Asus promises to surprise you with the ZenFone 4 Max on August 19, but spoiler alert, it’s already shown off the Android phone on its own website 19 days early. Looking similar to last year’s Asus Zenfone 3 Zoom, the midrange smartphone sports a 13MP dual-lens rear-facing camera array – a feature that has spiked in popularity in the past year. We’re saving judgment until we give it a try, but the specs listed for the Zenfone 4 Max appear to be pretty ho-hum. Asus’ website claims that it’s “HD”,

If an ex-Googler says that photography on Android is inferior to what you get with an iPhone, that has to make it true, right? And according to Gundotra, the photography experience as a whole on the platform is a “few years behind” of where Apple’s currently sitting. This makes moving from iPhone to iPhone much easier for the consumer. In a sense, these Android phones offer the most Apple-like experience in that regard. So, is photography on Android “years” behind the iPhone?

In a pattern that should now be familiar to anyone who’s been following Kodi’s recent developments, another of its third-party add-ons, Navi-X, has found its domains in the hands of lawyers. After shutting down back in June, last week the news emerged that its domains are now in the hands of a Canadian law firm. However, it’s been noted that there are still no guidelines on whether using Kodi to watch pirate content is itself illegal. If you want to give the streaming software a go for yourself,

Maybe you’ve been using an Xbox 360 for a few years and you want to sell it to earn some money to put toward an Xbox One? There have been three main kinds of Xbox released over the years, the original Xbox, the Xbox 360, and the Xbox One. Next up came the Xbox 360 which over the course of its lifetime received a massive nine different versions. Then a slim version of the Xbox 360 (dubbed the Xbox 360 S) was released in 2010, which has come with 4GB, 250GB and 320GB hard drives over the course of

Taking place every year in Cologne, Germany, Gamescom is arguably Europe’s biggest gaming event (it’s become known as Europe’s E3). Instead, we expect there’s going to be a big focus on games across the board at Gamescom. We’ve collected all the biggest rumors in advance of this year’s show for your perusal so read on for our constantly updated guide on what you can expect from Gamescom 2017. Europe’s biggest gaming expoEurope’s biggest gaming expo When is it? Across the show EA has said that we

Think your deleted web browsing history is safe? Clickstreams retain every click and web visit a user makes when browsing the internet, and are used to target advertising to specific users based on their browsing habits. Great damage could be caused to individuals in this way if they believe their browsing habits have been carefully wiped, but secretly harvested elsewhere. The researchers state that the way marketing firms use clickstreams is illegal, which also raises implications for how gover

As I chatted to the writer about this, I asked them how fast writing using voice recognition was, and if it was as fast as typing. This was certainly not my experience of writing using voice recognition many years ago, so I was intrigued. Perhaps I’d been ignoring voice recognition software for too long. Speak to meHaving not kept up with voice recognition software, there was only really one choice I knew of: Nuance and its Dragon NaturallySpeaking software. The key to a successful voice recogni

If you own a Moto Z phone or plan to buy one soon, you can buy Moto Mod add-ons safe in the knowledge they will also work with the third generation of flagship Moto Z phones. A spokesperson told TechRadar, “Motorola has confirmed three generations of support for Moto Mods, so the next gen devices will support current mods”. That means when Motorola launches the next version of the Moto Z line – it may be called Moto Z3 or a variation of that – it will work with the JBL Soundboost 2, Hassleblad c

Samsung Galaxy S8 Active screenHottest leaks:A 5.8-inch 1440 x 2960 Super AMOLED screenNo curvesLeaked images and a leaked training manual appears to show official material suggesting the Samsung Galaxy S8 Active has a 5.8-inch 1440 x 2960 Super AMOLED screen – the same size and resolution as the Samsung Galaxy S8. And the Galaxy S8 Active is at least rumored to have the same super-widescreen 18.5:9 aspect ratio as the standard Samsung Galaxy S8. Samsung Galaxy S8 Active designHottest leaks:A ch

Apple has ejected a number of VPN apps from its App Store over in China, including some big-name offerings from major providers, as VPN censorship takes another turn for the worse in the country. This happened at the weekend, when ExpressVPN and VyprVPN – two of our top-rated VPN providers – found their apps dumped from the Chinese store, along with StarVPN. Note that this is just for the App Store over in China, and these VPN apps still remain available elsewhere globally. Apple told the VPN pr

But unless you’ve configured your device to adjust its screen color when the sun goes down, it’ll likely mean a worse night’s sleep. They found that the blue light emitted from the screens of digital devices can contribute to the high prevalence of sleep dysfunction reported in modern society. “The most important takeaway is that blue light at night time really does decrease sleep quality.” Ostrin said. The reason is that blue light is used by our body to regulate its internal clock. When your p

LG is rumored to be announcing a new flagship phone at IFA 2017 at the end of August, and it seems the LG V30 (which is the flagship we’re expecting) may be ready to buy across the globe a month later. An LG source has shown Android Authority an internal document that claims the phone will launch in both the US and Europe on September 28. It’s currently uncertain whether the V30 will come to the UK, but a European launch date does suggest the phone will see a release in the UK, unlike the LG V20

While it seems like the upcoming Nokia 8 will have top-end specs, it might not quite have a top-end price tag, as Vodafone Romania is seemingly going to sell it for €517.42 (around £465/$605/AU$760). But this does suggest that the Nokia 8 will not just be cheaper than flagships like the Samsung Galaxy S8 and HTC U11, but also that it could be cheaper than was previously rumored, as we’d heard before that the price would be around $675 (roughly £510, AU$860). And you shouldn’t have to wait long t

What the inevitable announcement trailer will include has yet to be seen, and Halo games don’t have a consistent track record for this sort of thing. MultiplayerThe main news is that Halo 6, and all mainstream Halo games after it, will include split-screen co-op multiplayer. After successful betas for Halo 5 and Halo Wars 2, there’s no reason to think that the studio would suddenly change its mind for Halo 6. It’s not clear where Halo 6 will pick up after this, though the timeline of Halo Wars 2

Amazon Fire HD 8 is the best tablet that the online retailer’s makes in-house, and for a limited time you can get $10 off its accessories-filled bundle. It normally costs $107.97 for this 16GB Amazon Fire Tablet bundle, and $137.97 for 32GB higher-capacity version, but either can be had for $10 cheaper. At checkout (the very last screen), type the promo code “TECHRADAR” into the the field that says “Add a gift card or promotion code.” The $10 promo code brings the Amazon Fire HD 8 price down to

iPhone 8 leaks have become so popular that even Apple appears to be getting in on the action, seemingly confirming two previously rumored features. It’s a mystery as how Apple will secure the iPhone 8 given the missing traditional Touch ID fingerprint sensor. Developer Troughton-Smith says he came across code indicates an infrared face unlock, and it belongs to something new called ‘BiometricKit.’ 3D face unlock is one way to bypass your iPhone lockscreen and use Apple Pay, but will it be replac

Radeon RX Vega is finally here with two high-end graphics cards from AMD. After months of rumors, leaks and slivers of actual reveals, AMD has finally announced its next generation Radeon RX Vega graphics cards in full. Arriving August 14th, the AMD Radeon RX Vega 64 will be available in three editions. The standard version of the AMD Radeon RX Vega 64 will retail for $499 (about £380, AU$625). Like the Radeon RX Vega 64, this card will be available in a Radeon Red Pack bundle for $499 (about £3

Threadripper has still yet to officially release, but that isn’t stopping AMD from announcing yet another addition. The newly introduced AMD Ryzen Threadripper 1900X is officially the cheapest Threadripper processor you can pick up for $549 (about £420, AU$690). The AMD Ryzen Threadripper 1900X will release on August 31st. Ripping up the chartsOf course, we’ll have to take AMD’s figures with some skepticism until we do our own tests. Aside from announcing the existence of 1900X, AMD also announc

Ahead of its London announcement on August 16, 2017, the upcoming Nokia 8 has purportedly been seen ‘in the flesh’ thanks to some leaked photos from Slashleaks user “ leakspinner ”. These are the first real-world photos we’ve seen of the handset, as we’ve previously only seen leaked renders of the device . We’ve so far glimpsed the phone in a blue finish, but given that a retailer has listed the phone as also available in “gold/copper”, the newly leaked images are likely of that handset. Image 1

It sounds like the Galaxy S8 Active is going to be a seriously powerful and rugged handset, and we just learned some more details about the phone thanks to a Samsung training manual on the device obtained by Android Police. Build qualityAs we’d previously heard, the Galaxy S8 Active is not only IP68 certified like the Galaxy S8 and S8 Plus, it’s also built to the MIL-STD-810G US military standard, so it can take much tougher treatment than your average smartphone. Bixby is going to be on board,