It feels too early to be talking about contenders for our Phone of the Year award – CES is only just over, and I've not even unwrapped all of my Christmas gifts yet. But Samsung has other ideas. The Galaxy S24 Ultra was unleashed on the world last week, and after spending this week testing it we can safely say that it raises the bar for flagship mobiles. As Philip Berne says in his review, "This isn’t just a phone, it’s a laptop, a drawing tablet, a game console, and an entire camera bag in your pocket." Check out his full verdict below.
Apple also has its own do-everything gadget in the form of the Vision Pro, its VR-AR-spatial-computing-media-player-headset-from-the-future. The difference there, though, is that it's priced so high that questions remain as to how popular it will prove to be. Netflix is the latest company to decide the answer is 'not very'; we'll have a better idea whether it's right about that next week, when it finally gets into the hands of customers. Whether it will ever be as ubiquitous as the Mac is quite another thing, and you'll also find our tribute to that device on the occasion of its 40th birthday below.
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Should you be spending some $1,300 / £1,249 (and up) on the Samsung Galaxy S24 Ultra? Our comprehensive and detailed review will help you decide one way or the other, and if you want a mild spoiler for what's to follow… we think this is an excellent flagship.
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The week in virtual reality
There won't be a Netflix app for the Vision Pro at launch (Future)
In just a few days, the first buyers of the Apple Vision Pro will be able to get the mixed reality device on their heads – though they might notice a lack of first-party apps at the moment, something that Netflix co-CEO Greg Peters has been talking about.
To mark the Apple Mac's 40th birthday, TechRadar's US Editor-in-Chief Lance Ulanoff looks back on one of the most important product launches in the history of personal computing, and at how the reverberations of that launch are still being felt today.
If you're looking to add some extra gear to your home for a Super Bowl party – a new TV or soundbar, maybe – then Target is the place to go this week, as there are a host of substantial savings available for you to take advantage of ahead of the game.
Apple remains locked in a patent dispute over the blood oxygen sensor in its current Apple Watch models, and the legal wrangling could affect this year's landmark 10th-generation wearable, which many Apple watchers think will be called the Apple Watch X.
Now matter what streaming services you're signed up for – and there seem to be a growing number of them – we've got some top-tier recommendations for new shows and movies to watch this weekend, including Apple's Masters of the Air series and much more.
