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A monitor that can swivel to a vertical tilt has been found to be beneficial for a wide range of fields and uses. The key: they can display documents, applications and webpages that are intended to be displayed vertically in the format that suits them best. The extra vertical space can allow users to see more content without having to scroll as frequently, increasing productivity and helping with multitasking. This is true for long documents, coding , programming or web pages. Graphic designers or photo editors can also find a vertical monitor useful for tasks that require an extended canvas, such as posters, banners or portrait-oriented images. Perhaps a more obscure use is gaming, where the vertical tilt allows for a more immersive and enjoyable experience when playing games with vertical interfaces. If you’re looking to pick up a vertical monitor today, we run through our top picks for every users below. Best vertical monitors in 2023 Best all-rounder Samsung F24T450FQR ...

Most commonly known as the Sturgeon Moon, the first full Moon of August will rise on the evening of Tuesday  1 August 2023 , at  9:22pm BST , appearing full both the day before and the day after. But where does the name come from? And what other names does August’s full Moon go by? “Naming the full Moons has been done by ancient peoples around the world to mark events, as well as to act as a calendar,” explains  Dr Darren Baskill,  astronomy lecturer at the University of Sussex. “While the Full Moon names in common use today originate from North America, a huge variety of names were used by indigenous cultures both across North America, Europe and around the world.” It’s perhaps no surprise then, that the name Sturgeon Moon – or as it’s evolved in modern media, the Sturgeon Supermoon – derives from the fish that was once plentiful in rivers and lakes at this time of the year. Particularly abundant around the Great Lakes along the border between the United State...

Government ministers in the UK are pushing for the MET police to make use of automated facial recognition for routine law enforcement. As police offices already wear body cameras, it would be possible to send the images they record directly to live facial recognition (LFR) systems. This would mean everyone they encounter could be instantly checked to see if they match the data of someone on a watchlist – a database of offenders wanted by the police and courts. The technology has already been used for high-profile gatherings such as the King’s Coronation, but could rolling it out more widely lead to a rise in distrust of the police force due to concerns about accuracy and privacy? What is LFR and how does it work? Artificial intelligences trained to perform face recognition were one of the first types of practical machine learning systems developed by computer scientists. They are commonly used alongside ‘dot projector’ lasers, which can map thousands of points on a human face, t...

Since the release of the 1977 original Star Wars movie, A New Hope , to The Mandalorian , lightsaber battles have helped to drive the success of this influential franchise. In the 46 years since Obi-Wan Kenobi first clashed with Darth Vader, there have been thousands of toys, replica and collectible lightsabers available to buy. Prices range from entry-level toy lightsabers to purchase for pocket money prices, to lightsabers that command thousands of pounds on the collectible market. But what should you look for in a lightsaber? For younger children who want to duel, a plastic sword with basic battle sounds will more than suffice, just be sure to search for a lightsaber that will withstand repeated impact. For the Star Wars fan who’s prepared to invest financially, then the criteria changes. Check pricier lightsabers for their weight and heft, a wide range of sounds, decent illumination, the quality of the hilt and, of course, that the kyber crystal shines the right colour. You wo...