Artificial intelligenceJust what is artificial intelligence anyway? So when Siri replies to you like a real human being, that’s artificial intelligence. And when Google Photos seems to know what a cat looks like, that’s artificial intelligence too. If you think about it as machine learning turned up to 11, you can understand why it’s getting smarter as computers get more powerful. But if you think of it as another machine learning tool, designed to create some of the subtleties of human intellig

The Boost Up Dual Wireless Charging Pad is out to make the dream of wirelessly charging multiple devices on the same charging pad a reality in 2018. It’s Belkin’s take on what we saw from the Apple AirPower wireless charging pad, but we’ve personally seen this one in action first at CES 2018. We could dual-charge our iPhone X and Samsung Galaxy Note 8 at the same time. The Boost Up Dual Wireless Charging Pad can’t suck up power from a USB-C cable, like we would have hoped. Early verdictBelkin Bo

We’ve seen the teasers for Netflix’s upcoming cyberpunk series Altered Carbon, but now we’ve got a spectacular new full-length trailer to feast our (hopefully original) eyes on. Based on the acclaimed novel by Richard K. Morgan, Altered Carbon is set in a distant future where the ability to transfer human consciousness to new bodies renders death meaningless (well, for rich people, at least). Waking up in the body of a disgraced cop some 250 years after his death, soldier Takeshi Kovacs (Joel Ki

While Dolby Labs seems to be happy with that response, Baker doesn’t want bad blood and – more importantly, misinformation – spreading about what HDR10+ is, and just how it’s different from Dolby Vision. What Dolby Vision and HDR10+ both do is use dynamic metadata to change those attributes on a moment-to-moment basis. Meet the Panasonic DP-UB820, the first UHD Blu-ray player to support both Dolby Vision and HDR10+. “But HDR10+ and Dolby Vision can coexist,” Baker says, pointing to Panasonic’s r

Toy robots that teach kids how to code are, honestly, nothing new. But, on the CES 2018 show floor, we’ve met one coding toy robot to beat them all: the Root Coding & Play by Root Robotics. Root does this through a smartly-designed companion app that separates its coding concepts into three levels of understanding. Finally, the third level unlocks Root’s full potential with full text coding capability that supports the Javascript, Python and Swift coding languages. Kids can even see the same fun

Whether the first 4K projector with Alexa or an entirely new family of smart display products housing Google Assistant, CES 2018 served as a showcase for voice assistants. What CES showed me is that Google and Amazon, kind of eerily, are on the same page when it comes to their voice assistants. Image 1 of 9 JBL Link View with Google Assistant Image 2 of 9 Jabra Elite Active 65t with Amazon Alexa Image 3 of 9 Lenovo Smart Display with Google Assistant Image 4 of 9 Polk Audio Command Bar with Amaz

One of the best things about hybrid smartwatches is that they strike a more reasonable balance in size somewhere between a proper smartwatch and an analog smartwatch. But at CES 2018, the Misfit Path puts forward an even smaller form factor than we’ve seen, making it an ideal fit for those with small wrists or just a particular tastes in time pieces. Look and feelThe Path very much looks like a Misfit project, with a bold, cohesive design that makes a statement without having to yell about it. D

Update: While Valve has remained mum on its Steam Machine plans, Microsoft seems to be taking influence and applying the Steam Machine principle more viably. Home theater-ready gaming PCs with Valve’s SteamOS loadedHome theater-ready gaming PCs with Valve’s SteamOS loaded When are they out? You can buy one now from various gaming PC makersYou can buy one now from various gaming PC makers How much do they cost? And that puts Steam right at the center of it all, ready to vacuum up its cut of games

File syncing and access functionality is excellent with the ability to sync any folder, and you’re given granular control over what can be excluded. Resilio Connect, an enterprise-grade version of Sync Business, offers WAN Optimization as well as advanced management capabilities. Amongst the highlighted features are unlimited version history, advanced share controls, 2048-bit RSA, SSL/TLS encryption and unlimited data transfer. Another tier, Business Advanced, offers up to 10TB per user with pri

If you’ve ever searched for an Android app outside the Google Play Store, you’ll have come across APK files – but what are they, and what do they do? If you want to install an app from outside the Google Play Store (a process known as ‘sideloading’) you’ll need to download and run the APK manually. The Google Play Store isn’t as tightly regulated as Apple’s App Store, but any malicious apps are usually identified and removed quickly. How to install an APKIf you want to install an APK and you’re

Fake Eiffel Towers, Elvis impersonators, high-rollers and low-lifes, Las Vegas is a weird place at the best of times. But when the annual CES tech show rolls into town, it gets a whole lot more strange. For every life-changing innovation, there’s an eyebrow raising one, as the greatest minds in technology look to outdo each other and draw the attention of the baying, tech hungry crowds. Sometimes good intentions turn into weird products, while other times bad ideas just enjoy an unlikely injecti

Facebook Messenger Kids is now available on the US Amazon Appstore for Amazon Fire tablets. Facebook Messenger Kids is specially designed for children under 13, who are too young to have their own Facebook account. If a child wants to speak to one of their classmates, for example, their parents have to link the two Messenger Kids accounts on Facebook itself. Adult friends and family members can use the regular Facebook Messenger to chat with youngsters on Facebook Messenger Kids, provided the li

Winner of the TechRadar award for Best Smart Home Device of CES 2018, the Samsung Family Hub fridge is actually a modern version of its existing ‘fridge with a screen’ range. What really sets this model apart (and makes it worthy of the accolade) is the fact that the fridge can function as a smart home hub, meaning that if you’ve got a range of different smart home products from a number of different manufacturers and want a way to control them all from a unified device, this fridge will functio

It’s been a rollercoaster couple of days for Nintendo fans who have been waiting to hear confirmation or denial of a hotly rumored Nintendo Direct stream. Instead, the Direct appeared on January 11 with very little notice and brought with it a host of Nintendo Switch announcements. Dark Souls and Donkey KongOne of the biggest announcements to come from the Direct is that Dark Souls is being remastered for the Nintendo Switch. Coming May 25 on Switch, PS4, Xbox One and PC, this will see the origi

Below we’ve run through some of the best wearable tech we’ve seen announced at CES 2018 so far this year. Everything else is here though, including GPS, a heart rate monitor and access to all of Garmin’s top-end fitness tracking features too. That said, the Vivofit 4 is still an impressive fitness tracker considering the low price. Philips SmartSleep tracker – this tracker isn’t designed for everyone, but it attempts to “intervene with clinically proven technology to boost slow wave sleep in rea

If you use Facebook or Netflix, AI is used on you. Searching the webEvery Google search uses AI. Credit: CC0 Creative CommonsThe biggest, best and almost the defining search engine of our age – Google – uses AI to try to hunt-down the most relevant results from the web’s billions of pages. Much like Netflix identifies ‘taste communities’, Facebook also uses AI to groups its users together for the easier placement of adverts. Uber’s dynamic pricingUber now uses AI for price discrimination.

The Vortx from Whirlwind FX looks like a desktop speaker for your computer, but is actually a ‘4D’ immersive gaming accessory. It analyzes the game you’re playing, or video you’re watching, and fires up a variable-temperature fan to blow corresponding heats at you, matching the on-screen intensity. Still, with virtual reality experiences like The Void proving that a mixture of real-world stimuli and digital landscapes can work together to great effect, the Vortx may prove a really interesting ad

In this guide, we will explore five of the most reputable cloud mining companies. Without further ado, let’s move on to our selections for the best cloud mining providers. The website currently offers a Payout Accelerated Cloud Mining Contract or PACMiC for short. If you’re new to cloud mining, you can also use Hashing24’s demo mode to simulate a Bitcoin mining contract to see how much you might earn. Unlike other cloud mining websites we’ve reviewed, Eobot also offers an easy to understand expl

Android Oreo was supposed to arrive on the OnePlus 5 during December, but an unnamed bug held it up, however, it now seems the bug has been squashed, as Oreo has once again begun rolling out to OnePlus 5 handsets. It brings with it a handful of new features and improvements, including standard Android Oreo features and some updates of the company’s own devising. The update also includes various other optimizations and bug fixes, as well as the December 2017 security patch. Note however that it w

Google’s new Smart Display platform holds a lot of potential as does the LG WK9 Wireless Speaker, one of first devices part of the program. This happened with the Amazon Echo … which was countered by the Google Home; then the Amazon Echo Dot was met with the Google Home Mini. The LG WK9 Wireless Speaker with Google Assistant is one the first of those new products. There’s a mute switch located near the top edge of the front panel, which stops Google Assistant from listening in to your conversati