Articles by Henry St Leger

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Best Assassin’s Creed games: our favorites and the top three we think you should play today

By Rob Dwiar Last updated 17 July 26

Our list of the best Assassin's Creed games ranked in order takes into account all their pros and cons, enabling you to assess the mega series easily.

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Best crossplay games: top titles for cross-platform play with friends

By Vic Hood Last updated 17 February 26

Buying guide The best crossplay games ensure that your fun isn't ruined by friends playing elsewhere. Here are our favorites that you can download and play right now.

Woman in white, short-sleeved jumper relaxes at home in premium Meze Audio headphones.

Meze Audio's beautiful new wired headphones have a new kind of planar magnetic driver, hand-finished in Ukraine

By Henry St Leger Published 21 February 25

These new premium headphones from Meze Audio go big on planar magnetic drivers, with a suitably big price.

Black Optoma projector beams Google TV operating system onto wall behind it, showing the Super Mario Bros. Movie.

Optoma’s tiny, portable ultra short throw laser projector can throw a 100-inch image from just 25cm away, wherever you take it

By Henry St Leger Published 21 February 25

Optoma’s latest ultra short throw projector, the Photon Go, crams a whole lot of technology into a very small (and portable) package.

Black 1More SonoFlow headphones laying on table near laptop and phone.

These new cheap ANC headphones from a reliable brand look like wildly good value – 90 hours of battery, Hi-Res Audio, spatial sound… all for $50

By Henry St Leger Published 20 February 25

Audio brand 1More has now released a new entry in its budget ANC headphone line, and you’re getting a lot for the price.

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Revered turntable maker Pro-Ject just unveiled a complete vinyl package with amp and speakers, and I love its boldness

By Henry St Leger Published 20 February 25

Pro-Ject has unveiled a pair new, ‘ready-made’ audio systems for vinyl fans that go big on colour and small on complexity.

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Shanling M8T Hi-Res Music Player laid out on wooden table, with black headphones nearby.

This portable Hi-Res Audio music player has a tube amp and Android, for a serious mix of the retro and modern

By Henry St Leger Published 19 February 25

If you want to enjoy Hi-Res audio on the go, then this new music player from Shanling may be one to check out.

Sony WF-C710N earbuds in transparent blue design.

A huge leak reveals the sequel to Sony's 5-star budget ANC earbuds, including specs and a cool new see-through look

By Henry St Leger Published 19 February 25

Two years after Sony released some of the best budget earbuds on the market, the electronics manufacturer looks set to do it again.

Google TV just lost some more of its free streaming channels, but it's not all bad news

By Henry St Leger Published 17 February 25

Google TV Freeplay has lost some seasonal Christmas channels and regained two briefly-absent channels instead.

Your YouTube TV app could get much easier to use with these 2 new features

By Henry St Leger Published 13 February 25

The YouTube TV app is set to get some key changes, with YouTube CEO Neal Mohan laying out the platform’s plans for 2025.

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Wharfedale's new strictly limited-edition stereo speakers are custom-crafted and surprisingly affordable (for this kind of thing)

By Henry St Leger Published 13 February 25

Audio hardware specialist Wharfedale has unveiled the Aston, a new loudspeaker model with a retro look and a limited run of 500 units.

Multiple Apple AirPods models and cases, painted in light and dark brown, placed on a wooden surface.

You can now get AirPods in 'neutral' skin-tone colors, but you'll pay a premium for them

By Henry St Leger Published 12 February 25

The new ColorWare line gives Apple’s current headphone range a new lick of paint, with the AirPods 4, AirPods Pro 2 and AirPods Max all benefiting from the makeover.

Eclipsa Audio, the new Dolby Atmos competitor, is coming to Google TV sets and LG TVs – but we're still missing the most important news

By Henry St Leger Published 12 February 25

Google and Samsung have developed a new 3D audio format, Eclipsa Audio, that is coming to many different smart TVs, but it may take streaming services time to catch up.

New cheaper blue OLED material breakthrough could be great news for OLED TVs – and every other device

By Henry St Leger Published 10 February 25

Researchers have discovered a new material for producing blue OLED pixels – which could help bring down the price of new TVs.

Amazon's Android TV update hints at new Fire TV devices – maybe at the next-gen AI Alexa event soon

By Henry St Leger Published 7 February 25

It looks like Amazon is plowing ahead with new Fire TV devices for Android 14, and we might see them soon.

Spotify seems to be gearing up for more expensive subscriptions, and I'm annoyed

By Henry St Leger Published 7 February 25

Spotify's new deal with Warner Music Group should help "further paid subscription tiers".

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Spotify will 'double down' on music in 2025, but does that mean Hi-Fi or AI?

By Henry St Leger Published 6 February 25

Spotify has big plans for 2025 after its first full-year profit, and maybe we'll get the new music tier we've wanted for years.

The Nvidia Shield lives! A new update adds a Dolby Atmos competitor, and a load of other fixes

By Henry St Leger Published 6 February 25

Are you ready for Auro-3D audio on your Shield?

Panasonic may leave the TV business, and that would be a crying shame

By Henry St Leger Published 5 February 25

Japanese electronics manufacturer Panasonic is considering a sale of its TV business, only a year after it re-entered the US market.

Future AirPods Pro could swap the touch-sensing swipe control for something smarter, and it sounds like a great upgrade

By Henry St Leger Published 5 February 25

A new patent from Apple points to improved touch controls for the AirPods Pro – even if you’re wearing gloves.

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Severance season 2: release date, trailer, confirmed cast, plot synopsis, and more news on the hit Apple TV Plus show's return

By Tom Power Last updated 13 January 25

Updated Here's everything we know about Severance season 2 ahead of its Apple TV Plus debut.

How to download movies and shows on Prime Video

By Henry St Leger Published 31 December 24

Want to download Prime Video shows and movies? Here's how to do it, and what devices support offline viewing.

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I was addicted to Instagram, but this app has finally fixed my excessive screen time

By Henry St Leger Published 31 December 24

One Sec is a smartphone app and browser extension that adds some much-needed friction to my online experience – here’s how it works.

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New mini-LED and OLED TVs were brighter than ever in 2024 – but how bright do they need to be?

By Henry St Leger Published 31 December 24

OLED and mini-LED tech enhancements are making TVs impressively bright, but it’s not the only important metric for TV picture quality.

How to log out of Prime Video on your TV

By Henry St Leger Published 30 December 24

Here's how to log out of the Prime Video streaming service on your smart TV.

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