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Why you can trust TechRadarWe spend hours testing every product or service we review, so you can be sure you’re buying the best.Find out more about how we test. Specs and interface The Fossil Gen 5 uses the Snapdragon Wear 3100 chipset, an unusual choice among Wear OS watches but a good one as it means extra features you won’t find elsewhere. This includes more battery modes (that genuinely extend battery life), along with extra processing power, helped along by a generous 1GB of RAM....

Get a Blue Yeti mic on Amazon Prime Day if you’re starting a podcast in 2021 It’s the portal to your podcasting dreams When you purchase through links on our site, we may earn an affiliate commission.Here’s how it works. During the pandemic last year, I joined many other embarrassing men in their thirties by starting my own podcast (you can find it hereand it’s about games, if you fancy listening to it)....

Get unlimited data and £100 cashback with these cheap Samsung Galaxy S21 deals Costing just £34.99 a month, this is a fantastic offer When you purchase through links on our site, we may earn an affiliate commission.Here’s how it works. Samsung Galaxy S21 dealshave come down in price considerably since they first launched back in January this year. However, out of all of the contracts we’ve seen on this device, iD Mobile’s latest offer is easily one of the best....

TechRadar Verdict Family Link is great with Google’s own products – blocking in-app purchases in the Play Store, for instance – but it doesn’t do much else. Worth a look as it’s free, though, and it could be handy if run alongside another parental control app. Free Easy to use Restricts use of Chrome, YouTube, Google Play Store, Search Very basic web content filtering No geofencing Underpowered in most areas...

Google Pixel 6 and Pixel 6 Pro case photos show how big these phones might be Big screens mean big cases When you purchase through links on our site, we may earn an affiliate commission.Here’s how it works. Google’s latest flagship – thePixel 5– has just a 6-inch screen, but it’s looking likely that theGoogle Pixel 6range will be a lot bigger, and leaked case photos back that idea up....

Google wants to help improve memory safety in Linux kernel Google puts their money where their mouth is When you purchase through links on our site, we may earn an affiliate commission.Here’s how it works. The non-profit Internet Security Research Group (ISRG), together with financial support fromGoogle, has contracted Linux kernel developer Miguel Ojeda to work to bring the advantages of theRustprogramming language to theLinuxkernel. ISRG, which also supports the Let’s Encrypt freeSSL certification authority, has contracted Ojeda to work full-time on extending the use of Rust as a second language to the Linux kernel, which is written in C....

TechRadar Verdict The GrandPad tablet has to be viewed as a service rather than a mere product. Many will baulk at the subscription model but there’s much more to it than just a locked down tablet and it is the wealth of added features that make it truly stand out as an excellent product for seniors. A true one-stop-shop solution 24/7/365 phone support with real people Built from ground up for the senior market...