While Mozilla’s open source email client Thunderbird is often overshadowed by the company’s more popular web browser, Firefox, it doesn’t mean it’s being neglected, and it looks like Mozilla has big plans in store for Thunderbird in 2019. In a recent blog post, Mozilla has revealed what Thunderbird users can look forward to this year. According to the blog, “[Mozilla] will be looking into leveraging new, faster technologies in rewriting parts of Thunderbird as well as working toward a multi-proc

Google’s proposed new operating system, Fuchsia OS, will reportedly support Android applications, according to a new file posted on Android’s open source project website. The memo, spotted by 9to5Google, suggests that Fuchsia will use a special version of Android Runtime to enable Android apps, which means that users won’t have to ditch the apps they’ve come to rely on when the update finally arrives. Even so, rumors are thin on the ground, and the reality is that we just don’t know when the new

It’s rare that we see a concept car make it to full production with minimal changes, but with the Lexus LC 500 – on the exterior at least – things are different. With prices starting at $92,200 (£75,595) the future certainly doesn’t come cheap, but walking up to the LC 500 and sliding into the driving seat does soften the blow. That said, considering the price tag, the Lexus LC 500 is lacking in one area – in-car tech. A glimpse of the futureWe drove Lexus LC 500 Sport+Engine: 5 liter V8Power ou

There’ll be something new soaring among the fireworks over Times Square during tonight’s New Year’s Eve celebrations: a police drone. It’s the first time a drone has been used this way during the festivities. Three, two, one…Tens of thousands of people are expected to descend on Times Square to ring in 2019. Law enforcement officers aren’t expecting any particular trouble, but the drone will give them an extra view of the action should anything untoward take place. “Once it’s up in the air, it

Customization for allThe best recent example of that is the 2019 VW Jetta, a mid-sized sedan that costs $18,545 (about £14,000, AU$26,000) and went through a redesign recently. A new Digital Cockpit borrows heavily from the Audi brand (which is part of VW). Image 1 of 4 Image 2 of 4 Image 3 of 4 Image 4 of 4Photo credit: Josiah BondyAudi goes a major step further with a similar display. Nothing quite like that here, but the Digital Cockpit is a safety feature as much as a digital age perk. Image

If you’re spending the evening with the kids, you might be worried about letting them stay up until midnight in case they are overtired the next day – or maybe you just want some time to yourself. Well, thanks to Netflix, you could get them to bed early after all. Netflix and chill (literally)With 12 titles to choose from, you should be able to find a countdown that your kids will love this year. Netflix released its first fake countdown for kids way back in 2014, with Madagascar’s King Julien l

It follows budding games designer Stefan Butler as he pitches his choose-your-own adventure game, Bandersnatch, to games company, Tuckersoft. Not only that, but you can play one of the games from the episode, called Nohzdyve with the help of an ZX Spectrum emulator. A still from Black Mirror’s Bandersnatch on Netflix. How do I play Black Mirror’s Nohzdyve game? As it’s a .tap file, the game can only be played using a ZX spectrum emulator like Speccy (for the uninitiated, the ZX Spectrum was an 8

Here are the launches you need to watch out for in 2019 that will bring these goodies. Motorola Moto G7 and G7 PlusThe Moto G6 is one of the best budget phone of 2018, so the Moto G7 will have its work cut outWhen? And that’s why the Moto G7 and Moto G7 Plus are so important. All the latest news and rumors: Moto G7 | Moto G7 PlusHonor 11Bringing flagship features to more affordable pricesWhen? And we already know the next OnePlus phone, which may be called the OnePlus 7, will have 5G mobile inte

Honorable mention: Red Dead Redemption 2. Playground Games’ series continues to push the limits of the racing genre – creating an open-world racing title like no other. Best Narrative GameRed Dead Redemption 2Red Dead Redemption 2 was arguably the biggest, and most eagerly anticipated, game of 2018. We don’t want to spoil anything, but have some ice cream ready to fill the void Red Dead will leave when you finish. Honorable mention: Red Dead Redemption 2.

Do your researchCex onlineWhen it comes to used tech, you’ve got a range of options: refurbished items direct from the manufacturer, official second-hand tech sellers like Cex, and random members of the public through portals like Gumtree and eBay. Get the timing rightApple iPadsWhen it comes to getting the lowest prices on the best of the used tech out there, timing can be more important than you think. One of the benefits of shopping for used tech is that there are always new deals turning up,

Keeping their apps up to date enables app developers to fine-tune the performance of their software for different smartphones. This is especially important for users of Android phones, as Android apps have to work with handsets from many different manufacturers, and with different screen sizes and resolutions, meaning there’s potentially greater scope for incompatibility. Some app updates are also significantly bigger than the app they’re updating, and with updates ranging from a few megabytes t

From the evolution of Google’s Nexus smartphone range (and their successors, the improving Google Pixel phones) to the simultaneous innovation of Android One, pure Android devices have carved out more than one niche for themselves. The Nexus genesisThe ‘pure Android’ project began in 2009 when Google confirmed it had begun internal testing on a new device it envisioned as offering a true Android experience. The end for Nexus, and the birth of Android OneThe following year, Google kept its partne

While Apple has Siri and Amazon has Alexa, there’s a third big player in the voice-assistant game: Google’s very own voice-activated effort, Google Assistant. Open Google Assistant, press the menu icon in the upper-right corner of the screen and select Settings. Check appointments and emailsIf you’re using Google Assistant there’s a good chance that you use some of Google’s other services, including Gmail and Google Drive, so why not use Assistant to connect to some of these apps? You can even u

In April, Intel said that certain older processors wouldn’t be getting the update, namely the Intel Core i7 900 series, due to issues with the microarchitecture itself. Luckily, if you buy a newer Intel Coffee Lake Refresh processor you have nothing to worry about. But, the rest of the Intel Coffee Lake H-series mobile processors don’t have the same problem. Beyond the ever-elusive Cannon Lake , we got Whiskey Lake , Cascade Lake , Amber Lake and Coffee Lake Refresh . Less than a month later, In

With AMD Ryzen Threadripper 3rd Generation, we’re expecting to see even more cores, performance and value. If AMD does reveal Zen 2, along with Ryzen 3rd Generation at CES, it’s likely that we’ll see Threadripper 3rd Generation at Computex 2019, with a release date following in the following months. AMD Ryzen Threadripper 3rd Generation priceNow, so far ahead of AMD Ryzen Threadripper 3rd Generation’s launch, we don’t have any official pricing information, but we can look at past generations to

It’s safe to say 2018 has been quite a year for videogames and interactive media. Plagiarism reared its ugly head at one of the biggest sites in the gaming media. And a little developer called Rockstar revealed a culture of unhealthy hours and unrelenting ‘crunch’ before unleashing a record-breaking cowboy simulator. With the advent of multi-year season passes, the game has only grown in popularity in 2018. Games, games and more games(Image: © Xbox One)And, of course, there’s been a gluttony of

Money is no object and Louis Vuitton is here to serve again with another pricey smartwatch. The new LV Tambour Horizon, the follow up to the 2017 wearable of the same name, is again a Wear OS device aimed at the premium end of the market. Style countsElsewhere, the Tambour Horizon has a higher definition screen than its predecessor and comes in a new white ceramic style to go with your LV handbag. In a tweak to the original design, the smartwatch also includes a 24 hour time ring that features a

Remember the Galaxy Home, the smart speaker unveiled by Samsung back in August? It hasn’t yet gone on sale, but reports suggest Samsung is working on a companion speaker for it – quite possibly a mini Galaxy Home designed to compete directly with the likes of the Google Home Mini and the Amazon Echo Dot. The news comes courtesy of some digging by SamMobile, which has discovered Samsung is working on a speaker product with the model number SM-V310. We know it comes in black, but that’s just about

Apple Watch 5Apple Watch 4The new Apple Watch 5 could be the ultimate wearable as the company continues to refine its smartwatch. But with the Apple Watch Series 4 already offering ECG and GPS, plus locally stored music already onboard, what more can be added? Expect the Apple Watch 5 to be launched by Apple around the usual September reveal time. Apple AirPods 2Apple AirPods with an iPhoneAccording to ever reliable Apple analyst Ming-Chi Kuo, we can expect Apple to launch a new pair of AirPods

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