Toyota recalls 1.9 million Prius to perform a 40 minute software update
In this day and age of everything being connected, we expect software problems to be solved with a patch that we receive over the Internet. Japanese car manufacturer Toyota seems to have forgotten […]...
View ArticleThinkPad battery packs could be fire hazard
Lenovo has recalled some of its ThinkPad battery packs over fears that they might overheat and catch fire. According to a statement from the US Consumer Product Safety Commission in a statement, that...
View ArticleSony warns users its Vaio Fit 11A may burst into flames
If you own or have access to a Sony Vaio Fit 11A then you need to stop using it immediately, and stop anyone else using it, too. Sony has shipped over 25,000 units […] Taken from: Sony warns users its...
View ArticleIn Depth: Appetite for destruction: HP’s product testing philosophy
How HP prepares its products for consumer abuse We’re all guilty of accidentally destroying electronics. Who hasn’t dropped a tablet onto the ground, or popped the spacebar key out of a keyboard, or...
View ArticleIntel’s Haswell processors hit by TSX bug
Intel has quietly started to disable TSX instructions in Haswell and early Broadwell processors, something the company candidly revealed to a group of US-based technology journalists during a meeting...
View ArticleAfter 29 fires, HP decides to recall 6 million power cords
Not all product recalls are that big a deal, but this one could be: HP has recalled 6 million laptop power cords because there’s an increasingly good chance that they could burn your […] Link: After...
View ArticlePAX Prime 2014: Alienware unveils Area-51, newly reimagined gaming PC
Alienware is no stranger to designs that are "out there", but this is perhaps the most functional and unique one yet. Announced today during PAX Prime, the Alienware Area-51 is a reimagination of...
View ArticlePAX2014: Intel unveils a line of 8 core, 16 thread Core i7 Haswell-E...
Before the fourth generation of Intel processors fades into the sunset, it’s going to have one last hurrah: the new Intel Core i7-5960X, 5930K and 5820K Haswell-E CPUs. Unveiled today during Intel’s...
View ArticleTech Bargains: TechRadar Deals: Cheap TVs, storage, power packs and more
We’re back with more hot deals and today we’re going to kick off with some great prices on some bigscreen TVs. Firstly, how about this great deal on the 39-inch Panasonic TX-39AS500 LED TV? It’s...
View ArticleThis new gadget will revolutionise productivity on your laptop
Having multiple displays improves productivity tremendously (as well as your gaming capabilities); that remains mostly the remit of desktop PCs despite the growing popularity of laptops. Belgium-based...
View ArticleMicrosoft looking to buy AMD. Why not?
Microsoft may be looking to buy AMD, according to a source familiar to the matter and quoted by tech news website, Kitguru. The two have apparently been talking for a few months with the result of the...
View ArticleNvidia brings PS4′s coolest feature to PC gaming
Taking a page out of the Sony handbook, Nvidia has added streaming and sharing features to its GeForce Experience app. While PC’s don’t come with an instant share button like the PS4 (unless otherwise...
View ArticleCorsair reckons its super-accurate gaming mouse is a sniper’s dream
Corsair has revealed its new gaming mouse which is the most accurate the company has ever made. The Corsair M65 PRO RGB optical mouse boasts a resolution of 12,000 dpi, the highest resolution the...
View ArticleToshiba recalls 101,000 laptop batteries sold between 2011-2016
Anyone who has purchased a Toshiba laptop between June 2011 and January 2016 in the US or Canada needs to check their model number. Toshiba is carrying out a huge battery recall totaling […] Continue...
View ArticleHow 3D printing to order is changing manufacturing
The 3D revolution has been in full swing for a while now, but to date a lot of the focus has been onthose little 3D printed desk toys and 3D printed body parts. But another trend that’s only now...
View ArticleSteelSeries’ new modular gaming mouse has its own OLED screen
Gaming company SteelSeries is releasing what it claims is the "world’s first modular gaming mouse," the Rival 700. But, I’m not entirely convinced it’s the world’s first modular gaming mouse, as Mad...
View ArticleHere’s how your next SSD could be much, much faster than your current one
You may recall that when 3D Xpoint was first unveiled – the technology which promises superfast SSDs and system memory – as well as Intel, co-developer Micron said it would make products based on this...
View ArticleSilicon Week: When is the best time to buy a new CPU or GPU?
When to buy new CPU or GPU Picking the best CPU or graphics card is by no means an easy task. For most, factoring in everything from system temperatures to clock speeds is nothing short of a migraine....
View ArticleIntel’s latest CPUs will only support Windows 10
Following Intel’s official unveiling of its new Kaby Lake (seventh-generation) processors, and a rash of incoming notebooks set to use the CPUs, Microsoft has confirmed what it announced earlier this...
View ArticleIFA 2016: Why Razer’s Ornata is the most promising low-profile gaming...
We’re big fans of mechanical gaming keyboards here at TechRadar. We appreciate anything from multi-color backlighting all the way to dedicated macro keys, but it’s the various tactile switch types...
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