In an unlikely partnership, automotive giant Ford has teamed up with a hospital that specializes in cancer care. The benefits of this partnership have led to improvements in patient care, and are helping with the Ford move towards an autonomous future for its vehicles. This same computational force will be necessary for self-driving cars to be able to deal with the vast amounts of data produced on the road. Simple but significant changesWhile the improvements to aid self-driving cars is yet to m

The boy who lived on DVD and Blu-ray will now be getting an Ultra HD makeover just in time for Christmas. The complete Harry Potter film collection is coming to 4K Blu-ray on November 27. So that’s all eight main-line movies, (Harry Potter and the Sorcerer’s Stone, Chamber of Secrets, Prisoner of Azkaban, Goblet of Fire, Order of the Phoenix, Half-Blood Prince, and the Deathly Hallows – Part 1 and Part 2), freshly remastered to take advantage of the fancy new-ish format, complete with DTS:X audi

Every tripod needs a head, and the smart money is on ball heads. The main plus point of a ball head, compared with a traditional three-way photographic head, is that they’re much quicker and easier to set up. Drawbacks of conventional ball heads have also been addressed in many of the latest designs. With many tripods, you can pivot the center column through 90 degrees and use it as a horizontal boom. Some tripods come with interchangeable feet to suit every occasion, while others might feature

Fossil has already launched the Fossil Q Explorist and Fossil Q Venture this year, but it’s already back with a new smartwatch, and this one is the brand’s first to include a heart rate monitor. The Fossil Q Control is also swim-proof, so it should be a more appealing health and fitness wearable than most watches in Fossil’s smart range, but it could appeal even if you have no interest in breaking a sweat. The watch features a completely round face – no flat tire here – and it runs Android Wear

You can leave your existing internet router in place (we’ll be calling this the primary router from hereon) and connect a second router to the primary router that’s dedicated to providing VPN services. Search the Router Database for the model of router you’re intending to turn into the VPN router. Setting up the router as a clientYour VPN router is plugged into a port on your primary router – which thinks it’s just another device on your network. The idea here is to get all connections to a VPN

Apple said its new Face ID unlock system on the iPhone X would only find an issue every one in a million cases, but we’ve now already heard word of a problem. A 10-year-old has unlocked his mother’s iPhone X using the Face ID feature and it looks like it thinks the child’s face is similar enough to his parent’s to be able to unlock the phone. Watch your kidsApple hasn’t commented on the new video, but it previously said it doesn’t recommend children under 13 should set up their own Face ID on an

After a short period of testing in its Xbox Insider Program, Microsoft has announced it’s rolling game gifting out to all Xbox One users. #XboxNovember 14, 2017With game gifting, all Xbox users will now be able to use the Microsoft Store to purchase games, DLC, and service subscriptions and send them to their friends as gifts. On console you’ll also be given the option to select someone on your Xbox Live friends list rather than enter an email address. Once the purchase is complete, the recipien

Standard prime: Sigma 30mm f/1.4 DC HSM | AWhile your 18-55mm kit lens is fine for general photography, its relatively ‘slow’, in that the maximum aperture available is quite limited. Telephoto zoom: Tamron SP 70-300mm f/4-5.6 Di VC USDThe next lens you’ll probably want to add to your collection is a telephoto zoom. Wide-angle zoom: Sigma 10-20mm f/3.5 EX DC HSMYou’ve probably found that your Canon 18-55mm ‘kit’ lens is pretty wide, but not quite wide enough for some subjects. An ultra wide-angl

Bose has created an Indiegogo campaign for a new product that promises to protect you from the disturbing noises that stop you from getting a full night’s sleep. Bose Sleepbuds will work by using noise masking. The product was only open to American users, and the Sleepbuds look like they are going to ship the prototypes in February 2018. The Bose Sleepbuds will be compatible with Apple devices with iOS 10 and newer, and Android devices 5.0 and above, using Bluetooth Low Energy. Bose claims that

Using this method means that opening machines up to the world completely can be avoided; instead, only a VPN server is configured. When users connect to the VPN, they will be able to browse as if they were actually in the office. Many businesses now choose to deploy their infrastructure in the cloud, using providers such as Amazon Web Services. A good option is to deploy VPN access inside the VPC, so that again a minimal number of ports are exposed to the outside world, helping to enhance overal

And so the committed PC gamer sits at their desk, snacking and slurping as that frag count climbs. It’s a dangerous situation for the average keyboard to find itself in, and so many inevitably fall victim to spilled drinks and sandwich crumbs. But Razer’s new BlackWidow Ultimate gaming keyboard wants to save itself from an untimely death – it’s water and dust resistant, making it sturdier than your average set of keys. With an IP54 rating, the mechanical keyboard makes use of satisfyingly-clicky

StarCraft II might be getting on a bit now – it’s seven years old, in fact – but it’s still a cracking game (indeed, it’s one of our eight best strategy games for the PC), and you can now bag the title for free on Windows and Mac. As Blizzard announced back on November 5, the entire Wings of Liberty campaign is available in the just-unleashed free-to-play version (v4.0) of StarCraft II, and the unranked multiplayer ladder is also freely accessible from the get-go. Anyone can simply download and

Other than the iPhone 8, Sony Xperia XZ1 Compact and their predecessors there haven’t been many high-end compact phones in recent years, but Samsung could be about to add to the list with a Samsung Galaxy S9 Mini. They don’t actually name the phone, but the mention of “full screen” suggests it will be using design language from the S series, so an S9 Mini is the obvious conclusion. Coming soon… probablySimilarly, there’s no suggestion that it will launch alongside the Samsung Galaxy S9 and Gal

If you buy a Galaxy S8, Galaxy S8 Plus or Galaxy Note 8 you’ll get a free pair of Samsung earbuds that are “tuned by AKG”, but a new rumor suggests the headset in the box of the upcoming Galaxy S9 may be significantly better. According to the rumor – from Ice Universe, who supplied accurate information ahead of the Galaxy Note 8 launch – the headphones supplied in the box with the new flagship phone will work via Bluetooth. A post from Ice Universe claims the company is still including the legac

The SNES Classic Mini is sure to be one of the big gift hits of the holiday season, but the almost instant shortages have made it a pain to find. That gives you just three days to get your hands on one, which makes this kind-of an early Black Friday sale. The quantities are limited, so it’s probably wise to pick one up when the SNES Classic goes on sale tomorrow at 11am PT rather than waiting until Friday. If past history serves as any indication, the units are going to go fast. With the holiday

And if you’re the kind of person who doesn’t care to know the difference between a quarterback and a shortstop, the new Philo “live TV” streaming service might be the best choice for you. The upshot of this approach is that the whole plan only costs $16 a month, which gives Philo a significant edge over competitors like Hulu Live TV (which costs $40 a month) and YouTube TV (which costs $35 a month). The price even makes it competitive with the popular Sling TV , which at its least expensive stil

Unless you’ve been living under a rock, you know Black Friday deals in the US are right around the corner. Whether you’re looking to save on a new Amazon Echo smart speaker, Amazon Cloud Cam, Fire tablet or even a 4K TV, Amazon is dropping prices across product categories. In addition to revealing Black Friday price drops, Amazon also announced deals will start to open up on November 17, with more deals becoming available all the way through the official Black Friday date of November 24. In the

the best Dell laptops – why go anywhere else? These are the best Dell XPS 13 and 15 deals right nowFor instance, the Dell XPS 13 is currently our best laptop of the year, earning our Best in Class award two years running. If you’ve settled on a Dell, then you’re probably wondering what the best Dell laptop is for your budget. Here, we’ve gathered together the best Dell laptops we’ve tested to make your purchase decision easier. Don’t worry about banging it up, either, as this device remains the

Apple is hard at work designing rear-facing 3D sensors for future iPhones, which could mean great things for Apple’s ambitions in augmented reality, according to a new report from Bloomberg . The limitations of current AR technology as we see it on smartphones are clear. Rear-facing 3D sensors could help with that, as they’d help deliver an experience that’s more akin to what we find on dedicated devices like the Microsoft HoloLens . The rear-facing sensors wouldn’t quite work like that, though.

If you’ve been impressed by the way your new iPhone can be charged wirelessly but haven’t been too hot on the comparatively slow speed at which it does it, you’ll be happy to know that a measure of deliverance is on the way in the upcoming iOS 11.2 patch. When the update hits, you’ll be able to start charging your iPhone X , iPhone 8 or iPhone 8 Plus at 7.5 watts compared to the 5 watts all three devices currently charge at with Qi-based wireless charging peripherals. MacRumors heard the news fr