Steve Litchfield

As usual for my case roundups, I'll cover a variety of styles, with all samples supplied by MobileFun , kind people that they are. See their complete range of Galaxy S10+ cases and covers . The Samsung Galaxy S10+ is possibly the most powerful smartphone in the world right now. Full review coming soon on The Phones Show. Hand-picked by me, in no particular order: Olixar Attache, £10 Super value at a tenner, this isn't leather, it isn't even faux-leather, it's cleverly moulded TPU. But don't let that put you off, since when on the phone it's very solid and feels terrific. As Huawei found when partnering with Porsche Design, adding leather (or fake thereof!) to the back of a phone makes a big difference in perceived luxury. And this is a very cheap way into the same world. There's some protection on the top and bottom of the case, against face-down drops, plus top notch fit and finish - all that's missing is the leather smell! 9...

As usual for my case roundups, I'll cover a variety of styles, with all samples supplied by MobileFun , kind people that they are. See their complete range of Galaxy S10 cases and covers . The S10 is the pick of Samsung's line-up this Spring, in my opinion, since the 'smaller' model gets the full range of cameras. Full review coming soon on The Phones Show. Hand-picked by me, in no particular order: Olixar Attache, £10 Super value at a tenner, this isn't leather, it isn't even faux-leather, it's cleverly moulded TPU. But don't let that put you off, since when on the phone it's very solid and feels terrific. As Huawei found when partnering with Porsche Design, adding leather (or fake thereof!) to the back of a phone makes a big difference in perceived luxury. And this is a very cheap way into the same world. There's some protection on the top and bottom of the case, against face-down drops, plus top notch fit and finish -...

It's an annual thing for me now - I wander into the Apple Store in Reading, UK, poke away at the various Macbooks, and sigh. Not, as you might expect, from the sky-high prices, but from the ever-decreasing functionality. One of the sales reps came over to me yesterday and we chatted. "The problem is", I started, "that none of your laptops can do a fraction of what my old 2010 Macbook can do. Nine years old and it still does more for me, day after day, than these new units can, at least not without more expense and more complexity." He was confused. "These will be a lot faster", he said. I reminded him of the white polycarbonate Macbook of the era, hugely popular. "Mine has been (self) upgraded with 6GB RAM, a 256GB SSD, a new battery, and a new optical drive, and it's pretty fast. Not as quick as these, but still speedy," I said. You see, the 2010 Macbook had: Ethernet port (used by me once a week) Mag-safe power con...

Described in its marketing as 'an environmental Tricorder', referring to the Star Trek gadget, of course, the new Atmotube Pro is one of the more interesting phone accessories I've seen in a while. Essentially, it's  an air quality (i.e. pollution) monitor and weather station that's technically standalone but a million times more useful when hooked up to an Android or iOS smartphone. The core use case is to warn you of Volatile Organic Compounds (VOCs) and PM1, PM2.5, and PM10 pollutants (think dust, pollen, soot, and mould). All of these can cause serious health issues, principally in (but not limited to) the lungs. But you also get something of a portable weather station, with read outs of humidity, temperature and barometric pressure, always interesting for the wetaher geek in all of us. As you might expect, detecting VOCs and Particulate Matter (PM) isn't trivial - so we're talking here of a small chamber with a laser and sensors in it, along ...