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www.techradar.com Week in Tech Mac OS X gets a Yosemite makeover, Samsung readies its Alpha weapon "What's in a name?" asked Shakespeare's Juliet. But how many tech products did she try to shift in her lifetime? Apple teased a bunch of kooky names for its latest Mac OS back at WWDC, including OS X Oxnard and OS X Rancho Cucamonga, before landing on Yosemite. And don't even get us started on the naming debacle of Samsung's so-called premium S5. Is it the Prime? The Alpha? The F? The name game never rests. The Mac has never looked so good Well this is a nice surprise - for the first time since the 2000, Apple has opened up its latest OS for the public to play with. OS X 10.10 Yosemite, which was shown off at WWDC, is available right now as a public beta. We've already taken it for a spin and put together our initial impressions. "Yosemite still needs a bit of polish before its final release, but that's to be expected," writes Matthew Bolton. "More importantly, it does a good job of offering more information, and making it clearer." From beta to Alpha The Alpha is the latest codename for Samsung's long-rumoured S5 "Prime", but it may be Alpha in name only: some newly-leaked pictures show a phone that's very Galaxy S2 in shape, and not too far off in size either. But now that we've dangled Samsung's premium S5 in front of your face, we have to inform you that you might not even be able to buy one. One report reckons Samsung is going to face some serious supply problems, meaning the Alpha could be a limited edition handset at launch, one that might not even make it beyond Korea. Read the full story     In this week ■ Week in Tech: Mac OS X gets a Yosemite makeover, Samsung readies its Alpha weapon ■ Talking points: Google and Spotify, iPad needs to grow, Apple's iTime, Nvidia Shield Tablet ■ Competition: WIN! A PS4 and EA Sports UFC with The Expendables III ■ The week's best buys: Fitbit Flex, Lenovo ThinkPad 10, Sony Alpha 77 Mark II ■ Top 10: Phones   Talking points 1 Was Spotify too pricey for Google? Buyout rumours emerge Rumours of Google's interest in buying Spotify seem to have been swirling for about five years now.  Now the Wall Street Journal reports that Google was indeed hoping to snap it up, but eventually decided that the asking price was too high. Read more       2 The iPad isn't doomed, but Apple must ensure its platform grows As ever, Apple is apparently doomed. You might not think so from its most recent quarterly results, which showed the company enjoying record Q3 sales and profits, growing its cash mountain to a colossal $164.5 billion. But there's always something for analysts to pick at, and this time it was the iPad. Read more       3 Apple might have called 'iTime' on the iWatch We know so little about the iWatch that it might even be premature to say that it exists. However a patent uncovered by AppleInsider proves that Apple has been looking into the idea for quite a while. Read more       4 Hands on: Nvidia Shield Tablet review You'd have been forgiven for overlooking the Shield, Nvidia's slightly bizarre screen-meets-controller device - the whole thing felt a bit conceptual at the time of release, which is probably why Nvidia has continued to keep it locked safely inside the US. But since launch, the portable has gone from strength to strength. Read more       Competition WIN! A PS4 and EA Sports UFC with The Expendables III   The Expendables III blasts into UK cinemas on Thursday August 14 and to celebrate, we’ve got a PS4 and a copy of UFC to give away to one lucky winner! For your chance to win, just answer one simple question. Enter competition WIN! A pair of tickets for Reasons to be Creative worth £600 Enter competition       WIN! One of two 500GB YouView+ boxes Enter competition       WIN! A Canon EOS 70D  Enter competition       Your tweets this week       The week's best buys Fitbit Flex The Fitbit ecosystem is a great way to track your personal health. It's lightweight, comfortable and comes with great app support. View offer Read review       Lenovo ThinkPad 10 Snappy performance and a host of accessories allow the ThinkPad 10 to go places most tablets can't. View offer Read review       Sony Alpha 77 Mark II Excellent image quality, even at high sensitivity settings. A great camera for enthusiasts who want to shoot a range of subjects in a variety of conditions. View offer Read review       Google Glass can't take the heat @persim You mean when left in the car on a hot sunny day for instance?     @falkaabi  I had mine replaced a few months ago. Humidity is not the main issue, it's heat.     @anairret7 OK somebody needs to go back to the drawing board.       Top   Phones We've played with nearly every device on the market and found the 10 best.   HTC One M8       Sony Xperia Z2       OnePlus One View top 10           TechRadar Promotion TechRadar Free Download: Picasa Picasa is an all-round package for people that take a lot of images. The tool is very easy to use, runs stably, and the newest version offers even more image editing features. Download now TechRadar Deal: Samsung M3 1.5TB portable hard drive - just £55.99! The Samsung M3 Slimline 1.5TB offers you portable storage and the added benefits of USB 3, and right now you can get this invaluable device for just £55.99. That's a bargain not to be missed. 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