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With the cheap phone market dominated by big Chinese names like Redmi, Realme and Pocophone, it can be easy to forget about the stalwart mobile manufacturers – but HMD Global has just given us a reason to pay it some heed. HMD Global, which makes Nokia phones, debuted three new super-budget mobiles as part of annual tech conference MWC 2022 . These new mobiles are the Nokia C2 2nd Edition (the original came in 2020), Nokia C21, and Nokia C21 Plus – they're all part of the company's C line, which is its lowest-end collection, compared to the slightly-higher-end G and verging-on-mid-range X families. As we said, these are super affordable handsets. The first and last phones are launching in the UK, and we have their prices as £75 (roughly $100, AU$140) and £100 (around $130, AU$190) respectively. Here are their specs, so you can see how they compare: TCL 30 series specs Phone Screen Rear cameras Front-facing camera RAM / ROM Battery Chipset Fingerprint sca...

Virtual reality might not be everywhere yet, but after the huge success of the Oculus Quest 2 has enjoyed, 2022 is already shaping up to be an important year for new virtual reality (VR) and augmented reality (AR) headsets. One of the biggest new announcements is expected to be about Project Cambria, this is a headset currently in development from Meta (née Facebook), and will follow on from the success of its Oculus product line. Project Cambria was first announced at the Meta Connect conference in October 2021. It’s thought to be what many have previously assumed to be the Oculus Quest Pro, which is a high-end virtual reality and augmented reality hybrid headset. This would make it distinct from the Oculus Quest 2 (and eventual Oculus Quest 3 ) in being a device aimed at and priced for the pro and enthusiast end of the mixed-reality market. Meta boss Mark Zuckerberg described it as “a completely new advanced and high-end product,” which will sit “at the higher end of the price sp...

A lot has changed for Facebook and Oculus recently: Facebook as a company is now called Meta , as you might have heard; and its upcoming VR headset , dubbed Project Cambria , isn't actually a Quest device at all.  Project Cambria is, instead, a completely new headset IP, designed to introduce users to groundbreaking VR technology that will help Facebook – sorry, Meta – establish the earliest days of its aptly-named (but potentially overambitious) metaverse project .  So, where does that leave the Oculus Quest 3? Well, Meta has clarified that development is still underway on the next generation of its more budget-friendly VR headsets, which spells good news for those worried that Project Cambria might have condemned the Quest 3 to the grave. At an earnings call for the company back in 2021, company CEO Mark Zuckerberg told investors that Meta has been working on "new hardware [that] will fit the same platform [as the Quest 2]" for some time.  We're still not cert...

The iPhone 14 is coming in 2022 - almost certainly in September - and will arrive as a follow up to the impressive iPhone 13 range. And while it's a way off yet, leakers have already begun revealing possible specs, and there are even unofficial renders of the phone online. Rumored iPhone 14 features - Likely to land in September - A new iPhone 14 Max in place of an iPhone 14 mini - No notch for the iPhone 14 Pro and Pro Max - Similar designs to the iPhone 13 range for the basic models - Two roughly 6.1-inch phones and two 6.7-inch phones - 48MP cameras on Pro models - Bigger batteries - A powerful A16 Bionic chipset As such, we have a surprisingly clear picture of the form the iPhone 14 range might take – though this far from launch we’d be extra skeptical, as there’s plenty of time for things to change. But the rumors so far are promising, pointing to a completely new design for the iPhone 14 Pro and iPhone 14 Pro Max, a totally new model dubbed the iPhone 14 Max,...

We're likely to see an iPhone SE 3 come out at some point, as it's a phone convention Apple seems to be continuing with, and reports suggest it could arrive as soon as March 8. Rumored iPhone SE 3 features - Might land on March 8 - 5G could be the main addition - A similar design to the last model is likely - The screen could either stay the same or grow - A powerful A15 Bionic chipset - A 12MP camera with a new sensor Whenever it comes out, the iPhone SE 3 probably won't be called that, and it'll likely follow the iPhone SE (2020) 's naming convention with the year of release in the title, so perhaps we'll actually see the iPhone SE (2022). Then again, a recent leak suggests it could actually be called the iPhone SE Plus 5G . But while the name is slightly unclear, some of the specs and features are starting to become more so, as there are various leaks and rumors about this upcoming phone, with more rolling in all the time. We've collected th...

It's that time of the year: Mobile World Congress 2022 (shortened to MWC) is here, ready to bring us boat-loads of new gadgets from all the world's biggest tech companies. MWC is an annual tech event which generally takes place in late-February, though we haven't seen a proper one since 2019 thanks to the pandemic. It takes place in Barcelona, Spain, and it's one of the biggest events in the calendar for fans of tech and smartphones. Kicking off on February 28, MWC 2022 is scheduled to run until March 2, though some tech companies actually often jump the gun and use the Sunday (this year the 27th) for their events. So we could hear about the first launches any time now. TechRadar has roving reporters on the ground in Barcelona, as well as lots of expert journalists covering the event from afar. So expect a week of news, hands-on reviews, analyses and event coverage from loads of brands including Xiaomi, Samsung, Realme, Huawei, OnePlus, Oppo, Honor and more. With ...

Our 8K test system PC built by Chillblast Motherboard: Asus ROG STRIX Z390-E GAMING CPU Cooler: Noctua NH-U14S Case fans: Noctua NF-A14 PWM Chromax 140mm Processor: Intel Core i9-9900K, 8 Cores / 16 Threads GPU: Nvidia GeForce RTX 3090 Storage: 500GB Samsung 970 EVO Plus M.2 PCIe Secondary Storage: 2TB Samsung 860 QVO Power: Corsair RM850x 80 PLUS Gold 850W PSU Case: Fractal Design Vector RS Tempered Glass RAM: G.Skill Trident Z RGB 32GB DDR4 3200MHz Screen: LG 55NANO966PA  With FromSoftware, the team behind critically acclaimed titles like Dark Souls and Bloodborne , teaming up with A Song of Ice and Fire author George R. R. Martin, it's little surprise that Elden Ring - the fruit of that collaboration - has been so eagerly awaited. Now that it's out, the reviews for it have been fantastic. However, I was keen to see how the game looks and plays at 8K on TechRadar's monster 8K test machine. As with trying Dying Light 2 at 8K , I've been u...