If you logged into your computer on March 7 to get into some virtual reality (VR) shenanigans with your Oculus Rift , you were probably met with some major disappointment. Rather than being able to jump into VR, Oculus Rift owners around the world were greeted with a dialog preventing them even using their headsets. Oculus VR forum users the world over have cited the problem seen below in a thread that’s six pages long at the time of writing. However, you’re far better off just waiting for Oculu

Samsung QLED 2018 ModelsSamsung Q9S QLED TV (available in 85-inches): Unbelievably, Samsung’s monstrous, 85-inch 8K TV is still considered a QLED TV. Samsung Q8F QLED TV (available in 55-, 65- and 75-inches): Moving down the line a bit is Samsung’s Q8F QLED TV. Samsung Q7F QLED TV (available in 55-, 65- and 75-inches): The Samsung Q7F was the golden ticket to last year’s QLED line-up. Samsung Q6F QLED TV (available in 49-, 55-, 65-, 75- and 82-inches): Last up in the QLED line-up is the Samsung

In a lengthy blog post Microsoft detailed the new system of setting up privacy settings that will arrive with the next major update – rumored to be called the Spring Creators Update. The privacy settings screen now has two new subgroups of options: Inking & Typing and Find My Device. Screen testingWindows 10 privacy settings will be delivered in different formats depending on the host device, so some users will review their settings on a single screen, whereas others will get a series of seven i

When the Xiaomi Mi Band 3 launches later this year, it may be a great competing product for your wrist. Right now we don’t have an exact release date set for the Xiaomi Mi Band 3, but Xiaomi’s CEO has confirmed it’ll be on sale by the end of the year. Xiaomi Mi Band 3 news and leaksBack in February this year, renowned Twitter leaker Roland Quandt informed us a new Xiaomi product had passed through the Bluetooth certification process and it’s expected that this was the Xiaomi Mi Band 3. A slimmer

Though it hasn’t been officially revealed just yet, we can be fairly sure that 2018 will bring us the release of FIFA 19. It’s been the case since FIFA 10 and we think it’ll probably continue with FIFA 19. News and rumorsSo what do we know about FIFA 19 so far? Frostbite will remainIt’s almost a certainty that like FIFA 18, FIFA 19 will be powered by the Frostbite engine. The Journey is likely to returnThe Journey has proven to be a hit for FIFA, and we think it’s likely to return in FIFA 19.

BlackBerry is suing Facebook, Instagram and WhatsApp for violating patents related to its BlackBerry Messenger mobile app. In its complaint, BlackBerry says that it has been an innovator in mobile communications for 30 years and that its BlackBerry Messenger service “revolutionized instant messaging by providing users with secure, user-friendly, point-to-point instant messaging on their mobile devices”. BlackBerry goes on to accuse Facebook, as well as WhatsApp and Instagram (which Facebook owns

If you want to shoot ultra-close-up images, you need a macro lens. And when it comes to getting in close, there’s no beating a proper macro lens. You’ll often see zoom lenses with the word ‘macro’ somewhere in their title, but they typically give a maximum magnification factor of merely 0.3x to 0.5x. Some macro lenses are designed exclusively for APS-C format DSLRs. There are actually advantages in using a full-frame compatible macro lens on an APS-C class body.

The Final Fantasy XV: Windows Edition title belies the extra content you’re getting here. Final Fantasy XV was a gorgeous game on consoles, but your PC may well surpass it in style thanks to HDR 10 and native 4K support. If you’re needing an upgrade, be sure to take a look at our roundup of the latest cheap graphics card prices. The Final Fantasy XV season pass content includes expansions allowing you to play individual chapters with the other party members, Prompto, Ignis and Gladio – for the s

Many smartwatches struggle to stand out, but for a certain type of user the new Time2Translate watch could have little in the way of competition, as it can translate voice messages in real-time in nine different languages. The watch supports English, Japanese, French, Chinese, Italian, Spanish, German, Portuguese and Arabic, which combined represent 90% of the world’s spoken words. It can apparently translate with 85% accuracy, thanks to a combination of the IBM Watson natural language processin

We still don’t have a clear idea of what the design of the HTC U12 will be and the latest leak provides some additional clues, suggesting that it could be a lot like the HTC U11, but with a few differences. According to a “trusted source” speaking to HTC Source, the HTC U12 will have a curved glass back and a metal frame, with a fingerprint scanner on the back. That makes it sound a lot like the HTC U11 Plus, but apparently the HTC U12 will have a dual-lens camera rather than a single lens one.

When you visit virtually any website, the chances are that the company behind that website is learning more about you. Device-based pricingThere’s evidence out there to suggest that the prices of products and services can increase or decrease depending on the device you’re using to shop online. Essentially, your browser is telling the website whether you’re using Safari on an iOS device, Chrome on Windows 10 and so on. Using this information, a website can determine whether to tailor its ads to

Click here for moreA worrying trend that started in the US has worldwide implications for the billions of internet users. Late last year, the US Federal Communications Commission voted to overturn rules that had until now forced internet service providers to treat all data traffic neutrally. There’s an easy way to evade net neutrality blocks: use a virtual private network (VPN) service. In simple terms, a VPN is a blanket layer of security that you can add to your online network for anonymous we

We’ve been testing the new Samsung Galaxy S9 Plus for the past few days and one of its interesting features is “AR Emoji” which is Samsung’s take on Apple’s Animoji launched with the iPhone X.Samsung wants to go a step further and create emojis that look like you. It does this by capturing your face using the front camera and then taking you through a few steps to customize it to the way you actually look. We thought we’d test this out on a few members of the TechRadar team to see just how good

The latest leak comes in the form of some very official-looking renders, which were discovered by Dutch website Telefoon Abonnement on the Chinese social network Weibo. As you can see from the pictures below, these apparent teaser images go a long way towards confirming the various Huawei P20 rumors we’ve reported on so far, including its triple rear camera setup, its focus on advanced camera AI and its iPhone X-like notch. Image 1 of 2 Huawei P20 (black) Images courtesy of Telefoon Abonnement.

Google Lens , once exclusive to Pixel and Pixel 2 smartphones, is now available for certain Android smartphone or tablet user, so long as you have Google Photos downloaded, the company announced yesterday. Will Lens work for your Android device? That means that even if you have an Android device with Google Photos installed, you may not be able to use Lens. In their recent blog post covering ARCore, Google listed the thirteen devices that should have Lens enabled (for now):But don’t get too exci

The company revealed the new Dyson Cyclone V10 at a tri-city event on March 6, and while Dyson will continue to sell its old corded models, it’s focusing all future research and development on battery-powered vacuum cleaners. According to James Dyson, who founded the company back in 1987, that won’t be an issue for the Cyclone V10. Dyson Cyclone V10 won’t run until you press on its triggerThe trigger control also helps stretch out each individual battery life cycle. So, if you’re not comfortable

The Ryzen 2nd generation leaks just won’t stop. A forum user on the South Korean HWBattle boards posted one of the first benchmarks of a potentially unreleased Ryzen 2nd generation chip. The engineering sample appears to be a Ryzen 7 chip equipped with 8-cores and 16-threads, plus a maximum boost clock speed of 4.35GHz. That’s even faster than the maximum clock of 4.2GHz speeds enabled with XFR 2.0 that we saw from the rumored Ryzen 7 2700X. There’s not much to support the validity of these benc

So, we’d like to set our expectations for what the Surface Laptop 2 – or, Surface Laptop 2018, whatever you’d like to call it – could be. The would-be second Surface LaptopThe would-be second Surface Laptop When is it out? Surface Laptop 2 priceAgain, there has been little to no information regarding the Surface Laptop 2 price. Surface Laptop 2 specsUnsurprisingly, we know nothing with any amount of concrete certainty about what kind of hardware will be inside the would-be Surface Laptop 2. What

But Uber Freight and Uber’s Advanced Technology Group (UberATG) have come up with a cool system of shipping goods across the country, while keeping self-driving trucks on the freeway, where UberATG’s AI is most specialized. Arizona has been Uber’s self-driving testing ground for a couple of years now, but Uber Freight’s video shows that the company has officially incorporated self-driving trucks into its business —even if they can’t officially use the self-driving tech outside of Arizona. Making

Microsoft officially pulled the plug on its free video editor Windows Movie Maker last year, and replaced it with a streamlined but simplified app with a touch-first design that misses some of what made its predecessor so popular. Movie Maker was part of the Windows Essentials suite of apps, which also included such classics as Windows Live Mail (replaced by the Mail app in Windows 10) and Photo Gallery (superseded by Photos). Other optionsIf Microsoft doesn’t deliver a true successor to Windows