David Nield

David Nield

Freelance Contributor

Dave is a freelance tech journalist who has been writing about gadgets, apps and the web for more than two decades. Based out of Stockport, England, on TechRadar you'll find him covering news, features and reviews, particularly for phones, tablets and wearables. Working to ensure our breaking news coverage is the best in the business over weekends, David also has bylines at Gizmodo, T3, PopSci and a few other places besides, as well as being many years editing the likes of PC Explorer and The Hardware Handbook.

Articles by: David Nield

Google Weather app

The Pixel 9's amazing new Weather app is now heading to older Pixels

By David Nield published

Google has revamped the Pixel Weather app, and if you have a Pixel 6 or newer you can give it a go.

Google Photos app

Good news, mobile photographers: your HDR photos will now look right on both Android and iOS

By David Nield published

With Android 15 and iOS 18, Google and Apple are supporting the same standard for HDR images.

Apple Intelligence

This could be why you're stuck on the Apple Intelligence waitlist

By David Nield published

Signing up for Apple Intelligence also means signing up for the Private Cloud Compute platform.

A woman sitting at a table and using a phone and a laptop

Best MDM solution of 2025

By David Nield published

Updated We list the best mobile device management (MDM) software, to make it simple and easy to manage mobile security for Bring Your Own Device (BYOD) policies.

Apple News Plus UK

Forget Apple Intelligence – iOS 18.2 will bring a new Sudoku game to your iPhone

By David Nield published

iOS 18.2 is currently in developer beta testing, and there's an extra puzzle game for Apple News Plus subscribers.

Four iPhone SE 2022 phones on a pink and blue background

The full Apple iPhone SE 4 specs sheet may just have leaked out

By David Nield published

We've got just about every iPhone SE 4 spec you could want in the latest leak around the handset.

A super close up image of the Google Gemini app in the Play Store

Google's next-gen Gemini 2.0 AI model is rumored to be launching in December

By David Nield published

We could get a significant upgrade to the current Gemini 1.5 AI model before the end of the year.

Google Pixel 9 in green Wintergreen color showing AI features on screen

Android 16 could be borrowing a key notification trick from the iPhone

By David Nield published

The latest Android beta version includes a hidden feature called Rich Ongoing Notifications.

OnePlus 13 in blue

The OnePlus 13 camera specs are confirmed – and we've got the first camera samples too

By David Nield published

We now know the rear camera setup the OnePlus 13 is going to come with, and there are samples you can judge.

The back of the Samsung Galaxy S24 Ultra

Want to see Android 15 running on a Samsung Galaxy S24 Ultra? This early One UI 7.0 video gives us a glimpse

By David Nield published

Samsung Galaxy phones are set to get quite a substantial software revamp in the coming months.

The new iPad mini 7

The iPad mini 7 borrows a useful recovery trick from the iPhone 16

By David Nield published

The latest iPad comes with a RecoveryOS partition on board, just like the latest iPhones.

Two Android phones on a green and blue background showing Google Messages

These 5 new features are about to make Google Messages more secure

By David Nield published

A range of safety features are making their way to Google Messages for Android over the next few months.

Huawei Mate XT

Samsung could launch a tri-fold foldable next year – with a budget Galaxy Z Flip 7

By David Nield published

Huawei might not be the only phone maker with a tri-fold phone on the market for much longer.

iPad mini 7 being held up, facing forwards

The iPad mini 7 may have fixed Apple's long-standing 'jelly scrolling' problem

By David Nield published

We're hearing that the new iPad mini might fix one of the annoyances that came with the old iPad mini.

The back of the OnePlus 13

OnePlus 13 teaser image gives us our first official look at the new phone

By David Nield published

Preorders have opened for the OnePlus 13 in China, and that means we've got a look at it too.

The Samsung Galaxy S24 family from the back

The latest Samsung Galaxy S25 leak hints at the dimensions for all three phones

By David Nield published

Want to know the key measurements of these phones ahead of time? We've got you covered.

Samsung Galaxy S24 Ultra

Samsung Galaxy S25 Ultra leak hints at the colors you'll be able to choose from

By David Nield published

It seems as though Samsung won't be changing up its color options too much for the Ultra model next year.

Apple iPhone 16 Review

These could be the specs of the iPhone 17 – including the new iPhone 17 Air model

By David Nield published

The new model is going to be slimmer than the others, and may only have one camera around the back.

Three Samsung Galaxy S24 phones next to each other on a table

Leaked dummy units of all three Samsung Galaxy S25 phones show off their sizes and dimensions

By David Nield published

Take a look at the Galaxy S25, the Galaxy S25 Plus, and the Galaxy S25 Ultra, represented by dummy units.

Amazon Kindle Oasis

The end of Kindle buttons – Amazon discontinues Kindle Oasis, the last model with physical page-turn controls

By David Nield published

You can no longer buy a Kindle e-reader with physical buttons for turning the page.

Nothing Phone 2a Community Edition

Nothing's next wild design idea is this glow-in-the-dark Phone 2a

By David Nield published

Nothing has revealed the winners of its Community Edition project, and the phone launches October 30.

iPhone 16 Camera Control

Android phone makers are wasting no time in copying the iPhone 16 camera button

By David Nield published

The Oppo Find X8 will have its own dedicated camera button, just like the iPhone 16 models.

Samsung Galaxy Z Fold 6

Samsung may have finally fixed the crease issue on its foldable phones

By David Nield published

The crease on the Samsung Galaxy Z Fold 6 Special Edition is rumored to be less visible than on the foldables we've seen so far.

Four iPhone SE 2022 phones on a blue and pink background

iPhone SE 4 case leak gives us hints about the design of Apple's next affordable iPhone

By David Nield published

A case supposedly for the iPhone SE 4 has appeared online, and it shows the key design tweaks we're expecting.

The iPhone 16 Pro Max

The iPhone 17 Pro Max is again rumored to be the only 2025 iPhone with 12GB of RAM

By David Nield published

It seems as though the iPhone 17 Pro Max might have an advantage over the iPhone 17 Pro next year.

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