The OnePlus 5T has just unlocked its third color variant, Lava Red, which joins the base shade of Midnight Black and limited edition Sandstone White – although the latter has already sold out. If Lava Red takes your fancy you’ll need to act swiftly, as it’s a limited edition color so will only be available while stocks last. The OnePlus 5T Lava Red will go on sale on February 6 at 10am ET, 10am GMT and 10am CET, for $559 (£499) which will get you the 8GB of RAM / 128GB of storage model. The chea

Following the introduction of a new entry-level Surface Laptop which is $200 (around £140, AU$250) cheaper, Microsoft has pulled the same trick with the Surface Book 2 over in the US, with a fresh base model that retails at $1,199 (around £850, AU$1,500). The catch is that the new model has had its storage cut to 128GB, where previously it was 256GB. The 256GB version of the Surface Book 2 is still on sale at $1,499 (around £1,070, AU$1,890), and the range remains the same – save for this new en

Apple currently uses a mix of Qualcomm and Intel modems in its handsets, but for the iPhone XI, iPhone 9 and any other 2018 model Apple may exclusively use Intel ones. That should mean users of different iPhones won’t experience discrepancies in data speeds, as has been the case with the iPhone X, some of which have Intel modems while others have Qualcomm ones that are reportedly faster. But that’s unlikely to be why Apple has supposedly come to this decision; rather its ongoing lawsuits with Qu

Most compact cameras having a macro shooting mode, and a large number of zoom lenses feature the word ‘macro’ in their title. In most cases, dedicated macro prime lenses go further still, enabling full 1.0x or 1:1 magnification at their closest focusing distances. Zoom lenses, and even some prime lenses with a ‘macro’ badge, give a greater magnification of around 0.5x. There are several macro prime lenses on the market that are designed exclusively for APS-C format cameras. All things considered

You’ll soon be able to get Google Assistant to respond to a custom ‘wake word’. Up until recently, your options have been ‘Okay Google’ or ‘Okay Google’. Google then added ‘Hey Google’ for those users that wanted something a bit more informal, but now it looks like you’re going to be able to use anything you’d like. This will be most useful for the new range of Google Assistant smart speakers with screens that were shown off at CES. Want to see what we think of the Google Home smart speaker?

With 4K HDMI inputs, Bluetooth and Dolby Atmos, it offers everything a home entertainment upgrader might want. BT and Sky both embellish 4K sports broadcasts with Atmos audio, Sky is including Dolby Atmos on a growing number of Sky Cinema 4K movies too. In addition to Dolby Atmos, there’s also DTS:X decoding with DTS HD MA backwards compatibility. With seven channels of welly, the AVR can be configured for 5.1.2 Dolby Atmos or 7.1 Dolby Surround, depending on your speaker preference and room des

Toshiba has revealed a host of new ‘E-Generation’ laptops aimed at business users, all of which use Intel’s latest 8th-gen Core processors. The Portégé X30-E comes with a non-reflective 13.3-inch touchscreen, and it’s very trim at 15.9mm thick with a weight of 1.05kg. This notebook also has integrated LTE support for working on the move – as does the Portégé X20W-E and Tecra X-40-E. Strong and secureThese are designed to be sleek and portable notebooks, and as business models, Toshiba claims the

Apple’s focus on music downloads meant it was a little late to the music streaming business, but it seems the delay hasn’t harmed its chances of being number one. Figures obtained by the Wall Street Journal suggest that Apple Music might be about to overtake Spotify in the US to have the most paid subscribers in the US. Globally, Spotify still has the lead with 70 million subscribers versus Apple Music’s 36 million, but the development will be a big win for Apple’s music service. Apple Music has

Image 1 of 3 This could be the triple-lens Huawei P20. Credit: SlashLeaks Image 2 of 3 The Huawei P20 Plus could have a notch in the screen. Credit: SlashLeaks Image 3 of 3 The Huawei P20 Lite might have a dual-lens camera. We’re assuming this is the Huawei P20 Lite. They look like they’re probably genuine case-maker renders, but it’s possible that they’re based on rumors rather than facts.

Update: Amazon has responded to claims that the security of its Amazon Key smart lock system can be compromised. In the extremely rare case Amazon is unable to lock the door after a delivery, we immediately call the customer.” That’s what’s alleged to be a potential hazard of using one of the new Amazon Key security systems. However, the integrity of the security system has been called into question by a hacker who has shown that it’s possible to manipulate the system so as to give anyone access

You likely haven’t failed to notice that Bitcoin has been hugely volatile of late, with the result that Lloyds Banking Group has now banned customers from purchasing the cryptocurrency on credit cards. In other words, using their credit cards to jump on the Bitcoin bandwagon. As the Guardian reports, a spokeswoman for the Lloyds Banking Group commented: “Across Lloyds Bank, Bank of Scotland, Halifax and MBNA, we do not accept credit card transactions involving the purchase of cryptocurrencies.”T

As well as the flagship Nokia 9 we could soon see a mid-range Nokia 7 Plus arrive, and thanks to a major leak we seemingly know almost everything about it. Image 1 of 4 The Nokia 7 Plus looks to have a super-widescreen display. Credit: Baidu/ithome Image 2 of 4 The Nokia 7 Plus might have an aluminum unibody. Credit: Baidu/ithome Image 3 of 4 Dual-lens cameras are seemingly packed into the back. Credit: Baidu/ithome Image 4 of 4 A Snapdragon 660 chipset makes this a mid-ranger.

OLED, QLED, LED and LCD are competing technologies that each offer a trade-off between price and picture quality. Basic LCD TV tech is quickly fading from the marketWhat is LCD & LED? LED-backlit LCD TVs provide the current sweet-spot for TV technology, and that’s not going to change anytime soon. Philips’ 6 Series of OLED TVs come with AmbilightShould I buy an OLED, QLED, LCD or LED TV? If price is more of a concern and you don’t need the blackest blacks around then LED-backlit LCD TV.

Release one of your biggest movies of the year with very little warning and go and pull off one of the biggest marketing campaigns of the year. Netflix won the Super Bowl trailer war by stealth, by surprise and by giving fans what they want right away. It’s a fantastic coup by Netflix and one which turns its biggest weakness into its biggest asset. But Netflix used this model to brilliant effect with The Cloverfield Paradox, except this time its hype went from 0-100 in a few seconds. And therein

Read more: iPhone X vs iPhone 8 PlusAccording to the Financial Times , many iPhone X users have recently taken to Apple forums to complain about a delay in the screen waking up when a call comes through, thus delaying the display of the virtual call accept or decline buttons. This delay, which users claim can last between six to 10 seconds, is causing some owners to miss calls entirely. At other times, there is a significant delay,” reads a post from one user. Users have reported that they need

Producer JJ Abrams delights in surprising audiences, particularly when it comes to his Cloverfield series of films. The first Cloverfield came out of nowhere with very little fanfare or pre-release information, eventually revealing itself to be a Godzilla-style monster movie. It probably isn’t the only new Cloverfield film we’ll be getting this year, either – SlashFilm has reported that a fourth Cloverfield movie set in WWII has already been filmed and is awaiting a release later in the year. Th

Unless you’ve been frozen in carbonite for the last few years, you’re probably aware of Solo: A Star Wars Story, the upcoming Star Wars anthology film which follows the adventures of a young Han Solo (who’s being played by Alden Ehrenreich) long before Luke Skywalker, Leia Organa and Obi-Wan Kenobi ever wandered into his life. However, after getting a look at this first footage revealed during today’s Super Bowl LII broadcast, you wouldn’t know there was any trouble at all – the upcoming film lo

The partnership between Elon Musk and the South Australian premier Jay Weatherill continues to grow as the two reach a deal to provide free Tesla solar panels and batteries to at least 50,000 homes in the state. Late last year, Tesla completed its project to build the world’s largest li-ion battery as a solution to power outages that were plaguing South Australia. The project was initiated via Twitter as a bet (which proved successful), with Musk promising the system “100 days from contract sign

It had to happen sooner or later: digital assistants are coming to control your home printer, courtesy of HP. “Integrating voice into the home printer is an undeniably useful application of the technology,” according to HP’s Anneliese Olson. The skills are live now and HP has created three dedicated landing pages for each one: Google Assistant, Alexa and Cortana. While HP is first out of the gate, you can expect other printer manufacturers to swiftly follow suit, as we move towards a world where

The good news is, it could have a second life – as a security camera. If you download and use Manything, your old trusty handset could works as a real Wi-Fi security camera, like the Nest Cam IQ, but iPhone 5 shaped. And what if that would cater to a market that previously didn’t exist which is people who need a video monitoring camera now. Many people that have a security camera use it half as a method of observation, half as a deterrent. If you’re interested in setting yourself up a camera (as