As we saw in our review of the Radeon RX Vega 64, generally speaking, the graphics card offers roughly equivalent performance to Nvidia’s GTX 1080 – but not in Forza 7, where in a surprising turn of events the Vega 64 outstrips the GTX 1080 Ti by a good amount. Yes, we said the GTX 1080 Ti, Nvidia’s powerhouse GPU which is a lofty step above the vanilla GTX 1080. And when running Forza 7 in DX12, AMD’s Vega 64 beat the 1080 Ti by no less than 23% in Full HD resolution. AMD’s card hit almost 137f

Sony has announced that there’s a brand new PlayStation VR headset in the works and that it’ll feature some small changes that should make the device more convenient to use. As well as this, model number CUH-ZVR2 will come with an updated Processor Unit that supports HDR pass through. The VR headset will, however, still have to be turned off. This means that if they want to benefit from the new unit, users will have to buy the new headset in its entirety. The upgrade will definitely be coming to

TomTom may not release any new wearables for the foreseeable future as the company announces a renewed focus on its sat nav and mapping business. A statement from TomTom says, “In line with the strategic review announced in the Q2 2017 quarterly results, TomTom is reorganizing parts of its Consumer Sports business. If you already own a TomTom watch or tracker it’ll be supported by TomTom too, but it’s not currently clear how long new software upgrades will last for. That means if you’re planning

If you’ve ever had to wrestle with your sofa cushions in a quest to find your TV remote, rejoice, it may one day be a long-forgotten hassle. Researchers at the University of Lancaster have developed a system that will let any object in your house become a TV remote – even your sleepy cat. “These targets correspond to different functions – such as volume, changing channel or viewing a menu. AccessibilityThe team describes using a mug to change a track on a music app, or pushing a toy car to adjus

Apple has released the source code kernel that its mobile operating system iOS is based on. The kernel doesn’t handle any of the higher level functioning of the operating system like apps, interface, or developer frameworks. That said, if you wanted to build your own operating system off the back of it, it is theoretically possible. More open than you’d thinkApple sharing its source code is not anything new, there is actually a dedicated section of Apple’s website where it’s been sharing kernels

We’re expecting to officially see the Huawei Mate 10 Pro two weeks from now on October 16, but we’ve seemingly just had a strong, unofficial look at the phone. The Huawei Mate 10 Pro is joining the bezel-free brigade. As smart as it looksThe screen also sports the letters ‘AI’, hinting that the Huawei Mate 10 Pro will have AI smarts of some kind. We don’t yet know what that will mean, but Huawei previously teased AI in relation to facial recognition on Facebook, so it’s possible that the Mate 10

Coding in these unique skills, attributes and AI makes FIFA feel more like a simulation than ever. Attack patternCan we just take a moment to appreciate how good FIFA 18 looks? The fact FIFA 18 manages to capture that warm glow of a summer Saturday afternoon fixture, with shadows and gleam in all the right places, is simply staggering. FIFA 18 was reviewed on the PS4. TechRadar’s review system scores games as ‘Don’t Play It’, ‘Play It’ and ‘Play It Now’, the last of which is the highest score we

Sony has introduced a new PlayStation-branded Credit Card in the US which will offer reward points on PlayStation store purchases as well as discounts on a variety of PlayStation subscriptions. You’ll get Sony Reward points on any purchases you make on the card. These are tripled if you use the card to pay for mobile phone bills, and multiplied by five if you use the card to buy PlayStation or Sony products, or games on the PlayStation Store. Discounts aplentyA smaller 10% discount is offered on

At its headquarters in Seattle, it recently announced a slew of new Amazon devices. To recap there was (deep breath): the all-new Amazon Echo 2nd Generation, the Amazon Echo Plus, The Amazon Echo Show (UK), the Amazon Echo Spot (US), something called the Amazon Echo Connect and the brand-new Amazon Fire TV. Simply buy an Amazon Echo Plus, plug it in and say: “Alexa, find my devices” and the speaker does the hard work for you. The way it works is that the Amazon Echo Plus has a Zigbee smart home

Originally seen in a tweet showing a screenshot of the feature in action, the trial of facial recognition was later confirmed by Facebook to TechCrunch. For now, it’s designed to help you recover an account you’ve lost access to, rather than to log you into Facebook normally – in other words, if someone hacks into your account, you can show your face on a registered phone to help get it back. Account protection”We are testing a new feature for people who want to quickly and easily verify account

It was always a pretty safe bet that Google would eventually get around to adding Google Assistant to its Chromebook devices, but new code hidden away in the Google Home app for Android suggests the integration will be happening sooner rather than later. Inside the Home app there’s a list of devices that Google Assistant works with, and as well as Android and iOS phones, plus Google Home itself and the Allo app, we now have Chromebooks listed, together with a Chromebook icon. Rumors have been fl

I now fear that history is repeating, but instead of ants, it is an Alexa infestation I am currently battling. The swarmIt all started innocently enough, when I saw the good reviews of the Amazon Echo, and got one for myself. Soon, Alexa had access to my lights, my heating, my emails, my calendar and, of course, my Amazon account. Earlier this week Amazon revealed the next generation of Alexa-powered Echo devices, such as the Amazon Echo Plus, a new-look Amazon Echo and Amazon Echo Spot. There’s

It’s a shame the iPhone 8 and iPhone 8 Plus didn’t come with all new designs, because while they look like a slightly different iPhone 7 and iPhone 7 Plus there are some massive improvements under the hood: ridiculously fast processors, even better cameras and some brilliant new features. Squeeze the keyboardThe iPhone 8 is big, and the 8 Plus bigger still. You’ll find some interesting options in there, such as the option to add screen recording or control your Apple TV. Charge without cablesYou

If you’re running any iOS since iOS 9 on anything from an iPhone 6 to the new iPhone 8 Plus, you have the ability to change what resolution the back camera records video at. Go to Settings > Camera, tap either Record Video or Record Slow-mo, and select your preferred resolution from the listed options. Change the video resolution to make room for more videos on your phone. Keep in mind that the higher the resolution and frame rate, the more space the finished video will take up on your iPhone. F

Right now two-factor authentication is the best way of protecting your Google account, where you need your email address, your password, and a specific code generated by your phone to gain access to your Google stuff on a new computer – if your password leaks out, you should still be covered. Now Bloomberg is reporting that Google has something even more secure in the pipeline: it’s called the Advanced Protection Program and it uses physical security keys you carry around with you to access your

The New York Times recently detailed how some fake accounts came to be, and the information – or, misinformation – they spread. None of these ads received any scrutiny from FacebookNone of these ads received any scrutiny from Facebook. While Facebook has released the ads to Congress, it has refused to make the content of the ads public. While the ads themselves remain a mystery, journalists have linked some right-wing Facebook events directly to Russian-created accounts. The company reportedly d

A newly discovered firmware vulnerability could leave countless Windows and Mac computers at risk from a hack, according to security researchers from Duo Labs. Based on tests on 74,000 Apple Macs, the Duo Labs team found that the EFI firmware was not always being updated at the same time as the operating system, leaving a security hole that could potentially be exploited. What’s more, Duo Labs says it hasn’t spotted anyone actively making use of this security loophole yet – it’s working with App

In this feature we’re going to discuss some of the limitations of using a VPN. Ideally, a provider should log as little user data as possible, so pick your VPN carefully bearing this in mind. A MAC Address, via the first three octets which make up the Organizationally Unique Identifier (OUI), indicates the manufacturer of the device. A VPN will not provide anonymity from this, and therefore some folks turn to MAC Address Randomization techniques in an attempt to provide a cloak. The issue is tha

The bulk of the details are relatively hidden in Amazon’s developer documentation , where the company announced Fire OS 6 will be based on Android 7.1.2 Nougat. Unfortunately, it looks as though you can only update to the new system if you have the third-generation Fire TV. As Amazon says on the developer page, “At this time, the previous Fire TV devices will not uplevel to Fire OS 6.” That could mean a significant leap in features for Fire OS in general, as Fire OS 5 was based on Android 5.1 or

You’ve heard of the SNES Classic Edition ; now get ready for the C64 Mini . The diminutive game console from Retro Games follows in Nintendo’s footsteps by offering an oh-so-appropriate 64 games from the Commodore 64 home computer that thrived in the 1980s. As someone who actually owned a Commodore 64 (and still has it stashed around here somewhere), I admit I’m more fascinated by this than Nintendo’s offerings. Memory tripThe C64 Mini marks a great improvement over the original in that you don’