According to a source speaking to The Korea Herald, Samsung will give the Galaxy S9 an improved 3MP camera lens for the iris scanner, up from 2MP on the Samsung Galaxy S8. As well as being more accurate, the iris scanner in the Samsung Galaxy S9 will supposedly work faster than the current version. Two SIMs are better than oneAnd that’s not all today’s Galaxy S9 news, as it also looks like the phone might have a dual-SIM slot – at least in some regions. Mobiel Kopen has reportedly found model nu

The droids C-3PO and R2-D2 serve as the narrators to an epic story encompassing good versus evil. In this tutorial we’ll construct our own R2-D2 robot by hacking a store-bought toy with the latest Raspberry Pi, the Raspberry Pi Zero. The Raspberry Pi Zero is an ultra-low-cost Raspberry Pi, and retailing at $5 (£4, around AU$7) this board provides a full computer experience for very little money. Coming with 512MB of RAM, 1GHz ARM CPU and able to output 1080p video, it’s been flying off the shelv

There were already two competing HDR standards in the form of Dolby Vision and HDR10, but earlier this year a brand new format, HDR10+, emerged. Speaking to TechRadar, Netflix’s Senior Product Manager of its Partner Ecosystem, Richard Smith responded that the company would be open to supporting other HDR formats beyond HDR10 and Dolby Vision. “We do already support HDR10, not the HDR10+ variant, there’s a possibility we’ll support that in the future but it’s not something that’s on our roadmap a

However, if you prefer you can carry Bitcoins around in your head using a ‘brain wallet’. The good people at WarpWallet have tried to solve this issue with their very own brain wallet address generator. Save WarpWallet pageWhile technically you can use the WarpWallet website directly to generate your brain wallet, this leaves you potentially vulnerable to hackers. Receive brain wallet paymentsOnce your brain wallet has been generated, the web page will display both your public Bitcoin address e.

Unfortunately, when you look around at our planet, it’s hard not to think that there’s a fair chunk of our big technologies that the Empire would definitely approve of. The Empire would love Prism, and whistleblower Edward Snowden would no doubt be dealing with a squad of Stormtroopers right now if the Grand Moffs weren’t far, far away. Obviously, the Empire had very little problem getting space-based weaponry deployed, so you can chalk this one up on the ‘approved’ list. Still, the principle of

Dennis Muren’s work on the likes of Terminator 2 and Jurassic Park is the stuff of special effects legend, but the 71-year-old explained to TechRadar that getting hands on with movies is no longer something he’s asked to do. Muren remains a key figure at Industrial Light and Magic – the company set up by George Lucas to produce the special effects for Star Wars – but he’s come a long way from his work on the likes of Empire Strikes Back. Still – in his words – “poking his head” in at ILM, Muren

The Google Maps team is prepping a small but useful update to its app that will give you more detailed guidance when you’re traveling by public transit – giving you a nudge when you’re about to reach your stop on a bus or a train, for example. In other words, as TechCrunch reports, you’ll get step-by-step instructions along your public transit route just as you would if you were using the navigation mode for driving or walking. These prompts will appear on the lock screen as well, to minimize th

Credit: HondaThey may look different, but they’re culturally causing the same sort of disruption: fitting into different workplaces, working alongside humans. The system, which can be connected to barristers chambers using MLC chambers management software via a bespoke API built by Advanced, is the brainchild of Clerksroom boss Stephen Ward. So he can now be connected to barristers chambers using MLC chambers management software via a bespoke API built by Advanced. It worked with the online groc

The holidays are an expensive time, so we’re bringing you a special treat: a full, free Windows program to download every day until Christmas. Take a look behind the 10th door on our free downloads advent calendar to find Ashampoo Snap 2018 – the ultimate screen capture software. There are lots of screen capture tools around, but Ashampoo Snap 2018 is something special. Once you’ve captured your screen, the grab opens in Ashampoo Snap 2018’s built-in editing suite, where you can add annotations

How a VPN worksWhen you access the internet without a VPN, your computer connection is basically ‘naked’, as it were. But when you connect to a VPN, the VPN server acts as an intermediary between your computer and the web. VPN protocols control how data is passed between your device and the VPN server. A good VPN provider should have multiple protocols available, allowing you to switch between them as circumstances require. You’re entrusting a VPN provider with your privacy, so you should make s

Google has posted a list of all the Android Wear devices in line for the Android 8.0 Oreo update, both the smartwatches that have already had the upgrade and those that will get it at some point in the future. If you want to know when your update will appear, Google says, contact the watch manufacturer. These wearables will stay on Android 7.0 Nougat, though they will still receive bug fixes and security updates and so on for the foreseeable future. The Oreo update for smartwatches doesn’t bring

PlayStation VR bundles are now $100 cheaper than the standard price and many of these bundles are cheaper than they were on Black Friday. PlayStation VR bundlesPlayStation VR | GT Sport | PS4 camera | $199 @ AmazonGT Sport and PlayStation VR are a great match, especially if you’re a fan of using the in-car viewpoint. View PlayStation VR deal: PSVR headset, GT Sport, PS4 camera $199 @ AmazonView DealPlayStation VR | PS4 camera | Doom VFR | $299 @ AmazonThis PlayStation VR bundle has had a massive

The Honor 7X is here – undercutting the competition when it comes to price, despite being loaded up with features normally found on £500+ phones. From the FullView, wide display, its exquisite, premium style right through to the pixel-perfect dual-cameras, if you’re looking to upgrade without breaking the bank, the Honor 7X could be the one. Loaded up with Android, Google’s operating system, the Honor 7X also instantly gives you access to thousands of games, entertainment apps and productivity t

The Moto X4 makes for a good fit if you’re interesting in picking up a midrange phone with a more premium edge than its competitors offer. Normally going for $329 on Amazon – already down from the $399 retail price, thanks to lockscreen offers and ads – the price for the X4 will drop even further starting today until December 23. Given its price was one of our key complaints of the X4, seeing it drop so low makes it almost irresistible and definitely comes recommended – especially if you’re a Pr

If you’re looking for cheap Amazon Kindle prices or want the Amazon Fire TV at a discount and you missed Black Friday and Cyber Monday, there’s one last deal happening right now. You shouldn’t miss out on owning an Amazon Kindle Paperwhite at $20 off, or the normal 6-inch Kindle e-reader for the same $20 price drop. The Amazon Fire TV 4K and the Alexa Voice Remote has dropped $15 again. Kindle Paperwhite $99 ($20 discount)Avid readers who like the option of bringing a whole library of books with

Despite the fact that it was only at E3 in June, it feels like an age since Sony revealed the dates for its fourth annual PlayStation Experience. There are several sources for watching the show: you can use the PlayStation site itself, or stream via Twitch, YouTube and Facebook. A link to watch the day’s livestreams has been embedded below, or scroll down for a complete list of what’s taking place. IGN Ranks the Top 10 PlayStation Games of all Time 2pm PT/ 10pm GMT/ 6am ACTIGN is bringing its Po

The TV app for the Apple TV is Apple’s official attempt to put all your television viewing in one place, offering searches and recommendations across multiple apps through a single interface. Amazon Prime Video tooAmazon Prime Video is included under the Apple TV app umbrella, which itself only arrived on boxes this week after years of wrangling between Apple and Amazon. Check out the UK page for the Apple TV app for more information about the service, which was rumoured to be on the way after u

In the early 20th Century, prostheses were still niche stopgaps: whittled, strapped or forged to fit amputees by craftsmen. “There was this feeling in the amputee community that the end-user could never talk to the people who were designing their limbs,” says Samantha Payne, Open Bionics co-founder and COO. Samantha Payne, Open Bionics“In the beginning, we were just 3D-printing in whatever color filament possible,” Payne continues. “In terms of prosthetics technology and how it can match humans’

The holidays are an expensive time, so we’re bringing you a special treat: a full, free Windows program to download every day until Christmas. Behind the ninth door on our free downloads advent calendar we’ve hidden Ashampoo HDD Control 2017 – an early warning system that lets you know in advance if one of your hard drives is about to fail, giving you time to back up your valuable data. Ashampoo HDD Control 2017 takes this data and analyzes it to give you a full picture of your drives’ health. A

You’ve always been able to activate the speaker with an “OK Google” command but the touch feature got disabled in October. Two months later, Google apparently thinks it’s safe to bring the physical controls back to the Google Home Mini, as the functionality is included in the latest preview for the firmware of the device. No touch-to-talkThat means you’ll still need to use your voice if you want to put the Google Home Mini into listening mode, but you can now at least stop an alarm from whirring