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By Emma Boyle After months of testing across all tiers of its Insider program, Microsoft has announced that its Xbox One fall update is now finally available for all users. Since we first got a brief look at what the update might offer back in August, Microsoft has been gathering feedback and testing and refining…

By Mike Williams Founded back in 2004 as ‘Hosting media’, Lithuania-based Hostinger has expanded to become a popular web hosting provider with more than 29 million customers, and offices around the world. The company website doesn’t try to put a gloss on its service by talking about ‘value’ products or a ‘budget’ range. It gets…

By Jon Russell Samsung has something worth your time if you like to keep tabs on kids, pets or other cherished items. The Korea electronics giant just announced Connect Tag, a small internet-enabled device that tracks location and lasts a week between charges. In other words, this is a similar offering to existing electronic tagging…

By Darrell Etherington Astro’s Luna Display hardware dongle is a dream for anyone who wants their iPad to act as a second screen for their Mac – wirelessly. Now, the company has revealed a clever update that turns the front-facing camera of your iPad into a neat, contextual button that gives you access to a…

By Darrell Etherington You may or may not have scored an SNES Classic from Nintendo, but either way, you don’t have the true retro gaming fan’s SNES reboot – yet. That’s because it’s not out yet, and it’s not even made by Nintendo: It’s the Super Nt, the next reference quality console recreation from Analogue,…

OnePlus has addressed its controversial data collection program after it was found to be pulling sensitive information from users, such as MAC addresses and phone numbers. OnePlus plans to make users more aware that they can opt out of the program. …read more Source:: TechTimes.com – Smartphones

By Darrell Etherington The best compact camera smartphone attachment you can buy is getting an Android version, and a heap of updates for the existing iPhone model that make it even better (and it’s already excellent). The DxO One, DxO’s first camera hardware, gets a free software update this morning that adds Facebook Live multi-camera…

By Devin Coldewey LimeBike, one of several companies competing in the rapidly expanding bike-sharing space, has raised a $50 million C round to continue building out the operation. The company is also looking into ways to differentiate itself from the competition — including the two 900-pound Chinese gorillas in the industry, Ofo and Mobike. Read…

Apple might unveil an iPhone with a built-in stylus as early as 2019, according to new rumors. It might use a different technology than Samsung’s S Pen, though. …read more Source:: TechTimes.com – Smartphones

Everyone can rest easy now, as it’s been confirmed that Google has crammed an LED notification light into the new Pixel 2 XL. Interestingly enough, it’s somewhat a hidden feature. …read more Source:: TechTimes.com – Smartphones

By Natasha Lomas A key reinstallation attack vulnerability in the WPA2 wi-fi protocol has been made public today. Security researcher Mathy Vanhoef has identified what he dubs a “serious weakness” in the wireless protocol. Read More …read more Source:: TechCrunch Gadgets

We now have our first look at the Razer Phone through a leaked image. The device looks like it was inspired by the Nextbit Robin, which could also be a hint to the smartphone’s gamer-focused features. …read more Source:: TechTimes.com – Smartphones

By Andrew Willliams Game consoles are among the top Black Friday deals. You can expect every platform to feature in this year’s line-up of bargains. But we expect to see a whole bunch of Xbox One and PS4 deals. Not only does Black Friday 2017 represent the peak of pre-panic Christmas shopping, landing on 24…

By Emma Boyle Though in recent history Nintendo has appealed to our sense of childish fun with excellent first-party exclusives and innovative gameplay, one thing it hasn’t offered is gaming experiences geared towards older audiences. This is something that could, however, be about to change if a recent report from The Wall Street Journal is…

By Devin Coldewey Earlier this week, it was revealed that independent phone maker OnePlus was collecting all manner of information from phones running its OxygenOS — without telling users, of course. Caught red-handed, the company is backing off from the opt-out data collection program, giving users a choice up front instead of buried in the…