A long time ago, in a galaxy far, far away, EA’s Star Wars: Battlefront was released. Enter Star Wars: Battlefront 2, a sequel that looks to add strategic depth to the space opera bombast. With the multiplayer beta now in the wild, we’re kicking off with some tips and tricks for this opening stage of the Battlefront 2 experience. And then, when the full game releases, we’ll give you strategies and advice for the single player portion and full, wider multiplayer suite. Remember, hokey religions a

You can find the flagship Android Wear 2.0-toting LG Watch Sport and LG Watch Style on the Google Store, but each has now been listed as “no longer available”. Some Android Wear fans have panicked, thinking this has tolled the death knell of Google’s smartwatch OS, but there’s quite a simple explanation of why this has happened and it’s to do with Google’s new sales strategy. Goodbye top watchesOn Twitter, Android Wear and Google employee Hoi Lam explained that the company only wants to push “Go

The next incarnation of E3 will take place from 12 June to 14 June 2018. What we want to see… SonyWith PS4 Pro having already been introduced less than two years prior to E3 2018 – effectively extending the lifecycle of the generation by a good few years at least – we shouldn’t be hearing anything too major on the hardware front. Kirby and Yoshi are also set to get new adventures in 2018, so we’re fully expecting Nintendo to showcases gameplay from both. We may even see a new Need For Speed (a

One of the bonuses you get with a Google Pixel 2 or Pixel 2 XL is unlimited original quality cloud storage for photos and videos in Google Photos, but check the small print and you’ll see that this only applies until January 15, 2021. That still gives you just over three years, but it’s not quite as permanent as you might have expected, especially given that the original Pixel and Pixel XL don’t seem to have any such limitations. Plenty of timeHowever, speaking to Engadget, a Google spokesperson

If you’re in need of a musically talented smart home speaker, and nothing from Apple or Google have caught your eye yet, Harman Kardon Invoke might be exactly what you’ve been waiting for. Additional details on the first Cortana speaker, which was announced back in May, have begun to leak out and include the speaker’s release date (October 22) and expected price ($199). It follows the announcement of the Apple HomePod, the Amazon Echo 2017, the Amazon Echo Spot, the Amazon Echo Plus, the Google

Much like last year’s budget-friendly BlackBerry DTEK50 , it chucks the tactile keyboard that’s been a hallmark of BlackBerry devices for years in favor of the touchscreen interface used for most modern smartphones. Beyond that, we don’t know much, except that it’ll be made by TCL (who makes all of BlackBerry’s phones these days). Mahieu also told Engadget around the same time that the keyboard-free device would (likely) be certified water-resistant. As CrackBerry reports, it’ll likely have a 19

Dell gave TechRadar an early preview of the next XPS 13 during a tour of its Round Rock, Texas headquarters. It’s clear the electronics firm’s latest 13-inch Ultrabook has taken design cues from the Dell XPS 13 2-in-1. Sadly, this has also meant the SD card reader has been switched out for a Micro SD card slot. The palm rest is made of a new woven glass fiber material that feels. Otherwise, Dell is keeping its lips sealed on more details about the new Dell XPS 13, but you can expect to hear much

Google’s big hardware event for the year has finally arrived, and we’ve been treated to a slew of great new products from the company – including the all-new Google Pixel 2 and Google Pixel 2 XL. What is “Made by Google?”The Made by Google program is pretty straightforward – it simply includes any devices that are literally made by Google. Of course, that doesn’t mean that Google manufactures all the products in the Made by Google program. An Otterbox case for the Google Pixel 2 XL may be “Made

You’ll often find it on ” fully-loaded Kodi boxes ” reminiscent of the Apple TV, but with apps for watching licensed movies for free. TVAddons quickly responded with a tweet of its own, while hinting at the reason why many people use Kodi boxes. Elsewhere, Kodi countered Twitter user Yan Thériault‏ who snarkily criticized Kodi for not admitting it “thrived” on privacy. For its part, TVAddons is insistent that it’s not a piracy site, as it recently reaffirmed in a statement to BetaNews :”TVAddons

The biggest names in the mobile industry headed down to 8 Northumberland Avenue, London, to see the Samsung Galaxy S8 win the Phone of the Year award. The title of Best Value Phone went to Motorola for this year’s Moto E4, which beat the Honor 5C, New Nokia 3310, Samsung Galaxy J3, Sony Xperia XA and Vodafone Smart N8. In the world of UK mobile networks, Sky Mobile won Best Value Network while Three won Best Network for Roaming and Best Network for Data. The gong for Best Network went to EE. Vod

Netflix’s subscriber numbers are on the rise , but unfortunately subscription fees are rising with them. The last price increase in the US occurred almost exactly two years ago , although Australia saw one this summer . Tough break for new Stranger Things fansIf you’re a new member who planned to sign up for the new season of Stranger Things set for release on October 27, sorry, the price increases begin today. Netflix says that all current customers should receive a notice about the price incre

Many stock video sites charge a subscription fee for their best content. We’ve put the best free stock photo sites under the microscope and picked those that offer the best combination of video quality, variety of clips, and flexible licensing. Search results include premium videos from Shutterstock, but unlike most stock video sites, Pexels displays these at the bottom so you’re unlikely to mistake them for free clips. Stock Footage for FreeA huge library of free stock video clips in MP4 format

There’s the original Google Home speaker, which was announced back in 2016, and the newly announced Google Home Mini and Google Home Max. Underneath the speaker mesh are four lights that illuminate to show that the speaker is listening to you. The standard Google Home speaker features a white plastic shell sitting atop a colored speaker mesh. Things get a lot better when you move up to the standard Google Home. This speaker features dual 2-inch passive radiators for some added kick in the bass,

At this year’s Comic Con in New York, toymaker Sphero has announced that it’s adding a brand new app-enabled droid to its Star Wars line which already includes R2-D2, BB-8 and BB-9E. Called R2-Q5, this droid is basically R2-D2 Imperial Edition, which first appeared in Episode IV: Return of the Jedi. Despite differences in appearances and loyalties, Sphero’s R2-Q5 will work in the same way as its R2-D2 droid. Thanks to a new update to the Sphero Edu app, all of Sphero’s Star Wars droids will also

There are many reasons to want to get behind the wheel of a Mustang GT, but arguably one of the best is experiencing the roar of its V8 engine first-hand. In a strange move, Mustang has developed a method of affecting the volume of the exhaust, and it’s not making it louder. Quiet Mode, also dubbed ‘Good Neighbor Mode’ reduces the volume of the 5.0-liter V8 engine by 10 decibels to about the volume of a standard domestic dishwasher. It does this using a system of valves, and can be controlled fr

At an exclusive event at the Yamato Labs in Yokohama, Japan, which TechRadar attended, Lenovo marked the 25th anniversary of the announcement of the original ThinkPad 700C by revealing the ThinkPad Anniversary Edition 25, a retro-themed limited edition ThinkPad that takes a number of design cues from the original. The official announcement of the ThinkPad Anniversary Edition 25 in JapanModern specificationsWhile the outside of the ThinkPad Anniversary Edition 25 has a decidedly old school feel a

Anyone who knows me even slightly will be unsurprised that the game I’ve been revisiting over the past couple of weeks is Pokémon Silver. That’s not the case for me when it comes to the Pokémon series, though. Second in generations but not in affectionsAsk me what my favorite Pokemon game is and I won’t tell you Red – I’ll reply Silver without hesitation. Gold is, of course, basically the same game and equally deserving of praise, but Silver was the version I settled on. I couldn’t believe that

Finally, just bear in mind that while all ruggedized smartphones will be waterproof and dustproof (and therefore meet the IP68 specification), not all waterproof phones will be ruggedized. At any rate, these are our top picks for the best rugged phones on the market right now. Check out the best business smartphones on the market1. Somehow it still offers similar core components (a Mediatek Helio P25 octa-core CPU, 6GB of RAM and 64GB on-board storage). The Samsung Galaxy S7 Active is a smart mo

The last thing you want when you buy a new smartphone is it developing a fault, especially anything involving the battery, but that’s what a handful of users are reporting has happened with their new iPhone 8 Plus units. Other users are reporting a similar issue after plugging the iPhone 8 Plus in to charge, supposedly using an official Apple charger. The Samsung Galaxy Note 7 for comparison experienced a battery failure rate of over one in 20,000. None of the iPhone 8 Plus battery issues that h

Working from home is currently a benefit of the IT revolution that’s pretty much being enjoyed exclusively by white collar workers, but that could be about to change. A team working out of MIT has developed a system that allows users to operate a robot from a distance, opening up the possibility of factory workers working from home. Called Baxter, the robot is your standard ‘grip and move’ factory robot and the control setup uses an Oculus Rift. It could, however, apparently be made to work with