9 brilliant gadgets that totally failed to launch What would an alternate universe look like where Microsoft dominated with a slick newspaper-ready tablet, HP had won the smartphone wars, and we were all carrying around a Palm Foleo? Well, it'd certainly be one that is not quite so Apple-centric. And what's more, it could have happened. [......]
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Good news! The Kindle Fire's working properly now! Amazon's issued an automatic software update that adds a raft of new features including Buttons Reacting When You Press Them, Touch Commands Being Detected and Your New Gadget Actually Bloody Working Properly. It's free and came out quickly, so hurrah for that, but it's yet another example of what I like to call "the tech industry taking the proverbial out of its customers"[......]
10 tech trends to watch for in 2012 Predicting the future is a tricky business. Some of our picks for 2011 didn't turn up - Augmented Reality remains a potentially great thing rather than a popular, useful thing - and others were damp squibs, such as Google's supposedly world-conquering Chrome OS. [......]
Microsoft in 2012: what to expect Microsoft has had plenty of successes in 2011, from record-breaking sales for Kinect and Xbox to the positive reaction to Nokia's Windows Phone. [......]
The TechRadar Christmas wishlist The weather outside may be frightful but the tech around these days is so delightful that we simply had to share with you just what's on our Christmas wishlists this year. We hope Father Christmas understands that we're not really and truly expecting £9,000 TVs and expensive cameras in our stockings – we haven't been that good – but hey, a tech writer can dream. So, in the spirit of Christmas and mass consumerism, and on the off chance that a wealthy benefactor is waiting in the wings of our lives to swoop in and spoil us with all the tech our hearts desire, here it is: the TechRadar Christmas Wishlist 2011[......]
10 gadget letdowns of 2011 You know all about the best gadgets of 2011 . You probably own quite a few of them, and you'll still be paying for them well into 2013. [......]
To celebrate the release of Mission: Impossible Ghost Protocol , at cinemas and IMAX 26 December (cert 12A), TechRadar has teamed up with Paramount Pictures UK to offer you the chance to win a pair of limited edition high-tech snow goggles, worth £500. Channel your inner Ethan Hunt (once again played by Tom Cruise) as you hit the slopes this season with all the info you could need right in front of your eyes[......]
Who's got the most oppressive internet censorship in the world? If you answered USA! USA! USA! you've clearly been listening to Google. [......]
Google has been granted a patent for driverless car technology, which can fully take over the control of a vehicle from a human driver. This full-fat version of cruise control uses web functionality to trigger the automated driving tech, with one of the images which goes alongside the patent showcasing what seems to be a massive QR code embedded into a road. [......]
AMD this week rolled out a couple of new Catalyst driver packages to play with, one of them a finished build (Catalyst 11.12 WHQL) and the other a preview driver with support for AMD HD3D technology in conjunction with CrossFireX configurations and a new Stereo 3D mode over HDMI 1.4a (Catalyst 12.1). The Catalyst 11.12 download delivers official support for the OpenGL 4.2 specification, enables support for AMD HD3D technology when using a 3x1 Landscape Eyefinity display group, and makes improvements to better facilitate the enabling and control of the Dual Graphics within the Vision Engine Control Center, according to the release notes. Otherwise, Catalyst 11.12 is mostly a bug-fix release with several resolved issues for Windows 7 users[......]
The comedy stylings of Louis C.K. isn't for everyone. For example, monks probably won't appreciate his vulgar language, and those British Royal Guards in England hardly laugh at anything[......]
You know that guy who just plunked down a paycheck on a 32GB memory kit and struts around the online block like a peacock with his feathers stretched out? Neither do we, but if there is such a guy, you can take away his forum bragging rights with G.Skill's 'Over-the-Top, Holy Hell This Kit is Freaking Massive' 64GB DDR3-2400 quad-channel memory package. [......]
The brainy benchmarking nerds at Futuremark dropped us a note to let us know about a 3DMark 11 update now available for download. [......]
You can argue the Earth is flat or that man never really landed on the moon, but if you really want to avoid looking foolish, then don't tell anyone Intel is deliberately stalling USB 3.0 long enough for LightPeak to drive a stake in the competing transfer interface. Actually, Intel has long held that the two aren't really competitors at all, and putting its money where its mouth is, Intel went out and received SuperSpeed USB 3.0 certification for its upcoming 7 Series and C216 chipset families. [......]
German gaming peripheral designer Roccat Studios is gearing up to debut an "aggressive lineup" of keyboards, mice, and surround sound systems at CES in January, 2012. Ahead of the show, Roccatt today announced the U.S[......]
