UL Benchmarks has recently announced the Wild Life Extreme benchmark, a more demanding version of the Wild Life benchmark. Unlike Wild Life, the Extreme version won't be limited to smartphones and tablets, allowing users to run it on Apple computers with M1 CPUs and Windows 10 PCs, including those powered …
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Corsair acquires EpocCam app to turn smartphones into webcams
Corsair is continuing its recent acquisition spree, this time with the acquisition of EpocCam – an app that lets you use your smartphone as a webcam for video calls. EpocCam is currently an iPhone and iPad app with over 5 million downloads, allowing users to turn their iOS devices into …
Read More »LG smartphones to start fresh with LG Velvet
LG Corporation, formerly known as Lucky-Goldstar, has been around for many decades, producing a wide range of products – everything from monitors to laptops and smartphones. Now LG is looking to embark on a new journey with its latest smartphone – LG Velvet. LG's announcement of its new smartphone, LG Velvet, is accompanied by …
Read More »Razer Seiren Emote Microphone Review
Is the microphone any good or is this just another gimmick?
Read More »Razer Kraken Ultimate packs THX spatial audio and ‘Discord-certified’ microphone
Razer is well known for its headsets at this point, we've even reviewed a good number of Kraken series headsets ourselves over the years. This week, Razer is introducing a new flagship Kraken Ultimate to the lineup, swapping out standard 7.1 virtual surround sound for THX Spatial Audio. The ear …
Read More »Windows 10X leak shows Microsoft’s dual-screen OS will also come to traditional laptops
Earlier this month, Microsoft announced Windows 10X, a lighter version of the OS designed for dual-screen devices, like the Surface Neo or other 2-in-1 tablets. The new OS isn't set to begin rolling out until 2020 but an internal document leak has shed some more light on Microsoft's plans. Two …
Read More »Microsoft reveals dual-screen foldable Surface phone, tablet and Ryzen powered laptops
All the news from Microsoft’s big Surface event is out now, with the tech giant announcing a ton of new devices. There were a few surprises in there, including news that Microsoft will be entering the smartphone market again with an emphasis on dual-screen devices. Microsoft unveiled a range of …
Read More »Windows 10 now active on 825 million devices worldwide
Update (13.05.19): A couple of months ago, Microsoft revealed that Windows 10 had officially surpassed 800 million installs. This milestone was not brought up again during Microsoft's Build 2019 developer conference, but new reports suggest that the number of active users has already risen to 825 million. According to internal …
Read More »Creative SXFI Amp Review (with E-MU Teak headphones)
It's a tiny new amp from Creative, designed to give you a completely new way of listening to music
Read More »Microsoft will stop supporting Windows 10 Mobile security updates by the end of the year
Back in 2017, Microsoft announced that its Windows 10 Mobile platform was entering its end-of-life support phase, scrapping plans for new hardware and features. Users continuing to use the obsolete operating system have now been notified that security updates will come to an end in December. Although Microsoft has a …
Read More »Windows 10 October Update is live, brings raytracing support, app mirroring and more
We finally have full support for real-time raytracing in games as Microsoft's Windows 10 October update has begun rolling out. This features the DirectX Raytracing API, alongside other OS improvements and features.
Read More »Microsoft is apparently back to the drawing board for its alleged Surface Phone
Microsoft has been working on an all-but-official Surface Phone for quite some time, according to the many rumours surrounding project Andromeda, building fan hopes for a foldable smartphone without even saying a word. Fans have even created a petition in order to demand the device be released, however the latest …
Read More »WhatsApp to stop working on older iPhones and Android devices by 2020
WhatsApp is one of the most popular messaging services currently available, especially in Europe, with almost half a billion users. Like with most software, support can only be kept up for so long on older devices before developers need to move on. With that in mind, WhatsApp has announced today …
Read More »Qualcomm’s Snapdragon 850 is on the way to power Windows ARM PCs
While the Snapdragon 845 has only just become the mainstay high-end mobile chip, Qualcomm is already looking ahead. The newly introduced Snapdragon 850 is the result of Qualcomm’s collaboration with Samsung and Microsoft, built to power Windows on ARM PCs. Despite its laboriously long title, Qualcomm claims that the ‘Snapdragon …
Read More »Microsoft’s ‘Your Phone’ app pushes smartphone functionality to PC
While a lot of Microsoft's Build conference announcements so far have related to cloud and AI services for Azure, Windows 10 has not been forgotten. Microsoft announced a new app for smartphones today, allowing users to mirror their mobile device to their PC, allowing you to access important notifications, send …
Read More »Huawei is pushing forward with its own Android and Windows alternative
Despite having to cut significant amounts of its workforce amid tensions with the US government, Chinese smartphone manufacturer Huawei isn’t giving up. Reports are stating that the company has been developing its own alternatives to Windows 10 and Android operating systems since 2012, when the first investigation was launched against …
Read More »Drobo adds Thunderbolt connectivity to its 5D3 DAS for Windows
The Photography show at Birmingham’s NEC is one of the largest of its kind in the world. While the majority of the hall space is given over to the latest and greatest in capture, lighting and editing kit – there is a small, but significant area assigned to back up …
Read More »The Asus HC102 Windows 10 Mixed Reality headset is officially here
During CES in January, we learned that Asus would be taking its first step into the virtual reality market with the launch of its first HMD. At the time, we heard that the first Windows 10 Mixed Reality headset would be available in Q1 and now it seems that time …
Read More »Microsoft spills the beans on limitations of Windows 10 on ARM
Microsoft has been working on bringing Windows 10 to ARM chipsets for a couple of years now, with the first supported PCs set to go on sale this year. While Microsoft has demonstrated Windows running on ARM before, it has kept quiet about its various limitations. That changed this week …
Read More »Asus is launching its own Windows Mixed Reality headset
Asus is kicking off the 2018 wave of Windows Mixed Reality headsets, bringing its own HMD to CES this week. The Asus Mixed Reality headset will be launching in Q1 of this year and like other headsets built for Windows 10, it features built-in motion tracking and two wireless motion …
Read More »Leo Says EP8: Reviewing Cases, Nvidia price drop, iMac Pro Vega, Office Fail, Apple throttle iphones
In the eighth episode of ‘Leo Says' – our grumpy guru Leo discusses iMac Pro with Vega graphics, Nvidia cutting the price of Nvidia Titan Xp Star wars limited edition cards, Windows 10 failing, Ryzen APU leaks and just how much he loves the Fractal Design Define R6 case. He …
Read More »Windows Hello facial recognition is bested by a photograph
It seems that Apple’s Face ID isn’t the only biometric authentication system that has been fooled recently, as researchers have managed to trick Windows Hello with a mere photo. Multiple versions of Windows 10 are affected, across different hardware configurations. The research was conducted by German firm SYSS, are reported …
Read More »Windows Mobile is ‘no longer a focus’ for Microsoft
As much as Microsoft tried, the company couldn’t quite turn Windows Phone into a mainstream platform. The platform has never really managed to garner the support to compete against Android and iOS, so now, it is time for Microsoft to move on, with Joe Belfiore admitting that while bug fixes …
Read More »Windows Insiders get access to mobile Microsoft Edge and Launcher app
When Microsoft debuted its Edge browser to replace the faltering Internet Explorer, it pushed it hard, attempting to lock Cortana and Windows S to Edge exclusively. That’s why it’s surprising that it’s taken this long to reach mobile platforms, but Microsoft has finally released on Android and iOS for Windows …
Read More »The Samsung Odyssey is the highest-end headset for Windows 10 Mixed Reality
While it may have leaked slightly ahead of time, last night Microsoft officially unveiled the Samsung Odyssey VR headset. This headset is the highest-end model currently around for Microsoft’s Windows 10 Mixed Reality platform and appears to rival other high-end PC offerings on the market, though with a slightly higher …
Read More »Reclaim Your Privacy From Your Smartphone: 3 Simple Tips
Your smartphone is a complex device capable of performing a multitude of functions previously limited to separate devices. It’s a phone, a camera, a computer, a GPS, a game console, a flashlight, a compass, and so much more. Along with the possibilities provided by smartphones come several serious privacy concerns. …
Read More »Samsung might be making a Windows Mixed Reality headset
With companies such as ASUS, Dell, Acer, HP and Microsoft itself hitting the Windows Mixed Reality platform hard with upcoming devices, it was only a matter of time before Samsung threw its hat into the ring. According to new photos, that might just be a reality closer than we realised. …
Read More »Windows 10’s Fall update will increase privacy controls
Microsoft will be rolling out another major Windows update next month, so the company is starting to go over some of its upcoming changes. The Windows 10 privacy policy already went through some changes with the first Creators Update but it looks like further tweaks to privacy settings will be …
Read More »Computex: ASUS unleashes five new laptops, an AR smartphone and more
At Computex today, ASUS Chairman, Jonney Shih took to the stage to present ‘The Edge of Beyond', which appears to be the ASUS mission statement for Computex this year. During this event we saw five new laptops announced, alongside a new smartphone, two all-in-one PCs and a new ‘Designo' monitor. …
Read More »Microsoft begins showing off new features for Windows 10 Creators Update 2
We are continuing to make our way through Microsoft's new announcements coming out of the Build 2017 conference. Aside from some new additions to the Windows Store and future VR headsets, Microsoft also detailed its next big feature update for Windows 10. This is going to be ‘part two' of …
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