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If you don't want to wait for Amazon Prime Day to snag deals on best-selling devices, then you should take advantage of today's sale on Fire TV sticks. You can get the best-selling 2nd generation Fire TV stick on sale for just $29.99 . That's a $10 discount and the best price we've found for the streaming media player. Amazon also has the 4K Fire TV stick on sale for $39.99 . The Fire TV stick allows you to stream thousands of movies and TV shows, and gives you access to thousands of apps, games and Alexa skills. You can also browse websites like YouTube and Facebook or stream your favorite songs through services like Apple Music and Spotify. The 2nd generation streaming device now features an Alexa voice remote so you can launch Netflix, browse movies, turn on the TV and more with the command of your voice. You can also ask Alexa to control other compatible smart home devices using the remote. If you want to stream your favorite movies and TV shows in 4K Ultra HD...

We may not know much about Starfield, but by goodness are we excited. Bethesda's upcoming single-player RPG set in outer space marks the gaming giant's first new IP for 25 years.  But just what is the game about? And, more importantly, when will we actually be able to play it? During the game's shock announcement at E3 2018, Bethesda boss Todd Howard called Starfield "our next-generation, single-player epic". However, Bethesda wouldn't divulge any more details apart from a short teaser trailer announcing the game and showing off its logo. However that hasn't stopped us from boarding the hype train with a first-class ticket. There's nothing more exciting than whetting your appetite for a new game by future gazing (or star gazing in this case). So, in that spirit, we've searched the galaxy to bring you the latest news and rumors on Starfield. Here's everything you need to know. [ Update: Starfield isn't likely to make an appearance at E...

When the first episode of Peppa Pig aired on UK televisions back in May 2004, few would have bet on the sort of impact an “anthropomorphic female pig” (as described by Wikipedia) would have on British society as a whole, and on millions of parents and kids finding a relatable alternative to Mickey Mouse and the like. These days, Peppa Pig is big business. A sixth series has been released earlier this year, while “ Peppa Pig Celebrates Chinese New Year ” – an 81-minute live action film coinciding with the Year of the pig in China – grossed $14 million in 72 hours. Entertainment One, the Canadian entertainment company behind the brand, has also seen its share price almost triple over the past three years, largely fueled by Peppa’s antics. So let’s celebrate 15 years of Peppa Pig with five facts about one of the country’s favorite distractions (if not an outright nanny). All episodes of Peppa Pig are available - in the UK - on Nick Jr which you can get on Now TV . Here's our list...

When Google officially announced the Android Q beta program at Google IO 2019 in early May, it revealed 21 handsets that were part of the beta program.  One of those handsets was Huawei's Mate 20 Pro, however, when the US Government put Huawei on the entity list , Huawei's products disappeared from the Android Enterprise program and the list of devices eligible for Android Q beta. However, the Huawei Mate 20 Pro has reappeared on the Android Q beta program , as spotted by Android Police . We don't know if there has been any progress on talks between Huawei and Google but this is surely good news for Mate 20 Pro owners that registered to be a part of the Android Q beta program. Re-instating the beta suggests that Mate 20 Pro will receive updates that Google posts to the Android Q beta program. Huawei calls for quick end to US ban Huawei ban: the global fallout explained How to download the Android Q developer beta from TechRadar - All the latest technology news...

Often praised as a steadfast holdout amongst smartphone manufacturers for its refusal to cave to handset trends that negatively impact the end user (i.e. removing the 3.5mm headphone jack), it now seems Samsung is planning to do just that, if a new report from Android Police is to be believed. Samsung Galaxy Note 10 could have a quad-lens camera Samsung Galaxy Note 10 may miss out on the new 64MP camera sensor Samsung Galaxy Note 10 looks set to offer 5G Citing a "source familiar with the company's plans", the site is reporting that Samsung's upcoming Galaxy Note 10 may finally (and regrettably) ditch the headphone jack that it's held onto for so long. Additionally, the report states that Samsung may also drop all physical buttons from the Galaxy Note 10, including volume and power keys, opting instead to use "capacitive or pressure-sensitive areas" which may or may not be "highlighted by some kind of raised 'bump' and/or texture al...

The end-of-financial-year sales in Australia are just around the corner and, as always, there'll be a massive list of bargains to look forward to, and plenty of tech that sells for cheap. During this time, retailers are often trying to get rid of aging stock they’ve accumulated over the year, or trying to reach sales targets. This is good news for the consumer, with substantial discounts available on a range of products – from cars to home appliances and pretty much everything else in between. It’s also the best time to get your own finances in order. At this time of year, you’ll find plenty of discounted products that are also tax deductible. So not only will you be able to snag a great bargain during Australia’s annual EOFY sales, but also get back in the form of tax returns. Planning on shopping on Amazon Australia during EOFY? Then save on shipping by signing up for a Prime membership . While it might be fun to visit brick-and-mortar stores to browse everything on sale, ...

At its fourth annual TrailheaDX developer conference, Salesforce announced its new low-code platform called Salesforce Blockchain that enables organizations to share verified, distributed data sets across a trusted network of partners and third parties. By bringing blockchain to its CRM platform, the company is enabling organizations to create blockchain networks, workflows and apps that have the potential to deliver entirely new customer experiences. To deliver increased connectivity for their organization and customers, businesses need to be able to harness and share massive amounts of data with their network of partners and third parties, all without sacrificing trust. Blockchain technology is able to solve this “ trust gap ” through the use of a distributed ledger that saves, traces and authenticates data across every employee and partner in the network. Salesforce resolves massive outage with gradual access restoration Demystifying enterprise blockchain Apple and Salesfo...

Computex 2019 is clearly the biggest computing trade show of the year, focused almost exclusively on the latest in desktop PCs and the components that power them. However, it has increasingly become a show about laptops, too, and 2019 is the biggest year for them yet at the Taipei show. We’ve sifted through a veritable ton of laptop news and hands-on reviews to bring you the absolute most exciting highlights from the show. You’ll find dual-screen wonders, incredible new redesigns and bold, fresh directions that will make 2019 a landmark year in mobile computing – all debuting at Computex 2019. Check out all of TechRadar's Computex 2019 coverage. We're live in Taipei to bring you all the breaking computing news and launches, plus hands-on reviews of everything from fresh laptops and desktops to powerful new components and wild overclocking demonstrations. Asus has been experimenting with additional displays on its laptops for about a year or two, but the Asus ZenBook Pro D...

The 2019 NBA Finals lineup is set and the Golden State Warriors will take on the Toronto Raptors in a best-of-seven series to see which team will be this year’s NBA champion. If you’re looking for a Warriors vs Raptors live stream, then you’ve come to the right place. Keep reading and we’ll show you exactly how to watch the 2019 NBA Finals online wherever you happen to find yourself in the world. For the first time in franchise history, the Toronto Raptors have advanced to the NBA Finals. The team may have lost two games to the Milwaukee Bucks in the Eastern Conference Finals but thanks to a run led by Kawhi Leonard, the Raptors managed to win Game 6 and earn themselves a spot in the Finals. The Golden State Warriors on the other hand, swept the Portland Trail Blazers 4-0 in the Western Conference Finals to advance to the final round. The Warriors are back in the Finals for the fifth straight season and the team will be shooting for their third title in a row. If they can pull it off...

Apple and other tech firms have rallied together to criticize a GCHQ proposal which would enable the UK government to eavesdrop on encrypted chat services . The iPhone maker, together with WhatsApp and 50 companies, civil society organizations and security experts, have signed an open letter calling on the GCHQ to abandon it so-called “ghost protocol” and instead focus its efforts on “protecting privacy rights, cybersecurity, public confidence and transparency”. Technical director of the UK's national cyber security centre, Ian Levy and head of cryptanalysis at GCHQ Crispin Robinson first raised the proposal back in November of 2018. Together they suggested a technique that would require encrypted messaging services to share any encrypted messages sent with a third recipient in addition to those already in a chat. US and UK governments call for mandatory backdoors in encrypted chat Five Eyes nations want access to your encrypted communications data The war for encrypted data...

The days of easily blocking ads in Google Chrome may soon be over thanks to a proposed change to the browser's extensions system called Manifest V3 that Google announced back in January. Manifest V3 would prevent current ad blockers from working efficiently and despite overwhelming negative feedback, the search giant is sticking to its guns concerning Chrome's ad blocking changes. However, enterprise users will not be affected and will be able to continue utilizing current ad blocking capabilities going forward. Once Manifest V3 goes into effect, Chrome's extension system will see a revamp to its permissions system as well as a fundamental change to how ad blockers operate.  Latest Google Chrome update draws government and telecom concerns Popular Chrome ad-blockers could be crippled under proposed design changes Google Chrome update blocks fake ads Ad blockers such as uBlock Origin and Ghostery, which rely on Chrome's webRequest API to block ads before they...

Sprint has officially launched its 5G network in a handful of US cities: Texas, Georgia and Kansas/Missouri today, with aims to expand to more including Los Angeles and New York City by the end of 2019. The carrier is the third to join the 5G race this year after Verizon and AT&T back in April. Sprint 5G is live today in Atlanta, Dallas-Fort Worth, Houston, and Kansas City. Customers can access the network by picking up a Sprint 5G phone – the LG V50 ThinQ 5G or an HTC 5G Hub , or the Samsung Galaxy S10 5G in the coming months (‘summer’ in the northern hemisphere).  Unlike the ‘millimeter wave’ 5G in Verizon and AT&T’s nascent networks, Sprint is opting to spread their low-frequency network essentially on top of its existing 4G LTE one – literally, with the carrier deploying its 5G Massive MIMO radios (which broadcast on the 2.5 Ghz mid-band spectrum that Sprint already uses) on existing 4G cell sites. The 5G network should then have similar (if not identical) covera...

NordVPN is known for providing VPN services to users around the world and now the company is expanding its offerings with the announcement of a new tool for securing files stored locally or in the cloud. The company's new cybersecurity tool called NordLocker will secure files stored on a user's computer or in the cloud with end-to-end encryption. NordVPN's CMO, Marty P. Kamden explained how NordLocker will make data security more accessible to all users, saying: “We at NordVPN believe that the digital environment must be better than it is today. As a company, we strive to move towards becoming an all-around cybersecurity solution that people trust. By releasing NordLocker, we want to make top-notch data security available for everyone – regardless of their tech skills. To achieve this, we combine the best usability practices with the highest encryption standards.”  NordVPN kills popular free trial due to widespread abuse BullGuard and NordVPN announce new partners...

After laying dormant for close to a decade, Activision has finally announced the next game in the Call of Duty Modern Warfare franchise called… well, Modern Warfare.  The game was unveiled in a new trailer posted by Activision that stars one of the game’s protagonists, Captain Price, and gives us our first look at some of the locales we’ll be visiting in our next tour of duty. (We’ve posted it down below.)  One of the most striking parts of the trailer, however, is all of the nightvision scenes, where the footage seems almost identical to real-life raids. According to Activision, everything in the trailer was in-game footage, so that seems really promising. According to information sent to TechRadar in a press release, the game won’t feature a traditional season pass and will instead offer at least some of its map packs for free. We’ve also seen reports that Modern Warfare will support cross-play between the three platforms - though, thanks to some pre-existing deals betwee...

If you don't want to wait for Amazon Prime Day to snag deals on best-selling devices, then you should take advantage of today's sale on Fire TV sticks. You can get the best-selling 2nd generation Fire TV stick on sale for just $29.99 . That's a $10 discount and the best price we've found for the streaming media player. Amazon also has the 4K Fire TV stick on sale for $39.99 . The Fire TV stick allows you to stream thousands of movies and TV shows, and gives you access to thousands of apps, games and Alexa skills. You can also browse websites like YouTube and Facebook or stream your favorite songs through services like Apple Music and Spotify. The 2nd generation streaming device now features an Alexa voice remote so you can launch Netflix, browse movies, turn on the TV and more with the command of your voice. You can also ask Alexa to control other compatible smart home devices using the remote. If you want to stream your favorite movies and TV shows in 4K Ultra HD...

The Internet Society is an American non-profit organization that provides leadership in internet-related standards, education, access and policy. Salam Yamout is the Middle East Regional Director for the organization and told TechRadar Middle East that the internet has grown from five networks to more than 64,000 independently operated networks in less than 25 years. “Internet [has] faced a lot of challenges in the past and was able to cope with them by being continuously improved by the Internet Engineering Task Force (IETF) that happens every year,” she said. The IETF is an international community of network designers, operators, vendors, and researchers concerned with the evolution of the architecture and the smooth operation of the internet. IoT is not changing the infrastructure of the internet The number of IoT devices is expected to grow from 7 billion in 2018 to 22 billion by 2025. “So far, we have been able to cope with it. The only difference with IoT is the last mile or ...

Spurs and Liverpool weren't meant to be in the 2019 Champions League final - especially after the first legs of their respective semi-finals - but you can't deny that they went through the mire and deserve their places in Madrid. The time has almost arrived (you can almost hear the players' nerves jangling) and you can watch every minute of the match and build-up with a Tottenham vs Liverpoool live stream of the Champions League final from absolutely anywhere in the world. Liverpool are back on the biggest stage for the second time in two years and are probably just about the favorites to take the UEFA Champions League trophy back to their corner of the UK. The 2018 final saw a cruel 3-1 defeat to Real Madrid, following Mo Salah's early injury and that bicycle kick from Gareth Bale. But their league campaign has been so impressive this season and the remarkable comeback against Barcelona in the semi-final will make Jurgen Klopp's men believe that anything is pos...

Spurs and Liverpool weren't meant to be in the 2019 Champions League final - especially after the first legs of their respective semi-finals - but you can't deny that they went through the mire and deserve their places in Madrid. The time has almost arrived (you can almost hear the players' nerves jangling) and you can watch every minute of the match and build-up with a Tottenham vs Liverpoool live stream of the Champions League final from absolutely anywhere in the world. Liverpool are back on the biggest stage for the second time in two years and are probably just about the favorites to take the UEFA Champions League trophy back to their corner of the UK. The 2018 final saw a cruel 3-1 defeat to Real Madrid, following Mo Salah's early injury and that bicycle kick from Gareth Bale. But their league campaign has been so impressive this season and the remarkable comeback against Barcelona in the semi-final will make Jurgen Klopp's men believe that anything is pos...

It must be a pretty daunting week for Andy Ruiz Jr. He's making his way from his home in Mexico for a US debut in New York City - where he'll meet the awesome Anthony Joshua. The IBF, WBA Super, WBO and IBO world heavyweight titles are all on the line if Ruiz can upset the boxing odds. And you're in the right place to see how to get a Joshua vs Ruiz Jr live stream - regardless of where on Earth you are. The undisputed heavyweight champion of the world, Anthony Joshua, will be stepping into the ring for the first time since September last year. He was due to fight Jarrell Miller but that fight fell through after Miller failed the drugs tests.  That's how Ruiz Jr now has the chance to step up in class to take on the champion. But it's thought this fight will be in the hands of the champ as a setup to a fight between him and Deontay Wilder. He'll have to take care of business at Madison Square Garden on Saturday first, though. Joshua has so far had 22 fights wh...

It must be a pretty daunting week for Andy Ruiz Jr. He's making his way from his home in Mexico for a US debut in New York City - where he'll meet the awesome Anthony Joshua. The IBF, WBA Super, WBO and IBO world heavyweight titles are all on the line if Ruiz can upset the boxing odds. And you're in the right place to see how to get a Joshua vs Ruiz Jr live stream - regardless of where on Earth you are. The undisputed heavyweight champion of the world, Anthony Joshua, will be stepping into the ring for the first time since September last year. He was due to fight Jarrell Miller but that fight fell through after Miller failed the drugs tests.  That's how Ruiz Jr now has the chance to step up in class to take on the champion. But it's thought this fight will be in the hands of the champ as a setup to a fight between him and Deontay Wilder. He'll have to take care of business at Madison Square Garden on Saturday first, though. Joshua has so far had 22 fights wh...

It’s been an interesting year for even the best Apple Watch apps. In the spring it seemed as if the Watch had lost its sparkle, with many big-name apps either languishing or being pulled from the Watch altogether. The problem wasn’t that Apple Watch apps are a bad idea, though.  Far from it, as our selection here demonstrates. It was that sometimes, apps were designed to answer the wrong question: “could we make a Watch app?” but not “should we?” Now, the Apple Watch is onto its fourth generation, and the aptly-named Apple Watch 4 is proving pretty popular - so that's why you're probably here checking out the new apps. In fact, it's one of the best smartwatch options out there, and now we're at the fourth generation it's becoming a particularly accomplished smart option for your wrist. Our favourite apps, the apps that are still here after a bumpy year, both should and could have been made. They exist because they’re useful, or because they’re entertaining, or...