Week in Tech: Beats, Glass and space on your face

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www.techradar.com Week in Tech Beats, Glass and space on your face Sometimes truth is stranger than fiction. Who could have predicted that Dr Dre would end up working for Apple, that someone would use virtual reality on a rollercoaster or that Samsung would have lots of ideas that sounded awfully like other firms' ideas? OK, last one aside, it's been quite a weird week in tech. HTC's mini marvel What's small and has a stupid name? It's the HTC One Mini 2, which can sound even sillier if you get the One Mini 2 on Three 4G (you can blame Twitter wags for that one). The good news is the handset is much more sensible than the name: according to John McCann, "it gives the iPhone 5S a run for its money," because it's really just a shrunken version of the HTC One M8. Moto's budget blower is E-ely good It's time to say hello to the latest addition to the Motorola family: the Moto E, which might be short for "Eeeeees really cheap." At just £89 SIM-free (around $150, AU$160) it's incredibly cheap, but that doesn't mean it's incredibly nasty: our Mr McCann says it's "a desirable smartphone with an impressively low price tag and a decent set of specs… you won't find a better offering at this price". Read the full story     In this week ■ Week in Tech: Beats, Glass and space on your face ■ Talking points: One without Kinect, Apple and Beats, Google Glass, iOS 8 split-screen ■ Competition: WIN! The ultimate Humax TV package worth £600 ■ The week's best buys: iPad Air, Tesco Hudl, Galaxy Tab 3 8.0 ■ Top 10: Tablets   Talking points 1 You'll soon be able to buy a cheaper Xbox One without Kinect Confirming previous rumours, Microsoft has announced that it'll be releasing an Xbox One without Kinect on June 9. Many gamers have been calling out for the option to buy the console without Microsoft's new Kinect sensor. Read more       2 Apple and Beats: it ain't about the headphones When I first read about the Apple/Beats Audio rumour, I was as flabbergasted as everybody else: such a deal is very un-Apple, and acquiring Beats seems to make as much sense as, say, putting a guy from Dixons in charge of Apple retail. So what's Apple up to? Read more       3 You're on the invite list! Google Glass now on sale to everyone in the US Google Glass just became a little less exclusive today, as the search engine giant declared that its wearable computer is now on sale to everyone in the US: "Starting today, we're allowing anyone to purchase Glass on the Glass retail site." Read more       4 iOS 8 may split-screen iPad apps, just like the Microsoft Surface There's no logical reason why the iPad shouldn't be able to do split-screen multitasking as well as the tablet, and with iOS 8 the feature might actually arrive. Read more       Competition WIN! The ultimate Humax TV package worth £600   Get your hands on the Humax HDR-1010S. It gives you access to over 200 free digital TV and radio channels, and as part of the Freetime family of products, it also includes full set of the UK’s top On-Demand players - BBC iPlayer, ITV Player, 4oD, Demand 5 and YouTube. For a chance to win this plus a powerful soundbar, just answer one question. Enter competition   WIN! A Sky+ HD box and top TV package subscription for a year Enter competition       Your tweets this week       The week's best buys iPad Air Want the best tablet on the market? Then get the iPad Air. It's got a stunning design, powerful innards and a superb suite of apps. It's as near to tablet perfection as you're going to get. View offer Read review       Tesco Hudl You'll get some surprisingly accomplished components for your money, but the Tesco Hudl fails to really wow in any department apart from the price. If your budget can't stretch any further you won't be disappointed. View offer Read review       Samsung Galaxy Tab 3 8.0 This is our favourite member of the Tab 3 family, with thin sleek lines punctuated by an attractive aluminium rim. We love the fact it can be held in one hand yet still packs an extra inch of screen real estate. View offer Read review       Will you use Twitter's mute function? @Laezur If unfollowing someone on Twitter causes real-life tension, you need to re-evaluate your priorities.     @KevMcCash Better to just unfollow someone than ignore them = rude! :P     @elecxonica I’ve found that muting on tweetbot at least is useful for hiding people I’m not following and don’t care for.       Top   tablets With choice comes decisions - difficult decisions, But we've made it easy for you and pulled together the top 10 tablets of the moment.   iPad Air       Sony Xperia Z2       iPad mini 2 View top 10           TechRadar Promotion AKG K702 open-back dynamic reference headphones - save £243! Usually retailing at £411, you can now save over £240 on these open-back dynamic reference headphones with self-adjusting headband and 3D-form earpads for perfect fit. View promotion TechRadar free download: Recuva Rescue data that you've deleted by mistake with the freeware download Recuva. 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