You’ve unwrapped your shiny new iPhone, signed in with your Apple ID and you’re ready to rock – but what exciting apps should you ask Silicon Santa to leave under your tech tree this Christmas? WhatsAppApple’s own Messages app is really good, but it’s Apple-only and most of us have pals using other devices too. It’s a particularly good companion for the Plus iPhones and the iPhone X, whose cameras already take superlative shots. And we’re doing so because OneNote is really, really good. We use i

You want the best iPhone VR apps and games? Well, there’s a whole App Store for that, even Apple hasn’t made it’s own iPhone VR headset equivalent to the Google Daydream View or Samsung Gear VR. Getting yourself into the exciting world of iPhone virtual reality is easy. All you need is anything from the iPhone X all the way to the iPhone SE… basically any iPhone running iOS 11. We know you’re interested in virtual reality, so keep reading to see the best options.)

While thermostats, lighting and security products remain the most popular smart items, 2017 was the year that voice control took off. Importantly, the attention that smart assistants have brought to the smart home has meant an increased range of smart devices. These aren’t insurmountable issues, but here’s what needs to improve in 2018 for the smart home to be truly embraced. You can use voice control to pick a colour, but this is far less granular than the Hue app gives. The recent Alexa app up

The holidays are an expensive time, so we’re bringing you a special treat: a full, free Windows program to download every day until Christmas. Open the final door on our free downloads advent calendar to find IObit Advanced SystemCare 11, worth US$11.99/£15.08/AU$25.92. Download IObit Advanced SystemCare 11 and use the license key 373EB-99784-6B5D8-61264 to activate the full premium softwareOnce it’s scanned your system, your can purge all threats automatically, or drill down for more informatio

After Christmas sales for 2017 mean that the gift-giving (and importantly, gift-getting) doesn’t have to stop thanks to today’s deals. Here are the best after Christmas sales and deals we were able to dig up in the US, whether you’re looking to shop at Best Buy or going to Target. Where are the After Christmas sales? Samsung UN65MU6300 65-inch 4K TV is $899.99This Samsung 65-inch 4K TV ranks among the best deal we’ve seen before 2018. At 58% off at Amazon, you’re saving a bundle, too.View DealTh

If it’s been a few weeks since you last used it, you may have completely forgotten what you last shot, and how you left your camera settings. Usually in the shooting settings menu, but there may be a button on the camera. Sometimes in the shooting settings menu, sometimes there’s a button on the camera. In the shooting settings screen, or set via a button on the camera. The shooting settings menu usually, but sometimes set via a dedicated button.

In a nutshell, PlayLink allows you to control certain PS4 games (that is, those specifically created for the PlayLink system) with mobile phones, as opposed to DualShock 4 controllers. How to set up PlayLink gamesBy their very nature, PlayLink games are trickier to set up than normal PlayStation games, but not annoyingly so. First, you must purchase and download whatever PlayLink game takes your fancy (happily, they tend to cost significantly less than what full-blown PS4 games will set you back

Start talking about the differences between the OnePlus 5 and the OnePlus 5T, and one of the major ones is the way you can use your face to unlock your phone on the newer handset. Now OnePlus has announced the older phone is getting the same feature too. “Due to popular demand, Face Unlock is coming for the OnePlus 5,” tweeted out OnePlus chief Carl Pei on Christmas Eve. As the OnePlus Face Unlock feature only uses the standard camera sensor, without any of the advanced 3D scanning in the TrueDe

Your graphics cards and chipsets will still work, of course, but they won’t get the security updates and bug-fixing patches that come with fresh drivers. That said, Nvidia is promising to push out critical security fixes for 32-bit operating systems, should any crop up, for another year – until January 2019. “Driver enhancements, driver optimizations, and operating system features in driver versions after Release 390 will not be incorporated back into Release 390 or earlier versions,” says Nvidi

As well as being a fantastic phone all-round, it has the best battery result we’ve seen from any flagship of the last year. Its battery is far better than the iPhone 8 Plus’s, and almost every Android, according to our battery test. Read our in-depth OnePlus 5T reviewBest business phone battery: BlackBerry KeyOneTechRadar battery test result: lost 11%Battery: 3,505mAhPhysical keyboardSophisticated high-end designSmart, secure softwareNot great at entertainmentBlackBerry’s not dead? Its 3505mAh b

Open the penultimate door on our free downloads advent calendar to find Apowersoft Screen Recorder Pro – an incredible tool that usually retails for $39.95. Apowersoft Screen Recorder Pro packed with brilliant features – it can record from your desktop or webcam, including audio from your system or microphone, and save the resulting video in any of the most popular file formats. Apowersoft Screen Recorder Pro can also capture still screen grabs, and there’s even a built-in video editor to get yo

Below is the curated list of the best VPN deals as provided to us by our partners, most of which won’t end until the end of the year. We asked dozens of them to come up with their best deals for Techradar readers. Check out the best VPN services for 2018IPVanish: $3.33/pm down from $10Get up to 73% Off TechRadar’s #1 Rated VPN Service. View DealVPN Unlimited: Only $1/pmVPN Unlimited has slashed the price of its Infinity lifetime VPN bundle to only $99.99, down from $499.99. For the price that so

While we’d love to praise every game we’ve loved from the last 365 days individually, we just don’t have the time. We’ve looked at games in a couple of different ways – firstly by platform exclusives, then by genre, and then we had the struggle of picking our overall favorite game of the year. Of course we also have the most important category of all – our reader choice awards. Over the past week you, our readers, have been voting for your own personal favorite game of 2017 and now that the vote

Chances are you’re going to be unwrapping a few gadgets on Christmas Day, whether it’s a Nintendo Switch for the kids or a Fitbit tracker for you. Hopefully though, these pointers will help reduce your blood pressure and ensure you can still enjoy some of your Christmas Day. It may sound obvious, but does the device need batteries? Look up the returns and cancellations policy for the store you bought the item from, rather than the manufacturer (though in some cases, you’ll need to go to the manu

If you’re spending your Christmas Eve impatiently waiting for Santa to deliver presents to loved ones (but, really, to you) then at least you can now see where he is in the world thanks to the Google Santa tracker. For 13 years now, Google’s Santa Tracker – using data from NORAD, a US / Candadian aerospace warning and control system – has been a great way to check up on Saint Nick and learn a few things in the process. The tracker has been live since December 1st with a countdown- that countdown

One account for allAt its most basic, a Microsoft account acts as your PC’s first line of defence. In short, a Microsoft account is the gateway to Microsoft’s magic kingdom. If you want to access information you just access that external machine and get at your data that way. Or, more specifically, the password you choose when creating your Microsoft account (see the walkthrough below). When you receive the code you’ll need to enter it into Windows 10.

For that exact reason we’ve put together this guide to the best party games you can play this Christmas. Every game quickly devolves into people screaming words or making animal noises, so it’s exactly what Christmas is all about. Each Jackbox Party Pack comes with a selection of games for you to play, but we particularly like the first pack and the game Drawful. Play this with all your family helping at Christmas and you’ll perhaps stand a better chance of winning. What happens when you go to v

However, if DIY is your thing, you can also set up your own VPN server (not a VPN router) at home. How to set up a VPN server at homeIf you ultimately decide to set up your own VPN server, here are some of the ways you can do this. Set up a VPN server in the cloudCloud computing has made it easier than ever to set up your own VPN. Set up a VPN server on your routerAnother option is to set up a VPN server directly on your router. All you have to do is set up your own computer as a VPN server link

T’was the morning of Christmas and all through the house not a creature was stirring, except for the poor family member tasked with setting up the brand new games console. This is how to set up the console straight out of the box, and here are some handy tips and tricks for when you’ve got everything up and running. These are our picks of the best PS4 games right now and we’ve also got a guide to the games that make the most of your PS4 Pro’s 4K chops. Here are some tips to make the most of your

What will happen in the world of technology in 2018? Trends in technology are not easy to spot, but there are two things you should never do; talk to anyone who actually makes hardware or software, or pay much attention to the CES Show in Las Vegas each January. The former use the word ‘disruptive’ about themselves like it’s going out of fashion (it is, finally), and the latter is crammed with thousands of new products that promise a glimpse into the future, then fail to get any traction (we’re