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Adam Hartley

Adam Hartley was the Senior News Editor for TechRadar.com between February 2008 and September 2011 – formative days for the site as its coverage of smartphones, computers, home cinema equipment and games consoles saw it quickly grow into one of the biggest consumer technology news portals in the world. Adam now works in communications, and is currently the Head of Content for Spreckley.

Articles by: Adam Hartley

Nintendo DSi XL review

By Adam Hartley published 5 April 19

Nintendo's popular handheld gaming console gets an update with the DSi XL (2010) – and bigger really is better.

Nintendo's new DSi is an exemplary refresh of a much-loved handheld gaming console

Nintendo DSi review

By Adam Hartley published 5 April 19

TechRadar has been playing with the Nintendo DSi (2008) – Nintendo's massively popular handheld.

Laser Quest: the story behind Ronald Reagan's Star Wars

By Adam Hartley published 22 December 15

Star Wars Week Star Wars could have represented something entirely different and a lot more deadly, if Reagan got his way.

A Bayan in the hand is worth two in the bush

Bayan Audio Soundbook review

By Adam Hartley published 20 September 13

Mini Review There is a healthy and growing market for quality, well-built, sub-£200 portable audio systems built to appeal to the growing hordes of digital audiophiles out there.

18 years of fun: Happy Birthday PlayStation

By Adam Hartley, James Rivington published 4 December 12

In Depth We don our rose-tinted specs and remember the fun times that PlayStation has given us.

The first ZX Spectrum 48K - a rubber-keyed magic box of joy

30 best ZX Spectrum games

By Adam Hartley published 23 April 12

In Depth Sir Clive Sinclair's greatest invention, the ZX Spectrum, is 30 years old today and to celebrate we've compiled our list of the top 30 Speccy classics.

Sky is showing Bestival in 3D this year, and with a load of other great 3D movies and 3D TV on the way it is surely time to invest in a new television soon

10 3D movies and shows to watch out for

By Adam Hartley published 29 August 11

Films and programmes coming to 3D TV and cinema soon

How better content can beat 3D eye strain

By Adam Hartley published 8 August 11

In Depth Sony, Sky, Virgin and others on 3D fatigue

Apple to merge iOS and Mac OS in 2012?

By Adam Hartley published 5 August 11

Some analysts are suggesting that Apple will fully converge Mac OS and its mobile operating system iOS at some point in 2012.

US price drop hints at next-gen Kindle

By Adam Hartley published 5 August 11

Amazon has sparked speculation that a new next-gen Kindle is set to launch soon due to a lower-price for the eReaders.

Google funding Bletchley Park restoration

By Adam Hartley published 5 August 11

Bletchley Park, the home of Alan Turing's World War II code-breaking team and the museum of computing, is set to get funding from Google to revamp some of its dilapidated buildings.

Android prioritised over iOS by online smartphone gaming specialists OpenFeint

OpenFeint prioritises Android gaming over iOS

By Adam Hartley published 5 August 11

Online smartphone gaming service OpenFeint looks to be prioritising Android gaming over and above iOS gaming.

Sony says not bothered by apparently slow updake of 3D gaming and TV

Sony: slow 3D uptake 'not a concern'

By Adam Hartley published 5 August 11

Sony appears to be not majorly worried about the apparent slow uptake of 3D TV and 3D games, according to comments from a Sony Computer Entertainment exec this week.

Intel drops $30 million on new cloud computing research

By Adam Hartley published 5 August 11

TechRadar Pro

Intel has made a $30 million investment in two new cloud computing research centres at Carnegie Mellon University in the US.

Facebook spam king faces up to 40 years in the slammer, if found guilty of all charges against him

Facebook's alleged spam king nabbed

By Adam Hartley published 5 August 11

Sanford Wallace faces up to 16 years in jail, if found guilty of a number of phishing attacks on half a million unsuspecting Facebook users.

Intel making "aggressive" moves to keep price as low as possible on new Ultrabook range

New Intel Ultrabook takes on MacBook Air

By Adam Hartley published 5 August 11

TechRadar Pro

Intel is aiming to take on the MacBook Air in the superthin laptop category, with a new, surprisingly affordable range of Ultrabooks.

Grab a load of discounted id and Bethesda games from Steam this week

id's John Carmack sings praises of open source

By Adam Hartley published 5 August 11

Releasing Doom 3 source code later this year

Sony's PlayStation Vita UK release date pushed to 2012

By Adam Hartley published 4 August 11

Sony has announced that it is not going to release the new PlayStation Vita in the UK or the US in time for the Christmas rush, with Kaz Hirai suggesting that it will not arrive until early 2012.

World of Warcraft subscribers drop again

By Adam Hartley published 4 August 11

The number of paying subscribers for Blizzard's fantasy MMO World of Warcraft has dropped for the second financial quarter in a row.

Bethesda: No Xbox 720 or PS4 till 2014

By Adam Hartley published 4 August 11

Bethesda's Todd Howard, game director for the forthcoming blockbuster Elder Scrolls V: Skyrim, says that gamers should not expect follow-ups to the PS3 and Xbox 360 until 2014, at the very earliest.

Analysts wade in on the meaning of the recent 3DS price-cut

Analysts hit out at 3DS' 'underperformance'

By Adam Hartley published 3 August 11

Exclusive Beginning of the end for the console?

Golden Joystick Awards 2011 - voting now open

Golden Joystick Awards 2011 voting open

By Adam Hartley published 3 August 11

If you want to cast your vote in the 29th annual GamesMaster Golden Joystick awards, run by TechRadar parent Future Publishing, then you now can.

Nintendo 3DS price slashed surprisingly quickly after launch

Nintendo chief apologises to 3DS early adopters

By Adam Hartley published 3 August 11

In something of a surprising move, Nintendo president Satoru Iwata has issued a written apology to the first wave of Nintendo 3DS buyers, following the recent hardware price cut.