Microsoft Surface Phone rumors have been dormant, except for a slow drop of leaks every once in a blue moon, but today we’re getting a better idea of how the Andromeda OS-powered device may function if it does in fact launch. The Surface Phone may feature a foldable design with five different preset positions, according to code found by PhoneArena. Could you use Excel comfortably with a mobile device? And, because this Qualcomm chip is meant to challenge some of the best processors by Intel, the

The Moto Z3 is poised to feature an always-changing design thanks to its Moto Mod add-ons, but the Moto Z series release date appears to be relatively unchanged from year-to-year. It’s going to happen on Thursday August 2, according to a launch event invite sent to TechRadar and other media outlets today. It’s time to break out the Moto Z3 rumors and prepare for the next-generation of Moto Mods. Why Moto Z3 may be a big dealThis is the first big Moto flagship phone launch event to happen in Chic

Niantic has just shown off some new improvements to its AR platform that make real-world interactions more realistic. It has made recent acquisitions in the AR, computer vision, and machine learning space, and is launching the Niantic Real World Platform. This is to enable its AR systems to better understand 3D spaces and create AR objects that can interact with real objects in realistic ways. The Niantic Real World Platform aims to better understand the objects in a scene, the relationship betw

Apple 12-inch MacBook with 512GB of storage is at last coming in under $1,000. This is after a $300 price drop from Woot and Amazon that brings it down to just $999. The models on sale come with 8GB of RAM, but the biggest perk is in the 512GB PCIe solid state drive. Woot and Amazon have this MacBook available in Silver, Gold, and Rose Gold color options. This is a limited time sale, though, ending today or when all units sell out, so act quick!

In advance of Prime Day , Amazon has discounted the Echo Show smart speaker to a all-time-low $160 (about £122 / AU$220). But, if that still sounds too high, just turn your Amazon tablet into a speaker instead. Now, Amazon plans to roll out a new Show Mode for Fire HD 8 and Fire HD 10 tablets. Show Mode will roll out in a free update to Fire 8 and 10 HD tablets on July 2. Built specifically for voice control, the devices have better built-in mics and speakers than Fire HD tablets.

Segway, best known for its scooters, has announced the Segway Drift W1, the first in what promises to be a line of e-skates. From photos and the video below, it appears as though you simply step on the skates before you’re whisked away. The Glide W1 do have slip-resistant foot mats, so your shoes should stay gripped to the top. Segway will reveal more on the e-skates during IFA 2018, going down in Berlin this September. More product specs and where the Glide W1 will be available – as well as how

What is Project Blue? Project Blue is about taking the search for Earth 2.0 from observational astronomy into visual astronomy. Which star system will Project Blue look at? “So we’re focusing on the Sun-like stars Alpha Centauri A and Alpha Centauri B.”How big is Project Blue’s telescope? So Project Blue will be on the lookout for new, as yet undiscovered – and, hopefully, blue – exoplanets.

Dwayne “The Rock” Johnson and athletic gear manufacturer Under Armour aren’t teaming up to promote a new movie – rather, they’ve just announced a pair of headphones that very specifically target the workout crowd. They’re called the UA Sport Wireless – Project Rock Edition, and they promise sweat-proof resistance and rugged build quality for $249 (around £190, AU$340). custom tuning done by the audio adepts over at JBL), the headphones seem squarely aimed at another gym favorite, the Beats Solo

Not satisfied with the myriad key switches available for gaming keyboards today, Razer has developed another of its very own for two brand new products: Razer Huntsman and Huntsman Elite. Not only that, but Razer says that these keys require a lighter actuation force of 45g than its previous Razer Green mechanical switches. Will beams of light turn out to be better than mechanical key switches in the end? You’ll have to wait for our full Razer Huntsman Elite review for that answer. The Razer Hun

Originally the company launched with ten faces for the first Apple Watch, but now the company had expanded the choices so there’s many more and we have our own selection of the best Apple Watch faces here. If you want to explore the options or you’re bored of seeing the same face every day, here’s our guide on how to change your Apple Watch face to reflect your mood. How to switch Apple Watch facesThis is the easiest thing you can do in terms of changing the look of your Apple Watch. Select it a

While Microsoft Office dominates the productivity app sector there are many flexible alternatives. All of the suites listed below can both open and save Microsoft Office documents such as DOCX, XLSX and PPTX. The company, SoftMaker, has been developing office software since 1987 and its office suite is their flagship product. The free tier allows you to use Writer, Presentation and Spreadsheets, which are alternatives to the Microsoft Office suite which it also resembles closely. CalligraA free

With Amazon Prime Day fast approaching we’re getting ready to bring you all the best deals throughout the sale when it starts at midday on July 16 and right through Prime Day itself on the 17. So, I’m asking Father Bezos to leave a robotic lawn mower in my stocking this Amazon Prime Day. With the right Amazon Prime Day deal, a cute little Nespresso Vertuo Plus could provide the caffeine hit I need to meet my word targets. The product would be a perfect candidate for a summer Amazon Prime Day sal

The Bitmessage client takes this a step further by allowing you to generate any number of addresses where you can receive messages. In this guide we’ll show you how to set up Bitmessage, generate your own digital addresses and send your first messages. Configure Network SettingsOn first launch, the Bitmessage client will ask how you connect to the internet. If this file is lost or damaged, you won’t be able to send or receive any messages using the Bitmessage identities you previously created. S

Amazon has announced that it’s adding another child-friendly tablet to its lineup, the Amazon Fire HD 10 Kids Edition. Beidler also revealed some of the ways that kids have been using tablets. “We built our web browser a couple of years ago, and we whitelist websites and YouTube videos. “We whitelist every single thing – there’s tens of thousands of sites and YouTube videos on there.” The Amazon Fire HD 10 Kids Edition tablet is available for pre-order now and will ship from July 11.

Below we’ve put together some of football games that you can play on a variety of virtual reality systems. Unlike a lot of other virtual reality experiences, you can actually kick the ball in Final Soccer VR. HTC Vive is the best way where it costs $19.99 or £14.99VR Soccer HeaderDon’t have an expensive virtual reality setup? Football Nation VR Tournament 2018 is one of the most daring virtual reality football games on the market. Perhaps by the 2022 World Cup we’ll be playing an even more reali

Facebook holds a huge amount of your personal data – perhaps even enough to tell when you’ll get married, have children and die. To find out how much the site can extrapolate about its users’ lives, the New York Times plunged into the hundreds of patent applications Facebook has filed since it went public in 2012. For example, if the algorithm determined that you were about to become a parent, it could shower you with ads for nurseries and diapers. Although Facebook users update their profile wh

And all this functionality can be yours for a very modest £48.99 ($49.99) per seat on Windows PC or Apple Mac. Alternatively, on Windows PC, Apple Mac, Linux and Chrome OS, there are installable releases that can better utilise the computer hardware. It’s a vector design tool that offers broad file support, extensive text manipulation and both Bezier and Spiro curve types. Its latest version, Xara Designer Pro X, is a comprehensive design tool that can work with both bitmaps and vectors with equ

We’ve only seen a few glimpses of the Pixel 3 and Pixel 3 XL so far, but now we’ve had a much better look at both of them, or at least at renders which are supposedly based on factory CADs (computer-aided designs) of the phones. Shared by reputable leaker @OnLeaks on behalf of MySmartPrice, the renders show that the Pixel 3 XL will have a notch, while the standard Pixel 3 seemingly won’t, which is in line with previous images we’ve seen. Apparently the Pixel 3 will have a 5.4-inch screen, likely

Unfortunately, the problem lies with Sony, which has already refused to allow cross-play between PS4 and Xbox One players for reasons it won’t go into. You can imagine that the circumstances around that affect a lot more than just one game. I’m confident we’ll get to a solution which will be understood and accepted by our gaming community, while at the same time supporting our business.” White it’s encouraging to hear that Sony is actively looking for solutions to its cross-play problem, there’s

Despite that, large tech companies seem to have found a way around it, using duplicitous ways to trick users into sharing their data. The underhandedness of it allThe 44-page report cites examples of how Facebook, Google and, to a lesser degree, Microsoft have used dark patterns to their benefit. For instance, if Google users want to turn off ad personalization, they are presented with reasons why they ought to keep the feature turned on, forcing the user to reconsider their choice. The wording