Articles by Gareth Beavis, Formerly Global Editor in Chief

Gareth has been part of the consumer technology world in a career spanning three decades. He started life as a staff writer on the fledgling TechRadar, and has grew with the site (primarily as phones, tablets and wearables editor) until becoming Global Editor in Chief in 2018. Gareth has written over 4,000 articles for TechRadar, has contributed expert insight to a number of other publications, chaired panels on zeitgeist technologies, presented at the Gadget Show Live as well as representing the brand on TV and radio for multiple channels including Sky, BBC, ITV and Al-Jazeera. Passionate about fitness, he can bore anyone rigid about stress management, sleep tracking, heart rate variance as well as bemoaning something about the latest iPhone, Galaxy or OLED TV.

Articles by: Gareth Beavis

Samsung Galaxy S22 name accidentally confirmed in new Watch 4 update

By Gareth Beavis published 9 February 22

Although hardly a surprise, Samsung's Watch 4 update contains more than just a changelog of upgrades.

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Samsung Galaxy Watch 4 getting huge new update during S22 launch day

By Gareth Beavis published 8 February 22

The Galaxy Watch 4 is being imbued with new health and fitness features as the Galaxy S22 is unveiled

The iPhone SE 3 could be 2022’s biggest smartphone surprise

By Gareth Beavis published 7 February 22

Opinion Will I be surprised to see a new iPhone SE this year? You bet. Could it be one of the best iPhones ever? Hell, yes.

Apple's iPad comes out in April for UK customers

By Gareth Beavis last updated 26 January 22

Apple has announced it will be shipping the 3G version of the iPad in April for the UK.

Samsung Galaxy S22 Ultra set for 1TB storage option as more case photos leak

By Gareth Beavis last updated 13 January 22

The Galaxy S22 Ultra looks to finally jump back to 1TB, and you can now see a full video of a dummy model too.

There's something weird going on with LG's virtual influencer

By Gareth Beavis published 11 January 22

OK, it's not ground-breaking news, but LG's Reah Keem, the virtual influencer, is doing some weird stuff to her Insta.

CES 2022 Day 5 live news and analysis - Samsung, BMW, LG, Dell and more from the Vegas show

By Gareth Beavis published 7 January 22

CES 2022 All the latest news from the Vegas show as it draws to a close

Samsung at CES 2022 press conference: as it happened

By Gareth Beavis, Nick Pino published 5 January 22

CES 2022 Samsung used its 2022 CES keynote to talk about sustainability, its plans to improve smart home product interoperability and a new portable projector.

Virtual influencer Reah Keem holding... something

Are we all just ignoring that LG's releasing an album with a virtual influencer?

By Gareth Beavis published 4 January 22

CES 2022 LG's 'virtual influencer' Reah Keem will launch her own music album this year. Yep, that's happening.

LG CES 2022 press conference recap: OLED TVs, weird robots and no rolling displays

By Gareth Beavis last updated 4 January 22

CES 2022 We were live to check out LG's 'The Better Life You Deserve' - and it was a strange one.

LG OLED TVs are about to get even better

By Gareth Beavis last updated 30 December 21

CES 2022 Like OLED TVs but want more brightness? LG’s new exotic addition will solve that.

Welcome to TRG - our brand-new gaming site

By Gareth Beavis published 17 December 21

Join us as we seek to change the game in the world of video games reporting.

Beats PowerBeats 3 review

By Gareth Beavis, Jon Porter published 16 December 21

Updated Can a solid build quality and excellent battery life make these fitness-focussed earbuds worth the price of admission?

Google agreement saves Roku from heading the same way as Windows Phone

By Gareth Beavis published 8 December 21

Roku has announced a last-minute extension with Google to see the YouTube app remain on the Channel Store.

All new iPhones might be forced to have a removable battery

By Gareth Beavis last updated 5 December 21

Hate the fact your smartphone has a locked-in battery? New EU rules could change that

The tech I’ll use to take on the London Marathon

By Gareth Beavis last updated 4 December 21

Running Man of Tech Day 2: This is the tech that will be powering me through 26.2 miles in just eight days’ time

How much would you pay to make your Apple Watch look like this?

By Gareth Beavis last updated 4 December 21

Running Man of Tech You want to keep your new Watch in pristine condition – but after paying so much, do you want to hide it away?

The Apple Watch just took a massive step towards being my favorite running watch

By Gareth Beavis last updated 4 December 21

Now Spotify offline music playback is here, the Apple Watch is a much better fitness gadget

Apple Watch review

By Matt Swider, Gareth Beavis last updated 3 December 21

Updated Apple Watch now has watchOS 4 on board, so we've updated this review in case you want it over the Apple Watch 3.

In pictures: Acer Ferrari One netbook

By Gareth Beavis last updated 12 November 21

Acer showed off its new Ferrari One netbook at a recent event in London, and we nabbed some pics to show it off in all its glory.

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Samsung Galaxy Unpacked Part 2 live blog: what came and what we thought of it

By Gareth Beavis, Tom Bedford last updated 21 October 21

Live Blog Is Samsung about to upgrade its foldable phones? Spring another surprise? We're here to tell you all about it.

Netflix down: latest updates as service slowly comes back online

By Gareth Beavis, Henry St Leger published 19 October 21

Updated Netflix went offline, with Twitter alight with users wondering what's happened – but the chaos appears to be coming to a close.

Apple Music Voice Plan: everything we know (and what we don’t)

By Gareth Beavis published 19 October 21

Half the price, but do you get half the Apple Music fun with only Siri to control things?

Apple HomePod mini is finally getting attractive colors - and a new way to use it

By Gareth Beavis published 18 October 21

Breaking Apple's HomePod mini is getting a wider selection of new colors, with a new subscription plan

An iPhone XS Max in someone's hand, with the screen on

iPhone XS Max review

By Gareth Beavis published 30 September 21

Updated With a huge screen, Apple's aging iPhone XS Max is still great for gaming and movies while on the go, especially with iOS 15.

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