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This $500 HP Pavilion laptop deal packs a serious punch in the Presidents' Day sales

Cheap laptop deals are at home in the HP Pavilion, and the latest Presidents' Day sales are no exception. We regularly see fantastic savings on everything from every day builds to powerful configurations. This weekend, we're seeing the latter. This fantastic HP Pavilion laptop deal is bringing the latest Intel processor to the $500 laptop party. Not only are you picking up a 10th generation processor, but it's a lightning-fast quad-core i7 brain capable of incredible power - an excellent piece of kit at this price point. Add 12GB of RAM and a 256GB SSD into the mix and you're already looking at a laptop deal punching far above its weight. So, when that 16GB of Intel Optane memory creeps in, you'll realize why you need to act fast to secure your own cheap laptop deal in these Presidents' Day sales. This is a truly amazing specification at this price point - a set of internal components we usually see pitched at a much higher cost. You'll be mult...

3D printer straight from sci-fi? New tech makes it possible

A new 3D printing technique allows for the creation of small, finely detailed objects in under 30 seconds from start to finish. EPFL’s Laboratory of Applied Photonics Devices has made the advance which is based on the principles of tomography (commonly used in medical imaging), and published the findings in the Nature Communications journal. A spin-off outfit, Readily3D, has already been formed to further develop and market the system. This is the world’s largest 3D-printed house Best Electronic Medical Record (EMR) software These are the best 3D printers of 2020 The process is a new spin on stereolithography (SLA), whereby instead of a single laser, multiple lasers coming from different directions simultaneously are used to form the item from liquid plastic (or a biological gel). Paul Delrot, CTO of Readily3D explains : “The laser hardens the liquid through a process of polymerization. Depending on what we’re building, we use algorithms to calculate ex...

Disney Plus: UK release date, price, Sky Q integration and what we know

The long wait for Disney Plus UK is almost over. The Disney Plus release date in the UK and Ireland is March 24 , a week earlier than the first-announced March 31 date, meaning we only have weeks to wait until the streaming service finally lands. We also know the Disney Plus UK price, too: £5.99 per month or £59.99 per year. Subscribers to the UK-only Disney Life service will presumably be migrated over to Disney Plus, but Disney hasn't elaborated on how that'll work yet. Disney Plus originally launched back in November, and the late launch in the UK should mean that the UK and other countries will get a bumper selection of Disney Plus originals when the service does arrive here, since there's no reason to roll out shows like The Mandalorian on a weekly basis. Below, we'll talk you through everything we know about Disney Plus's UK launch, price, compatible devices, shows, movies and the possibility of Sky Q integration. Disney Plus...

Nokia 10 launch uncertain after HMD Global drops out of MWC 2020

Annual smartphone conference MWC 2020 has been shedding companies for the last few days, with the likes of Sony, LG, Vivo and Royole all pulling out due to coronavirus fears. It seems the latest company is HMD Global, which owns the Nokia brand, so we might have to wait to see the Nokia 10 . HMD Global broke the news of its cancelation on February 12, just 11 days before it was set to host its MWC 2020 conference, citing "recommendations from the relevant health authorities". These are the best Nokia phones What's the state of MWC 2020 ? Read our Nokia 9 PureView review It's worth pointing out that as well as canceling its conference, HMD Global also stated that it won't be exhibiting at MWC 2020 either, so it won't have a stall where you can see and test out its new phones. We were expecting the Nokia 10 to launch at MWC 2020, along with a few budget devices, but we'll likely have to wait longer for their arrival now. HMD Global said "We st...

Huawei Mate 30 Pro coming to the UK after all, but it still won't sport Android apps

The Huawei Mate 30 Pro was announced back in September 2019, but you still can’t buy it in the UK, and there’s a good reason for that: the phone lacks Google apps and services, including the Play Store. However, if you really want to get your hands on it, you’ll soon be able to. The phone is landing on February 20 at a cost of £899. It’s exclusively available from Carphone Warehouse and you can already register your interest . £899 is fairly standard for a high-end flagship like the Mate 30 Pro, and actually in a sense quite reasonable when you consider that the Huawei Watch GT 2 and Huawei FreeBuds 3 are being thrown in with it (while stocks last). Check out the best Huawei phones Read our hands-on Huawei Mate 30 review The Huawei P30 Pro comes with Google services A tough sell But of course, you won’t get the full Android experience or the wealth of apps on the Google Play Store. That’s a point which interestingly is made qu...

You can now force dark mode for individual apps (including WhatsApp) – here's how

Android 10's system-wide dark mode is capable of forcing dark mode on apps that don't currently support it. This can be extremely helpful, but it's all or nothing: you can't pick and choose which apps have dark mode forced if you don't like how it looks for some of them. Until now, it's only been possible to work around this limitation if you're willing to root your phone, but there's now a free app that lets you decide which apps to darken on an individual basis without jailbreaking it first. WhatsApp dark mode: everything you need to know How to enable dark mode for Facebook How to activate dark mode for Google Chrome DarkQ ( available to download from XDA Labs ) works with most third-party apps without their own dark modes, plus first-party apps like the Google Play Store. Doing this requires elevated privileges, which was originally only possible by rooting your device, but the app can now achieve the same thing using an Android Debug Bri...

Windows 7 is hit by bug that stops a PC shutting down – but there’s a workaround

Windows 7 has another bug following official support for the OS ending, and it’s more serious than the wallpaper glitch Microsoft previously patched , with users left unable to reboot or shutdown their PC – at least not without resorting to rather clunky workarounds (more on that later). Windows 7 reached end-of-life on January 14, meaning updates and security fixes are no longer issued for the operating system, so it’ll be interesting to see if despite that fact, Microsoft still fixes this problem – given its seriousness – as well as the aforementioned wallpaper gremlin which was cured. RIP Windows 7 – Microsoft’s best operating system ever? How to make Windows 10 look (and sound) like Windows 7 How to deal with Windows 7 End of Life As ZDNet spotted, the problem has manifested on various Windows 7 machines according to a number of reports online, with users complaining on several threads posted on Reddit for starters. When tryi...