deal drops the Oppo Find N2 Flip price into the mid-range
The Oppo Find N2 Flip is one of our favourite foldables and this deal on a refurbished model knocks hundreds of pounds off the asking price. Giffgaff is selling a ‘Like New’ Oppo Find N2 Flip with 256GB of storage for just £599. The phone usually sells for £845 RRP, so if you don’t mind | Trusted Reviews → Read More