Photo credit: Joe MillerIBM Watson isn’t known as a consumer-grade bot that works like Amazon Alexa or Google Assistant. (Aurrigo operates autonomous shuttles in highly controlled settings like a college campus, but IBM Watson is not currently available in the shuttles.) (I noticed the bot does not respond to any variations like Hey Watson or just Watson.) It was a curious feeling in the self-driving shuttle knowing that a much more powerful bot than Alexa was controlling the ride. Image 1 of 3

Toshiba’s Canvio 4TB external hard drive isn’t an intrinsically bad product, but the competition is so much better in this price range that it’s difficult to recommend this drive. The DTB440 (otherwise known as the Canvio Basics 4TB or the HDTB440XK3CA) is part of the 2019 range launched by Toshiba. It is a traditional 2.5-inch external hard disk drive that comes with a USB 3.0 connector and a matte plastic enclosure. HardwareThe drive is available in 1TB, 2TB and 4TB models from Toshiba (one of

The moment that Rocket League fans have been waiting for has arrived, with the game’s developer Psyonix announcing that full cross-platform play is now available, allowing PS4 players to finally engage in cross-play with not only PC players, but Xbox One and Nintendo Switch players as well. “Today’s announcement is an important one for us here at Psyonix, because we know how much our community has wanted FULL cross-platform support for quite some time,” said Psyonix’s Jeremy Dunham in the announ

At MWC in February 2017, Oppo showed off phone camera technology that allowed for a 5x optical zoom , and while it never saw the light of day in any smartphone currently on the market, we could soon see that impressive spec double. According to Chinese tech site My Drivers , Oppo has sent out invites to a January 16 launch event with the tantalising (and roughly translated) tagline of “ten times the view” (十所为见). Invitation to Oppo’s January 16 event [courtesy of My Drivers] (Image: © My Drivers

After integrating Rich Communications Services (RCS) into Android Messages almost two years ago, and talking up the advantages of the SMS successor at last year’s MWC, the company just announced that it has added RCS to its mobile pseudo-network, Google Fi. In short, RCS has a lot of the features we already enjoy on iMessages, WhatsApp and other data-based messaging services. Thus, RCS remains fragmented for the Android ecosystem, even with Google’s news today: If you’re using a phone designed f

The best cycling gadgets will help make you a faster, smarter, safer cyclist. From heart rate monitors that help you train in zones to hit specific targets to power meters that help you get the perfect spin for speed without the effort – these are the very best cycling gadgets that’ll make your ride better. That means from the basics like speed and distance to more complex metrics like cadence, power and heart rate. While this is a great way to find new rides it’s also perfect for those that nee

With Samsung’s Galaxy Unpacked 2019 event scheduled for February 20, it’s always been assumed that the company’s upcoming Galaxy S10 smartphone range would be officially revealed at the conference. Now, it seems it won’t be alone – thanks to some not-so-cryptic billboards installed at the famous Place de la Concorde in Paris, France, it appears that Samsung’s highly-anticipated foldable phone will also be officially unveiled at the event. Written in Hangeul, which is the South Korean alphabet, t

Eager to take the fight to Chinese smartphone manufacturers, Samsung is planning to launch a new range of budget Galaxy M series phones in 2019, with the handsets expected to arrive in India first, as reported by Reuters. Samsung’s decision to debut the new budget handset line in India is believed to be a direct result of the South Korean company’s market share having recently been overtaken by Xiaomi in the region. Cheap… but good“The M series has been built around and incepted around Indian

For subscribers of Nintendo’s Switch Online service , the platform allows for online multiplayer as well as offering a capable emulator of the gaming company’s debut console – the NES (Nintendo Entertainment System). Eagle-eyed Twitter user Kapu has spotted some clues hidden within Nintendo Switch Online’s coding that lists 22 SNES (Super Nintendo Entertainment System) titles that Kapu expects will be arriving with the service, joining the existing 20 NES games already on offer . The list is ful

If you’re the owner of one of its LIFX Tile smart lighting kits, you’ll soon get an all-new feature that will bring touch controls to the lighting system. Actually, no – the LIFX Tile was already secretly equipped with accelerometers embedded in each of its wall-mountable lighting units, meaning that all it requires to be activated is an over-the-air firmware update. New lighting optionsSimply tap one of the lighting modules, and the connected LIFX Tile units will cycle through different lightin

Without further ado, here are the winners of TechRadar’s 2019 CES Awards! HDMI 2.1It’s hard to count on one hand all of the 8K TVs at CES 2019. LG 8K OLED (OLED88Z9)The LG 8K OLED (OLED88Z9) is peak CES. Panasonic GZ2000 4K OLED TVJust like the Las Vegas strip itself, the TVs of CES 2019 have been all about the glitz. Royole FlexPai Foldable PhoneThe Royole FlexPai is seriously cool and it’s one of the hottest products at CES 2019.

Pimax’s ‘8K’ headset seemed too good to be true, but after some delays post-successful Kickstarter, the company is ready to start shipping next month, the company told us at CES 2019. Let’s be clear on one point: when we tried on the headset, the ‘8K’ did seem to deliver on its claims for a 200-degree field-of-view. This expands your peripheral vision in the ‘8K’ headset beyond what you’d see in competing devices. Thankfully, it isn’t much heavier than a typical VR headset, though anyone seeing

Tom Clancy’s The Division 2 will not be released on Steam, as publisher Ubisoft has opted to make the PC version of the title a semi-exclusive release on the Epic Games Store. According to a report by Polygon, Ubisoft and Epic Games are teaming up to bring select future Ubisoft PC titles to the Epic Games Store – including The Division 2. Alongside selling the title on the Epic Games Store, Ubisoft will offer it (and future PC titles) on the Ubisoft Store. “We have no plans currently on releasin

If you are thinking of upgrading your basic cable to Dish TV, then you’ve come to the right place. Dish TV offers over 300 satellite channels with a majority of those channels in HD. Dish TV Promotion and Deals:12 Free Pay-Per-View Movies from DishUse Coupon Code: PPVEXCLUSIVEApply the coupon code, and you will receive 12 free Pay-Per-View movies to view when you want. Apply this coupon code to receive $5 off your bill for the next ten months. This is a great deal if you aren’t interested in the

AMD has announced its first 7nm processors will be Ryzen 3rd Generation and they are a doozy. At its CES 2019 keynote, AMD debuted an unnamed octa-core, 16-thread part based on the company’s new 7nm Zen 2 architecture. Basically, you’re looking at a 12% increase in performance with this AMD Ryzen 3rd Generation processor. What’s even more amazing is it seems AMD Ryzen 3rd Generation is even more power efficient than Intel Coffee Lake Refresh. Another big of good news is Ryzen 3rd Generation is s

During its CES 2019 keynote, AMD has announced the Radeon VII graphics card, AMD’s latest and most powerful of its kind for consumers. As expected, this is AMD’s first 7-nanometer (nm) graphics processor (GPU), and improves upon AMD’s previous best graphics card in every way. On stage, AMD demoed the Radeon VII playing Devil May Cry V running at 4K and a frame rate counter on the top left stayed well above 100fps. Ultimately, the 7nm process allows this GPU to increase performance by 25% overall

Samsung QLED 2018 ModelsSamsung Q900R QLED TV (available in 65, 75, 85, 98 inches): Unbelievably, Samsung’s monstrous, 85-inch 8K TV is still considered a QLED TV. Samsung Q7FN QLED TV (available in 55-, 65- and 75-inches)US model numbers: QN55Q7FNAFXZA, QN65Q7FNAFXZA, QN75Q7FNAFXZAUK model numbers: QE55Q7FNATXXU, QE65Q7FNATXXU, QE75Q7FNATXXUThe Samsung Q7F was the golden ticket to 2017’s QLED line-up. Samsung Q6FN QLED TV (available in 65-, 75- and 82-inches)US model numbers: QN65Q6FNAFXZA, QN7

Sure, TVs are generally slimmer, wider, and with an average picture quality we could only have dreamed of when flat screen televisions first hit the market. At the end of the day, though, you’re looking at the same old rectangles we had in the 00s and 90s. Samsung’s 219-inch The Wall, in all its super-size gloryThank you, nextOf course, it’s easy to dismiss either rollable or modular televisions as a gimmick. And when we get to that stage, there’s no telling how new screen technologies could cha

The Samsung Galaxy S10 Lite is rumored to be launching soon alongside the Samsung Galaxy S10 and Samsung Galaxy S10 Plus, and a new benchmark suggests it might live up to its name. Yet, the scores tell a different story, with the handset – which is listed as the Samsung SM-G970U but believed to be the S10 Lite – getting a single core score of 1,986 and a multi-core result of 6,266. Those are well below what we’d expect with those specs, roughly matching the benchmark results for the Samsung Gala

While some have thought that an at-home VR treadmill is the answer, the team at 3DRudder think otherwise. Shown for the first time at CES 2019, they have built a tilting disc for PlayStation VR that you control with your feet, giving you direct motion control over a character as you play. With the might of the Playstation VR behind it, it could be about to reach a far bigger audience. The 3DRudder will work with more than 30 games when it launches in April, including new titles The Wizards, Sair