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February 29
- Google's self-driving car just lost its squeaky-clean record [Updated]
- You'll be able to see what HoloLens is seeing on a phone or PC
- Panasonic's giving you Oscar-winning UHD Blu-rays for free
- Samsung: 4K phone displays could really help VR
- MWC 2016: the world's biggest phone show as it happened
- Why Samsung dropped microSD on the Galaxy S6, then brought it back
- Got a spare $3,000? Microsoft has opened HoloLens dev kit pre-orders
- Sony: wearables could bring foldable smartphones
- You're blocked: Netflix starts major crackdown on VPNs
- Microsoft Office 2016 is coming to Windows Store
- Here's why Netflix thinks HDR is more exciting than 8K television
- Mad Max: Fury Road scores six Oscars, misses out on Best Picture
February 28
- 3 ways Apple's feud with the FBI could play out, according to a mobile security expert
- Sony has plans for a Minority Report VR glove
- Google just made the tablet the ultimate museum piece
February 27
- You may see the iPhone SE on this new launch date
- HTC could be planning a mobile VR headset too
- Gotta debunk 'em all! The Pokemon rumors and urban legends we all fell for
- Pokemon, why did you get so complicated?
- The last thing we need is a trend towards episodic gaming
- Nintendo NX could arrive later this year with a special Zelda in tow
- San Bernardino police chief: 'good chance' there's nothing of value on that iPhone
February 26
- Yes, you can game in the back of a BMW 7-series
- Why Ex Machina's visual effects will stun you in their simplicity
- Waiting for the Apple Car? Tim Cook has bad news for you
- 3 reasons the Samsung Galaxy S7 doesn't have a USB-C port
- How Dell designs its master class laptops
- This may very well be the perfect gaming keyboard
- Week in Tech: Apple's FBI dispute heats up, Samsung has the Edge at MWC
- CAT's thermal phone could help the emergency services save lives
- You don't have to put up with Windows 10's new lock screen ads
- This is the flexible, foldable future of smartphone displays
- Office 365 gets a load of fresh features across Windows, Mac and mobile
- Office 365 users will get Outlook.com Premium with custom domains for free
- Apple goes on the offensive against US authorities in iPhone case [Updated]
- Your next phone could have as much storage as a laptop
February 25
- The tech world rallies behind Apple in its FBI row
- Apple and FBI to face off at Congressional hearing next week
- Apple could strengthen iCloud security, then throw away the key
- Volvo's keyless car makes your smartphone the master
- Some of Resident Evil's best (and worst) games to hit PS4 and Xbox One
- Microsoft backs Apple in its fight with the FBI
- The Nissan Leaf is hackable. Here is what owners need to know
- 8 robots that will either kill us all or show us their humanity
- Watch Touch ID get fooled with some Play-Doh
- Every phone from MWC 2016
- Latest Daredevil Season 2 trailer shifts focus to Elektra
- 10 LG G5 modules we'd love to see
- Google's Project Shield defends small websites from DDoS bombardment
- What you need to know about Yubl, the 'immediate' social network
- Galaxy S7 hints that Samsung is next to kill the app drawer
- Cybercrime is getting out of control in the UK, report suggests
- 8 unmissable computing highlights from MWC 2016
- Why people are being fined for taking selfies
- There's now a fix for that time-traveling iPhone bug
- Google rumored to build Chromecast tech straight into TVs
February 24
- Apple is reportedly working to make the iPhone unhackable
- Cook warns of 'incredible vulnerabilities' if Apple follows FBI order
- Siri slated to be Mac OS X's killer app in version 10.12
- Lower-res fingerprint sensors on phones can be duped by fake clay fingers
- Sony hasn't ruled out the possibility of a Xperia Z6 in the future
- Samsung Galaxy S7 Edge scoops Best in Show at techradar MWC Awards
- Why Street Fighter is no longer a fighting game everybody can enjoy
- Facebook's 'Like' button is now joined by several new emotions
- Who are these emojis supposed to be? We asked the general public
- HP's PCs now come with unlimited free Wi-Fi
- 74% of techradar readers think Apple should not give the FBI iPhone access
- Using a wireless mouse or keyboard? Then you need to know about this
- 5 brilliant modular gadgets that aren't the LG G5
- 10 things we never knew about (Sony) lenses
- Motorola admits Nexus 6 was too big – but that's what Google wanted
- When Judgment Day comes, Boston Dynamics' latest Atlas robot will lead the charge
- Batman v Superman will be more brutal and violent on Blu-ray
February 23
- This smart typewriter lets you write in peace – for the price of an iPad
- NASA will send your artwork to an asteroid
- Where did the hoverboards go? Amazon pulls them from site
- Far Cry Primal review
- Microsoft HoloLens Bluetooth Clicker is our first glimpse at a possible controller
- Motorola wants to make a shatterproof Moto G, but...
- This AI robot can recognize a ball from a baby
- Meet Starship - the delivery robot that wants to carry your shopping for you
- Oppo's new tech can fully charge a phone in 15 minutes
- HTC Vive Consumer Edition: here's what you'll be able to buy
- Actually, the US Justice Department wants Apple to unlock at least 12 other iPhones
- Should you ever pay up to ransomware criminals?
- LG's cute Rolling Bot was never meant to escape the lab
- How you can try the final HTC Vive before everyone else
- ARM's Cortex-A32 set to usher in a new generation of Raspberry Pi-alikes
- Fujitsu's new 2-in-1 beefs up security with slick palm scanner
- Bill Gates: Apple should give San Bernardino iPhone data to FBI
- Nikon's new, speedy premium compact DL-series cameras shoot 4K video
- Forget smartphones, Visa wants your car to pay for fuel
February 22
- Snapchat finally allows 100% original filters, but there's more than one catch
- Tesla Model S gets wireless charging in April, but Tesla didn't make it
- Mark Zuckerberg on AI: we're nowhere near understanding how intelligence works
- Imagination shows off jaw-dropping graphics from new mobile GPU
- How the Apple vs FBI situation is heating up – and what could happen next
- Intel: industry collaboration key to 5G success
- Lightroom for Android 2.0 delivers raw power to your smartphone camera
- Popular Linux distro hit by hacked version on official site over the weekend
- Sony's Xperia Projector could be the best home gadget you never knew you wanted
- Asus readies ZenPad M Android tablets that are tailor-made for business
- LG G5 vs LG G4
- World's smallest fuel cell charger will power your phone with salt water
- Lenovo's newest Yoga houses Nvidia graphics, top-class memory for cheap
- Sony is working on an Amazon Echo competitor
- Sony launches new Xperia X phones for those who don't want an Xperia Z5
February 21
- Mark Zuckerberg: VR is the next social platform - oh, and Minecraft is coming to VR!
- Samsung's Gear 360 camera is the next step in virtual reality
- Samsung put a Gear VR on every chair for its Galaxy launch event
- Samsung Galaxy S7 and S7 Edge launch with battery boost and microSD slot
- Every one of HTC's new Desire phones will come with a unique design
- Meet Lenovo's newest affordable Android tablet for business
- Halo Smart Band lets you make a phone call by flicking your wrist
- HP's first Windows Phone could save Microsoft's mobile bet
- HTC reveals the Vive's finished consumer version – and finally tells us the price
- Huawei MateBook takes aim at iPad Pro and Microsoft Surface
- LG designer hates Oculus and HTC Vive, outlines plan to 'fix' VR
- LG enters VR race with a headset that connects to the G5
- How to self-publish a Kindle eBook at home
- 6 smartphones that turned into PCs
- MWC 2016: Samsung Galaxy S7 launch targets VR
- Android N could ditch the app drawer for good
February 20
- Critical new details emerge in Apple's encryption battle with the government
- The box for Alcatel's new smartphone is actually a VR headset
- Samsung Pay hits 5m registered users - how does it compare to Apple?
- Guess who's calling for an Apple boycott
February 19
- The Nintendo NY store grand re-opening was a Mario fan's dream
- Mitsubishi is developing a hologram-like 'Aerial Display'
- This is the vessel Virgin Galactic wants to send you to space in
- DOJ: Apple is refusing to help the FBI because it's good PR
- Garmin's new fitness trackers are its most fashionable yet
- Philips wants to be the next name in OLED TV
- The biggest surprise about will.i.am's new smartwatch? It actually looks good
- Volvo prepares to say goodbye to physical car keys
- Asus planning big 2-in-1s push spearheaded by Surface clone?
- iPhone bricked by Error 53? Apple has a fix for that
- "Eternal" 5D Quartz media could be the distant successor of Blu-ray
- 2-in-1 tablets and businesses fuelling Microsoft's revival in mobility
- 5 things you need to know about Apple vs the FBI
- Here's where Facebook and Twitter stand on Apple vs the FBI
- A key component of the iPhone 5SE and iPad Air 3 is all but confirmed
February 18
- Here's why Nasa is building a telescope 100x more powerful than Hubble
- Xbox One's latest update helps Achievement hunters and neat freaks
- Try Google's emotion-detecting image API for yourself
- Cat's thermal smartphone lets you see like the Predator
- Don't panic: no-one is scanning your contactless card through your pocket
- Skype's iOS and Android apps now let you video chat with 24 other people
- Robots are learning to deal with human stupidity
- Samsung's new 3G smartwatch puts another nail in the SIM card's coffin
- Which hard disk is best? Here are some pointers
- Week in Tech: Why Apple won't play iSpy for the FBI, and when a leak isn't a leak
- Canon's new G7 X Mark II pocket camera can focus like a human
- Canon's new EOS 80D marks the start of its new video platform
- Google CEO picks a side in Apple's fight with the FBI
February 17
- Pentax aims for the big time with its radical new full frame DSLR
- You might survive a trip through a black hole - if it's rotating
- Sony wants your help to beta test the next PS4 system software update
- Leap Motion makes controller-free VR a reality
- Samsung's new Android app lets you code on the go with Micro Bit
- You can now use these Gmail features without signing up for an account
- Clarion's all-digital stereo targets audiophiles and smartphone users alike
- A guide to putting together a low cost and effective website
- How someone in Japan could be deciding your Netflix recommendations
- The Division now comes bundled with high-end Nvidia GPUs
- Meizu Pro 5 is the most powerful Ubuntu smartphone ever
- Qualcomm wants smartwatches to be free from phones
- This flexible phone means you can properly fire Angry Birds
- Dangerous new ransomware Locky threatens to throw away the key
- You can now buy a .cloud domain – and the silver lining is they're affordable
- Financial services and the data center
- Apple's Tim Cook slams FBI calls for backdoor into iPhone
February 16
- AI robots could be the future of space walks
- There's a strange, cheap new online-only version of Call of Duty for PC
- The GrammyCam was a horrible idea - here are the pictures to prove it
- Drone laws: what you need to know before you fly
- This glass disc can store 360TB of data and outlive humanity
- Fallout 4 DLC's box art is exactly as brilliant as you'd expect
- First Fallout 4 DLC will let you build your own robot companion
- Samsung is right to drop microSD until the Galaxy S7
- If you've got a VoIP phone, you should know about this eavesdropping exploit
- AMD promises a graphics revolution with new Vulkan-powered Radeon driver
- Lost an ear? This 3D printer will make you a new one
- Samsung: It's time we shut up about the 'Internet of Things'
- 7 tips to help you be a better Rocket League dueller
- Huawei prepares to unleash its Surface killer Matebook at MWC
- LG Stylus 2 brings fancy pen features for those on a budget
- Star Wars Episode VIII teaser launched after first day of shooting
- UK Government to enforce age verification on all porn sites
February 15
- See the exact moment Kanye caused a Tidal wave on the App Store
- Mattel's 3D printer lets kids make their own toys
- Nissan puts its self-parking tech in office chairs
- Microsoft's modular all-in-one PC could make upgrading child's play
- Kanye West wants Mark Zuckerberg's help, and he needs an answer by tomorrow
- Windows Store now tells you which apps are built for Windows 10
- AI will take the jobs of half the world's population by 2045
- 6 stylish wooden gadgets that go against the grain
- Can't afford an LG G5? Make way for the cheaper LG X Cam and X Screen
February 14
- Why the lack of decent gaming merchandise makes me angry
- Android in 2020: how much could Google's OS change?
- Apple wants to replace your 2015 MacBook's USB-C charging cable
- Should your business be using Google's Chromebooks?
- Techradar's first tech loves
February 13
- Food for thought: would you eat a lab-made burger if it could save the world?
- Why does Apple keep making the Mac?
- I can't wait to be bored by virtual reality
- 10 tech-related gameshows that would probably never make it to TV
- The Witness and Firewatch are the sorts of slow-paced first person experience VR needs
- Install Linux on your x86 tablet: 5 distros to choose from
- Apple Music's three-month trial program paid off, now at 11 million users
- Google's self-driving cars may be self-built after all
February 12
- See the big cars from the Chicago Auto Show
- This is the rumored iPhone 5SE and iPad Air 3 release date
- There's a smart reason behind this hideous Prius paint job
- Is Apple looking to Dr. Dre for its first original TV show?
- Paper-thin lenses could eliminate the smartphone camera bump
- Nintendo is pitting Pokémon Red and Blue fans against each other
- Like it or not, Tidal needs more Kanye Wests
- Reshuffle at Dixons Carphone as Justin Willis departs
- London Ambulance Service is using an app for Cardiac Arrest first-responders
- New image algorithm could lead to better fingerprint readers and self-driving cars
- Kanye West is making a video game about his mom
- Pluto's pretty geology looks good in Nasa snapshot
- Maximum pain inflicted on PC gamers: Quantum Break is Windows 10 only
- Week in Tech: Twitter's shakeup, Amazon's gaming play and Tim Cook's photo disaster
- AMD's new Zen processors will include a 32-core monster CPU
- Facebook encourages influencers to speak out against extremism
- New record-breaking pipe is 50,000 times quicker than superfast fibre
- Samsung could be preparing a surprise tablet for Galaxy S7 launch
- These shoes use your steps to charge your smartphone
February 11
- Game of Thrones season 6 teaser photos will keep you guessing
- Watch Dogs 2 is coming, but a new mystery game is even more intriguing
- From treadmills to zero gravity: check out OK Go's latest music video
- A new Google VR headset may have Oculus Rift beat in a big way
- Microsoft's facial recognition AI can sniff out your dog's breed
- Be careful: Your iPhone will be bricked forever if you set it to this date
- Nissan's Winter Warrior concept cars look more like snow tanks
- This Star Wars BB-8 droid might be the best yet
- People don't want Twitter on their TVs (and linear viewing is here to stay)
- Einstein was right: gravitational waves do exist
- There's now a much bigger chance you might find your parents on Tinder
- Stornoway in Scotland wants to be the UK's first Spaceport
- Samsung Galaxy S6 vs Samsung Galaxy S5
- Kia's Niro crossover looks like any other, but gets 50 mpg
- Q&A: Using the web to kick-start your business
- Steve Wozniak announces Silicon Valley Comic Con
- New GPS algorithms could improve accuracy to centimetre-level
- HP laptops to come with AMD's FreeSync tech for smooth, affordable gaming
- Russia might switch thousands of government computers to Linux to spite Microsoft
- Fibre optic internet speeds are coming to smartphones in 2016
- Wearables are about to get a big battery life boost
- Opel's Ampera-e "affordable" electric car arriving in 2017
- Microsoft now caters for Insiders wanting to test Windows 10 with minimal risk
- A new robot can solve a Rubik's Cube in 0.887 seconds
- Sorry, Samsung. The iPhone 7 processor is reportedly being made by your rival
February 10
- People are disliking Twitter, according to its own numbers
- Tesla Model 3, the most 'affordable' yet, will be unveiled on March 31
- Here's the Star Wars universe like you've never seen it
- You've heard of dark matter, but what about 'dark sunshine'?
- 5 ways Twitter can save itself starting today
- Amazon Lumberyard's zombie clause proves it pays to read the fine print
- Facebook Free Basics looks to new wireless tech for a boost
- Twitter pulls a Facebook, putting the best tweets first starting today
- Skype and Paul McCartney speak the language of love for Valentine's Day
- How virtual reality could transform your business
- Hitman preview: a thousand ways to kill Viktor Novikov
- Intel slams door on Skylake overclockers who were juicing up cheap CPUs
- A Sonic the Hedgehog movie is being made, for some reason
- With $1.2bn buyout, could Opera be headed for success in China?
- Microsoft patches critical security flaws and tells us the full details for the first time
- Severe security flaw affects a shocking amount of Mac apps
- Google's self-driving car is 'the driver' in the eyes of the US government
- Mexico vs Senegal friendly is a test for 4K
- GoPros inside Grammy Awards will put you onstage with the winners
February 9
- An anime voice synthesizer and an NES headline this year's hottest tour
- Final Fantasy 9 for iOS and Android hits mobile devices in stealth mode
- Oculus Rift PC bundle pre-orders can start eating your month's rent next week
- Gmail will now flag email accounts that it deems 'insecure'
- Apple stores now install iPhone screen protectors, so you don't screw it up
- Amazon is trying to woo indie game developers, and it might just work
- Hulu could go international to compete with Netflix
- AlienSpy RAT subscription malware has gnawed away at over 400,000 victims
- New preview build of Office for Mac introduces slick transition to PowerPoint
- AOC's speedy 28-inch 4K FreeSync monitor targets gamers and photo editors
- Teen cybercrime still has a seriously 'sexy' problem
- A new indie game gives you the best physical souvenir
February 8
- Star Wars puts out the Holiday Special of electronic albums
- Facebook's plan to connect the world just took a major blow - what happens next?
- This robot chameleon means we won't even see the uprising coming
- Gaming laptop on the blink? Check out this eye-tracking monster machine
- Enough is enough, it's time PC gamers were put first
- Small businesses are becoming favoured prey of cyber criminals
- Red Dead Redemption and Left 4 Dead 2 leak onto Xbox One
- 10 photo tips for Tim Cook after his Super Bowl disaster
- These are the features every flagship phone must have this year
- Microsoft makes it clear exactly how Windows 10 is super-secure
- Google may be building a VR headset that isn't made of cardboard
- Meet the Sony action cam that needs a train to carry it
- Watch the best SuperBowl 50 commercials here right now
- Captain America: Civil War Super Bowl spot makes it impossible to choose a side
February 7
- The tech that's changing photography - and it's just getting started
- Headphones are the gateway drug for high-end audio
February 6
- Everyone calm down: Twitter CEO responds to rumor of timeline shakeup
- Pet tech: inside the strange and wacky world of animal wearables
- Here's why Netflix won't be releasing shows weekly anytime soon
- Alpha Bets: 12 amazing moonshots burning through Google's billions
- What's the real story behind Windows 10 racking up 200 million installs?
- Apple takes baby steps into selling VR headsets
- NextVR shoots in 6K, then delivers the footage to your face
February 5
- Google's self-driving cars could feature wireless charging
- iPhone 6 'Error 53' is bricking phones with tampered home buttons
- Popcorn Time, the Netflix of torrents, will be reborn in the browser
- Orange is the New Black just became The Big Bang Theory of Netflix
- iPhone 6S vs iPhone 6S Plus: Apple's latest smartphones go head to head
- Week in Tech: Chu Detective, why Alphabet rules, and the multi-million dollar keyboard
- Thinking of getting an HTC Vive? Check that your room is this size first
- WhatsApp's new feature seems pointless, but it might be secretly significant
- Dell's new BIOS security tool makes its laptops harder to hack
- Sony looks to shake up SSD arena with new 240GB and 480GB drives
- Watch Link get an axe to the face in new Legend of Zelda: Twilight Princess HD trailer
- Nintendo cancels sleep tracking device, but it might make something else
February 4
- You may see more Apple apps on Android soon
- Busted iPhone? Apple may let you trade it in for a new one
- Zuck wants 5 billion people on Facebook by 2030
- Scientists may have come up with a way to read your mind
- Soak in these shots of Super Mario Sunshine in Unreal Engine 4
- 'Game changing' breakthrough turns contact lenses into tiny computer screens
- Canonical's new Ubuntu tablet thinks it's a computer
- Logitech debuts G810 mechanical keyboard with 'faster than Cherry' switches
- Spotify, MacBook and a bargain controller equals instant DJ
- Sony sees dual-lens cameras on major smartphones by 2017
- Vaio might have made the most beautiful Windows Phone yet
- Google wants to eliminate passwords, but will that work in IT?
- Microsoft puts the pedal to the metal, pushes out new Windows 10 preview
- Simpsons search engine Frinkiac is D'oh so good
- Watch every trailer for YouTube Red's first original movies and TV show here
- Google experiments with 'books that can't be printed'
February 3
- Say goodbye to these GoPro cameras in April
- Shooting with Sony's new master class lenses
- You're not the only one who doesn't have the Android 6.0 Marshmallow update
- Watching NFL football in VR gives you the best seat in the house
- Pebble Time update sharpens Health and messaging
- Amazon Echo has created the absolute laziest way to order pizza
- These hack-proof chips might actually keep your credit card information safe
- Windows 10 is going down great with gamers, catching Windows 7 fast
- Scion is toast, Toyota bids the auto brand farewell
- The Sony A6300 is the ultimate crop sensor camera
- Half-Life 2's freakish endurance, and why we need to let Half-Life 3 go
- Detective Pikachu is the dark and gritty Pokemon reboot we've always wanted
- Don't expect an Apple Watch 2 in March, it may just be an S update
- Here's how to pre-register for Nintendo's first smartphone app, Miitomo
- 8 reasons why I can't wait for the PC Gamer Weekender
- Windows 10 becomes a recommended update and will auto-install on some PCs
- Is Sony prepping the Xperia Z6 Tablet or killing all its slates?
- PC industry slump drags Lenovo's revenue down, but profits are up
- Microsoft is officially buying SwiftKey, slowly taking over your phone
- iPhone 7 reportedly gets rid of one of Apple's biggest design flaws
- Get a window to the past by running Windows 95 in your browser
- Watch how HoloLens could one day transform football viewing
February 2
- Hearthstone is formatting competitive play - here's what that means
- You can now browse Twitter on the go without an account
- This Google engineer made a smart mirror, and now we all want one
- Google's self-driving cars get 3 million miles of practice a day
- New Samsung VR camera could launch alongside Galaxy S7
- The best news from Nintendo's results? Lots of people are playing Splatoon
- AMD's new desktop chips run faster, cooler and quieter than ever
- Windows 10 sees big jump to overtake Windows XP
- You may not need to even touch your next iPhone
- New AMD FirePro S-Series can provide graphics grunt for up to 32 PCs
- Tablets are more unpopular than ever – except for Windows slates
- Tesla Powerwall Mark II confirmed for 2016 launch by Elon Musk
- You won't believe how Facebook is combating click-bait
February 1
- Sorry, Apple: Alphabet is now the world's most valuable company
- Google wants to make its Nexus phones more like iPhones
- Jaguar Land Rover's self-driving car research takes an ironic twist
- Watch this police-trained eagle take down a drone
- Scientists get go-ahead for 'gene editing' embryos in landmark decision
- HP LaserJet printer could be a gaping hole in your security defences
- Uber will deliver puppies and chicken wings to people's homes
- As PC market suffers, is a big laptop merger on the cards?
- You can now block ads on your Samsung Galaxy S6