Rowan Davies

Rowan Davies

Editorial Associate

Rowan is an Editorial Associate and Apprentice Writer for TechRadar. A recent addition to the news team, he is involved in generating stories for topics that spread across TechRadar's categories. His interests in audio tech and knowledge in entertainment culture help bring the latest updates in tech news to our readers.


He has been writing for publications since he started his studies at age 18. Rowan graduated from Cardiff University in 2023 after attaining a Master's in Creative Writing, and earlier a Bachelor's in Media, Journalism, and Culture. He began his journey as a writer at Cardiff University's Quench Magazine contributing to film/ TV, music, and culture sections, later becoming Music Section Editor. 


In his free time, Rowan is a freelance writer for Cardiff-based culture magazine Buzz where he reviews music, film, and conducts interviews with featured guests. When he is not writing, you can find him at any given music gig, or endlessly scrolling TikTok immersing in celebrity news and drama.  

Articles by: Rowan Davies

Spotify managed accounts controls for the Premium Family plan

Spotify’s Premium Family plan just got a big upgrade for parents – and it could save their Spotify Wrapped, too

By Rowan Davies published

Managed accounts for Spotify Premium Family are coming to more markets, but it's more than just a parental control feature.

Google Photos logo displayed on a laptop

Google Photos is expanding with 3 new photo editing and organization features – and one of them is strikingly similar to a popular Instagram tool

By Rowan Davies published

Upgraded facial retouching could be coming to Google Photos, as well as a new 'add text' function that's similar to Instagram's.

Google Pixel Watch 4 hands-on

The Pixel Watch 4 has been crowned the smartwatch king in one key area – even beating the Apple Watch

By Rowan Davies published

Google is changing the game with smartwatch reparability, and Apple should take note.

Man holding iPhone 11 with service YouTube Music Premium on the screen

YouTube Music is channeling Spotify’s AI DJ with this new feature – and early testers love it despite one big frustration

By Rowan Davies published

Despite some frustrations, beta users are enjoying YouTube Music's new AI host – especially its music trivia commentary.

Netflix's new TV party games on a TV screen

Netflix is bringing these 5 fun party games to your TV soon – and this Among Us-style clone could be the highlight

By Rowan Davies published

Lego Party!, Tetris Time Warp, and Pictionary are some of Netflix's upcoming party games.

Google Nest Hub Max

A new Google Nest Hub is finally coming – here’s what it needs to compete with Amazon’s stunning new Echo Show

By Rowan Davies published

A new Google Nest Hub smart display is in the pipeline, and it's coming with Gemini smarts.

The Disney+ app homepage showing Hulu content

Hulu gets a global launch – as Disney+ reveals 3 big changes coming to your homescreen

By Rowan Davies published

Hulu is set to replace Star in the Disney+ app as of October 8 – and your Disney+ homescreen will get a few upgrades in the process.

A screenshot of how to exclude an individual song from your Spotify taste profile

Spotify finally lets you remove individual songs from your algorithm – and now I can stop myself getting side-tracked by my guilty pleasure listens

By Rowan Davies published

The new feature allows you to have more control over your taste profile, and help shape a more accurate Spotify Wrapped recap.

The new Echo Studio and Echo Dot Max side by side

The Echo Dot Max is the Alexa+ speaker I’ve always dreamed of – but these 3 features would make it even better

By Rowan Davies published

Finally, we have a flagship Alexa+ speaker, and I'm really impressed. It just needs three more features to make it an unstoppable smart speaker.

The new Google Home Speaker and Echo Dot Max side by side

Google Home Speaker vs Amazon Echo Dot Max – here’s how the two big smart speaker rivals compare

By Rowan Davies published

From AI smarts to subscription plans, this is how Google and Amazon's new smart speakers compare.

Amazon hardware event

Amazon has just announced its first-ever 4K Ring video doorbells with Alexa+ features – here's what we know so far

By Rowan Davies published

The Amazon hardware event is in full swing, and here's the new line of Ring Retinal 4K cameras.

A phone on a pink and blue background showing the Spotify app's Queue in the Now Playing view

Is Spotify finally fixing one of its most annoying features? This is how it could be improving its shuffle function

By Rowan Davies published

Spotify could be making more changes to its shuffle button, allowing you to have a more 'random' playback experience.

A man at DJ decks in a promo photo for Spotify integration with djay

Is Spotify Mix already overshadowed? This audio-mixing software lets you mix Spotify’s entire music library

By Rowan Davies published

Algoriddim's audio-mixing tool djay now allows you to access all of Spotify's music catalog.

Man holding a smartphone with the YouTube app opening

YouTube is finally letting you hide one of its most annoying features – and you’re going to be thankful for this

By Rowan Davies published

After constant user complaints, YouTube is letting you get rid of end screen pop-ups – although the solution is far from perfect.

ChatGPT WhatsApp

WhatsApp users have been begging for message translations for two long years – and now it’s finally here

By Rowan Davies published

First Apple introduced Live Translation to Messages, and now WhatsApp is following through with its own version.

Apple Music in the iPhone app store on an orange background

AutoMix compatibility is frustrating Apple Music subscribers – these are the devices the audio-mixing tool actually works with in iOS 26

By Rowan Davies published

Despite the AutoMix craze, Apple Music's biggest iOS 26 upgrade comes with some limitations.

Nest Thermostat 2020 on the wall

Google Home just got a major update – here are 4 new features you can try right now

By Rowan Davies published

Google has added a new automation editor to the Google Home app, and a handful of other useful upgrades.

Three iPhones showing Spotify's Mix feature, with a playlist in the centre and two iPhones on either side showing the mixing software

I've been using Spotify Mix for weeks, and I can’t stop pretending that I’m the world’s best DJ

By Rowan Davies published

Here's why Spotify Mix playlists have become one of my favorite new features so far.

Spotify on a mobile device next to ChatGPT on a mobile device

I asked ChatGPT for the best secret Spotify tricks – here are 5 hacks it gave me that I didn't know about

By Rowan Davies published

This is what ChatGPT had to say when I asked it for the best hidden Spotify hacks.

An iPhone on a red background showing the Spotify app being updated in the App Store.

I've been listening to Spotify Lossless for a few days – here are 3 things I love and 2 I don't

By Rowan Davies published

From vocal clarity, to its unfortunate bugs, these are my peaks and pits of Spotify Lossless so far.

YouTube Music

YouTube Music just launched these 3 new features – and it's clearly copying Spotify

By Rowan Davies published

New music countdowns and artist videos? YouTube Music is starting to look an lot like Spotify.

An iPhone showing the iTunes homepage with Taylor Swift's new album, The Life of a Showgirl, for pre-order

Did Taylor Swift just resurrect iTunes? Apple's music app breaks a 6-year silence for the singer’s new album

By Rowan Davies published

Is iTunes back? It seems as though Taylor Swift has resurrected the OG digital music platform.

An image of Spotify Lossless settings on an iPhone next to a song being played with the Lossless label

Spotify Lossless isn't a universal hit with fans – here are their biggest worries so far

By Rowan Davies published

We're a week into the Spotify Lossless rollout, and users with access are sharing their thoughts on the improved audio setting so far.

Spotify app on a smartphone

It’s about time – Spotify is finally upgrading its free tier with these Premium-style features

By Rowan Davies published

Spotify is upgrading the free experience for the first time in seven years, and now users have more control over what they play.

A Nikon camera next to an iPhone Air and new Bose headphones

ICYMI: the week's 7 biggest tech stories from Apple's iPhone Air debut to Spotify finally getting Lossless music

By Hamish Hector published

This week Apple debuted new iPhones, Bose gave us new headphones, and Nikon dropped a camera.

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