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Tech Corner: Flagship phones are nice, but the midrange is where most people are at

Published on 11 May, 2021 News, reviews, a silly quiz that usually makes two men very cross: The PC Gaming Weekspot is RPS' weekly podcast that recaps the last seven days in PC gaming. We’ve been doing The Weekspot for the best part of nine months now. In that time, there’s been weeks where either the big releases have dried up, or the news has been lacking a little oomph. But, I think we’ve been able to cobble together a podcast you can enjoy, regardless of the previous seven days in PC video gaming. This week, there was zero cobbling.

That’s it. I’m done. No more talk about my coffee from now on. Google’s second-generation Nest Hub smart display is doing its utmost to keep Amazon at bay by introducing some neat new features. One thing I did not see coming in the era of wearable fitness trackers was the introduction of a sleep tracking feature of the Nest Hub. It’s effective and found it was mostly in line with what my smartwatch was telling me, although in general I believe fitness trackers are generous with the amount of time they say you sleep. But yes, it’s a rather unusual addition to introduce a non-wearable...

Published on 4 May, 2021 News, reviews, a silly quiz that usually makes two men very cross: The PC Gaming Weekspot is RPS' weekly podcast that recaps the last seven days in PC gaming. I don't need to remind you how good Outer Wilds was. Two years ago, everyone was raving about the 22-minute time loop. The most incredible video games website in the world even declared it the bestest best game of the year. So, of course, Headlines & Hot Takes was full of chat on what exactly the rumoured Outer Wilds DLC might turn out to be. If Echoes Of The Eye is happening, it's fair to...

So it’s no surprise there’s been an increase in demand for retro tech as well, although I’m hesitant to name too many things as retro for fear of offending, well… anyone. Not too sound too w*nkery, but analogue is more human. Prone to flaws, the same as everyone in this world. We can emphasise with the medium and it provides a momentary trip back through time. Although we recently spoke about smartphone printers and their advantages – and there clearly are advantages to them – but they can also lack the charm that instant cameras have in spades.