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Anker is synonymous with battery packs for your phone, which help you to eke out a little more life from your device between power socket charges. And now it’s set to make its biggest one yet, but the battery is not for a handheld gadget – it’s for your whole house. For people looking to live off the grid or rely on more environmentally-friendly electricity sources, solar power can be a great boon, but being reliant on the sun has its faults. In the evening and overnight you won’t be generating any electricity, and during the day you’ll likely produce more than you can use. This is where batteries like Anker’s newly announced Solix battery can come in. Excess electricity produced by your panels can be stored in these battery packs for your home, and then – when the sun goes down – you can draw from them to keep your tech powered up. The largest Solix battery is roughly the size of a refrigerator, and depending on your needs you can get an array that offers 5kWh up to 180kWh. ...

The rise of AI chatbots has been meteoric this year, but there's growing evidence that they could be spreading just a little too fast. A large number of Snapchat users are voicing their frustrations about the app's ChatGPT -powered 'My AI' assistant. Earlier this week, Snapchat rolled out its new AI chatbot to all of its global users, after trialing it on Snapchat Plus subscribers. And it hasn't exactly been met with universal acclaim, according to reports tracking the app's ratings on the App Store. As spotted by TechCrunch , data from analysts at Sensor Tower revealed that, over the past week, Snapchat’s average U.S App Store review was only 1.67 stars, with three-quarters of those reviews being one star. The reason? Further data from Apptopia shows that 'AI' has been the most common keyword in Snapchat’s App Store reviews during the period. Both of these reports show that Snapchat has received far lower ratings, and three times as many one-star ...

A pretty substantial leak is making the rounds for the upcoming Nikon Z8 DSLR (digital single-lens reflex) camera, revealing much of its specifications. From the looks of it, the new model is slated to be a miniature version of the Nikon Z9, a camera that we believe is the best for professional photographers . This information comes from a recent report by Nikon Rumors , and if you compare the two devices, you’ll see a lot of similarities. The new model will have the same 45.7MP stacked sensor for high-resolution images. When burst shooting, the Z8 will apparently be capable of taking RAW photos at 20 FPS (frames per second) with a maximum of 120 FPS when in JPEG mode. Shutter speed is, it seems, the same at 1/32,000 of a second. The Z9’s native 64-25,600 ISO range is being carried over to the Z8 as well, according to the leak, as its ability to shoot 8K video at 60 FPS. Other notable features like the electronic shutter and electronic viewfinder are migrating too, it seems. From ...

Welcome to our liveblog for today's big DJI drone launch, which the rumors are strongly suggesting will be for a DJI Mavic 3 Pro with no less than three cameras. DJI's livestream kicks off at 9am ET / 2pm BST / 11pm AEST today (Tuesday April 25) and we'll be building up to the big announcement here, rounding up all the leaks and official info, and seasoning it all with our early thoughts on what is a pretty exciting new drone. While DJI hasn't officially said that today's launch will be for the DJI Mavic 3 Pro, it's left some pretty strong hints – not least the teaser image for YouTube livestream, which shows a drone gimbal holding a camera with three lenses. Those three lenses could make DJI's drone its most versatile yet, giving fliers three different focal lengths to choose from on one of its consumer drones for the first time. In short, it's shaping up to be a flying equivalent of the world's best camera phones . But despite all of the leak...

Presidents' Day sales: all the latest news and deals Presidents' Day sales are finally here, bringing you huge savings across appliances, TVs, laptops, headphones and much more.  With dozens of retailers offering big discounts, it can be hard to separate the trash from the treasures - so we're here to help you find a great deal. We'll be sharing regular updates throughout the day, to ensure you spend your money wisely and don't miss a bargain. As well as rounding up the best offers on some of the most popular products, we'll be sharing some hand-picked favorites that come fully recommended by TechRadar reviewers. For instance, right now you can pick up the Apple AirPods Pro 2 for just $199 at Amazon - a saving of £50 and the lowest price we've seen for them. For the full picture, do check out our Presidents' Day sales hub for a wider breakdown of all the offers available now. Today's best Presidents' Day sales Amazon: 45% of...

Microsoft is holding a surprise, and secretive, launch event at its Redmond headquarters on Tuesday, Feb 7. It might be Bing ChatGPT integration 's coming out to party or something else altogether, we just don't know yet. The Windows 11 parent company sent out invites to a select group of tech media and analysts last week, but is only allowing everyone to talk about it – after some possible leaks – today. In the invite the company says it's "sharing progress on a few exciting projects" and that CEO Satya Nadella will lead the discussion. What's missing here is, well, a number of things. The company has no plans to live stream the event; it's also offered zero information about the kinds of products, projects, or even product categories that will be discussed. What we do and don't know What we do know is that there will be hands-on demos. That could be hardware like a Microsoft Surface Duo 3 smartphone. But with the recent apparent Bing ChatGPT ...

The most stunning thing you've ever seen a robot do is no longer parkour, it's a robot finding, fetching, and delivering a tool bag to a human worker. This week, Boston Dynamics posted its latest Atlas Robot demonstration video , but this one was different. In previous videos, we've seen the humanoid, bipedal robot, walk, run, dance, climb stairs, and do parkour. We've even seen it perform synchronized dances with a robot dog ( Spot ), but we've never seen anything like this. In the scenario, which features Boston Dynamics' first human actor, a construction worker is building a scaffold until he realized he forgot his tools. Enter Atlas. The now-familiar robot has been equipped with grabbers. In the video, it appears to seek a path to reach the worker, which includes finding a wood plank and making a bridge between the stairs and scaffold. Atlas then locates the tool bag, grabs it, walks up the stairs, across the plank, and, when it's just a level below ...

TWICE ,  Residential Systems  and  TechRadar Pro  are proud to announce the winners of this year’s Picks Awards, the brands’ annual program honoring the best and most influential consumer technology that was at CES 2023 or introduced in 2022. The judges selected winners based on innovation, quality, and the impact they’re expected to have on the consumer electronic industry. More details on all winners will be provided shortly here and on residentialsystems.com and TWICE.com TechRadar Pro Picks Award Winners AMD Ryzen PRO 7030 Series Processors for Mobile Anycubic Kobra Max 3D printer Bullitt Satellite Connect IPEVO TOTEM 120 Multimodal Collaboration Camera IPEVO TOTEM 180 Panoramic Conference Camera Jabra Evolve2 Buds Kingston IronKey Vault Privacy 80 External SSD Lenovo ThinkBook 16p Gen 4 QNAP, Inc. TS-464 Samsung Galaxy Tab Active4 Pro Samsung Galaxy XCover6 Pro Hisense Smart Mini Projector Thunderbolt Go Dock TWICE Picks Award ...

The ephemerality of virtual and augmented reality was matched by the technologies’ ubiquity at CES 2023 . It honestly felt a little like the mid-1990s when every tech company had an internet strategy. Now, almost everyone has either a way of overlaying images in the real world or immersing you in fantasy ones . The driving force behind this is the hardware, and CES 2023 was packed with it. There was a lot of it on the floor - so many AR glass companies, unafraid to jump into the risky breach that once gobbled up Google Glass. But the real leaders are Meta, Magic Leap, and HTC. While the once-secretive and now newly open Magic Leap was on the show floor at the metaverse space encouraging everyone to whip through a series of enterprise scenarios, Meta and Vive were offering invite-only demos of their latest gear at nearby hotel ballrooms. (Image credit: Future) I started with a Magic Leap visit where I met company CTO Julie Larson Green, a once-retired Microsoft Windows le...

No two real dogs are alike. They differ in temperament, personality, and looks. It's why we love them. Now WowWee thinks it can bring that one-in-a-million appeal to robot dogs. Back when robot toys were a thing, their weirdness and proximity to the uncanny valley was often part of their appeal. Leading the charge was WowWee, which sold a succession of oddball robo characters from Robosapiens to Roboraptor that were all surprisingly weird.  But the robot fad faded, and interests shifted from physical to screen-based fun. Robot toys mostly disappeared and, in their place, arrived blind surprise toys : often eggs you would buy sight-unseen, all for the opportunity of tearing them open to discover a collection of figurines and plush toys. WowWee didn’t sit around watching the demise of robot toys, it shifted to things like the Fingerlings and Avastars . It never forgot about robots but getting back in would require a shift in perspective: it couldn’t be expensive; it couldn’t ...

TechRadar Pro is looking to hear from the best and brightest minds in the technology industry today. Our readers come from all around the world, meaning that your opinions and views can reach a global dedicated, well-read B2C and B2B audience. You can check out our news page here for a quick overview of the subjects we cover on a day-to-day basis, but we'll especially look to feature content on the following areas. SecuritySaaS Cloud computing Business software Web hosting VPN Remote working Digital transformation Mobile Industry AI How can I get my story on TechRadar Pro? You can submit a piece to TechRadar Pro by contacting the editorial team here with your idea or pitch. If approved, we'll ask you to complete our submission form , which contains all the details you need to know. We ask for all our content to be around 800 words in length, and have a clear business technology focus. Companies are not allowed to mention their own names or products within ...

The longer you work in the tech space, the more you get a feel for the way things might go. It’s like you always have your head on the rails, listening for the on-coming train. No one can see it and, even if they too put their heads on the cold, hard metal, they can’t even detect a tremor. But 36 years of listening has fine-tuned your senses and now you can hear and feel things others can’t. So, you stand up, squinting into the distance, and tell a tale of possible tech futures. These are nine predictions that range from near certainty to almost fanciful. It’s also just a glimpse. Use this set of predictions as a spark for your own prognostications. Streaming bundles up Before the end of next year, consumers will be seriously considering a range of streaming bundles, which will increasingly resemble the cable deals they all tried to discard. With dozens of streaming services available and the uncertain economic landscape for both the services (subscriber churn and drain) and the in...

Before I present ChatGPT’s article about itself, it’s worth presenting the prompt that generated this story. “Write a 350-word news story about the impact of ChatGPT in the style of Lance Ulanoff” Had I given it more detail or more specifics about the intended audience, it might’ve come out differently. Even so, the time from prompt to completion of this brief post was a matter of seconds. I only wish I could write this fast. What follows is a completely unedited, unaltered TechRadar post by ChatGPT. As ChatGPT continues to gain popularity, its impact on the world of artificial intelligence and natural language processing is becoming increasingly apparent. Developed by OpenAI, ChatGPT is a large language model that is able to generate human-like text in response to prompts. It has been trained on a massive amount of data, allowing it to understand and respond to a wide range of topics and questions. The potential applications of ChatGPT are vast. In the business world, it could b...

Latest Cyber Monday news (Image credit: Future) * Amazon launches official Cyber Monday sale * Thousands of carry-over deals from Black Friday * New promotions expected Cyber Monday is just around the corner now and there are already thousands of deals to check out this weekend. As the dust starts to settle on Black Friday we're starting to pick up our coverage early with a live blog of news, tips, and of course tons of deals recommendations. So far, Best Buy and Walmart are yet to officially label their deals 'Cyber Monday', but Amazon has already made the switch. It won't come as a surprise that most of the deals that have been listed over the past few days are rolling on through into this weekend, give or take a few exceptions that have sold out.  Early Cyber Monday deals now available at Amazon Will there be any fresh promotions? If the last few Cyber Mondays are anything to judge by then we could be in store for a few surprises. Sit tight for ...