The stylish, 55-inch Sony XF80 could prove a steal for UHD movie fans but, if you’re into sports, you might want to think twice. The incoming XF80 Series (anticipated to be the X800F in the US) provides a new entry point for 4K HDR from Sony. Design and performanceThe 55-inch Sony Bravia XF80 in particular could prove a serious temptation for 4K buyers looking for a value deal. The XF80 relies on Sony’s 4K X-Reality PRO image enhancement to boost detail. The Sony XF80 uses LED edge lighting coup

Over the past few years the priorities of the gaming industry have shifted somewhat – while unique IPs and huge franchises remain key for developers and publishers, annual releases have lost favor. Instead we’re seeing a dramatic rise in the number of long-term service games – also known as games as a service (GaaS). In its annual report, Ubisoft stated it’s now firm in its intentions to move away from annualized releases, in favor of long-term services. It’s a pretty significant difference, too

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Asus has unleashed a new spin on its ultraportable ZenBook 13, which the company is claiming is the world’s thinnest notebook with a discrete graphics card (in other words, a more powerful separate GPU as opposed to integrated graphics). The Asus ZenBook 13 UX331 was revealed at CES back at the start of the year, weighing just 985g, and this new model adds in a discrete GeForce MX150 for extra pixel-pushing power. You also get a USB Type-C port, along with a pair of USB 3.0 connectors, an HDMI p

The startup just announced its first consumer drone, the Skydio R1, is now available. The Skydio R1 is autonomous, meaning it can fly itself. Skydio R1 specsThe drone is built on an autonomous engine that combines artificial intelligence, robotics and computer vision techniques into one robust system. The Skydio R1, available to start in a limited Frontier Edition, costs $2,499 (about £1,810 / AU$3,180). Shoppers in the US and Canada can purchase the Skydio R1 via Skydio.com today.

You’ll soon be able to keep up with breaking news via Facebook Watch, but you’ll also start seeing less news on your newsfeed. “That creates a real downward pressure on the distribution for publishers, including news publishers,” he said. “This is about us changing our relationship with publishers and emphasising something that Facebook has never done before. Last month Facebook announced an exclusive partnership deal with ESL, one of the world’s biggest esports leagues. The deal kicked off with

The new Lumix GX9 is the successor to one of the oldest mirrorless cameras in Panasonic’s current range, the Lumix GX8. 5-axis stabilizationThe Lumix GX9 features a 5-axis Dual I.S. The Lumix GX9 features a wide range of AF functions including Face/Eye Detection AF, Pinpoint AF, One-shot AF and advanced Low Light AF. Taking advantage of 4K technology, the Lumix GX9 can shoot at 30fps and output 8MP-equivalent images. The Lumix GX9 will be available in early March priced at £699 (body-only) – US

15x optical zoomPerhaps the biggest difference between the new Lumix ZS200 / TZ200 and the ZS100 / TZ100 is the zoom range on offer. The new lens design enables the Lumix ZS200 / TZ200 to focus down to 3cm to enable the capture of close-up macro shots. The Lumix ZS200 / TZ200 retains an EVF, but gets a decent boost in resolution, from 1.17m dots to an impressive 2.3m. Like many recent cameras, the Lumix ZS200 / TZ200 features a Bluetooth Low Energy connection to enable a consistent connection wi

Getting into the LED range, the flagship FX750 also uses the HCX processor and is closely modelled aesthetically on the FZ range. The 4K HDR LED range is completed by the FX740, the FX700 and the FX600. Panasonic 4K HDR LED 2018 ModelsPanasonic FX750: The FX750 is the flagship of the LED range. You’ll still find HDR10+ support and Wide Color Spectrum, but this 4K LED set runs at 1600Hz. Panasonic FX600: The FX600 is the entry-level offering for Panasonic’s 4K HDR LED range.

We’re going to show you how to get Kodi up and running on your Android phone, tablet, or Android TV device. Android vs Android TVThe first question to answer: is Android or Android TV better for Kodi? For this article we’ve used the excellent Nvidia Shield TV, a set top box with Android TVSome TVs have Android TV as standard. (Image: © Nvidia)If you’re looking to save money with a cheap set-top box on Amazon, be aware that most run Android, not Android TV. Installing Kodi on Android TVAs of Febr

But what if you don’t have anything interesting to share with the world? According to Techcrunch, Instagram is trialling the option to share other user’s public posts to your own story, with the ability to overlay stickers or comments as you see fit. Previously, users would have to screenshot a post and share it this way, which is likely what encouraged the Instagram technical team to come up with an innovative solution. This new feature precedes the news that Instagram is also trialling a Snapc

These are the best Linux training providers and online courses in 2018Other alternative distros, though, fare rather better. Indeed, Ubuntu itself grew from Debian, and its niche offshoots (distros like Ubuntu Studio) have seen good levels of interest. Some of these might eventually become the best Linux distros out there, whereas some might fade away – but it won’t cost you a penny to try them out. Although the desktop environment uses the simplistic Xfce, you may find this hard to believe at f

The flaw was uncovered by a security researcher, Stefan Kanthak, who found that the Skype update installer can be exploited with a DLL hijacking technique, which fools the app into utilizing malicious code rather than Microsoft’s intended code. Perhaps the worse-still news for Skype users is that Microsoft can’t actually patch the current Skype software to defend against the exploit, because to do so would essentially involve a massive revision of the updater’s code – apparently so big that it’s

The thoughts put down backed up our HomePod review, pointing out that this speaker is a ‘no-brainer’ if you’re embedded in the Apple ecosystem. “Hey Siri, up your game”The HomePod is proving less impressive as a smart speaker, as per a series of tests reported by 9to5Mac. “This places HomePod at the bottom of the totem pole in terms of AI assistant performance. Siri is particularly strong in Local and Commerce queries, handily beating Alexa and Cortana, but still falling short of Google Home in

Google has just launched a developer preview of AMP Stories – which are slideshow-style presentations that will soon be appearing in search results. Amped upAMP (Accelerated Mobile Pages) is an open source technology that uses a kind of stripped-down HTML to make pages load faster. The project is backed by Google, and was launched as a competitor to Facebook’s Instant Articles. Anyone can publish a regular AMP page, but for the time being, Google is only showing AMP Stories from a small collecti

We could be about to get a new trio of budget smartphones, as specs reportedly for the Moto G6, G6 Plus and G6 Play have leaked online. The results specifically name the three handsets, while also revealing that they run Android 8 (the latest version of Google’s software) and boast a 2160 x 1080 screen resolution. Getting tallerThat full HD resolution is interesting, as it would mean all three handsets will feature 18:9 aspect ratio displays – the taller screens we’ve seen becoming the norm for

Options openBreton stated that as the VR market is in its “early stages” he doesn’t believe creating exclusives is good for HTC “as a revenue-creating business” or for its developers who are “trying to help create revenue.”While good platform exclusives are considered ‘console-sellers’ in the gaming market, the VR market is in a very different place. It’s when the install base is wide that manufacturers will have more of a justification for making hardware advancements and exclusive content to d

Blizzard, the company behind Overwatch, announced that it will be giving people access to its full collection of 26 playable heroes and 17 maps for free, with a variety of modes available to test. While playing the free version this weekend, you’ll be able to level up your characters and unlock various customization options, and if you go on to purchase the full version of Overwatch, any progress you’ve made during the weekend will be carried over. All you need to do on PC is download the Blizza

Facebook has added a new option to its mobile app which points users to download Onavo Protect, in order to push this VPN service – which it bought up some five years back – although the social network’s motives appear quite different to the traditional VPN provider. If you click on Protect in the navigation menu, you’ll get taken straight through to the App Store listing for the ‘Onavo Protect – VPN Security’ product, which you can obviously install from there. Instead, the app blurb states: “T

Ever screenshot someone’s Instagram story to send to a friend? You may want to stop doing that soon as the social network is bringing in notifications for when your story has been snapped. Instagram confirmed the new feature was in testing to TechCrunch after some users of the service spotted a message warning them that those who posted a story will soon be notified if you take screenshots of it. Not for everyone… yetThis is currently only for some users as it’s a feature in testing, and Insta