The Knowledge...
Theexcitementaboutfoldablephoneswas
palpableearlierthisyear,untilit emerged
thatthetechnologyjustwasn’tready.Early
reviewmodelsofSamsung’sGalaxyFold
hadsomeglaringissuesthatsuggested
theincrediblyexpensivehandsetwasa
particularlyflimsywaytospendover£1,000.
Samsung’sengineerswentbacktothe
drawingboard,retooledthehardware,and
produceda newandimprovedGalaxyFold
witha newlyprotectedscreen.Bag a bargain and
spend less online
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ɢEveryshoppingwebsiteyoulook
atwilltrytotellyouyou’regetting
a bargain.It’sslightlydeceptive,
butthat’sbasicmarketing,andit’s
somethingwe’vealllearnedto
lookthrough.Butit alsomeans
thatfindingoutwhat’sreally
goodvaluecanbetough.
Shoppingaroundisa goodfirst
step.Youcouldhopbetweensites,
checkingtheusualhighstreet
outletsaswellasknownonline
stores,buttrysearchingforthe
itemyou’relookingforonGoogle,
thenselectingthe‘Shopping’tab
atthetopofthepage;thiswill
bringupGoogle’sownprice
checker,whichscoursthosesites
foryou.Beverycarefulwhere
you’reshopping,asthiswillalso
bringtolightsomeretailerswho
aren’tnecessarilysolid;you’renot
guaranteedtoberippedoff,but
it isalwaysworthputtingyour
moneyintoa siteyoutrust.
If oneofthosesiteshappensto
beAmazon(and,whateveryoumightthinkaboutitssometimes
iffyreviews,Amazondoesdeliver
reliablyandhasa solidreturns
policy)youhaveanevenstronger
toolatyourdisposaltoensureyou
getthebestprice.CamelCamel
Camel(uk.camelcamelcamel.com)
isa freepricetrackerforany
productsonAmazon,which
keepstabsonitemsandfollows
theirpriceovertime.Searchfor
thethingyouwanttobuy,and
you’llseea graphwhichindicates
itslowestprice.CAMELCAMELCAMEL
Youcanalsolinkit toyourAmazon
wishlists,andkeeptabsonthe
priceofeverythingyou’relooking
topurchaseinoneplace.If you’re
usingGoogleChromeorFirefox
asyourwebbrowser,thesite
alsooffersanextension–
installthis,andit’lladdprice
comparisonsasyoubrowse
Amazonitself,ensuringyou
won’toverpay.Nowthat’ssmart.6KRSSLQJRQWKHLQWHUQHWLVDPLQHÀHOG²KRZGR
\RXNQRZWKDW\RX·UHUHDOO\JHWWLQJWKHEHVWGHDO"Windows Power Toys
That is a name I haven’t heard in a
long, long time...
Indeed – the Power Toys line, a host of
clever but unsupported software
from Microsoft’s labs, was big in the
days of Windows 95 through to XP. The
concept was then dropped, but now
it’s back, offering you supremely
useful tools that can help you use
your desktop differently.So what’s there?
At the moment, not a lot: there are just
two functions in the first Power Toys
release. But what functions they are.
The first is a super-handy shortcut
guide. Hold down the [Win] key, and an
overlay will pop up showing you all
the things you can do quickly, meaning
you can save a little brain space for more
important things.And the other?
This is very cool: Power Toys’ FancyZones
feature takes Windows Snap to a whole
new level and allows you to define areas
on your desktop where you’d like your
open programs to go. Hold [Shift], drag an
application to one of the zones you’ve set
up, and it’ll automatically resize and align
itself. No more messy desktop.How do I get them?
As this is one of Microsoft’s open
source releases, bascially software it
is encouraging any programmer to
build on and contribute to, Power Toys
isn’t something you can download from
the Windows Store – it’s available from
Microsoft’s GitHub page at github.com/
microsoft/PowerToys/releases. Download
the PowerToysSetup.msi file, and run it to
install Power Toys.What’s next?
There’s no doubt a lot planned. We
may see some classics from the past
come back, like TweakUI, and we’ll
no doubt see a lot of new, Windows
10-centric tools from the minds of
both Microsoft’s engineers and from
enterprising individuals looking to
enhance the experience for everyone.
Get on board now, and you’ll be ready
for the next release.STRONG SCREEN Reviewers peeled off the integral
screen protector – a new edge prevents this.RADIO TIMES The version released in the UK
includes a newly-upgraded 5G radio.NEW MATERIALS Many more metal elements make
IMAGES: microsoft, Samsung, Techradarthe overall body of the Galaxy Fold far tougher.
BACK TO THE FOLD The bendy phone returns
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