Microsoft’s offer to upgrade Windows 7 or Windows 8 to Windows 10 for free for users who need assistive technologies was supposed to run out at the end of 2017, but according to reports the method is still valid right now. The assistive technologies upgrade page is indeed still live, and allows you to download the Windows 10 upgrade executable, despite the page stating that the offer expires on December 31, 2017. The caveat is that you may run into an error message during the upgrade process, bu

Hive, a company most famous for its smart heating system, has released a new security camera that is quite a departure from most security cameras on the market. The many angles of the Hive View cameraThis isn’t the first security camera from Hive, there is already the Hive Camera, but that camera isn’t nearly as stylish, and most importantly it doesn’t work with the rest of the Hive ecosystem. All of these are operated by the same Hive app, but the Hive Camera frustratingly wasn’t. This is recti

Dell has revealed a new XPS 13 laptop ahead of CES 2018. Dell claims the battery life on the latter models reaches almost 20 hours, and it’s still a very solid 11 hours if you go with the 4K display (see our review of the previous Dell XPS 13 for further discussion of actual battery longevity versus claimed figures, though). Dell’s new power management facilities also help, with a ‘dynamic power mode’ that intelligently delivers maximum power when needed, while carefully monitoring system temper

Lenovo has unleashed a host of new ThinkPad notebooks over at CES, all of which are equipped with Intel’s latest 8th-generation CPUs, along with a fresh barrage of ThinkVision monitors. Battery life is up to a claimed 13.6 hours, with rapid-charge topping up the battery to 80% in an hour flat. ThinkPad LMoving onto the ThinkPad L range, this includes fresh notebooks with 13.3-inch displays and a new Yoga model. The ThinkPad L380 starts at $609 (around £450), with the L380 Yoga pitched at $1,049

After hours of silence, Intel has finally responded to reports of a critical flaw in its CPUs that had tech giants scrambling to release patches to update their systems. The chip manufacturing giant claims it’s actually “software analysis methods” that could potentially see personal information pinched from a device. Getting patched upReports suggesting that any patches to overcome the issue could slow down a PC’s performance by up to 30% are also being shot down by Intel. Apple has reportedly p

Have you ever looked at a parent using a baby sling and thought ‘man, I could really use something like that for my Nintendo Switch’? First tweeted by game developer Jake Kazdal of 17-Bit in Kyoto, this accessory is designed to comfortably allow Nintendo Switch owners to play their console in tabletop mode without a table. When you need to Nintendo Switch, harder. Don’t get us wrong, this is an accessory that has the potential to be useful – it’d be great for using motion controls or your Pro co

Samsung has revealed a new monitor it will be showing off at CES 2018, and the 34-inch panel will be the first curved model to boast Thunderbolt 3 connectivity. The Samsung CJ791 is an ultra-wide (21:9 aspect ratio) curved monitor with a resolution of 3,440 x 1,440 and a 1,500R (relatively sharp) curvature. It’s a QLED panel which offers deeper blacks and brighter whites, and the company boasts that it ‘precisely reflects colors across a 125% sRGB spectrum’. As mentioned, the CJ791 sports a Thun

After Microsoft announced late last year that it would no longer be manufacturing Kinect cameras, we thought the accessory couldn’t get any more dead. In some kind of zombie hunting mission, Microsoft has now announced that it’s no longer producing the Xbox Kinect Adaptor. This adaptor allowed Xbox One S, Xbox One X and Windows PC users to use the device without the dedicated port that was dropped after the original Xbox One. A promising startAfter all, like all of us, the Kinect didn’t come int

The result of being able to use a single, flat lens that harnesses all the colors of the rainbow could result in smaller, cheaper, better headsets. VR-ing with all the colors of the windAt the moment, most optical devices – including VR headsets – contain multiple bulky curved lenses. Metalenses are flat alternatives to traditional lenses that work by using nanofins that coat the lens, focusing light. Want to know the best VR headset available right now? Check out: The best VR headset 2017: whic

Steam has just released its December results of its Hardware and Software Survey, and it looks like there’s some good news for the fledgling Windows Mixed Reality headsets. In November, Windows Mixed Reality headsets were used by 2% of people who own virtual reality headsets, and this increased to 4.4% in December. December’s results of Steam’s hardware survey of VR headsetsVirtual popularityWhile there’s still some way to go until Windows Mixed Reality headsets catch up with HTC Vive and Oculus

A major bug in Intel’s processors can’t be fixed via a firmware update, and will require an operating system patch across Windows, Linux and macOS platforms – and the bad news is that this software patch could slow down PCs potentially by up to 30%. The exact details of the flaw haven’t been made clear to avoid giving out any more details than necessary. The problem with doing so is that this will trigger some slowdown in the CPU’s operation, and that’s where things get tricky. Microsoft is plan

Late last year we heard rumors that Samsung might launch a new accessory alongside the Galaxy S9, dubbed the Dex Pad, and it looks like those rumors were right, as a Dex Pad has now been trademarked by Samsung in Europe. No mouse neededIt’s not totally clear how the Dex Pad will differ, but from the name it’s likely that you’ll be able to lay the Samsung Galaxy S9 flat on it, a bit like a wireless charging pad, and then potentially use the touchscreen in place of a mouse. Assuming that’s the cas

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With its focus on OLED display technology, LG’s TVs have consistently been some of the most impressive looking at CES, but this year they’ll also have some fancy audio tricks up their sleeve thanks to the addition of Google Assistant support. The TVs join the Google Assistant-equipped ThinQ speaker that the company announced at the end of 2017. LG itself has included voice search functionality in its TVs in previous years, although this has been based on its own voice recognition technology rath

LG has revealed ahead of CES 2018 that it will soon range its latest flagship phone – the LG V30 – in a bold shade of pink called Raspberry Rose. The handset will be launching at the show in Las Vegas next week and will be available in LG’s home market of South Korea very soon after. We know it’s set to come to other key Asian and European markets in the coming months too. If you want the Raspberry Rose shade and live in America or Australia, you may have to import it at a later date. If this ne

When you’re traveling on a road trip, there’s not always a ton of stuff to do – well, besides keep your eye on the road. But when you’re on the road you can’t just listen to any old song – some songs lend themselves a whole lot better to road trips than others. Without further ado, here are the 10 best road trip songs of all time. Sure, you may not know the words to the verses, but once you hit that chorus you’ll have enough energy to keep driving … wait for it … all night long. Highway to H

TechRadar is going to CES 2018 , and that really isn’t news. How we’re doing it, however, is rather extraordinary: Nick Pino and I are taking an epic, week-long road trip to attend CES, and we’re bringing a bunch of gadgets to test along the way. Our first big hurdles of attending CES 2018 via a cross-country road trip were over and done with. Just how frozen was Day 1 of our road trip to CES 2018? Image 2 of 3 Image 3 of 3Yes, we’ve began our road trip by literally walking on water.

Instead of taking the easy way out and flying there like the 180,000 other attendees, TechRadar is taking a slightly different route – we’re taking a road trip. Well, video logs, live shows and articles while we’re on the road, plus close to a dozen tips and trick guides to help you have an incredible road trip of your own. The trip officially kicks off on January 1, 2018 and should conclude (we hope) on Monday, January 8, right before LG’s CES keynote. The good news is that, once the road trip

LG 2018 TV technologyAll this information listed below comes directly from LG – the South Korean manufacturer offered a first look at future-facing technologies for some journalists attending CES 2018. While LG kept its CES pre-briefing … well, brief, we were able to get some decent insight on what the next-generation technology of LG TVs will look like. The other new addition to LG TVs in 2018 will be Google Assistant, which will now be integrated into webOS. Pictured: LG OLED C7LG OLED 2018 Mo

Image credit: GEThe “smart home” movement is gaining steam, but currently many of the voice-operated devices require commitments to specific ecosystems, be those Amazon’s Alexa, Google Assistant or Apple’s HomeKit (with Siri). As a bonus, that means GE’s devices will still work fine even after one of the three clearly emerges as the leader of our voice-controlled future. Unlike many smart devices that need to be tethered to a device such as a Amazon Echo , the GE devices function as their own hu