Facebook employs UK fact-checkers to flag fake news
If you see a suspicious post on Facebook in the UK, you can now report it for assessment by a team of full-time fact-checkers. The site has teamed up with independent charity Full Fact to assess posts...
View ArticleNokia 9 release date, price, news and leaks
Update: The Nokia 9 PureView could be announced this month. Plus, a leaked promotional video may have revealed lots of information about the phone.Prior to the launch of the Nokia 8 it had been a long...
View ArticleGoogle Fuchsia release date, news and rumors
We were expecting to see Google announce Google Fuchsia, or Google Andromeda – a fusion of its Chrome and Android operating systems (OS) – back in October 2017. That announcement never happened. What...
View ArticlePhilips TV lineup 2018: the past year in Philips TVs
Update: For all the New Year fanfare around new TVs, we're yet to hear much regarding Philips plans for 2019. For now, read on below for the full 2018 lineup and what makes a Philips TV a different...
View ArticleBest mesh Wi-Fi routers 2019: the best wireless mesh systems for large homes
Welcome to our pick of the best mesh Wi-Fi routers of 2019. Unlike traditional wireless routers which are usually single units that sit in one room and broadcast Wi-Fi to the rest of your house, the...
View ArticleThis wallet-friendly Raspberry Pi case comes with a built-in touchscreen
Raspberry Pi accessories are plentiful enough, but here’s a new one which might pique your interest – a case for the compact computer board which comes with a touchscreen display.The unnamed product is...
View ArticleHow voice assistants have doomed the remote control
If there's one common theme at this year's CES 2019 – the Las Vegas tech expo we've been covering all week – it's talking.Not just chatting on the show floor (though there's been plenty of that too)....
View ArticleBest speakers from CES 2019: the best wireless, floor, and bookshelf speakers...
Although TVs stole the show at CES 2019 in Las Vegas, there was still plenty for music lovers to sink their teeth into at the consumer tech show this year. From glass speakers that look like lamps, to...
View ArticlePC sales struggle again
New data from IDC and Gartner has revealed that the US trade war with China and processor shortages have had a significant impact of PC sales at a time when the PC market appeared to be...
View ArticleUltra-ultra settings: how 8K TVs are going to transform gaming
There's no better place to see the future of technology than at CES in Las Vegas, and from smartphones to smart homes the tech on show at CES 2019 was every bit as impressive as we expected – but it...
View ArticleThe top 5 fitness trackers on sale in January 2019
New Year's has arrived, and for many people, that means an annual resolution to get in shape. If you'd like to get more active, buying an activity tracker in 2019 can be very helpful in your new...
View ArticleUS government shutdown leaves websites down
A number of government websites are now inaccessible after 80 TLS certificates used by the US government have expired and with no staff on hand to renew them as a result of the government...
View ArticleCES 2019 was absolutely buried in laptops and PCs – why?
At CES 2019, we've experienced an absolute deluge of laptops and other computers that made this year’s show feel more like Computex than the Consumer Electronics Show. That’s not even on account of...
View ArticleGoogle can limit "right to be forgotten" in EU
A top court adviser for the EU has said that Google can limit the “right to be forgotten” to internet searches made within the European Union.Back in 2016, Google was fined by France's privacy watchdog...
View ArticleAmazon fires open-source shot with DocumentDB launch
In a move that will surely upset the open-source community, AWS has launched a new database offering compatible with the MongoDB API called DocumentDB.The cloud giant describes its new product as a...
View ArticleHybrid processors at CES 2019 are the future of computing
While Intel and AMD were outdoing each other at CES 2019 by announcing their respective 10-nanometer (nm) and 7nm processors, both companies also introduced hybrid processors that may change the future...
View ArticleThe Redmi Note 7 is now the most affordable 48MP camera smartphone
The Redmi Note 7 smartphone has officially been launched at an event in Beijing, China. At the same event, Xiaomi confirmed the earlier news that Redmi would be an independent brand, going forward. The...
View ArticleGoogle confirms it's the end of the road for the Chromecast Audio
Farewell then, to the Chromecast Audio dongle – Google has confirmed it's discontinuing the product, which was launched back in 2015. The product is no longer available to buy direct from Google, and...
View ArticleiPhone 11 tipped to have faster Wi-Fi, but 5G might have to wait
It's closing in on four months since the iPhone XS, iPhone XS Max and iPhone XR were revealed by Apple, which means it's high time we started thinking about what the 2019 iPhones might have to offer –...
View ArticleCybershoes are a visceral way to move in VR at CES 2019
Cybershoes had a wildly successful Kickstarter this fall, so it makes sense that they’d make an appearance at CES 2019. After a short time with the foot peripheral, we can heartily confirm that they do...
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