“Progress on the Halo television series continues,” says a Microsoft spokesperson. “We want to ensure we’re doing this the right way together with a team of creative partners… that can help us build the best Halo series that fans expect and deserve.” Blockbuster televisionApart from sporadic confirmations that the Halo TV project is still alive in some form, we haven’t heard much about it from either Microsoft or its subsidiary, 343 Industries, which is tasked with making the show. TV has chan

The Velar slots into the range between the Range Rover Evoque and Range Rover Sport – and if you’re wondering about the name, it’s a nice nod to the brand’s heritage. The original Range Rover became one of the defining cars of the last century thanks to its perfect marriage of luxury and technology, and the Velar looks to continue that ethos. StylingWhile it would have been all too easy to shrink the proportions of the Range Rover into a slightly more compact form factor, the Velar sports its ow

Pokémon Go Fest, Niantic’s hyped milestone event that promised legendary Pokémon to players both inside Chicago and around the world, is a bust. Due to myriad technical issues including both connectivity and server-side issues, players will be leaving Grant Park in Chicago, Illinois empty handed. Players, understandably outraged at the situation, yelled remarks at the event’s emcee and in some cases threw water bottles towards the stage. #PokemonGOFestJuly 22, 2017The event was supposed to be a

It’s not easy competing with the big guys, but that’s exactly the position veteran game developer Cliff Blezinski has found himself in with LawBreakers, the debut arena shooter from Boss Key Productions. But as well as bringing the classic arena shooter gameplay of Unreal tournament into 2017, LawBreakers brings classes into the mix. The game’s comparison’s to Overwatch began internally at the studio almost as soon as the game was first announced. “We saw the trailer for Overwatch and my program

But what, exactly, should you be watching, playing and listening to this weekend? Watch: Game of Thrones / Rogue OneMy work week started on Sunday last week with the first episode of season seven of Game of Thrones. Instead, I’ll just leave it at – Game of Thrones is back, and it’s the show you need to be watching this weekend. The game I’ve been playing is Final Fantasy XII: The Zodiac Age, a remastering of the original PS2 title and, for a long time, one of my least favorite entries in the Fin

UK authorities are planning to introduce a drone registration scheme to improve the safety of its skies, with drone owners also having to take part in a safety awareness course before they can start piloting their unmanned aerial vehicles. The new rules are going to apply to drones weighing more than 250g, so pretty much every model except the very small mini ones are going to count. According to research, drones weighing more than 400g can seriously damage helicopter windscreens, while those we

Former Apple employees of all levels have gone on to found huge companies and create world-changing products after receiving their ‘Sorry you’re leaving’ cards. From Pandora to Path and Inkling to Pearl Auto, former Apple employees have been involved in the founding of many major tech startups. He was instrumental in developing the iPod line over the next several years, and his world-changing work wasn’t done when he left Apple in 2008. Flipboard – Evan DollA software engineer who roamed the Cup

Now these awful movies are served to me wearing a frayed bow. Shira The Vampire SamuraiThe Premise: Shira is part vampire, part samurai, all sass. Shira The Vampire Samurai begins at a frenetic pace. There’s a lot of running, everyone is running, so much running and drumming, drumming and running. Best watched when: you’re a vampire, have been alive for centuries and watched and read everything the world has to offer.

Samsung is busy working on some Bixby-powered AirPod competitors ready to launch alongside the Galaxy Note 8 , according to Korean outlet ETNews , giving Samsung fans the opportunity to show off their very own awkward-looking wireless earbuds. The report says the headphones are going to feature noise-cancelling technology to optimize your listening experience, and we’re presuming they’re going to be backwards compatible with the Galaxy S8 and Galaxy S8 Plus too. Smart assistant warsSamsung itsel

Anyone over 30 may remember playing classic 90’s First Person Shooters such as Wolfenstein 3D, Doom and Duke Nukem 3D. The Raspberry Pi has very humble specs compared to modern desktop computers but is perfect for playing these classics, given that it’s over ten times faster than the average machine in 1995 which had only 8MB of RAM and a 33Mhz processor. Each of the games listed above was originally released as shareware, in that you could play the first ‘episode’ or ten levels free of charge.

“MHIRMMMMMMMMMMMMMM”That’s the sound of the future produced by the all-electric race cars at the Qualcomm Formula E (short for Formula Electric) race that was held in New York City last weekend. At a normal NASCAR or Formula E race, the sound of roaring engines and screeching tires can be deafening. In fact, the track becomes unsettlingly, dead quiet as soon as the racing pack turns the corner. Despite how quiet a Formula E race is, it couldn’t be farther from being boring. Formula E racing feel

Despite Uber’s venture into autonomous cars setting a negative tone after facing suspension and a major lawsuit, another ridesharing service is taking a crack at self-driving cars. The US-exclusive service Lyft announced plans today to launch its own autonomous car division to work on its open self-driving system. The system, once completed, will allow Lyft and its partners to deploy and manage autonomous cars as they ferry customers around. Housed in the newly titled Level 5 Engineering Center

The best Roku deals in July 2017Updated If you’re after a new Roku, we’ve found all of the best deals so you can get the cheapest price.

The Essential Phone missed its initial June launch target, but the phone’s creator, Andy Rubin, says that it will arrive for those who pre-ordered “in a few weeks.”In an email sent along to the phone’s buyers, Rubin stated that the Essential team is “going through certification and testing with multiple US and international carriers.” As The Verge notes, it’s strange that the delay stems from this issue since the Essential Phone is launching in the US exclusively with Sprint . That said, the pho

Price-wise all we can do for now is look at the Moto Z Force, which launched for $720 (around £555/AU$910), so the Moto Z2 Force is likely to cost at least that much SIM-free. That same size and resolution has been listed in a benchmark, albeit one referring to the ‘Moto Z2’, rather than the Moto Z2 Force. Moto Z2 Force designHottest leaks:A slim metal shellNo headphone portWe have a very good idea of how the Moto Z2 Force will look, as various images have leaked and they all match up with one a

This is impressive stuff, but the Tab S3 isn’t without faults, so we’ve come up with a list of things we’d like to see improved for the Samsung Galaxy Tab S4. If Samsung keeps that up then we won’t see the Samsung Galaxy Tab S4 until roughly September 2018. Samsung Galaxy Tab S4: what we want to seeThe Samsung Galaxy Tab S3 is one of the best tablets money can buy, but it’s still a long way from perfect. Flagship powerWhile the Samsung Galaxy Tab S3 isn’t exactly lacking power, its Snapdragon 82

HD YouTube videos are on tap whenever you have an internet connection available, but there are plenty of occasions – such as when travelling – when you’ll be forced to go offline. The fastest, most convenient way to download HD videos from YouTubeAs the name suggests, 4K Video Downloader can be used to download videos from YouTube at up to 4K quality. With everything being not only quick to complete, but also incredibly well-designed, WinX Free YouTube Downloader is a serious contender for the b

You need the best Verizon phone to go with one of the best networks in the US. That’s why we have ranked the absolute best Verizon phones in a small list to help you decide. Verizon phones: The options explainedTechRadar’s guide to finding the best Verizon phone for youTo rank the best of the best in Verizon’s world of phones, we reviewed just about every contender and balanced the value of the phone compared to Verizon’s asking price. How to choose the best Verizon phones for you:All of the pho

Earlier this year, Blizzard said it was going to cease supporting Windows XP and Vista across its library of contemporary Battle.net games, and the company has just confirmed that this will happen on a rolling basis starting in October. That means dropping support for World of Warcraft and StarCraft II, as well as Diablo III, Hearthstone and Heroes of the Storm (Overwatch never supported these outdated operating systems anyway). Well, as we saw with the recent WannaCry outbreak, there are still

Lifting weights is simple, and I’ve never felt a hankering to chuck a load of tech in there. There’s nothing like a set of weights being delivered to your house to tell you that you really need them. The ‘smart’ element of the Bowflex SelectTech 560 weights was a sensor attached to one of the weights, with a little LCD display and a large play button. Things like being told I’d burned 2700 calories after 10 minutes of pathetic weight lifting was probably wrong. So yeah, I’m dumb and these are sm