HTC Aero rumour round-up: what to expect from HTC’s November flagship

HTC is in trouble. The Taiwanese company’s latest flagship, the One M9, failed to really improve upon last year’s One M8, and sales have been slow as a result. Now, HTC is reportedly planning an interim flagship to keep them afloat until the next One, to be released in November. This phone is called the HTC Aero – and here’s what we know about it so far.

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Apple Pay arrives next week in the UK: here’s what you need to know

According to leaked internal documents from a British retailer, Apple Pay will be going live next week, on July 14th. Once it goes live, you’ll be able to pay for goods and services in businesses across the UK, using your iPhone and Touch ID to authenticate payments to contactless payment terminals. Here’s what you need to know about the contactless payment system so that you’ll be ready when it kicks off!

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This high-end WiFi range extender is an elegant solution to the dead zone problem

We’ve all seen Wi-Fi extenders – little boxes you plug into your mains to repeat a WiFi signal, allowing your WiFi to reach into the darkest corners of your home. They’re incredibly useful, but sometimes it can take two or more extenders to do the job in a large or thick-walled house. That’s why TP-LINK have produced this RE210 dual-band Wi-Fi range extender, which uses some of the same techniques as high-end routers to massively boost your WiFi’s range and eliminate dead zones. Let’s take a closer look.

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