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. [......]
TechRadar has launched Tech Deals - offering discounted tech goods on a first-come, first-served basis. [......]
Tech Deals, powered by TechRadar.com, is a brilliant new service for TechRadar readers. This new and exciting service, open to our UK users, is designed to bring you massive discounts on all sorts of products, services and events that are highly relevant to tech and gadget fans. Here's how it works… The Tech Deals site offers fantastic deals with discounts of 50% or more off exclusive technology-related deals[......]
TechRadar has teamed up with software makers Nero to offer a whole host of imaging goodness. [......]
Sequels can be brilliant things, taking what's great about the original and running with it. We're sure you can think of loads of examples: The Godfather Part 2, The Empire Strikes Back, Santa Buddies ... okay, maybe not Santa Buddies . [......]
Samsung has released a new video showing what tablets could be like in the future, with a video showing just how much fun we could all have with see-through flexible displays in our lives. [......]
Video on demand vs Cinema: Online buzz When you can access films direct from your television, laptop, tablet, phone or game console, is there still a place for cinemas? The arrival of streaming video has not only made it easy for us to access films at times of our choosing wherever we happen to be, it has opened up a massive range of content for us to browse and be entertained by. You can now enjoy 3D at home, along with surround sound, big screens and a wealth of inexpensive entertainment, all at the touch of a button[......]
