April 2016 Archive

29th April

• HoverSeat turns your hoverboard into a mobile deckchair
• Apple iPhone SE battery and fast-charging test
• Plumber builds hoverbike that actually works
• Last year, the UK government asked to open over 9,000 Facebook accounts
• Hennessey wants to make the new Honda NSX even more potent
• Weekly Roundup: A real hoverbike, Lionsgate on Steam and shooting food like a pro
• Jeremy Clarkson needs your help to name his Amazon car show

28th April

• Mystery of the giant motorised foot in Balham solved
• BBC and Netflix to traumatise new generation of kids with Watership Down remake
• Elon Musk hints at life after the Tesla Model 3
• Game of Thrones and Star Wars come to Freesat via Wuaki.tv app
• Majority of British motorists want to retain the right to drive
• Graduate jailed for trying to avoid a speeding fine

27th April

• Philips Hue 2.0 app update adds new Rooms and Routines settings
• Apple iPhone SE vs Sony Xperia Z5 Compact: Which is best for me?
• BMW M2 review: The most exciting M car in years?
• Jeremy Clarkson says ‘British people are mealy-mouthed, bitter and racked with hate’
• WeBuyAnyCar in hot water over ‘misleading’ email graph
• 2017 Land Rover Discovery Sport wants to help keep track of your stuff
• Virgin Media to roll out FTTP broadband to at least 1 million homes and businesses

26th April

• Top Gear: New BBC Three spin-off ‘Extra Gear’ announced
• Sky Sports and Sky Movies price rises to hit Virgin Media customers
• BBC hits back at ‘unfounded nonsense’ surrounding the new Top Gear
• Lego Technic Porsche 911 GT3 RS is 2,704 pieces of awesome
• Blinkbox killed and reborn as TalkTalk TV Store with ‘UK’s lowest prices’
• 550bhp Bowler EXR S ‘all-terrain supercar’ up for auction

25th April

• Top Gear: Watch Matt LeBlanc try to get into an Ariel Nomad
• Competition: Win the new Huawei P9
• This is the new Audi R8 Spyder
• Audi TT RS is the most powerful TT ever
• Competition: Win a FREE 12 month Now TV Entertainment pass
• New Ford Focus RS: A quick blast at Silverstone
• Deadpool vs Quicksilver: BT and Sky sign up superheroes for broadband beat down

24th April

• EE declares war on 4G not-spots, guns for 95 percent landmass coverage
• EE to kibosh customer complaints with Anglo-Irish call centres

22nd April

• The Best Worst Movies on Netflix, Amazon and Now TV
• Motorola Moto G 2016 (Moto G4): All You Need To Know
• Best LG G5 cases: tested and reviewed
• Venturer BravoWin 10KT Review: In Depth
• Weekly roundup: Fixing Apple’s cracks, a case cornucopia and The Jungle Book reviewed

21st April

• Kahn Automobiles ‘The End Edition’ is a stealthy tribute to the Land Rover Defender
• This is the Mercedes equivalent of that Aston Martin boat
• 2017 Range Rover Evoque ‘Ember’ announced alongside minor refresh
• Sky broadband and TV growth slows despite popular Fibre and Sky Q launch
• Fitbit Blaze Review: In Depth
• Watch a 70-year-old mum react to a Tesla Model S in Autopilot
• This £149 Windows 10 laptop/tablet is seriously good value
• Huawei P9 Review: In Depth

20th April

• Daredevil and Jessica Jones in line for a 4K HDR remake on Netflix this August
• How to get started with micro:bit and the official micro:bit app
• How to copy your save game data from your old phone to your new mobile
• HTC 10 battery and Quick Charge 3.0 Test (with Aukey)

19th April

• YouTube brings live 360 video streams and spatial audio to the VR party
• Netflix still working on a low mobile data usage option for its apps

18th April

• Fitbit Blaze unboxing: A first look at the first Fitbit smartwatch
• 4K HDR on Sky Q? Wait ‘til a standard’s ready
• HTC 10 vs LG G5 vs Galaxy S7 vs Xperia Z5: Battle of the Best Android Phones
• David Tennant and Sir Ian McKellen head up BBC’s online Shakespeare celebrations
• Amazon takes on Netflix with monthly Prime subscription in the US – will the UK follow suit?
• HTC 10 Review: In Depth
• Sky Q apps for phones coming ‘later this year’

16th April

• HTC 10 camera review and supertest vs Galaxy S7

15th April

• HTC 10: Tips, tricks and best hidden features
• Shazam for plants service Garden Compass hits Android: We go hands on
• Greatest Formula One driver ever revealed by a computer algorithm
• HTC 10 Freestyle Desktops: Explained, Setup Guide and Review
• Apple iPhone 6S vs HTC 10: Which is best for me?
• HTC 10 vs LG G5: Which is best for me?
• BT cranks Infinity 1 top speed up to 52Mbps
• HTC 10 vs Samsung Galaxy S7: Which is best for me?

14th April

• Police force releases shocking footage of fatal truck crash
• These crazy driving laws are actually real
• Driver caught 120 times over drug-drive limit jailed
• Apple iPhone SE Review: In Depth
• Sony Xperia Projector: Hands-on demo
• Neko Atsume: How to back up and transfer game data to a new phone

13th April

• Hennessey celebrates 25 years with a 265.6mph Venom GT convertible run
• Jaguar F-Pace review: An effing good motor
• The Tesla Model S just had a mid-life facelift
• FA Cup deal sees BT Sport extend 4K Ultra HD coverage from 2018 onwards
• Nissan just broke the fastest drift world record in a GT-R
• Now TV added to Roku’s player-agnostic search dragnet

12th April

• 24 hours with the Sony Xperia X: Our hands-on review
• HTC One M9 vs HTC 10: Which is best for me?
• Will BT Sport ‘mistake’ see Champions League coverage return to ITV?
• Sony Xperia X camera review
• Is the new series of Top Gear coming to Netflix?
• Netflix price rises 2016: Will my subscription increase?
• Aston Martin has built a 1,000bhp boat (and we want it)
• HTC 10 UK price and release date (updated)
• HTC 10 hands-on review
• Does basic car maintenance confuse you? You are not alone
• BBC iPlayer Kids: Hands on
• Huawei P9 Camera Review: In Depth

11th April

• Bloomberg TV starts doing its business on TVPlayer
• Why, CMA? British regulator calls on EU to block O2-Three merger
• Audi A8 L Extended is 6.36 metres of German luxury motoring
• Fibre to the Pier: Hyperoptic brings gigabit broadband to Brighton
• Audi R8 V10 Plus video review: Too good to be true?
• BT’s superfast broadband footprint swells to cover 25m premises
• We checked out Sony’s Xperia Agent in Tokyo, and it’s crazy cute
• Hands-on Sony Xperia Ear review

10th April

• Apple iPad Pro 9.7 Review: In Depth
• Weekly Roundup: Top Gear trailer trouble, Fallout wins a BAFTA and a helicopter backpack?

8th April

• Sky rings out Anthony Joshua 360 VR experience ahead of Charles Martin fight
• What are the best-selling cars of 2016 so far?
• Watch Clarkson, Hammond and May try to name their new Amazon Prime motoring show
• Virgin Media House Party immerses in Gear VR-friendly Vivid 200Mbps ad
• RNIB and Sense slam UK government’s mandatory AD and subs snub
• Tesla Model 3: The first electric car to go mainstream?
• Fear The Walking Dead season 2 release date: April 11 on AMC from BT
• LG G5 Review: In Depth

7th April

• Huawei P9 Plus hands-on review
• Life And Death Row’s online-only fourth season offers viewers a digital case file
• LG G5 vs Xperia Z5 vs Galaxy S7 vs iPhone 6s: Which is best for me?
• LG G5 Tips and Tricks: The G5’s best hidden features
• Keep up with the Kardashians for free on Virgin Media TiVo XL with Hayu
• Watch: Dying car alarm video goes viral
• BMW X5 no longer the UK’s most stolen car
• Huawei P9 unboxing and hands-on review

6th April

• LG G5 camera comparison supertest vs Galaxy S7 vs Xperia Z5 vs iPhone 6s
• Ford Mustang Convertible review: First drive
• Huawei P9 UK price and release date
• Volvo V60 Polestar estate is the fastest production Volvo ever
• Newly launched Huawei P9 & P9 Plus use camera tech powered by Leica
• Sky Go adds Universal Channel, SyFy and E! to catch-up line up
• Dave, Really and Yesterday coming to Freeview Play on catch-up
• LG G5 battery life review: Quick Charge 3.0 and battery discharge tests
• LG G5 camera modes explained and reviewed
• LG G5 camera review: In-depth

5th April

• Apple iPhone SE vs 6S vs Galaxy S7 vs Xperia Z5 vs Z5 Compact camera test
• Factual channel Insight TV queing up for 4K Sky Q launch?
• Roku’s new Streaming Stick promises Chromecast-crushing power and private listening
• Gigaclear to turbo charge rural fibre rollout with £24m investment
• LG G5 unboxing (UK edition) and first look
• BT chief bites back at minister’s favour for Openreach overhaul
• Virgin Media adds first year discount to broadband and phone Big Bundles

4th April

• Nokia’s first 2016 phone is actually just a ‘joke’
• iOS 9.3 Tips & Tricks for iPhone SE, iPad Pro and other iOS devices
• Watch New Zealand’s amusing don’t text and drive safety campaign
• Meet the more powerful Bentley Continental GT Speed and Black Edition
• Watch the new Top Gear trailer
• Finally, there’s a use for Periscope (and of course it’s cats)
• Range Rover Evoque Convertible review: Mad enough to work?
• IPad Pro 9.7 True Tone screen review

2nd April

• Disney Magical Dice board game app preview
• GPDwin: Could this 5.5-inch handheld gaming PC kill the Nintendo 3DS?

1st April

• Weekly roundup: Dual SIM iPhones, broadband speed truths and the Tesla Model 3
• iPad Pro 9.7 battery life review: charge and discharge test vs other iPads
• Sony Xperia Z5 Compact price drops as iPhone SE hits stores
• iPad Pro 9.7 speakers test vs iPad Pro 12.9
• iPad Pro 9.7 unboxing with Apple’s new Pro tablet and accessories
• Apple iPhone SE: Unboxing and first look