In a new blog post by the Steam Controller team, Valve has officially announced support for the Nintendo Switch Pro Controller via its Steam Input protocol. From there, users can enable support for the Pro pad by ticking the ‘Nintendo Switch Configuration Support’ option under Controller Settings. While the Switch’s Pro Controller has been usable on Windows PCs via Bluetooth for a while now, getting it to work required third-party software, and even then the user experience provided was far from

Over a year ago, Google publicly announced that its official Google Now Launcher for Android would eventually be retired, and it appears that the fateful day has finally arrived — the once-popular launcher, notable for being the search giant’s first public launcher released on the Google Play Store, seems to have finally been laid to rest. As reported by Android Central, if you attempt to install the Google Now Launcher from the Play Store, its now being listed as incompatible with nearly every

Designed for more serious robot fans, Misty II retails for $3,200 (about £2,350, AU$4,250), but as of publication a limited number are on sale for 50% off. To justify the price tag, Misty Robotics (MR) stuck tons of tech goodies onto the robot. Credit: Misty RoboticsMisty II comes equipped with some handy capabilities out of the box. Misty II comes with a cute backpack for storing computer attachments like USB sticks or Arduino hardware for advanced computing. But, as with Segway’s crowdfunded L

Facebook pulled this off, amazingly enough, by instructing its AI to read photo hashtags and interpret photos’ subject matter. Using this strategy, called “weakly supervised training”, Facebook’s AI achieved a record 85.4% accuracy rating on an industry-wide test of image recognition, beating out Google’s previous record. Facebook gave the AI 3.5 billion Instagram images to learn from, labeled with 17,000 hashtags for categorization. So, it won’t be using hashtags to figure out which of your Fac

High-end audio manufacturer KEF and Porsche Design are bringing an extra dash of style to its already luxurious space-themed series of audio product. Today the pair announced a new jet-black edition of the Space One Wireless and Motion One In-Ear headphones as well as the Gravity One Bluetooth speaker – dubbed simply, the Black Edition. While the Space One Wireless headphones have been out for some time, the latest edition not only sports a new visage, but will also support aptX HD and 30 hours

The progression in how users are represented in virtual reality (VR) has come a long way since the floating blue blobs of those early days, but Facebook wants it to go even further. One area where Facebook has improved is in mouth tracking, helped along by advancements in the company’s artificial intelligence (AI) and VR technologies. Project Santa Cruz-in’Schroepfer also offered a quick tease of one of the most intriguing products in the Facebook and Oculus roadmap: Project Santa Cruz. It would

The LG G7 ThinQ release date has been announced at today’s New York City launch event, and we know all about its features ahead of when it goes on sale worldwide. Watch our hands on LG G7 ThinQ video below to see the phone in actionCut to the chaseWhat is it? If you believe some LG G7 price rumors, it may rise in price by $740 (£760, AU$1,120). LG G7 ThinQ power and storagePowered by the Snapdragon 845 chip and Android Oreo4GB of RAM, 64GB of storage, microSD card slotVariant with 6GB of RAM and

Hulu has announced that it will finally bring offline viewing to the streaming service later this year for both its Hulu with Ads and basic Hulu subscription tiers. It’s the latest in a fusilade against Amazon Prime and Netflix, both of which announced offline viewing over a year ago and have supported it ever since. Offline viewing is being implemented in this way, it seems, to placate advertisers and broadcasters who count on Hulu to display ads in front of its content. While that sounds outri

Intel is on a roll with introducing new Optane storage solutions and now the company has announced its fastest drive yet. Meet the new Optane SSD 905P. It features the highest random read rated at 575,000 IOPS and random write rated at 555,000 IOPs we’ve ever seen. The Optane SSD 905P, builds upon the already incredibly fast performance we saw out of the last generation Intel Optane 900P. As with its predecessor, the Intel Optane 905P drives come in two variants: a PCie expansion card (that now

One of the LG G7 ThinQ’s biggest competitors will be the OnePlus 6, which is set to debut on May 16. This puts it at neck and neck with the LG G7 ThinQ’s design, which yields support for wireless charging. DisplayThe LG G7 ThinQ will stow a 6.1-inch LCD display that runs at a Quad HD Plus resolution. OS and powerThe LG G7 ThinQ will feature Android Oreo out of the box and we can likely say the same for the OnePlus 6. LG is likely targeting the $750-850 price range for the G7 ThinQ, as it has don

We’re still 6 months away from the Red Dead Redemption 2 release date, and Rockstar is winding that hype screw even tighter. We also get a closer look at Dutch’s gang of misfits and criminals, tearing through the old West as the sun sets on the age of the cowboy and outlaw. Bonus points if you noticed John Marston with his trademark scars still fresh wounds. We know John was a member of Dutch’s gang so it shouldn’t be too much of a surprise to see him in the prequel, but we wonder how much of a

The iPhone X continues to be Apple’s top-selling smartphone according to the company’s latest quarterly financial results. CEO Tim Cook also said in a statement that “customers chose iPhone X more than any other iPhone each week in the March quarter.”It’s further evidence that the iPhone X is in no danger of being cancelled, and that we’ll more than likely see an iPhone XI follow-up. It’s also reasonable to expect the all-screen, notch aesthetic of Apple’s flagship phone come to more affordable

Focusing on the new LG G7 ThinQ and 2017’s LG V30, we’re going to split apart their offerings to help you get a clear idea of where your money should go if you’re ready to upgrade. DesignThe new G7 ThinQ and the V30 are cut from a similar mold in that they both are glass-covered smartphones with durable aluminum frames. Watch our hands on LG G7 ThinQ video below to see the phone in actionButton placement varies wildly between the two phones. The LG V30 upcloseThe G7 ThinQ utilizes a dual-lens ca

Watch our hands on LG G7 ThinQ video below to see the phone in actionLG G7 ThinQ vs Samsung Galaxy S9 designWhatever color you choose, you’re getting a shiny glass back with the G7 ThinQThe LG G7 ThinQ has glass panels on the front and back with a metal frame sandwiched between them. LG G7 ThinQ vs Samsung Galaxy S9 displayThe LG G7 ThinQ’s screen is bigger and flatter than the S9’sThe LG G7 ThinQ has a 6.1-inch 1440 x 3120 LCD screen with a pixel density of 564 pixels per inch. LG G7 ThinQ vs S

Watch our hands on LG G7 ThinQ video below to see the phone in actionLG G7 ThinQ vs LG G6 designThe LG G7 ThinQ sports a metal frame and a slightly curved glass back in New Platinum Grey, New Aurora Black, New Moroccan Blue or Raspberry Rose colors. LG G7 ThinQ vs LG G6 displayA big screen and an optional notch are front and center on LG’s latestThere’s a 6.1-inch 1440 x 3120 LCD screen on the LG G7 ThinQ, with a pixel density of 564 pixels per inch. LG G7 ThinQ vs LG G6 OS and powerThe LG G7 Th

If you want to be one of the first people in the world to get hold of the OnePlus 6, make sure you’re free on May 21. OnePlus is offering fans the chance to get hands on with the OnePlus 6, grab branded swag, enjoy food and drink and – most importantly – purchase a handset to take away right there and then. Head over to the OnePlus site to find out more details about the pop up events, including timings and locations. There’s still no official word on the OnePlus 6 price though, but current rumo

Nokia bought and re-branded Withings a couple of years ago, but the company is now preparing to sell Withings back to its co-founder, Éric Carreel, so the likes of the Nokia Steel HR and Nokia Go could soon be Withings-branded again. A sale of Nokia’s health business has been in the works for a while, with Nest and Samsung both recently rumored to be considering acquiring it prior to the announcement that Carreel would be the buyer. We don’t know yet exactly what the sale will mean for the Nokia

A good phone under Rs 15,000 isn’t the most difficult to find nowadays since there are plenty to choose from, but the options under Rs 12,000 are very limited. To help you find the right phone for your budget, we have selected the best phones under Rs 12,000. Still, for its price, the phone offers the best value under Rs 12,000 when compared to its competitors. There are three RAM variants of the phone but the 3GB variant at Rs 8,999 offers the best value for money proposition. For those who wan

A number of people who are using Windows Update to download and install the Windows 10 April 2018 Update are experiencing problems. So, the first thing you should do if the Windows 10 April 2018 Update install fails is to check your drive space in Windows Explorer. Finally, open up Windows Update (Settings > Update & Security > Windows Update) and click ‘Check for Updates’ to download the final files. You can check to see what went wrong by go to Settings > Update & Security > Windows Update and

Amazon Web Services (AWS) is cracking down on domain fronting, a practice that some folks use to get round state-level internet censorship of the likes seen in China and Russia (among other countries). Domain fronting essentially enables access to a blocked (censored) domain by making the request to connect to that site appear to relate to a completely innocuous unrelated (and unblocked) website. It can be pulled off as long as the blocked domain and ‘dummy’ domain are hosted by the same provide