A new year always brings a slew of new devices to get excited about – and it all starts at CES.
The annual Las Vegas show is a tech festival, featuring everything from new TVs to laptops to weird and wacky robots — and we’ve rounded up the best of it below.
But that hasn’t been the only source of news this week, and outside of CES we’ve had more rumors surrounding the upcoming Samsung Galaxy S25 phones (arriving in January) and the Nintendo Switch 2 console (due this year ) – so in terms of technology. leaks, 2025 begins much as the previous year ended.
7. We found no faults with the OnePlus 13
The OnePlus 13 went global this week, meaning those of us outside of China can get our hands on it – and judging by US mobile editor-in-chief Philip Berne’s official TechRadar review, it This is a fantastic flagship product. Despite his best efforts, he found nothing to complain about, although there is plenty to be said in terms of positives.
It’s described as “beautiful to hold”, “fun to use” and the most powerful phone you can buy right now (at least until the next Samsung Unpacked). Find out how the phone ranks in all the key areas that matter, from screen quality and photos taken, to battery life and built-in Android software, in our review below.
- Learn more: OnePlus 13 review: I’m stunned, I can’t find anything wrong with this phone
6. We rewatched the first six episodes of Severance season 2
Another great review uploaded to TechRadar this week was our take on the first six episodes of Breakup season 2, and this time it was senior entertainment reporter Tom Power doing the review. In short: this new season risks being a hit with the existing ones Breakup fans, as well as gaining new fans.
If you don’t mind a few mild spoilers about how the first six episodes progress, read on to find out why Tom called this second season “a terrific, cohesively written second season, filled with melodrama, sci-fi sensibilities, dark comedy and enough mysteries to keep Sherlock Holmes busy for years. »
- Learn more: Severance Season 2 Review: Apple TV Plus’ Superb Mystery Thriller Returns to Work with a Bigger, Bolder, More Brilliantly Bizarre Entrance
5. We’ve seen more Nintendo Switch 2 leaks
Judging by the number of rumors we’re seeing right now, it won’t be long before the Nintendo Switch 2 is made official, and we’ve had a new wave of leaks this week.
A leak has actually given us a mock-up of the Switch’s expected design: it looks like it will be new but familiar, with a larger screen than the current series of consoles.
Nintendo actually stepped in to comment, as the leaks and rumors have been constant. He described the aforementioned mockup as “unofficial,” so make of that what you will. It looks like the updated console could see the light of day in the coming months when everything is finally revealed.
4. Samsung Unpacked got its official date
Samsung has confirmed that it will be hosting another Unpacked product launch event on Wednesday, January 22, but we don’t know much more in terms of details – well, not officially. However, the rumors and leaks surrounding this event have been relentless, so we’ve made some educated guesses about what’s coming.
In short, the Samsung Galaxy S25 series will top the list of new gadgets – there could be as many as four this time around – but we could also see news regarding Samsung’s virtual reality headset and a successor of the Galaxy Ring launched last. year. Whatever happens, TechRadar will be there to cover all the news for you.
3. Nvidia revealed the RTX 5000 series
One of the biggest announcements at CES was the reveal of Nvidia’s highly anticipated RTX 5000 series, led by the top-of-the-line Nvidia RTX 5090. These GPUs look like substantial improvements over their respective predecessors, as well as ‘to performance levels. offered, we are also excited about supporting smaller cases.
Laptop and PC makers have wasted no time unveiling new machines featuring RTX 5000 series components, and we’ve heard about models from Acer, Asus, Razer and others. There was also the first laptop we saw with a rollable screen from Lenovo, giving users instant access to a larger screen with the press of a button.
Learn more: Nvidia unveils new GeForce RTX 5090, RTX 5080, RTX 5070 Ti and RTX 5070 graphics cards at CES 2025
2. We’ve seen TVs get bigger and bigger
CES is always packed with TVs, and this year was no different, giving us a glimpse of the TVs rolling out in 2025. Some TV makers have gone all-in on the 100-inch-plus end of the spectrum, with Hisense . going up to 163 inches – although these giant sets are going to cost you a pretty penny.
If you’re in the market for a new TV this year, then you can buy TV technology that’s better than ever: Some of the major TV innovations we saw at CES 2025 included variations on RGB backlighting, upgrades to the wireless connection. boxes and improvements to OLED technology that mean brighter images with better colors.
1. We chose our favorite gadgets from CES 2025
There was an awful lot on display at CES 2025, but the TechRadar team did their best to get their hands on as many gadgets and gizmos as possible over the course of the week (see our TikTok feed for details). Now that the dust from Las Vegas is starting to settle, we’ve selected our 25 favorite gadgets from the exhibit.
The range of new tech products here gives you an idea of how busy CES is: we have game consoles, TVs, wireless headphones, turntables, laptops, phone chargers, reality glasses augmented reality, AI-powered gym equipment, and much more. . We also came across some rather bizarre and wacky robots this week.
All told, it was a dizzying and dazzling showcase of what next year will have to offer us – and on that basis, there’s a lot to look forward to.
