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  • A number of people who are using Windows Update to download and install the Windows 10 Fall Creators Update are experiencing problems. Some people who try to download and install Windows 10 Fall Creators Update are seeing an error message that mentions 0x800F0922, which prevents Windows Update from downloading the Fall Creators Update installation files. If you’re still having trouble downloading and installing the Windows 10 Fall Creators Update using the Windows 10 Update app, you should try i
    Windows 10 Fall Creators Update problems: how to fix them

  • Having said that, many of the best Apple Watch Black Friday deals are likely to be found amongst a sea of fairly rubbish ones. The Nike+ Apple Watch comes with a strap designed with workouts in mind. There are three releases of the Apple Watch, officially called Series 1, Series 2 and Series 3, but don’t be surprised if they’re labelled something slightly different on third party sites, like Apple Watch 1 or first edition Apple Watch. Series 3 special editionsThere are three special editions of
    How to get a good Apple Watch deal this Black Friday

  • HP has revealed the new ZBook x2, a 2-in-1 hybrid aimed at creative types which the company claims is the ‘world’s most powerful detachable PC’. As for the display, the ZBook x2 runs with a 14-inch anti-glare touchscreen with a 4K resolution, and there’s an optional 10-bit one-billion color HP DreamColor display available too, the latter of which is calibrated to 100% of Adobe RGB. Weighty mattersThe HP ZBook x2 has an aluminum and magnesium chassis and it weighs 1.6kg and is 14.6mm thick when i
    Meet the HP ZBook x2, the world’s most powerful tablet PC

  • We expect Android updates to improve the software of our devices, but if you have a Pixel 2 or Pixel 2 XL then Android 8.1 will actually improve the hardware. Or, more specifically, it will activate a currently dormant image processor chip called the Pixel Visual Core. And because the Pixel Visual Core is programmable, more uses for it will be enabled over time, with Google promising that the Pixel 2 will continuously improve as a result. Available in the coming weeksIn the same blog post Google
    Android 8.1 is just weeks away and comes with a Pixel 2 hardware upgrade

  • The big Fall Creators Update for Windows 10 has started rolling out , although many who have installed the upgrade have found something missing – namely OneDrive Files On-Demand. However, those who have installed the Fall Creators Update have come across a rather confusing situation where some folks have the feature, and others have found that it’s not present. As Supersite for Windows reports, the problem is that the OneDrive Files On-Demand sync client which comes with the update doesn’t actua
    Windows 10 Fall Creators Update is missing a big OneDrive feature

  • In the US, Netflix has teamed up with Target for a Stranger Things merchanding deal that will see the retail giant sell a number of officially-licensed items based on the TV phenomenon. If there’s one thing to glean from this information, it’s that it can only mean good things for Netflix users. Netflix’s next big stepMore money for Netflix means more chances for the company to expand its library and take risks on the kinds of original TV shows and films it chooses to fund. This could also provi
    Why Netflix's new Stranger Things merch is good news for lovers of cult TV and movies

  • There’s been no shortage of phablets this year, but two more have just arrived in the form of the Huawei Mate 10 and the Huawei Mate 10 Pro. DesignThe Huawei Mate 10 and Huawei Mate 10 Pro have similar designs. Huawei Mate 10 vs Huawei Mate 10 Pro displayThis is one area where the differences aren’t entirely expected. Huawei Mate 10 vs Huawei Mate 10 Pro camera and batteryThere’s nothing to choose here, as both the Huawei Mate 10 and the Huawei Mate 10 Pro have a 20MP monochrome and 12MP color d
    Huawei Mate 10 vs Huawei Mate 10 Pro: what’s the difference?

  • It happened to Star Wars 1313, a cancelled action-adventure game from now-defunct developer LucasArts, and now it looks like it could happen to Visceral Games’ still-untitled foray into the Star Wars universe. It’s happening because its developer, the aforementioned Visceral Games, has officially been scheduled for closure as of this morning. So, what’s to become of the Star Wars game? “Our Visceral studio has been developing an action-adventure title set in the Star Wars universe. Visceral was
    Star Wars game development could be in jeopardy with Visceral Games closure

  • WhatsApp has now joined the likes of Google Maps and parent company Facebook in activating real-time location sharing for users. Users can also turn off location sharing whenever they choose. Here’s how to activate Live Location, as the feature is called: open up any chat. A new option for “Share Live Location” will appear, allowing you to share your location for 15 minutes, 1 hour or 8 hours. Facebook Messenger also has a Live Location feature, which lets users share their location with friends
    WhatsApp's real-time location sharing lets your friends see where you're at

  • Image credit: ChevroletYou’ll soon start seeing self-driving cars being tested on the streets of New York City for the first time, although you might be surprised by the company involved. “Testing in New York will accelerate the timeline to deploying self-driving cars at scale. “We have a streetscape that is unrivaled in its scale and complexity, and so it’s fitting that General Motors and Cruise Automation are finally bringing this technology here for testing and development.” Other tests of se
    General Motors will start testing self-driving cars on Manhattan streets in 2018

  • Very similar to the Amazon Echo devices are the Google Home products, including the recently launched Google Home Max and the entry level Google Home Mini – designed to compete head on with Amazon’s Echo Dot. Similarly, Google Home will find music on Google Play’s 30 million plus catalogue or from YouTube Music (if you’ve subscribed). Introduced only very recently on Amazon Alexa, the multi-room feature is currently available for Amazon Music, TuneIn, iHeartRadio, and Pandora with Spotify suppor
    Digital assistants: Siri vs Google vs Alexa

  • The winners of the prestigious Wildlife Photographer of the Year Competition have been revealed, with photojournalist Brent Stirton being crowned Wildlife Photographer of the Year 2017. Stirton won for his haunting image Memorial to a Species, depicting a recently shot and de-horned black rhino in South Africa’s Hluhluwe Imfolozi Game Reserve. Young Wildlife Photographer of theYearDaniël Nelson picked up the award for Young Wildlife Photographer of the Year 2017 with his shot of a young western
    These are the best wildlife images of 2017

  • You’re in your electric car in the future, rushing from Austin to San Antonio for an important meeting, and you realize your Tesla’s running out of juice. But as implausible as this scenario sounds with current technology, the oddball idea at its heart is the subject of an actual patent that was recently granted to Amazon. It’s worth noting that even if the logistics were somehow realistic with current technology, you still wouldn’t get much out of a charge. For that matter, we’re talking about
    Amazon wins patent for drones that can recharge your electric car on the move

  • To access accounts like Gmail, Google Drive or YouTube, for instance, you’d need to jack in a physical security key into your PC through a USB port. Knowing your password won’t be good enough to access your account — you’ll also need to have the key every time. The Advanced Protection system also walls off access to your Google accounts from other apps, which means that someone can’t use a third-party program you have connected to Google Apps as a backdoor into your information. But, keep in min
    Google introduces Advanced Protection for users in danger of hacking attacks

  • One of our chief complaints in our hands on Google Pixel Buds review was that the “wireless” earbuds aren’t actually wireless. Find a great set of in-ear headphones right nowAnd, even if you’re tempted to cut the cord between the Pixel Buds (just because? Turns out, then, that the cord isn’t just to keep you from misplacing your Pixel Buds. Google’s Pixel Buds go on sale in the US in November for $159. You’ll have your choice of three colors, each designed to match the Google Pixel 2 and Google
    Whatever you do, don't cut the cord connecting the Google Pixel Buds

  • Video game historians oft speak of the failed collaboration between Nintendo and Sony that spawned the original PlayStation console. The deserted Nintendo PlayStation, which fell through just before production began, has soured the relationship between the companies for the last two decades. But now, 26 years after the Nintendo PlayStation failed to make its way into the world, Sony is going to officially publish games for the Nintendo Switch. The story starts with a new video game publishing ar
    Sony Music’s new publishing label is going to make Nintendo Switch games

  • Razer has cooked up a new recipe for its Blade Stealth, with the refreshed Ultrabook now having an Intel 8th-gen quad-core processor as a fresh ingredient. The new spin on the Razer Blade Stealth revolves around the Intel Core i7-8550U processor to be precise, a quad-core (eight-thread) CPU with a base clock of 1.8GHz and Turbo speeds up to 4GHz. The Ultrabook measures 13.7mm thick and weighs just a smidgen under 1.35kg, with a chassis fashioned from aircraft-grade aluminum. The Razer Blade Stea
    Razer’s slick Ultrabook gets a quad-core processor upgrade

  • Status Audio’s CB-1 headphones buck the trend by being both affordable and quality. The CB-1 headphones hide their brand by having no logos anywhere in sight. They’re labeled as studio monitor headphones as well, so for folks working on their own music, these headphones are a viable option. On top of their great sound, the CB-1 headphones are pretty cheap, and the large foam ear cups keep them comfortable. If you’re interested, follow the link below to see the Status Audio CB-1 headphones on Ama
    Get 25% off Status Audio CB-1 Studio Monitor headphones with our discount code

  • With Black Friday on the horizon, now’s the perfect time to think about getting yourself kitted out and nab a deal on a great camera. Bridge cameras are an off-shot of compact cameras, but offering much larger zoom lenses and handling closer to a DSLR. Many mirrorless cameras are now incorporating electronic viewfinders (EVFs) into their design and are now so good, they’re seen as a match for optical viewfinders. This is one excellent compact camera – packing a 20.1MP 1-inch sensor, image qualit
    How to get a good camera deal on Black Friday

  • A hundred and thirty million years ago, two neutron stars in a galaxy far, far away crashed into each other and merged into a black hole. What are neutron stars? And it’s two of these smaller neutron stars that collided 130 million years ago and that are getting scientists so excited right now. Cosmic mysteriesThe collision of the two neutron stars forced the density of their innards up to a level where they were no longer stable and they collapsed into a black hole. For years, astronomers have
    Titanic collision of two neutron stars solves a cluster of cosmic mysteries

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