But there’s not much that would prepare you for a day spent at an international arms fair – not even a youth wasted with GI-Joe dolls and a ‘prestige’ rank on Call of Duty. The DSEI is essentially a Toys ‘R’ Us for arms dealers. As you’d imagine, for the military, using AR is a world apart from plonking a digital IKEA sofa into the corner of your living room. With some downtime between meetings, I traipsed the halls of the eXcel Centre, getting a feel for the tech the military was developing. “W

It’s been a long time coming, but Apple is finally jumping aboard the 4K format with its new Apple TV 4K streaming box. Along with support for the new resolution, the box also supports HDR, which is the technology that allows for a much greater contrast between dark and light parts of an image than ever before. That means blacks are properly black rather than just a milky grey, and bright whites have real sparkle to them. The following include a selection of content that you can buy from Apple d

On the market for new streaming box to sit under you TV? A new Nvidia Shield TV bundle goes up for pre-order today, ditching an accessory for a slightly more affordable entry price point. You can now order a 16GB Nvidia Shield TV streamer for £179 / $179, bundled in with just its mic-packing remote. However, for just an extra £10.99 / $20.99, the existing 16GB Shield TV bundle packs in Nvidia’s solid gamepad controller too. Consider your optionsThe controller isn’t essential – the Shield TV work

Update: With the Apple TV 4K arriving soon, we’ve given our Ultra HD explainer an overhaul to fill you in on everything you need to know about the new resolution. 4K (or Ultra HD as it’s also confusingly known) has enough pixels to fill four Full HD 1080p screens. However while your local multiplex shows images in native 4096 x 2160 4K resolution, the new Ultra HD consumer format has a slightly lower resolution of 3840 X 2160. Currently all available 4K Ultra HD TVs are in excess of 50-inches. B

Augmented reality has big potential in the smartphone world. At the moment, AR technology looks set to change the way we look at and interact with the world, with experiences geared towards everything from gaming, to shopping, to accessing information. Google is already involved through Project Tango and ARCore but it’s Apple that’s pushing the technology notably hard through iOS 11 and ARKit. Now that iOS 11 has launched, millions of iPhones and iPads are AR compatible and there’s be no need fo

With the iPhone X supposedly landing in stores on November 3 you probably think the wait is already plenty long enough, but one analyst suggests the wait might be even longer. According to Raymond James analyst Christopher Caso, Apple hasn’t even begun mass production of the iPhone X yet. Prior to its announcement we had heard rumors of various iPhone X delays, but assumed that they were accounted for in the release date Apple has given. And if there are they may simply mean the iPhone X is in s

Microsoft has fired off a blog post talking up the success of Windows 10, and how the operating system is improving substantially across many fronts – including reliability, performance and battery life – ahead of the release of the big Fall Creators Update. Although that said, the Anniversary Update was particularly nightmarish when it came to the amount of gremlins popping up during the rollout, so you would certainly hope for an improvement. Performance boosts delivered with the Creators Upda

Google is buying part of HTC’s smartphone business, the companies announced today, putting an end to months of rumors about an acquisition. Here’s how the deal breaks down: certain HTC employees, “many of whom are already working with Google to develop Pixel smartphones,” will join Google’s hardware business. @Google @htc https://t.co/PWtDUiG4xsSeptember 21, 2017Whispers of HTC selling off all or part of its business intensified in recent months. Google Pixel 2, HTC U12 and more devices to comeW

iOS 11 is packed with improvements, but some of our favorite changes haven’t hit the headlines. Here are fifteen iOS 11 features Apple really should have made more fuss about and you may not realize exist even after you download it. That’s changing in iOS 11, and developers will now be able to give you access to your Safari passwords in apps too. Not any more: QR scanning is built right into the Camera app in iOS 11. Smart InvertYou’ve been able to invert the colors in iOS for ages, but iOS 11 i

The humble MP3 player may well be considered dead in the consumer world, but among audiophiles there is still a use for a great music player. That begs the question, if you’re looking for an MP3 player, which one should you get? Onkyo, however, is here to make your search easier with its flagship music player, the DP-X1A, a brand-new digital audio player that’s built for portability without doing away with great performance. Apps include the Onkyo-developed Onkyo Music, which is aimed at allowin

iOS 11 brings with it a significantly revamped Control Center, and love it or hate it, there’s a bit of a ‘gotcha’ when it comes to Bluetooth and Wi-Fi. Turns out that turning off either one in the Control Center doesn’t actually toggle them off. You’ll need to go to the Settings to disconnect Bluetooth and Wi-Fi completely. Apple notes the paradox on its ‘Use Bluetooth and Wi-Fi in Control Center with iOS 11’ support page:”In iOS 11 and later, when you toggle the Wi-Fi or Bluetooth buttons in C

The big winners of the night were Amazon and Sony, with four and three awards respectively. Sony’s winnings were spread over slightly more diverse categories; it took home Best Bluetooth Headphones (over/on ear) with the Sony MDR-1000x’s, Best TV with the Sony A1 Series, and Best Camera with the Sony α9. While these are all great devices, none of those top our lists for best wireless headphones, best TV or best camera. Other notable winners from the night were Netflix for Best Video Streaming Se

A power supply is one of the most crucial computer components, but perhaps least scrutinized when putting together a computer. So much of your build can be made or broken by a power supply, which is why it’s so important. Finding the right power supply is crucial, but there are plenty of great options out there to suit your needs. Best power supply: Corsair RM750xThe best all-around power supply for your needsForm factor: ATX | Capacity: 750w | Efficiency rating: 80 Plus Gold | Modularity: Full

Intel is once again experiencing trouble with its next-generation, 10-nanometer processors – codenamed Cannon Lake – pushing their release back to late 2018, Digitimes reports. This is far from the first time that Intel’s Cannon Lake processors have reportedly run into setbacks, first set to release in 2017. According to Digitimes’s supply chain sources, which appear to have been accurate up to now regarding Intel’s movements, this would be the third time that the Cannon Lake will have been push

Where are the High Street memory implants, the sky cities and the futuristic games of space chess played on funny glowing boards? Even today, when the real 1999 is an ageing wasteland of nu-metal and Pokémon cards instead of impossibly futuristic, NASA calls its simulation game ‘Moonbase Alpha’ after the show. Tragically, the real Moonbase Alpha was doomed to wander the universe (in badass flares) after nuclear waste blew the moon right out of orbit and into a black hole. Machines powered by ene

The original batch of Xbox One X pre-orders sold out in a few days back in September, but retailers have finally managed to get a fresh batch online for anyone who missed out first time around. We’ve included links to all the Xbox One X pre-order links we can find with multiple retailers taking orders now in the US and the UK. We’ll also give a shout out to the best Xbox One X game bundles that offer the best value. Xbox One pre-order deals seem to be appearing worldwide as we’ve seen some land

Nest is taking home security to the next level with Nest Secure, a new alarm system that protects your abode with a hands-off approach that’s just as effective at protecting against intruders. Nest Tag and Nest GuardThen there’s Nest Detect. The aforementioned Nest Tag is a little tile that can attach to your key chain. As for price, a Nest Secure starter pack costs $499 (about £370 / AU$620). The Nest Secure system is available for pre-order from Nest today.

The big feature of the Apple Watch 3 that sets is apart from the others is its built-in eSIM that allows for LTE connectivity. But as The Verge notes, the cellular service provided by the wearable isn’t all Apple said it would be. When out in the wild, the Apple Watch 3 preferred to seek out random Wi-Fi signals rather than the cellular signal that you have to pay an additional fee for. In midst of several others noting comparable networking struggles, Apple has issued its statement on the matte

Today Nest announced its entry into the smart doorbell market with the Nest Hello, a smart doorbell from the company that first made its name with smart thermostats. The Nest Hello supports recording in HDR, as well as a night-vision mode as seen in the company’s other smart home products. The doorbell is also equipped with the same facial recognition technology found in its other smart security cameras, so that it can recognise familiar delivery drivers and family members. This will notify you

AOC has announced the Agon AG322QCX curved gaming monitor for a $429 (£320, AU$530) price that won’t break the bank. The AOC AG322QCX is a 32-inch curved gaming monitor featuring a 2,560 x 1,440 QHD panel with a curvature rated at 1800R. This curved gaming monitor also has a few smart screen tricks up its sleeve, including a low blue light mode to make it more comfortable to use at night, and Shadow Control to brighten dark areas where players might be hiding. At the same time, it doesn’t cost a