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- December 31
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- The 10 most disappointing games of 2016
- Is scoring your sleep worth paying for?
- Apple might have a plan to keep your AirPods in your ears
- What to expect from Apple in 2017
- Wireless HTC Vive 2 rumored to be showing up at CES, HTC says no
- Samsung plans to add Chromecast-style streaming to its smart TVs
- iOS 10.3 beta already? Here are the rumored iPhone and iPad features
- 10 big tech trends to watch in 2017
- December 30
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- TechRadar’s Game of the Year awards 2016
- What to expect from Google in 2017
- On test: can a wearable really correct your posture?
- Windows 10 gets a new colour scheme for when it crashes
- Wileyfox ditches Cyanogen for ‘a purer Android experience – enhanced’
- Was 2016 the breakthrough year for VR on the PC?
- December 29
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- The Mac in 2017: the last gasp for Apple's desktop?
- Tech in 2017: 10 big things to look forward to in the New Year
- What to expect from Samsung in 2017
- 12 Deals of Christmas: Buy an Xbox One Elite controller, get Dead Rising 4 free
- Your phone could finally help you pay a fair price for taking the train
- Watch Tesla Autopilot mode predict and avoid a nasty car crash
- Apple's AirPods are a "runaway success"... according to Tim Cook
- Fed up with automatic updates on Windows 10? We’ve got some good news…
- New Windows 10 ‘Game Mode’ will squeeze even more performance out of your PC
- How USB-C could kill the headphone jack
- Amazon wants deliver your packages from flying warehouses in the sky
- Year in review: Cameras
- You can now pre-register for Super Mario Run on Android
- Samsung CH711 curved quantum dot monitor locks its crosshair on gamers
- December 28
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- Samsung wants to reinvent home audio at CES 2017
- Asus Chromebook leak reveals a mean machine with a tempting price
- 5 hottest cars to look for in 2017
- The S Pen could be an optional extra for the Galaxy S8
- The must-have apps for your new Android smartphone
- Google’s highs and lows in 2016
- LG's new Tone headphones are high-end AirPod competitors
- Photography competitions to enter in 2017
- 12 Deals of Christmas: This whopping 20,000mAh portable charger is just £15.99 today
- What to expect from Microsoft in 2017
- Best new tablet 2017: here's what's coming up
- It looks like you won't be able to upgrade the battery of your Nintendo Switch
- Apple sets Watch users challenge to be more active in 2017
- Secrets revealed: the key ingredient of Lenovo's fastest ThinkPads yet
- December 27
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- Samsung Galaxy S8 will reportedly feature its AI assistant in a big way
- The first LG G6 phone leak shows it’s back on the right path
- LG G6 might go on sale earlier than expected
- 17 best 4K games: the must-play titles to punish your PC
- Gaming in 2016: 10 games that redefined how we play
- 12 Deals of Christmas: You can pick up an Apple Watch Sport for under £200 right now
- Your smart Samsung TV is about to get a lot more personalized
- The UK PlayStation Store has started its January sale already
- The HTC Vive has been discounted in the post-Christmas sales
- AMD’s Ryzen benchmarks get leaked and they’re jaw-dropping
- PlayStation in 2016: virtual worlds, going Pro and - at last! - The Last Guardian
- LG wants to sell you a levitating Bluetooth speaker
- Apple’s highs and lows of 2016
- They were supposed to be the future - so why haven’t modular phones taken off?
- Apple could be prepping a 5-inch iPhone 7S with a vertical dual-lens camera
- December 26
- December 25
- December 24
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- Tesla hides two more Easter Eggs in its latest car update
- Has the slow death march of the smartwatch begun?
- The smartphone is changing the life of those with hearing disabilities
- 7 'big things' in smartphones that never lived up to the hype
- You can expect plenty more mobile Nintendo games next year
- Last minute gifts from Amazon Prime to Spotify. Panic buys they'll love
- December 23
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- Android 6 Marshmallow update: when you'll get it and key features
- Waiting for an iPad Pro 2? Don't hold your breath...
- The best smartphones you've probably never heard of
- New MacBook Pro can’t be recommended says consumer watchdog
- Almost half of all US jobs could be taken over by the AI revolution
- Microsoft has big plans for pushing the collaborative powers of Office 365
- The highs and lows for Microsoft in 2016
- Steam and Origin sales see prices slashed on some must-play PC games
- This is how Nintendo Switch will finally attract third-party games developers
- Uber is tracking your iPhone even when you don’t use it (but it's not its fault)
- 10 things we want tech firms to fix in 2017
- Raspberry Pi releases free PIXEL OS, designed to run on PCs old and new
- December 22
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- New BlackBerry smartphones from TCL may be unveiled at CES 2017
- Here’s what the BBC’s HDR breakthrough means for the future of broadcasting
- Google confirms two Android Wear 2.0 flagship smartwatches for early 2017
- The wait is over: Pokemon Go finally arrives on the Apple Watch
- Interview: Vince Russell on launching Sky Mobile
- Understanding the powerful business capabilities of the new Performance Indicator
- TechRadar's favorite gaming moments 2016
- Bah humbug! 10 games to help you survive the holidays
- Bionic eye implants are bringing back the sight of NHS patients
- Zotac’s GTX 1070 Mini packs a ton of power into a compact card
- Giveaway: download WinX DVD Ripper Platinum for free
- Dell XPS 15 leak reveals a potential portable gaming powerhouse
- Better broadband is coming for those in remote areas of the UK
- LG just announced five new phones that aren't the LG G6
- Uber can now find your friends and drive you straight to ‘em
- December 21
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- Wireless charging isn’t just for phones - electric cars are next
- First God, now Jarvis – Morgan Freeman is the voice of Mark Zuckerberg’s AI
- Here's Deezer's grand plan to take over the music-streaming world
- Watch 101 PC games in 4 minutes – how many have you played?
- Norway wants to fill the International Space Station with snakebots
- The same but slightly different – meet the Sony HX350
- The end of drones can’t come soon enough
- Your deadline to grab a cheaper MacBook Pro USB-C dongle was just extended
- UK drone owners may have to pass a test before they can fly them
- Samsung Galaxy S8 could unleash new levels of power with a 'beast mode'
- Apple may be readying an edge-to-edge iPhone 7S
- iPhone 8 wireless charging takes another step towards long-range reality
- Microsoft wants to make Office 365 more accessible to everyone
- This might be the best way to save on an Apple Watch right now
- LG ProBeam fixes the one thing everyone hates about projectors
- December 20
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- LG's 5K Mac display finally hits the Apple Store
- MacBook Pro’s battery life problems may have a logical explanation
- You can snag Final Fantasy XV Day One Edition for $35/£35 today
- Nvidia GTX 1080 Ti upgrade path leaked with GPU subscription club
- HTC’s next big thing 'for U' is coming on January 12
- A great deal just got better with Samsung's home entertainment gear
- Once again, BT and Plusnet are the most complained about broadband providers
- Star Wars IV in 4K already exists, so let's get excited about a public release
- Nintendo year in review 2016: from Pokemon Go to the Switch
- Why Microsoft believes we’re on the threshold of quantum computing
- Oculus social parties come to Samsung Gear VR
- Two new Nvidia Shield TV Android boxes look set for CES 2017
- Apple may shrink speakers to make the iPhone 8 even thinner
- Deer antlers are inspiring tougher materials
- Tim Cook says we can expect more great desktop Macs in the future
- YouTube's HDR support has finally rolled out to Samsung's 2016 TVs
- Planning your Office 365 installation? Then you’ll need to read this
- Undocked Nintendo Switch will be massively slower, according to leaked specs
- Here are 3 things Mark Zuckerberg learned from building an AI for his home
- Facebook Messenger now lets you video chat with more friends than you probably have
- Ever wanted to be a Power Ranger? Qualcomm is making that a (virtual) reality
- December 19
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- Nvidia's PC Gaming Revival Kit is a huge upgrade in a box
- Chromebook owner? Google Keep’s latest update will unleash your arty side
- The best tech of 2016
- BBC confirms Ultra HD Blu-ray release of Planet Earth 2 is on the cards
- Samsung’s featherweight Notebook 9 just got even lighter and packs a bigger punch
- Virgin Media Broadband customers will face connection issues until January
- Apple Maps now shows UK public transport information
- The iPhone 8 could have a plastic, curved screen and new sensing technology
- Google Maps now tells you if a location is wheelchair-friendly
- The world's smallest radio receiver has parts that are two atoms in size
- This map of the first Zelda game is the perfect use for a 3D printer
- Microsoft’s LinkedIn acquisition hit by subsidiary’s data breach
- The tech Santa would have on his wishlist
- Talking turkey: the tech you need to save your Christmas
- December 18
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- Start 2017 off right with the versatile new UMi Z flagship smartphone
- This Chinese phone looks like a brilliantly curved iPhone 8 concept
- 5 free augmented reality apps to delight your kids
- From Hoth to Bespin: The planets of Star Wars are more real than you think
- Facebook takes on Skype with group calls from the desktop
- December 17
- December 16
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- Not so fast: Vine will live on as a camera app
- Is Apple working on an iPhone that's supposed to bend?
- Samsung Gear VR 3 could be the HoloLens you can actually afford
- Best gaming laptops to gift for Christmas
- Lose an Apple AirPods bud? Here’s how much a replacement will cost you
- UK man given first custodial sentence for piracy as torrent sites continue to flourish
- Napster on Metallica, making music personal and the future of streaming
- The 16 best LEGO Star Wars sets
- The next Moto Mod could help you take care of your skin
- 'Tis the season: Sky's doing an excellent giveaway for its TV customers this Christmas
- Evernote is backtracking on its invasive privacy policy
- Drones could guide self-driving cars when they need to go off-road
- Scientists are turning to AI to create safer batteries
- Beyond Good: Ubisoft just made some of its best PC games free
- Worried about ransomware? Things just got harder for the bad guys
- Patent suggests Nintendo Switch internals are held back in portable mode
- December 15
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- This sneaky Xbox One update makes downloads 80% faster
- Google Cast: here's every product that works with Google's open streaming platform
- Sony’s premium PS4 headset will bring next-gen audio to your ears early next year
- Facebook is testing ways to combat fake news
- Patent suggests Nintendo Switch could be getting a VR headset
- Fable developers once tracked down and threatened a teenage troll
- 16 Star Wars tech facts you almost certainly should know
- Uber's Beacon update will help you find your cab with dashboard lights
- Court sinks The Pirate Bay in Australia
- Uber’s self-driving car has been pulled over after only one day in California
- Your Pebble watch should work for at least another year
- Your next Las Vegas hotel room could include Amazon Echo
- Yahoo reveals another massive hack, this time of more than one billion user accounts
- December 14
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- Gifts for men: 11 best gifts for him this holiday season
- Gifts for her: 11 best gifts for her this holiday season
- Cortana coming to speakers to fight Google Home and Amazon Echo
- Facebook original videos could soon come to a News Feed near you
- The best Christmas gift ideas for PC gamers
- TechRadar Christmas Wishlist: our team pick the very best tech for under your tree
- The first Amazon Prime Air drone delivery has been completed in the UK
- Serif Affinity Photo comes to Windows
- iPhone SE colors - which shade should you buy?
- 6 NES Mini alternatives to get your retro fix from this Christmas
- Take brilliant snaps of your kids with these top smartphone photography tips
- LG bringing HDR to your PC with new 4K monitors
- Hitman's newest mission has you killing the burglars from Home Alone
- Rogue One: A Star Wars Story review round-up
- Snapchat gets group messaging and more
- Here’s what the UK really cared about this year, according to Google
- The best presents you can buy for the TV or movie lover in your life
- Surface Book and Surface Pro 4 are up for some tasty discounts
- Microsoft’s Office 365 is twice as popular as Google’s G Suite
- With new OS update, Google wants to put Android in all your things
- macOS Sierra 10.12.2 update gets rid of that inaccurate battery meter
- December 13
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- LG might ring in the New Year with a bunch of new phones
- Google snaps up team behind Alexa-powered smartwatch to work on Android Wear
- This is Waymo, the company that will bring Google's self-driving car dreams to life
- Microsoft calls new MacBook Pro a 'disappointment' as Surface sales surge
- Mark your calendars for the next Nintendo Switch livestream
- Photoshop finally gives you a real reason to use the MacBook Pro’s Touch Bar
- Cortana is coming to run your household next year
- 5 reasons you need dual monitors in 2017
- Tinder is coming to Apple TV so you can swipe with the family this Christmas
- Buying a game on Windows Store? Soon you won’t have to worry about drivers
- Shigeru Miyamoto talks working with Apple and his Minecraft envy
- 10 ways George Lucas's Star Wars prequels tried to ruin the original films
- AMD has jumped on AI bandwagon with new GPUs
- Neil Young's Pono may live on as a hi-res streaming service
- Xbox One getting Dolby Atmos support in ear-splitting update
- Google's self-driving car may be dead – but there's still hope
- December 12
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- Xbox One game streaming finally arrives on Oculus Rift
- iOS 10.2 features: everything in the new iPhone and iPad update
- This HTC Vive bundle is the perfect VR starter kit
- Instagram live video is here: one part Facebook Live, one part Snapchat
- Why your next PC should come from the Microsoft Windows Premium Collection
- Skype for Windows 10 now translates calls made to phones
- The three big CMS’: Which is right for your business?
- Michael Kors Access Bradshaw is the newest smartwatch in Google's Store
- You’ll soon be able to buy Microsoft’s souped-up Surface Book in the UK
- Best Star Wars trailers: from A New Hope to Rogue One, ranked
- Win! A free TarDisk for your MacBook worth $400
- These five things could get you kicked out of your Uber
- Surface Pro 4 update turns Cortana into a more useful assistant
- The Grand Tour is the most pirated show ever
- It’s a full house! Channel 5 becomes final UK broadcaster to support Chromecast
- Some of Netgear’s most popular routers have been hit by a major flaw
- Super Nintendo World is coming to Japan in 2020
- Bose's new earphones are the hearing aids you never knew you wanted
- This breakthrough means we’re one step closer to phones that charge as you walk
- Nokia’s upcoming Android phone could be very affordable
- Daydream and Stream: Netflix and HBO VR apps now available in the Google Play store
- December 11
- December 10
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- The taste of tech: can we control our gadgets with our tongues?
- These rumored HTC 11 specs sound almost to good to be true
- Tots and tech: the best apps to help teach pre-school kids
- Capturing the mundanity of humanity: the rapid rise of live-streaming
- Spotify plans more on-demand listening for free users
- December 9
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- The MacBook Pro's Touch Bar just got its killer app: a tiny piano
- Apple AirPods might be held up by connectivity concerns
- Samsung is killing the Note 7 in the US, but like an evil movie villain, it just won’t die
- Samsung will kill your Galaxy Note 7 on December 19
- Magic Leap might not be quite as magic as it claimed
- Data centers: What businesses need to know
- Samsung is restricting Galaxy Note 7 batteries to 30% in Europe
- Expecting full Windows 10 to arrive on mobiles soon? Not so fast
- Super Mario Run being always-online is the problem with mobile gaming
- Researchers are training AI to listen just like humans
- The best deals for Christmas: let us help you find the greatest Christmas present offers
- Google Home set to get loads of third-party tricks very soon
- Samsung tipped (again) to launch dual-screen foldable smartphone in 2017
- Where to buy the NES Mini in the UK and US
- Here’s what Microsoft wants to do with LinkedIn
- Virgin Media has launched broadband discounts in time for Christmas
- Tidal can keep Lemonade, Deezer wants its original content to be more like Serial
- These NASA GIFs are out of this world, and now you can access all of them
- December 8
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- Pokemon Go’s Starbucks team up means catching a Lapras with your latte
- Dream on: Google’s VR headset conjures up new colors, games and apps
- Act fast to get 20% off a ticket to the PC Gamer Weekender
- Pebble: a smartwatch ahead of its Time
- Cortana finally comes to iOS and Android in the UK
- You won’t need a powerful PC to run Windows 10 VR headsets
- HTC gets into game development with in-house VR development studio
- Sick of lame livestreaming? AMD is here to help
- From Tekken 7 to Dawn of War III: why you should grab a ticket to the PC Gamer Weekender today
- The new, easy way to shut down a Windows 10 PC? Get Cortana to do it
- Qualcomm’s new CPU will give AMD and Intel nightmares
- Google has added 4K movies to the Play Store
- LG G6 could have a very shiny new design
- Oculus, HTC and others agree to lay down arms to form new VR Association
- The next iPhone could be a minor upgrade and called the iPhone 7S
- Sky Q vs Virgin V6: which is better?
- Super Mario Run preview: so much more than a Nintendo Temple Run
- Windows 10 Mobile's app deficiency problems will soon be fixed
- Watching movies still in theaters may be Apple's next trick – but there’s a catch
- December 7
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- PS4 passes 50 million sold, and it’s about to get even cheaper
- Seeing red? Apple iPhone 8 could come in a rosy new shade
- Here’s what Bluetooth 5 means for your wire-free future
- What’s in your camera bag? Pro photographers share their favorite gear
- Microsoft doesn’t want you to pay PC prices for its powerful Project Scorpio console
- Apple reportedly has a fix for new MacBook Pro’s graphics gremlins
- Pebble's demise caps a bad year for wearables, but 2017 looks bright
- Star Wars PlayStation VR X-Wing Mission is proof we need a virtual reality Rogue Squadron game immediately
- The big issue with DSLR & Mobile Filmmaking, and how to fix it…
- Fitbit officially acquires Pebble, but not its wearables
- 7 features to look for on your next camera
- One day you could play VR using only your brain
- Apple is going to start publishing its AI research to improve Siri
- This parkour robot is really, really good at jumping
- You won’t be surprised by Apple's best apps and games of 2016
- Pebble Time 2 and Pebble Core may be cancelled in Fitbit buyout
- WD’s 12TB monster hard drive can hold almost 500 Blu-rays
- Pandora Premium wants to take on Spotify when it launches in early 2017
- Netflix video previews make reading descriptions so last century
- Looking for a nearby place to eat or shop? Just tweet Google an emoji
- December 6
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- Moto Z’s newest mods are all about giving your phone more battery life
- Sony may have its first OLED TV out next year
- MacBook Pro with Touch Bar too pricey? Maybe a 10% discount will help
- Your iPhone 7 can now use wireless charging with this Mophie battery case
- Nvidia’s GTX 1060 now comes with the HTC Vive’s best VR shooter
- Nvidia’s GTX 1060 could soon use hand-me-down chips from the GTX 1070
- Brace yourself: Netflix has 20 unscripted reality shows in the works
- Meizu Band offers Fitbit-rivaling features at pocket money prices
- Algorithm reads millions of posts on parenting sites in bid to understand online misinformation
- VR experiences will be the trippy drugs of the future, says Microsoft
- Facebook, Twitter, Microsoft and YouTube are cracking down on extremist content
- The Last Guardian’s PS4 Pro performance doesn’t bode well for original PS4 owners
- Looks like the LG G6 will drop the modular design to be waterproof
- This technology could replace batteries in phones, laptops and cars
- December 5
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- Don't expect a new Moto 360 smartwatch until at least the spring
- Google's latest app helps your loved ones know if you're okay
- Android Nougat 7.1.1 update arrives with app shortcuts, more diverse emoji
- Meet Zo, Microsoft's new and improved chatbot
- The challenge of ensuring secure Wi-Fi
- It’s time to split up with your network
- Oculus is breaking every rule, in a bid to make virtual reality better
- HyperDrive hub lets you connect two monitors to your MacBook Pro
- Huawei's next battery breakthrough is a graphene-powered gain
- Amazon Go real-world store allows you to shoplift all you want, but you'll pay for it later
- The Last Guardian review
- iPhone battery issues: what the problem is, and how to solve it
- You can now use your child’s phone addiction to make them smarter
- This is how HP wants to make its printers more secure
- This app shows you where it's legal to fly your drone in the UK
- Got a Visa card? Then you need to read this
- Leap Motion hand-tracking comes to smartphones
- Virgin Galactic's 'Unity' spacecraft just completed its first glide flight
- WhatsApp on the verge of ditching support for older phones
- New MacBook Pro with Touch Bar owners are reporting worrying battery issues
- VW is taking on Uber with its new company Moia
- Motorola is promising at least 12 new Moto Mods each year
- You can win prizes just for using Android Pay in the UK
- How to fight fake news, one tweet at a time
- December 4
- December 3
- December 2
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- This Star Wars X-Wing drone will make a Starfighter out of you
- That fake Apple charger is almost definitely going to end in disaster
- Surface Phone isn’t real but it’s already Microsoft’s most important device
- Dell just slashed 20% from these beefy refurbished Alienware laptops
- Final Fantasy XV Review
- Watch this robot DJ spin the decks with DJ Yoda
- This 3D-printed dog nose can detect explosives
- Just Eat delivers its first takeaway via robot courier
- 10x faster Wi-Fi on its way to a router near you
- Watch the best trailers from The Game Awards
- Huawei’s Android Nougat plans have been announced and the P8 won't get it
- One of the thinnest gaming laptops just got a huge GPU upgrade
- Snap up some prescription lenses for your Snapchat Spectacles
- Oculus Rift Touch controllers are about to get 53 times better
- December 1
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- Don’t call it a comeback: Napster and iHeartRadio bring a new twist to live radio
- Motorola squashes hopes of imminent Moto 360 3rd gen release
- Why the vision for 5G is flawed
- Windows 10 silences doubters as OS adoption picks up speed again
- HP’s new laptop is the thinnest rugged convertible ever made
- OLD - Download of the day: Microsoft Worldwide Telescope
- Apple is reportedly planning to use drones to improve its maps
- Q&A: Data center predictions for 2017
- New patent points to a round Apple Watch
- Nokia’s officially back in the phone game
- How VR will make astronauts out of all of us
- Was Pokemon Go inadvertently the best promotional tie-in of all time?
- These are the most popular Google Play apps, movies and songs of 2016
- This drone was 3D printed with the electronics already inside
- Thinking of buying an SSD? Then do it fast
- AOC’s latest 27-inch monitor wirelessly charges your phone while you work
- Nokia could return to mobile with two Android handsets in early 2017
- Google Maps for iOS gets new features for a smarter drive
- Spotify to ramp up its original content with new weekly series
- Android Nougat is now available to all OnePlus 3 users – but only in beta
- Are Canon and Nikon taking mirrorless seriously?
- Time's up: Fitbit reportedly buying Pebble
- Want to make your own self-driving car? This software is here to help
- Pokemon Sun and Moon eclipse Nintendo sales record
