Do you get spam calls everyday and find them absolutely infuriating? Google’s new anti-spam features are coming to the Pixel 2, Pixel 2 XL, original Pixel and Pixel XL, and Nexus phones via suspect-call-weeding Google Dialer app update. How it works on the Google Pixel 2Google already highlights spam calls on Pixel phones with a bright red background and the words ‘Suspected spam caller’. The Dialer app sends spam calls straight to voicemail and doesn’t ring the phone. Google’s Dialer app update

Whether you’re an Xbox newbie in the market for your first console or an Xbox vet looking for the latest accessories to augment your system or new games to add to your library, Walmart has everything you need — and at great prices! Xbox One Elite Wireless ControllerIncredibly comfortableHair triggersInterchangeable sticksNot rechargeableThe Xbox One controller is already a pretty solid piece of hardware, improving on the Xbox 360’s controller that became the industry standard. There’s swappable

As it has done with previous phones like the Blu R1 Plus, Blu has put its just-released Blu Vivo XL3 on sale at Amazon at a reduced price. For a limited time (approximately 24 to 48 hours), it’s offering this Android smartphone for $109.99, an astonishing $80 off its already low list price. But even at list price, the XL3 punches well above its weight. To put this deal in perspective, for the price of an iPhone X, you could buy nine XL3 phones. Additionally, Blu is also offering the larger Blu V

After Facebook revealed that Cambridge Analytica (CA), AggregateIQ and other companies had improperly collected data on 87 million Facebook users , people around the world waited in uncomfortable anticipation for a notification from Facebook that their personal data had been acquired and sold by Cambridge Analytica. As it turns out, CEO Mark Zuckerberg himself may have gotten one of those automated warnings, because his personal data was included in CA’s roundup, too. During Zuckerberg’s second

Here’s our pick of the best drawing and painting software which is currently available. A painting solution that can create breath-taking resultsCustom brushesSupport for third-party apps and hardwareNot massively advancedCorel offers a host of creative software packages, one of which is a drawing app called Painter. An expert-developed art toolDesigned by a pro artistEasy-to-useLots of customization optionsDeveloped by artist Peter Blaskovic, Rebelle 2 is another highly versatile drawing and pa

Tackling Asimov’s sprawling 15-book epic and encapsulating it into a modern TV show is a terribly difficult task, and yet, a tag-team duo of writers, Apple and the production studio behind Altered Carbon are going to try and do just that. (Previously, Goyer worked on The Dark Knight trilogy, Man of Steel and Blade, and was the co-writer for Call of Duty: Black Ops and Call of Duty: Black Ops II, while Friedman wrote the 2005 screen adaptation of H.G. The series will be produced by Skydance Media

Gmail on the web is getting a redesign, and while the changes don’t sound too radical, you may want to brace yourself. In addition to a new look, Gmail on the web is set to get some new features. Users will have to wait on native offline support, which should arrive on the web by June 2018. It’s no surprise Google is revamping Gmail on the web considering it recently made its new Google Calendar layout mandatory for all users. We’ll keep you posted on when the Gmail on the web changes go live.

Update: LG has confirmed that the LG G7 will actually be called the LG G7 ThinQ, and that it will launch on May 2. We’re less than a month away from the LG G7 ThinQ release date, and there have been a number of leaks and rumors, giving us a good idea of what it could offer. G6 was $650 (£649, AU$1000), but G7 ThinQ could be moreHottest leaks:CONFIRMED: LG G7 ThinQ to be announced on May 2Likely to cost upwards of $650 (£649, AU$1,000)The LG G7 ThinQ will be announced on May 2 in New York, LG has

A modified Focus RS which has been stripped down and display panels fitted to every window apart from the windscreen. The sensors on my fingers are capturing galvanic skin response, with micro dermal sweat activity on my hands giving away my emotion. This would allow the car to understand what the driver is doing, feeling and responding (or not) to. It could even be combined with video tracking and facial recognition to make the detection more accurate and efficient. But when that day comes just

Motley Fool analyst Ashraf Eassa claims Intel is splitting its Arctic Sound – the alleged codename of Intel’s forthcoming discrete GPU – team to develop for gaming on top of its original intent to create data center video streaming apps. Bonus: Apparently @Rajaontheedge is redefining Arctic Sound (first Intel dGPU), was originally targeted for video streaming apps in data center, but now being split into two: the video streaming stuff and gaming. Both reports suggest that Raja Koduri, vice presi

The firm has announced three new Pavilion Gaming products aimed toward more mainstream or first-time PC gamers. These three new devices consist of a gaming laptop, two variants of a gaming PC and an HDR gaming monitor. First up is the HP Pavilion Gaming Laptop 15, an obviously 15-inch gaming notebook decked out in perhaps a bit more gamer-centric design than we’d expect, with either ‘Acid Green,’ ‘Ghost White’ or ‘Ultraviolet’ accents atop a matte black chassis. The HP Pavilion Gaming Desktop 79

The Samsung Galaxy Note 9 is shaping up to be a 2018 powerhouse. A recent rumor states that the productivity and fun-focused phone may have a 4,000mAh battery that’s big enough to last for multiple days. This would be a sizeable leap over the 3,300mAh battery we saw in the Samsung Galaxy Note 8. The smaller battery was an intentional decision following the Samsung Galaxy Note 7’s combustible battery fiasco. Previously, we’ve heard that the Note 9 will feature a 3,850mAh battery – something this

Xiaomi has announced pre-orders for the Redmi Note 5 Pro on its website, Mi.com, on 13 April. Launched in February this year, the Redmi Note 5 Pro has been in high demand since with the phone going out of stock in a few seconds in every flash sale held on Mi.com and Flipkart. Additionally, the smartphone has also been available in very limited numbers via Mi Home stores as well as Mi Preferred Partners. Redmi Note 5 Pro on pre-orders on 13 AprilCustomers who want to order the smartphone will hav

AMD has pushed out firmware patches to protect its processors against variant 2 of the Spectre vulnerability, in conjunction with updates for Windows 10 which are also designed to squash this particularly nasty bug. So, AMD has released microcode updates for its processors which, when combined with the aforementioned Windows updates, will defend users from Spectre variant 2. So what about the Windows updates? Microsoft has released a Spectre variant 2 fix for those running Windows 10 (Fall Creat

A new beta for the latest update to watchOS 4 has acted as a warning call for Apple Watch app developers and reminds those who make apps on the platform to upgrade their creations. If you tap OK, it will still run the app though, which suggests Apple won’t drop support when the official watchOS 4.3.1 upgrade rolls out. We’ve also seen eBay, Twitter and Slack drop Apple Watch support over the last 12 months. Considering every third-party app running on the original Apple Watch was based on watchO

Microsoft has announced a free trial for PlayerUnknown’s Battlegrounds this month as part of its Xbox Live Gold Free Play Days. From April 19 to 22, Xbox Live Gold subscribers will be able download and play the full Xbox Game Preview version of PUBG completely free. As well as a free weekend, Microsoft has also announced brand new DLC for PUBG called PUBG5 pack (though this is definitely not free). If you decide to purchase this DLC while you’re playing the free weekend, it’ll also be carried ov

“You said back then that Facebook would always be free,” Hatch said during his five minutes. “There will always be a version of Facebook that is free. The possibility of a premium version of Facebook also arose in an interview with COO Sheryl Sandberg earlier this week. That would be a paid product.”Like Zuckerberg, Sandberg neither denied nor confirmed that such a product might be in the pipeline. So far Facebook has been extremely careful about its messaging, so we’ll be keeping an eye out for

Cortana, Microsoft’s voice assistant, has had a bit of an upgrade in the compassion department after someone found out how unhelpful it was when it came to medical emergencies. Maneesh Juneja, who is a ‘Digital Health Futurist’ (we’re not sure what that means, either) found that when he told Cortana “I’m bleeding,” rather than springing into action to provide helpful information, the voice assistant instead simply replied “Interesting”. You can watch the whole interaction below in his tweet:I to

The Product Red iPhone 8 and iPhone 8 Plus add some freshness to Apple’s newest ‘regular’ iPhones, the ones immediately outshone by the flagship iPhone X. It’s the color you’ll want if you don’t have an iPhone 8 yet and have a penchant for a unique hue. The backs exhibit a deep red color due to Apple’s new all-glass design. The new iPhone 8 color officially launches on Friday April 13, but we were able to get our hands on the red iPhone 8 and 8 Plus ahead of time, and see if the look lived up to

If you’re like us, the upcoming Red Dead Redemption 2 has you extremely eager to get back into the saddle for some gun-slinging cowboy action in the Old West. Along with the aforementioned Rockstar classic, Darksiders, Gears of War 2, Portal 2, Sonic Generations and Star Wars: The Force Unleashed have also received the 4K treatment and join previous Xbox 360 fan faves such as Crackdown and Forza Horizon, adding to the growing list of older titles that now offer enhanced visuals when played on th