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Cybersecurity is one of the most important areas for modern businesses. Without the right protection and defence mechanisms in place, firms face the risk of hackers infiltrating their systems and getting hold of valuable business data. And once that happens, so much can go wrong, and reputations can be quickly and possibly irrevocably damaged. Encryption is, of course, a crucial area of cybersecurity. In most scenarios, encryption tools encode data so that it can only be unlocked with a certain key, making it harder for third-parties to gain access. These tools are used to protect data such as email addresses, customer transactions and passwords, and other crucial information which you really can’t afford to potentially expose. Companies are also using encryption tools to ensure internal online conversations and emails are kept private. So which are the best encryption tools? That’s what we’re going to tell you here. These are the best project management serviceshttp://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/iJygtms4pHbcndBtykz5CE.jpg VeraCrypt is one of the most popular security tools, providing you with enterprise-grade encryption for important data. The system is quite easy to use, and all it really does is add encrypted passwords to your data and partitions. All you have to do is give the tool a few details about your data, such as volume size, location and specified hashing algorithms – and then the program does its thing. What’s also nifty about VeraCrypt is that it’s immune to brute-force attacks, so you never have to worry about hackers decrypting your passwords and other sensitive data. The basic version of the software is completely free, as well. Get hold of VeraCrypt herehttp://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/JPFfe9wFCYZKZtyRNRVTEE.jpg While free software can be convenient for some, it’s not always as powerful as premium offerings, and AxCrypt is a good bet if you want something reliable. The software has been designed specifically for individuals and small teams within businesses. It provides strong security, with files protected by either 128-bit or 256-bit AES encryption, which should thwart any intruders. There are also cloud storage capabilities thrown into the mix – the software will automatically protect files saved on services such as Google Drive and Dropbox. AxCrypt is fully multilingual, and it can work with languages such as English, Dutch, French, German, Italian, Korean, Spanish, Swedish and Portuguese – with more support planned for the future. As well as this, there’s passport management, and you can access your encrypted files through a smartphone app. Get hold of AxCrypt herehttp://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/46jFynZoh5drSKqP4cGpAE.jpg Although it’s important to protect assets on company computers, it’s also crucial to add protection to any device that stores critical data. For instance, most employees have access to their company emails and other accounts on their smartphones, and they need to be protected. FolderLock is a good option when it comes to adding encryption to your mobile devices. The app can protect your personal files, photos, videos, contacts, wallet cards, notes and audio recordings stored in your handset. There are some other hidden security features, too. Not only is there encryption, but you can also set a decoy password, hacker deterrents, log unauthorised login attempts, back up all your passwords and get notified on potential brute-force attacks. The basic app is free to download, with a pro version available if you want more. Get hold of FolderLock herehttp://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/EDQy6jdJe3AoBY8pP4VCBE.jpg CryptoExpert is Windows desktop software which offers secure data vaults for all your data, ensuring it’s always protected from potential breaches. It provides more powerful encryption than some of the other tools and apps listed in this article, boasting fast on-the-fly operation. The system can back up a range of different files, including certificates, Word, Excel and PowerPoint files, multimedia files and email databases. The best thing about CryptoExpert8 is that it can secure vaults of unlimited size, and it uses Blowfish, Cast, 3DES and AES-256 encryption algorithms. The latter are highly effective and industry-acclaimed. It’ll work with 32-bit and 64-bit versions of Windows 7, 8 and 10. Get hold of CryptoExpert8 herehttp://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/5yWMUabwdYJwq5gQnMEmCE.jpg CertainSafe is highly effective cloud-based encryption software which attempts to mitigate all aspects of risk and is compliant with industry regulations. With the platform, you can store and share documents, private messages, photos, videos and other files without exposing them to third-party sources. You can even collaborate and communicate with colleagues through the system, with all correspondence encrypted. CertainSafe also adds automated security for business databases and applications, meaning you don’t always have to do things manually. You can subscribe for a monthly plan, but before making any decisions, there’s the option to get a free demo and try things out that way. Get hold of CertainSafe herehttp://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/techradar/software-news/~4/RSTIysCs9ME

You’re doubtless familiar with the ‘blue screen of death’, which pops up when Windows totally hangs with a fatal error, but things with the BSOD are changing, as Microsoft has turned the famous blue colour a different shade – at least for those testing Windows 10. Going forward, with preview builds of Windows 10, the crash screen will be green rather than blue, as spotted by one enterprising Twitter user in a leaked preview version of the OS (build 14997 – which has seen several revelations, including a new ‘Game Mode’ and the ability to delay Windows updates). Chris123NT discovered the green screen of death, as it has now become for Windows testers, and Matthijs Hoekstra, Senior Program Manager for Windows Enterprise Developer Platform, confirmed that it was only for test builds of the OS. In other words, it’s so Microsoft can easily see whether a crash is from a preview build – crashes in released versions of Windows still remain blue. And are likely to remain leaving you feeling blue, as well. Colour us puzzledWhich brings us to the talking point that seems to have caused most of the chatter across the net regarding this change – why green? Typically, green is regarded as a ‘positive’ colour in that it means go ahead (with traffic lights), or that things are safe. Surely Microsoft should have gone with red if they were picking an alternative colour? Although perhaps red is simply regarded as too overly alarming in nature to be used. Hoekstra said that he had no idea why green was chosen. And he also hinted he’d received a slapped wrist due to his tweets on this matter… This isn’t the only change Microsoft has made to its crash screen this year. Back in the spring, we first saw the introduction of QR codes to the blue screen of death, which you can scan with your phone to swiftly get more in-depth troubleshooting details on the problem at hand. Image Credit: Chris123NT Via: Betanews These are the best deals on Windows 10 right nowhttp://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/techradar/software-news/~4/QKOoKGpJAXg

With the Amazon Echo sitting under many trees this Christmas, the smart home revolution is in full swing. But if you prefer a more physical touch than all that voice control, Amazon has a great deal on Logitech Pop Home Switch smart controllers. Linking up with all sorts of smart devices including Amazon's Echo, the Philips Hue lightbulbs, Sonos audio devices and many more, they let you control every aspect of your connected home. If you're new to the concept, Amazon's slashed the price of beginner kits. Switched onThere are a couple of deals on offer from Amazon at the moment. For a single add-on Home Switch it's £25.99 (down from £34.99), while the complete starter kit with two switches and a bridge costs £79.99 - reduced from £119.99. Available in white, grey, coral and teal colours, there should be a style to fit every decor. And whether you want them on a wall, or sat on a counter top, they can be stuck away wherever you find them most convenient. If you're just making at start with home automation, the Logitech Pop set is a great addition. Google Home vs Amazon Echohttp://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/techradar/digital-home/~4/bYgeDvXCa50

Welcome to the Boxing Day sales here on TechRadar! It's the day when retailers heavily discount all the unsold Christmas stock, so it's always a good time to pick up a bargain. You need to be quick, too, because once this stuff is gone, it's gone. Amazon has now launched its Boxing Day sales deals while John Lewis launched its Boxing Day sales promotions at 5pm on Christmas Eve. Currys launched its first wave of deals earlier that morning, including some hot TV deals, while Argos went live first thing Christmas morning. Most UK retail sites are now up and running with Boxing Day sales now, with GAME standing if you're after a new console - it's offering some attractive PS4 bundles for £199.99. We're listing all of the best Boxing Day sales items from all of the UK's best online stores and we'll be updating all day, so if you want to pick up a bargain stick with us! Boxing Day Sales: Quick linksJust head straight to the deals at the UK's biggest retailers. Links will open in new tab: Amazon.co.uk - end of year saleJohn Lewis clearance sale now onCurrys - save up to 50% across all categoriesArgos - deals launching Christmas DayTesco Direct Boxing Day salesGAME - January Sale now on!Zavvi - daily deals on games consolesAO.com - sale on TVs and home appliancesDell Boxing Day sales - save 7%Carphone Warehouse - biggest ever phone salehttp://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/221e2e911f31c531d4d06750c346e387.jpg The best Boxing Day sales dealsDell laptops and computers: save 7% on all PCs with the voucher SAVE7UK until 28th December 4K TV: Pick up this 43-inch LG 4K TV with 4K and HDR Pro screen - it was £599 and it's down to £399 at Amazon until the end of the day Soundbar: Want a great deal on a soundbar but don't want a cheapo one? This LG 4.1 soundbar with subwoofer is usually £496 on Amazon but it's down to £329 until the end of the day Philips Hue: Pick up a spare Philips Hue colour + white bulb, again for a cheapest ever price - this is down to £25.99 at Amazon Coffee machine: Get the De'Longhi EC680.BK Dedica coffee machine with 15 bar espresso pump - it's down from £199 to just £99 at Amazon until the end of the day Smartwatch: Get the Huawei W1 stainless steel smartwatch - it's down to £169 at Amazon until the end of the day Surface Pro 4: Get the Microsoft Surface Pro 4 tablet/laptop replacement with the keyboard attachment, 128GB storage and 4GB RAM - it's down to £699 at Argos Acer Aspire ES: Get this 15.6-inch Windows 10 laptop with 1TB HDD and 4GB RAM - it's one of Argos' headline deals and it's down to £199.99 YOGA: Get the super versatile Lenovo YOGA 510 with Core i3 CPU, 128GB SSD, Windows 10 and 4GB RAM for just £349 at Currys SONOS: save at least £20 on all Sonos gear at Amazon.co.uk Mobile phones: Save £10 on the upfront cost of any phone with the voucher code 10OFF at Mobiles.co.uk Apple iPad: At Currys you can save £20 on the marked price of any iPad when you use the code IPAD20 at the checkout! GoPro: Pick up the GoPro Hero+, which can record 1080p video at up to 60fps and stay waterproof down to 131 feet, for £99.99 at Currys Sony PS4: GAME is running a whole range of PS4 bundles starting at £199.99 Xbox One S: Get the new Xbox One S with a copy of Minecraft and a £15 NOW TV voucher - all for £219.99 at GAME Samsung tab: Get the Samsung Galaxy Tab A 7-inch Android tablet for £89 at Currys 4K TV: Save £200 if you pick up this 43-inch 4K HDR LG TV at Currys - now down to £349 LG OLED: save £400 on this LG OLED at Currys - it's down to £1799 and with this deal you get 12 months Sky Q subscription for FREE TV and DVD combi: Get that cheapo JVC 32-inch TV with a built-in DVD player for only an extra £20 - it's now £199.99 at Currys Soundbar: save an extra £20 on this Samsung soundbar with subwoofer and get it for £89 at ao.com Philips Ambilight: make a saving on Philips Ambilight TVs at Argos Lenovo IdeaPad 310: ao.com is running a promotion on three Lenovo IdeaPad 310 laptops. The Core i3 version is down from £339 to £299, the Core i5 model has been reduced from £449 to £349 while the Core i7 version goes from £319 to £499 Washing machine: Currys has the Beko WM74165W washing machine reduced from £299 to just £169 while stocks last Chromebook: Pick up this 11.6-inch Acer Chromebook laptop which has been reduced at Amazon to just £149.99 until the end of the day Electric toothbrush: Pick up this Oral B 4000 electric toothbrush which has been reduced to the crazy price of £39.99 at Amazon http://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/XpjytZKadYHuY5Kqsnopd7.jpg http://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/Ad2zQKdozMLBLf98bbiagg.jpg iPhone 7 | Vodafone | 5GB data | Unlimited calls/texts | £34 per month (+half price for 6 months) This looks like the strongest iPhone 7 deal out there for Boxing Day this year. Use the voucher code 10OFF to reduce the upfront fee to £140 and then it's only £17 per month for the first 6 months before the price reverts to the normal £34. This deal is not quite as strong as the ones we saw on Black Friday but it's likely that the iPhone 7 will get more expensive pretty soon and so we might not see prices like this again for a while. Total cost over 24 months is £864 View this deal: at Mobiles.co.uk http://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/XpjytZKadYHuY5Kqsnopd7.jpg http://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/KMCyKM4K9AB2BmSe4bfMgX.png Samsung Galaxy S7 | Vodafone | 3GB data | Unlimited calls/texts | £28 per month (+half price for 6 months) Use the voucher code 10OFF to reduce the upfront to £15 and then pay just £14 per month for the first 6 months of your deal before the price reverts to the usual £28. That's the best Samsung Galaxy S7 deal out there right now and as good as anything we saw on Black Friday !This is also the best Android dphone out there right now (not including its Edge sibling) so it's as good as it gets in the smartphone world. Total cost over 24 months is £603 View this deal: at Mobiles.co.uk The best iPhone 7 deals in December 2016 The best Samsung Galaxy S7 deals in December 2016 The best mobile phone deals in December 2016 http://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/XpjytZKadYHuY5Kqsnopd7.jpg TV & video dealshttp://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/5643073a7be62d116616b73972e70736.jpg TV deals Quick Links:Currys TV dealsJohn Lewis TV dealsAmazon TV dealsArgos TV dealsAO.com TV dealsJohn Lewis Price Match: remember John Lewis price matches its highstreet+online competitors and you can read more about Price Match here 4K TV: Pick up this 43-inch LG 4K TV with 4K and HDR Pro screen - it was £599 and it's down to £399 at Amazon until the end of the day Soundbar: Want a great deal on a soundbar but don't want a cheapo one? This LG 4.1 soundbar with subwoofer is usually £496 on Amazon but it's down to £329 until the end of the day Philips Ambilight: make a saving on Philips Ambilight TVs at Argos Panasonic Viera: Get the Panasonic Viera: TX-55DX650B Smart 4k Ultra HD 55" LED TV for £599 at Currys, saving £200. LG OLED: save £500 on this 55-inch LG OLED TV - it's reduced down to £1,799 at ao.com LG OLED: you can also save £500 on a curved-screen LG OLED at Currys £1,799, and with this deal you get 12 months Sky Q subscription for FREE 4K TV: Save £200 if you pick up this 43-inch 4K HDR LG TV at Currys - now down to £349 4K TV: this 49-inch LG TV is a 43-incher and packs a 4K and HDR screen - it was £499 before Christmas, now it's £429 4K TV: If you're looking for a Samsung 4K TV with HDR - this 43-inch model is £120 cheaper than it used to be - Currys has it down to £429 32-inch TV: Pick up this Samsung 32-inch 1080p TV - ideal as a second screen - now down to £269.99 at Currys 32-inch TV: If you want a cheapo 32-incher for the kitchen or a bedroom, this model from JVC is down to £179.99 at Currys 32-inch Smart TV: This Samsung 32-inch TV is not 4K but it should make an awesome full HD second screen, as it packs a fast 400Hz display plus Freeview HD tuner and smart TV features including Netflix - all this for £199 at Currys TV and DVD combi: Get that cheapo JVC 32-inch TV with a built-in DVD player for only an extra £20 - it's now £199.99 at Currys 50-inch 4K TV: if you're after a big screen for a low price, check out this 50-inch 4K TV from Hisense which is down to £399.99 at Amazon 65-inch 4K TV: if you're after a massive 4K TV with HDR and smart features, this Hisense model is down to £739 at at.com Free 4K Blu-ray player: Get a free Samsung Ultra HD Blu-ray player when you buy selected TVs at Currys Small TV: Get this Alba 24-inch HD ready LED TV for £99.99 at Argos Soundbar: save an extra £20 on this Samsung soundbar with subwoofer and get it for £89 at ao.com We'll continue adding Boxing Day deals as we find them! http://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/XpjytZKadYHuY5Kqsnopd7.jpg Gaming dealsSony PS4: GAME is running a whole range of PS4 bundles starting at £199.99 Sony PS4: Argos is also running a few PS4 console bundles for £199.99 Xbox One S: Get the new Xbox One S with a copy of Minecraft and a £15 NOW TV voucher - all for £219.99 at GAME Xbox One S: Get it in blue with a copy of FIFA 17 for £219.99 at Argos Xbox One S: Get the new Xbox One S with a copy of Minecraft and without the Now TV voucher - it's £209.99 at Simply Games Xbox One: Get a pre-owned Xbox One console for £179.99 from GAME We'll continue adding Boxing Day deals as we find them! http://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/XpjytZKadYHuY5Kqsnopd7.jpg iPad & tablet dealshttp://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/6ce8ceae76ef56c62fd797eff45a286a.jpg Save £20: At Currys you can save £20 on the marked price of any iPad when you use the code IPAD20 at the checkout! iPad mini 2: Get the iPad mini 2 with Retina display from Currys - it's down to £219 when you use IPAD20 at the checkout iPad mini 4: Get the newest and best ever iPad mini for £259 at Currys when you use IPAD20 at the checkout iPad Air 2: Get the iPad Air 2 16GB model for just £345.75 at the BT Shop but hurry as there's just 1 in stock! iPad Pro 9.7: Get the best 9.7-inch iPad ever - the cheapest price is currently £529 at Currys with the code IPAD20 iPad Pro 12.9: Get the biggest and best iPad - it starts at £709 at Currys with the code IPAD20 John Lewis: John Lewis will price match Currys on these prices! Samsung tab: Get the Samsung Galaxy Tab A 7-inch Android tablet for £89 at Currys We'll continue adding Boxing Day deals as we find them! http://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/XpjytZKadYHuY5Kqsnopd7.jpg Laptop & Macbook dealsDell laptops and computers: save 7% on all PCs with the voucher SAVE7UK until 28th December Surface Pro 4: Get the Microsoft Surface Pro 4 tablet/laptop replacement with the keyboard attachment, 128GB storage and 4GB RAM - it's down to £699 at Argos Lenovo IdeaPad 310: ao.com is running a promotion on three Lenovo IdeaPad 310 laptops. The Core i3 version is down from £339 to £299, the Core i5 model has been reduced from £449 to £349 while the Core i7 version goes from £319 to £499 Cheap laptop: Get this basic portable computer running Windows 10 - it's a tablet and a laptop in one and it's down to £109 and you can save another 10% with code 10LAPTOP at Currys YOGA: Get the super versatile Lenovo YOGA 510 with Core i3 CPU, 128GB SSD, Windows 10 and 4GB RAM for just £349 at Currys Acer Aspire ES: Get this 15.6-inch Windows 10 laptop with 1TB HDD and 4GB RAM - it's one of Argos' headline deals and it's down to £199.99 Chromebook: Pick up this 11.6-inch Acer Chromebook laptop which has been reduced at Amazon to just £149.99 until the end of the day HP Pavilion: Get the HP Pavilion 15.6" Laptop with the latest 7th Gen Intel Core i5 Processor in stylish gold, funky purple and lots of other colours for just £399, down from £599.99 at Currys. We'll continue adding Boxing Day deals as we find them! http://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/XpjytZKadYHuY5Kqsnopd7.jpg Camera & accessories dealsCanon Powershot G5X: Save £100 on the Canon Powershot G5X Premium Compact Camera at Argos, where it's down from £599.99 to £499.99. Canon Powershot G9X: Also at Argos, save £50 on the retro-styled Canon Powershot G9X Premium Compact Camera in Silver – it's reduced from £399.99 to £349.99. Sony Cybershot W830: Get the compact Sony Cybershot W830 20MP 8x Zoom digital camera in silver, pink, purple or black for just £69.99 at Argos, down from £89.99. Canon EOS 1300D SLR camera plus two lenses: Get the Canon EOS 1300D DSLR with 18-55mm DC III Zoom Lens and EF 75-300mm f/4.0-5.6 III Telephoto Zoom Lens at Currys for just £348. Nikon D3400 DSLR camera: save £100 on the Nikon D3400 with 18-55 mm f/3.5-5.6 Zoom Lens at Currys, where it's now just £369. Canon EOS M10 Compact System Camera plus two lenses: Get the Canon EOS M10 Compact System Camera, Wide-angle Zoom Lens & Pancake Lens Bundle at Currys for £329.00, saving £129.99. Park Cameras: Check out the Park Cameras winter clearance sale on cameras and accessories GoPro: pick up the GoPro Hero+ which can record 1080p video at up to 60fps and stay waterproof down to 131 feet - for £99.99 at Currys HP Envy 5541 All-in-on Wireless Printer: Print, copy and scan with this all and one, with Wi-Fi and Apple AirPrint, down from £119.99 to £60.99. Canon PowerShot SX530 HS Bridge Camera: Save £60 on this 16MP bridge camera with Wi-Fi and NFC at Currys, where it's now just £159.99. Fujifilm S9900W: Also at Currys, the Fujifilm S9900W Bridge Camera is down from £249 to £168. We'll continue adding Boxing Day deals as we find them! http://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/XpjytZKadYHuY5Kqsnopd7.jpg Smartphone dealsUse our price comparison tools to find yourself the cheapest available deals on whichever smartphone you want next! Boxing Day smartphone deals: Quick LinksCarphone Warehouse: Boxing Day salesMobiles.co.uk January Sales now livee2save.com - the home of cheap phone dealshttp://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/XpjytZKadYHuY5Kqsnopd7.jpg http://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/Ad2zQKdozMLBLf98bbiagg.jpg iPhone 7 | Vodafone | 5GB data | Unlimited calls/texts | £34 per month (+half price for 6 months) This looks like the strongest iPhone 7 deal out there for Boxing Day this year. Use the voucher code 10OFF to reduce the upfront fee to £140 and then it's only £17 per month for the first 6 months before the price reverts to the normal £34. This deal is not quite as strong as the ones we saw on Black Friday but it's likely that the iPhone 7 will get more expensive pretty soon and so we might not see prices like this again for a while. Total cost over 24 months is £864 View this deal: at Mobiles.co.uk http://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/XpjytZKadYHuY5Kqsnopd7.jpg http://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/KMCyKM4K9AB2BmSe4bfMgX.png Samsung Galaxy S7 | Vodafone | 3GB data | Unlimited calls/texts | £28 per month (+half price for 6 months) Use the voucher code 10OFF to reduce the upfront to £15 and then pay just £14 per month for the first 6 months of your deal before the price reverts to the usual £28. That's the best Samsung Galaxy S7 deal out there right now and as good as anything we saw on Black Friday !This is also the best Android dphone out there right now (not including its Edge sibling) so it's as good as it gets in the smartphone world. Total cost over 24 months is £603 View this deal: at Mobiles.co.uk http://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/XpjytZKadYHuY5Kqsnopd7.jpg Fitness tech and equipment deals Garmin Forerunner 230: Save £50 on the Garmin Forerunner 230 GPS running watch in a choice of colours. It's down from £209.99 to just £159.99 at Currys. Garmin Forerunner 235: Currys is also doing a nice deal on the Garmin Forerunner 235 – it's now under £200, down from £279.99 to £199.99. Fitbit Charge range: Argos is offering up to 20% off Fitbit heart rate monitors and fitness trackers. For example, the HR Large Heart Rate Monitor Wristband in Black in a range of colours is down from £99.99 to £79.99. Fitbit Alta range: Amazon is knocking up to 20% off the Fitbit Alta range. For example the Fitbit Alta Fitness Wrist Band in a range of colours is down from £99.99 to £79.99. Fitbit Charge 2: There's £20 off the Fitbit Charge 2 at Currys. This watch will track your steps, calories and heart rate, and even monitor your sleep too. Get it in a range of colours for £109.99. Reebok exercise bike: Whether you're starting a New Year fitness regime or just want to burn off the Christmas calories, Argos is doing some spectacular deals on fitness machines, with a range of Reebok machines are well under half price. So this Reebok GB40s One Series Exercise Bike is down from £499.99 to just £179.99. Reebok treadmill: There's an even bigger reduction on this Reebok One GT40S Treadmill. It's almost two-thirds off at Argos, down from £1099.99 to just £379.99. Reebok cross-trainer: The Reebok GX40s One Series Cross Trainer is down from £599.99 to £249.99 at Argos – again that's better than half price. Salter body analyser bathroom scales: Amazon has some great deals on bathroom scales. The Salter Ultra Slim Analyser Bathroom Scales are reduced from £34.99 to just £9.99 – that a saving of 71%. Salter bathroom scales: The Salter 9028 Razor Ultra Slim Technology Electronic Glass Bathroom Scales are also on sale at Amazon – they're better than half price, down from £24.99 to just £11.12. Slendertone toning belt: Work those abs with the Slendertone Unisex Abs7 Rechargeable Toning Belt, down from £149.99 to £76.99 at Amazon. Headphone & audio dealsSamsung HW-K551 3.1 Wireless Sound Bar: Give your home entertainment an audio boost with this six-speaker soundbar, which features Bluetooth so you can wirelessly connect your smartphone or tablet. It's down to just £219 at Currys. Panasonic SC-HC397EB-K Wireless Flat Panel Hi-Fi System: this stylish Hi-Fi system has a CD player, USB input and DAB/FM tuner, plus Bluetooth with NFC pairing. Get it today at Currys for just £139, saving £60.99. JBL Charge 3 Portable Wireless Speaker - Black: Save £30.99 on this popular Bluetooth speaker – it's down to £119 at Currys. IWANTIT IPH1112 Speaker Dock: Boost your iPhone and iPod audio with these 2.4W speakers, now half-price at Currys at £17.49. MONSTER iSport SuperSlim Wireless Bluetooth Headphones: save a massive £75 on these Bluetooth headphones, which come in green or black at Currys. They're down from £129.99 to just £54.99 today. JVC HA-SR525-W-E Headphones - White: These smartphone-compatible on-ear headphones with microphone and remote are half-price at Currys, at £14.99. House of Marely Uplift V2 Headphones: These in-ear headphones with microphone and remote, in a choice of colours, are a third off at Currys at £19.99. Kitchen & Home dealsDelonghi coffee machine: Looking for a coffee machine in the sales? The Delonghi ECAM23.460 Bean to Cup Coffee Machine is better than half price at Currys, down from £729.99 to just £349. Delonghi coffee machine: Here's another Delonghi, a bit cheaper, and it's half price. The Delonghi ECAM23.420 Bean to Cup Machine is just £299 at Currys. Dyson vacuum: Get the Small Ball Total Clean Upright Bagless Vacuum Cleaner for £249 at Currys, saving £180.99. Philips Hue: Pick up a spare Philips Hue colour + white bulb, again for a cheapest ever price - this is down to £25.99 at Amazon Washing machine: Currys has the Beko WM74165W washing machine reduced from £299 to just £169 while stocks last Electric toothbrush: Pick up this Oral B 4000 electric toothbrish which has been reduced to the crazy price of £39.99 at Amazon Russell Hobbs Retro Vintage Jug Kettle: this stylish kettle is available in black or cream for £39.99 at Currys – that's half price. Russell Hobbs Legacy 21882 Traditional Kettle: Another half price kettle, this one's down from £49.99 to £24.99 at Currys. Cordless vacuum: Pick up this Bosch cordless vacuum which is down to just £89.99 for today only Whisky: save up to 1/3 on some great whisky including Highland Park 12 for just £21.49 at Amazon What we expect from Boxing Day sales 2016:Update: the Boxing Day sales promotions are starting to appear - Currys is the first site to jump It may still be Christmas Eve but the Boxing Day sales are already here! It's too late to order online now which means today all the online-only stores will pivot to Boxing Day sales promotions. We'll be rounding up all of the best deals right here so if you want to know what's worth buying, come back to TechRadar. We'll update this page with deals shortly! The Boxing Day sales have, of course, traditionally been a highstreet phenomenon as weary turkey-stuffed folk venture outside for more sherry and a strole. But in the last couple of years, it has become much more of an online event, and Boxing Day sales 2016 are going to be "the best yet". That's according to an insider at one of the UK's biggest retailers who shared some plans ahead of the Christmas climax. "Boxing Day sales have always been massive for the highstreet. It's a key period when brick and mortar stores can shift all of the unsold Christmas stock. That means certain product categories will see quite large discounts - apparel, shoes, toys and other gadgets you can probably guess yourself," says our source. "In the last couple of years though, as the internet continues to grow its dominance in the retail space and with the rise of deals events like Black Friday and Cyber Monday, there's an increased appetite for online deals from consumers and a greater requirement from etailers who also want to reduce stock levels ahead of the new year. It's just my view but based on what I know I would say Boxing Day sales 2016 will be more of a thing this year than any year previously." If true, the upshot of this is that all of the usual online retail suspects will resume the battle for your cash that really started at the beginning of November and won't finish until it's too late to get online goods delivered. "You'll need to have your wits about you to get the best prices though," says our source in retail. "The good deals will be out there but don't be fooled by the big red sales logos - shop around to make sure you really do get the best prices." Honestly we're not expecting "Black Friday in December" from the Boxing Day sales this year but the noises we're hearing do suggest it'll be worth waking up early and getting online to see what's out there. Many of the big Boxing Day sales promotions will begin online on Christmas eve so if there's anything you want to buy for yourself it'll be worth looking early if you have the pre-Christmas energy. TechRadar will be online throughout Christmas to help you find the best deals so if you do want to know about all the best Boxing Day bargains, come to this page and we'll point you towards the best discounts. Boxing Day sales: everything you need to knowBoxing Day sales seem to start in September now. We're exaggerating, but only a little bit. Faced with the question of how their sales could stand out when everybody else was doing it, retailers decided there was only one solution: start before everybody else. In 2013, some retailers kicked off their Boxing Day and January sales the week before Christmas. This year they might have already started. http://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/f60de13f9112955d82184e6c8ff1db19.jpg Boxing sales 2016: online versus the High StreetSome retailers start their sales early, but only online - so you can expect to see some websites unveil deals on Christmas Eve that you won't be able to get in-store for another few days. And of course, online-only retailers from gadget emporiums to Steam are keen to get a slice of that sweet sales-frenzy pie, so they'll be running their own offers too. Should I queue overnight for Boxing Day sales?We wouldn't. So-called "doorbuster" deals tend to be very, very limited, and chances are you'll be way behind the organised eBay Tout Massive who know exactly what they want, what Buy It Now price they'll put on it and how to kill you with a single blow if it looks like you'll get to it before they do. We'd recommend staying in bed until a reasonable hour, having a nice breakfast and then relying on a trusted technology website - hello! - to tell you where the best deals are online. Will the Boxing Day sales deals be any good?Yes, sort of, maybe, if you know what you're doing and watch out for the tricks of the trade. And there are quite a few tricks to watch out for. The most common trick is what the Consumers' Association calls "pseudo-sales"; that is, sales that look like sales and quack like sales but that aren't really sales. They exist because of retailers sticking to the letter of the law rather than the spirit. Here's how it works. UK law says that retailers can claim to have discounted goods provided they've been at full price for 28 consecutive days in the last six months, so some firms simply double their prices to ridiculous levels for a month, drop them back to normal again and stick a SUPER HUGE MEGA DISCOUNT sticker on them. That, amazingly, is perfectly legal, and it's why every single Christmas tree in the world appears to be half price in December: they were twice the price throughout August, when nobody buys Christmas trees (if you did, you were robbed. Sorry. Why are you buying Christmas trees in summer anyway?). TechRadar will only be promoting genuine deals on the day so if you're unsure, check back with this page! Here's our rundown of where you will find the best Boxing Day sales on tech and games from Christmas Eve through Boxing Day itself. http://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/54b0b6e40073898e87f068ec93e1c3e8.jpg http://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/3f5fceceb1820da39523d5740e8b00f8.jpg TechRadar.com:We'll be rounding up all of the best Boxing Day sales right here, so if you want a one-stop-shop for all of the best deals, TechRadar is your Huckleberry! We'll be trawling all of the major UK online retailers like Amazon, John Lewis, Currys, Argos and GAME - and pinpointing all of the very best deals, whether they be PS4, Xbox One, Cameras, laptops, iPhones and Android smartphones, wearables, Blu-ray players, videogames... you get the idea. If tech is not what you're looking for, we'll show you the way to the big promotions from non-tech sites so that you can find your way to what you're looking for! http://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/54b0b6e40073898e87f068ec93e1c3e8.jpg http://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/5abc9360cd27bd809ce7e318b17206fe.jpg Amazon:Amazon UK has always led the way when it comes to these deals events and even has one of its very own now with Prime Day in July. You can be sure that it has plans in place for the Boxing Day sales as it looks to move stock out of its enormous warehouses to make room for 2017 products. Amazon is a very convenient place to shop but it's not always the easiest site to navigate, so if you want to find out which are the best Amazon deals this Boxing Day, come to TechRadar and we'll show you the way. Quick link: Amazon Boxing Day sales homepage http://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/54b0b6e40073898e87f068ec93e1c3e8.jpg http://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/98e0f19a7f7d37971f991d31b6527a45.jpg John Lewis:John Lewis didn't do much on Black Friday this year. Its strategy was largely to price match its rivals in an effort to discount as little as possible. You can see why - the customers service and extended warrantee you get from John Lewis means that many people prefer shopping there, particularly for items like TVs. So simply matching prices has worked well. That being said, John Lewis will need to move stock in Boxing Day and in the January sales so it'll certainly be worth checking out John Lewis on the 26th - and of course we'll be listing all the best offers right here on TechRadar. Quick link: John Lewis Boxing Day homepage http://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/54b0b6e40073898e87f068ec93e1c3e8.jpg http://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/ba3b633008ff36e0fb6cb29416a3504f.jpg Currys:Currys is always there or thereabouts when it comes to online sales and it was right there in the thick of its during the Boxing Day sales period last year - both on the high street and online. Online is where the action is at, of course, because online you can drink, eat, sit AND shop at the same time. As one of the UK's biggest electronics retailers you can expect some great deals on TVs, games consoles, tablets, ereaders and all the other usual stuff. Some deals will be better than others of course and we'll be here to let you know which sales items we think are the best! Quick link: Currys Boxing Day homepage http://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/54b0b6e40073898e87f068ec93e1c3e8.jpg http://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/8b32bd80521903d6251c9633a6f775e7.jpg Argos:Argos was one of the big winners on Black Friday - it launched its deals a week early and just kept adding them as November went on. You had to be a savvy shopper though, as mixed in with the genuine bargains were many prices that were still more expensive than those at Amazon. You can expect Argos to be right in there on the Boxing Day sales this year, with sales on basically everything from toys to consoles, iPads, smartphones, tablets, TVs and more. Quick link: Argos Boxing Day homepage http://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/54b0b6e40073898e87f068ec93e1c3e8.jpg http://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/5bc1527cd2777b6f171c4a2383a175b2.jpg GAME:GAME did very well on Black Friday this year. It was very organised and had some of the best PS4 and Xbox One deals around. It was right there with the Boxing Day sales in 2015 too, so in 2016 you can expect more of the same. Expect good deals on console games as well as peripherals for all those new console owners - plus PS4 and Xbox One bundles for anyone who didn't get the present they were hoping for on Christmas Day! Quick link: GAME Boxing Day sales homepage http://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/54b0b6e40073898e87f068ec93e1c3e8.jpg http://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/e0a43007f5b4550d7d81dd9fa079aa0e.jpg Carphone Warehouse:Many of the very best and most popular deals during Boxing Day last year came courtesy of Carphone Warehouse. The highstreet retailer is already pumping out Christmas deals but as soon as it's too late to deliver before Christmas day you expect CPW to pivot and offer something a bit different. We'll pick out the best ones, whether they're standalone smartphones, contract phones, voucher codes or whatever else. Quick link: Carphone Warehouse Boxing Day sales homepage http://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/54b0b6e40073898e87f068ec93e1c3e8.jpg http://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/9c366d6ba552c8b30d75ce0819458af8.jpg Mobiles.co.uk:Like the site above, Mobiles.co.uk is taking advantage of the growing trend to buy and upgrade phone contracts online rather than on the highstreet. The site offered the very best mobile phone deals back on Black Friday so you can expect more of the same from this trusted site. We'll pick out what we think are the best offers and post them on this page so you can see what's worth buying and what's not. Quick link: Mobiles.co.uk Boxing Day sales homepage http://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/54b0b6e40073898e87f068ec93e1c3e8.jpg http://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/0377cfd62f45a2c4e5644d0dbc1d5566.jpg Zavvi:Specialising in movies, games and tech, Zavvi went aggressive on Black Friday and we have it on good authority that they'll be delivering some more exciting deals in the Boxing Day sales. Expect strong deals on PS4 and Xbox One deals as well as some sweet savings on DVD and Blu-ray boxsets, console games and assorted tech items like iPads and laptops. We'll be listing the site's best deals on this page, so you can either come to us for our selection of the best ones or go straight to Zavvi's Boxing Day sales page. Quick link: Zavvi Boxing Day sales page http://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/54b0b6e40073898e87f068ec93e1c3e8.jpg http://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/09147191bb71a1c5d9225d6e7138c6b5.jpg Tesco Direct:Tesco Direct is building itself a good reputation as a destination for good prices on tech items online. Many of the best PS4 deals on Black Friday were available from this site so it's almost a given that we'll see the same again on Boxing Day. Expect also excellent deals on iPads and tablets, Xbox Ones, HD TVs, 4K TVs, Blu-ray players, Google Chromecasts and plenty more including videogames, DVDs and Blu-ray discs. Quick link: Tesco direct Boxing Day homepage http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/techradar/digital-home/~4/CypDtxo9OOM

Christmas has come and gone, and that means the biggest shopping period of the year is here — the Boxing Day sales have launched online! On this page we're listing all the best Boxing Day (and Week) deals on all the best products at all the most reliable retailers, so that you can easily find your way to the best prices for all the best tech and gear. So if you want to pick up a bargain stick with us! Below is a list of all known retailers participating in the Boxing Week sales in Australia, followed by the best deals for each major tech product category in case you're looking for something specific. Boxing Day Sales: Store linksJust straight to the deals at Australia’s biggest retailers. Links will open in new windows: Microsoft Boxing Day deals: The Microsoft Store’s serving up discounts and special offers across a wide variety of categories, with some deals ending as late as 3 January 2017.Kogan Boxing Day sales: The already-cheap online store is offering further discounts on a large variety of tech products ranging from TVs, smartphones and much more, with no end date specified.JB Hi-Fi End of Year Madness: JB's celebrating the season with an end-of-year sale that finishes on 1 January 2017. There’s heaps of discounts across a range of products, including TVs and home audio, computing products, cameras and much, much more.Myer’s Biggest Stocktake Sale: This store-wide sale offers 15% off the original price of a great range of headphones, portable audio and home theatre systems. The sale is on for a limited time and subject to availability.Lenovo Boxing Day sale: This year, Lenovo is hosting a Boxing Week Sale with offers of up to 50% off site wide, ending 30 December 2016, 9pm AEDST.EB Games: There’s currently a number of bestselling games and accessories on sale at EB Games, with the store not specifying an end date for the sale.The Gamesmen: You’ll find a huge variety of games, consoles and accessories (both old and new) on sale at this popular Australian retailer until 3 January 2017.Dell Boxing Day sale: There’s some huge savings to be had on Dell’s laptops, desktops, 2-in-1s, gaming systems and monitors. Sale ends 29 December 2016.The Good Guys: This is a great time to grab some hot offers from The Good Guys while stocks last, and not just on home appliances, but on laptops, cameras and smartphones as well.Harvey Norman Half-Yearly Clearance: There’s plenty to chose from in the Harvey Norman sale, albeit for a limited time only, from MacBook Airs to HP’s range of laptops and desktops, from GoPros to Google Chromecasts.Deal highlightsTV and home entertainment deals: Samsung KU6000 70" 4K UHD HDR Smart LED LCD TV - This massive Ultra HD TV with a small price tag is 4K streaming compatible and is now on sale at JB Hi-Fi for $2,496 until 1 January 2017, which is $1,000 off the regular price.Sony HTCT790 2.1-channel soundbar - With $400 off at JB Hi-Fi on this Wi-Fi and Bluetooth-enabled soundbar, setting up a home entertainment system is easy. It’s now available for $399, down from $799. This offer, too, is until 1 January 2017.Samsung HW-K550 340W soundbar - Save over $200 with this powerful three-channel soundbar from Samsung at The Good Guys, now only $379, down from $596. Sale till stocks last.Sony X7500D 65" 4K UHD HDR Android Smart LCD LED TV - If you're looking for big TV at a small price, this 65-incher from Sony is an absolute steal. This 4K HDR TV runs on Android and is on sale at The Good Guys for $1,788, a saving of over $700. (End date not specified.)Gaming deals: Sony PlayStation 4 Slim - Target seems to have to the best current price going for a PS4, with this 500GB Slim version selling for just $319 — around $30 less than the next-nearest we found and $120 off the RRP. The sale is on until Wednesday, 4 January 2017.Xbox One S 1TB Limited Edition Battlefield package - Bundled with four games including Battlefield 1, plus a 4K UHD Blu-ray movie this is one of the best Xbox deals around — it’s on offer from EB Games for $419. (Sale end date not specified)Xbox One S 500GB and 1TB bundles - The official Microsoft Store has a selection of four different Xbox One S bundles available (each with a different game) for $349 for the 500GB and $399 for the 1TB versions — a decent saving of $50 and $100 respectively. Buy a 1TB bundle and you’ll also nab a free copy of Forza Motorsport 6 valued at $79.95. This offer ends 3 January 2017.HTC Vive Virtual Reality Headset Kit - Explore virtual reality worlds with this $100 saving on the HTC Vive from Mwave. It’s available for $1,299, but only until 27 December or while stocks last. So hurry or you’ll miss out.Watch Dogs 2 (Xbox One/PS4) - Ubisoft’s brand new open-world action/hacking game is discounted down to $45, or less than half the RRP of $99.95. Sale ends 4 January 2017.Call of Duty: Infinite Warfare (Xbox One/PS4) - If you haven’t picked up the latest CoD yet, Target is offering up the standard console version for just $45, around half price compared to the RRP of $89.95.Titanfall 2 (Xbox One/PS4) - Another popular new release on sale at Target for a deep discount at just $45, or half the RRP.Battlefield 1 (Xbox One/PS4) - It’s previously been available for lower, but you can pick up the WWI shooter for a reasonable $62 at Target until 4 January 2017.Uncharted 4 (PS4) - The fourth installment in Naughty Dog’s gorgeous adventure-action series is also down to just $49 at Target.Major release PS4 and Xbox One games - Alongside those highlighted titles above, Target has a ton of other big-name 2016 games heavily discounted for Sony and Microsoft’s consoles. Highlights include Dishonored 2 for $45, FIFA 17 for $52, No Man’s Sky for $39, Final Fantasy XV for $64, Steep for $55 and Deus Ex: Mankind Divided for $39. And they're all on sale until 4 January 2017.Tablet and 2-in-1 deals: Lenovo ThinkPad Yoga 460 (Core i7) - Lenovo is offering 50% off on the higher-specced model of this 14-inch laptop-cum-tablet — this one runs an Intel Core i7 processor, with 8GB memory and 256GB SSD. This means you pay only $1,324. This offer ends 9pm AEDST on Friday, 30 December 2016.Lenovo ThinkPad X1 Yoga (Core i7) - There’s a 36% saving to be had with this ultralight, versatile machine running an Intel Core i7 processor, 8GB RAM and 256GB hard drive. Lenovo is now offering this model for $1,999, down from $3,149. This deal also ends at 9pm AEDST on Friday, 30 December.Microsoft Surface Pro 4 range - If you’ve been looking to pick up a Surface Pro, there’s 15% off almost the entire range of devices at Harvey Norman, with prices starting at just $888 for the Core m3 model. (End date unspecified.)Microsoft Surface Pro 4 (Intel Core m3) - This 12.3-inch 2-in-1 is on sale at the Microsoft Store with a 15% saving, with a free Kate Spade or Jack Spade sleeve (up to $169 value) thrown in with purchase as well. This offer ends 3 January 2017.Sleek 12-inch Lenovo 2-in-1 - The Yoga 900S is currently $1,000 (or 50%) off, taking this slim and light 12-inch convertible laptop down to a tempting $999. Offer ends 30 December.Laptop, MacBook and PC deals: Apple MacBook Air 13-inch (Core i5/128GB) - Harvey Norman has a variety of Macs on special, but the highlight is this entry-level Core i5/128GB that’s selling for $150 off its usual price of $1,447 at just $1,297. That’s $252 less than the Apple Store price of $1,549. (Sale till stocks last.)Dell XPS 13 Ultrabook - Probably the closest equivalent to a MacBook you’ll find in PC form, for this 13.3-inch Ultrabook makes a great little workhorse and is actually TechRadar’s own top pick out of all the Windows laptops currently on the market. Dell’s offering 15-20% off all current models, with prices starting at $1,614. Sale ends 29 December 2016.Alienware 15-inch gaming laptop - The newly-updated Alienware 15 gaming laptop is $480 off the regular price of $2,399 and comes with a speedy Nvidia graphics chip (the GeForce GTX 1060), Core i5 CPU, 8GB of RAM and 128GB SSD+1TB HDD for storage. Grab it for a decent 20% discount at just $1,919. Offer ends 29 December 2016.Alienware VR-ready desktop gaming PC - If you want to get into VR gaming on PC this desktop makes a good entry-level option with a Core i7 CPU and GTX 1060 graphics card. Normally selling for $2,199, it’s discounted by $550 until this Thursday (December 29th), so you can grab it for $1,649.11-inch Dell laptop for $349 - It’s not something we’d want to be doing serious work on, but if you need a laptop for the kids or other undemanding tasks then Dell’s Inspiron 11 3000 is currently discounted by $150, down from the RRP of $499. The specs aren’t too bad either, considering the price, with a Pentium CPU, 128GB SSD and 4GB of RAM. (Offer ends 29 December.)All-rounder 15-inch Dell laptop - Down from the usual price of $1,899 this all-rounder can handle a bit of everything (including gaming) thanks to a Core i7 CPU, AMD Radeon R7 M445 graphics chip and 16GB of memory plus a 1TB HDD. You can pick up the Inspiron 15 5000 for $1,139. (Offer ends 29 December 2016.)HP Spectre 13-V001TU Ultrabook - This ultrathin 13.3-inch Windows 10 laptop includes a Core i5 CPU, 8GB RAM and 256GB SSD and is $500 off the RRP at $1,699 from Harvey Norman - that’s at least $200 cheaper than the next-nearest retailer we could find. (End date unspecified.)Acer Aspire Swift 7 Ultrabook - It’s been out less than a month, but Acer’s entry into the ultrathin laptop category is already discounted by $300 at Harvey Norman, where you can find this 13.3-inch Ultrabook for just $1,698. (End date unspecified.)Camera and accessories deals: Georges Cameras is having a three-day sale on a selected range of cameras, lenses and accessories.JB Hi-Fi has some great camera deals, including DLSRs, the GoPro Hero+ and the 360fly 360-degree camera. Sale ends on 1 January 2017.Smartphone deals: Apple iPhone 7 and 7 Plus: Kogan has significant discounts on iPhone 7s (up to 20% off in some cases). Sale end date has not been specified.Motorola Moto G4 Plus - This water-resistant, dual-SIM Android phone is on sale on Kogan for $299, down from its usual price of $489. (End date not specified.)LG Google Nexus 5X (32GB) - If you want to shoot Ultra HD photos and 4K resolution videos, then Kogan has the LG’s Nexus 5X for $429, down from $695.Headphone and portable audio deals: Bose headphones and speakers - Microsoft is offering savings of up to 20% on Bose audio with prices starting at just $111.20, including the Soundlink cans and the QC35s and QC25s. Sale ends 3 January 2017.Onkyo On-Ear Headphones - This is the best time to grab one of these as Kogan has the white model for just $49, down from its original $229. (No end date specified.)Sennheiser Urbanite On-Ear Headphones - Kogan is also offering savings on the Sennheiser Urbanite headphones, now just $139 instead of their regular price of $299. (No end date specified.)Sony Extra Bass Home Audio System - Light up your party with these Bluetooth speakers for just $369 from Kogan, that’s a saving of $180. (No end date specified.)Other deals: KitchenAid KSM156 Platinum Stand Mixer - We found a great deal on this KitchenAid stand mixer on Catch of the Day. It can be yours for $649 instead of its original price of $899. (End date not specified)DéLonghi Nespresso Gran Maestria Coffee Machine - Coffee lovers, this one’s for you — Catch of the Day has a massive $267 saving on this coffee machine. It’s now on sale for $399, down from $666.Hover Blade - This revolutionary way to ride is now on offer for just $249 at Target, saving you $150. Sale ends 4 January 2017.Parrot Disco Drone with FPV Pack - Fly free with this excellent deal from Harvey Norman — not only do you get to have fun with the drone, you even get the Cockpitglasses and a Skycontroller 2 to enjoy the view, and it’s neatly packaged at $1,897. That’s a saving of $456. (End date not specified.)APC & TechLife magazine subscriptions - If you love tech, now's also a great time to grab a subscription to one of TechRadar's sister print titles; these'll make for a great late Xmas gift for any geeks in the family! 12-issue subscriptions to APC and TechLife are currently 15% off at just $60 (down from $69), which means you'll pay a tony $5 per issue — around half the cover price of $9.95. Note that due to imminent postage-cost increases, this is also the last time ever they'll be available at this price! Offer ends 3 January 2017.http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/techradar/digital-home/~4/UVp4azhN5QQ

We're well into Christmas Day now which means you're probably stuffed and settling into a comfy chair. Good thing the Boxing Day sales have started - there's plenty to browse online! John Lewis launched its Boxing Day sales promotions at 5pm on Christmas Eve, while Currys launched its first wave of deals earlier that morning including some hot TV deals while Argos went live first thing Christmas morning. Most sites are now up and running now, with GAME standing out by offering some attractive PS4 bundles for £199.99. Meanwhile, Amazon is expected to launch its own Boxing Day sales deals on Boxing Day itself and in the meantime you'll find plenty of lightning deals to keep you occupied - yesterday we saw a Philips Hue Starter Kit with three colour bulbs for just £100. We are listing all of the best Boxing Day sales items from all of the UK's best online stores, so if you want to pick up a bargain stick with us! We've made a start on deal hunting and we'll be updating throughout Christmas Day and Boxing Day when we're expecting a lot more deals to go live! Boxing Day Sales: Quick linksJust straight to the deals at the UK's biggest retailers. Links will open in new tab: Amazon.co.uk - end of year saleJohn Lewis clearance sale now onCurrys - save up to 50% across all categoriesArgos - deals launching Christmas DayTesco Direct Boxing Day salesGAME - January Sale now on!Zavvi - daily deals on games consolesAO.com - sale on TVs and home appliancesDell Boxing Day sales - save 7%http://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/221e2e911f31c531d4d06750c346e387.jpg The best Boxing Day sales dealsDell laptops and computers: save 7% on all PCs with the voucher SAVE7UK until 28th December Surface Pro 4: Get the Microsoft Surface Pro 4 tablet/laptop replacement with the keyboard attachment, 128GB storage and 4GB RAM - it's down to £699 at Argos Acer Aspire ES: Get this 15.6-inch Windows 10 laptop with 1TB HDD and 4GB RAM - it's one of Argos' headline deals and it's down to £199.99 YOGA: Get the super versatile Lenovo YOGA 510 with Core i3 CPU, 128GB SSD, Windows 10 and 4GB RAM for just £349 at Currys SONOS: save at least £20 on all Sonos gear at Amazon.co.uk Mobile phones: save £10 on the upfront cost of any phone with the voucher code 10OFF at Mobiles.co.uk Apple iPad: At Currys you can save £20 on the marked price of any iPad when you use the code IPAD20 at the checkout! GoPro: pick up the GoPro Hero+ which can record 1080p video at up to 60fps and stay waterproof down to 131 feet - for £99.99 at Currys Sony PS4: GAME is running a whole range of PS4 bundles starting at £199.99 Xbox One S: Get the new Xbox One S with a copy of Minecraft and a £15 NOW TV voucher - all for £219.99 at GAME Samsung tab: Get the Samsung Galaxy Tab A 7-inch Android tablet for £89 at Currys 4K TV: Save £200 if you pick up this 43-inch 4K HDR LG TV at Currys - now down to £349 LG OLED: save £400 on this LG OLED at Currys - it's down to £1799 and with this deal you get 12 months Sky Q subscription for FREE TV and DVD combi: Get that cheapo JVC 32-inch TV with a built-in DVD player for only an extra £20 - it's now £199.9 at Currys Soundbar: save an extra £20 on this Samsung soundbar with subwoofer and get it for £89 at ao.com Philips Ambilight: make a saving on Philips Ambilight TVs at Argos Lenovo IdeaPad 310: ao.com is running a promotion on three Lenovo IdeaPad 310 laptops. The Core i3 version is down from £339 to £299, the Core i5 model has been reduced from £449 to £349 while the Core i7 version goes from £319 to £499 http://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/XpjytZKadYHuY5Kqsnopd7.jpg http://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/Ad2zQKdozMLBLf98bbiagg.jpg iPhone 7 | Vodafone | 5GB data | Unlimited calls/texts | £34 per month (+half price for 6 months) This looks like the strongest iPhone 7 deal out there for Boxing Day this year. Use the voucher code 10OFF to reduce the upfront fee to £140 and then it's only £17 per month for the first 6 months before the price reverts to the normal £34. This deal is not quite as strong as the ones we saw on Black Friday but it's likely that the iPhone 7 will get more expensive pretty soon and so we might not see prices like this again for a while. Total cost over 24 months is £864 View this deal: at Mobiles.co.uk http://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/XpjytZKadYHuY5Kqsnopd7.jpg http://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/KMCyKM4K9AB2BmSe4bfMgX.png Samsung Galaxy S7 | Vodafone | 3GB data | Unlimited calls/texts | £28 per month (+half price for 6 months) Use the voucher code 10OFF to reduce the upfront to £15 and then pay just £14 per month for the first 6 months of your deal before the price reverts to the usual £28. That's the best Samsung Galaxy S7 deal out there right now and as good as anything we saw on Black Friday !This is also the best Android dphone out there right now (not including its Edge sibling) so it's as good as it gets in the smartphone world. Total cost over 24 months is £603 View this deal: at Mobiles.co.uk http://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/XpjytZKadYHuY5Kqsnopd7.jpg TV & video dealshttp://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/5643073a7be62d116616b73972e70736.jpg Boxing Day sales: TV deals Quick LinksCurrys TV dealsJohn Lewis TV dealsAmazon TV dealsArgos TV dealsAO.com TV dealsJohn Lewis Price Match: remember John Lewis price matches its highstreet+online competitors and you can read more about Price Match here Philips Ambilight: make a saving on Philips Ambilight TVs at Argos LG OLED: save £400 on this 55-inch LG OLED TV - it's reduced down to £1,899 at ao.com LG OLED: you can also save £400 on another LG OLED at Currys and get it for £100 cheaper - it's £1799 and with this deal you get 12 months Sky Q subscription for FREE 4K TV: Save £200 if you pick up this 43-inch 4K HDR LG TV at Currys - now down to £349 4K TV: this 49-inch LG TV is a 43-incher and packs a 4K and HDR screen - it was £499 before Christmas, now it's £429 4K TV: If you're looking for a Samsung 4K TV with HDR - this 43-inch model is £120 cheaper than it used to be - Currys has it down to £429 32-inch TV: Pick up this Samsung 32-inch 1080p TV - ideal as a second screen - now down to £269.99 at Currys 32-inch TV: If you want a cheapo 32-incher for the kitchen or a bedroom, this model from JVC is down to £179.99 at Currys 32-inch Smart TV: This Samsung 32-inch TV is not 4K but it should make an awesome full HD second screen, as it packs a fast 400Hz display plus Freeview HD tuner and smart TV features including Netflix - all this for £199 at Currys TV and DVD combi: Get that cheapo JVC 32-inch TV with a built-in DVD player for only an extra £20 - it's now £199.9 at Currys 50-inch 4K TV: if you're after a big screen for a low price, check out this 50-inch 4K TV from Hisense which is down to £379.99 at Amazon 65-inch 4K TV: if you're after a massive 4K TV with HDR and smart features, this Hisense model is down to £749 at at.com Free 4K Blu-ray player: Get a free Samsung Ultra HD Blu-ray player when you buy selected TVs at Currys Small TV: Get this Alba 24-inch HD ready LED TV for £89.99 at Argos Soundbar: save an extra £20 on this Samsung soundbar with subwoofer and get it for £89 at ao.com We'll continue adding Boxing Day deals as we find them! http://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/XpjytZKadYHuY5Kqsnopd7.jpg Gaming dealsSony PS4: Get the PS4 Slim with The Last Guardian for just £169.95 at John Lewis Sony PS4: GAME is running a whole range of PS4 bundles starting at £199.99 Sony PS4: Argos is also running a few PS4 console bundles for £199.99 Xbox One S: Get the new Xbox One S with a copy of Minecraft and a £15 NOW TV voucher - all for £219.99 at GAME Xbox One S: Get it in blue with a copy of FIFA 17 for £219.99 at Argos Xbox One S: Get the new Xbox One S with a copy of Minecraft and without the Now TV voucher - it's £209.99 at Simply Games Xbox One: Get a pre-owned Xbox One console for £179.99 from GAME We'll continue adding Boxing Day deals as we find them! http://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/XpjytZKadYHuY5Kqsnopd7.jpg iPad & tablet dealshttp://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/6ce8ceae76ef56c62fd797eff45a286a.jpg Save £20: At Currys you can save £20 on the marked price of any iPad when you use the code IPAD20 at the checkout! iPad mini 2: Get the iPad mini 2 with Retina display from Currys - it's down to £219 when you use IPAD20 at the checkout iPad mini 4: Get the newest and best ever iPad mini for £259 at Currys when you use IPAD20 at the checkout iPad Air 2: Get the iPad Air 2 16GB model for just £345.75 at the BT Shop iPad Pro 9.7: Get the best 9.7-inch iPad ever - the cheapest price is currently £529 at Currys with the code IPAD20 iPad Pro 12.9: Get the biggest and best iPad - it starts at £709 at Currys with the code IPAD20 John Lewis: John Lewis will price match Currys on these prices! Samsung tab: Get the Samsung Galaxy Tab A 7-inch Android tablet for £89 at Currys We'll continue adding Boxing Day deals as we find them! http://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/XpjytZKadYHuY5Kqsnopd7.jpg Laptop & Macbook dealsDell laptops and computers: save 7% on all PCs with the voucher SAVE7UK until 28th December Surface Pro 4: Get the Microsoft Surface Pro 4 tablet/laptop replacement with the keyboard attachment, 128GB storage and 4GB RAM - it's down to £699 at Argos Lenovo IdeaPad 310: ao.com is running a promotion on three Lenovo IdeaPad 310 laptops. The Core i3 version is down from £339 to £299, the Core i5 model has been reduced from £449 to £349 while the Core i7 version goes from £319 to £499 Cheap laptop: Get this basic portable computer running Windows 10 - it's a tablet and a laptop in one and it's down to £109 and you can save another 10% with code 10LAPTOP at Currys YOGA: Get the super versatile Lenovo YOGA 510 with Core i3 CPU, 128GB SSD, Windows 10 and 4GB RAM for just £349 at Currys Acer Aspire ES: Get this 15.6-inch Windows 10 laptop with 1TB HDD and 4GB RAM - it's one of Argos' headline deals and it's down to £199.99 We'll continue adding Boxing Day deals as we find them! http://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/XpjytZKadYHuY5Kqsnopd7.jpg Camera & accessories dealsPark Cameras: Check out the PARK Cameras winter clearance sale on cameras and accessories GoPro: pick up the GoPro Hero+ which can record 1080p video at up to 60fps and stay waterproof down to 131 feet - for £99.99 at Currys We'll continue adding Boxing Day deals as we find them! http://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/XpjytZKadYHuY5Kqsnopd7.jpg Smartphone dealsUse our price comparison tools to find yourself the cheapest available deals on whichever smartphone you want next! Boxing Day smartphone deals: Quick LinksCarphone Warehouse: Boxing Day salesMobiles.co.uk January Sales now livee2save.com - the home of cheap phone dealshttp://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/XpjytZKadYHuY5Kqsnopd7.jpg http://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/Ad2zQKdozMLBLf98bbiagg.jpg iPhone 7 | Vodafone | 5GB data | Unlimited calls/texts | £34 per month (+half price for 6 months) This looks like the strongest iPhone 7 deal out there for Boxing Day this year. Use the voucher code 10OFF to reduce the upfront fee to £140 and then it's only £17 per month for the first 6 months before the price reverts to the normal £34. This deal is not quite as strong as the ones we saw on Black Friday but it's likely that the iPhone 7 will get more expensive pretty soon and so we might not see prices like this again for a while. Total cost over 24 months is £864 View this deal: at Mobiles.co.uk http://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/XpjytZKadYHuY5Kqsnopd7.jpg http://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/KMCyKM4K9AB2BmSe4bfMgX.png Samsung Galaxy S7 | Vodafone | 3GB data | Unlimited calls/texts | £28 per month (+half price for 6 months) Use the voucher code 10OFF to reduce the upfront to £15 and then pay just £14 per month for the first 6 months of your deal before the price reverts to the usual £28. That's the best Samsung Galaxy S7 deal out there right now and as good as anything we saw on Black Friday !This is also the best Android dphone out there right now (not including its Edge sibling) so it's as good as it gets in the smartphone world. Total cost over 24 months is £603 View this deal: at Mobiles.co.uk http://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/XpjytZKadYHuY5Kqsnopd7.jpg Gadgets & other dealsHeadphone & audio dealsKitchen & Home dealsWhat we expect from Boxing Day sales 2016:Update: the Boxing Day sales promotions are starting to appear - Currys is the first site to jump It may still be Christmas Eve but the Boxing Day sales are already here! It's too late to order online now which means today all the online-only stores will pivot to Boxing Day sales promotions. We'll be rounding up all of the best deals right here so if you want to know what's worth buying, come back to TechRadar. We'll update this page with deals shortly! The Boxing Day sales have, of course, traditionally been a highstreet phenomenon as weary turkey-stuffed folk venture outside for more sherry and a strole. But in the last couple of years, it has become much more of an online event, and Boxing Day sales 2016 are going to be "the best yet". That's according to an insider at one of the UK's biggest retailers who shared some plans ahead of the Christmas climax. "Boxing Day sales have always been massive for the highstreet. It's a key period when brick and mortar stores can shift all of the unsold Christmas stock. That means certain product categories will see quite large discounts - apparel, shoes, toys and other gadgets you can probably guess yourself," says our source. "In the last couple of years though, as the internet continues to grow its dominance in the retail space and with the rise of deals events like Black Friday and Cyber Monday, there's an increased appetite for online deals from consumers and a greater requirement from etailers who also want to reduce stock levels ahead of the new year. It's just my view but based on what I know I would say Boxing Day sales 2016 will be more of a thing this year than any year previously." If true, the upshot of this is that all of the usual online retail suspects will resume the battle for your cash that really started at the beginning of November and won't finish until it's too late to get online goods delivered. "You'll need to have your wits about you to get the best prices though," says our source in retail. "The good deals will be out there but don't be fooled by the big red sales logos - shop around to make sure you really do get the best prices." Honestly we're not expecting "Black Friday in December" from the Boxing Day sales this year but the noises we're hearing do suggest it'll be worth waking up early and getting online to see what's out there. Many of the big Boxing Day sales promotions will begin online on Christmas eve so if there's anything you want to buy for yourself it'll be worth looking early if you have the pre-Christmas energy. TechRadar will be online throughout Christmas to help you find the best deals so if you do want to know about all the best Boxing Day bargains, come to this page and we'll point you towards the best discounts. Boxing Day sales: everything you need to knowBoxing Day sales seem to start in September now. We're exaggerating, but only a little bit. Faced with the question of how their sales could stand out when everybody else was doing it, retailers decided there was only one solution: start before everybody else. In 2013, some retailers kicked off their Boxing Day and January sales the week before Christmas. This year they might have already started. http://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/f60de13f9112955d82184e6c8ff1db19.jpg Boxing sales 2016: online versus the High StreetSome retailers start their sales early, but only online - so you can expect to see some websites unveil deals on Christmas Eve that you won't be able to get in-store for another few days. And of course, online-only retailers from gadget emporiums to Steam are keen to get a slice of that sweet sales-frenzy pie, so they'll be running their own offers too. Should I queue overnight for Boxing Day sales?We wouldn't. So-called "doorbuster" deals tend to be very, very limited, and chances are you'll be way behind the organised eBay Tout Massive who know exactly what they want, what Buy It Now price they'll put on it and how to kill you with a single blow if it looks like you'll get to it before they do. We'd recommend staying in bed until a reasonable hour, having a nice breakfast and then relying on a trusted technology website - hello! - to tell you where the best deals are online. Will the Boxing Day sales deals be any good?Yes, sort of, maybe, if you know what you're doing and watch out for the tricks of the trade. And there are quite a few tricks to watch out for. The most common trick is what the Consumers' Association calls "pseudo-sales"; that is, sales that look like sales and quack like sales but that aren't really sales. They exist because of retailers sticking to the letter of the law rather than the spirit. Here's how it works. UK law says that retailers can claim to have discounted goods provided they've been at full price for 28 consecutive days in the last six months, so some firms simply double their prices to ridiculous levels for a month, drop them back to normal again and stick a SUPER HUGE MEGA DISCOUNT sticker on them. That, amazingly, is perfectly legal, and it's why every single Christmas tree in the world appears to be half price in December: they were twice the price throughout August, when nobody buys Christmas trees (if you did, you were robbed. Sorry. Why are you buying Christmas trees in summer anyway?). TechRadar will only be promoting genuine deals on the day so if you're unsure, check back with this page! Here's our rundown of where you will find the best Boxing Day sales on tech and games from Christmas Eve through Boxing Day itself. http://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/54b0b6e40073898e87f068ec93e1c3e8.jpg http://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/3f5fceceb1820da39523d5740e8b00f8.jpg TechRadar.com:We'll be rounding up all of the best Boxing Day sales right here, so if you want a one-stop-shop for all of the best deals, TechRadar is your Huckleberry! We'll be trawling all of the major UK online retailers like Amazon, John Lewis, Currys, Argos and GAME - and pinpointing all of the very best deals, whether they be PS4, Xbox One, Cameras, laptops, iPhones and Android smartphones, wearables, Blu-ray players, videogames... you get the idea. If tech is not what you're looking for, we'll show you the way to the big promotions from non-tech sites so that you can find your way to what you're looking for! http://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/54b0b6e40073898e87f068ec93e1c3e8.jpg http://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/5abc9360cd27bd809ce7e318b17206fe.jpg Amazon:Amazon UK has always led the way when it comes to these deals events and even has one of its very own now with Prime Day in July. You can be sure that it has plans in place for the Boxing Day sales as it looks to move stock out of its enormous warehouses to make room for 2017 products. Amazon is a very convenient place to shop but it's not always the easiest site to navigate, so if you want to find out which are the best Amazon deals this Boxing Day, come to TechRadar and we'll show you the way. Quick link: Amazon Boxing Day sales homepage http://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/54b0b6e40073898e87f068ec93e1c3e8.jpg http://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/98e0f19a7f7d37971f991d31b6527a45.jpg John Lewis:John Lewis didn't do much on Black Friday this year. Its strategy was largely to price match its rivals in an effort to discount as little as possible. You can see why - the customers service and extended warrantee you get from John Lewis means that many people prefer shopping there, particularly for items like TVs. So simply matching prices has worked well. That being said, John Lewis will need to move stock in Boxing Day and in the January sales so it'll certainly be worth checking out John Lewis on the 26th - and of course we'll be listing all the best offers right here on TechRadar. Quick link: John Lewis Boxing Day homepage http://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/54b0b6e40073898e87f068ec93e1c3e8.jpg http://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/ba3b633008ff36e0fb6cb29416a3504f.jpg Currys:Currys is always there or thereabouts when it comes to online sales and it was right there in the thick of its during the Boxing Day sales period last year - both on the high street and online. Online is where the action is at, of course, because online you can drink, eat, sit AND shop at the same time. As one of the UK's biggest electronics retailers you can expect some great deals on TVs, games consoles, tablets, ereaders and all the other usual stuff. Some deals will be better than others of course and we'll be here to let you know which sales items we think are the best! Quick link: Currys Boxing Day homepage http://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/54b0b6e40073898e87f068ec93e1c3e8.jpg http://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/8b32bd80521903d6251c9633a6f775e7.jpg Argos:Argos was one of the big winners on Black Friday - it launched its deals a week early and just kept adding them as November went on. You had to be a savvy shopper though, as mixed in with the genuine bargains were many prices that were still more expensive than those at Amazon. You can expect Argos to be right in there on the Boxing Day sales this year, with sales on basically everything from toys to consoles, iPads, smartphones, tablets, TVs and more. Quick link: Argos Boxing Day homepage http://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/54b0b6e40073898e87f068ec93e1c3e8.jpg http://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/5bc1527cd2777b6f171c4a2383a175b2.jpg GAME:GAME did very well on Black Friday this year. It was very organised and had some of the best PS4 and Xbox One deals around. It was right there with the Boxing Day sales in 2015 too, so in 2016 you can expect more of the same. Expect good deals on console games as well as peripherals for all those new console owners - plus PS4 and Xbox One bundles for anyone who didn't get the present they were hoping for on Christmas Day! Quick link: GAME Boxing Day sales homepage http://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/54b0b6e40073898e87f068ec93e1c3e8.jpg http://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/e0a43007f5b4550d7d81dd9fa079aa0e.jpg Carphone Warehouse:Many of the very best and most popular deals during Boxing Day last year came courtesy of Carphone Warehouse. The highstreet retailer is already pumping out Christmas deals but as soon as it's too late to deliver before Christmas day you expect CPW to pivot and offer something a bit different. We'll pick out the best ones, whether they're standalone smartphones, contract phones, voucher codes or whatever else. Quick link: Carphone Warehouse Boxing Day sales homepage http://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/54b0b6e40073898e87f068ec93e1c3e8.jpg http://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/9c366d6ba552c8b30d75ce0819458af8.jpg Mobiles.co.uk:Like the site above, Mobiles.co.uk is taking advantage of the growing trend to buy and upgrade phone contracts online rather than on the highstreet. The site offered the very best mobile phone deals back on Black Friday so you can expect more of the same from this trusted site. We'll pick out what we think are the best offers and post them on this page so you can see what's worth buying and what's not. Quick link: Mobiles.co.uk Boxing Day sales homepage http://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/54b0b6e40073898e87f068ec93e1c3e8.jpg http://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/0377cfd62f45a2c4e5644d0dbc1d5566.jpg Zavvi:Specialising in movies, games and tech, Zavvi went aggressive on Black Friday and we have it on good authority that they'll be delivering some more exciting deals in the Boxing Day sales. Expect strong deals on PS4 and Xbox One deals as well as some sweet savings on DVD and Blu-ray boxsets, console games and assorted tech items like iPads and laptops. We'll be listing the site's best deals on this page, so you can either come to us for our selection of the best ones or go straight to Zavvi's Boxing Day sales page. Quick link: Zavvi Boxing Day sales page http://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/54b0b6e40073898e87f068ec93e1c3e8.jpg http://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/09147191bb71a1c5d9225d6e7138c6b5.jpg Tesco Direct:Tesco Direct is building itself a good reputation as a destination for good prices on tech items online. Many of the best PS4 deals on Black Friday were available from this site so it's almost a given that we'll see the same again on Boxing Day. Expect also excellent deals on iPads and tablets, Xbox Ones, HD TVs, 4K TVs, Blu-ray players, Google Chromecasts and plenty more including videogames, DVDs and Blu-ray discs. Quick link: Tesco direct Boxing Day homepage http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/techradar/digital-home/~4/hwUb_hoBjnQ

http://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/Z3NPEW36KgeQUzUqXReN6.png We love Handbrake so much we’ve written a song about it. “Handbrake Handbrake Handbrake! Handbrake Handbrake Handbrake! Na na na na! Na na na na!” Good, isn’t it? The app certainly is: it’s a fantastic tool for anybody who needs to rip DVDs (or other kinds of video disc) or convert audio or video files from one format to another. It’s been around forever with a price tag of zero, for which we’re very grateful. Why you need itPresets! Not only does Handbrake provide extensive options for pixel perfectionists, but it comes with a really useful stack of presets that provide one-click access to common formats. If you’ve ever wrestled with trying to convert video for an iPhone, PSP or other device, you’ll be clicking the download button already. It’s not just about devices, though. It can transcode between H.264, H.265, MPEG-2, MPEG-4, VP8 and Theora, and its audio powers include AAC, CoreAudio AAC/HE-AAC, MP3, FLAC, AC3 and Vorbis. That means it’s a great tool for converting any kind of media into whatever format you need. All together now: Handbrake Handbrake Handbrake! Handbrake Handbrake Handbrake! Na na na na! Na na na na! Download here: Handbrake http://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/XpjytZKadYHuY5Kqsnopd7.jpg Popular downloadsThe most popular software available to download from TechRadar right now: Windows Movie Maker: One of the best free video editors around. Simply drag and drop videos, audio and photos onto the timeline, and trim them to fit. LibreOffice: An excellent alternative to Microsoft Office, with tools for making and editing text, presentations, spreadsheets, graphics, equations and charts. AVG Antivirus Free: Top quality protection doesn’t have to cost a penny. AVG has received the gold award in independent virus detection tests. GIMP: Not only does GIMP provide all the standard drawing and editing tools, it’s packed with powerful built-in plugins that rival professional photo editors. VLC Media Player: VLC Media Player can handle pretty much any video or audio file without any additional codecs. The only media player you’ll ever need. http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/techradar/software-news/~4/a5QgH9WWc_E

http://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/Z3NPEW36KgeQUzUqXReN6.png The world is a dangerous place for your data. Fumbling fingers can easily delete it or even reformat a hard disk - and all kinds of things can cause hard disks to crash, partitions to be lost or data destroyed. Wouldn’t it be brilliant if there was an app that could save your bacon, ideally with a silly name that’s hard to pronounce? Yes! Yes it would! Thank goodness for EaseUS Data Recovery Wizard Free Edition! Why you need itEaseUS Data Recovery Wizard Free Edition is designed to recover files, photos, videos, emails and other crucial information from stricken PCs, and it does so very quickly and very simply. There’s one big restriction, though: the free version only restores 500MB of data. That’s more than adequate for a minor disaster, and of course you regularly backup the important stuff anyway. Don’t you? f you think you need the option to restore bigger chunks of data, such as enormous 4K video files, then the Pro version is currently £73.93, US$69.95, AU$126.25 but check out the free version first. In addition to hard disks it can recover data from external storage, SSDs, USBs, servers, RAID drives and even your mind. Okay, maybe not your mind. You’d probably need a David Blaine or Derren Brown version for that. Download here: EaseUS Data Recovery Wizard Free Edition http://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/XpjytZKadYHuY5Kqsnopd7.jpg Popular downloadsThe most popular software available to download from TechRadar right now: Windows Movie Maker: One of the best free video editors around. Simply drag and drop videos, audio and photos onto the timeline, and trim them to fit. LibreOffice: An excellent alternative to Microsoft Office, with tools for making and editing text, presentations, spreadsheets, graphics, equations and charts. AVG Antivirus Free: Top quality protection doesn’t have to cost a penny. AVG has received the gold award in independent virus detection tests. GIMP: Not only does GIMP provide all the standard drawing and editing tools, it’s packed with powerful built-in plugins that rival professional photo editors. VLC Media Player: VLC Media Player can handle pretty much any video or audio file without any additional codecs. The only media player you’ll ever need. http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/techradar/software-news/~4/rZ4Ir0raQOE

Kodu Game Labhttp://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/Z3NPEW36KgeQUzUqXReN6.png The holidays are an expensive time, so we’re bringing you a special treat: a full, free, fun Windows program to download every day until Christmas. Peek behind the 23rd door on our downloads advent calendar to discover Kodu Game Lab – a fun, intuitive way for anyone new to coding (kids or adults) to create their own games. It was originally designed for the Xbox 360, and is now available free for Windows too. No programming or design experience is necessary to get started because Kodu uses a simplified programming model that involves selecting functions via a graphical interface rather than typing code. It can be controlled with either a mouse and keyboard, or a games controller. Make, play, shareKodu games are executed in a full 3D environment, and can include racing games, RPGs, platform games, puzzles, and first-person shooters. Once your creations are finished, you can share them via the Kodu Game Lab Community, where you can also download worlds created by other players. It's brilliant fun, so download it today and give it a try! Download here: Kodu Game Lab http://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/XpjytZKadYHuY5Kqsnopd7.jpg Popular downloadsThe most popular software available to download from TechRadar right now: Windows Movie Maker: One of the best free video editors around. Simply drag and drop videos, audio and photos onto the timeline, and trim them to fit. LibreOffice: An excellent alternative to Microsoft Office, with tools for making and editing text, presentations, spreadsheets, graphics, equations and charts. AVG Antivirus Free: Top quality protection doesn’t have to cost a penny. AVG has received the gold award in independent virus detection tests. GIMP: Not only does GIMP provide all the standard drawing and editing tools, it’s packed with powerful built-in plugins that rival professional photo editors. VLC Media Player: VLC Media Player can handle pretty much any video or audio file without any additional codecs. The only media player you’ll ever need. http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/techradar/software-news/~4/WdcTWlwkAME

A VPN is not just for Christmas; with less than a week remaining, add it to your 2017 list of resolution both on desktop and mobile. Below are the VPN deals that we have been busy collecting; all of them are still live at the time of writing but may be expired by the time you look at them. Note that they are valid worldwide and not all providers offer pound sterling as a transaction currency. We'll be sure to regularly update this page as we get new VPN offers coming through from our global network of 200+ VPN providers. Exclusive VyprVPN Deal: For TechRadar readers only, get 40% off VyprVPN annual plans ($60 USD for 1 year). VyprVPN is a fast, highly secure VPN without third parties. Get VyprVPN.Exclusive Pure VPN deal: Only for Techradar readers is PureVPN's jaw dropping VPN offer. Buy one year of PureVPN service with a 40% discount (effective price is $49) and get another additional year for free. Get it now at: PureVPN.Exclusive Zenmate deal: Just for Techradar readers is ZenMate's mega VPN deal offer. Buy one year of PureVPN service with a 40% discount (effective price is £29.99). Get it now at: Zenmate.Exclusive Invisible Browsing VPN deal: Crafted for the Techradar audience, IBVPN will give 70% off to those who buy its Ultimate VPN package (VPN + SmartDNS+ Proxy) for one year for a mere $29.95. Get it now at: Invisible Browsing Ultimate VPN.Exclusive Private Internet Access deal: Techradar readers get some steep discounts when they opt for a monthly, 6-monthly or a 2-year plan for $5.45, $29.95 and $59.95 respectively. Get it now at: PIA.Hide.me is running a promotion today for 48 hours, offering a whopping 45% off ALL its VPN plans. Get it now at Hide.me.VPN.SH has an exclusive offer for Techradar readers. A whole year of VPN goodness for £15. Get it now at: VPN.SH.Windscribe is giving free Pro accounts to people who have existing VPN subscriptions and match the remaining time they have with that provider, from one month to one year. The firm also has a two-year VPN deal for $24. Get it now at: Windscribe.Keepsolid is slashing the price on its exclusive lifetime subscription to VPN Unlimited to only $79.99. That’s a saving of $420 (the regular price is $499.99). Get it now at: Keepsolid VPN Unlimited.ExpressVPN is offering three-months for free when you purchase its annual VPN package. The offer will be valid from 00:01 UTC+ 8 on November 25 to 18:00 UTC+ 8 on November 29 (next Tuesday). Outside of this time period, the offer page will redirect to the homepage and will not include the 12+3 offer.SlickVPN is offering a scorching deal. There's 50% off all existing plans AND each new customer will get a free 100GB block Usenet account at NewsDemon.com. They also offer a lifetime CORE account for $25 which offers full speeds but reduced locations. Get these deals now at: SlickVPN.AceVPN now has 50% off VPN plans plus free Smart DNS. That means that its premium VPN service will cost only $90 for three years, and $270 for its ultimate VPN package. Get it now at: AceVPN.CactusVPN has up to 54% discount depending on the billing plan (54% applies to annual plans). No need for promo codes, they will be applied automatically to all new orders. Grab yourself a bargain now at: CactusVPN.SecureVPN is doubling your subscription when you buy one year of VPN service, a freebie worth $69.99. The offer is only valid for its desktop service. So you pay $47.70 for the first year and get the second one for free. Get it now at: SecureVPN.http://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/eaV3kfiKqe8HZw8guGnRxS.jpg Choose the best VPN serviceVPNs (Virtual Private Networks) work by creating a secure, encrypted connection between your devices and a VPN server from a service provider (there are dozens of them to choose, from all over the world). Anything you do online - sites you're visiting, emails you send or receive, files you download, web forms you complete - passes through that secure tunnel and can't be intercepted by anyone else (unless one of these servers - or your own computer - is compromised, but that's another story). Below are the top five VPN services that we've picked out for you. This list is regularly updated so is subject to change. If you want to try these VPN services before or don't want to pay (but still need to use that service), then check our guide to best free VPN services. http://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/2504dae4bb1e96de1152a1c8066b7f33.jpg While many VPN providers try to stand out with their free plans and cheap commercial products, IPVanish talks more about service quality. It's "the world's fastest VPN" says the website, boasting 40,000+ shared IPs, 500+ VPN servers in 60+ countries, unlimited P2P traffic, five simultaneous connections and more. The price is still going to be an issue for some – it is more expensive than the average VPN, but IPVanish's high speeds, choice of locations and excellent client are hard to beat. If you're after quality, take the plunge with this VPN, and if somehow you end up unhappy with the service there's a 7-day money-back guarantee. IPVanish has three service options available and it is, unsurprisingly, its 1-year subscription that wins the day. Note that you will be billed in USD and the price displayed on the right is the approximate Pound Sterling conversion at the time of publishing. Other packages are available below: 1-month - £7.983-months - £21.531-year - £62.22http://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/96b215d36f9067e7cc74a7b0b2aeea8d.jpg If you want the absolute best VPN service, check out AnchorFree's Hotspot Shield Elite. It is, in our view, the one that manages to provide all the necessary features at an attractive price with the option of getting a lifetime license. It supports private browsing, virtual locations, allows "access all content", and supports up to five devices. Performance results in our tests were excellent, with latency showing only a marginal increase, and both upload and download speeds were a little faster once connected. We'd like more configurability and a wider range of locations, but Hotspot Shield Elite's high speeds and low prices have a lot of appeal, and the 7-day trial makes it easy to test the service for yourself. Anchordesk has only one service option available and it is a 1-year subscription. Note that you will be billed in USD and the price displayed on the right is the approximate Pound Sterling conversion at the time of publishing. Other available packages are listed below: 1-month, 1-user - £7.956-months, 1-user - £12.951-year, 1 user - £18.952-years, 1 user - £31.95Forever, 1 user - £63.951-month, 20 users - £15.921-month, 60 users - £43.841-month, 100 users - £67.78http://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/d7c719564c1a3c192460bc722bd764f8.jpg Some companies take a one-size-fits-all approach to VPNs, offering the bare minimum of products, but KeepSolid's VPN Unlimited is different. Very, very different. Forget the usual two or three plans: VPN Unlimited offers six, plus there's a 7-day free trial to get you started (and also a 7-day money-back guarantee for a little extra security). VPN Unlimited's PC client opens with a clear overview of the service state. Your real and virtual IPs are displayed as addresses and plotted on a map, and the number of days left on your current plan is visible at a glance. Its choice of servers is less than some but for a more general purpose VPN, the service does very well. Keepsolid's VPN Unlimited has a whopping six service options available, ranging all the way from 7-day to Infinity (i.e. VPN for life). Note that you will be billed in USD and the price displayed on the right is the approximate Pound Sterling conversion at the time of publishing for its best value-for-money package, the 1-year subscription offer. Other packages are available below: Unlimited personal VPN server - £398.13Unlimited - £55.843-years - £55.841-year - £19.943-months - £7.171-month -£3.981-day - £1.59;http://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/5d1cba3c24b70a51b6e3af94daf68bfa.jpg Despite being based in a country located in Central America - hardly a tech hub - NordVPN's current products match or beat the competition in just about every area. 685 servers in 52 countries, 2048-bit encryption, 6-device support as standard, strong DNS leak protection, automatic Kill Switch, handy security extras, optional dedicated IP addresses, and payment options including Bitcoin, PayPal and credit cards. Performance was good, too, with download speeds around 95% of our typical rate. Latency and upload speeds weren't as impressive at 197% and 40% of the regular rates, but overall our system still felt relatively snappy and responsive. NordVPN has three service options available and its most popular and by far best value offer is the 1-year subscription. Note that you will be billed in USD and the price displayed on the right - for the 1-year subscription - is the approximate Pound Sterling conversion at the time of publishing. Other packages are available below: 1-month - £9.536-months - £33.511-year - £55.05http://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/8a740e021bbba2a4922c3a962a5157fd.jpg PureVPN's PC client stands out immediately for the sheer volume of connection options and tools it makes available. Its policy on logging is unusually clear: the company records the time you connect to a server and the total bandwidth used, but otherwise there are no logs of the websites you visit, the files you download or anything else. PureVPN did well on our performance tests, where amazingly it managed to improve most of our download speeds. Latency was a mere 5% higher than normal, upload speeds actually increased by 4%, while downloads were a very surprising 80% up on our normal speeds. The provides offers three service options but it is its two-year package which is the best value for money across board. It doesn't sell one-year subscription bundles. Note that the company offers a 5% discount if you pay by credit card and you will be billed in USD and the price displayed on the right is the approximate Pound Sterling conversion at the time of publishing. Other packages are available below: 1-year, 15 accounts - £804.241-year, 10 accounts - £411.691-year, 5 accounts - £229.7812-months, 1 account - £55.056-months, 1 account - £38.301-month, 1 account - £7.98The next 5 VPN services to be considered are: CactusVPNCyberGhost PremiumHide.meHola PremiumInvisible Browsing VPNWhat is a VPN?VPN is one of those tech terms and has gained a lot of traction in recent years as the internet has diversified and grown to even bigger levels. However, the premise is actually quite simple, and there are some great use cases. It stands for ‘virtual private networking’, which is a popular internet security method. The latter involves technologies that aim to add a layer of security to both private and public networks. These include broadband and internet hotspots. If there’s one worry when it comes to using technology and the internet, it’s privacy. By using a VPN, you can, in theory, prevent your internet service provider (ISP) and government from seeing your internet history. VPNs have also emerged as a popular tool in the freedom of speech movement. You’re able to avoid censorship within organisations and from third-parties. For example, if you have a view that goes against the priorities of your employer, you don’t have to worry about them finding out. People also use VPN technology to “geo-spoof” their location. This results in users customising their location settings to be able to use overseas services. A great example of this is watching a TV programme or online product that’s only available in a specific country, perhaps due to legal or licensing issues. You can resort to a VPN to protect yourself from hackers too. If you’re outside and sign up to use a public internet hotspot - perhaps in a cafe or library - there is the chance someone could try to break into your device. This can lead to you losing valuable data, such as passwords. This technology is also emerging as a popular force in the world of business. When you’re traveling around for meetings all the time, it’s normal to connect to third-party networks. With a VPN, you can access your firm’s intranet without the worry of being targeted by cyber criminals. http://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/eaV3kfiKqe8HZw8guGnRxS.jpg Proxy vs. VPNProxies are also popular, and there’s always the question about how they differ from VPNs. The aim of both methods is to protect users’ identities or to spoof a location. While they are different technologies, many VPN providers also offer proxies. A proxy is type of computing system that functions as a go-between for your connected device and your web connection. These servers also have their own IP addresses, so transfers can’t be traced directly to your computer. They may share common aims with VPNs, but typically, they only secure a torrent client or browser. Using a VPN, you can encrypt 100% of your internet connection, so there’s more protection. http://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/eaV3kfiKqe8HZw8guGnRxS.jpg Free vs. Paid VPN: Which is better?VPNs used to be a premium product, but you don't have to spend big money on them anymore. Some companies now offer a basic service that won't cost you anything at all. As you'd expect, there are catches, and they typically start with a data cap. Avira Phantom VPN's free plan limits you to 500MB a month, PrivateTunnel offers 2GB, whereas ZPN has a generous 10GB allowance - not bad at all. Free products also typically have usage restrictions. Most companies don't want you to soak up all their bandwidth on torrents, so ZPN is typical in blocking P2P. Hide.me's 2GB free plan also has some common limits. There's "best effort" bandwidth, which means paying customers have speed priority and you get what's left. And the choice of locations is limited to three: Canada, Netherlands and Singapore. Hola's free-for-personal-use plan doesn't have the same kind of restrictions, but even here there's a catch. The service routes traffic through its free users rather than dedicated servers, so signing up allows others to (securely) share a small part of your bandwidth and resources. Then there's the adverts and the session limits (CyberGhost) and the general lack of service level agreement: free means that it doesn't come with any implicit warranties. Free plans are fine for simple needs, then - maybe protecting your laptop's wireless hotspot traffic on the occasional trip - but if you're looking for anything more advanced, a commercial product is best. The immediate benefit is that you know your personal data remains safe, even if you're on a public Wi-Fi hotspot. Local snoopers might be able to see the connection, but there's no way to find out what it is or where it's going. VPNs also give you a new digital identity in the shape of an IP address from another country. This makes it harder for websites or anyone else to track you, allows some people to bypass government censorship, and helps the rest of us avoid those "not available in your country" messages on YouTube or other streaming sites. Best of all, despite the low-level network technology involved, you don't need to be any kind of expert to make VPNs work. For the most part, all you have to do is choose the country where you'd like an IP address, click Connect to start, Disconnect when you're done - and that's it. http://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/9d8b11b635025b4f8ea1de3d26c578ec.jpg How to choose a VPN: Here are 6 tipsThere are several factors to consider when you're choosing a paid VPN. 1. Does the plan have servers in every country and region you need? Having more than one server in a country can help spread the load, but doesn't guarantee improved performance, so don't assume a plan with 500 servers will automatically beat another with 100. 2. Check the number of simultaneous connections supported. Typically, this is 3-5, which allows you to have a PC, mobile and tablet connected at the same time. But beware, many companies say this is for a single user only, and they all have fair usage policies to prevent people hogging resources. If you let the entire family download and stream videos separately then you'll run into trouble. 3. Some providers list the connection protocols they use. OpenVPN and IKeV2 are good choices, fast and secure. You might see SSTP and the older PPTP, as well as protocol options (TCP or UDP for OpenVPN). You don't need to understand the low-level details, but having the extra choice can help the service make faster and/or more reliable connections. 4. All VPN companies say they don't log whatever you're doing online, but inevitably they collect a little data. Some services record the day your account logged on, the amount of data you used, and delete anything else when the session closes. Others add items like your incoming IP address and the server you used, and keep the data for months, even years. If you're concerned, check the Privacy Policy and Terms of Service to find out more. 5. It's important to consider the client, the software which handles your connections. These all have a list of servers and a Connect/ Disconnect button, but could you use more? Some clients display server load and ping time in the interface, helping you choose the right server. Regular users might appreciate a "Favourites" system to save and recall specific servers. If you know what you're doing, having access to low-level network settings will help you tune the whole system. 6. Finally, there's the price. Beware of apparently cheap deals: these may have restricted features, exclude taxes, be discounted for the first billing period only, and renew automatically, so that apparent one-off £3.99 might become almost £10 next month. Look for a 'Pricing' link, read the small print, and if possible use something like PayPal where it's easy to check and cancel a subscription yourself. Once you've found what looks like a good VPN candidate, be sure to take it for a trial before you spend any big money. But a short trial can only tell you so much, so once that's expired, pay for a month, run as many tests as you can, then upgrade to a better value plan (usually yearly) if you're still happy. http://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/9d8b11b635025b4f8ea1de3d26c578ec.jpg How to test a VPNOur comparisons started by looking at each provider's range of plans. We were looking for features, value, and clear and honest pricing. Free ways to learn more about a service - free plans, trial periods, refund periods - were important, and we also looked for companies which maintained your privacy when you signed up (no email address required, trials available without credit cards, Bitcoin available as a payment option). The official product pages never tell you everything you need to know, so head off to the Privacy Policy and Terms and Conditions pages to find the real details. Does the company log more data than you'd expect, or keep it for a long time? When might it share information with others? Are there any restrictions on who can sign up? (Some providers say you must be 18 or over, or that the service is for personal, non-commercial use only.) Any other catches? VPN performance is difficult to measure as there are so many variables, but we used multiple techniques to try and get a feel for each service's abilities. We first used speedtest.net to measure the latency, upload and download speeds for a distant connection (typically UK to California), repeated the test immediately with the VPN turned off, and looked at any changes. We followed this up with a much shorter connection (typically UK to Netherlands) to see a more typical peak performance, ran a second benchmark to confirm our results, and ran some general browsing tests - including streaming HD video - to look for other problems. VPNs will always give you a new IP address, but some services may have DNS or other leaks which give clues about your identity. We visited IPLeak.net and other privacy sites to look for problems. In terms of the client and interface, we were looking for good server selection tools (by country, region, server, speed, with filters, a Favourites system, perhaps with server load or ping time displayed), with plenty of configuration options, but also a client which stays out of the way until it's needed. Finally, we weighed up these individual factors, came up with an overall score, and narrowed these down to the 10 best VPNs around. All the software in the top five scored at least 70 points out of 100. You might also be interested in:How to set up and maintain a VPNHow to make your VPN more secureHow to build a dedicated VPN routerHow to use VPN on Androidhttp://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/techradar/software-news/~4/Cjiozi0ivWg

http://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/Z3NPEW36KgeQUzUqXReN6.png ShotcutWe’re often critical of app names, usually because they’re silly. But Shotcut has a different problem: when you Google it, the search engine automatically corrects it to shortcut and looks for something else. So it’s handy that we’ve got it right here. It’s a surprisingly sophisticated video editor that’s quick and efficient to use. And its developer is the brilliantly named MeltyTech. Why you need itBecause not only does Shotcut edit video, but it can also handle streaming in HTTP, HLS, RTMP, RTSP, MMS and UDP formats, work with 4K footage and capture video from a whole host of peripherals and connectors. Make no mistake: this is powerful enough for a production environment, as well as a great tool for bedroom movie makers and would-be YouTube stars. You get a range of filters and effects, the option to convert to and from a range of formats, some exceptionally useful audio tools and filters and a whole host of new tweaks in this, the 16th version of the app. It’s open source too, so it won’t blast you with invasive ads or try to invade your privacy, and it’s available for Windows (the version here) as well as Mac and Linux. Download here: Shotcut http://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/XpjytZKadYHuY5Kqsnopd7.jpg Popular downloadsThe most popular software available to download from TechRadar right now: Windows Movie Maker: One of the best free video editors around. Simply drag and drop videos, audio and photos onto the timeline, and trim them to fit. LibreOffice: An excellent alternative to Microsoft Office, with tools for making and editing text, presentations, spreadsheets, graphics, equations and charts. AVG Antivirus Free: Top quality protection doesn’t have to cost a penny. AVG has received the gold award in independent virus detection tests. GIMP: Not only does GIMP provide all the standard drawing and editing tools, it’s packed with powerful built-in plugins that rival professional photo editors. VLC Media Player: VLC Media Player can handle pretty much any video or audio file without any additional codecs. The only media player you’ll ever need. http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/techradar/software-news/~4/vX_CdZ9hxWQ

Super-customizable browser Vivaldi has received a Christmas update, with new features to make managing your tabs a breeze – no matter how many you have open. The first of Vivaldi 1.6’s new features is the ability to display notifications in tab titles, letting you see which pages have new content for you without opening them. These notifications appear as a small icon on each tab title, showing the number of new social media messages or emails. http://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/Ggw7e7MTEnQ6LRaR7GgxqH.png Vivaldi’s handy tab-stacking feature has also received a small but welcome update. Stacking enables you to collect a group of tabs and minimize them together to keep your browser window tidy and avoid the need to hunt through dozens of tiny tab titles to find the one you want. You can now give each of your tab stacks a name to help you identify it more easily, rather than relying on a small thumbnail image. Download here: Vivaldi http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/techradar/software-news/~4/MYKenxUV3o8

XnRetrohttp://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/Z3NPEW36KgeQUzUqXReN6.png The holidays are an expensive time, so we’re bringing you a special treat: a full, free, fun Windows program to download every day until Christmas. Peel back the 21st door on our free downloads advent calendar and you'll find XnRetro – a fun and easy way to give ordinary photo an old-school twist. This is no simple Instagram-alike – in addition to 20 fully adjustable vintage filters, XnRetro also includes a set of great looking lighting effects, vignettes, and borders. Photos of Christmas pastXnRetro's special lighting effects include light leaks, which simulate the effect of light getting into the body of a traditional film camera. There's also bokeh, which transforms points of light into discs, and a tool that simulates the effect of surface scratches on an old print. Vignette effects darken the edges of the image – again, recreating the effect of an old analog camera – and color adjustments simulate the look of different kinds of film. XnRetro is very easy to use, produces great results, and is a great way to jazz up this year's Christmas photos before sharing them online. Download here: XnRetro http://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/XpjytZKadYHuY5Kqsnopd7.jpg Popular downloadsThe most popular software available to download from TechRadar right now: Windows Movie Maker: One of the best free video editors around. Simply drag and drop videos, audio and photos onto the timeline, and trim them to fit. LibreOffice: An excellent alternative to Microsoft Office, with tools for making and editing text, presentations, spreadsheets, graphics, equations and charts. AVG Antivirus Free: Top quality protection doesn’t have to cost a penny. AVG has received the gold award in independent virus detection tests. GIMP: Not only does GIMP provide all the standard drawing and editing tools, it’s packed with powerful built-in plugins that rival professional photo editors. VLC Media Player: VLC Media Player can handle pretty much any video or audio file without any additional codecs. The only media player you’ll ever need. http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/techradar/software-news/~4/CGrysD3NLIM

The best free VPNThere are various reasons for wanting to use free VPN (virtual private network) software, but the two main ones are to hide who you are, or to hide where you are. Why might you want to do either of these things? Depending on what you're up to online, it is entirely possible that you do not want your online activities to be traceable – particularly in parts of the world where internet surveillance is a serious issue. As for wanting to disguise where you are, this has the advantage of opening up websites that might otherwise be inaccessible. There are a large number of websites – using video or television sites – that use geo-locking to try to block visitors from certain countries, and free VPN software can be used to get around these restrictions. It can also be used to bypass site block put in place by governments and ISPs, and secure your wireless connection. Here's our pick of the best free VPN software to keep your online activity safe and anonymous. http://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/XpjytZKadYHuY5Kqsnopd7.jpg http://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/TKMvFA4rZe7LNQERY6q8NA.jpg 1. TunnelBearhttp://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/Z3NPEW36KgeQUzUqXReN6.png Protecting your identity doesn't get any easier than this. TunnelBear is the best free VPN around TunnelBear might have something of a cutesy design, but it's a serious free VPN. There are free and paid-for subscriptions to choose from. The only restriction with the free one is that you are limited to 500MB of traffic each month. This isn't a huge amount, so you won’t be able to use TunnelBear all of the time without paying, but it's great for those times when you feel like you need a little extra protection. Performance is impressive and ease of use is second to none. In all likelihood you won’t need to change any of the default settings, and the automatic connection option should work find, but you can manually choose from one of 20 countries as your adopted location. Delightfully simple and high recommended. There's a mobile version available for your smartphone too. Download here: TunnelBear http://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/XpjytZKadYHuY5Kqsnopd7.jpg http://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/PkAFUN34ERWuQyJbtR9Yxb.jpg Hotspot Shield Free is extremely easy to use, and offers a generous data allowance2. Hotspot Shield Freehttp://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/Z3NPEW36KgeQUzUqXReN6.png If you use public Wi-Fi regularly, Hotspot Shield Free is a great free VPN for protecting your privacy Hotspot Shield Free is one of the better known names in this roundup, and another of the best free VPNs around today. The program initially installs as a regular desktop app that captures all web traffic when it is enabled, but there are also browser extensions available for Firefox and Chrome to take care of browser-only traffic. In addition to the Windows software, there are versions for macOS, iOS and Android, so you can keep yourself safe online using just about any device you care to mention. You can choose to anchor yourself to one of 20 countries if you pay for the Elite version of the app, and this should enable you to access just about anything you want; in the free version, you're limited to locations that Hotspot Shield chooses for you. Hotspot Shield Free offers the option to have the free VPN automatically enabled whenever you connect to a wireless network that is deemed 'unsafe', the program offers peace of mind for those who work away from the home or office a lot. Online performance does seem to suffer a little when Hotspot Shield is enabled, but the bandwidth limit of 750MB per day is generous. Download here: Hotspot Shield Free http://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/XpjytZKadYHuY5Kqsnopd7.jpg http://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/xnWb4NYAv5DU8HnyQExgqQ.jpg 3. PrivateTunnelhttp://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/Z3NPEW36KgeQUzUqXReN6.png A free VPN that will keep you data and your identity safe on any desktop or mobile device Like some of the other tools featured in this roundup, PrivateTunnel is available for a number of platforms – specifically Windows, Mac, Android and iOS. Another characteristic shared with many of its contemporaries is the existence of a limited, free package in addition to paid-for subscriptions. Well, sort of. Rather than offering a traditional monthly subscription package, you are instead provided with 200MB of non-expiring data to use as you want. When this runs out, you can purchase more data in bundles of 20GB or 100GB. If you feel that you'd like to use PrivateTunnel all the time, you can opt for a $30 per year package which give you unlimited data – see the 200MB as something of a taster session to see if you like everything. As a VPN, PrivateTunnel works fairly well, although connections can be a little temperamental at times. It's all very easy to use, so there's little reason not to take it for a test drive. Download here: PrivateTunnel http://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/XpjytZKadYHuY5Kqsnopd7.jpg http://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/AVDDW7kmL9R5eJtHP7wDTh.jpg Free VPN tool freelan gives you total control over your connection, but its somewhat tricky setup means TunnelBear and Hotspot Shield Free are better choices for novice users4. Freelanhttp://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/Z3NPEW36KgeQUzUqXReN6.png A free VPN designed for experienced users who are comfortable using the command line The installation of Freelan is a little disconcerting for the uninitiated. Rather than just installing a regular program, the software installs new network drivers that take control of your web traffic. That's not a problem, but it's something that's worth pointing out right from the start. Freelan is an open source tool and is free in absolutely every regard, but getting it set up can be tricky, particularly for novices. For more advanced users Freelan has a great deal to offer, but you should not expect your hand to be held every step of the way as well the likes of TunnelBear. For most people this is going to be a program to avoid, but for the curious, the more technically-minded (there's no graphical user interface, so you'll be controlling it via the command line) and those who want to be in absolute control, it's ideal. Download here: Freelan http://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/XpjytZKadYHuY5Kqsnopd7.jpg http://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/ZbcNa7U5yXfSC3iGcKCL76.jpg Hide.me can be set to run automatically when Windows starts, though you're more likely to want to activate it manually when you need to carry out transactions like shopping or online banking5. Hide.mehttp://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/Z3NPEW36KgeQUzUqXReN6.png A straightforward free VPN service that's simple to use, but more limited than some of the alternatives Securing your connection with Hide.me is simplicity itself; all you need to do is hit the Connect button and you're ready to start browsing. If you want, you can spend a little time configuring options such which VPN protocol should be used. If you're comfortable tinkering with network settings, you can also change your DNS to something other than that offered by your ISP. The free version of Hide.me features a 2GB monthly data cap, which makes it more limited than its paid-for counterparts, but is still a generous allowance. Another restriction to keep in mind is that there are only three location masks available: Canada, the Netherlands and Singapore. You can set Hide.me to launch automatically whenever you start your computer, but the bandwidth limit means you're more likely to use it on an ad-hoc basis whenever you need to do something like shopping and online banking. Performance is reasonable, though the occasional popups asking you to upgrade to a paid-for account can be distracting. Download here: Hide.me http://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/XpjytZKadYHuY5Kqsnopd7.jpg See all web services and office software available to download on TechRadar http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/techradar/software-news/~4/f546MuM52Gs

Every month, Microsoft is busy pushing out fresh updates for Office 365, and December is no exception, with the company adding a number of perks on the accessibility front. One of the biggest changes is moving the Accessibility Checker to make it more prominent and easily found across all the main Office apps (including Word, Excel, PowerPoint, Outlook, and also OneNote along with Visio). And of course this means the feature should see more use. What does the checker do? It analyses your document (or presentation, or whatever) and determines exactly how accessible it is to those who might have visual, hearing or mobility impairments, making suggestions on how to improve any problems – like adding alternate text description for images (so these will be read out aloud by a screen reader). You’ll find the Check Accessibility option available in the Review tab – it’s in the Windows desktop applications mentioned, and also in some of the Office for Mac and Office Online apps. http://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/x5UDubD2XHvzrjoG2tembQ.jpg Automated text descriptionsSpeaking of alternate text descriptions, Microsoft is automating these for both Word and PowerPoint on Windows desktop. In other words, these programs will analyse embedded images and suggest a text description automatically, a nifty touch – although this isn’t live yet, but rather it’s ‘coming soon’. For Outlook on the web, Microsoft is also adding a MailTip which allows a user to let people know that they prefer to receive accessible content. This means that folks writing a message to that user will be reminded to use the aforementioned Accessibility Checker before sending the email. This MailTip is available now on the web version of Outlook for commercial Office 365 users, and will be coming to the Outlook app for Windows desktop soon. Finally, Microsoft is improving hyperlinks on the accessibility front, so that when you insert a hyperlink in a cloud-based file or website, you’ll get a Recent Items list highlighting recently used files – and when the link is placed, the file or web page name (which you can edit) will be used as the display text rather than the long URL. Again, that’s going to be helpful for people using screen readers, and this capability should arrive in the ‘next few months’ for the Windows desktop versions of Word, Excel, PowerPoint and Outlook. It’ll also be coming to the Office Mobile apps for both Windows and Android. Not keen on Office 365? We list the best alternatives herehttp://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/techradar/software-news/~4/0cdM5uXeAHE

http://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/Z3NPEW36KgeQUzUqXReN6.png WPS Office FreeIf you need an office suite but don’t want or can’t afford Microsoft Office 365, you have several options. You can go for Google Docs and accept its limitations in favour of its collaboration features and decent storage. You can download an Office-a-like program or suite that kicks it old school with the interface from Office 2003. Or you can go for WPS Office Free, which looks fantastic, works brilliantly and doesn’t cost a penny. Why you need itBecause some kind of Office-style software is pretty much mandatory if you’re doing business or want to access the stuff your kids do at school, and it’s handy to have in its own right too. WPS Office Free provides three apps (Writer, Presentation and Spreadsheets), looks very much like the current version of Microsoft Office, and offers compatibility with all major file formats – including Microsoft ones. You’ll see the odd ad for the paid-for version, which adds powerful PDF editing and offers technical support, but the free version covers all the essential features and provides a whole host of good-looking templates to help you get started with your document, spreadsheet or presentation. It really is a must-download. Download here: WPS Office Free http://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/XpjytZKadYHuY5Kqsnopd7.jpg Popular downloadsThe most popular software available to download from TechRadar right now: Windows Movie Maker: One of the best free video editors around. Simply drag and drop videos, audio and photos onto the timeline, and trim them to fit. LibreOffice: An excellent alternative to Microsoft Office, with tools for making and editing text, presentations, spreadsheets, graphics, equations and charts. AVG Antivirus Free: Top quality protection doesn’t have to cost a penny. AVG has received the gold award in independent virus detection tests. GIMP: Not only does GIMP provide all the standard drawing and editing tools, it’s packed with powerful built-in plugins that rival professional photo editors. VLC Media Player: VLC Media Player can handle pretty much any video or audio file without any additional codecs. The only media player you’ll ever need. http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/techradar/software-news/~4/a06wuNeVlkY

OpenRockethttp://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/Z3NPEW36KgeQUzUqXReN6.png The holidays are an expensive time, so we’re bringing you a special treat: a full, free, fun Windows program to download every day until Christmas. Open the 18th door on our free downloads advent calendar to reveal OpenRocket – a strangely addictive spacecraft simulator that lets you design your own rocket from nosecone to tail fins. Once you've finished, OpenRocket launches it into simulated space and shows you how it performs in the air. Blast offIt might be rocket science, but building your own spacecraft is straightforward and fun. Just select and add components (internal and external), then adjust options such as size and shape. There are helpful notes to explain any particularly esoteric terms. Once you're confident that your creation is spaceworthy, OpenRocket will simulate its flight, giving you real-time details of its altitude, velocity and acceleration. The simulation is extremely detailed, and you can see the effect of each of your choices on its performance. OpenRocket is brilliant fun, and completely free. Download it today and give it a try! Download here: OpenRocket http://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/XpjytZKadYHuY5Kqsnopd7.jpg Popular downloadsThe most popular software available to download from TechRadar right now: Windows Movie Maker: One of the best free video editors around. Simply drag and drop videos, audio and photos onto the timeline, and trim them to fit. LibreOffice: An excellent alternative to Microsoft Office, with tools for making and editing text, presentations, spreadsheets, graphics, equations and charts. AVG Antivirus Free: Top quality protection doesn’t have to cost a penny. AVG has received the gold award in independent virus detection tests. GIMP: Not only does GIMP provide all the standard drawing and editing tools, it’s packed with powerful built-in plugins that rival professional photo editors. VLC Media Player: VLC Media Player can handle pretty much any video or audio file without any additional codecs. The only media player you’ll ever need. http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/techradar/software-news/~4/6vI9nxmbmn0

On1 Effectshttp://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/Z3NPEW36KgeQUzUqXReN6.png The holidays are an expensive time, so we’re bringing you a special treat: a full, free, fun Windows program to download every day until Christmas. Peek behind our downloads advent calendar's 17th door to find On1 Effects – a suite of professional-level filters to make your photographs look amazing. If you own Adobe Photoshop or Lightroom, you can use On1 Effects as a set of plugins, accessible through the normal menu system. Don't worry if you don't though – On1 Effects also works as a standalone photo editor. Premium filtersMany of the filters have a vintage feel that adds a sense of depth and warmth to your pictures, or simulates the effect of old film. This isn't just an Instagram-simulator, though – it works with high-resolution photos, and you can layer and adjust filters to create bespoke effects. There's also an adjustment brush, as well as textures, borders, and glow effects. If you're particularly pleased with the filters you've applied, you can save them as a profile to use again on another photo that needs a facelift. Download here: On1 Effects http://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/XpjytZKadYHuY5Kqsnopd7.jpg Popular downloadsThe most popular software available to download from TechRadar right now: Windows Movie Maker: One of the best free video editors around. Simply drag and drop videos, audio and photos onto the timeline, and trim them to fit. LibreOffice: An excellent alternative to Microsoft Office, with tools for making and editing text, presentations, spreadsheets, graphics, equations and charts. AVG Antivirus Free: Top quality protection doesn’t have to cost a penny. AVG has received the gold award in independent virus detection tests. GIMP: Not only does GIMP provide all the standard drawing and editing tools, it’s packed with powerful built-in plugins that rival professional photo editors. VLC Media Player: VLC Media Player can handle pretty much any video or audio file without any additional codecs. The only media player you’ll ever need. http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/techradar/software-news/~4/_qAH70g2GqU

The Boxing Day sales season has traditionally been a highstreet phenomenon as weary turkey-stuffed folk venture outside for more sherry. But in the last couple of years, it has become much more of an online event, and Boxing Day sales 2016 are going to be "the best yet". That's according to an insider at one of the UK's biggest retailers who shared some plans ahead of the Christmas climax. "Boxing Day sales have always been massive for the highstreet. It's a key period when brick and mortar stores can shift all of the unsold Christmas stock. That means certain product categories will see quite large discounts - apparel, shoes, toys and other gadgets you can probably guess yourself," says our source. "In the last couple of years though, as the internet continues to grow its dominance in the retail space and with the rise of deals events like Black Friday and Cyber Monday, there's an increased appetite for online deals from consumers and a greater requirement from etailers who also want to reduce stock levels ahead of the new year. It's just my view but based on what I know I would say Boxing Day sales 2016 will be more of a thing this year than any year previously." If true, the upshot of this is that all of the usual online retail suspects will resume the battle for your cash that really started at the beginning of November and won't finish until it's too late to get online goods delivered. "You'll need to have your wits about you to get the best prices though," says our source in retail. "The good deals will be out there but don't be fooled by the big red sales logos - shop around to make sure you really do get the best prices." What we expect from Boxing Day sales 2016:Honestly we're not expecting "Black Friday in December" from the Boxing Day sales this year but the noises we're hearing do suggest it'll be worth waking up early and getting online to see what's out there. Many of the big Boxing Day sales promotions will begin online on Christmas eve so if there's anything you want to buy for yourself it'll be worth looking early if you have the pre-Christmas energy. TechRadar will be online throughout Christmas to help you find the best deals so if you do want to know about all the best Boxing Day bargains, come to this page and we'll point you towards the best discounts. Boxing Day sales: everything you need to knowBoxing Day sales seem to start in September now. We're exaggerating, but only a little bit. Faced with the question of how their sales could stand out when everybody else was doing it, retailers decided there was only one solution: start before everybody else. In 2013, some retailers kicked off their Boxing Day and January sales the week before Christmas. This year they might have already started. http://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/f60de13f9112955d82184e6c8ff1db19.jpg Boxing sales 2016: online versus the High StreetSome retailers start their sales early, but only online - so you can expect to see some websites unveil deals on Christmas Eve that you won't be able to get in-store for another few days. And of course, online-only retailers from gadget emporiums to Steam are keen to get a slice of that sweet sales-frenzy pie, so they'll be running their own offers too. Should I queue overnight for Boxing Day sales?We wouldn't. So-called "doorbuster" deals tend to be very, very limited, and chances are you'll be way behind the organised eBay Tout Massive who know exactly what they want, what Buy It Now price they'll put on it and how to kill you with a single blow if it looks like you'll get to it before they do. We'd recommend staying in bed until a reasonable hour, having a nice breakfast and then relying on a trusted technology website - hello! - to tell you where the best deals are online. Will the Boxing Day sales deals be any good?Yes, sort of, maybe, if you know what you're doing and watch out for the tricks of the trade. And there are quite a few tricks to watch out for. The most common trick is what the Consumers' Association calls "pseudo-sales"; that is, sales that look like sales and quack like sales but that aren't really sales. They exist because of retailers sticking to the letter of the law rather than the spirit. Here's how it works. UK law says that retailers can claim to have discounted goods provided they've been at full price for 28 consecutive days in the last six months, so some firms simply double their prices to ridiculous levels for a month, drop them back to normal again and stick a SUPER HUGE MEGA DISCOUNT sticker on them. That, amazingly, is perfectly legal, and it's why every single Christmas tree in the world appears to be half price in December: they were twice the price throughout August, when nobody buys Christmas trees (if you did, you were robbed. Sorry. Why are you buying Christmas trees in summer anyway?). TechRadar will only be promoting genuine deals on the day so if you're unsure, check back with this page! Here's our rundown of where you will find the best Boxing Day sales on tech and games from Christmas Eve through Boxing Day itself. http://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/54b0b6e40073898e87f068ec93e1c3e8.jpg http://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/3f5fceceb1820da39523d5740e8b00f8.jpg TechRadar.com:We'll be rounding up all of the best Boxing Day sales right here, so if you want a one-stop-shop for all of the best deals, TechRadar is your Huckleberry! We'll be trawling all of the major UK online retailers like Amazon, John Lewis, Currys, Argos and GAME - and pinpointing all of the very best deals, whether they be PS4, Xbox One, Cameras, laptops, iPhones and Android smartphones, wearables, Blu-ray players, videogames... you get the idea. If tech is not what you're looking for, we'll show you the way to the big promotions from non-tech sites so that you can find your way to what you're looking for! http://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/54b0b6e40073898e87f068ec93e1c3e8.jpg http://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/5abc9360cd27bd809ce7e318b17206fe.jpg Amazon:Amazon UK has always led the way when it comes to these deals events and even has one of its very own now with Prime Day in July. You can be sure that it has plans in place for the Boxing Day sales as it looks to move stock out of its enormous warehouses to make room for 2017 products. Amazon is a very convenient place to shop but it's not always the easiest site to navigate, so if you want to find out which are the best Amazon deals this Boxing Day, come to TechRadar and we'll show you the way. Quick link: Amazon Boxing Day sales homepage http://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/54b0b6e40073898e87f068ec93e1c3e8.jpg http://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/98e0f19a7f7d37971f991d31b6527a45.jpg John Lewis:John Lewis didn't do much on Black Friday this year. Its strategy was largely to price match its rivals in an effort to discount as little as possible. You can see why - the customers service and extended warrantee you get from John Lewis means that many people prefer shopping there, particularly for items like TVs. So simply matching prices has worked well. That being said, John Lewis will need to move stock in Boxing Day and in the January sales so it'll certainly be worth checking out John Lewis on the 26th - and of course we'll be listing all the best offers right here on TechRadar. Quick link: John Lewis Boxing Day homepage http://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/54b0b6e40073898e87f068ec93e1c3e8.jpg http://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/ba3b633008ff36e0fb6cb29416a3504f.jpg Currys:Currys is always there or thereabouts when it comes to online sales and it was right there in the thick of its during the Boxing Day sales period last year - both on the high street and online. Online is where the action is at, of course, because online you can drink, eat, sit AND shop at the same time. As one of the UK's biggest electronics retailers you can expect some great deals on TVs, games consoles, tablets, ereaders and all the other usual stuff. Some deals will be better than others of course and we'll be here to let you know which sales items we think are the best! Quick link: Currys Boxing Day homepage http://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/54b0b6e40073898e87f068ec93e1c3e8.jpg http://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/8b32bd80521903d6251c9633a6f775e7.jpg Argos:Argos was one of the big winners on Black Friday - it launched its deals a week early and just kept adding them as November went on. You had to be a savvy shopper though, as mixed in with the genuine bargains were many prices that were still more expensive than those at Amazon. You can expect Argos to be right in there on the Boxing Day sales this year, with sales on basically everything from toys to consoles, iPads, smartphones, tablets, TVs and more. Quick link: Argos Boxing Day homepage http://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/54b0b6e40073898e87f068ec93e1c3e8.jpg http://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/5bc1527cd2777b6f171c4a2383a175b2.jpg GAME:GAME did very well on Black Friday this year. It was very organised and had some of the best PS4 and Xbox One deals around. It was right there with the Boxing Day sales in 2015 too, so in 2016 you can expect more of the same. Expect good deals on console games as well as peripherals for all those new console owners - plus PS4 and Xbox One bundles for anyone who didn't get the present they were hoping for on Christmas Day! Quick link: GAME Boxing Day sales homepage http://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/54b0b6e40073898e87f068ec93e1c3e8.jpg http://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/e0a43007f5b4550d7d81dd9fa079aa0e.jpg Carphone Warehouse:Many of the very best and most popular deals during Boxing Day last year came courtesy of Carphone Warehouse. The highstreet retailer is already pumping out Christmas deals but as soon as it's too late to deliver before Christmas day you expect CPW to pivot and offer something a bit different. We'll pick out the best ones, whether they're standalone smartphones, contract phones, voucher codes or whatever else. Quick link: Carphone Warehouse Boxing Day sales homepage http://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/54b0b6e40073898e87f068ec93e1c3e8.jpg http://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/9c366d6ba552c8b30d75ce0819458af8.jpg Mobiles.co.uk:Like the site above, Mobiles.co.uk is taking advantage of the growing trend to buy and upgrade phone contracts online rather than on the highstreet. The site offered the very best mobile phone deals back on Black Friday so you can expect more of the same from this trusted site. We'll pick out what we think are the best offers and post them on this page so you can see what's worth buying and what's not. Quick link: Mobiles.co.uk Boxing Day sales homepage http://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/54b0b6e40073898e87f068ec93e1c3e8.jpg http://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/0377cfd62f45a2c4e5644d0dbc1d5566.jpg Zavvi:Specialising in movies, games and tech, Zavvi went aggressive on Black Friday and we have it on good authority that they'll be delivering some more exciting deals in the Boxing Day sales. Expect strong deals on PS4 and Xbox One deals as well as some sweet savings on DVD and Blu-ray boxsets, console games and assorted tech items like iPads and laptops. We'll be listing the site's best deals on this page, so you can either come to us for our selection of the best ones or go straight to Zavvi's Boxing Day sales page. Quick link: Zavvi Boxing Day sales page http://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/54b0b6e40073898e87f068ec93e1c3e8.jpg http://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/09147191bb71a1c5d9225d6e7138c6b5.jpg Tesco Direct:Tesco Direct is building itself a good reputation as a destination for good prices on tech items online. Many of the best PS4 deals on Black Friday were available from this site so it's almost a given that we'll see the same again on Boxing Day. Expect also excellent deals on iPads and tablets, Xbox Ones, HD TVs, 4K TVs, Blu-ray players, Google Chromecasts and plenty more including videogames, DVDs and Blu-ray discs. Quick link: Tesco direct Boxing Day homepage http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/techradar/digital-home/~4/T3EmT1L4fnM

Award-winning photo editor Serif Affinity Photo is now available for Windows users. The formerly Mac-exclusive graphics app offers professional-level tools at a fraction of the cost of industry-leader Adobe Photoshop, and is available for a special discounted price of £29.99/US$39.99 (about AU$50) until 22 December with no subscription fee. Its key features include non-destructive editing, RAW file processing, and end-to-end color management, making it a great choice for amateur and professional photographers. Your digital darkroomThe PC release coincides with the release of Affinity Photo 1.5 for Mac, and the two versions match one another like-for-like. New features in version 1.5 include macros to automate repetitive tasks, focus stacking to achieve a large depth of field, full batch processing, and a new way to edit 360-degree photos. Serif is gradually expanding its reach beyond macOS, making its whole Affinity creative suite available to Windows users. The PC edition of Serif Affinity Designer launched last month, and Serif Affinity Publisher is due to make the move next year. http://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/XpjytZKadYHuY5Kqsnopd7.jpg The best free photo editor 2016Whatever your level of expertise, there's a free photo editor that will give you all the tools you need to make your pictures look amazing. These are our three favorite free tools for optimizing your images. For more details, see our complete guide to the best free photo editors http://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/VgyagGS9HpAEPUQtUJBfrg.jpg 1. GIMPhttp://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/Z3NPEW36KgeQUzUqXReN6.png The most fully-featured free photo editor around, GIMP is powerful enough for just about any task. http://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/VgyagGS9HpAEPUQtUJBfrg.jpg 2. Paint.NEThttp://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/Z3NPEW36KgeQUzUqXReN6.png Not quite as feature-packed as GIMP, but Paint.NET's streamlined interface makes everyday photo editing a breeze. http://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/VgyagGS9HpAEPUQtUJBfrg.jpg 3. PhotoScapehttp://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/Z3NPEW36KgeQUzUqXReN6.png PhotoScape appears simple, but delve a little deeper and you'll find RAW conversion, photo splitting and merging, and animated GIF creation. http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/techradar/software-news/~4/77I79q8HROY

This year’s Black Friday saw a number of great deals, but perhaps the most exciting was seeing the newly released (well, newly released in the UK at least) Amazon Echo and Amazon Echo Dot get discounted. But if you missed out on that deal then don’t fret, because the two items have been discounted once again to £129.99 and £44.99 respectively. It’s not quite as good as the Black Friday deal, which saw the two smart speakers drop to £119.99 and £39.99, but if you’ve been meaning to pick either up, it makes sense to do it while this promotion is taking place. We’ve been impressed with both devices, which are good for listening to odd bits of music, setting timers, and doling out useless trivia. Check out our video below where we spent a week with the Echo Dot to really put it through its paces. Check out our full review of the Amazon Echo and Amazon Echo Dot.http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/techradar/digital-home/~4/s1GzNAvrM6w

Freecivhttp://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/Z3NPEW36KgeQUzUqXReN6.png The holidays are an expensive time, so we’re bringing you a special treat: a full, free, fun Windows program to download every day until Christmas. Flip open the 11th door on our advent calendar and you'll find Freeciv - an open source game of strategy and empire-building based on Sid Meir's epic Civilization series. Freeciv has been in active development for 20 years, and the time and effort contributed by its team of volunteers shines through. The turn-based game pits you against AI or human opponents, all battling to become the dominant empire. Establish cities, create your own military and economy, and spread your influence to conquer the world. World dominationYou'll only be able to see a small part of Freeciv's map at first, but more will be revealed as your units travel and discover new land and oceans. You have total control over your empire's economic, social and political decisions, and your main aim is to develop your empire and conquer your rivals until yours is the last civilization standing. If multiple players manage to advance their civilizations to the space age, the first one to launch a spacecraft to Alpha Centurai is declared the winner. Freeciv is brilliant fun, and thanks to its multiple rulesets and multiplayer support, no two games will ever be the same. Get it free today and start building your empire. Download here: Freeciv http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/techradar/software-news/~4/B4DD-DQS4Jw

http://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/Z3NPEW36KgeQUzUqXReN6.png Hotspot Shield FreeYou’re in a coffee shop or a takeaway, and you’re connecting to the wireless hotspot so you can do a bit of online banking or update your top secret plans for world domination. But do you know where that router has been, or the company it’s been keeping? Can you trust that everybody else on the same network is as nice as you? If the answer is no – and in most public places, it will be – then you need some protection in the form of Hotspot Shield Free. Intercepting poorly secured Wi-Fi or setting up fake hotspots turns out to be incredibly easy, so it’s important to protect yourself when you’re out and about with your computer. Why you need itThe world is full of villains and people who don’t secure their wireless networks properly, and if you get caught between them you could lose valuable personal information or logins that can be used to defraud you. Virtual private networking tools like Hotspot Shield Free create a secure network for you to connect to, hiding the data you transmit and receive from everybody else. That has a happy side-effect of getting around geoblocking, which is when a website won’t show content to people from certain countries, and it messes with advertising tracking too. Download here: Hotspot Shield Free http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/techradar/software-news/~4/cIOktHK5T6w

CherryPlayerhttp://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/Z3NPEW36KgeQUzUqXReN6.png The holidays are an expensive time, so we’re bringing you a special treat: a full, free, fun Windows program to download every day until Christmas. The free program waiting behind the 10th door on our advent calendar is CherryPlayer - a superb media player that's designed to make finding new music a breeze. Not only is CherryPlayer an excellent choice for playing and managing your media library, with support for all the most popular audio and video formats, it can also stream content straight from the biggest music and video portals. Stream chart musicCherryPlayer's killer feature is its ability to stream new chart music straight from Billboard, Last.fm, YouTube and BBC Radio, helping you keep up to date and discover new songs in moments. Other supported sites include Twitch.TV, making CherryPlayer a good choice for gamers as well. You can also use CherryPlayer to download content from your favorite sites, though bear in mind that you should only download videos and music if you have the copyright holder's permission. Download here: CherryPlayer http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/techradar/software-news/~4/xVnr8QUs4EA

http://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/Z3NPEW36KgeQUzUqXReN6.png AIMPAre you still using Windows Media Player or – gasp – iTunes on your PC? Then for the love of all that is good and great in the world, embrace AIMP instead. Unlike the programs we’ve just mentioned it’s fast, friendly and won’t have you throwing f-bombs around every time you try to do anything. Why you need itMost of us use our PCs for some kind of music playback, whether it’s hardcore techno while we hoover or podcasts for us to ponder. The default music players that ship with Windows or with music playing devices tend to be pretty awful, and fairly limited in what they can do. Not AIMP. It covers all the essentials but adds useful options including a really cool feature to strip the vocals from your songs to make your own karaoke tracks. It can wake you up with music, organise your MP3 collection, tune into internet radio stations and feed your pets when you go on holiday. We made that last one up. But you can stick AIMP on a USB drive to move it from one machine to another, which is really useful if you’re reliant on other people’s PCs. Factor in extensive sound options including special effects and you’ve got an app that’s puts the fun back into functional. Download here: AIMP http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/techradar/software-news/~4/CwmB3skX0J8