Author: The Tech Guy

Current theories suggest that dark matter — the mysterious substance that’s believed not to emit, absorb, or reflect light — dominates in the known universe, making up over 85 percent of all matter. But thanks to its elusiveness, it remains incredibly difficult to study, leaving a significant gap in our understanding of what determines the structures and shapes of celestial objects that crowd our astronomical observations. Now, an international team of researchers claims to have used NASA’s Hubble Space Telescope to discover an entirely new type of celestial object: dubbed “Cloud-9,” it’s a “starless, gas-rich, dark-matter cloud,” per the European…

Late last year, the renowned tipster Evan Blass revealed the potential Galaxy S26 Unpacked event date – February 25, 2026, which at the time seemed far-fetched given that the last two Galaxy S Unpacked events were in late January. Now, we have the market release date as well. One thing is for sure, though: this year’s Unpacked event for the Galaxy S series will be significantly delayed, and a source from France claims that the series will go on sale on March 11. Of course, pre-orders will kick off earlier than March 11, but shipments will likely commence on that…

It’s a normal part of having a home internet plan to tack on another $10-$15 per month to rent a modem/router combo from your ISP. While the companies highly encourage you to do this, and it might seem like the best option, it isn’t. You’re already paying too much for your internet plan—adding that extra charge is unnecessary. And you’re not even getting a good product in exchange. Ditching your ISP’s router and upgrading to your own has lots of benefits. The rental fee is a waste Pay forever for what should be one charge Screenshot by Ben Stegner; no…

Why you can trust TechRadar We spend hours testing every product or service we review, so you can be sure you’re buying the best. Find out more about how we test. Alliwava GH8: 30-second reviewThe previous Alliwava machine I covered, the U58, was based on solid but slightly older Ryzen Zen 3 silicon, but the GH8 covered here uses more recent AMD technology.This mini system uses the AMD Ryzen 9 8945HS, a Zen 4 architecture that AMD released with other Hawk Point generation chips in late 2023. This specific chip was the top of the mobile 8000 series, and can…

Millionaires have become far more common over time, driven by global economic growth, inflation, and wealth creation. In the early 20th century, being a millionaire was extremely rare. Historical Number of Millionaires There were estimated to be only about 20 millionaires in 1840 in the USA and around 4,000-5,000 by 1900. Globally, the figure was likely in the low tens of thousands at most, as Europe (e.g., Britain had about 4,500 millionaires by 1914) and other regions lagged behind. This scarcity reflects a smaller global economy and fewer opportunities for wealth accumulation beyond inheritance or early industrial fortunes (Rockefellers, Carnegies).…

Why you can trust TechRadar We spend hours testing every product or service we review, so you can be sure you’re buying the best. Find out more about how we test. Goldring GR3 turntable: two-minute reviewJust two decades or so since it last had a turntable in its product line-up, Goldring is back. The GR3 has been developed in collaboration with acknowledged experts and it really looks the part in a ‘black high-gloss lacquer’ sort of way.It’s got plenty going for it where specification is concerned, too. This is a belt-drive turntable with manual speed-change, and it arrives with a…

With the update to Nothing OS 4.0 based on Android 16 in October, Nothing introduced Lock Glimpse, a feature which basically consists of showing ads on the lock screen, but with a fancy-sounding name. Lock Glimpse has been present on the Nothing Phone (3a), Nothing Phone (3a) Pro, and Nothing Phone (3a) Lite ever since, and it’s been quite controversial – even though you could technically stop the ads from showing up, the feature would still eat a lot of battery, according to multiple user reports. Today Nothing is finally giving up on its lock screen ads experiment, but with…

As NASA moves closer to launch of the Artemis II test flight, the agency soon will roll its SLS (Space Launch System) rocket and Orion spacecraft to the launch pad for the first time at the agency’s Kennedy Space Center in Florida to begin final integration, testing, and launch rehearsals. NASA is targeting no earlier than Saturday, Jan. 17, to begin the multi-hour trek from the Vehicle Assembly Building to Launch Pad 39B. The four-mile journey on the crawler-transporter-2 will take up to 12 hours. Teams are working around the clock to close out all tasks ahead of rollout. However,…

It’s not often that soundbars take the limelight at CES, but when it comes to Samsung’s sound bars I expected to see the flagship HW-Q990H wireless surround sound system make an appearance. Not so at CES 2026. Instead, it was Samsung’s HW-QS90H that was at the centre of its home cinema offering (at least at CES), an all-in-one soundbar that seems very intent on barging the Sonos Arc Ultra out of the way. An all-in-one soundbar with bass One thing that’s been lacking about all-in-one soundbar concepts is the lack of bass they can provide. There isn’t enough room within…

If you want to learn about science, your best bet is to read a textbook. The problem with that is that it’s boring. If you want to be entertained, you should watch a sci-fi TV show, but precious few of those are going to really teach you anything about how our world actually works. Usually, “fiction” is more important than “science.” And most of us know that going in, it’s not as though Star Trek thinks that everything in that franchise is stone-cold accurate. But there are some rare sci-fi shows that do try to get the details right. We’re…