The firm announced today via a blog post that a feature known as Power Throttling would soon come to Windows 10 for laptops and tablets. A deeper follow-up to Microsoft’s Battery Saver feature, Power Throttling allows you to determine whether the demands of specific apps and system processes on processor resources are, well, throttled. Depicted via a handy, easy to understand slider with “Best battery life” on the far left and “High performance” on the far right, Power Throttling seems flexible

A wise woman at my running club recently told me ‘the best marathon you can run is the one where you don’t care’. I would apparently need to run around 60 miles per week to get close to my target. My marathon PB, set last October, was 3hr09 – and that was off poor training. Well, all the decent marathon runners and scientific data tells me that the best way to run a marathon is at an even pace. It’s OK to run a little faster in the first half, but no more than 5% faster than my intended time.

Here’s a look at the six most important things Facebook announced during its F8 2017 Day 1 keynote! Facebook SpacesBy far the biggest actual product Facebook announced is the launch of Facebook Spaces, its first social virtual reality product. One of the neatest features of Facebook Spaces is that you can bring in friends who aren’t in VR using Facebook Messenger video chat. Facebook camera as an AR platformThe running theme of the F8 2017 keynote was augmented reality and Facebook’s mission to

The Samsung has two sizes available, the 5.8-inch Galaxy S8 and 6.2-inch Galaxy S8 Plus. The LG G6 has 32GB of internal storage, while the Samsung Galaxy S8 and S8 Plus gets 64GB out of the box. PriceThe LG G6 wins this battle with a cheaper smartphone that’s almost as powerful as the Samsung Galaxy S8 and S8 Plus. Samsung is charging $724 for the Galaxy S8 and $824 for the Galaxy S8 Plus. But, as you can see from our Samsung Galaxy S8 vs LG G6 comparison, there are small but important differenc

Now, Facebook is taking that goal of connection one step further by introducing Facebook Spaces to the Oculus Rift Store. The idea behind the software is to bring you – well, a digital avatar version of you – into virtual reality where you can spend time with friends and family in virtual chat rooms. But before you can start virtual reality video conferencing, you’re going to need a digital version of you, or as Facebook keeps referring to them as, an avatar. Avatars can not only converse with e

Facebook announced a pledge to make the modern smart device camera what it claims is the first ubiquitous augmented reality (AR) platform during its F8 conference in San Jose, California. However, the Facebook chief did point out the three key ingredients in perfecting its new AR camera functions: precise location, augmented effects and object recognition. “There’s pretty involved AR work to make this all work,” Zuckerberg said on stage. The foundation of this AR camera platform, which launches

Stellarium presents you with a realistic 3D view of the sky at night, replicating what you’d be able to see with a telescope, binoculars, or the naked eye. Why you need itNot only does Stellarium show you amazing, accurate representations of the night sky, it’s also packed with fascinating information. It comes with a catalogue of over 60,000 stars, and there are many more available to download. Stellarium is stunningly realistic, with shooting stars, eclipse simulation, sunrise and sunset, and

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. Access the Notifications tab using your fingerprint scannerIts overall footprint might not be huge, but the Samsung Galaxy S8 offers a whole lot of screen. Thanks to its Android Nougat innards, the Sa

TechRadar has reviewed the brand new Samsung Galaxy S8 and it’s our favorite phone you can buy right now. The Samsung Galaxy S8 received a 4.5 star rating with our review praising it for an amazing display, great camera and some impressive power. Samsung’s Galaxy S8 Plus has also entered our best phone of 2017 list in position four behind the Galaxy S8, iPhone 7 Plus and the iPhone 7. Neither phone received the sought after five star rating, which we awarded both the Galaxy S7 and Galaxy S7 Edge

According to a rumor published on the Japanese blog Mac Otakara, Apple is planning to release a premium version of its upcoming iPhone 8 handset dubbed ‘iPhone Edition’ which will sport a polished stainless steel enclosure similar to the one featured on the Apple Watch. The iPhone Edition is also said to feature a vertically-aligned iSight Duo camera, which Mac Otakara believes will be used for Emergent VR shooting purposes. If the iPhone Edition does turn out to be real, we can expect it to be

If you’re looking for the best Nintendo 3DS deals, you’ve come to the right place. The 3DS software lineup features some of the best first-party Nintendo titles ever and you can always check out our pick of the best Nintendo 3DS games. On this page we’re displaying New 3DS deals, New 3DS XL, 3DS XL (original model) deals and also Nintendo 2DS deals. We’ve added some cheap 3DS game deals for some of the best 3DS games too. The best Nintendo 3DS XL dealsThis older model of the 3DS XL is a bit chea

Facebook today said it will review its reporting procedures after a man in Cleveland posted a video of himself shooting and killing an elderly man on Sunday. Facebook has faced intense backlash because the video of the murder was on its service for more than two hours before being taken down. Facebook did not receive a report for the first video, Osofsky said. In addition to quickening the reporting process, Facebook also plans to examine how it reviews flagged material. Finally, the social netw

It will keep growing in those areas but, according to Hastings, “Every 10 million subscribers is harder than the last” in these regions. Despite what it sounds like so far, it’s not all sunshine, Adam Sandler and rainbows for the service – it has some major issues it needs to figure out. “Some of our early movies have been successful by this measure, such as the Sandler movies and Siege of Jadotville. Others, such as Crouching Tiger Hidden Dragon: Sword of Destiny, have not.” Yikes, Adam Sandler

Though Google Hire’s login page can be accessed, signing in doesn’t seem to actually work for the public just yet. Despite not being in operation, Google Hire looks to have already stirred a pot of controversy. Not long after being uncovered, outlets reported that Google Hire’s process could allow employers access to an applicant’s search history. A Google representative has since debunked these claims of potential employer snooping, telling TechRadar that private information won’t be shared wit

The best laptop deals in the USThough they’re sometimes overpriced relative to build quality , laptops are in a golden age right now. Despite the deluge of choices, finding the best laptop to suit your needs doesn’t have to be a chore. To help you complete your laptop shopping checklist, we’ve compiled a definitive list of the 15 top laptops you can spend your money on today. It should comes as no surprise, then, that we still rank it as the best Ultrabook and best laptop overall. So, you get am

Freemake Music BoxBored of your current music collection? Freemake Music Box is an ingenious desktop player for Windows that lets you search for and stream music videos uploaded to YouTube by record companies and official publishers. Simply type in the name of an artist or track and Freemake Music Box will present you with a list of matching videos, arranged by relevance. Freemake Music Box is fast, free, and extremely easy to use. Download here: Freemake Music Box

Microsoft has confirmed that just 13 phones will be getting the Windows 10 Creators Update for mobile devices, with the roll-out scheduled to start from April 25. If your phone’s not included, you might not be quite out of luck. “Windows Insiders who have devices not on this list can still keep these devices on the Windows 10 Creators Update at their own risk knowing that it’s unsupported,” writes Microsoft’s Dona Sarkar. There’s no new hardware on the horizon and the Creators Update roll-out co

But there’s another way to enjoy Minecraft – with mods. Most articles promising the best Minecraft mods will give you an endless list of incompatible downloads to grab off questionable websites, but we’re going to be doing things a different way. We’ll give you a selection of five custom-curated packs of mods that work together to deliver a particular experience. Oh, and one hardware note – you’ll need the desktop version of Minecraft to run these, and a reasonably capable computer. Minecraft is

We’ve already seen flagship phones launched by the likes of LG, Huawei and Samsung this year – but there’s plenty more still to come, including a premium handset from HTC that it’s calling the HTC U and is the successor to last year’s HTC 10. Now we’ve been given our first proper look at the HTC U, courtesy of serial tipster Evan Blass on Twitter. Most insider sources suggest HTC is readying an official unveiling before the end of the month, so we shouldn’t have to wait too long to get this conf

It’s been a long time since we’ve seen a Nokia flagship, but a new one is rumored to be on the way, and it’s running Android. A Nokia Android flagshipA Nokia Android flagship When is it out? It will have a high-end priceNokia 9 release dateHottest leaks:A June, July or August announcementNot hitting stores until at least SeptemberAn early Nokia 9 rumor pointed to a June announcement date, but a more recent tip claims a later arrival. Nokia 9 screenHottest leaks:A 5.5-inch QHD OLED screenWe’ve on