A spokesperson for Swatch confirmed to Wareable the company does still plan to release its own smartwatch operating system called Swiss OS. It won’t be unveiled until later this year or early 2019. We don’t currently know anything about any of those devices, and it’s unclear whether they’ll sport a Qualcomm Snapdragon Wear 2100 or Snapdragon Wear 3100 chipset. It’s an interesting move considering a lot of Swatch’s competition has moved into smartwatches running Google’s Wear OS. Swatch has a lot

IBM Research has teamed up with fragrance specialists at Symrise to create an AI system that can design completely new perfumes. Philyra uses machine learning to analyze thousands of raw materials and previously designed perfumes, identifying patterns and new combinations that haven’t been tried before. The smell of successPhilyra can suggest the amount of ingredients to be added to a new formula, and offer alternative raw materials that could produce the same effect. It can even predict how peo

Facebook has been hit with a £500,000 fine by the Information Commissioner’s Office (ICO) for failing to protect the data of its users during the Cambridge Analytica scandal. The fine is the maximum possible punishment the ICO is allowed to deliver, as it slammed Facebook for what it called “serious breaches of data protection law”. The ICO also says that after the breaches were discovered, Facebook failed to do another to follow up and regulate bodies such as Cambridge Analytica for improperly

There’s been bumper revenues driven by growth in its cloud services – but Surface hardware was also a highlight, with the devices gathering momentum nicely. As The Verge reports, Amy Hood, who is Chief Financial Officer at Microsoft, noted on a call with investors that much of this Surface revenue had been driven by the Surface Go and Surface Book 2. Commercial cloud revenue stood at $8.5 billion (£6.6 billion, AU$12 billion), which was up a highly impressive 47% year-on-year. The top earning di

Trust us, you need to hear about Samsung QLED 8K. Samsung QLED 8K has a solution for that too. Samsung QLED 8K offers true cinematic colour, with empirical evidence to prove it. Samsung QLED 8K uses micro-LED dimming, letting the TV control the brightness of each little area of screen space. Some of you still might not have seen high dynamic range footage in person yet, and Samsung QLED 8K offers just about the best we’ve experienced.

Ricoh Imaging has announced that a new waterproof option will shortly be joining its line of compacts. The WG-60 is set to arrive with a body that’s sturdier than the norm, which allows it to be used underwater and in freezing conditions. These can be used to illuminate close-up subjects, with the lens managing to focus on subjects just 1cm away. The company’s most recent camera releases were the Theta V and the WG-50, both of which were announced last year. The WG-60 will arrive in November in

Samsung has had a base level of 64GB of storage on its flagship phones since the Samsung Galaxy Note 7 in 2016, and every other top-end phone since then followed it until the Samsung Galaxy Note 9, which came with a minimum of 128GB. The Galaxy S10 range looks likely to follow suit, thanks to a speedy storage upgrade confirmed for upcoming Samsung phones. UFS 3.0 is set to launch in the first half of 2019, so it may be ready for the upcoming Samsung Galaxy S10. That phone was also the first Sams

As if the thought of the impending Steam sales for Autumn and Winter didn’t look set to make your PC gaming pile of shame threaten to topple over, Microsoft has just revealed its plans to bring its Xbox Game Pass subscription service to computers, too. Xbox Game Pass is a $9.99 / £7.99 / AU$10.95 monthly subscription service that gives Xbox gamers access to more than 100 titles to play. Sony’s rival PlayStation Now service allows downloads of some games and streaming of others on the PlayStation

If you have an Oculus Go, you can now cast your VR gameplay to your friends’ smartphones via the Oculus app, meaning virtual reality gaming is no longer a solo experience. The new feature, called Cast, gives you the option to share what you’re doing in the VR headset with another device, so your friends can essentially view your gaming experience as you play. Of course, any streamed content will look slightly different to your experience, as it can only be displayed on a flat smartphone screen,

Microsoft has released Windows 10 build 18267 to Windows Insiders subscribed to the Fast Ring, which allows them to get early versions of upcoming Windows 10 updates, and it looks like the search feature in Windows 10 will be getting an overhaul. In the new build, Microsoft has included an updated search tool that searches files and folders in Windows Search. The new feature is called ‘Enhanced Search’, and to enable the feature users must first allow Windows 10 to manually index every file dire

Amazon is eyeing up the office space for the continued growth of its Alexa voice assistant. The retail giant has announced that its Alexa for Business feature – a paid service that angles Alexa as a basic receptionist or intern, able to handle basic office tasks like conference room bookings and scheduling meetings – would soon be coming to third-party devices. In practice this would allow companies other than Amazon to integrate the Alexa voice assistant into various pieces of equipment around

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The TicWatch brand has expanded again with a new watch from Mobvoi called the TicWatch C2 that sports a stainless steel front, Wear OS software and Google Pay. Mobvoi’s TicWatch C2 is intended as a follow-up to the original watch that launched in China as the TicWatch and the rest of the world as the TicWatch 2 back in 2016. The C2 comes in two different sizes with a 20mm version that’s 13.1mm thick and a smaller 18mm watch that’s 12.8mm thick. Read our TicWatch C2 hands on reviewBoth have stain

Huawei recently launched the Huawei Mate 20 Pro, bringing forward some of its most impressive features to date. As glamorous as this phone is, Huawei says the Mate 20 Pro won’t go on sale in the US. When can I buy the Huawei Mate 20 Pro? If you want the Huawei Mate 20 Pro, you’re able to order it right now. In any case, we have found a number of places you can order the Huawei Mate 20 Pro.

Following a successful Indiegogo crowdfunding campaign from AI company Mobvoi, the TicPods Free true wireless headphones are now available to buy from its website for $129 / £119.99 / AU$199. Created by Mobvoi (the company behind some of our favorite smartwatches including the Ticwatch Pro and Ticwatch S ), the in-ears come with a number of features including touch control and ambient noise cancelling technology. A long press on the earbud should also activate your voice activated assistant of c

But while a VPN does represent a modest expense on the face of it, bear in mind that there are multiple ways that a VPN can actually save some money. Using a VPN allows the user to change or spoof their location so that to the website, they’ll appear to be elsewhere, and may be able to get a cheaper price as a result. A VPN can be used to bypass country restrictions due to geo-blocking, and enable access to more content. Using a VPN, you can spoof your location to appear in the relevant country,

If you had any worries that your most-wished-for Mac device wouldn’t debut at Apple’s October 30 keynote event in New York City, consider them gone. A trio of new reportedly Mac products for 2018 was uncovered via a device registration filing published by the Eurasian Economic Commission (EEC). First reported by French Apple blog Consomac , these device filings make references to two new iMac 2018 desktop models as well as a new Mac Mini 2018 model. The third and last reference in the EEC filing

Intel Basin Falls Refresh priceWe were initially hoping that Intel would price this new HEDT platform more competitively – especially considering how AMD is gaining popularity right now. Intel Core i7-9800X – $589 (about £450, AU$830)– $589 (about £450, AU$830) Intel Core i9-9820X – $898 (about £690, AU$1,270)– $898 (about £690, AU$1,270) Intel Core i9-9900X – $989 (about £760, AU$1,400)– $989 (about £760, AU$1,400) Intel Core i9-9920X – $1,189 (about £910, AU$1,680)– $1,189 (about £910, AU$1,68

Apple has, historically, never supported the idea of law enforcement accessing data stored on iPhones to help with criminal investigations. The Cupertino firm reasserted that view by adding a USB Restricted Mode when it released iOS 11.14 earlier this year. It was an attempt to keep tools like the GrayKey box from unlocking an iPhone. The failsafe, however, wasn’t foolproof, with security researchers finding ways and means of getting around the security measure and unlocking data. Keep outForbes