TechRadar#TechRadar Pro
{{Short description|Global technology news and reviews website}}
{{Use dmy dates|date=October 2022}}
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{{Infobox website
| name = TechRadar
| logo = TechRadar logo (2023).svg
| screenshot = TechRadar screenshot.webp
| type = Technology website
| language = English
| url = {{URL|https://www.techradar.com/}}
| owner = Future plc
| editor = {{ubl|Marc McLaren (global editor-in-chief)|Lance Ulanoff (editor-at-large)}}
| commercial = Yes
| launch_date = {{start date and age|2007}}
| current_status = Active
}}
TechRadar is an online technology publication owned by Future plc. It has editorial teams in the United States, United Kingdom, and Australia that provide news and reviews of tech products and gadgets. It was launched in 2008{{Cite web |author1=Josephine Watson |date=2023-01-11 |title=TechRadar turns 15 – these are the tech milestones that made us |url=https://www.techradar.com/features/techradar-turns-15-these-are-the-tech-milestones-that-made-us/ |access-date=2023-01-17 |website=TechRadar|language=en}}{{Cite web |date=2007-12-14 |title=One relaunched, one new = two fresh tech sites from Future {{!}} Media news |url=https://www.journalism.co.uk/news/one-relaunched-one-new--two-fresh-tech-sites-from-future/s2/a530858/ |access-date=2022-11-15 |website=www.journalism.co.uk}} and expanded to the US in January 2012.{{Cite web |author1=Matt Bradford |date=2012-04-10 |title=TechRadar launches US site |url=https://www.gamesradar.com/techradar-launches-us-site/ |access-date=2022-11-15 |website=gamesradar |language=en}} It further expanded to Australia in October 2012.{{Cite web |title=TechRadar goes live in Australia |url=https://www.inpublishing.co.uk/articles/techradar-goes-live-in-australia-9487 |access-date=2022-11-15 |website=www.inpublishing.co.uk |date=3 October 2012 |language=en}} It was the largest consumer technology, news and review site from the UK as of 2013.{{Cite book|last1=Hill|first1=Steve|url=https://www.worldcat.org/oclc/868999279|title=Online journalism : the essential guide|date=2014|first2=Paul|last2=Lashmar|isbn=978-1-4462-0734-5|publisher=Sage Publishing|location=Los Angeles|oclc=868999279}}
TechRadar also has licensed versions in Italy, Spain, Germany, France, Norway, Sweden, Denmark, Finland, the Netherlands and Belgium. The Indian and Middle East versions of the site closed in October 2022. It also has two spin-off sites, TechRadar Pro and TechRadar Gaming.
TechRadar is owned by Future plc,{{cite web |title=TechRadar Boosts Revenue |url=https://www.taboola.com/sites/default/files/Techradar%20Case%20Study%20Taboola.pdf |access-date=18 January 2017 |website=Taboola|url-status=dead|archive-date=19 January 2017|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170119053040/https://www.taboola.com/sites/default/files/Techradar%20Case%20Study%20Taboola.pdf }} the sixth-largest publisher in the United Kingdom. In Q4 2017, TechRadar entered the top 100{{Cite web |last=Sevitt |first=Daniel |date=2018-01-30 |title=US Media Publications Ranking Q4 2017 |language=en-US |website=Similarweb Blog |url=https://www.similarweb.com/blog/us-media-ranking-q4-2017 |access-date=2019-02-18 |archive-date=2018-02-01 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180201210824/https://www.similarweb.com/blog/us-media-ranking-q4-2017 |url-status=dead }} of Similarweb's US Media Publications Rankings as the 93rd biggest media site in the United States.
In 2023, TechRadar underwent a significant redesign, which the company described as a relaunch.{{Cite web |last=Ulanoff |first=Lance |date=2023-07-06 |title=Welcome to the new TechRadar |url=https://www.techradar.com/tech/welcome-to-the-new-techradar |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230711223808/https://www.techradar.com/tech/welcome-to-the-new-techradar |archive-date=2023-07-11 |access-date=2023-10-10 |website=TechRadar |language=en}} The redesign aimed to enhance user navigation, with a shift from story-type to product category-based navigation.
Editorial leadership
Marc McLaren is the global editor-in-chief and Lance Ulanoff{{Cite web |date=2022-02-28 |title=About TechRadar |url=https://www.techradar.com/news/about-us |access-date=2022-11-15 |website=TechRadar |language=en}} is editor-at-large.
Previous editor-in-chiefs include Paul Douglas,{{Cite web |date=2008-08-26 |title=Paul Douglas becomes editor of TechRadar.com {{!}} Smart Moves |url=https://www.journalism.co.uk/media-appointments/paul-douglas-becomes-editor-of-techradar-com/s8/a532204/ |access-date=2022-11-15 |website=www.journalism.co.uk}} Gareth Beavis,{{Cite web |last=ResponseSource |title=Changes to the team at TechRadar.com |url=https://www.responsesource.com/bulletin/news/changes-to-the-team-at-techradar-com/ |access-date=2022-11-15 |website=ResponseSource |language=en}} Darren Murph,{{Cite web |title=techradar appoints former Engadget Managing Editor Darren Murph as Global Editor-in-Chief |url=https://money.cnn.com/news/newsfeeds/articles/prnewswire/SF16040.htm |access-date=2022-11-15 |website=money.cnn.com}} Patrick Goss{{Cite web |title=TechRadar announces key promotions |url=https://www.inpublishing.co.uk/articles/techradar-announces-key-promotions-9550 |access-date=2022-11-15 |website=www.inpublishing.co.uk |date=21 September 2012 |language=en}} and Marc Chacksfield.{{Cite web |last=ResponseSource |title=Joint interim Global Editors-in-Chief named at TechRadar.com |url=https://www.responsesource.com/bulletin/news/joint-interim-global-editor-chiefs-named-techradar-com/ |access-date=2022-11-15 |website=ResponseSource |language=en}}
As of February 2025, the TechRadar masthead lists 40 staff members, not including subbrands TechRadar Pro and TechRadar Gaming.{{Cite web |date=13 February 2025 |title=Meet the TechRadar team |url=https://www.techradar.com/how-to/contact-us#section-techradar |url-status=live |access-date=13 February 2025 |website=TechRadar}}
''TechRadar'' Pro
TechRadar Pro, an arm of the main site, is a B2B-focused property with an emphasis on small business. The subbrand "acts as a complementary source of information targeted specifically at businesses and decision makers," the company says.{{cite web|title=Company website|url=https://www.futureplc.com/brand/tech-radar-pro/|work=Future Plc|access-date=24 October 2021}} Désiré Athow is managing editor of the subbrand and is part of a nine-person staff.
''TechRadar'' Gaming
The newest brand extension – TechRadar Gaming, or TRG – was launched 17 December 2021{{cite web|title=Company website|url=https://www.futureplc.com/blog/9494/|work=Future Plc|access-date=March 8, 2022}} and aims to "sit at the intersection of hardware and gaming, leveraging strengths of existing brands to bring the best experience to gaming audience." The company described a related hiring spree for the site as "the biggest investment in gaming in a decade." Rob Dwiar is managing editor for TRG and is part of a three-person team.
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External links
- {{Official website|https://www.techradar.com/}}
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Category:American technology news websites
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