Articles by 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

'Tone deaf and short sighted': Apple Maps gets first ads pop-up in iOS 26.5 beta — and users are fuming

By David Nield Published 14 April 26

It looks likely that iOS 26.5 will introduce advertising in Apple Maps, after a new pop-up was spotted in the beta.

The iOS 26.4 update left one unfortunate user locked out of his iPhone — and the reason is so obscure you'll never guess it

By David Nield Published 13 April 26

We got some welcome updates for the iPhone with iOS 26.4, but it's also locked one user out of his handset.

Mac mini M4 on a table next to a portable SSD

'Insane demand': some Mac mini and Mac Studio models are now out of stock at Apple, but it's not clear what the reasons are — RAM crisis or imminent refresh?

By David Nield Published 12 April 26

Certain Mac models are now completely unavailable from Apple, but it's not clear what the reasons are.

We're officially getting the DJI Pocket 4 on April 16, but here's how Insta360 could beat it

By David Nield Published 11 April 26

DJI has now told us when the Osmo Pocket 4 will be unveiled, but a competitor is waiting in the wings.

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YouTube insists that a 90-sec, unskippable ad format 'isn't something we are testing' — but furious users say 'they very much exist'

By David Nield Published 10 April 26

YouTube TV users are complaining about longer ads that can't be skipped, while YouTube says nothing has changed.

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'This is incredible': the first visitors to Europe's biggest Apple museum are stunned by the wall of iMac G3s — and a replica of Steve Jobs' garage

By David Nield Published 9 April 26

You can find thousands of Apple gadgets on show at a new museum that just opened in the Netherlands.

An Artemis II astronaut looking out of a window at the moon, next to an iPhone showing a photo of the moon's surface

Artemis II astronaut snaps a 'stunning' photo of the Moon's surface using an iPhone 17 Pro Max — this is what you can get with 8x zoom (and an unparalleled view)

By David Nield Published 7 April 26

Amazing photos and videos continue to come back from the Orion spacecraft as it rounds the Moon and heads home.

Iran is threatening to bomb the $30 billion Stargate AI data center backed by OpenAI, Nvidia, and other tech giants

By David Nield Published 6 April 26

The Stargate UAE AI data center, proudly announced by OpenAI and the US government, could be hit by missile strikes.

Samsung Messages is officially shutting down for good — here's what you need to know

By David Nield Published 6 April 26

Samsung has announced that its Samsung Messages app is shutting, with Google Messages the replacement.

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The first iPhone 17 Pro Max photos sent back from the Artemis II mission really are out of this world

By David Nield Published 5 April 26

Gaze in awe and wonder at these shots being shared by NASA and the crew of the Artemis II.

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Researchers find top AI models will go to 'extraordinary lengths' to stay active — including deceiving users, ignoring prompts, and tampering with settings

By David Nield Published 5 April 26

Two new studies show that agentic AIs are very capable of ignoring human instructions to save themselves.

The Strava app on an iPhone 15, Garmin Forerunner 45 and Apple Watch 8 Pro

Strava runs are continuing to leak sensitive military information, with over 500 UK soldiers the latest to be exposed

By David Nield Published 4 April 26

We've got more cases of military personnel revealing a significant amount of information through the fitness app.

ICYMI: the 7 biggest tech stories of the week, from Apple's 50th celebrations to the Artemis II launch

By David Nield Published 4 April 26

It's been another packed week in the world of tech, and you can catch up with the major stories here.

Reddit is closing down its unfiltered r/all page of trending posts, but there is still a way to access it if you know how

By David Nield Published 4 April 26

Reddit is now going to redirect you away from r/all, though you can still find it by loading up old Reddit.

Mobile phone displaying a Claude login screen.

'The irony is rich': Anthropic issues copyright takedown requests in attempt to stem Claude Code leak

By David Nield Published 3 April 26

Anthropic is trying to limit the damage after sections of its popular AI coding tool were made public.

Artemis II will use laser beams in giant leap for space video — new optical tech will stream '4K high-definition video from the Moon'

By David Nield Published 3 April 26

As the Artemis II mission continues towards the moon, we should be treated to some high-def video soon.

The Chromecast may be dead, but Samsung is rolling out Google Cast support to its TV line-ups for free

By David Nield Published 3 April 26

Samsung is pushing out One UI Tizen updates that expand Google Cast functionality to older TV models.

Your iPhone could be getting a Grammarly-style upgrade for its keyboard when iOS 27 launches

By David Nield Published 1 April 26

There are rumors of alternative word suggestions for the iOS keyboard, but nothing is certain yet.

Android Auto just got a major EV route planning upgrade — and improvements to autoplay settings have also been spotted

By David Nield Published 31 March 26

Android Auto can now make intelligent charging suggestions based on the make and model of your EV.

You can now buy an iPhone 17 Pro containing a piece of Steve Jobs' turtleneck — if you’re prepared to commit a crime against taste

By David Nield Published 30 March 26

Caviar is back with another custom-made, limited edition iPhone, which carries a piece of Apple history.

Apple pushes 'critical' software alerts to iPhones running out-of-date versions of iOS — here's how to stay safe

By David Nield Published 29 March 26

Apple is taking an additional step to keep older iPhones protected from the latest exploits.

DJI Osmo Pocket 3 vlogging camera in user's hand, grey floor in background

More images of the DJI Osmo Pocket 4 have leaked, and it looks as though a launch is imminent

By David Nield Published 29 March 26

It looks as though the DI Osmo Pocket 4 vlogging camera is finally going to go on sale next month.

A hand holding the Apple Watch next to a hand holding an iPhone next to a retro Mac

‘A genuine masterpiece’: The 15 best Apple gadgets of the last 50 years, according to you

By David Nield Published 29 March 26

We've been polling TechRadar readers on their favorite Apple gadgets in history, and these are the results.

Apple says its iPhone Lockdown Mode has never been hacked by spyware — here's how to turn it on

By David Nield Published 28 March 26

Four years in, hackers and scammers haven't been able to get past Lockdown Mode, Apple says.

The Trump Mobile T1 phone on a yellow background

There's another sign that the Trump phone might actually be launching — though it's not clear when

By David Nield Published 28 March 26

The Trump Phone has actually passed through FCC clearance, which means it might be on the way.

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