Rumors have been circulating for some time about the upcoming Sonic the Hedgehog film, since Paramount announced it would be bringing everyone’s favorite hedgehog to the big screen. There’s been particular speculation about whether the film will be CGI and who will play the iconic lead characters. While we don’t have many details about the upcoming film, we do know Carrey will star alongside Westworld’s James Marsden, Ride Along’s Tika Sumpter, and The Characters’ Natasha Rothwell. We currently

Epic Games is working on matchmaking technology which will pair those who play Fortnite with a keyboard and mouse on console with PC players. “More info on this coming next week, but tl;dr if you’re on KB+M you’ll be against KB+M.”Keyboard and mouse vs controllerCurrently, Fortnite console players can play cross-platform with those on PC. However, because using a keyboard and mouse makes aim more accurate, console players often opt to play against those on the same platform rather than PC player

If you appreciate a gorgeous PC case as opposed to a bland box and you’re a Fallout fan, then a new spin on the NZXT H700 will doubtlessly grab your attention. The H700 Nuka-Cola PC case has been concocted in partnership with Bethesda and as such is an officially licensed Fallout product, with a rather tasty helping of post-apocalyptic style, as you can see from the pictures. The H700 case itself benefits from an all-steel build, a tempered glass (quick-release) side panel that provides a large

The Google Pixel 3 and Pixel 3 XL’s presumed October 4 announcement is still a fair bit away but, thanks to new rumors, we’re getting an almost complete picture of the handset’s looks and specs. The Google Pixel 3 XL has been basically photographed in full, complete with the deepest screen notch yet, by Russian tech blogger Канал Лучкова. Image 1 of 3 Image Credit: Канал Лучкова Image 2 of 3 Image Credit: Канал Лучкова Image 3 of 3 Image Credit: Канал ЛучковаThere’s also an image of the back of

Magic Leap has officially named this version of the headset the Magic Leap One Creator Edition, and as such it’s generally aimed toward software developers. Likewise, Magic Leap is only offering purchase of the device in six US cities, where it can best provide delivery and complimentary setup. Magic Leap promises to open up access to the product to several more cities this autumn, or between September and December. An exclusive launch for an exclusive deviceEverything about the Magic Leap One C

PUBG Corp has announced a three-month-long campaign which aims to deliver the changes and improvements players want to see in PlayerUnknown’s Battlegrounds. The ‘Fix PUBG’ campaign (which even has its own website) plans to address the bugs, quality of life issues and performance problems which have angered PUBG fans in recent months. “PUBG will be a better, more stable, and fairer game,” the campaign promises. While Fortnite is free, and available on Nintendo Switch, console, PC, and mobile, PUB

Opera began testing a built-in cryptocurrency wallet for its Android browser last month, and after positive feedback the company has decided to add support for its PC browser too. Just scan a QR code on the PC browser and you’ll have full access to your mobile wallet, including cryptocurrencies, tokens and collectibles like CryptoKitties. “We realized the best way is to utilize our new mobile crypto wallet technology and to give our PC users access to it.” We don’t have a release date for the ne

Perhaps it’s just as well, then, that work on WPA3 – the next-gen standard – is underway. As Bleeping Computer reports, developer and security expert Jens Steube found the flaw in WPA2 (and WPA), which makes it much easier to potentially crack into the Wi-Fi network. Typically, this previously required capturing a full four-way authentication handshake, and to do so meant waiting for a user to login to the Wi-Fi network. But using this new method, an attacker can simply attempt to authenticate t

Once the stuff of science fiction, robot domestic helpers are fast becoming a reality thanks to developments in artificial intelligence and robotics. And now leading robotics company Anki has unveiled Vector, a droid with a personality that’s set to take over your home, much like its little brother Cozmo took over your desk. Having released the best-selling toy robot Cozmo in 2016 , the company has moved on to service robots while retaining its focus on injecting personality into its creations.

So far, though, its products put it firmly in the toy category but it hopes to change that with its latest robot, Vector – a smart robot built specifically for the home and pitched more for adults. “Cozmo was a very sophisticated robot but the primary use was as a toy, for entertainment, to sell to kids.” Robots in the homeWhile it may not have this functionality from the off, this usefulness comes in the form of the smart home. Not one where robots take people’s jobs, but a friendly future wher

WhatsApp users have been warned to be vigilant against a new security flaw that could allow outsider to intercept and alter messages. Researchers from security firm Check Point found that hackers could be able to take advantage of a vulnerability in WhatsApp’s security protocols to change the content of a message. Such a tactic could be hijacked in order to spread the reach of fake news stories across the world, Check Point warns. WhatsApp fake news flawWhatsApp has over 1.5 billion users worldw

Tencent and PUBG Corp have announced the first-ever PUBG Mobile North American Invitational, which will see 16 of the most popular PUBG Mobile content creators battling it out in squads to win a cash prize. The aptly named ‘Player Well-Known’ tournament is part of PUBG Mobile’s new competitive initiative, and will take place on Friday, August 17 and Saturday, August 18 PDT (early Saturday and Sunday morning for those on BST). If you’re interested in watching the invitational, you can watch it li

Few people would choose to listen to music through their computer’s inbuilt speakers, but the faff of plugging in external speakers could be a thing of the past if Apple’s latest patent is anything to go by. The recently filed patent outlines plans to incorporate subwoofers into Apple displays, most likely the iMac, which has suffered in terms of audio quality in Apple’s pursuit of thinness. Playing it coolNot only could the patented speakers improve sound quality, Apple has also described how t

Facebook closed teen social app TBH last month – but not before learning some sneaky tactics for targeting high schoolers. In a leaked internal memo obtained by Buzzfeed News, TBH’s founders shared what they called a “psychological trick” for attracting young users. “Our team obsessed with finding ways to get individual high schools to adopt a product simultaneously,” it said. Many teens include the name of their high school on their Instagram profiles – a fact TBH used to its advantage. It woul

The chipset has eight cores, two of which are performance cores clocked at up to 2.0GHz, while the other six are efficiency cores, clocked at up to 1.7GHz. Overall it should offer up to 15% higher CPU performance and up to 25% faster graphics rendering than the Snapdragon 660. The Snapdragon 670 supports single-lens cameras of up to 25MP and dual-lens ones of up to 16MP, and should do a good job of noise reduction. Multimedia is a big focus for the Snapdragon 670 too. It’s not yet known which up

Samsung is to invest 25 trillion won (£17 billion) in areas such as Artificial Intelligence (AI), 5G and components for connected cars as it seeks to protect itself against smartphone saturation. Samsung 5GThis still gives it a market share of 20.6 per cent, but even Samsung acknowledged in its results that sales of its newer devices hadn’t been as good as excpected. “Today’s announcement follows many months of deliberations and review by the management and board of directors of different Samsun

AMD’s Ryzen Threadripper 2990WX has set a new record Cinebench score (for a single-socket processor) which beat the result that Intel’s as yet unreleased 28-core monster CPU (clocked at 5GHz) managed to achieve at Computex. The prototype Intel processor hit a Cinebench R15 multi-core score of 7,344, whereas the Threadripper 2990WX managed to outstrip it with a score of 7,618, as reported by Tom’s Hardware. With its Computex benchmark, Intel used an industrial-grade water cooler, whereas AMD’s be

Hundreds of news websites across the world are still failing to comply with the EU GDPR rules, over two months since the new regulation was brought in, research has found. According to a report from researcher Joseph O’Connor, over a thousand US news sites are inaccessible in Europe due to lacking the proper data protection systems. His research found that 1071 news sites are currently blocked in the EU, with the majority being US-based, although some are located in Canada. Looking to circumvent

Microsoft’s methods of patching and updating Windows 10 have come under fire from a group of experts that have been surveyed by PatchMangement.org, and they’ve called on Microsoft to fix the mess. The survey was created by Susan Bradley, a computer network and security consultant who also moderates the PatchManagement.org mailing list. The results of the survey will make uncomfortable reading for Microsoft, which has made a lot of noise about improving the update process for Windows. According B

In an earnings call to shareholders, GoPro CEO Nick Woodman revealed a bumper set of financial results for Q2 2018, with a 40% revenue increase to $283 million compared to the last quarter. Details are still under wraps, but we expect one of these to be the new Hero7 Black, and update to the flagship Hero6 Black action camera that the company launched late last year. PhotoRumors.com has reported that the Hero7 Black name has already been registered online. It’s hard to say whether it’ll be a mas