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Walmart launches Valentine's Day sales: top tech gifts discounted now

If you're tired of flowers and bored with chocolate, you'll be looking for something a little different this Valentine's Day. Thankfully, Walmart knows what your partner has actually been hinting at and has unleashed its Valentine's Day sales to get you there for less. While it may be unconventional to wrap up a drone, iPad, or headphones for your loved ones on the most romantic day of the year, you'll find some excellent prices in the latest sales, making it easier than ever to treat them this year. Plus, it's easy to spend the same amount on flowers and chocolates, so why not treat them to something they'll use year-round. Whether your partner is looking for a new laptop bag with handy Qi charging capabilities or a new pair of running headphones, you'll find it all right here in our roundup of Walmart's best Valentine's Day sales. If you're opting for the more traditional route, why not check out the best Vale...

Best soundbars for TV shows, movies and music in 2020

Looking for the best soundbar you can buy in 2020? It's an important investment for any home cinema enthusiast, whether you want to use it on its own or as part of an immersive 5.1 speaker system. As TV displays get slimmer and slimmer, their built-in speakers tend to be lacking. Let's face it, even the best Samsung TV could use an external speaker system – and that's why we've rounded up the very best soundbars on the market in one handy guide. [Update: We saw some fantastic soundbars at CES 2020 , including the JBL Bar 9.1 and the Creative SXFI Carrier – stay tuned for our full reviews and to see whether these bars make it into the roundup below.] The best soundbars 2020 The Samsung HW-Q90R is the brand's all-singing, all-dancing flagship soundbar. It not only supports object-based audio in the shape of both Dolby Atmos and DTS:X, it’s also the only model from 2019 to achieve this with actual rear speakers and four upward-fir...

Best Portable DACs: the best external DACs to replace your phone's awful amp

We know what you're thinking: what's a portable DAC and do you really need another new bit of kit when you've already bought the best headphones you can afford? The best portable DACs, or Digital-to-Analogue Converters, can make a world of difference to your listening experience, making the music you play from your smartphone and through your headphones sound clearer, crisper, and bassier – and more like what the artist intended you to hear. Although your phone, tablet, and laptop all have their own DAC built-in, having a separate dedicated amp improves the audio quality dramatically – and some of the best portable DACS of 2020 even come with modern conveniences like Bluetooth connectivity, allowing them to pair wirelessly with your device. Convinced by the need for an external DAC? We've put the most popular models through their paces to bring you the best portable DACs you can buy today. The best phones for music : the best hand...

You could soon personalize your car's license plate with custom emojis

Fancy livening up your license plate? Drivers in the US may soon be able to add some personality to their cars by adding an emoji to a vanity plate alongside a combination of letters and numbers. As CNET explains, motorists with some spare cash will be able to take their pick from a set of six emojis (which will presumably be carefully curated to eliminate the possibility of dirty-minded drivers creating anything rude). Everything you need to know about electric vehicles Your complete guide to self-driving cars How to set up and use Memojis on your iPhone A draft bill before the Virginia House of Delegates would make Vermont the first US state to introduce smileys to its plates. Some other US states already allow some punctuation on license plates, so emojis would be a natural move. There's no way of knowing which ones Vermont's drivers would be able to choose from, but the state flag would seem like an obvious starting point. Face value It might sound like an early ...

Dubai Government has 24 use cases on blockchain platform in last three years

Dubai Government has 24 blockchain use cases in the last three years and is on target to achieve its objective of digitising the journeys of the residents by 2021. Digital transformation is not a new concept to Dubai. The city’s smart transformation journey began in 1999 with the establishment of the e-Government. The digital transformation strategies have been led by the government and public sectors unlike in other parts of the world where the private sector is ahead and, at the same time, the public sector sets the vision and drives innovation and this helps to rally the private sectors. Wesam Lootah, Chief Executive Officer of the Smart Dubai Government Establishment, the technology arm of Smart Dubai office, the government entity entrusted with Dubai’s city-wide digital smart transformation, told TechRadar Middle East that the blockchain strategy was launched in October 2016. “Right now, we have use cases in finance, education, real estat...

Dell’s new 86 inch mega monitor is quite the specimen

Computing giant Dell has announced an upgrade to its gargantuan 86-inch 4K touch monitor, and TechRadar Pro got hands on with the C8621QT at BETT 2020 in London. It only takes a glance at Dell's latest offering to understand just how far the smart display industry has come. The scale of the interactive monitor is quite something to behold, and it improves upon previous iterations in a handful of small but significant ways. The new 4K UHD interactive monitor features a smaller bezel, which makes the screen feel even larger than it is. It also boasts USB-C connectivity, which means both power and data are pushed through a single connection. We curated a list of the best business monitors of 2020 Dell is launching two huge new 4K monitors for the office Dell Latitude 9510 laptop comes with 5G and built-in AI The C8621QT is also far lighter than its predecessor, which improves portability. The new lightweight model - competitor to Microsoft's Surface Hub 2S - is easil...

Best indie games on PC and consoles 2020: the greatest hidden gems

Looking for the best indie games you can play right now? Well, you've come to the right place. Unlike AAA titles, the best indie games give gamers the pure artistic vision of game developers – most ideally experienced on one of the best gaming PCs . In fact, many of them are among the best Steam games you can download in 2020. But, make no mistake: just because the best indie games don’t have the corporate weight behind them doesn’t mean they can’t keep up with the latest AAA hits in scope and ambition. We've found that, often, the opposite is true. The best indie games can easily rival mainstream games in both quality and scope. And, since they don’t have to rely on tired tropes just to sell millions of copies, like their AAA counterparts, they’re essentially artistic masterpieces and offer a more unique experience. We’ve put together a list of all the best indie games on the PC and console market today, from in vogue ...