It seems Intel is working on a little more than a new Z390 chipset as new leaks also point to an upcoming X399 chipset for high-end desktop CPUs. From the supported hardware details, it seems Intel’s forthcoming chipsets will support both existing Coffee Lake processors as well as future Canon Lake releases. With that in mind, we may well see the introduction of Kaby Lake-X processors as Intel’s next generation of HEDT CPUs. If Intel actually goes through with releasing a new X399 chipset, it wo

Samsung’s latest earnings report sheds some interesting light on the state of OLED display adoption across the tech industry, with a special focus on what it could mean for the general success of the iPhone X and its successor. The report pins it on a “slow demand for flexible OLED panels.” The lion’s share of Samsung-made OLED displays go to its own phones, like the Samsung Galaxy S9 and looking forward, the Samsung Galaxy Note 9. But it also is the main supplier of OLED panels for the iPhone X

Mozilla is pushing virtual reality (VR) forward with the launch of its social “Hubs by Mozilla” platform. It aims to offer social spaces in VR where users can easily gather with as few barriers to entry as possible. VR continues its steady march into the mainstream, with tons of great VR games available and just about any new smartphone offering some level of VR support. Now, Mozilla wants to offer a way for VR users to congregate in a social space without needing to worry about having the same

Snapchat Spectacles are not dead, in fact, the social app has just launched three new versions of its wearable camera. A welcome addition to Snapchat Spectacles Version 2 is water resistance, allowing you to keep the specs on when the rain comes down, and even – Snapchat claims – in shallow water. Version 2 Snapchat Specs can also snap pictures too, at 1642 x 1642 (which is around 2.7MP). There’s also enough memory on the Snapchat Spectacles to store up to 150 videos or 3,000 photos at a time. I

TCL 2018 TV technologySo what makes a TCL TV … well, a TCL TV? In recent years, one of the defining traits is its use of Roku TV in most of the mid-range models. For 2018, TCL has jammed an impressive 96 of these zones in its 55-inch 6-Series TV and 120 zones in the 65-inch model. TCL 6-Series (New for 2018!) Model numbers: 55R617, 65R617TCL 6-Series (available in 55- and 65-inches): New for 2018 is the TCL 6-Series, which is a follow-up to last year’s well-received TCL P6-Series.

Garmin has just announced the Approach S10, a golf watch that comes pre-loaded with maps for over 41,000 courses worldwide. Water-resistant and cheapYou can play in the rain or take the Approach S10 into the shower, as it’s waterproof to 5ATM, and after each round of golf it will show the distance traveled, time played and score, as well as allowing you to upload your stats to the Garmin Golf app’s weekly leaderboard. Garmin claims the Approach S10 is comfortable and lightweight, and that it sho

The new Gmail design launched this week, bringing a wealth of new features to make your messages easier to manage and help keep them secure. Don’t have the new Gmail yet? Attachment Chips are one of Gmail’s best new features – particularly if you use your account at work and have to find a document in a hurry. It’s worth noting that you’ll only see attachment chips if you select the default view when you’re setting up the new Gmail (or you change the view later). We expect many more to arrive as

CyberLink has launched a new plugin for its PowerDirector 16 video editor that transform videos into moving works of art. The CyberLink AI Style Plugin uses artificial and deep learning to adapt videos to the style of world-renowned painters, frame by frame. Unlike other video editors, which just apply a filter on top of a clip, the AI Style Plugin determines where a human painter would place brushstrokes and which color tones they might use. The overall effect is similar to the recent film Lovi

Sonos has confirmed which of its speakers are getting the AirPlay 2 audio update from Apple. In the coming weeks, the Play:5, Playbase and Sonos One will all start getting Apple AirPlay 2 support. And, as a welcome extra for die-hard Sonos fans, the extra processing power of the newer speakers can be used to allow older Sonos gear to piggyback and gain the benefits of the AirPlay 2 feature, giving you around-the-home control of all your Sonos devices. Now, as Sonos owners will know, the connecte

We’ve had reports that Canon is testing its latest full-frame mirrorless camera with a select group of photographers, and rival Nikon is also widely thought to be developing its own high-end mirrorless camera. Now, according to NikonRumors, the Japanese website SankeiBiz has suggested that a new Nikon mirrorless camera will be announced in the current fiscal year (Nikon’s runs until March 2019), with the company said to be developing the new camera at a rapid pace. This is just my personal opini

She also made it clear that Ryzen products comprised of the majority of AMD’s processor sales – 60% of them in fact. That certainly fits in with what we heard yesterday, regarding Ryzen processors racking up some impressive sales according to one German retailer’s statistics, which highlighted the Ryzen 5 1600 chip as doing particularly well. AMD’s chief executive also touched on Ryzen mobile chips, with a big push this current quarter expected to bring many more laptops running with these proce

A new leak suggests that the Windows 10 April Update, which was formerly known as both the Spring Creators Update and Red Stone 4, is set to land on May 8, which makes the recent name change a bit unfortunate. Windows 10 Apr Update will be released on May 9 : https://t.co/P3x6La3jFZ pic.twitter.com/A0Ys7Yu0KxApril 25, 2018Of course, nothing has been confirmed by Microsoft about the release date for the Windows 10 April Update, so until we hear from the software giant directly take this with a pi

In the wake of the ongoing Cambridge Analytica scandal and questions around its ability to impact elections, Facebook’s been trying to reassure both users and governments that it takes its responsibilities seriously. “But then something happened,” it continues, before explaining that problems started when “we had to deal with spam, clickbait, fake news, and data misuse.” After having consistently risen by between $1-2 billion each quarter throughout 2017, the first three months of 2018 saw earni

It’s the Chinese smartphone manufacturer behind dazzling phones like the Mi Mix 2, and it has quickly shot up to being one of the top five globally, according to IDC. The Mi Power Bank Pro is a rather run-of-the-mill external battery for USB devices, though comes at a reasonable $29 for the 10,000mAh capacity. The Mi Electric Scooter is a pricey $499 electric scooter with an advertised 18.6-mile range and 15.5mph top speed. Alas, the question lingers as to why Xiaomi would leave its noteworthy p

Gaia’s 3D map of the Milky WayThe new data includes positions and brightness for nearly 1.7 billion stars, and the distances, proper motions and colors for 1.3 billion of them. “It’s not a photograph, it’s made from the positions of 1.3 billion stars,” said Anthony Brown, Gaia Data Processing and Analysis Consortium at Leiden University, of the first accurate map of our own galaxy. In the image it’s possible to see the plane of the Milky Way and its dust bands, and over a billion stars. More wor

BMW used the Beijing Motor Show to announce the iX3, the company’s first fully electric SUV that will be mass produced starting in 2020. The world-saving vehicle will have 270 horsepower and BMW estimates that it will get around 250 miles of range on each charge of its 70kWh battery pack. BMW used the Beijing Motor Show as the venue for an important reason: It’s choosing China as the country where the BMW iX3 will be produced – the first major export from BMW’s Chinese manufacturing site. While

As a free and open source operating system, Linux is the ideal candidate for setting up your own server. While Ubuntu is best known for bringing desktop Linux to the masses, its Server variant is also extremely competitive. Canonical also periodically releases versions of Ubuntu Server at the same time as the latest desktop distro (i.e. OpenSUSE (formerly SUSE Linux) is a Linux distro specifically designed for developers and system admins wishing to run their own server. Fedora is a community de

What’s more, the company’s video-capturing glasses are in for a refresh, and it’s happening this week. That’s according to an in-depth Wired article, which, while highlighting the messaging platform’s new Snappables games, also revealed Snap will announce an updated version of the Spectacles glasses later this week. Signs have pointed to the impending arrival a new version of Snap Spectacles for a few weeks now. Cheddar also reported in March that Spectacles 2.0 were in the offing this year, and

To honor the day, Incipio is discounting all of its cases by 30%. This includes cases for nearly every model of phone you can imagine: iPhones, Samsung Galaxy phones, Google Pixel phones — you name it! While Incipio advertises that phone cases are being discounted, we found that the code worked on other types of cases too; in addition to phone protection, Incipio makes cases for tablets and laptops,too. Check out our picks for the best Google Pixel 2 cases and Galaxy S9 cases. NGP Folio Case for

Fire TV Cube is a new device soon to be released by retail giant Amazon. You can already use Alexa on certain Fire TV devices, but only by pressing a button, or using a separate Echo device. Currently unconfirmed – most likely a Fire TV / Echo hybrid deviceCurrently unconfirmed – most likely a Fire TV / Echo hybrid device When is it out? Fire TV Cube: leaks and rumorsWe have a fairly solid idea of what the Fire TV Cube is going to look like (yes it’s a cube) thanks to a leak from AFTVNews. Voice