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Updated: Samsung Galaxy S6 vs iPhone 6

Introduction and key features The iPhone 6 and Samsung Galaxy S6 are widely held to be the champions of iOS and Android respectively. At a time when the choice between these two smartphone platforms arguably comes down to personal preference more than how much you can afford or obvious feature deficiencies, that makes a detailed comparison all the more essential. A close look at these two phones side by side

This tool turns any link into emoji

What would that URL look like in emoji form? It’s a question that at least none of you have asked, and now there’s an answer: head over to Linkmoji and type in any link to get an emoji-based URL you can share with your friends. Too many melons in your URL? Click the button and get a different one. Hell, why bother with real words ever again? I know reasonably

IBM cracks out world's first 7nm chip

IBM is even closer to bringing the world’s first 7nm chip into the commercial market after it unveiled its first working chip using extreme ultraviolet (EUV) lithography. First reported by Ars Technica, the new chip was built by IBM in conjunction with GlobalFoundries, Samsung, SUNY (State University of New York) and various other equipment suppliers. The hope is that it will bring huge advances in power, performance and size. The

Vote for the best phone of the year in the T3 Awards

TechRadar’s sister site T3 has just announced the shortlist for its 2015 Awards – and the best phone category is undoubtedly one of the star categories. You can vote in the T3 Awards 2015 in categories such as best tablet, best home tech, best innovation and many more. But the Phone of the Year award is looking like one with some really tough competition. If you feel like you’ve voted

T3 Awards: Samsung and Apple bag 9 nominations each in T3 Awards shortlist

The UK’s finest technology awards has reached the shortlist stage, with the T3 Awards narrowing down the candidates for the gadget gongs of 2015. In a stellar year, Apple and Samsung’s annual hostilities continue with the two tech behemoths competing with nine different nominations, including the flagship Gadget of the Year award. The exciting worlds of VR and wearable are well represented – with the likes of the Apple Watch,

Oil rout set to end as demand trumps China, Greece woes

Oil’s biggest slump in four years will lose momentum because the plunge in Chinese equities and Greece’s economic crisis won’t dent global demand, according to Morgan Stanley, UBS Group AG and Societe Generale SA. Crude is set for a “modest recovery” after declining 13 percent in the five sessions through Wednesday, Morgan Stanley estimates, while demand will push prices up by year-end, according to hedge fund manager Andrew J. Hall.