There’s some good news for Microsoft regarding Windows 10 adoption, as the desktop OS is back on the up-and-up – but the picture isn’t as rosy for the operating system’s Edge browser. Windows 7 lost 0.61% of OS share and now sits on 36.14%, quite a long way behind Windows 10. What’s perhaps most disturbing in this particular batch of figures is that Windows XP actually picked up pace, gaining 1.28% to reach a total market share of 6.94%. NetMarketShare’s browser figures for June put Edge on a ma

Now that the Model S and X are out the door, Tesla unveiled its first affordable car – the Model 3. The Tesla Model 3’s simplistic interiorThe entry-level Tesla Model 3 is claimed to give you 215 miles from a single charge, and there are plans to offer other configurations like with the Model S and X. There will also be fewer options for configuration with the Model 3 – less than 100 in fact – compared to the Model S that has over 1,500 possible configurations. Every Tesla Model 3 will have the

There’s been talk for a while that Samsung would sell refurbished Galaxy Note 7 handsets, and a recent rumor that the phone would launch on July 7 has turned out to be true, with Samsung officially confirming the Samsung Galaxy Note Fan Edition will launch then. The phone has essentially the same design as the Samsung Galaxy Note 7, but with the new name plastered across the back, and it’s apparently built using “unused” parts. South Korea-boundOr at least you can if you live in South Korea, as

A team of Moroccan engineers has developed a robotic device for extracting valuable venom from scorpions without danger. “The extraction of scorpion venom is a very difficult task and usually takes at least two experimenters,” said Mouad Mkamel, who designed the robot with a team of researchers from Ben M’sik Hassan II University, Morocco. More SafetySo they built a lightweight, portable robotic device that does the job for them. “It is designed to extract scorpion venom without harming the anim

Elon Musk has tweeted that the Tesla Model 3 has passed its regulatory requirements for production ahead of schedule, with a tantalizing end of the tweet that looks like an actual Model 3 will be leaving the factory this Friday. The tweet ends “Expecting to complete SN1 on Friday”, which people are taking to mean ‘serial number one’, the first ever Model 3 to leave the factory. Model 3 passed all regulatory requirements for production two weeks ahead of schedule. Up until this point, Tesla cars

What would life be like if Sierra hadn’t created early PC adventures like King’s Quest and Space Quest? Where would we be without classic Lucasarts games like The Secret of Monkey Island, Day of the Tentacle or Full Throttle? And while big-name entries into the genre have slowed down in recent years, point and click adventure games are by no means dead. You won’t be surprised to learn that there’s also a big community out there creating their own – the majority of which make use of Adventure Gam

In 2015 Assassin’s Creed Syndicate barely managed to pull the series back from the precipice Assassin’s Creed Unity had pushed it towards. Assassin’s Creed Origins has been confirmed to be coming to consoles on October 27 this year. Overall our first impression of Assassin’s Creed Origins is that it has great potential. They’re different for an Assassin’s Creed game and it’s almost odd to see the series go in that direction. Crafting and upgrading will be essential in the new Assassin’s Creed ga

The latest figures from PassMark for the second quarter of this year show that AMD has gained 10.4%, moving up from a market share of 20.6% the previous quarter, to reach 31% – with Intel dropping to 69% in the two-horse race. Of course, we have to bear in mind that the figures are obviously limited to those using the PassMark benchmarking utility – i.e. Substantial shiftStill, there’s no denying that this seems to represent a huge shift in AMD’s favor, and one that points to a real positive imp

TechCrunch reports that Twitter has done a deal directly with the All England Club to show match highlights (last year’s Wimbledon coverage on Twitter came as a result of a partnership with ESPN). Strawberries and tweetsAccording to an official statement from the All England Club, you can access the Twitter stream anywhere in the world except Austria, Italy, Germany and Spain. It can be viewed whether or not you’re logged into Twitter, too. Keep your browser or mobile app pointed at the @Wimbled

It’s fair to say that the announcement of the SNES Classic (or Super NES Mini, or Nintendo Classic Mini: Super Nintendo Entertainment System, or whatever Nintendo is choosing to call it this week) caused quite a stir. Each and every one offers the chance to play SNES games in HD, and owning them won’t require you to enter into the near-farcical lottery which is the SNES Classic pre-order system. Hyperkin Retron 5Price: £139.99 / $180 / AU$235One of the first clone systems to offer HD SNES gaming

Here we’re going to list some of the great things available for you to try on Messenger that you probably don’t know about. 1) Reactions on your faceYou know those little reaction emojis that you can put on Facebook posts if a Like just doesn’t quite cut it? You can now create a group playlist on Spotify in Messenger, meaning everyone gets their say in what ends up on the playlist. 6) Share a messenger codeGetting someone to find you on Facebook is getting more complicated nowadays, with many pe

Another day, another video leak of the iPhone 8 – Apple hasn’t even confirmed the phone is on the way, but we already know a ton of details about the upcoming handset, and the new clip confirms a lot of the earlier rumors that have already been swirling. Posted by YouTuber EverythingApplePro , the video shows a high-quality dummy model supposedly provided to case manufacturers by Apple, in order that they can get their new designs ready for the phone’s launch. So, this isn’t actually a proper iP

If you’re a remote worker looking for a place to set up your mobile office or just someone with a limited data plan, free Wi-Fi can be more precious than food or water. Now Facebook is pushing out a new feature inside its mobile apps to help you locate the nearest hotspots. It’s called Find Wi-Fi and it’s been in limited testing since last year, though Facebook has now pushed the button to roll it out globally, so everyone should be getting the feature in the near future. As the name suggests, i

It turns out there are a lot of bad movies on Netflix and Amazon begging for someone, anyone to click on them. Or, you could just read Not On My Watch – here we showcase the frankly terrible movies that are available to stream right now. Now, don’t get me wrong, this is a terrible, terrible movie. It’s bad bad. Marc Chacksfield is a former film journalist (and TechRadar’s global managing editor) who is already regretting agreeing to watch terrible movies for the sake of his column Not On My Watc

A global computer network providing a variety of information and communication facilities, consisting of interconnected networks using standardised communication protocols. It’s because of the spread of content delivery networks (CDNs), which are fast guzzling up the worldwide web. That means streaming video providers like Netflix and Google’s YouTube, social media platforms like Facebook, WeChat and Instagram, it’s iTunes, it’s Spotify, and Amazon. They have a big future; Cisco reports that 68%

Enter one of our favorite (and most reliable) phone tipsters, Evan Blass, who this weekend tweeted confirmation that the phone is real. It’s apparently now looking for regulatory approval and will be called the LG Q6. Blass also reveals that the phone will be downgraded to a single 13MP camera and will come with 3GB of RAM on board. This will be known as the LG Q6 (recently hit FCC under model number M700) — also 18.5:9, but with a single 13MP camera & 3GB RAM. Only one camera lens means none o

The Nest Thermostat 3rd generation is currently on sale through Amazon prior to Amazon Prime Day 2017, dropping the price from $249 to $198. It’s the lowest price yet: $51 off the Nest Thermostat 3rd generation through Amazon. This deal marks the first time Amazon has sold the 3rd gen Nest under $200. This version of the Nest Learning Thermostat works with Amazon’s Alexa, offering users the ability to control their thermostat with by speaking to their Amazon Echo . The original Nest Thermostat w

The unlocked Samsung Galaxy S8 or Galaxy S8 Plus is the best version of the top rated smartphone without carrier restrictions and now Amazon has it as a great price. It costs between $660 and $672 for the Galaxy S8, depending on the color. The same goes for the new Amazon list price of the Galaxy S8 Plus now between $739 to $765. The same story applies to the Samsung Galaxy S8+, which is like a bigger, better Samsung Galaxy S8 without being too large thanks to Samsung’s minimal bezels. Samsung l

The Amazon’s Fire HD 8 6th gen tablet managed to be affordable and a compelling device on a budget. Good news: Ahead of Amazon Prime Day 2017, the 6th gen tablet price just became even more affordable with a $20 discount on both the 16GB and 32GB models thanks to the arrival of the 7th generation tablet. The Fire HD 8 tablet might not be the best tablet, but offers decent performance with a 1.3GHz quad-core processor capable of passable mobile gaming. The “special offers” are advertisements from

We regularly sweep the net though to find the best prices around so check out our comparison chart below to find the best price on a PS Vita. The PS Vita is a brilliant handheld gaming console, certainly the most powerful and graphically impressive handheld ever. If you’ve decided to buy one, you’ve come to the right place because we’ve got all of the cheapest PS Vita deals all in one place. Sony PS Vita Slim (2014) dealsThe most recent PS Vita model is slimmer and has better battery lifeThe lat