We first saw the DxO One camera - a 1-inch sensor unit that connects to the iPhone Lightning connector - in September 2015. We thought it had potential, but was a mix of high and low points. Now, with its fourth software update due 1 September 2016, it...
Wednesday, August 31, 2016
Amazon Dash Buttons: 10 to get in the UK
Amazon Dash Buttons have launched in the UK allowing you to access Amazon's one-click order service if you are a prime customer. Each Dash Button costs £4.99 and comes with £4.99 credit - so are effectively free of charge. Setup is via Wi-Fi through...
Garmin Virb Ultra 30 takes on GoPro Hero4 Black with 4K thrills of its own
Garmin has announced a 4K Ultra HD action camera that includes GPS, voice control and a colour LCD touchscreen for easy control. The Garmin Virb Ultra 30 can shoot 4K video at 30 frames per second or, if you need extreme slow motion footage, 720p at 240fps....
B&O BeoSound 1 and 2 speakers look to Daleks for inspiration
Bang & Olufsen has announced two new speaker systems at at the IFA trade show in Berlin, Germany this week, bringing with them a striking cone design for those wanting something more than just a box. The aluminium cone design means that the two speakers...
PS4 Neo (PS4K) vs Project Scorpio: What’s the rumoured difference?
During this year's E3, Microsoft tantalisingly teased Project Scorpio for 2017, a machine Xbox boss Phil Spencer called "the most powerful games console ever". Before the show even started, Sony Computer Entertainment head Andrew House also confirmed...
Sony PlayStation 4 Neo: What is PS4.5/PS4K, when is it coming and what will it offer?
In tech terms, the existing PlayStation 4 is long in the tooth. It has been around for almost three years and while that's still relatively short for a console cycle, it is ages in the modern gadget age. Just think how many smartphones have launched since...
What to expect from Sony's PlayStation New York event: PS4 Neo, PS4 Slim and more
Sony is getting ready to replace the PS4. And with not one, but two new devices. The much-rumoured next-gen PlayStation 4 Neo (AKA PS4K or PS4.5) is heavily tipped to be unveiled at a Sony PlayStation event in New York on 7 September. Plus, the company...
What time is the Samsung Gear S3 launch and can I watch it online?
Samsung will be launching its new smartwatch, the Samsung Gear S3, in Berlin tonight at its annual pre-IFA press event. It might even have a few other tricks up its sleeve too. Pocket-lint will be there in force to bring you all the news and hands-ons...
Release the beast! Acer Predator 21 X gaming laptop boasts 21-inch curved screen and eye-tracking tech
Release the beast! Acer has unveiled a gigantic 21-inch gaming laptop, the Predator 21 X, which not only boasts the first curved screen in a laptop, but also features eye-tracking technology. Yep, you can now use your eyes to trigger commands in some...
Acer Spin 7 preview: Flexible design with a touch of class
The convertible laptop game has gone from strength to strength, with the latest devices sporting slender bodies and discrete hinge mechanisms that make such flip-around screen devices as good-looking as their top-end notebook cousins. Acer's take in...
Acer Swift 7 preview: Acer has finally cracked top-end laptop design
Acer might not be a company best known for its design greats. We've seen laptops shaped like the Starship Enterprise with the trackpad in the wrong place, to pull one example out of the bag, or plasticky budget-tickers aplenty. Not so the Acer Swift 7....
LG V20: Specs, release date and rumours
LG has announced it will be introducing a successor to the V10 smartphone in September. We also know that it will be called the V20. In true LG style, there have been other snippets of information revealed too, even if the exact details of those snippets are...
LG V20 will be world's first phone with Google In Apps, confirms second screen
Ahead of a full debut at IFA 2016 in Berlin, LG has been drip feeding details about its forthcoming new smartphone, almost on a daily basis. The latest feature it is shouting from the rooftops about is Google In Apps. Coming as part of Android 7.0 Nougat,...
Kia Optima Sportswagon first drive: A big friendly giant that lacks a bit of personality
The Kia Optima is the sort of car that you see starring in flashy US TV commercials, where enormous NBA superstars cram their frames into the cockpit and ramble on about its superb comfort and desirability, despite the fact they likely own a fleet of...
Tuesday, August 30, 2016
What’s new for Intel Core 7th Gen? Kaby Lake processors explained, 4K media focus
Year on year Intel is committed to updating its Intel Core processors, with the latest seventh-generation chip even bearing a "7th Gen" badge its visual marketing and on-shelf positioning. Perhaps that's no surprise when you hear people talking about...
Best smartphones 2016: The best phones available to buy today
So, you want to buy a new phone? If you're looking for the best smartphone of 2016, you've come to the right place. We will guide you through the hottest mobile phones of the year to save you time when you go to your local phone shop. We continually update...
Apple HomeKit preview: Is Apple's smarthome system ready to shine?
After what seems like years of planning, especially in the fast moving world of gadgets, Apple's solution to getting your smarthome devices talking to each other has finally arrived. Launching with iOS 10, Apple's dedicated Home app - which is the interface...
iPhone 7 and iPhone 7 Plus cases arrive in stores, leaked pic confirms two major features
We know that Apple plans to launch something on Wednesday 7 September and are 99.9 per cent certain it will be at least two phones: the iPhone 7 and 7 Plus. We now have confirmation of a couple of the much-rumoured features as licensed cases have started...
Google Cast now hardbaked into Chrome
After two years of beta testing, Google has baked its Cast functionality directly into Chrome. For the last couple of years, you could mirror content in a Chrome browser to a compatible device using a Chrome Extension, but the feature is now part of...
Fitbit Charge 2 vs Charge HR vs Charge: What's the difference?
Fitbit offers several devices in the activity tracking market, from the plain and simple Flex to its GPS sportswatch, known to friends as Surge. The company has recently announced another couple of devices to its line-up however, with both a Flex successor...