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By John Biggs As a staunch believer in non-existent superstitions I feel that the ukulele is a very dangerous, sensual instrument that could lead to the ruination of our young people and rend the very fabric of society. That said, I can now play Stand By Me on the Populele, a feat that was rendered…

By Andrew Gebhart GardenSpace automatically waters your plants, monitors their health and wards away pests. …read more Source:: cnet Camcorders

By Darrell Etherington The Google Pixel 2 and Pixel 2 XL have one of the best features introduced on a smartphone in recent memory: That button. Admittedly, it’s just a superficial design decision, but it’s actually one of the most interesting, and most bold design decisions make in smartphones by a major consumer hardware company…

The new Huawei Mate 10 and Mate 10 Pro are sleek, gorgeous, and equipped with just about everything you can expect from a 2017 flagship smartphone. But unlike most other phones, their differentiating factor is artificial intelligence. …read more Source:: TechTimes.com – Smartphones

By Devin Coldewey Once upon a time, Microsoft had a whole line of gaming hardware under the Sidewinder brand, and while they never really put a dent in Razer or Logitech, they put out some decent mice (the X3 “might serve as a good introduction to multiple DPI settings for your mom or dad,” I…

By Frederic Lardinois Here’s a surprise: Google’s Pixel 2 phones include a custom system-on-a-chip (SoC) that’s optimized for image processing — but it currently just sits there, doing nothing. Google says it’ll turn this chip on in the coming weeks as a developer option in the preview of Android Oreo 8.1. Read More …read more…

By Darrell Etherington Google’s Pixel 2 and Pixel 2 XL have a number of strengths to recommend them, but what makes them really unique is that they offer two versions of phone that finally, for Android, will provide everything anyone really needs in a smartphone. Other device makers have realized that different sizes appeal to…

By Joe Osborne Microsoft’s first try at the 2-in-1 laptop was no doubt impressive. But, it was also a tad divisive, releasing with some components that weren’t current at the time, and employing a design that didn’t jive with everyone because of a certain gap. This time, Microsoft has addressed most of the main concerns…

By Darrell Etherington Google’s changes to the Pixel cameras are mostly on the software side, but they gain some excellent additional abilities, including a new Portrait mode, as well as optical image stabilization to compliment Google’s digital anti-shake for photos and video. Google spent a lot of time during its presentation crowing about the Pixel…

By Andrew Williams The Lenovo Tab 4 10 Plus is one of the few new tablets that doesn’t just scrape together minimal specs in an attempt to attract buyers who find the iPad a bit too expensive. It’s only slightly less expensive than Apple’s entry-level new iPad, and that has more storage too. Factor this…

By Darren Allan IBM has unveiled a new generation of tape storage technology, LTO-8, which provides a huge boost compared to the previous generation, and is capable of storing 30TB of data per cartridge. LTO-8 is expected to be unleashed before the end of the year, and it offers a compressed capacity of 30TB and…

By Shuddhahnik Maity Qualcomm has just unveiled a new mid-range mobile processor at the 4G/5G Summit in Hong Kong. Named as the Snapdragon 636, the latest SoC comes with enhanced gaming and display technology support over the Snapdragon 630 Mobile Platform. Qualcomm will start shipping the newly announced chip from November 2017 and phones equipped…

By Frederic Lardinois It’s been a while since we last heard from Project Wing, X’s moonshot drone delivery project. But after a few fallow months, the team posted an update today and it looks like the project has made quite some progress. Alphabet’s X unit is now testing the Project Wing drones in southeastern Australia,…

By John Archer When the original Xbox One and PS4 consoles came out, it looked like video games – on consoles, at least – had opted to sit out the 4K revolution that was already sweeping the TV world: Both consoles were originally resolutely HD-only, and there wasn’t so much as a sniff of support…

By Gerald Lynch When it comes to Black Friday in the US, there are two (near) certainties: people will be hysterically hunting down ridiculous deals, and that those deals will include some video-gaming goodness. PS4 deals will inevitably be among the top US Black Friday deals, too, so get those thumbs limbered up. It’s the…