Are French-style fridges the future for UK kitchens? The aim of the new products is to recreate the convenience and versatility of American fridges, but built to a scale that’s more realistic for UK homes. An average fridge in the UK may be 600-700mm wide, while an American fridge can be up to 1,000mm. It’s just not possible for most UK kitchens to accommodate them without significant remodelling and loss of space elsewhere....

BBC iPlayer reveals several streaming records broken under lockdown The BBC has revealed its iPlayer’s stream and download statistics during the UK’s lockdown period, with predictably record-breaking results. Sunday 10 May was the busiest day ever for the platform with 22.5 million streaming and download requests, part of the overall astonishing 927 million requests for content from the British public since lockdown began on 23 March – 61% higher than the same period in 2019....

Comment utiliser FaceID avec un masque ? Le 11 mai dernier, la période de déconfinement a commencé sa mise en place en France. Pour protéger les citoyens, le gouvernement impose le port du masque dans les transports en commun et le conseille vivement lors des déplacements quotidiens. Cette mesure présente toutefois quelques inconvénients. En effet, outre les désagréments aux oreilles causés par les élastiques, porter un masque rend le déverrouillage de l’iPhone, via FaceID, impossible....

Dell unveils new XPS 15 for 2020 as XPS 17 returns Despite global uncertainty due to the coronavirus pandemic, Dell has unveiled the latest additions to its XPS line of flagship laptops. After the launch of the newXPS 13at CES in January, it was perhaps inevitable that the XPS 15 would get a refresh. However, an altogether more surprising announcement is the reintroduction of the XPS 17, almost a decade after its predecessor....

Google ramps up phasing out of Play Music with YouTube Music migration Google has ramped up the phasing out of its Google Play Music service by adding more alerts and warning banners to the app, saying that users must migrate to YouTube Music.The latter was launched in 2018but has run alongside Play Music for two years despite being pegged as its successor (viaAndroid Police). YouTube Music is a Spotify and Apple Music competitor that offers some paid tiers that also include ad-free access to music videos and all other content on YouTube, including YouTube Originals....