Articles by David Nield, Freelance Contributor

'Time for the chainsaws': Florida cops have discovered 11 unauthorized Flock cameras — and no one knows who's been operating them

By David Nield

Residents were already suspicious of Flock cameras when they knew who was operating them — but here it's a mystery.

Singapore man faces 10 years in jail for AI crocodile picture that triggered reservoir closure — as police warn against ‘communicating falsehoods’

By David Nield

There's a lot you can do with today's AI apps, but be wary of sharing anything likely to cause panic.

Evri trials the UK’s first two-legged robot courier — but it says the stair-climbing bot will ‘support’ rather than replace human couriers

By David Nield

Would you let a robot deliver your latest internet order? It's now a possibility for the people of Barnsley.

Study shows using drones to deliver defibrillators could more than double the chances of reaching cardiac arrest patients quickly

By David Nield

New research from a team in France shows average improvements of 3.76 minutes in delivery times.

'iPhone Duo, unfoldable edition': leak shows a new iPad mini is on the way, even after Apple's folding iPhone — and rumored HomePod mini 2 colors appear too

By David Nield

We can expect more Apple products in October, including a new iPad mini and a second HomePod mini.

Your phone has a hidden feature to free up space by automatically ditching the apps you're not using — here's how it works on Android and iOS

By David Nield

By archiving or offloading apps on your phone, you can get some extra space without uninstalling anything.

A new 4K Blu-ray player is coming from a budget Australian electronics brand, and I really hope it's available worldwide — especially since it's also a region-free regular Blu-ray player

By David Nield

Support for 4K discs and region-free playback for standard Blu-rays and DVDs make this a stand-out.

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The Pixel Watch 3, 4, and 5 are now getting a free upgrade that includes features even the Apple Watch doesn't have

By David Nield

Look out for blood pressure trends, insulin resistance trends, and sleep breathing quality metrics on your watch.

Meta Ray-Ban Gen 3 vs Meta Ray-Ban Gen 2: should you upgrade to the new smart glasses?

By David Nield

Meta has a new pair of smart glasses for your consideration, and here are the upgrades they bring.

A leaker claims the PS6 and Xbox 'Helix' chips have been finalized, and that the Microsoft's console could be 40% more powerful than the PlayStation — and gamers are worrying about what the powerful news systems will cost

By David Nield

The TFLOPS power of the upcoming PlayStation and Xbox consoles may have leaked, and there's a significant difference between them.

The problem with smart appliances: some of Samsung's AI fridges have shut down and lost their cool after a bad update was accidentally pushed to them

By David Nield

A substantial number of Samsung fridge owners have been left without any way to chill their food.

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A split image, showing a buoy floating on the sea on one side, and a diagram of a field of buoys from a scientific journal on the other side

Researchers say that fields of house-sized buoys could capture up to 90% of wave energy — and each buoy could provide the power for 'several hundred households'

By David Nield

New research proposes a way of converting more energy from the sways of the ocean, though it's only theoretical for now.

Team members from KRICT, and an illustration of a powerful battery

A new lithium-ion battery breakthrough could lead to cells that deliver more power for longer — they might be useful for everything from EVs to gaming laptops to robots to drones

By David Nield

The next generation of lithium-ion batteries could come with a little graphitic carbon nitride mixed in.

If you spot this new 'hello' sign hidden away in your local Apple Store, it's there because of the new iPhone 18 Pro

By David Nield

Apple has made a small addition to its stores worldwide, so you can better test out the zoom of its new handsets.

Couple standing on balcony holding solar panel

New solar panel tech could trap heat for 1,000 times longer to beat a long-standing limit in energy production

By David Nield

A new discovery about tin-based solar panels means the long-standing 33% limit could eventually be breached.

Winning video from Nikon microscope competition shows airway cells dancing in child with rare genetic disorder — Chinese student built imaging system to capture 'beautiful' cilia at 100x magnification

By David Nield

We have the winners of the Nikon Small World in Motion 2026 competition, and they're all pretty spectacular.

Elon Musk’s Grok AI contest awards $100k to ‘historically accurate’ version of The Odyssey — but it features a 3-eyed Cyclops and hilarious physics fails

By David Nield

There are some reasonably impressive visuals in this 5-minute shortened down take on The Odyssey, as well as lots of issues.

Apple iPhone 18 Pro and iPhone 18 Pro Max Review

Does the iPhone 18 Pro Max really have 'the largest increase in battery life ever'? Our lab tests results are in — here's how it compares

By David Nield

Apple is promising "the largest increase in battery life ever" on an iPhone this year, but does that match up with reality?

Meta leak suggests camera-free smart glasses are on the way — as thousands download the 'ZuckOff' anti-smart glasses app

By David Nield

Amid continuing criticism over what these glasses are capable off, Meta is rumored to be launching a camera-free pair.

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The big AI 'slowdown' battle explained — 5 things you need to know about Trump's AI regulation battle with OpenAI's Sam Altman, Anthropic's Dario Amodei, and even Elon Musk

By David Nield

Could AI get to the stage where it can end humanity? Big tech bosses think so, but the White House disagrees.

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I've been using iOS 27 for 3 months already — these are the 5 best features arriving on your iPhone today

By David Nield

From clever new photo tricks to the extended abilities of Siri AI, there's lots to dig into with the new iOS 27 update.

Apple iPhone 18 Pro and iPhone 18 Pro Max Hands-On

EU regulations have revealed how big this year's iPhone 18 Pro battery upgrade was — and US buyers get one spec tweak on the Pro Max model

By David Nield

Bigger batteries than last year, though there are variations in the modem you get depending on where you live.

LG's denial over TV spying claims ‘does not address the full privacy picture’, experts say — after report accuses it of making ‘216,000,000 spy TVs’

By David Nield

LG has defended the data collection that happens on its TVs, saying its standard industry practice — but is that right?

The first images of Meta's Project Phoenix mixed reality headset have leaked — and there's a reason it's so thin and light

By David Nield

We've got our first proper look at Meta Project Phoenix and the headset looks more like a pair of smart glasses.

IKEA's latest boxy Bluetooth speaker comes with Spotify Tap, stereo pairing, and a temptingly low price

By David Nield

The IKEA Badkruka Bluetooth speaker brings with it easy Spotify integration, stereo pairing, and EQ settings.

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