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Hack your life

These tips and tricks can help make your tech life simpler and more convenient

SPACE FOR EVERYONE

Helen Ling was a pioneer in maths and computer science, and helped pave the way for many brilliant women who followed her.

GETTING LOST IN THE GARDEN PATH

What could be a cosy, relaxing game falls short thanks to bugs and unintuitive gameplay

LOOKING AHEAD

Ever wanted to see into the future? Well, now you can ... sort of

DAILY GRIND

Welcome to the next generation of pod machines

CUTTING EDGE

Science, technology, and research news from around the world.

HOUSE OF CARDS

After revisiting Blizzard's popular free-to-play deck builder game based on the Warcraft series, we look to see if they retained and built on the success of the early days

ASCUM SUPREME

Developers weigh in on save scumming

DON'T SLEEP ON THIS ONE

Unearth the mysteries lurking in This Bed We Made

WHY VAPING IS BAD FOR YOU

How inhaling this flavoured aerosol affects your lungs and impacts the body

THE COMPLETE GUIDE TO...PORTABLE PROJECTORS

You don't need a home cinema to supersize your viewing. With a portable projector, you can cast gigantic images just about anywhere

SCREEN TIME

In a market populated mostly by laptops that are perfectly functional, with a similar look, a few manufacturers have been trying something different with their displays

PICTURING THE PLANETS

Our knowledge of other worlds in the Solar System | has grown enormously since the dawn of the Space Age, along with ever more detailed photographs|

WHEN AI GOES WRONG

Artificial intelligence allows machines to think like humans, at least in theory. Here are seven instances when these smart computers did not function as planned

ALFRED NOBEL

Meet the man behind the prestigious Nobel Prize and discover its explosive origins

A SMART SUSPENSION

Shock mounts, which protect microphones from mechanical vibrations, can take all sorts of forms, as this vintage device illustrates.

GROOVING - TO AN ALIEN RHYTHM

In Groove that Goob you need to dance through dozens of levels by sticking to the beat of the music.

FINDING JOY DOWN THE LANE

This whimsical street-management sim is a terrific addition to the cosy-game genre.

ROUND 8 FIGHT!

Tekken 8 is a blend of nostalgia for fans and a pair of welcoming arms for newbies.

ELECTRONICS × INSTRUMENTS × INNOVATION

The invention of electricity opened a whole new world for the design of musical instruments, resulting in all sorts of fascinating experimental devices in the early days and innovative consumer products for us to play with today.

IT'S ALL ABOUT THE BASS

Unless you're a basshead you probably won't like that.

AN INCREMENTAL UPGRADE

The base model of the new versions of Samsung's flagship series offers some slightly better features.

IMPRESSIVE ALLIN-ONE SETUP

Offering audio clout without the massive cost, the \"LT\" represents KEF's \"lite\" pared-back version of the LSX II system and very capable it is indeed.

INSIDE A HARD DISK DRIVE

Learn the basics of what's inside that mysterious metal box in your computer.

BLOCKING OUT NOISE

THE WORLD IS FULL OF SENSORY STIMULATION AND SOMETIMES YOUR brain needs to shut some of it out to tackle the task at hand.

INSIDE A USB FLASH DRIVE

The humble flash drive reinvented the way we store and transfer computer files.

SOUNDPROOFING IN ACTION

Noise can be a real nuisance in the wrong place but the volume can be turned down using the right shapes and materials.

EXPLORING THE SOUNDSCAPES

WE GO BEHIND THE SCENES OF SOUND & MOTION STUDIOS WITH SIMON RATCLIFFE TO EXPLORE THE DYNAMIC WORLD OF AUDIO PRODUCTION.

Researchers Test An Automated System To Detect Invasive Hornets

Researchers from the University of Exeter in the UK have developed VespAI, a deep-learning system designed to detect invasive Asian hornets.

Ground Robots Being Developed To Combat Wildfires

In response to the escalating worldwide threat of wildfires, a team of researchers is spearheading a novel approach to firefighting by developing ground robots that are designed to scout ahead, which will help to mitigate risks to human life and property.