Qualcomm is about to go in big with the burgeoning smart home scene. As well as its ‘Smart Audio Platform’ CES announcement, which will help to push smart voice assistant technology into an even wider array of speakers, it’s also looking to become a smart home hub gatekeeper in its own right. The Home Hub platform from Qualcomm will allow manufacturers to easily integrate the Google Assistant inside any smart device of their choosing. If you’re looking to get in on Qualcomm’s smart home push, ex

Nvidia is asking retailers to sell a maximum of two graphics cards (of the same model) per person, in an effort to cut back on bulk orders from virtual currency miners. Nvidia also issued a statement stressing that it’s behind gamers when it comes to the current GPU stock and pricing problems. In a comment to German tech site ComputerBase, the company said: “For Nvidia, gamers come first. Although mining the latter is now dominated by dedicated ASIC devices, other virtual currencies have shot up

A few phones now have four camera lenses, with two on the back and two on the front, but an upcoming Nokia handset could go one better with five. That’s according to a user posting on Chinese site Baidu, who notes that the phone will have seven camera holes – five for lenses and two for an LED flash. Indeed, the upcoming Nokia 9 is already rumored to have two lenses on each side, so it might be gaining one more, or perhaps this rumor is talking about another handset, but whatever phone it is it’

That suggests there might not be a separate headphone port, as does the position of the FCC ID label, which Xperia Blog points out is exactly where Sony would usually put a headphone port. While we don’t know what phone this is, it’s likely one that’s launching soon since it has passed through the FCC, which in turn means it could be the Sony Xperia XZ Premium 2, since the original Xperia XZ Premium was announced almost a year ago at MWC 2017 – making MWC 2018 in late February the obvious place

We were blown away when we saw Samsung’s massive 146-inch TV, dubbed ‘The Wall’, at CES earlier this year, but a pair of new trademarks suggest the company’s experimentation with absolutely massive TVs is just getting started. LetsGoDigital has unearthed a couple of new brand name registrations, ‘Super Size TV’ and ‘Giant TV’. The registrations were filed with the EU’s Intellectual Property Office and follow on from an earlier registration for ‘Micro QLED TV’. Moving beyond ‘The Wall’It’s curren

It looks like we won’t see any new fitness trackers or revolutionary products from Nokia any time soon. Rob Le Bras-Brown, Head of Nokia Health“One of the reasons Nokia acquired Withings is because we believe in its philosophy. “With our activity trackers, we focus on things such as battery life and making them beautiful so people don’t have to take them off,“ added Le Bras-Brown. “You set it up once, slide it under the mattress and connect it to Bluetooth and Wi-Fi,“ Le Bras-Brown added. How th

All this on a seven day battery life, off six to seven hours a week run tracking too – that’s the best we’ve seen from any watch. What I also like about Garmin watches is the sheer amount of things I can monitor when running. But for the purposes of this diary, I’ve set up the run ahead of time on the Garmin Connect app. The sheer range of features on the Garmin Forerunner 935 is dizzying, but usefulSo today, that’s done and I’m ready to run. One of the key things about this diary is working out

For this diary, I’m using the Apple Watch 3. With the third iteration of its hugely successful wearable Apple has really pushed the fitness angle, improving on heart rate tracking and GPS from the Apple Watch 2. Plus you can watch our Apple Watch 3 video review below…Not a beginner? In order to try and raise my game, I’ve started doing interval runs to raise my lactate threshold. For this fitness diary I’m using the Apple Watch 3, and for today’s training, I am using the imaginatively named ap

The three diaries are split over levels, so you’ve got the option of a beginner (the one you’re reading now) an intermediate and a fitness obsessed diary. As I’m taking on the beginner level, I’m using a relatively basic fitness tracker called the Moov Now. It currently sits at number one on our best fitness tracker list and we love it for being an all-round great fitness device at an affordable price. Be sure to read our The Dedicated Improver diary or our Totally Addicted diaryKnow much about

Everything from the specs of the cameras to the shape of the internal circuit board gets a mention in the report. That ties up with previous whispers about the camera specs and should mean better low-light performance than ever. Screen, camera, batteryThe screen sizes also get a mention, with 5.77 inches and 6.22 inches mentioned for the S9 and S9 Plus respectively. As for the front-facing cameras, they’re reportedly pegged at 8MP, though the S9 version includes an iris scanner whereas the S9 Pl

Although all kinds of smart tech gadgets will increasingly be designed with style in mind as much as substance, one obvious piece of tech that’s often aching for a makeover is the TV. The Frame is a TV that spends half of its time as a TV and the other half of its time in Art Mode. That means when you’re not using it, it sits flush against your wall and displays photos or art. Maybe the future of TVs is moving to a more high-end and design-led aesthetic rather than going all out and mimicking it

You can already get a limited number of audiobooks through the Google Play Music app, but it’s not really a fully fledged service. As spotted by 9to5Google, an audiobook banner has been added to the Play Store, though for now the new section doesn’t seem to have been activated. Offering a clearer way to browse and buy audiobooks would help Google in its ongoing rivalry with Amazon, which owns Audible and recently added audiobook support to its Kindles. Changes to Play BooksThanks to some digging

Below you’ll find a detailed guide on how to stream the 2018 Grammy Awards online. Watch the Grammys with CBS in the USSince 1973, CBS has held the sole rights to the Grammy Awards. Watch the Grammys with 4Music in the UKLooking to stream the Grammys from outside the US? With exclusive rights to the Grammys outside the US, Channel 4 is hosting its own live streams. Stream the Grammys from anywhere around the worldFor users outside the US and UK, you can use a VPN to secure your connection and st

If you’re the owner of a Galaxy S8 or Galaxy S8 Plus then you’re no doubt wondering exactly when your Android 8.0 Oreo upgrade is coming down the pipe. Well, we’re still not completely sure, but there’s a new development that hints the update isn’t far off now. It means the Oreo software could be less than a month away now. Early 2018 has long been tipped as the time when Samsung S8 and S8 Plus owners would be able to get their hands on the latest version of Google’s mobile OS, so it looks like

I climbed into the passenger seat of the all-electric Byton Concept car at CES 2018 in Las Vegas, and, as you may have gathered, there’s a lot of screen in there. The Byton Concept has an aggressive, powerful stanceWhat is Byton? Totally techThe technology starts before you get in the car though, with the Byton arriving without a set of keys. These personal profiles and the smartphone integration means that if you get into another Byton car the setup will match the one you settled on in your own

The problem with having a house full of speakers is twofold really; firstly, where do they all go? This does nothing to assuage the ‘I’m being watched’ fear that many people already have around smart speakers. Then you’ve got the Dot which is the small satellite speaker that’s probably right for the hallway and bathroom. Alexa, do I still need a smart speaker? The question that this really asks is when everything is a smart speaker, will we need smart speakers that are just speakers at all?

Sony has created a new version of the Aibo robot dog, which this time promises more artificial intelligence. But despite all this, it does leave me wondering: is artificial intelligence really what we should be calling this revolution? Follow the moneySo, given the obvious limitations of current technology, why is an entire industry obsessing over the term AI? If you can frame your start-up as a company that is dabbling in artificial intelligence, it appears as though the investment cash will co

The smartphone extravaganza that is Mobile World Congress is coming up fast, and we’ve just got word of what LG might be planning for the show: an upgraded version of its LG V30 flagship with added artificial intelligence, possibly supplied by Google. Looking aheadWe’ve already heard reports that work on the LG G7 has been completely rebooted as LG looks to make its next flagship the best that it can possibly be. With that in mind, we’re unlikely to see LG’s premier 2018 smartphone until much la

In this guide, you’ll discover five of the most popular Bitcoin wallets for Android available today. If you only have a small amount of Bitcoin and just want to test the water, you can get started immediately with apps like Bitcoin Wallet. If you choose not to set a password, make sure your Android device has screen lock enabled and is encrypted. Benefit from a Swiss army knife of privacy featuresHighly acclaimedCompatible with hardware walletsNo Segwit supportMycelium is one of the most highly

After months of anticipation, Apple may finally be on the verge of releasing its HomePod smart speaker. In the official FCC filing, the device is referred to as the “Apple Inc. Wireless Speaker,” with a code name of A1639. The approval clears the way for Apple to start selling the device on US shelves, and FCC approvals are often considered a reliable indicator that a new Apple product will be heading our way soon. As MacRumors notes, for instance, the iPhone X secured FCC approval on October 4