In fact, this could be the first Samsung Galaxy Active phone to launch worldwide. Galaxy S8 Active will be a fun one to testSamsung Galaxy S8 Active is going to be one of our favorite phones to review in 2017 due to all of the extreme testing we will put it under. Yet it has all of the same high-end guts as the Samsung Galaxy S8 and Galaxy S8 Plus , which are only water and dust-resistant. Where to buy Samsung Galaxy S8 ActiveFor now, the Samsung Galaxy S8 Active is available through AT&T, with

The dream of having the ultimate connected home can sometimes turn into a nightmare. A complicated set-up process, iffy apps and a disconnected infrastructure can mean you spending hours just trying to get a light switch connected to your router. As with many tech advancements, the true innovations are often ‘one-offs’ that can also work as part of a wider setup, and we’ve selected 10 of the best such devices. These gadgets are powerful, yet generally easy to use and easy to connect to your phon

This list represents our top 10 picks for cloud storage. Also check out: Dropbox vs Box – which cloud storage service will be left standing1. MegaWith an insanely generous free tier and a simple drag-and-drop interface, New Zealand-based Mega is one of the cloud storage heavyweights. NextCloudNextCloud isn’t an online cloud storage provider itself, but offers free software to download and install a cloud storage service on your own server. Using a server on your home network for cloud storage is

Over the past year, Google Daydream has slowly, but steadily grown its library of virtual reality apps and games. The amount of devices supporting the platform has blossomed, too, looping in devices like the Google Pixel, Samsung Galaxy S8, Moto Z and more. If you haven’t taken the plunge on the Google Daydream View headset, today’s the day to it –for multiple reasons. Secondly, Google is hosting the Daydream summer sale and you can find a nice batch of its catalog available for up to 60% off. W

Blizzard’s Overwatch League has seen the addition of another two teams, with one of them being the first European franchise to enter the competition: an outfit based in London. LA doubleThis will be the second franchise based in LA, and in total there are now nine teams in Blizzard’s league. It’ll certainly be interesting to see who the London team picks up in terms of its player roster, with the league’s signing window remaining open until the end of October. As we reported a couple of weeks ba

The basic concept for wireless charging tech works via electromagnetic induction. Here at TechRadar we are relatively certain the iPhone 8 will come with wireless charging tech built-in. Here at TechRadar we are relatively certain the iPhone 8 will come with wireless charging tech built-in. Having wireless charging on some of the most popular phones in the world will likely see coffee shops, restaurants and other meeting places sit up and take notice of wireless charging. The iPhone 8 will likel

Whatever the subject and level, this toolkit contains all the essential software students need to get the most out of lessons and seminars, and make their assignments shine. LibreOffice is a powerful free alternative to Microsoft Office, and its powerful word processing tool matches Microsoft Word almost feature-for-feature. And just because you’re opting for free software, it doesn’t mean you have to save your documents in weird formats – LibreOffice is fully compatible with Microsoft Office so

After Disney recently announced that it would be pulling its content from Netflix in favor of launching its own streaming service in 2019, Netflix’s chief content officer has now told Reuters that the streaming service is in “active discussions” with the company about retaining the releases. It’s the latter that has the potential to be the biggest headache for the streaming service, which has recently produced a number of original shows featuring Marvel’s superheroes including Daredevil, The Pun

From shoe umbrellas to handerpants , our capacity for creation seems to be greater than our capacity to solve real-world problems. AnalogiesThe goal is to teach a computer system to find “analogies” – comparisons between different methods and problems that showcase their similarities. Based on that data, they were able to teach a computer to do the same task – identifying analogies between seemingly-disparate products. Same PrincipleThey now hope that the same principle could be applied to paten

Jensen Huang, chief executive at Nvidia, acknowledged the popularity of the firm’s graphics cards with miners and admitted that the supply situation wasn’t ideal for gamers looking to buy a beefy new pixel-shifter. Mining mayhemOf course, Nvidia and its partners do produce GPUs which are specifically targeted at miners – they don’t even have video ports, as there’s no need to plug a display into them – but when Huang says the “GPU is ideal for cryptography”, he’s talking about ‘normal’ graphics

Converting Word documents to PDFs is easy – simply select the correct option from the Save menu – but converting PDFs to Word format is a little more complicated. A very basic solution would be to simply copy the text of a PDF and paste it into Microsoft Word, but this is far from being an ideal solution. A far better option is to use Foxit Reader or UniPDF to save an existing PDF in a different format – particularly if you need to convert several files at once. Here’s how to do it using both pr

Assuming the most likely ones pan out how will the Galaxy Note 8 compare to the Samsung Galaxy S8 Plus? Samsung Galaxy Note 8 vs Samsung Galaxy S8 Plus displayThe Samsung Galaxy S8 Plus is already massive, with a 6.2-inch Super AMOLED display making it bigger than the 5.7-inch Samsung Galaxy Note 7. Samsung Galaxy Note 8 vs Samsung Galaxy S8 Plus OS and powerPower is one thing you shouldn’t have to worry about with either of these phones. Samsung Galaxy Note 8 vs Samsung Galaxy S8 Plus camera an

Nintendo’s handheld tablet-esque console, the Switch, is now the subject of a lawsuit that claims that certain elements of the design are a little too close to a concept patented by gaming accessory manufacturer, Gamevice. In particular, the lawsuit isn’t happy with how closely the concepts of the Switch mimic that of Gamevice’s own Wikipad – an Android tablet that loosely resembles the layout of the Switch – as well the company’s eponymous gaming peripherals that are very similar to the Joy-Con

“Current batteries like the lithium-ion ones used in medical implants generally come in rigid shapes,” said team lead Yonggang Wang of Fudan University in Shanghai. “Additionally, most of the reported flexible batteries are based on flammable organic or corrosive electrolytes, which suffer from safety hazards and poor biocompatibility for wearable devices, let alone implantable ones.” Bending over backwardsArtistic rendition of the proof-of-concept flexible batteries. During testing, both batter

Following a preemptive leak of the Asus ZenFone 4 Max last week, it appears the Taiwanese electronics firm has let slip two more devices in the ZenFone 4 family. The phones, the Asus ZenFone 4 and the photo-focused Asus ZenFone Selfie, were revealed via Asus’ French page, though it appears the yet-unannounced devices were shown off ahead of schedule. As spotted by WinFuture, the Asus ZenFone 4 appears to feature a 5.5-inch full HD AMOLED display, 4GB RAM, 64GB of storage and a 4 3,300 mAh batter

Amazon may be the everything seller, but one item it doesn’t sell in the US is an event ticket. The retail giant is in talks with venue owners to sell tickets directly to shoppers, according to four sources speaking with Reuters. Bringing Amazon into the mix would help venue owners sell more tickets, presumably because any additional fees wouldn’t be as high. The upside for Amazon is that it could offer ticket promotions to Amazon Prime members, thus giving consumers more of an incentive to join

There’s a new game edition coming to town, plus a little something extra if you live in North America. Bethesda announced on Thursday that it’s releasing a Fallout 4: Game of the Year Edition on September 26. Six official add-ons are also included in this special edition: Nuka-World, Vault-Tec Workshop, Contraptions Workshop, Far Harbor, Wasteland Workshop and Automatron. Well, guess what, it’s making a comeback as Bethesda is also releasing a Fallout 4: Game of the Year Pip-Boy collectors editi

However, Microsoft has opened its Xbox Live Creators Program to the public, allowing indie game makers to become their own publisher. At the same time, the program serves new, creator-driven games on Xbox One and Windows 10 PCs to players. Starting today, gamers can try out the first wave of self-published games in the newly added “Creators Collection” on Xbox One, or under the “Games” category on the Windows 10 Store. While Creators Program titles can utilize social features, players’ Gamertags

Consumer Reports, the consumer watchdog and product reviews outlet, has rescinded its recommendations on all Microsoft Surface products, citing long-term reliability issues. This motion includes both the brand new Surface Pro and Surface Laptop devices launched mere months ago. Of course, a Microsoft representative provided Consumer Reports with a public statement via email. “Microsoft’s real-world return and support rates for past models differ significantly from Consumer Reports’ breakage pred

The new Fitbit smartwatch for 2017 has popped up again, albeit unofficially, in a series of leaked photos. Like the Fitbit Blaze , the new smartwatch looks to be arriving in multiple flavors, like a silver case with black or denim blue straps, and a gold case with teal. This looks like a Fitbit, alrightThis leak also offers a more in-depth visual tour that appears to show off some hardware features not previously seen in other leaks. The side angle shots showcase a smartwatch that looks a bit th