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This report was released in conjunction with the GDPR's 1st anniversary. (Source: PxHere)

66% of consumers would prioritise privacy over price now

A new report by SAI Global shows that the number of consumers aware of issues such as privacy, and who value them in their buying choices, is on the rise. It indicates that 2/3 of these individuals surveyed would make a trade-off ...

Deirdre O Donnell, 20 May 2019 20:24

F1 2019 official game trailer (Source: F1® Games From Codemasters on YouTube)

Codemasters unleashes the first F1 2019 official game trailer

The trailer of F1 2019 — the official videogame of the 2019 FIA Formula One World Championship — is now live. The trailer shows a "stunning visual uplift" and features the official F1 theme music written by Brian Tyler. The list o...

Codrut Nistor, 20 May 2019 20:06

Pokemon GO gets new lure modules and characters (Source: Pokemon GO)

New characters and lure modules coming to Pokemon GO

Cherubi, Gible, Hippopotas, and other Pokemon originally discovered in the Sinnoh region are now coming to other areas. The latest Pokemon GO update also comes with a new Ground-type move (Earth Power), as well as Glacial Lure Mod...

Codrut Nistor, 20 May 2019 17:56

The Honor 20 series' alleged colorways. (Source: DigitalTrends)

New teaser shows Marvel Studios tie-in for Honor 20 launch

The Honor 20 line is (still) set to launch tomorrow (May 21, 2019) in London. A new poster showing the brand's logo alongside a treatment for the next upcoming X-Men movie, "Dark Phoenix" has been released via official Weibo chann...

Deirdre O Donnell, 20 May 2019 14:56

Samsung Gear S3 Frontier gets One UI update May 2019 (Source: Samsung)

One UI update rolls out for the Galaxy Watch, Gear S3, and Gear Sport

The latest software update for the Galaxy Watch, Gear S3, and Gear Sport is now rolling out over-the-air. The new One UI firmware comes with improved sleep and workout tracking, an updated settings menu, the ability to turn on and...

Codrut Nistor, 20 May 2019 14:30

Minecraft Earth now official free to play augmented reality mobile title (Source: Minecraft)

Minecraft Earth is a brand-new, free-to-play, 10th anniversary title to join the Minecraft family

The recently unveiled Minecraft Earth is a free-to-play, augmented reality Minecraft title to be added to the Minecraft universe. However, those interested can only sign up for a chance to play the limited beta — which is schedule...

Codrut Nistor, 20 May 2019 09:01

The Blackview BV9700 Pro. (Source: Blackview)

The Blackview BV9700 Pro attracts over US$100,000 on Indiegogo in 24 hours

The BV9700 Pro is a phone described as "beyond rugged" by its manufacturer, Blackview. This OEM has put its new device on Indiegogo, as part of a campaign in which it was looking for about US$20,000 to help make it. However, its b...

Deirdre O Donnell, 18 May 2019 18:43

The Reolink Go wireless security camera. (Source: Reolink)

The Reolink Go wireless 4G LTE security camera is now available worldwide

The Reolink Go is a possibly worthwhile innovation in the security-cam industry: it is a truly stand-alone product that does not require external power or cables of any sort. Therefore, it can be installed so as to surveil anythin...

Deirdre O Donnell, 18 May 2019 14:57

WeChat Pay is enhancing its operations in Europe. (Source: WeChat)

WeChat's cross-border payments business plans to break into Europe

WeChat claims to have over 1.1 billion users per month, 800 million of who also use WeChat Pay. Now, the company intends to make the use of this aspect of the service easier to use abroad. This involves improving on its existing p...

Deirdre O Donnell, 18 May 2019 14:20

Nikon's new software update for the Z7 and Z6 models adds eye-detection autofocus

Nikon announces a new firmware update for the mirrorless Z 7 and Z 6 full-frame cameras. It upgrades the products with eye-detection autofocus (AF) for still-image shooting. The update also enhances the cameras' low-light AF detec...

Deirdre O Donnell, 17 May 2019 20:24

Sprint has opened pre-orders for its first 5G devices. (Source: Sprint)

Sprint launches pre-orders for the LG V50 ThinQ and HTC 5G Hub

Today (May 17, 2019), Sprint has begun taking pre-orders for its first 5g devices. They are the LG V50 ThinQ and HTC's 5G hub. These products are only available in certain regional markets, however.

Deirdre O Donnell, 17 May 2019 18:30

Affected Titan Security Keys have a printed "T1" or "T2" at the bottom (image: Google).

Security flaw found in Google's Titan Security Keys

A flaw discovered in Google's Bluetooth Low Energy Titan Security Keys leaves a hole open for potential attackers. Under certain circumstances and with proper timing, an attacker could potentially hijack the Bluetooth pairing proc...

Sam Medley, 17 May 2019 05:32

Zen Mode is one of OxygenOS' latest new tricks. (Source: OnePlus)

The OnePlus 6 and 6T will get Zen Mode, but not NightScape 2.0

The OnePlus 7 and 7 Pro were recently released alongside some new features for their Android skin, OxygenOS. They include new camera modes, including a second-generation NightScape for low-light shots. However, the OEM has indicat...

Deirdre O Donnell, 17 May 2019 00:01

The VR gaming market will be worth just over US$40 billion in 5 years

According to a new report, the virtual reality (VR) gaming market will grow from its most recent US$10.3 billion valuation to one of $40.2 billion in 2024. This is likely to be driven by advancements in VR equipment design and fun...

Deirdre O Donnell, 16 May 2019 21:46

Kenichiro Yoshida and and Satya Nadella, the CEOs of Sony and Microsoft respectively. (Source: Microsoft)

Sony and Microsoft announce collaboration on the future of Azure AI and imaging sensors

Today (May 16, 2019), the corporations Microsoft and Sony unveiled plans to collaborate on the development of new technology. This partnership will see the 2 electronics giants team up on new image sensors and cloud computing appl...

Deirdre O Donnell, 16 May 2019 19:42

The OnePlus 7 Pro's DxOMark score. (Source: YouTube)

The OnePlus 7 Pro hits the big time in DxOMark's camera tests

During the OnePlus 7 Series launch event (on May 14, 2019), the OEM announced that the flagship of this line scored 111 in its DxOMark review. This puts it behind just 2 other premium devices in the benchmark's rankings.

Deirdre O Donnell, 15 May 2019 10:08

A recent leak that may also be the Honor 20. (Source: Digital Trends)

Possible Honor 20 shows up on Geekbench

A Huawei device with the model number YAL-L21 has arrived on Geekbench. As it rocks the Kirin 980 processor, it is possible that this phone is the Honor 20 or 20 Pro. The phone has 6GB of RAM, which is consistent with the middle-r...

Deirdre O Donnell, 14 May 2019 23:37

The OnePlus7 Pro's selfie camera makes for an all-display front panel. (Source: YouTube)

The OnePlus 7 Pro's screen is the notchless panel that was promised

The OnePlus 7 series has just been announced today (May 14, 2019). The marquee device of this event was decidedly not the 7, as it is a direct upgrade for 2018-looking hardware. The Pro variant, on the other hand, may be a quantum...

Deirdre O Donnell, 14 May 2019 22:49

The OnePlus 7 and 7 Pro. (Source: YouTube)

The OnePlus 7 Series is now official

OnePlus has launched its latest flagship series. As expected, it includes the 7 Pro and the base 7. The 4G variant will go on sale on May 21, 2019; however, there will be some special events prior to that.

Deirdre O Donnell, 14 May 2019 19:34

Huawei has announced Android Q support for 8 recent flagships. (Source: Huawei)

7 more Huawei and Honor flagships will see an Android Q update

We already know that the Huawei Mate 20 Pro will be updated to Android Q. Now, its maker has announced that 5 more of its fellow flagships, in addition to 2 from Honor, will join it. However, these phones will have to wait until t...

Deirdre O Donnell, 13 May 2019 17:40

Google Fuchsia OS is indeed a thing, but may not be the future after all. (Source: Dignited)

Fuchsia OS officially exists, but not as you may think

Google's head and director of its Android and Chrome division took part in a media outlet's podcast during the I/O event this year. In the course of the interview in question, the two executives confirmed openly for the first time...

Deirdre O Donnell, 12 May 2019 21:07

UMIDIGI has a store on ebay.com.au now. (Source: eBay)

UMIDIGI enters the Australian smartphone market via Amazon and eBay

The Australian smartphone market could benefit from more choices as much as any other. Accordingly, the OEM UMIDIGI is now selling its devices in this country, via its eBay and Amazon sites. They will include the new A5 Pro, a bud...

Deirdre O Donnell, 12 May 2019 20:33

Huawei is now inviting developers with the Mate 20 Pro to test Q Beta 3. (Source: Huawei)

The Mate 20 Pro gets Huawei's Android Q Beta treatment

The Huawei Mate 20 Pro is one of 21 devices certified for the latest beta for Android Q. The OEM has now made places on a program to test it available to users of the 2018 flagship. It appears that this program is best suited to d...

Deirdre O Donnell, 12 May 2019 19:52

The CCI has launched a probe into Google and its position in a relevant market. (Source: CCI)

Indian Competition Commission launches investigation into Google's effect on the mobile device market

The Competition Commission of India (CCI) has reportedly launched a full-scale probe into Google's business practices. It is doing so based on allegations of anti-trust behaviors on the part of the Mountain View giant. Should the ...

Deirdre O Donnell, 12 May 2019 18:33

The HTC U11, U11+, and U12+ are finally set to receive Android Pie

The HTC U11+ was released over eighteen months ago and has yet to receive a single major OS update. In fact, the company's 2018 flagship, the U12+, hasn't received a major update either. The Taiwanese company has finally published...

Ricci Rox, 12 May 2019 12:05

Intel's Raja Koduri feels AMD's software has no meaning without Intel. (Source: Wccftech)

Raja Koduri feels AMD's software ecosystem is meaningless without Intel

Intel's Raja Koduri laid out the position of the company in key markets such as PC, CPU, GPU, FPGA, data center, interconnect, and memory compared to the competition. During the presentation, Raja felt that AMD has no meaningful s...

Vaidyanathan Subramaniam, 12 May 2019 10:53

The Google Nest Hub Max's large rear-facing speaker. (Source: Google)

Google Nest Hub Max now official: a smart-home speaker with a subwoofer for US$229

Google has unveiled its latest Nest product at I/O 2019. It is called the Nest Hub Max: a possibly more extensive, useful and powerful version of the Google Home Hub released earlier. It will retail for US$229, or its regional equ...

Deirdre O Donnell, 11 May 2019 19:15

A render showing the 'Y3' in its Peach Powder color. (Source: IndiaShopps)

The Vivo Y3, an entry-level phone with a triple camera, leaks out

Recently, a Vivo phone with the model number V1901A (or V1901T) has surfaced on Geekbench. With its 4GB of RAM, Android 9 ROM and 2.3GHz SoC, its specs hint at a new solid budget option waiting in the wings. Its TENAA listing supp...

Deirdre O Donnell, 11 May 2019 18:27

The alleged Samsung patent in its 'block' form. (Source: LetsGoDigital)

Samsung patents a display that can fold...into a brick

A new entry into the United States Patent and Trademark Office (USPTO) may show where Samsung may think foldable displays and their use in the future are headed. It depicts an electronic product that can lay flat, but can also be ...

Deirdre O Donnell, 10 May 2019 18:20

The Skullcandy Indy earbuds. (Source: Skullcandy)

Skullcandy releases Indy, its latest truly wireless earbuds

The popular audio company Skullcandy has unveiled Indy, a pair of truly wireless earbuds aimed at those wishing to get into this product category at a decent price. They offer IP55 ingress protection, Bluetooth 5.0 and a combined ...

Deirdre O Donnell, 10 May 2019 17:37

NVIDIA GeForce Game Ready Driver 430.64 now available (Source: Own)

NVIDIA GeForce Game Ready driver 430.64 comes with day-one support for Rage 2 and Total War: Three Kingdoms, 18 percent performance boost in World War Z

The latest driver update for NVIDIA GeForce cards, labeled 430.64, brings a performance boost of up to 18 percent in World War Z, as well as day-one support for Rage 2 and Total War: Three Kingdoms. However, the HD Audio Driver an...

Codrut Nistor, 10 May 2019 10:50

Having the latest Android Q preview may be cool, but perhaps less so when going about your daily life. (Source: Android Central)

Some Google Pay users find the latest Android Q beta is not daily driver-ready the hard way

Google announced that the newest preview for the next version of Android would be made available on a total of 21 devices, including the more recent Pixel phones. Therefore, a relatively large number of users may have gained acces...

Deirdre O Donnell, 09 May 2019 20:36

tHE Hisense H8F Android TV. (Source: Hisense)

US consumers reportedly prefer Hisense TVs over those of this brand's competitors

A number of 'new brands' are emerging rapidly in the US smart TV market, despite being less than readily associated with this product category. Prominent examples include Hisense, TCL and Vizio. Recent research indicates that, of ...

Deirdre O Donnell, 09 May 2019 19:52

Microsoft has developed ElectionGuard in an attempt to make democratic processes more secure. (Source: In.gov)

Microsoft announces new solution to safeguard electronic voting systems

Microsoft has unveiled ElectionGuard, a software development kit (SDK) intended to make e-voting technology more secure. This open-source, encryption-enabled kit is intended to improve the polling systems to which it is applied. I...

Deirdre O Donnell, 09 May 2019 19:16

A Qualcomm reference headset based on its latest audio chipsets. (Source: Qualcomm)

Qualcomm announces new levels of support for Google Assistant on its Smart Headset platform

Today (May 9, 2019), Qualcomm unveils support for Google Fast Pair and for Google Assistant on its current Smart Headset hardware platform. It incorporates the most up-to-date low-power Bluetooth audio SoCs the chip-maker has to o...

Deirdre O Donnell, 09 May 2019 14:27

Crytek goes into detail about their new Total Illumination ray tracing technology. (Source: CryEngine)

Not just RTX, even the Vega 56 can do ray tracing at 1080p 30 fps

Crytek explained about the process that went into making of ray tracing effects in the Neon Noir demo and said that most modern GPUs have enough computational power for implementing ray tracing (to various degrees). The demo showe...

Vaidyanathan Subramaniam, 09 May 2019 11:49

John's back in business in John Wick Hex. (Image source: YouTube/Good Shepherd)

John Wick's back again in upcoming turn-based strategy game John Wick Hex

The video game John Wick Hex has appeared in an interesting announcement trailer that gives gamers a brief insight into what the title holds for the grizzled hitman. The strategy game is being created by Bithell Games in collabora...

Daniel R Deakin, 09 May 2019 09:41

The Epson Pro Cinema 6050UB 4K PRO-UHD projector. (Source: Epson)

Epson releases a new 4K, HDR10 Pro Cinema projector

There are those who prefer their home cinema with the accent on the 'cinema'. To this end, Epson has made the Pro Cinema 6050UB 4K PRO-UHD projector. The OEM claims that its HDR10 rating, strong brightness and proprietary UltraBla...

Deirdre O Donnell, 08 May 2019 23:46

The Nubia Alpha. It bends, but does it break? (Source: Digital Trends)

Nubia Alpha leads flexible-display devices into JerryRigEverything testing

The Nubia Alpha is an innovative device that may pioneer a trend of wrap-around displays on wrist-worm devices. Its latest trick is to have appeared on the JerryRigEverything channel for durability testing. Can this much really be...

Deirdre O Donnell, 08 May 2019 19:22

The Realme X in its Blue shade. (Source: TENAA)

Sony IMX586 sensor and FHD AMOLED screen for Realme X confirmed

The X is Realme's next smartphone release. Previous leaks about this phone have suggested that it will have premium camera specs, in that its main sensor will be 48MP. This has been confirmed by its OEM ahead of its launch. Furthe...

Deirdre O Donnell, 08 May 2019 18:55

The putative Motorola One Vision in its 'new color'. (Source: Mobielkopen)

New putative color for the Motorola One Vision leaks out

According to some recent rumors, Motorola will release a phone called the One Vision. It is touted as a combination of a punch-hole display, a dual camera that incorporates a 48MP sensor and Android One. Its latest leak shows it i...

Deirdre O Donnell, 08 May 2019 18:17

Vivaldi 2.5 update notification (Source: Own)

Vivaldi 2.5 comes with Razer Chroma support

Vivaldi 2.5 is now live and this update turns Opera 12's spiritual successor into the first browser to feature full integration with Razer Chroma — the world's largest lighting ecosystem for gaming devices. Other noticeable change...

Codrut Nistor, 08 May 2019 09:52

The new Pixel 3a/3a XL. (Source: Google)

The Pixel 3a and 3a XL are announced at Google I/O

Google I/O is now in full swing, and it will be until May 9, 2019. However, at least one major hardware-related announcement is out of the way already. The new mid-range Pixels are here, and they start at US$399.

Deirdre O Donnell, 07 May 2019 23:21

Linux kernel 5.1 update now live (Source: OMG! Ubuntu!)

The Linux kernel update 5.1 comes with live patching, multiple performance and security improvements

The new Linux kernel update integrates support for using persistent storage as regular system memory, a new Linux Security Module (LSM), live patching, as well as multiple minor tweaks and fixes. All these will be included in the ...

Codrut Nistor, 07 May 2019 21:40

ZTE promotes the Axon 10 Pro's photography abilities. (Source: GizmoChina)

The ZTE Axon 10 Pro goes on sale in China

ZTE's newest Axon-brand flagship, the 10 Pro, has been released for sale in China. It is touted as the world's first phone to be powered by the Snapdragon 855 and have the F2FS filesystem. Otherwise, the phone has a 48MP main came...

Deirdre O Donnell, 07 May 2019 19:55

Microsoft seems to be making good progress with the new Chromium-based Edge browser. (Source: The Next Web)

Build 2019 | Microsoft talks about upcoming features to the Chromium-based Edge browser

Microsoft has revealed some of its upcoming plans for the new Chromium-based Edge browser at Build 2019. Future builds of the new Edge browser will offer a Collections pane to neatly organize and export research, a new user-friend...

Vaidyanathan Subramaniam, 07 May 2019 11:22

Windows Terminal supports running multiple terminal types in the same window in tabs. (Source: Microsoft)

Build 2019 | Microsoft unveils Windows Terminal, a new unified command line app for Windows 10

At the Build 2019 developer conference that kicked off today, Microsoft announced that it will soon introduce a Windows Terminal app that consolidates all command line interfaces including PowerShell, Command Prompt, and WSL into ...

Vaidyanathan Subramaniam, 06 May 2019 21:28

Spotify's claims against Apple may have sparked a new investigation of the latter. (Source: Consumer Reports)

EU set to investigate possible anti-trust behavior by Apple, based on Spotify's complaints

The Financial Times claims that its sources have told it that the EU will indeed probe Apple's potential anti-competition business practices. The decision follows 'surveys' of interested parties such as Spotify, who claim that the...

Deirdre O Donnell, 06 May 2019 20:02

Nebra AnyBeam projector's Kickstarter ends, exceeding its goal by 57%

Nebra put its innovative projector, the AnyBeam, up as a reward for its crowdfunding campaign. The start-up claims that this product is the "world's first pocket laser projector". This, apparently, was quite the draw among backers...

Deirdre O Donnell, 06 May 2019 16:58

Intel Ice Lake Gen11 GPU Linux drivers are now feature-complete. (Source: Fossbytes)

Open-source Linux drivers for the Intel Gen11 GPU are now feature-complete

The open-source OpenGL and Vulkan Linux drivers for the upcoming Intel Gen11 GPU are now considered to be complete according to code updates spotted by Phoronix. The drivers will be a part of the Linux 5.2 kernel and are said to b...

Vaidyanathan Subramaniam, 06 May 2019 10:16