Author: The Tech Guy
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. Lavazza A Mio Modo Deséa: one-minute reviewThe Lavazza A Modo Mio Deséa is a compact capsule coffee maker with optional milk-frothing for cappuccinos and macchiatos, plus hot and cold milk foam. It’s excellent at the fundamentals, and Lavazza’s A Modo Mio pods are superb – affordably priced and packed with great quality coffee, with no flavored or sweetened options.The Deséa is simple to use, as you’d expect from a…
Being a technology geek, I am a person who loves getting the latest piece of tech or gadget as soon as it launches. I remember the time when smartwatches broke into the scene and how everyone, including me, was quite fascinated with them. Samsung Gear, launched in 2013, and the Apple Watch, launched in 2015, were (and are now as well) the crème de la crème of smartwatches. I appreciate the data, the aesthetic, and the luxury of keeping my phone inside my pocket. Yet, those perks seemed superficial rather than necessities, and once I took the watch off some…
Week 3 saw a new name on top of our trending chart and it’s one that was bound to make it there sooner or later. This soon is certainly surprising though, as the Galaxy S26 Ultra is not expected to go official for more than a month. Still, you guys are clearly paying attention to Samsung’s upcoming flagship and all the rumors around it. In second we have the Galaxy A56 – the beloved 2025 mid-ranger that remains one of the best-selling smartphones globally. Samsung Galaxy A56 These are the best offers from our affiliate partners.…
When you click on the Spotify profile of Intelligent Band Machine you will see an image of three young men staring moodily back into the camera. Their profile confirms that they are a “British band,” “influenced by the post-punk scene,” and trying to capture the spirit of bands like The Cure “while carving out their own unique sound.” When you listen to their music you might be reminded of Joy Division’s Ian Curtis.If you dig a little deeper and read about them on their record label’s page you will find that Cameron is the lead singer, and his musical tastes…
Unless you’ve been out of the loop, you’ll likely have seen that the price of RAM has been dominating the headlines over the past few months. RAM prices have been skyrocketing recently which is having a huge knock-on effect on consumers and manufacturers alike – and putting upcoming launches like the Steam Machine at risk of needing to cost more. So what’s really going on with RAM prices, and why is it costing so much more than before? Will RAM prices go back down in the near future? With the help of experts, we’ve uncovered the situation behind the rising…
A report from market intelligence firm Similarweb suggests that Meta’s Threads is now seeing more daily usage than Elon Musk’s X on mobile devices. While X still dominates Threads on the web, the Threads mobile app for iOS and Android has continued to see an increase in daily active users over the past several months. Similarweb’s data shows that Threads had 141.5 million daily active users on iOS and Android as of January 7, 2026, after months of growth, while X has 125 million daily active users on mobile devices. This appears to be the result of longer-term trends, rather…
It’s been a little over eight years since we first started talking about Neural Processing Units (NPUs) inside our smartphones and the early prospects of on-device AI. Big points if you remember that the HUAWEI Mate 10’s Kirin 970 processor was the first, though similar ideas had been floating around, particularly in imaging, before then.Of course, a lot has changed in the last eight years — Apple has finally embraced AI, albeit with mixed results, and Google has obviously leaned heavily into its Tensor Processor Unit for everything from imaging to on-device language translation. Ask any of the big tech…
Edward Berthelot/Getty Images You know those small, gremlin-like plushies called Labubus that have taken over the globe by storm, launching a Beanie Baby-esque secondary market with soaring prices? While “blind boxes” — where buyers aren’t clued in to which one they’re getting — can go for as little as $20, more sought-after models are selling for up to $10,000. But beyond their sky-high resale price, the viral collectibles may come with a steep humanitarian cost as well. As The Guardian reports, New York-based labor rights group China Labor Watch (CLW) has accused the toys’ maker, Chinese toy manufacturer Pop Mart,…
If you thought 2026 was going to be the year PC building finally got easy again, AMD has some bad news. The company is heading into the new year facing a perfect storm of supply chain headaches and skyrocketing prices. In a candid chat with Gizmodo during CES, AMD’s Ryzen lead David McAfee laid out the situation, and honestly, it sounds like they are trying to steer a ship through a hurricane without losing any cargo. The hardware they showed off at CES tells the story better than any press release could. They revealed the new Ryzen 7 9850X3D and…
The vast Netflix library features series, movies, and documentaries from across all genres made from countries all around the world. The streaming media giant not only acquires titles to fill its catalog, but it produces countless originals as well. Yet, for all its power and reach, there is a common criticism of Netflix originals: they don’t look that great. It’s not your eyes, your room, or even your smart TV. Netflix original titles are unattractive, even when they’re made by visual directors like Guillermo del Toro or when they’re backed by tons of money like Stranger Things. Here’s the problem…