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By Darrell Etherington Google’s Pixel 2 launch event is only a couple of days away, but the hype cycle is in high gear – and a new leak has me even more excited to see what Google officially unveils on Wednesday. Serial (and mostly accurate) leaker Evan Blass has posted images he says depict the…

By Darrell Etherington Google has a new program called “Street View ready” which will make it possible for anyone with the right hardware to contribute to its Street View imaging database, typically assembled using Google’s official 360-degree camera-toting Street View cars. The first camera officially designated ‘Street View ready’ is Insta360’s Pro camera, the 8K…

Chrome OS will be the next platform to get Google Assistant, as the Google Home app hints. The functionality, in addition to new Google Pixel phones and a new Chromebook, might be officially unveiled this Oct. 4. …read more Source:: TechTimes.com – Computers

By Mike Williams SwitchVPN is a small US-based VPN provider which makes some very eye-catching claims about its service. Currently the website headline is “a simple and powerful app to keep the internet free”, for instance, claiming later that “SwitchVPN keeps the internet free from anywhere in the world.” Can it save you money? No:…

By Gerald Lynch Despite making you face the horrors of a nuclear holocaust head-on, fully immersed, Fallout 4 VR is one of the most hotly-anticipated virtual reality games on the way before the end of the year. And now, as an HTC Vive exclusive, it’s just got even easier to get for VR newcomers. Purchase…

By Darrell Etherington Google’s big hardware event is coming up fast – it all goes down next Wednesday, October 4. But we already know (or think we know) a fair amount about what will be revealed, including brand new Pixel smartphones with some big upgrades, and some devices that will flesh out Google’s broader hardware…

By Darrell Etherington Ring, maker of one of the original (and still likely the best) connected video doorbell, has launched a comprehensive home security system called Protect, which retails for $199 and includes a base station, keypad (for arming and disarming) a contact sensor for a window or door, a passive infrared sensor for detecting…

According to Samsung’s firmware development, the Galaxy S9 is coming in two models. Of course, the two are presumably the standard Galaxy S9 and the Galaxy S9 Plus. …read more Source:: TechTimes.com – Smartphones

One of Huawei’s upcoming real AI phones has now leaked. Per the images shared by Evan Blass, the Mate 10 Pro seems to be a full-fledged premium flagship, but the design is causing some debate. …read more Source:: TechTimes.com – Smartphones

By Emma Boyle Fighting games haven’t really ever gone out of fashion – just look at how well Street Fighter 5, Tekken 7, Injustice 2 and Marvel Vs Capcom Infinite have performed recently for proof of that. However, for all their success not one of them has felt quite as timeless as Super Smash Bros.…

By Darren Allan The European Commission has confirmed that third-party remanufacturers of printer ink cartridges must comply with e-waste regulations, and that consumers should look for the ‘WEEE’ logo to be sure of this. This means that (hopefully) there will be fewer old printer cartridges ending up in landfill sites, with more being reused or…

By Darren Allan As we saw in our review of the Radeon RX Vega 64, generally speaking, the graphics card offers roughly equivalent performance to Nvidia’s GTX 1080 – but not in Forza 7, where in a surprising turn of events the Vega 64 outstrips the GTX 1080 Ti by a good amount. Yes, we…

By Emma Boyle Sony has announced that there’s a brand new PlayStation VR headset in the works and that it’ll feature some small changes that should make the device more convenient to use. Rather than an overhaul of the platform, this seems to be a small, incremental upgrade that will bring a new design that…

By Dom Reseigh-Lincoln FIFA has sat atop the football sim mountain for what seems like an age, but the gap between itself and the ever-improving PES has been rapidly shortening every year as Konami’s entry continues to double down on the pure, clinical fluidity of its on-field mechanics. Modern FIFA still has plenty going for…

By Jon Porter Sony has introduced a new PlayStation-branded Credit Card in the US which will offer reward points on PlayStation store purchases as well as discounts on a variety of PlayStation subscriptions. You’ll get Sony Reward points on any purchases you make on the card. These are tripled if you use the card to…