Most VPN providers do their best to deliver the core features that customers expect: plenty of locations, decent speeds, simple clients, and fair pricing. We’ve come up with 10 little-used VPN ideas that could help any provider deliver the service users need and expect. These aren’t exactly flexible options, and neither will appeal to light VPN users. Allow anonymous signupsNo matter how clear and detailed a VPN’s privacy policy might be, it’s not an absolute guarantee of anonymity. Provide a su

Star Wars: Secrets of the Empire is a new virtual reality experience that’s setting up shop in London’s Westfield shopping centre for 12 weeks starting today. The experience is a collaboration between LucasFilm, ILMxLAB and VR specialists The Void, and tells an original story set between Episode 3 and Rogue One. But it almost feels as though calling it a VR experience sells it short, especially when the area has become so sullied over the years by mobile VR games and 360 videos masquerading as V

The patent, which was filed by members of the Microsoft Surface team (and spotted by MSPoweruser ), refers to a “hinged computing device” with two different screens. Elsewhere, the patent shows how you could completely fold back the hinges to make the device serve as an alarm clock display. In fact, the “self-regulating” hinge is the actual focus of the patent, and 11 out of the 16 available image focus on it. And yes, the hinge appears to be more efficient on Microsoft’s possible device. At any

There are ample reasons to shell out on a new graphics card. Whatever the case may be, no one in their right mind wants to pay full price for a graphics card. Here at TechRadar we’ve searched far and wide for the best graphics card deals of the week, closely followed up by the best long-term graphics card deals that we don’t see going out of style anytime soon. Best 1440p graphics card dealWe don’t talk about it enough, but the GeForce GTX 1070 Ti is truly something special. The best part about

These innovations and improvements don’t look like they’re going to slow down anytime soon either – the manufacturers behind some of the best Bluetooth earbuds are tirelessly working on creating Bluetooth earbuds that last longer, sound better, and are even more affordable. There are new innovations in the bluetooth earbud headset game every day, the best wireless earbuds don’t even have any wires at all. Still, because of this constantly shifting and expanding market, it’s truly difficult to fi

In the very same breath as its iMac Pro availability press release was uttered, Apple slipped in a reminder to the world that an overhaul to its Mac Pro desktop is still in development. And, if you read between the lines a bit, it’s clear Apple doesn’t want you to forget, either. Apple has been widely criticized for its treatment – or lack thereof – of the Mac brand over the past few years. Apple doesn’t shout about its iPhones much before September because, simply, it doesn’t have to. What will

We all know those friends who post a little too much on Facebook: the friends who, well, treat it more like Twitter. Today, Facebook announced that it’s giving users the option of temporarily “muting” those folks when they get a little too giddy about a topic, and it’s calling the feature “Snooze.” In many ways it’s a friendlier option than Facebook’s “Unfollow” feature, which keeps the person hidden permanently, or at least until you undo it. In case you change your mind about seeing their post

Dell is looking to get on all of our ‘nice’ lists this Christmas by offering a fantastic £250 discount on some of its excellent XPS 15 laptops. The deal, which can be redeemed on certain models with the coupon code XPS250, runs from December 15 until just before midnight on December 31. So, if you’ve been looking for a chance to get your hands on one of these great laptops, now is a great time! Save £250 off the Dell XPS 15 – now £1,349Using the coupon XPS250, you can knock £250 off this model,

Well, if they have an iPhone or iPad, we’ve got you covered with our run-down of the best Christmas gifts for Apple device owners. CliqueFie Selfie StickA stocking-stuffer for the selfie-obsessedWireless remote for snapping shotsExtending telescopic stickSupports all iPhone sizesPricey for a selfie stickNot all selfie sticks are built equal. Grab an iPad or iPhone, thrust it into the hands of your child, and they can help cure the poorly teddy through the world of augmented reality. You can brin

Now, it’s common for makers to tout the absence of a low-pass filter as a selling point. Pentax DSLR sensors don’t have a low-pass filter, but they can use their sensor-shift Shake Reduction system to apply tiny high-frequency sensor movements during the exposure to simulate the effect of a low-pass filter. When Nikon launched the D800 it came with a low-pass filter over the sensor, but Nikon also launched a D800E variant with no filter. And when it launched that camera’s successor, the D810, Ni

This isn’t a negative grayness exactly – it’s a grayness that promises a narrative subtlety that we can’t remember seeing in Far Cry before. The more open world stuff you see in previous Far Cry games, that’s all a part of what we’d call the main story now. It gives every activity on Far Cry 5’s large map a reason for being there. Naturally Far Cry 5 is aiming for the kind of engaging villain that the series has become known for. We hesitate to call them heroes because in Far Cry 5 the realism e

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. Peek behind door 15 on our free downloads advent calendar to discover Ashampoo Slideshow Studio 2017 – a brilliant alternative to Microsoft PowerPoint, and a great way to share photos with friends and family. Ashampoo Slideshow Studio 2017 makes creating stunning slideshows as easy as clicking and dragging. Bring your presentations to life with voiceovers

If you just want to buy bitcoin instead, check out our guide here as well as a list of the best bitcoin exchanges. Virtual money, real impactThe idea is that you use cryptography to control the creation and transfer of money, rather than relying on central authorities. As a currency, Bitcoin is still a niche market. While once a curiosity of the internet, Bitcoin and other cryptocurrencies are considered by some to be the money of the future. As a currency, Bitcoin is not stable enough for most

Using machine learning and neural networks to achieve something humans could not, weak signal data from NASA’s Kepler space telescope was scrutinized using Google machine learning technology to make the discovery. “The Kepler-90 star system is like a mini version of our solar system. How did Google use its machine learning tech? “A neural network is a machine learning algorithm inspired by the human brain,” explained Shallue. “It’s an exciting and an active area of machine learning, but the larg

Among the louder proponents of net neutrality are VPN providers, who didn’t mince their words in criticising the FCC’s decision. NordVPN was also quick to react , saying repealing net neutrality rules gives broadband providers way too much power. Here is a list of the best VPN providers we’ve tested. Another VPN provider, Goose VPN, shared the same sentiment as its rivals: “We’re disappointed by yesterday’s decision to change net neutrality in the US. The bigger pictureNet neutrality is the prin

YouTube VR is now available on Steam, marking the first time that it’s been available on a platform other than Google’s own Daydream. It’s a significant move, as previously owners of top-of-the-range VR headsets have been unable to access the ever-increasing repository of VR videos. Over before it’s begunMany users on the official Steam forums are reporting that YouTube VR crashes instantly upon opening, which obviously isn’t a brilliant start. That said, it is totally free, and in ‘early access

Just about every VPN reviewer – including us – will try to help you find out by carrying out their own series of speed tests. Run both your speed tests several times at different times of day, with no VPN enabled, and record all the results. With the VPN connected to your nearest server, try both the speed tests several times and calculate an average and range. Switch to each of the most important VPN locations to you, repeat the tests and look for any changes. But even better, by seeing the var

Samsung has a long history of announcing its flagship phones at Mobile World Congress, and despite skipping it in 2017 it seems the company may be set to announce the Galaxy S9 and Galaxy S9 Plus at the 2018 event. A new report from Korean website The Bell has suggested Samsung is set to have an event at the MWC 2018 show at the tail end of February next year. The information comes from a leaked document, but we don’t know the exact source so take this news with a pinch of salt. It claims the ph

We’ve been waiting a long time for a phone with a fingerprint scanner built into the screen and it looks like Vivo is going to be the first to launch one, and that it will be coming very soon. Just a few days ago Synaptics announced an in-screen scanner, and while mentions of things like ‘OLED’, ‘infinity display’ and ‘top five’ smartphone vendor in the press release made it sound a lot like the Samsung Galaxy S9 would be the first to use it, it’s actually Vivo according to Forbes. This isn’t en

Earlier this week, we got a look at what appeared to be some schematics for the Samsung Galaxy S9, revealing what could be the upcoming handset’s design and dimensions. Now, the trusted leaker @OnLeaks has teamed up with 91mobiles to reveal a full 360-degree render of the Galaxy S9, giving us our best idea yet of what to expect from Samsung’s next flagship device. Speaking of the S9’s camera, the render shows only one sensor on the back of the device, suggesting that Samsung might be keeping the