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There are many audacious and commendable feats in gaming. Taking down Consort Radahn, platforming through the Path of Pain, filling your entire Pokedex, to name but a few. However, despite personally doing all these things, one task chewed me up and spat me out repeatedly. One that, on paper, isn't all that tough at all. From the Backlog Every gamer has a backlog — and that’s no different for us at TechRadar Gaming. From the Backlog is a series about overdue first plays, revisiting classics, returning to online experiences, or rediscovering and appreciating established favorites in new ways. Read the full series here . The task: To get through Act One of the mammoth CRPG, Baldur's Gate 3 (BG3). The 'act one syndrome' brought on by the sheer volume of content and the steep learning curve of BG3 is something that just about everyone has endured at some point when exploring Faerûn...

After one week of World of Warcraft: Forever' s beta, I have to say, my initial impression is one of cautious optimism. I'm not quite sure what I was expecting, but I think Blizzard could, just maybe , be onto something here. Like many other veteran WoW players, I've been dabbling over the years. A little bit of retail here, a little bit of Seasons of Discovery there. But nothing has quite matched that initial experience from all the way back in 2005 when I first created my Tauren Hunter and stepped into the world of Azeroth. That's made spending a full week with the closed beta for World of Warcraft: Forever a particularly interesting experience. Like many others, I've gone into it with plenty of nostalgia for the original game, but I'm looking for that little extra to pull me back in for another round. I'll get into specifics soon, but there are some really posit...

A free update is rolling out to the Pixel Watch 3, 4, and 5 It adds blood pressure and insulin resistance trends with monthly reports Sleep breathing quality metrics are being introduced too The best health and fitness wearables are racing to pack as many features as possible into their small form factors, and the three most recent Pixel Watch models — the Pixel Watch 3, Pixel Watch 4, and Pixel Watch 5 — are now getting a major upgrade. As announced by Google , the free update rolling out now to devices will let users monitor blood pressure trends, sleep breathing metrics, and (something the Apple Watch doesn't have yet) insulin resistance trends. When it comes to blood pressure and insulin resistance, these aren't instant clinical readings — these smartwatches aren't quite advanced enough for that yet — but longer-term patterns, with assessments popping up once a month. We knew the...

Meta's Petal cable will carry a petabit of data every single second The cable stretches roughly 7,000 kilometers between the United States and France Meta expects Petal to enter commercial service sometime in 2029 Meta has announced Petal, a subsea cable system built to carry a petabit of data every second across the Atlantic Ocean. The company says this new system will stretch roughly 7,000 kilometers, or about 4,300 miles, linking the United States and France. Meta expects Petal to enter service in 2029, working alongside NEC Corporation and Sumitomo Electric Industries on its construction and eventual deployment. How Petal reaches such enormous speed Undersea cables already carry about 99% of the world's intercontinental internet traffic, according to Meta, making new capacity increases commercially significant. Traditional transatlantic cables move data in terabits each second, but Pe...

The Bambu Lab H2D sits right at the top of our 3D printer guide - a versatile machine that performed exceptionally well in our tests. Now, the flagship machine is on sale. • Best for: Experienced makers and small businesses who want a large dual-nozzle machine for engineering-grade filaments. • The deal: The Bambu Lab H2D AMS Combo is now $1749 (was $1999) at Bambu Lab , while in the UK, the unit is £1449 (was £1649) . The standalone and Full Laser Combo units are also on sale. • Why we like it: Calling this "one of the most impressive 3D printers on the market," we scored this 3D printer 4.5 stars in our review. It's effectively a compact multifunctional manufacturing hub. Precise and fast, it excels at multi-material printing. Today's best 3D printer deal H2D AMS Combo 3D Printer: was $1999 now $1749 The Bambu Lab H2D features dual nozzles, a 350 x 320 x 325mm build volume, ...

RAM prices have become increasingly painful during the 2026 memory crisis, making discounts on higher-speed DDR5 kits welcome. The 32GB TeamGroup T-Force Vulcan ECO offers DDR5-6400 speeds and support for both Intel and AMD performance profiles. • Best for: Desktop builders who want 32GB of relatively fast DDR5 memory with support for both major performance-profile standards. • The deal: The TeamGroup 32GB T-Force Vulcan ECO DDR5-6400 kit is now $429 (was $479) at Newegg when you use code TEF395 . • Why it matters: DDR5-6400 provides much more theoretical bandwidth than slower DDR5 standards. You'll need compatible hardware and the appropriate XMP or EXPO profile enabled to reach the 6,400MT/s speed though. Today's TeamGroup T-Force Vulcan ECO DDR5 deal T-Force Vulcan ECO DDR5-6400: was $479 now $429 The Team T-Force Vulcan ECO includes two 16GB DDR5-6400 desktop modules with CL38 laten...

When it comes to personal robots, Mondo's Beni camera robot might be the perfect mix of cute and utility, with an emphasis on cute. As soon as I laid eyes on the pint-sized, two-wheeled bot, I was smitten. It darted quickly from place to place and, as Beni turned its square head in my direction and 'looked' at me with its two large and luminous eyes, I felt it peering into my lonely soul. Finally, a robot companion that wouldn't terrify me with grabby, slow-moving hands, or crowd me with uncanny valley legs and torsos. Unveiled a few months ago by Mondo Robotics and set to arrive in consumer hands in October, the self-balancing Mondo Beni was initially intended as a child's toy, but it had features — in particular a 4K 60fps camera that can follow you around — that appealed to creators. So Mondo pivoted, and now the $799 rolling robot is marketed as "your first camera rob...