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www.techradar.com Week in Tech Leaving Las Vegas: the best tech take-aways from CES 2014 IWhile bendy TVs and Bluetooth toothbrushes have hogged the headlines from CES 2014, we saw plenty of things to get really excited about. Steam Machines, Valve's PC-powered alternative to consoles, impressed. Sony's PlayStation Now could be the Netflix of videogames, streaming top titles to the device of your choice. CES had more tablets than a pharmacist, and our favourite was Samsung's Galaxy Tab Pro 12.2. PCs haven’t given up though: Lenovo's gorgeous ThinkPad X1 Carbon promises to be the lightest ultrabook around, and its adaptive keyboard features a strip of capacitive buttons etched in electroluminescent ink so the buttons can change according to the program you're using. It's all cool stuff, but what the world really wanted was wearables - wearable tech is really gathering momentum. We really liked LG's Lifeband Touch in the fitness category, and if you're interested in smartwatches we reckon you should take a look at the Pebble Steel: it's everything we like about the Pebble in a more traditional case. But our very favourite thing about CES was a car. Toyota promised to bring fuel cell motoring to the world in just two years. If Toyota can do with hydrogen cars what it did with hybrids, we might just have seen the future of transport Read the full story     In this week ■ Week in Tech: Leaving Las Vegas ■ Talking points: Time for the iPhad, love for the Start Screen, Sony Xperia Z1 Compact, Steam Machine ■ Competition: WIN! An iPad mini and 12-month data package ■ The week's best buys: Canon S120, Apple iPhone 5S, Xbox One ■ Top 20: The world's top 20 smartphones   Talking points 1 Apple: make an iPhad or get ready to iPhail 2014 could be the year that Apple makes its biggest mistake in recent history [writes Gareth Beavis]. No, I'm not talking about the iWatch - I still think that could actually be rather good - no, Apple has to, HAS TO, bring out a large screen version of the iPhone or it's going to really struggle to stay relevant. Read more       2 Why Microsoft has got it right with the Windows Start screen "It's bigger, brighter, bolder, much more personal - and much more controversial" we wrote in our Windows 8 review. And you only need to take a quick glance down at the comments underneath that article to see some of the anger directed at Microsoft. Where was the hallowed Start button? Why had the desktop been demoted to app status? How does this new-fangled Start screen work? Read more       3 Proper power in a shrunken design Sony's be late to the 'mini phone' party, but it might have just taken the lead with the Sony Xperia Z1 Compact. It's an odd phone for a number of reasons - but not many of them negative. For starters, the Z1 Compact, has pretty much the same internal make up as the Sony Xperia Z1. Read more       4 Steam Machine: which Steam box should you buy? Valve's Steam Machines have been stealing the headlines at CES 2014. There will certainly be more to come, but for now we've rounded up the Steam Machines that have been announced so you can pick through the details and find your favourite. Read more       Competition WIN! An iPad mini and 12-month data package from MobiData   We’ve teamed up with MobiData to give one lucky winner an iPad mini plus 5GB of data every month for a year to use with it (see competition for more details). MobiData is the ultra-low cost mobile broadband service that provides instant access to the largest, lowest cost, most continuously speedy and most truly mobile broadband network in the world. Enter competition   WIN! An Advent Vega Tegra Note 7 Android tablet  Enter competition       WIN! Ruark’s MR1 desktop iOS speakers Enter competition         Your tweets this week       The week's best buys Canon S120 The premium compact camera market is a crowded, but the S120 is one of the most solid performers you can buy. It's a good option for those who want top-notch image quality from something that fits snugly in a pocket. View offer Read review       Apple iPhone 5S The iPhone 5S is, predictably, the best iPhone ever from Apple. But the combination of iOS 7 to freshen things up with a powerful core and great camera mean that this phone should be considered on its own considerable merits. View offer Read review       Xbox One The Xbox One is a fantastic console, and with a few more updates and games it could become a must-buy for media-savvy gamers. For now, its strong launch lineup will keep you entertained. View offer Read review       What you said about the iPhone 6 leak @Mazuma Ooooo, very slim!     @ZoomZoooom The roundness of the corners looks more like a possible metal Galaxy S5 or Note type phone.     @Csanderson88 Why must we have slimmer phones?! Our pockets aren't that small really!       Top   phones in the world How do you decide which phone is the best one for you? Here we have our continually updated list of the top 20 best smartphones available in the UK.   HTC One       LG G2       Samsung Galaxy S4 View top 20           TechRadar Promotion TechRadar's Deals of the Week: WDTV Play for only £32.99 Simply plug the WDTV Play media player into a spare HDMI port and this little box gives you access to Netflix, YouTube, Spotify and more on your HDTV. Not only that, but it will stream files off your home PCs in a wide variety of formats and has a USB port for connecting hard drives, digital cameras and camcorders. Features built-in Wi-Fi and an ethernet port. View promotion Veho VSS-009-360BT M4 Wireless Bluetooth Speaker with Track Control Usually £59.95, the Veho VSS-009-360BT M4 Portable Rechargable Wireless Bluetooth Speaker is now just £26.99 at Amazon.co.uk - that's less than half price. With 2 x 2.2 Watt power output for big sound and internal rechargeable batteries offering up to 5 hours playtime from its Internal Lithium rechargeable battery, this is your perfect partner for portable music. View promotion  New issue out now Get fit, get smart and get rich with tech in 2014. Plus BMW i3, the Silk Road uncovered and Moto G tested.  Download now         www.techradar.com

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