Twitter is rolling out Night Mode for desktop today, bringing the eye-strain saving aesthetic already available on its mobile apps to twitter.com. When you flip on Night Mode, the normally white Twitter web page background changes to a deep midnight blue. To activate Night Mode on desktop (or laptop), click on your profile photo, located in the upper right-hand corner. Select “Night Mode” at the bottom of the drop-down menu (it’s right under “Log out”), and voilà, the color scheme transforms. We

The Safely Ensuring Lives Future Deployment and Research In Vehicle Evolution (or SELF DRIVE) Act passed in the House of Representatives earlier today. The bill aims to open up the entire United States to more testing of autonomous driving tech. If passed in the Senate and turned into law, the SELF DRIVE Act would allow companies to test up to 100,000 self-driving cars on the road nationwide every year. The SELF DRIVE Act has passed the House! Despite relaxing some of the rules, companies testin

As the inevitable launch of the Google Pixel 2 nears, yet another leak has surfaced. Of what we can actually make out that isn’t obscured is the phone’s front-facing camera, which looks to be in a similar location to last year’s Google Pixel. Reminiscent in design to the Google Nexus 6P, the new leak shows off one of the Google Pixel 2’s two front-facing speakers in the photo. It’s possible that it might do just this with the rumored Google Assistant headphones that could be tossed in the box, o

One of the most iconic film series ever, James Bond has always been a hotly contested property for movie studios, TV producers and, now, two newcomers. Apple and Amazon are reportedly throwing bids in for the rights to the world-famous secret agent, according to sources of The Hollywood Reporter. A 007 television series, for example, could easily propel Amazon or Apple’s video services, given Amazon’s penchant for original programs courtesy of Amazon Prime Video and Apple reportedly getting into

Microsoft is gearing up to reveal at least one new Surface device next month, according to a new report. A keynote by Panos Panay, Microsoft’s Surface head of product, will be delivered at the company’s London-based Future Decoded event, reports Microsoft insider Tom Warren of The Verge. Future Decoded runs October 31 through November 1, and it appears Panay will speak on the 31st. Microsoft has launched devices in October in the past, such as during its Windows 10 device event in October 2015.

But that’s why there are 55-inch TVs. Because 55-inch TVs are so popular, though, TV manufacturers have made this their battleground. Without further ado, here’s our pick of the best 55-inch TVs you can buy today. These prove emphatically what we’ve long suspected: More brands using OLED technology can only lead to good things. Of them, one of our favourites is the Philips 55POS901F: a gorgeous looking 55-inch TV built around an OLED panel.

Thanks to the huge popularity of dating apps, online dating has gone from a little bit sad and just about socially acceptable to completely normal quicker than you can say “swipe right.”Due to the success of big names, like Tinder and OkCupid, more and more dating apps have entered the market hoping to attract a different breed of user. But with so many available, it’s hard to figure out which one is for you. To get to the bottom of which are really the best, we’ve been chatting to those that us

The ‘S’ variants of each iPhone have been underwhelming, but with the iPhone 7 it got worse. A new chapterLooking at our iPhone 8 rumors round-up it’s clear that the new phone is going to be a step-change for the brand, and it’s been refreshing, when asked “Is the new iPhone going to be any good? Is the new iPhone going to be too expensive? The new iPhone will offer a phone that’s pretty much all screen – compare that to the iPhone 7 (left) and iPhone 7 Plus (right). And that’s why – whether you

“Our investigation revealed for the first time that maternal mobile phone use may actually have a positive impact,” said Jan Alexander, senior author on a paper describing the research , published in the journal BMC Public Health. “More specifically, mobile phone use in pregnancy was associated with lower risk of the child having low language and motor skills at 3 years of age.” On top of this, they also found that kids born to mobile phone users had an 18 percent lower risk of low motor skills

The battle between the iPhone 8 and Samsung Galaxy Note 8 will be won by the phone that has the most features, strikes the best balance between performance and value, and, importantly, is most secure. And while we’re unsure about the first two as of yet, it’s plausible that the iPhone 8 might very well win out big time on the last point. Based on the above video that shows someone flubbing their way past Samsung Galaxy Note 8’s face recognition tech with just a still image, there’s concern that

Below you can see the a video of a drone passing over the new Apple campus, but it also gives a small glimpse at the location of the next iPhone launch. Tim Cook and co will walk out on stage in the newly built Steve Jobs Theater, but it’s underground so we don’t have a full look at the auditorium. A sneak peekThe venue can seat up to a thousand people, but with the shot starting at 38 seconds in the video below you can spot the lobby area for the theater. You then get another better look at the

New screenshots from a preview build of the upcoming Fall Creators Update for Windows 10 have shown off the new Mixed Reality Viewer app, giving us a glimpse of what Microsoft plans for supporting the range of mixed reality headsets which are due to launch alongside the update on October 17. The images, posted on the Aggiornamenti Lumia blog, show how the existing View 3D app has been rebranded into the Mixed Reality Viewer. It allows users to open 3D models inside Windows 10 and view them with

Google has teamed up with popular podcast Song Exploder to offer music lovers a new way to see and hear their favorite music. The interactive experiment is inspired by the way the Song Exploder podcast invites artists to dissect their most famous songs and explain to listeners how each instrument comes together to create the final product. Called Inside Music, the project gives users the freedom to step inside a song and take it apart for themselves. You can watch Inside Music in action below:At

As far as deals go, this is a particularly impressive one courtesy of Microsoft, which is cutting up to £630 off its range of Surface Book with Performance Base devices. The deals can be found on the Microsoft Store website. You can choose various configurations of the Surface Book with Performance Base, with each one coming with a hefty price cut. Big savingsThe big savings in this deal are as follows:As mentioned, this deal is available from the Microsoft Store – simply select the configuratio

Nissan has revealed the new all-electric Nissan Leaf 2 at an event in Tokyo, the newest Electric Vehicle (EV) that is set to compete head to head with the Tesla Model 3. The Nissan Leaf 2 sees Nissan’s e-Pedal hit the streets. According to Nissan, this is a single pedal that allows the driver to accelerate and brake ‘seamlessly’. Customers can now actively manage their energy footprint through the Leaf 2 – Nissan are not just dreamers, we are doers.”The assistive technologies in the Leaf 2 broad

Not everyone’s got the time to read these days, a trend which is prompting something of a return for oral storytelling – just not in the traditional sense. With audiobooks becoming increasingly popular and accessible thanks to the ubiquity of smartphones, ebook giant Kobo has finally decided to take on Kindle’s Audible audiobook service, integrating an audio player into its free iOS and Android apps along with access to a range of audiobooks. The Canadian company says audiobooks can be purchased

Savvy techies who want all their media ready to go for the big screen have probably heard of Kodi, and those who want to take the highly customizable home theater software a step further have definitely heard of the make-your-own-streaming-service Plex. For those looking to combine the two services into an all-in-one personal cinema haven, however, a premium Plex Pass for $4.99 (£3, about AU$6) a month was necessary — until now. Plex now allows free access to its Kodi add-on, giving at-home stre

As live streaming competition continues to heat up, YouTube is adding new features that make broadcasting content not just easier, but faster. Rolling out starting today, YouTube is adding a new ultra-low latency feature and more chat moderation tools to help out streamers while they’re on-air, according to the service’s official blog. During a stream, activating the ultra-low latency feature from the options menu can reduce delay between the broadcast and the viewer down to just a couple of sec

It is Atari’s hopeful comeback in the console world, promising both access to original Atari games along with new experiences, pairing the classic with the modern. It won’t take much horsepower at all to run Atari games, certainly, but more modern experiences will need at least a modest bit of muscle. Classic Atari 2600 games typically used a joystick or paddle, but anything more current would probably need a gamepad or maybe even some kind of touch device. Atari says that the Ataribox will run

First full-color desktop 3D printer is finally there TechRadar ProIFA 2017 A real breakthrough that comes at a price but should pave the way for cheaper 3D printers