In it, you shoot a pistol and see the effects on the people in front of you. Friends, family, even complete strangers – none are safe from the smartphone sniper – all without the repercussions of actually going on a murderous rampage. This is probably the first app we’ve run in this column where we’d actively recommend not downloading it. You’d struggle to unless you want to line up the shampoo bottles in your shower and virtually shoot them. Presumably all of the Mad Men have been killed by the

For alongside HDR10 Dolby developed a ‘premium’ Dolby Vision HDR format, and it’s this that we’re checking out here. So buying the Despicable Me 4K Blu-ray discs won’t be enough in itself – you’ll also need a TV capable of receiving Dolby Vision, and a 4K Blu-ray player capable of playing Dolby Vision. The only 4K Blu-ray players currently supporting Dolby Vision are the Oppo UDP-203, Oppo 205, and LG’s UP970. With our Oppo 203 and LG OLED55C7 combination, the Dolby Vision Despicable Me movies d

A newly surfaced Apple patent shows that the tech giant is working on solving the problem of that weird booming, echoey effect you get when talking while wearing noise-cancelling earbuds. Technically called occlusion effect, it’s created (in part) by the sound of your voice getting trapped in your ear canal. Apple looks to be working on a novel approach for solving this that uses a valve system to allow sound to travel out of your ear canal, hopefully mitigating the effect. Watch out for traffic

The Raspberry Pi was a magical innovation with its highly-compact form-factor, but what if you made it bigger in order to give the thing more flexibility? Gigabyte has just revealed the specs of the GA-SBCAP3350, which has dimensions of 146 x 102mm (compared to the Raspberry Pi 3 at 85 x 56mm), and it comes with an Intel Celeron N3350 processor (dual-core with a clock speed of 1.1GHz and Turbo to 2.4GHz, with integrated HD Graphics 500). And you get a mini PCIe slot to fit your choice of mSATA S

But with the launch of the Echo Show, the screen-packing variant on the smart speaker range, it’s now got to make that information visual too. Amazon may have found the answer in its latest purchase, Graphiq. Showing what you needWhile neither company has spoken widely on the details of the purchase, it seems a perfect match for the audio-driven capabilities of Alexa. Graphiq’s ability to pair a search with a visual breakdown of facts and info makes it well suited to an Amazon range increasingly

And sometimes they’re from Facebook, and contain mentions of a mystery device that can add in random bits of technology like Lego and help you sing karaoke. That’s what this odd new device that Facebook wants to patent is all about: an object that lets you clip in different components and perform different actions as a result. It appears to be portable as well, with mention of a connected GPS module activating a ‘hiking tracking’ mode. The mystery Facebook device would also have network connecti

We don’t even have the iPhone 8 yet, but already we’re hearing about the iPhone 9, and this early rumor bodes well, as it sounds like Apple’s 2018 handset could have a bigger battery than the company tends to put in phones. A report from The Korea Economic Daily states that Apple will use an L-shaped battery supplied by LG Chem. Because it allows Apple to fit in a bigger battery without making the phone itself much bigger. That’s good news, because battery life is an issue for most phone, and on

Is this our best look at the Samsung Galaxy Note 8 yet? It could be, as while these leaked renders aren’t from Samsung, they have been made by a third party case maker – although it’s unclear how in-the-know the firm is about the upcoming phablet. Our best look at the Note 8 yet? (credit: BGR)It’s coming very soonWhat we do know for sure is that we don’t have too long to wait, as the Samsung Galaxy Note 8 launch has been confirmed for August 23. We’ll be reporting live from the New York event to

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The LG Q8 just popped up on the company’s Italian site , detailing a new phone that will seem startlingly like the LG V20. The LG V20 was a good phone, but it wasn’t perfect. What the LG Q8 does isn’t much different than the V20. The LG Q8 does have some differences, though. About that LG Q8 priceThe V20 was by all means a flagship phablet when it launched.

While that scene is normally dominated by big studios like Disney and Warner Bros., the streaming service Netflix has its thrown its own geek-friendly trailer into the mix for its new original film Bright. Imp-ly irresistableThe film stars Will Smith as a cop who’s partnered with a shotgun-toting orc played by Joel Edgerton. Written by Max Landis (Chronicle), the film also stars Noomi Rapace and Edgar Ramirez. Picked up as part of huge $90 million deal, Bright demonstrates Netflix’s commitment t

Teaching with a simulation is no new concept, but Google’s Daydream Labs wants to see exactly how useful virtual reality can be for teaching people practical skills. In a recent experiment, Google ran a simulation of an interactive espresso machine in VR. Meanwhile, Google also had another group attempt to learn the same skill using a more hands-off tool — YouTube videos — to compare results. On top of that, those who ran the VR simulation made fewer mistakes and took less time compared to those

Alexa is headed to Amazon’s Android shopping app beginning this week, joining Amazon Echo speakers and iPhones as yet one more place where the digital assistant can try to make its mark. Alexa’s Android arrival comes via the dedicated Amazon Shopping app. Alexa is a key feature of the Amazon Echo smart speaker line (Image: © Amazon)Just as it does on iOS, Alexa in the Android app works much the same as it does on Echo. Alexa inside the Amazon shopping app on Android looks to be slowly making its

The Samsung Galaxy Note 8 launch date rumors have been confirmed, with the new smartphone set to be unveiled on Wednesday, August 23. Galaxy Note 8 leaked photos | Credit: @UniverseIce / TwitterWhat to expect from the Note 8Samsung Galaxy Note 8 is the South Korean company’s big smartphone comeback story following the Galaxy Note 7 fires and subsequent recall. We expect to see a large 6.4-inch screen, which would make it significantly bigger than the 5.7-inch display on prior Note phones and sli

With the advances made in mobile technology over the last few years and greater reliance on remote working, many businesses use mobile devices like smartphones and tablets to help them in managing their operations. Apps, in particular, are changing the way we live and work in so many different ways. And if you download the right apps to fit your business needs, then you can easily improve productivity. In this article, we’ve highlighted the very best business productivity apps – and in some case

As organizations like Hyperloop One propose potential routes for their high-tech, high-speed transportation pipelines, Elon Musk’s own The Boring Company (yes, it’s really called that) looks to have the go-ahead for an experimental track of its own. The techno-entrepreneur tweeted today that he received “verbal [government] approval” for an underground route connecting New York City, Philadelphia, Baltimore and Washington, DC. Just received verbal govt approval for The Boring Company to build an

The Samsung Galaxy S8 is, so far, the definitive flagship smartphone of 2017. Its bigger partner in crime, the Samsung Galaxy S8 Plus, is high up there as well, especially if you have large hands or simply desire a blazing-fast, phablet-sized phone. The S8 originally launched with Android Nougat 7.0 and surprisingly, there hasn’t been much movement since then. Thankfully, unlike the Samsung Galaxy Note 7, there aren’t any literal or metaphorical fires that Samsung needs to race to put out. Finge

The Surface Pro’s accessories – the Surface Pen and Type Cover – have also had a major reworking. Neither of these peripherals are included with the Surface Pro as standard though, so you’ll have to buy them separately. The Surface Pro’s launch hasn’t been entirely smooth, but Microsoft has responded quickly to users’ worries. We recently saw a leaked version of Microsoft’s forthcoming Whiteboard app, which looks like a perfect fit for the new Surface Pro and Surface Pen. Fluid Design will make

If you’ve read our review and have purchased a Nintendo Switch for yourself, welcome! The Nintendo Switch is currently on firmware version 3.0, the biggest update yet that brought along a slew of bug fixes, security updates, as well as features both big and small that Switch owners will appreciate. In terms of features, the Nintendo Switch Online service will drop officially on July 21. For the uninitiated, Nintendo Switch Online isn’t like Xbox Live or PlayStation Network. Other than Nintendo S

The SNES Classic isn’t even out yet, but it would appear as though Nintendo is hard at work at its next system, the Nintendo 64 Classic … if a new trademark filed by Nintendo is any indication. The trademark document in question, spotted first by a NeoGAF user, is European Union Intellectual Property Office (EUIPO) filing number 016991325 – which, if you follow the link, leads you to an image of a Nintendo 64 controller. The patent was filed by Nintendo on July 20, 2017, and looks to be 100% l