Articles by: SJ Azar

Look who's stalking: what it feels like to be put on surveillance in London

By SJ Azar published 2 May 16

IN DEPTH To celebrate the DVD release of gripping drama London Spy, I agreed to see what it would be like to be surveilled for a day...

Amazon Prime to get Mr Robot Season 2 just a day after it airs in the US

By SJ Azar published 22 April 16

Rami Malek and Christian Slater set to return in season 2 of Mr Robot in the Summer.

Snapchat's Bob Marley filter has sparked up a row

By SJ Azar published 20 April 16

UPDATED People are angry that Bob Marley's legacy has been reduced to a 'blackface' stoner filter on Snapchat.

My terrible attempt to remake famous movie robots in Fallout 4

By SJ Azar published 19 April 16

Things to do in the Wasteland when you don't want to own an Arena

The Last Man On The Moon review

By SJ Azar published 4 April 16

REVIEW Gene Cernan was one of the last men to set foot on the Moon, and a new documentary tells his story.

Where should Rockstar take Grand Theft Auto next?

By SJ Azar published 31 March 16

We want to know where you think GTA should be set next.

Paid streaming subscription service coming to SoundCloud

By SJ Azar published 29 March 16

SoundCloud Go will allow users to stream an ad-free service, but will this be enough to keep them?

Brilliant at Snapchat? This company wants to hire you

By SJ Azar published 29 March 16

US company Space150 used Snapchat as a way to advertise its latest internship.

It's Pi day, so we're celebrating our favorite irrational number with fruit

By SJ Azar published 14 March 16

March 14 is officially Pi Day, and we've cooked up some fruity projects to celebrate.

If you ban Instagram hashtags, you'll only make them stronger

By SJ Azar published 10 March 16

UPDATED Instagram-banned hashtags only adapt and re-surface stronger, research finds.

What you need to know about Yubl, the 'immediate' social network

By SJ Azar published 25 February 16

Yubl launches new social messaging tool, but do we need any more? We give it a go and find out.

Who are these emojis supposed to be? We asked the general public

By Hugh Langley, SJ Azar published 24 February 16

We asked the public to guess who these emojis are meant to represent. There are some interesting guesses.

74% of techradar readers think Apple should not give the FBI iPhone access

By SJ Azar published 24 February 16

74% of techradar readers say Apple shouldn't help the FBI unlock its iPhone even in a case of anti-terrorism

Lost an ear? This 3D printer will make you a new one

By SJ Azar published 16 February 16

Researchers have developed 3D-printed human tissue to repair broken or damaged bits.

Twitter is down for most people right now

By SJ Azar published 19 January 16

UPDATED Twitter is broken, and the company says it's working on a fix.

Tim Peake is taking his first spacewalk - watch it here

By SJ Azar published 15 January 16

Updated Tim Peake gets ready for his first spacewalk aboard Principa Expedition 46.

6 of the best tech gifts to buy musicians at Christmas

By SJ Azar published 18 December 15

Forget carols, buy the musician in your life something they would really want.

Here's how Tim Peake set off on his trip to the International Space Station

By SJ Azar published 15 December 15

Tim Peake, the UK's first official astronaut, blasts off towards the International Space Station

Facebook introduces adorable Star Wars stickers to Messenger

By SJ Azar published 10 December 15

Make up your own Star Wars: The Force Awakens story with your friends as you chat.

Geminoid F courtesy of the University of Osaka

Meet the Geminoid F, the first humanoid robot to star in a movie

By SJ Azar published 30 November 15

Japanese robots group out of Osaka University shows off human-like robot at World Robotics Conference

The 10 best Instagram accounts to follow for gaming

By SJ Azar published 21 November 15

In Depth From official accounts to geek-culture catalogues, fill your Insta with the best of games.

Five amazing things astronaut Chris Hadfield taught us about space and life

By SJ Azar published 19 November 15

In Depth We went to hear Chris Hadfield talk at FOM15 and it was so good we had to share.

The wearable leggings that help you shop smarter online

By SJ Azar published 18 November 15

Say goodbye to bad jeans with an invention that helps online shoppers get the perfect fit.

Fallout 4 emoji keyboard will let you bombard your friends with Vault Boy gifs

By SJ Azar published 4 November 15

Wanna have a C.H.A.T.?

Music technology at its most collaborative

By SJ Azar published 19 October 15

In Depth Buzz Jam creates a collaborative event to develop new music technology between artists and coders over 36 hours.