WhatsApp is set to make a major change by charging users for the first time. The changes will affect users of the WhatsApp for Business version of the popular messaging app that are a bit sluggish to replying to messages. The WhatsApp Business API will allow businesses to respond to messages from users for free over an initial 24 hour period. Business users could also use the service for speedy customer support replies, and send notifications directly to individual users. The consumer-facing ver

Windows 10 is continuing to make solid strides in terms of attracting new users away from Windows 7, according to two sets of commonly used statistics. That’s still behind Windows 7 on 41.23%, although the old OS shed 0.51% of its users, so the gap is certainly closing. StatCounter has Windows 10 in the lead for July, with it managing to gain a solid 0.5% moving it up to 47.25%. So going by this analytics firm, Windows 10 has a larger lead over the older OS, than the latter does over the former

Facebook and Instagram now have a suite of time-management tools to help you keep tabs on how long you spend uploading, liking and commenting every day. Last month, eagle-eyed Facebook users discovered a reference to an option called ‘Your Time on Facebook’ in the social network’s official Android app. Instagram (which is owned by Facebook) has a similar set of tools called ‘Your activity’, which should help you avoid whiling away hours admiring photos of elegantly plated avocados on toast. Time

Remember Nintendo’s NES Classic Mini? It’s currently enjoying a renaissance like sales boost, bringing it to the top of the US console sales charts for the month of June. You’re looking to pay just $60 in the States for the Mini NES, compared to several hundred dollars for the Xbox One and PS4. In fact, were you to look at sheer revenue generated by sales, the PS4 sits leagues ahead of the NES Classic Mini thanks to its chunkier price tag. However, either way it shows that there’s consistent and

More information about Andromeda OS, a version of Windows 10 that Microsoft was apparently planning to power its rumored Surface Phone, have been uncovered, this time detailing a Productivity Mode. With rumors that Microsoft’s foldable Surface phone/tablet hybrid has been delayed until 2019, some people expected that things might quieten down regarding Andromeda OS as well. However the owner of the WalkingCat Twitter account, who often digs up interesting hints about Microsoft’s software and dev

We’re expecting to see a new refresh of the iPad Pro line later this year, and some hidden iOS 12 beta code suggests it’ll be a major change with a bezel-less design for the first time on an iPad. A new asset found in the iOS 12 developer beta 5 shows an icon that’s referred to as an “iPad”, but shows a device with much thinner bezels than the current range. A previous rumor suggests Face ID may soon work in landscape mode in iOS 12, which would help for when you’re using an iPad on its side. Th

Microsoft Surface Go, the affordable Windows 10 tablet, is now available to pre-order from the Microsoft Store, Amazon and other online stores. There are two versions you can currently pre-order. There’s a Surface Go with 64GB storage, 4GB RAM and an Intel 4415Y CPU for $399/£379/AU$599.99, and one with 8GB of RAM and 128GB of storage, which can be pre-ordered for $549.99/£509.99/AU$839.99. Both versions come with Wi-Fi connectivity. The Surface Go is currently available to pre-order in the US,

Samsung’s just-announced Galaxy Tab S4 is the company’s flagship tablet for 2018, and while that might be exciting news for some, the not-exactly-cheap price tag of $649 (£599, around AU$880) will likely put just as many potential buyers off. Like the Tab S4, this cheaper option sports a 10.5-inch display, shares the same 7,300mAh battery and four-speaker Dolby Atmos sound system, but from there the two units do diverge somewhat. Scaled backFor starters, the Tab A’s 10.5-inch display is only a 1

Popularity often makes a website a juicy target for hackers, however, and Reddit’s now found itself an unwitting victim. Reddit’s chief technology officer, Christopher Slowe, today revealed that the site experienced a data breach between June 14 and June 18, 2018, in which some of its users’ personal data was accessed. Specifically, every user account that was created between the site’s launch in 2005 until May 2007 has potentially had its username, email address, salted hashed password, and pri

But there’s nothing quite like Mario Kart VR. Situated in London’s O2 Arena at the Hollywood Bowl venue’s arcade, Mario Kart VR, as you’d imagine, isn’t your regular Mario Kart experience. Mario Kart VR uses a HTC Vive headset – renowned for its room-tracking capabilities, but here employed for its HTC Vive Tracker accessories. It’s the first of a few significant differences between Mario Kart VR compared to the mainline series. A session on Mario Kart Arcade GP VR costs £7.99 (around $10 / AU$1

It’s with that goal in mind that Sony Electronics President and COO Mike Fasulo took the stage of Sony Hall on Tuesday to talk of its product development from “lens to living room” approach to producing 4K products that are best for professionals and consumers alike, the result of which is the new Sony Master Series. There are several features that cross the lines between the Z9F LCD and A9F OLED Master Series. Also announced was a Netflix Calibrated Mode which will, for now, only work using the

You’re also probably going to be aware that there’s a premium tier, called (cleverly) Strava Premium. It’s been renamed as Strava Summit, and the short way to describe it is a chopped-up version of Premium. Check out your miles in more detail from a training run? The Training plans are OK, but only if you know what you’re training for, or are a beginner. The Training Pack itself offers some analysis that you feel should, obviously, be in the Analysis Pack, and that’s where we think most users wi

Pluto TV and, by extension WatchFree, help new cord-cutters transition away from the narrow, gilded confines of cable TV by offering a streaming TV experience that looks and acts similar. The main difference between WatchFree and your traditional cable service is that WatchFree is … well, free. Instead of a nerd-centric network like Spike, Pluto TV offers Geek & Sundry, Felicia Day’s platform. Don’t look a gift horse in the mouthMore and more, we’ve seen TV manufacturers create their own strea

Spotify has launched a new six-part motion comic series with Archie Comics called Spotlight Archie – The New Riverdale. Streaming exclusively on Spotify, the new series represents yet another interesting type of content that digital streaming platforms are able to offer users. Motion comics first became popular in the 1960s, when Marvel Comics Animation used the technique to bring its characters to life in The Marvel Superheroes . In any case, the launch of a streamable motion comic series has i

World of Warcraft fans, take note: Blizzard has released the second video in the Warbringers series, focusing on Horde Warchief Sylvanas Windrunner – and her actions in the animated short have fans divided. Warbringers is a new video series started by Blizzard as a promotion for the upcoming World of Warcraft: Battle for Azeroth expansion – which releases in just under two weeks. Each video in the three-part series focuses on a main hero or villain from the Battle for Azeroth expansion. The Worl

Newly announced, the Samsung Galaxy Tab S4 is a remarkably similar device to the popular iPad Pro (the 10.5-inch edition) that came out at the in the middle of 2017. Samsung Galaxy Tab S4There’s also 4GB of RAM onboard, and your storage choices are 64GB / 256GB or 512GB. The Tab S4 has an 13MP while the iPad Pro 10.5 opts for a lower 12MP sensor. We haven’t had time to test the battery on the Galaxy Tab S4 but it’s impressive in terms of spec with a 7,300mAh cell alongside fast-charging tech too

Microsoft has begun testing Your Phone – a Windows 10 app that lets you interact with your Android handset without taking it out of your pocket. The app is now available to members of the Windows Insider Program who’ve chosen to make themselves Microsoft’s guinea pigs by joining the Fast Ring. Third-party apps like Pushbullet already offer similar tools for managing files on mobile devices from your desktop, but this is the first time we’ve seen them integrated directly into Windows. Bypass the

While we reported recently that Intel 9th generation processors wouldn’t release until next year, WccfTech says the roadmap leaked prior to this was vastly outdated, and we should expect Coffee Lake-S Refresh processors within the next few months. The leaked roadmap also confirms that these new chips will be compatible with both Intel’s upcoming Z390 chipset as well as its older 300-series chipsets. Before the end of the year, we’ll apparently also see Basin Falls Refresh processors, but there a

Nintendo is stepping up its crusade against pirated games by bringing the anti-piracy measures it introduced to the Nintendo Switch to the Nintendo 3DS line of handheld consoles. Looks like 11.8.0 backports the Switch’s aauth ideas to 3ds — network comms now send an encrypted(?) If said game app came from a source other than the Nintendo eShop or an official cartridge, then Nintendo reserves the right to ban those consoles – and attached Nintendo Accounts – from online play. Of course, the diff

The Samsung Galaxy Tab S4 is official and it arrives with Apple’s 10.5-inch iPad Pro firmly in its sights. The Tab S4 measures 249.3 x 164.3 x 7.1mm and weighs between 482g (for the Wi-Fi-only model) and 483g (for the Wi-Fi + LTE model). The Samsung Galaxy Tab S4 price is $649 (£599, around AU$880), which is identical to the 64GB variant of the 10.5-inch iPad Pro. In the US, the Samsung Galaxy Tab S4 release date is set for August 10 with availability at Amazon, Best Buy and Samsung.com. At the