Samsung has just announced the Galaxy A6, a mid-range phone with some of the specs and features you’ll find on the flagship Samsung Galaxy S9, such as face scanning, Android Oreo and an 18.5:9 Super AMOLED screen. Of course, the screen here isn’t as sharp, or quite as big, coming in at 5.6 inches and 720 x 1480, but then you also won’t pay as much for the Samsung Galaxy A6. The Samsung Galaxy A6 is set to land in three colorsMid-range power and pricePower-wise you’re getting 3GB of RAM and a 1.6

We know Google can build phones, tablets, laptops, thermostats, watches, smart glasses (sort of) and driverless cars, but can they build a city? Over the next few years, we’ll find out: Sidewalk Labs, a subsidiary of Google’s parent company Alphabet, was last year selected by Toronto officials to create an 83-acre smart neighborhood just east of downtown. Credit: Sidewalk Labs (Image: © Sidewalk Labs)“Each delivery would be routed according to its level of urgency, perishability, or priority, an

LG G7 ThinQ Fact File Release date: May 2018Launch price: $750 (£629, AU$1,099)Platform: Android 8.0Storage: 128GBCamera: 16MP + 16MPScreen: 6.1-inch, QHDBattery: 3000mAhColours: Platinum Gray, Aurora Black, Moroccan Blue, Raspberry RoseRead TechRadar’s LG G7 ThinQ reviewThe LG G7 ThinQ packs a huge, pin-sharp 6.1-inch QHD display, the latest power under the hood with the Snapdragon 845, and that’s alongside a meaty 6GB of RAM. There’s a wide range of contract LG G7 ThinQ deals to be had, but go

Not long after Qualcomm teased a Windows 10 device from Samsung using its latest Snapdragon 850 chipset, a Samsung Galaxy Book that uses the operating system has been disclosed through a Russian Inspection Bureau EEC certificate. First published on June 27, the certificate directly mentions a “Samsung Galaxy Book Windows tablet” and possible model numbers are listed: Samsung SM-W737 and SM-W738 and its variants: SM-W737A SM-W737N SM-W737V SM-W738N, as Dutch website LetsGoDigital reports . Qualco

Update: The red edition of the OnePlus 6 looks set for July 2. If you’ve been holding out for the Lava Red edition rather than buying the black or white versions of the OnePlus 6, you may soon be in luck. We’ve asked OnePlus if there’s any official news on a red edition of the phone, but we’ve yet to get a response. If you’re looking to buy the OnePlus 6 and you like the Lava Red variant of the OnePlus 5T, it may be worth holding off buying the phone to see if it happens. That said, the Lava Red

That makes him particularly well suited to one of the trickier kinds of surgery: gender reassignment. From hacking hormones to steel surgeons, technology is helping to blur the boundaries between boys and girls. Girls and boysThe oft-quoted idea that we’re all born female isn’t true. Early gender surgeries were risky. The first known recipient of male to female surgery, Lili Elbe (right), died from surgical complications.

Google is reportedly looking at entering the video game market, with a streaming platform set to rival Xbox and PlayStation. A report from Kotaku suggested Google may have held meetings with developers at GDC and E3 this year to gauge interest in its streaming platform, and to attempt to bring studios in-house to work on its own Yeti titles. What we may see is a possible Netflix-style streaming service for games, one that could sit alongside other media apps on your Google Chromecast or similar

The Huawei P20 is a strong phone and the Huawei P20 Pro is even better, rivalling the likes of the Samsung Galaxy S9 Plus. Likely upwards of £599 (roughly $790, AU$1,070)The Huawei P21 (or P30) is likely to land in early 2019, given that the Huawei P20 was announced in March 2018 and the Huawei P10 was revealed in February 2017. The P21 may undercut some flagships but it might not launch in the USHuawei P21 news and rumorsWe don’t know anything about the Huawei P21 yet, but we can take some gues

Xbox could be getting a huge new fleet of modding features, according to internal documents leaked from Microsoft. The leaked presentation lays out a five-point plan for fostering a modding community on the Xbox platform, pointing to an increased focus on ‘UGC’ (user-generated content), a ‘catalog’ for browsing available mods, and ‘social integration’ to notify and share content with friends. The presentation also set out a vague timeline for the new features, citing a launch some time “later th

We’re probably going to see the OnePlus 6T before the end of the year, but OnePlus is already looking further ahead and claiming that in 2019 it will launch one of the world’s first 5G phones. Of course, there aren’t any 5G networks yet, but we will start seeing them in some countries from next year. That would mean US customers won’t have to buy OnePlus handsets outright anymore and will also have more opportunity to try before they buy, though Lau didn’t specify which carrier or carriers he’s

The HD Pentax-D FA* 50mm f/1.4 SDM AW heralds a new generation of Pentax Star-series lenses, the brand’s premium range of optics. Pentax claims the HD Pentax-D FA* 50mm f/1.4 SDM AW will also produce crisp, distortion-free images over the entire focusing range, from the minimum focusing distance of 40cm to infinity. The HD Pentax-D FA* 50mm f/1.4 SDM AW is an all-weather optic and features a dust-proof and weather-resistant build, with eight seals to prevent the ingress of water and dust into th

One of the missing features Android users have been calling out for is the ability to rearrange playlists within the app. You can’t currently rearrange the order of songs within the Android app, so you aren’t able to fully edit playlists when on the move. It may sound like a basic feature, and it is – it’s already available on iPhone – and now Spotify has confirmed it’s coming to Android soon. That doesn’t sound like it’s going to be coming immediately though, so it may still be a few months unt

There’s good news for OnePlus owners as the Chinese firm has confirmed that it will offer Android version software updates for two years from the release of a handset, and Android security updates for three years. Details of the new OnePlus Software Maintenance Schedule were posted on the firm’s forum, which guarantees the service for the OnePlus 3, 3T, OnePlus 5, 5T and OnePlus 6. When the two years are up, you still receive the latest security patches every two months for a further year. If th

It looks like a German online store has let slip how much the 32-core AMD Threadripper 2990X processor will cost, with a now-deleted page listing it for €1,509 (around $1,700, £1,300, AU$2,300). While the price is still a lot for a CPU, it could only end up being around $700 (£300, AU$900) more expensive than AMD’s flagship Ryzen Threadripper 1950X from last year. The AMD Threadripper 2990X would actually be cheaper than Intel’s 18-core Intel i9-7980XE, which costs $1,999 (about £1,480, AU$2,510

While it’s undoubtedly one of Microsoft’s biggest video game properties, Halo has had a rough time branching out into the live-action film and television scene, despite having a ready-made fan base and a wealth of mythology and lore to draw from. US-based, premium cable channel Showtime has announced that a 10-part live-action series is officially in the works, in a collaboration that also involves Halo developer 343 Industries and Amblin Television. Kyle Killen (Awake) is onboard as executive p

Having achieved great success with original animated sitcoms like BoJack Horseman and Big Mouth, it appears that Netflix is onto another winner with Disenchantment, the new series from The Simpsons and Futurama creator, Matt Groening, which now has its first trailer. Announced last month, the show is set in the medieval kingdom of Dreamland and follows the misadventures of “hard-drinking young princess Bean, her feisty elf companion Elfo, and her personal demon Luci.” The trailer, which is short

A new patented design by a 25-year-old German university student could revolutionize the smartphone case industry with its fresh new take on a portable air bag. Design excellenceAs can be seen from the video above, the AD Case adds minimal bulk to the phone while offering substantial protection against drop-shock. This, however, is a fault common to most, if not all, case designs on the market today. The AD Case actually does a better job than existing designs at distancing the drop surface from

In early 2017, video game publisher ZeniMax successfully sued Oculus and its founders for $500 million in damages for breach of contract, copyright infringement and trademark infringement. ZeniMax then argued that Oculus must cease all sales of the Oculus Rift permanently, since the headsets were built, allegedly, based on stolen code. Oculus appealed both the $500 million figure and the potential sales ban. Kinkeade also halved the total damages owed to $250 million, plus $54 million in interes

Formed by two big players behind Google’s self-driving car endeavor, Nuro is preparing to launch a fleet of self-driving delivery vehicles. And, it’s partnering with Kroger to use that fleet to deliver groceries, The Verge reports. To start, Nuro will be using simple self-driving vehicles, like its modded Toyota Prius and Nissan Leaf cars. Just where the service will first operate is still undecided, but customers will be able to manage and track deliveries using a Nuro app or Kroger’s delivery

Your Roku devices are about to get a real upgrade in audio playback thanks to the arrival of Amazon Music Unlimited on Roku OS. Music Unlimited joins Pandora, iHeartRadio and Vevo on Roku platforms, and fills the Spotify-shaped hole on Roku after that service left in December. A subscription to Music Unlimited will run you $7.99 if you’re an Amazon Prime member or $9.99 if you’re not one already. (Prime Music, on the other hand, is included with your Amazon Prime membership.) The Amazon Music ap