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It’s very easy to expect it to be a subdued, tragic affair, covering as it does one of humanity’s bloodiest conflicts. However, the beautiful 2D, comic-like graphics are the only way in which Valiant Hearts is genuinely unusual. At its heart it’s a fairly routine point-and-click puzzle game, with a propensity for the wacky and outlandish rather than dwelling too much on the reality and darkness of war. There are sad moments in its tale of four very different protagonists drawn together through conflict, but for the most part it’s cartoon capers....

Vorwerk Kobold VK200 price & availability Starting at £749 and ranging right up to £1,499 depending on the extras you require, many would consider the Kobold VK200 extortionate, but as you’ll come to understand as you read this review, it’s easy to see how why it carries such a high price tag. I first experienced the Kobold during a demo that took place at my house, on my very own floor....

Personal information such as banking details and social communication are now within immediate reach on our devices, so it’s important to keep them secure. Yet people tend to be less wary on their handhelds surrounding malicious applications or software updates, prompting hackers to target handheld devices. Here, we reveal some warning signs that your smartphone is being hacked. Read next: Best secure messaging apps. Background noise If you start to notice background noises, whether, during phone calls or whilst listening to audio, it could be a sign that your phone may have been hacked....

Puede que pienses que hubiera bastado con acordar una hora determinada para empezar a ver el mismo contenido que tu amigo/a e incluso iniciar una cuenta atrás para pulsar el botón de reproducción al mismo tiempo. Pero lo más probable es que, si se tiene en cuenta la memoria intermedia, no se vea realmente en sincronía. También tenemos un artículo similar para ver Disney Plus junto con amigos. Puede que esto sea obvio: todos y todas tendréis que tener una suscripción a Prime Video....

A new feature in Internet Explorer and Windows 8.1 allows you to see password characters as you type them in. It is a symbol that looks like an eye. Here’s what it is and how to use it. (For more see How to remove Microsoft account from Windows 8 PC, laptop or tablet.) QUESTION When I’m using my web browser and start to type the password for an email account, for example, a symbol appears at the end of the password field that I can only describe as an eye....

You can create links for making WhatsApp calls, and anyone with the link can join. Want to know how? Let’s take a detailed look. What Are WhatsApp Call Links? For those uninitiated, WhatsApp group calls have been around for a long time. However, to video call multiple people on WhatsApp, you had to create a new group and add those people in if there wasn’t such a group. This was in line with what most communication apps were offering....

Techworld looks at what can happen when robots go wrong. Nagasaki, Japan, : Hundreds of robot staff laid off by hotel after complaints by guests The world’s first hotel staffed by robots laid off half its 243 droid workers after complaints from guests about their poor level of service. The Wall Street Journal reported that their human colleagues had to work overtime to compensate for their failings, which included waking up guests whose snores were mistaken for voice commands and getting stuck in corridors....

The four exceptions, ‘Experience Centers’ in London, New York, Sydney and its native Redmond, will no longer sell products. While Oxford Circus is the company’s only physical presence in the UK, the news means 104 stores across the US will close. All this means it’s not always obvious where you can try Surface hardware. Microsoft’s own range of computers are among the most popular devices on the market, but without a brick-and-mortar presence there’s no go-to place for trying the company’s products....

John Lewis is offering this 49” Sony Bravia XE90 4K HDR TV with a £150 saving, dropping the overall price to just £949. Sony’s Bravia 49XE9005BU has a stunning design, a large screen, insane picture quality and more than a billion colours: it will open your eyes to studio-quality streaming and a home-entertainment experience quite unlike anything you’ve previously enjoyed. Buy the Sony Bravia from John Lewis and not only will you save £150, but you’ll get a free five-year guarantee on this 4....

According to industry analyst Michael Inouye, “Although nearly 30 percent of the 1,007 respondents to the survey (which was conducted April 15-16, 2009 in the US) reported some initial difficulties in setting up their equipment, only 11 percent actually returned products as being “too hard” – a figure at the low end of the typical range of consumer electronics returns reported recently by the Wall Street Journal. Most of the problems occurred with wireless setup, suggesting that vendors have an opportunity to make wireless network setup and security a much easier process through software and hardware solutions....

That sounds dramatic, but in reality, the plan was for Windows 10 to be updated gradually over time, similarly to the way new features are added to its Office 365 subscription service (now Microsoft 365). In addition to monthly security patches, for the last five years, Microsoft has released major ‘feature’ updates twice a year. These are usually rolled out each May and November, although the most recent update has arrived slightly earlier....

The concept of app stores started with smartphones. Before app stores came along getting hold of apps for your phone was a complex matter. You could either use specific websites dedicated to collecting and organising third party apps, or simply trawl around to find the apps you needed. Just as with phones, a dedicated app store sitting on your computer makes it easy for you to browse, search and make choices between different applications....

This puts it into direct competition with the nVidia GTX 750 Ti cards. We’ve reviewed one of those, but weren’t totally impressed with the performance. The card itself was very revolutionary, and conserved power beautifully. But it offered nothing new at the price point regarding performance. AMD’s Radeon R7-265 is rather more conventional, caring less about energy saving – chips at this level of speed tend not to demand prodigious amounts of power in any case – and concentrating instead on hammering out the very best frame rates for the money....

(You may also be interested in the Mi Gaming Laptop, also announced this morning.) When is the Mi Mix 2S release date? In China the Mi Mix 2S goes up for pre-order today at 6pm, and will officially go on sale on 3 April. In the UK you’ll be able to buy the Mi Mix 2S through the likes of GearBest, and we’ll detail pricing and shipping info here as soon as we have it....

Xiaomi Mi Note Pro vs iPhone 6 Plus comparison: UK price and availability The iPhone 6 Plus is easily available direct from Apple from £619 inc VAT with 16GB of storage, while the 64- and 128GB models will cost you £699 and £789 respectively. If you can’t afford to buy the iPhone 6 Plus straight out then you will likely be tempted to pay a smaller amount upfront and get it on a contract....

With the new 11S 5G, the Redmi Note 11 range has no less than six models to choose from. The Pro+ 5G on test here is now the top-spec option and adds headline features such as 120W HyperCharge meaning you can fully charge the phone in just 15 minutes, according to Xiaomi. All still without breaking the bank thanks to a starting price of £369 and you’ll be able to get it in May....

There’s nothing inherently wrong with using a touchscreen for gaming on an Android phone or tablet, and in most games the onscreen controls will be placed so as not to obscure the action. But when it comes to driving-, shooting- and action games, a proper controller makes it much easier to get stuck in. Wireless controllers for Android are nothing new, but they recently caught our eye when Xiaomi decided to join the party....

Y-Cam reckons it’s the best smart alarm you can get in the UK. As well as connecting to your router, it also has a built-in SIM and battery, so the alarm will sound and can phone you even if your broadband goes down or there’s a power cut. Recently extra components have been launched including a solar-powered outdoor siren, a dummy siren and a pet-friendly motion sensor which won’t be triggered when your cat or dog walks around....

Research by the marketing and web development agency revealed 65 percent admitted using sites like Facebook and Twitter takes up most of their spare time each day, while 54 percent claimed it was watching TV. For older age groups, TV remained as popular with half of 25 to 34 year olds saying they prefer watching TV and the same amount spend most of their time on social media sites, while just under a third (32 percent) of over 55s spend most of their spare time using Facebook and Twitter....

Videos are picked by a combination of automated algorithms as well as humans at YouTube and also based on parent feedback. No filtering system is 100 percent accurate, so this isn’t an excuse to leave your kids unsupervised but it’s a lot safer than letting them loose with the full-blown version of YouTube. The app has profiles, so if you have more than one child they can log into their own profile for recommendations and settings....