Welcome to TechRadar’s best sci-fi movies list, which features fantastic science fiction movies that you can stream right now on Netflix and Amazon Prime. If you’ve never seen it, put on your thinking cap and prepare for a thought-provoking thriller of a sci-fi film. This original sci-fi horror classic remains as timeless as Schwarzenegger himself and should be near the top of your streaming list if you’ve never seen it. Date: June 1982 | Director: Nicholas Meyer | Stars: William Shatner, Leonar

While not every smartphone owner has the time, patience or tools for DIY repairs, other take great pride (not to mention save some significant cash) fixing devices on their own. The new Essential Phone may prove to be a hassle for those handy handset-havers, as a teardown of the high-end Android handset reveals some design choices that could complicate simple repairs, according to iFixit. iFixit’s extensive piece-by-piece tour of the modular Essential Phone proved a major challenge for the profe

The Samsung Galaxy S8 – along with the Samsung Galaxy S8 Plus – is arguably the most eagerly awaited Android phone of the year, so when your pre-order finally hits your doorstep you’re going to want to get to grips with it right away. These are the Galaxy S8 tips and tricks you need to be aware of. Thanks to its Android Nougat innards, the Samsung Galaxy S8 runs the Google Assistant direct from the box. The Samsung Galaxy S8 is filled with biometric security measures. To fire up the Secure Folde

The home 3D printing market has gained a tremendous amount of momentum over the past few years thanks in part to consumer geared brands such as MakerBot . This is about to change with the announcement of XYZ Printing’s latest release the da Vinci Color which is the world’s first full-color desktop 3D printer. The new device differs from the other full-color solutions that came before it which required either nylon powder or multiple filaments to mix the colors needed to simulate full-color print

No matter how good your gaming PC is, if you don’t have the best gaming monitor hooked up to it, you’re doing it a great disservice. That’s why we’ve put together this list of the best gaming monitor 2017, which will help you choose the top screen for your gaming needs. How to buy the best gaming monitor in 2017If you’re on the hunt for what the best gaming monitor 2017 has to offer, then you should first make sure you know what to look for before you buy. Resolution: Resolution is another impor

Samsung’s Gear VR headsets will get an all-new use in 2018, with the company announcing plans to use the virtual reality wearables to help diagnose mental health problems. Partnering with the Gangnam Severance Hospital and VR specialists FNI, the intention is to roll out the tech to hospitals, schools and mental health care institutes commercially next year. The move will see Samsung providing the hardware, FNI developing the software, and the Gangnam Severance Hospital making use of its special

Getting slammed with Early Termination Fees of a few hundred dollars isn’t what anyone wants, but it’s an unpleasant reality if you ever switch phone carriers in the middle of a contract. Early Termination Fees: Tips to avoid ETFsMobile carriers don’t want to let their customers go – that’s the point of service contracts. That’s why you can see ETFs in a lot of contracts with mobile carriers. The easiest way to avoid early termination fees and other large bills when leaving a mobile carrier is t

We may be filing away more notes online than ever before, but there’s still an appeal to the tangibility of seeing your own written words on a paper page. It’s launching its new Smart Planner notebooks this month which work in tandem with its Pen+ scribbler to turn your handwritten notes intelligently into online calendar entries. In the Smart Planner book, entries written into the left-hand 7-day-week formatted page will be instantly synced through the Pen+ to a range of online calendar service

With the right file compression software, sharing and archiving files is easy. That’s not all – in addition to reducing file sizes, compression software offers plenty of extra features to take into consideration. Hearing the name feels like something of a blast from the past, and you may be astonished to learn that this venerable file compression software has reached version 21. For the security conscious, this file compression software also offers AES256-based encryption and two-factor authenti

Our Nikon D850 has arrived in the TechRadar office, and we’re busy testing it for our full in-depth review. But ahead of that we wanted to share with you some sample images from this 45.4MP full-frame monster. With no raw support for the D850 in Adobe Camera Raw or Lightroom just yet (though hopefully that’s coming soon), these are just the JPEG files from the D850, but they should give you a flavor of what this camera is capable of. The architectural shots we’ve taken in London, and during a br

Gigabyte has unveiled the smallest Nvidia GTX 1080 card ever built, the GeForce GTX 1080 Mini ITX 8G, which at just 6.7 inches (169mm) means it can be installed in small PCs using Mini-ITX cases – perfect for building a console-sized gaming PC for your living room. Released last year, the GTX 1080 is still an incredibly powerful graphics card, capable of pushing graphics the Xbox One and PS4 could only dream of. The GeForce GTX 1080 Mini ITX 8G is a lot smaller than other released GTX 1080 GPUs,

How to watch the Apple launch event on iPhone, iPad and iPodIf you’re planning to watch the iPhone 8 event on your iPhone, iPad or iPod Touch you’ll need to ensure you’re running iOS 7 software (or later) and open up the Safari browser on your device. How to watch the Apple launch event on a Windows PCLast year Apple made watching its livestreams on Windows PCs easier as well. How to watch the Apple launch event on Apple TVTo watch via Apple TV , you’ll need to have either the 2nd, 3rd or 4th ge

Apple didn’t invent this ‘true wireless’ form-factor, but, in typical Apple fashion, the company’s entry into the area has prompted a flurry of interest from other headphone brands. Read on below for everything rumored to be coming with the next version of Apple’s true wireless earbuds, along with everything we’d like to see from them. These are the best true wireless earbuds aroundCut to the chaseWhat are they? The follow-up to Apple’s true wireless earbuds, the AirPodsThe follow-up to Apple’s

Jon von Tetzchner, co-founder of the Vivaldi web browser, has accused Google of using its position as the most popular search engine in the world to bully its competitors. The accusation comes in a blog post on the Vivaldi website, where von Tetzchner recounts his history of working alongside Google. While the two companies are rivals, the Vivaldi browser is built on Chromium, an open source project led by Google, and von Tetzchner’s early experiences of Google were positive. He cites an example

Computer scientists from the University of St Andrews have developed a smartphone app that uses the device’s front-facing camera to recognise what kind of surface it’s sitting on. The app is called SpeCam, and links up with an existing database of materials. When it detects a particular surface, it can trigger a specific action. The researchers suggest that you could trigger it to play jazz when placed on the sofa, or dance music if on a coffee table. It works by using the device’s screen as a m

When I first picked up the Volt bike I tried to ride it the only way I knew, like a normal bicycle. I thought an electric bike, or e-bike as they’ve come to be known, would be just the thing. The longer trip saw the biggest benefit of an electric bike. With my daily commute the benefit of the electric bike was a lot less pronounced. So could the Volt Infinity become my single method of transportation?

Looking back at year 2017, one can actually see some intriguing smartphones that redefine the way we looked at them. So, there is a whole bunch of new features and hardware advancements that carving out the mightiest smartphones till date. While companies like Samsung went on to come up with a phone having 6GB RAM, OnePlus went insane to put a whopping 8GB in it’s OnePlus 5 smartphone. The global launch of the upcoming iPhone is confirmed for September 12 but there are still some flagship handse

In our extensive review of the original Jabra Elite Sport wireless headphones, we called the in-ear earbuds “near perfect”. Clearly, Jabra saw this as a challenge, announcing a new and improved set of Jabra Elite Sport headphones today that promises improved sound quality and up to 50% longer battery life. The new Jabra Elite Sport will offer new and advanced equaliser profiles so that the user can adjust the music listening experience to their liking, as well as improvements to the overall qual

When Beats revamped its headphones range last year, launching the Apple W1 chip-enabled Beats Solo 3 Wireless headphones in time for the iPhone 7, it left fans waiting for a follow-up to its popular Studio over-ear wireless headphones. In terms of design, the Beats Studio 3 headphones look almost identical to the four-year-old range of Studio Wireless cans (albeit with some fetching new colors), but the real upgrades have been hidden away on the inside, including Apple’s W1 chip. Another major u

As if the upcoming Samsung Galaxy Note 8 wasn’t already catching our eye as is, the flagship phablet is gaining another perk thanks to its massive, HDR-capable display and Netflix. Netflix is adding support for high dynamic range video streaming for the Samsung Galaxy Note 8, allowing users to beam higher-contrast, richer color content right to their phone, according to the service’s support page. Despite the Samsung Galaxy S8 , S8 Plus , Galaxy Tab S3 and infamously recalled Samsung Galaxy Note