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By Joe Osborne Intel is evangelizing its 8th-generation Core i series with reckless abandon, most recently detailing the upcoming desktop chip line to Chinese manufacturing partners in a private session it had to know would inevitably leak online. Just ahead of an August 21 official reveal, the leak comes courtesy of a photo from the…

By Lucas Matney For all the talk of how voice assistants could be the future of IoT or computing in general, the only consistently engaging use of home assistants like Echo or Google Home seems to be audio playback. Today, Google is making it a bit easier for the cheapos to get in on the…

By Jon Porter There’s a moment a couple of hours into Uncharted: The Lost Legacy that almost perfectly sums up my feelings on the game. It comes just after the game’s explosive opening set piece. Playing as Chloe Frazer you’ve narrowly escaped from a band of mercenaries after having stolen the plot McGuffin that will…

Asus has now officially launched the complete ZenFone 4 line, with six models in total. Two of the lineup features dual front-facing cameras, perfect for the selfie-obsessed. …read more Source:: TechTimes.com – Smartphones

Samsung can’t seem to shake off the exploding battery curse, as a recall order was issued for batteries of refurbished Galaxy Note 4 units. Will the company recover from the Galaxy Note 7 fiasco with the upcoming Galaxy Note 8? …read more Source:: TechTimes.com – Smartphones

By Brendan Griffiths Super rare Nintendo Switch stock has been spotted in the wild at a few UK retailer websites. Nintendo Switch deals have been ridiculously hard to come by since launch and the way things are going, we think it’s going to be a problem for the rest of the year. So while it…

By Darren Allan Asus has pushed out a new 27-inch curved screen monitor which boasts some nifty tech to facilitate smooth frame rates, and doesn’t break the bank considering what it has on board, going up for pre-order at $350 (around £270, AU$440). The ROG Strix XG27VQ is a 27-inch panel boasting an 1800R curve,…

By Darren Allan Microsoft has updated its Surface app so that the software now shows battery levels for any of the company’s Bluetooth peripherals that are being used. That means those who use the likes of the Surface Mouse, Surface Keyboard, or indeed the Surface Pen or Dial will be able to see the battery…

By Alex Cox Hybrid tablet PCs are filling up the market right now. They’re versatile, they’re highly portable, and they’re desirable – with Microsoft’s Surface Pro leading the charge. But it’s far from the only horse in town; below it sits the Lenovo Yoga series, the Asus Transformer line, and many budget badged devices, like…

By Michelle Fitzsimmons Big Xbox One X pre-order news is on the way this weekend, Microsoft has revealed, and that might mean you can reserve the console as soon as Sunday. Microsoft tweeted it will share Xbox One X pre-order info during its Gamescom 2017 presentation, taking place on Sunday, August 20. The event is…

By Mike Williams BelugaCDN is a straightforward content delivery network which sells itself on being simple and affordable. The company has 28 points of presence (POPs) and 9 SuperPOPs strategically placed around the world. Most of these are in the US, with only four locations in Europe, but a strong presence in Asia includes two…

By John Biggs Duke Robotics, a military contractor, has produced a video for their unique and uniquely dangerous new tool, TIKAD. This drone platform looks fairly basic – a custom multi-rotor drone with a chassis on the bottom to hold what looks like a stripped down machine gun, sniper rifle, or grenade launcher – but…

By Darrell Etherington Want those snazzy neon green and pink Switch controllers you’ve been coveting? In the U.S. and Canada, you’ll have to head to Walmart to pick up the Splatoon 2 Switch console bundle – at least initially. The bundle, announced today by Nintendo, will include Neon Pink and Neon Green right and left…

By Rounak Jain Acer today launched its latest gaming laptop in India, the Predator Helios 300. Expanding its Predator series of gaming laptops in India, the Predator Helios 300 starts at a price of Rs. 1,29,999. It is already available for purchase exclusively on Flipkart, the company revealed. Unveiled earlier this year in an event…

By Darrell Etherington The Essential Phone has arrived, a bit later than originally announced. The first smartphone from the new company founded by Android creator Andy Rubin is now available to order, via Essential’s own site, Best Buy, and Sprint. The phone is still listed as a pre-order in all three spots, with shipping information…