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Bose QuietComfort Ultra vs Bose NC700: Which should you buy?
Bose has unveiled the latest additions to its QuietComfort line, including the new Bose QuietComfort and the QuietComfort Ultra headphones. It’s been four years since the company dropped its Noise Cancelling Headphones 700, with the headphones having seen a major price cut in that time. Keep reading to discover how the new QuietComfort Ultra compare…
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How to customise your Lock Screen on iPhone
One of the key new features of iOS 16 was the ability to customise your lock screen with different colours, pictures, effects, fonts and widgets. It’s a great way to customise the look of your iPhone, and it works in a similar way to watch faces on the Apple Watch, allowing you to swipe between…
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How to set up Personal Voice in iOS 17
iOS 17 is a huge update with a range of new features and functionality, from Contact Posters and StandBy Mode to Personal Voice, a new accessibility option available to iPhone owners running the latest software. A new accessibility option nestled within iOS 17, Personal Voice builds something akin to a replica of your voice and…
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How to create a Contact Poster on iPhone in iOS 17
iOS 17 is a huge update for iPhone owners, introducing a number of new features including Check-In, Standby Mode and Contact Posters, a new way to display caller information. But what exactly is Contact Posters, and how do you set it up? The idea behind Contact Posters is a simple one; rather than just displaying…
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How to install iOS 17 right now
After months of developer and public beta releases, iOS 17 is finally available to download on iPhones around the world. The iOS 17 update is a doozy with a plethora of new features like Contact Posters, a way to customise your calling screen when calling other iPhone users, alongside a redesigned Phone app, improvements to…
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How to install iPadOS 17 right now
iPadOS 17 is a huge update for iPad owners around the world, and following months of beta testing, it’s finally available to download around the world. That means your iPad is about to get a huge facelift, with notable new features in this year’s update including a fully customisable lock screen experience and improved widget…
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Bose QuietComfort Ultra vs QuietComfort: What’s the difference?
Bose recently unveiled the latest updates to its QuietComfort (or QC) line, including the QuietComfort headphones and the QuietComfort Ultra headphones and earbuds. Bose’s QuietComfort line has gained a reputation over the years for its excellent noise cancelling, with the QuietComfort Earbuds II making several of our best lists, including the best headphones, best wireless…
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How to draw smooth lines in Photoshop
Most drawing apps these days offer some form of line smoothing to allow you to draw without worrying about wobbly lines ruining your work. We’ve put together this guide to teach you how to turn on brush smoothing in Photoshop to help combat shaky lines when sketching in the Adobe app. What you’ll need: Adobe…
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Sound & Vision: The most important headphone feature is not what you think
OPINION: Another week, another launch; this time it was Philips’ bi-annual look at products on their way in the next few months, with the focus being on its OLED+908 and its new Fidelio L4 and T2 headphones. I got up close (if not necessarily personal) with each product, and the headphones were a particular area…
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How to enable voice commands on PS5
With its latest software update, PlayStation has improved Voice Commands on the PS5, introducing a new Preview version with its new features. Here’s how to enable it. Love it or hate it, voice control has worked its way into many modern homes, whether that’s through smart home devices, mobiles phones or built into your TV.…
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