Latest Articles

• 13 October 2013

• News: How to stretch Microsoft's Office 2013 free trial offer

  Perhaps you're a student who only needs Microsoft Office for a limited time. Maybe you want to kick the tires on Microsoft's office suite for more than 30 days or just don't want to plunk down the money for it yet.

• 12 October 2013

• News: Three award-winning IndieCade games you should only play in public

  If you didn't make it to the IndieCade festival in Culver City last weekend, you missed something special.

• Video: Tesco Hudl video review - why wouldn't you buy Tesco's cheap Android tablet?

  Here's our video review of Tesco's £119 inc VAT Hudl tablet.

• 11 October 2013

• News: Report: Broadcasters ask high court to shut down Aereo TV streaming service

  A cadre of prominent broadcasters including ABC and CBS petitioned the U.S. Supreme Court on Friday to shut down Aereo, a television streaming service, alleging that Aereo infringes their copyrights and puts their businesses at risk, according to a Wall Street Journal report.

• News: Qualcomm's brain chip could turn your phone into a robot butler

  If a cell phone can essentially see, hear, and detect movement like a person, shouldn't it start to think like a person, too? That's the basis of Qualcomm's Zeroth processor, designed to emulate millions of the billions of neurons within the human brain.

• Opinion: Experimental game [Code] instantiates love of programming

  I'm walking through the firehouse in Culver City where a good portion of the games at IndieCade are set up, and then I see what looks like "not a game." And I don't mean that in the disparaging, "Your game doesn't have guns so it's not a game," way that the Internet sometimes means.

• News: Coming soon to a Google Play store near you: More tablet apps

  Yesterday's Twitter for Android tablet update reminded us that there actually aren't that many tablet apps available in the Google Play store. Those that do exist are buried under other categories, and even then there is no way to differentiate between which apps are actually tablet optimized and which are meant for your phone.

• Opinion: Keep your hands off our smartphones, Verizon!

  As if mobile carriers don't ruin smartphones enough, Verizon has decided to take things a step further. Press images for the Verizon Samsung Galaxy S4 Mini have made their way online, proving once and for all that the carrier will take the opportunity to shoehorn its logo onto practically any space.

• Opinion: Latest Android Kit Kat leak shows off new interface

  Who needs a launch event when everything leaks online ahead of time?

• News: CIA dismissed Snowden four years before NSA leaks

  Edward Snowden got a job with top-level clearance at National Security Agency contractor after he had been dismissed by a previous employer -- the CIA -- on suspicion of breaking into computers without authorized access.

• News: Wall Street Beat: Talk of US budget compromise boosts tech stocks

  After a rollercoaster ride, tech stocks rebounded toward the end of the week following reports of a possible compromise on the political impasse over the U.S. budget.

• News: AT&T; moves to Mobile Share-only plans for new customers

  New AT&T; customers will be required to pick an AT&T; Mobile Share plan starting Oct. 25, the carrier announced.

• News: Machine gun-toting robots may soon back up U.S. soldiers

  A weaponized robot acting as a member of a squad of U.S. soldiers fighting on the battlefield is no longer science fiction. They may not be two-legged, humanoid robots yet, but they are able to follow troops through a wide range of terrain and back them up in battle.

• News: PC shipments stink less, may prop up Microsoft's Q3 revenue

  Microsoft will probably report better than expected Windows revenue when it issues its third-quarter earnings numbers on Oct. 24, according to estimates of PC shipments this week by research firm IDC.

• News: Best Buy will pay you $200 to $350 for your old Surface tablet

  If you're an early Microsoft Surface adopter with buyer's remorse, Best Buy can help out.

• News: Increasingly, your IT co-worker is a contractor

  The percentage of contract workers on IT staffs reach 17% last year and 15% this year in large organizations -- the highest level of contractors to staff since the late 1990s, according to Computer Economics.

• News: What 3D printing really offers artists and designers

  3D printing guru Professor Richard Hague discusses what the real possibilities for makers are – and what he's researching for the future.

• News: How to keep your real name and face out of Google's ads

  The journey was long and full of baby steps, but we've finally reached the destination: Google updated its terms of service on Friday to allow the company to slap your real name and face alongside ads, under an expansion of its "shared endorsements" program.

• News: Consumers would prefer to buy a self-driving car from Google over Ford

  A new study released by KPMG shows that consumers trust tech companies more than auto companies for purchasing a self-driving car.

• News: Google reportedly will kill Google TV so that Android TV may live

  In move that will shock very few people, it appears that Google is getting ready to put the kibosh on its Google TV brand.

Latest Videos

• LG G2 video review - a great Android smartphone at a good price

• Galaxy Note 3 video review - why Samsung's latest 6in Android phablet is great

• Dell Venue 11 Pro in video - a demonstration of Dell's new 10in touchscreen tablet

• Video: Sony Xperia Z1 review - the best smartphone just got better

Latest Reviews

• Chillblast Defiant Mini 13 review: good value 13-inch gaming laptop

  The Defiant isn't perfect by any means, but it still provides very good value for money, with…

• TomTom Multi-Sport GPS Watch review: track your workout with this sporty smartwatch

  TomTom's Multi-Sport GPS watch is an easy to use device that lets you monitor your running,…

• Brother HL-3140CW review: a sub-£150 colour LED printer

  The Brother is almost an exceptional machine. The colour is well-produced and fast, but it is…

Latest How-To

• How to permanently delete files for free using Eraser 6

  Securely delete files from your hard drive or USB stick

• Understand the limits of a virtual computer

  Amin Inshassi asked the Desktops forum for details about what can and can't be done with a virtual machine.

• How to take a picture with a webcam: save and share photos on Facebook and more

  Use your laptop or PC's webcam to take photos