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Today’s Tech Radar Roundup
Nintendo fans are suing the company for a tariff refund — but they're unlikely to succeed
If gamers have their way, tariff refunds will flow all the way back to customers rather than Mario’s pockets.
"Hackers can now launch massive 2Tbps attacks": Report reveals staggering 10x growth in botnet size with record-breaking DDoS incidents peaking for 40 minutes as multi-vector attacks grow in complexity and become harder to dismantle
Largest botnet grows tenfold in a year as sustained 2Tbps attack signals growing scale of modern DDoS campaigns.
I found a £449 Lenovo mini PC deal for the office — the compact IdeaCentre Mini with Intel Core 5 processor and 16GB RAM gets a huge price cut in Amazon's surprise Tech Week sale but stock is running out fast
The Lenovo IdeaCentre Mini Desktop delivers modern performance in a compact design, and it’s currently priced under £450.
There's a massive Sony headphones sale ahead of its expected new launches — score record-low prices starting at just $39.99
Just ahead of Sony’s rumored 2026 release, you can score massive discounts on existing Sony headphones and earbuds, with prices starting at just $39.99.
Forget the cloud or pricey portable SSDs — back up your files restore classic disc backups to modern laptops with these budget DVD writer deals
These budget DVD writers bring disc support back to modern laptops, and both are available at great prices right now.
PlayStation users are now being asked for age verification in the UK and Ireland, or risk losing access to communication features when it soon becomes mandatory
Sony has begun rolling out PlayStation age verification for users in the UK and Ireland.
Major Russian Android apps know who's using a VPN, digital rights group warns
Researchers at digital rights group RKS Global found that 30 out of the 30 most popular Russian Android apps can detect VPNs, with numbers likely to rise.
Assassin's Creed Black Flag Resynced revealed — 'Every single small moment of the game had to be rebuilt and crafted' developer says
Ubisoft has revealed Assassin’s Creed Black Flag Resynced, an expansive remake set to launch later this year.
'It really is like having your own personal camera operator': The Insta360 Link 2 is the 4K webcam to buy in Amazon's big tech sale — but I found 4 more deals you won't want to miss if you're a creator or business professional
4K resolution, AI tracking, and video quality that’s “exceptionally high.”
Vercel identifies more accounts 'with evidence of prior compromise' exposed during security incident
The compromise was bigger than initially thought, and it seems some accounts were broken into even before that.
How to watch NFL Draft 2026: FREE live streams, schedule, TV channels
As the best up-and-coming players are divvied up over three days in Pittsburg, see how to watch NFL Draft 2026 live streams around the world.
UK government’s child safety plans could expose kids to 'greater harms,' warns VPN industry group
The VPN Trust Initiative (VTI) has formally responded to the UK government’s consultation, warning that treating VPNs as a loophole could jeopardize young people’s online safety by exposing them to greater harm.
This Razer DeathAdder Essential for under £20 is everything you need in a cheap gaming mouse
When it comes to gaming mice, I think the Razer DeathAdder is still one of the best cheap options out there, and it’s now a bargain for under £20 at Amazon.
I tried the app Whoop just sued — and it’d be a real shame if it lost the battle
I tried both Whoop and Bevel to see if they really are strikingly, infringingly similar.
'It would be my pick': I tested the LG C6 and LG C5 OLED TVs side-by-side, and I'm impressed by the upgrade — but it's not all clear-cut
The LG C5 was one of 2025’s top TVs and after comparing it with this year’s LG C6, the latter is a worthy successor.
‘A phone that just works’ — I tested the Samsung Galaxy A57, and it's a competent all-rounder with no wow factor
The Samsung Galaxy A57 has a thin body, clean software, and a good-looking screen, making it great as an everyday phone. But it struggles with performance and photography.
Leica Chairman says 'a true Leica sensor' is coming, and image quality may never be the same
Leica is co-developing a bespoke ‘true Leica sensor’ with Chinese sensor manufacturer Gpixel for the next generation of Leica cameras. Here’s what we can expect.
Crimson Desert's biggest update yet has arrived, adding three new difficulty modes and storage content, as Pearl Abyss teases a new way to 'face off against the bosses of your choice' soon
Pearl Abyss has released Crimson Desert’s biggest update yet, which adds a plethora of new content, while also teasing more to come.
'Prices are probably going to be so bad, no one will be able to afford the things anyway': worrying rumor aired on the cost of Microsoft's next-gen Surface devices
New rumor about Microsoft’s next Surface devices suggests they’ll be expensive and delayed.
'I was printing labels within ten minutes of opening the box': This can't-miss deal on the best shipping label printer our printing expert has ever tested is a dream for small businesses and retailers
This one’s quick, quiet, reliable, and actually fun to use.
'Could be the best open earbuds yet' — Honor's new clips solve my biggest open earbud problem, and I'm already ready to hand out awards
The Honor Choice Earbuds Clip 2 Pro have anti-sound-leaking tech, to solve a major open earbud woe.
DJI fans in the US will miss out on 25 drone and camera launches this year due to ban — as appeal reveals $1.5bn financial hit causing the company 'immediate and grave harm'
DJI is throwing itself into a full appeal of its ban in the US, and it wants to see action taken immediately.
How to watch Australian Survivor: Redemption on 10Play (it's free)
Here’s a round up of how to watch Australian Survivor: Redemption online, from anywhere and potentially free aside from the cost of a VPN.
For All Mankind creators drop first 'pulse-pounding' trailer for Star City — and I think the new Apple TV sci-fi space race drama could be even darker
Star City, a new space race drama from the creators of For All Mankind, has just launched its first trailer — and sci-fi on Apple TV has never been darker.
This new Microsoft 365 Copilot feature could throw your GDPR compliance into question — here's how to check, and how turn it off
Microsoft wants to ease EU Copilot processing by having some data processed in the US, Canada, and Australia.
'It ultimately made people realize that music was worth paying for': Spotify's Sten Garmark on how the streaming giant created an entirely new business model, and its mission to convince users that 'there was something better than free'
I sat down with Sten Garmark, Global Head of Consumer Experience at Spotify, to reflect on the company’s impact 20 years on.
Don't miss this Dell desktop deal: The best business computer we've tested gets a £380 discount in the Amazon sale — with these specs it's effectively a workstation for professionals
“You can customize it to be a barebones office computer or a gaming powerhouse and it will excel at both.”
Report claims a new 'pick-your-own' Xbox Game Pass plan is in the works, allowing users to decide what content they want for their membership
This comes after Xbox cut the price of Game Pass Ultimate
"Push them to the limit": MIT researchers almost double SSD performance 'for free' but only for data centers
MIT software boosts SSD speeds by shifting data between drives in large storage clusters, but it’s only for use in data centers.
‘The product wasn’t ready’: Tim Cook says the Apple Maps launch was his biggest mistake — even as Google confirms that the new Siri delays will stretch beyond two years
Tim Cook has revealed the biggest mistakes he made as Apple CEO, but there’s one thing I think he’s forgotten.
End of today’s Tech Radar roundup.
