Hidden within the excitement, however, is a release note that mentions the Cupertino firm has added its controversial performance throttling feature to the iPhone 8 , the iPhone 8 Plus and the iPhone X – something the tech giant earlier said would likely not be necessary. However, according to the iOS 12.1 release notes, the new update “adds a performance management feature […] for iPhone X, iPhone 8 and iPhone 8 Plus”. There’s a silver lining, though, as Apple allows users to disable the feat

The company behind the Roomba robot vacuum, iRobot, has announced a partnership with Google that will allow the tech giant to utilize the autonomous vacuum’s ability to digitally map its user’s home. Google hopes to leverage this map data in order to make the user’s smart home more “thoughtful”. Google knows where you liveNaturally, there are some concerns to be had over one of the world’s biggest data-mongers also gaining access to a detailed map of your home, but Google promises this isn’t as

Google has also been working to make its reCAPTCHA challenges less noticeable by using a number of signals to help determine whether a users is authentic or fake. reCAPTCHA v3With today’s release of reCAPTCHA v3, Google is improving the experience further by having the API return a score between 0.0 and 1.0. Since reCAPTCHA v3 doesn’t interrupt users, we recommend adding reCAPTCHA v3 to multiple pages. They can also combine the reCAPTCHA score with their own signals such as user profiles or tran

If you were looking forward to playing Fallout 76 on your ultra-wide 21:9 gaming monitor, we’ve got some bad news. While the vast majority of gamers will be playing on traditional widescreen monitors, it’s disappointing news for PC gamers who have ultra-wide monitors. Pretty much every modern game on PC allows for a range of aspect ratios, so it’s a shame that Fallout 76 won’t follow suit. Lack of featuresThe list of missing features is detailed in a Reddit post, and it’s left many PC gamers ang

Sony’s dishing out the treats this Halloween with an announcement trailer for a PlayStation cult classic. The spooky hack-and-slash MediEvil will be rising from the grave with a new 4K remastered version that’s coming in 2019. The original MediEvil came out in 1998 in the US and Europe and was developed by Guerilla Cambridge, at the time known as SCEE Cambridge. The basic premise: Sir Daniel Fortesque, a knight who died fighting the evil sorcerer Zarok is brought back to life 100 years later whe

Red Dead Redemption 2’s main story is hard to put down, but the game tries its best to distract you with activities, side quests and random strangers that are just as captivating. Whether you want to be a hunter-gatherer, a vicious bandit or a Wild West explorer, Red Dead 2 gives you ways to make it happen. A ruthless banditArthur Morgan is a bad, bad man—and Red Dead Redemption 2’s world gives you plenty of ways to show it. Making that stew requires meat, and that means going out into the Wild

Amazon’s Alexa smart assistant is no stranger to updates to expand its range of skills or functions. The latest, however, is bringing in some new directional functionality to better navigate streaming apps and services through the Amazon Fire TV Cube. The feature has been quietly rolling out over the past few weeks, but has now reached all Amazon Fire TV Cube devices. This girl is on fireThere’s currently no word on when the feature will be coming to less premium streaming devices like the Fire

There’s no doubt that we are living in the age of the smart home, and despite misgivings around security issues, the public has largely accepted connected devices with open arms (and wallets). Unfortunately, it seems some of those misgivings aren’t completely baseless, as developer Jerry Gamblin found he was able to hack into his new Google Home Hub with relative ease. He claims he was able to do this due to an undocumented API, which allowed him to reboot the Home Hub, erase the wireless networ

Meet NodePanel 2:Better game server hosting, built with gamers in mind. We’ve created a unique control panel that provides you with real-time access to your servers. It doesn’t matter if you’re a hardcore gamer, parent, or just getting into gaming; NodePanel is easy to use.

We’re approaching the best time of year to find all those cheap iPod Touch sale prices as we get closer to Black Friday and the seasonal shopping period. And yes, despite getting on a bit now, the Apple iPod Touch is still in hot demand – especially at this time of year. The iPod Touch looks like an iPhone, but doesn’t actually work as a phone so there’s no chance of running up any bills – because there aren’t any! With lots of colours available, it’s been a popular pick with parents as it stave

Microsoft has just released a cumulative update for Windows 10 Insiders in the Slow and Release Preview rings which addresses several problems, including the ZIP bug in Windows 10 October 2018 Update that was causing people to lose data. The update is Build 17763.107 (KB4464455), and is available for Windows Insiders who have signed up for early versions of Windows 10. While the ZIP file bug, which allowed people to accidentally overwrite existing files when moving .ZIP files into folders with f

We went a bit Apple-frantic yesterday with the launch of the new iPad Pro 11, iPad Pro 12.9, new Macbook Air and Mac Mini (2018) all getting a once-over from our tech eye. You can also play with the lighting effects, as you can on the iPhone X and its newer 10-monikered bedfellows, the iPhone XS, iPhone XS Max and iPhone XR. However, there are only three effects available, with Stage Light and Stage Light Mono (where the background is darkened out) curiously not available. Yes, you’ve got a mass

Look hard enough, though, and you can still find some of the older Hero5 Black and Hero6 Black models knocking around. GoPro Hero7 Black vs Hero6 Black vs Hero5 Black: processorGoPro didn’t give the processing engine inside Hero5 Black any particular name, but the Hero6 Black was notable for being the first to feature a fresh ‘GP1’ processing engine. GoPro Hero7 Black vs Hero6 Black vs Hero5 Black: stabilisationOne thing that has consistently improved with every successive Hero model is image st

Also called ‘winter depression’ or ‘winter blues’, SAD is a condition that’s associated with the colder, darker months of the year. This is perfect if you already have a wake-up lamp at home, but need something for your office or the kitchen countertop or anywhere else to keep up your energy levels. It’s not the most advanced wake-up light on this list, but it’s certainly the most useful. Philips Wake-Up Light HF3520App Connectivity: None | Sunset mode: Yes | Radio: FM | Bluetooth: NoAttractive

Several of the best Wear OS apps come pre-installed on watches. We’ve been using Keep on a Wear OS watch like this, as a way to track a daily to-do list. Seven Minute WorkoutSeven Minute WorkoutFree or $9.99/£9.99 per month for premiumThis is one of the most useful standalone Wear OS apps. Wear Casts is also one of the more stable, fast Wear OS apps, making it a real pleasure to use. But it has not been updated to support Wear 2.0, which tells us a lot about how many people were using the Wear O

You’ve got the TicWatch Pro that sports two different displays and the newly-launched the LG Watch W7 (pictured above) that has mechanical hands to keep telling the time after the screen has died. Now a patent suggests Samsung may be working on a similar concept to LG’s watch, but with a key difference. It sounds similar to the LG Watch W7, but instead of having the hands on top of the display the mechanical elements would all sit underneath the screen. The patent doesn’t make it clear whether t

With all the big iPad Pro 2018, MacBook Air 2018 and Mac mini 2018 news announced today, you would be forgiven for overlooking another impressive Apple announcement – a new and improved Apple Pencil. That flat edge we spoke of earlier? In terms of gesture controls, users are able to simply switch tools by tapping the side of the new Apple Pencil. The new Apple Pencil is available to order now from Apple’s online store with a dispatch date of November 6, and is priced at $129 (£119 / AU$199). Tak

At the Panasonic Innovation Forum, celebrating the company’s 100th anniversary, it showed its own intentions to spruce up your living room with a new type of display, the Panasonic AMP. As much a picture frame as it is a TV, the AMP can be free standing, balanced against a wall or hung, displaying both static works of art and video art works. Picture perfectThe work of a new internal incubator project for fast-tracking design concepts at Panasonic, the AMP is unique in its screen ratio, being a

Do you like your music to smell Katy-Perry-candy-sweet? It’s a consideration that Panasonic thinks music fans might have to make alongside their choice of streaming services in the future. During the company’s centenary celebrations in Tokyo at the Panasonic Innovation Forum, it let visitors have a sniff at their favourite sounds with the Aromation concept. Sound and smell-o-visionTo illustrate the idea, Panasonic offered two sliding points on a scattergraph-like grid, pitting a mood against son

After updating their fancy new Apple Watches to the latest operating system, watchOS 5.1 , some users are reporting that it has turned their devices into little more than jewelry. When trying to install the update, some owners of the latest Apple Watch Series 4 have found their unit stuck on the Apple logo screen indefinitely, effectively ‘bricking’ their rather expensive devices. Restarting the Apple Watch, or the paired iPhone, hasn’t fixed the issue for those affected either. For those who’ve