Moto Z and Moto Z Play users in the US are finally being treated to their long-awaited helping of Android Oreo. Wait or no wait, Moto has stuck to its word by sending out the update to its oldest Moto Z phones, which were the first to adopt the Moto Mods capability. The Android Oreo update on the Moto Z and Z Play rings in at 1.4GB, so ensure that you have enough free space before you install it. Simply put, it’s worth having, even if Android P is right around the corner. Given how long Moto too

We have enlisted the help of dozens of VPN service providers, big and small, to bring to you the biggest and most up to date directory of where to download VPN clients for almost all major platforms complete with direct links where possible. Bear in mind though that some providers update their clients frequently and some platforms do not encourage direct links to Google Play and Apple App Store. You will still need to buy a subscription from one of the service providers; check out our list of be

Earlier this week, we reported that Intel’s rumored first octa-core processor appeared with a 2.6GHz base frequency, but this forthcoming Coffee Lake-S chip might be faster after all. Intel’s eight-core CPU appeared again in the SiSoft Sandra database running at a significantly faster 3.1GHz and the processor will likely be officially announced with even faster speeds. That’s based on just the fact that these are purported preliminary engineering samples, we can expect higher clock speeds as Int

Apple really wants more people to start ponying up for more iCloud storage, as the company is now offering one-month free trials of all upgraded storage tiers. First spotted by an AppleInsider reader , the offer appears whenever a free iCloud user (which puts up a paltry 5GB for consumers and 200GB for school-issued devices ) attempts to manage their iCloud storage. To recap, that’s $0.99 (£0.79, AU$1.49) a month for 50GB of storage, $2.99 (£2.49, AU$4.49) for 200GB monthly and $9.99 (£6.99, $14

kind of way, Apple has been awarded significant damages in its patent dispute with Samsung, amounting to $539m (around £400m / AU$700). Apple ignited the smartphone revolution with iPhone and it is a fact that Samsung blatantly copied our design. “We’re grateful to the jury for their service and pleased they agree that Samsung should pay for copying our products.” Samsung, on the other hand, doesn’t believe the same thing:”Today’s decision flies in the face of a unanimous Supreme Court ruling in

BlackBerry has already confirmed that it’s going to be announcing the BlackBerry Key2 on June 7 and now it has revealed a bit more about the phone, with an official teaser video showing off its dual-lens camera. The brief video also shows a dual-LED flash and the right edge of the BlackBerry Key2, which houses several keys – likely the volume rocker, power button and convenience key. We also catch a glimpse of part of the keyboard, complete with a new button at the bottom right corner next to th

A new fleet of high-end televisions from Sony have appeared briefly on the firm’s own website. Users on AVS Forum spied evidence of a new fleet of premium TV models that appear to have been accidentally leaked from Sony’s own e-support page. Sony released a list of its Android TVs potentially affected by a minor software issue it was investigating – including four model numbers that hadn’t yet been announced. Two of the leaked models seem to be the next iterations of Sony’s recently released AF8

Sigma has confirmed pricing and availability information for its latest wide-aperture f/1.4 Art lens, the 105mm f/1.4 DG HSM | Art. The new flagship of Sigma’s Art series range of lenses, the 105mm f/1.4 DG HSM | Art has been billed by Sigma as the ‘bokeh master’. This is a lens that’s bound to appeal to portrait and social photographers thanks to its exotic mix of an ultra-wide maximum aperture and moderate telephoto focal length. Lens designTo achieve this, the lens incorporates 17 optical ele

Working on the move, working from home, and working from abroad are all commonplace in businesses both big and small, creating an ever-expanding market for video conferencing software. Gone are the days when video conferencing was simply a case of connecting two parties for a chat. So while GoToMeeting may not have the fancy add-ons and remote control capabilities of the services we’ve looked at up to now, as a piece of video conferencing software, it’s very difficult to fault. Skype for Busines

After its announcement for iOS and Android earlier this month and a successful Android beta, Valve’s Steam Link app will not be launching on iOS. Apple had originally approved the app for launch on the official Apple App store on May 7. Valve press statement on the Steam Link app for iOS being rejected by Apple. SteamrolleredThe statement goes on to say that Valve did appeal to Apple, “explaining the Steam Link app simply functions as a LAN-based remote desktop similar to numerous desktop applic

Apple’s iPhone range hasn’t been entirely devoid of problems over the years, with one of the most notorious being ‘Bendgate’ – the issue of iPhone 6 and iPhone 6 Plus handsets bending. It’s also an issue that it turns out Apple may have known about before selling the phones. According to information made public in a court filing obtained by Motherboard, Apple found that the iPhone 6 was 3.3 times more likely to bend than the iPhone 5S, and the iPhone 6 Plus was 7.2 times more likely to bend, yet

Despite having only just released the Moto G6, Moto G6 Plus and Moto G6 Play, Motorola is set to announce at least one more phone next month. June 6 will see the company head to Brazil – the same location as the Moto G6 launch – to announce new phones, according to an invite directly from the company. The invite confirms it’s a phone launch, but it’s not clear what family of Motorola products will be updated at the event. Considering Motorola has already introduced both the Moto G6 and Moto E5 r

The PS1 could be the latest game console to get the ‘Classic’ treatment, if a statement made by PlayStation chief John Kodera is anything to go by. Speaking to Mantan Web, Kodera was asked if there were plans to make a PS1 Classic, to which he replied “There is nothing we can talk about at the moment.” I think there are various ways to do [a classic console]. Perhaps a Sony classic would fill the console shaped gap that the next three years could be leaving us with. With a back-catalogue of game

This feature will only work with a paired HTC smartphone, and the first smartphone which will support the feature is the recently revealed U12 Plus. Truly mobileAnother feature that will really allow the portability of the Vive Focus shine through is Surroundings Mode. Most excitingly for the standalone headset, however, is the ability to stream Steam or Viveport games from a PC directly to Vive Focus over 5GHz Wi-Fi through a third-party app. Fortunately, if streaming just isn’t for you the Viv

Anyone with an Amazon Echo will know this. What is hasn’t done yet has sent private conversations to a seemingly random person, but this has just happened to someone. This was a conversation Danielle didn’t know was being recorded. In a statement, Amazon explained: “Echo woke up due to a word in background conversation sounding like ‘Alexa’. At which point, Alexa said out loud ‘To whom?’ At which point, the background conversation was interpreted as a name in the customer’s contact list.

The Essential Phone 2, the sequel to the ambitious modular smartphone by Android co-founder Andy Rubin, has reportedly been canceled. We were expecting a second-generation version of the original Essential Phone later this year, but development on it has ceased at the start-up, according to Bloomberg. The Essential Phone was a well-crafted all-screen smartphone, and the precursor to the notch phones that have exploded in popularity. Price drops shifted the Essential Phone PH-1 from a steep $699

Uber announced today that it would invest €20 million (about $23m / £18m, AU$31m) to build an Advanced Technology Center in Paris (ATCP), where the company will launch Uber Elevate—a flying taxi service that it hopes to launch by 2020 in Dallas and Los Angeles, plus a third undetermined city outside the US. “With world class engineers & its leading role in global aviation, France is the perfect place to advance Uber Elevate & new technology initiatives,” Uber CEO Dara Khosrowshahi tweeted earlie

And, just yesterday, we filmed an unmarked Apple self-driving car in Sunnyvale, California, complete with a new-look array of lidar sensors and cameras. In another new turn in the ongoing Apple self-driving saga, the New York Times reports that Apple has partnered with Volkswagen to develop self-driving shuttle buses that will exclusively drive employees between its two Silicon Valley campuses. Apple’s first choice, BMW, may have chosen to make its own self-driving cars rather than play second f

Over the last few weeks, we’ve seen a ton of rumors crop up regarding the Turing-powered Nvidia GTX 1180 Founders Edition. Nvidia GeForce GTX 1180 priceThis is where things might get a little tricky, and it’s also where we’ve seen little speculation. For reference, the Nvidia GeForce GTX 1080 Ti and Nvdia GTX 1080 came with a starting prices at $699 (£679, AU$1099) and $599 (£600, AU$925), respectively. Nvidia GeForce GTX 1180 specsThis is the exciting part of the article. In May, the reported s

The Steam Spring Sale is upon us! Dubbed the Steam Spring Cleaning Event, it’s more of an ironic name as you buy more electronic game clutter for your continually expanding virtual game library. But who cares, these are really great deals on PC games. Better act quick on these deals, as they’re likely to go away by the end of the day and this Steam Spring Cleaning Event itself will be over on May 28th. Here are the greatest Steam sales and dealsVia PC Gamer