Articles by Rowan Davies, Editorial Associate

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WhatsApp is lifting a frustrating group-chat limitation I’ve hated for years — giving it the upper hand over iMessage and Telegram

By Rowan Davies Published 20 February 26

WhatsApp is rolling out Group Message History, which lets new chat members easily catch up on messages posted before they joined.

Apple Music’s 5 new upgrades are just what the platform needs to one-up Spotify — but its new UI has users begging for simplicity

By Rowan Davies Published 19 February 26

Apple Music's new features could breathe new life into the platform, but its UI redesign has divided subscribers.

YouTube is now an exhibit at one of the world’s biggest museums — and I'm shocked that 2006 is now considered 'vintage'

By Rowan Davies Published 19 February 26

YouTube's watch page from 2006 is being recreated for an exhibit at the V&A museum, and I've never felt so ancient.

Audible’s Read and Listen feature is a handy and accessible new audiobook tool, but it comes with a catch that’s quite back-handed for book lovers

By Rowan Davies Published 18 February 26

Audible's new Read and Listen tool lets you follow your favorite audiobooks using synchronized text.

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I swapped my Apple Watch band for a popular $15 dupe — and it shows you don’t need to spend $50, but there’s a catch

By Rowan Davies Published 17 February 26

I spent a month using an Apple Watch band dupe from WITHit, and it's made me realize why Apple's bands are expensive.

Apple Music is getting two upgrades that Spotify has had for ages — and thankfully, you don’t even need Apple Intelligence

By Rowan Davies Published 17 February 26

Apple Music is taking a new notes from Spotify with a new AI playlist tool, and you don't need an Apple Intelligence device to use it.

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Samsung Galaxy Buds 4 leak suggests they could be missing a much-wanted AirPods 4 feature

By Rowan Davies Published 16 February 26

A new Galaxy Buds 4 leak suggests Samsung is dropping a feature that could be incredibly valuable in its next earbuds lineup.

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Stickerbox is the kids’ toy adults are obsessed with, including me — here’s how I got on when I tried the viral AI toy for the first time

By Rowan Davies Published 15 February 26

Stickerbox has been all over my TikTok feed, and I finally got my hands on one.

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I can’t get enough of Spotify’s new About the Song feature — I’m learning things about my favorite albums that I never knew before

By Rowan Davies Published 12 February 26

Since Spotify launched its About the Song tool, I haven't stopped reading every piece of background information on my favorite albums.

Can’t escape the AI slop? Here are 3 handy ways to spot AI-generated music in Spotify, and what you can do to report it

By Rowan Davies Published 8 February 26

AI-generated music is plaguing Spotify for some users, but there are things you can do to spot it.

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Is Spotify the new Amazon? The platform now lets you buy physical books from the app – and its new Page Match tool lets you sync your audio books with the printed version

By Rowan Davies Last updated 5 February 26

Spotify's new audiobook upgrades allow you to purchase physical books from the app and more, and it's now in competition with Amazon.

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Spotify is rolling out 3 exciting new features for Lyrics, including translations, and I can’t wait to finally understand what my favorite Spanish artists have been singing about

By Rowan Davies Published 4 February 26

Spotify is finally launching Lyric Translations globally, and it's also giving it a new home in the mobile app.

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'We’re building something I want for my family and your family': Fitbit co-founders are launching a new family-wide health tracking app, but we have our reservations

By Rowan Davies Published 4 February 26

Fitbit co-founders are launching a family-wide health monitoring software, but we have our concerns.

YouTube has annoyed free users once again by cracking down on this popular background playback hack

By Rowan Davies Published 3 February 26

Free YouTube users have noticed that background viewing has stopped for third-party mobile browsers, and no one is happy about it.

Belkin is pulling the plug on its Wemo smart home range tomorrow – here’s the full list and what to do

By Rowan Davies Published 30 January 26

As of January 31, Belkin is shutting down a large number of Wemo smart home devices, including wiping its app and cloud features.

Deezer just gave Spotify a great opportunity to combat the AI music wave — here's why the platform is making its AI-detection tool available to rivals

By Rowan Davies Published 29 January 26

Deezer has been tagging AI-generated content for a year, and now it's encouraging its competitors to do the same.

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BAFTA vs the Oscars – I’m a serial movie-watcher, and there's a clear winner in these nominations lists

By Rowan Davies Published 28 January 26

Chase Inifiniti and Odessa A'zion were snubbed at the Oscars, but their BAFTA nominations show which ceremony has better taste.

TikTok is suppressing ‘content critical of President Trump’ in the US, California governor claims – as investigation looks into whether it 'violates' state law

By Rowan Davies Published 28 January 26

California Governor Gavin Newsom is launching a review of TikTok's potential violations after more users are reporting anti-Trump censorship.

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I’m all for weird tech, and this viral AI sticker maker has just shot to the top of my list of recent obsessions

By Rowan Davies Published 28 January 26

Stickerbox by Hapiko has taken social media by storm. Here's how it uses generative AI to make custom stickers.

By Rowan Davies Published 27 January 26

A new YouTube experiment shows that its free-to-use playback-speed tool could be locked into the YouTube Premium plan.

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Neil Young takes swipe at Trump and gives his entire music catalog to Greenland for free — and says his ‘music will never be available on Amazon, as long as it is owned by Bezos’

By Rowan Davies Published 27 January 26

Neil Young is standing in solidarity with Greenland by offering his music to residents for free, and he also had some things to say about Bezos.

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Skyscraper Live proves that Netflix is still figuring out its live events – here’s why viewers couldn’t get past its 'insufferable' commentary

By Rowan Davies Published 26 January 26

Viewers who tuned into Netflix's Skyscraper Live were baffled by the show's unnecessary commentary and over-produced façade.

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YouTube Music just got a big queue upgrade that users have wanted for years – and now Apple Music fans are demanding the same

By Rowan Davies Published 26 January 26

YouTube Music users can now pick up where they left off across Android and iOS devices, but Apple Music has yet to do the same.

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ICYMI: the week's 7 biggest tech stories from LG's massive OLED TV news to glorious Whoop clones

By Hamish Hector Published 24 January 26

Here's the top news stories from Sony, LG, Spotify and more for January 24, 2026.

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‘We think it’s vitally important to be transparent with listeners and fair to artists’: Deezer says viral ‘singer’ Sienna Rose, with millions of Spotify streams, is an AI fake

By Rowan Davies Published 23 January 26

'Singer' Sienna Rose is riding the Spotify charts, but her entire act is an AI-generated façade.

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