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Drone uses Vodafone’s 4G network to deliver Christmas gift Vodafone has used its 4G network to guide a drone to one of the more remote places in the UK with the goal of delivering Christmas treats to hard-working volunteers. The volunteers on Portland Bill Coastwatch, one of the most southerly points of the UK operating 365 days a year, work with emergency services to keep a watchful eye and ear out for anyone in trouble along the coast....

How to port forward and make games and apps work Years ago, you almost had to be a networking guru to make anything work on your home network. These days port forwarding is rarely talked about because it’s almost never needed. And that’s because online servers work as middle men to connect your phone to your smart home gadgets and game servers allow players to connect to their friends, sometimes even between different games consoles....

Microsoft Surface Phone release date, price and specs The slow decline of Windows Phone is well documented. Handsets are basically impossible to buy now, and there hasn’t been a Lumia phone since 2015. Yet the rumours of a Microsoft Surface Phone persist to this day, now expected to run full Windows rather than a cut-down OS. Under the codename Andromeda, Microsoft is said to be working on a Surface device like nothing we’ve yet seen....

Tribit StormBox Bluetooth Speaker review Expert’s Rating Our Verdict We’ve heard better, but the Tribit StormBox does a nice job of offering a number of the things we look for in a budget Bluetooth speaker. There’s good build quality including waterproofing, along with decent sound and strong battery life. Not everyone has hundreds of pounds to spend on a Bluetooth speaker, but Tribit is on hand to offer something with decent build and sound quality yet an affordable price....

Best USB wall sockets USB wall sockets are easy to fit: they are a direct replacement for the faceplates you already have on your wall. They come in a variety of colours and finishes, as well as in single- and double-gang (one or two mains sockets). Before you buy USB wall sockets, first remove your current faceplate first and check the depth of the back box and buy a replacement that will fit....