Despite almost ruining Samsung’s reputation beyond repair, the Samsung Galaxy Note 7 is making a comeback, and a new teardown shows exactly what’s different this time around. To increase safety and avoid another recall, the limited-run Samsung Galaxy Note Fan Edition has a battery that’s undergone some major changes, according to an iFixit teardown. The South Korea-exclusive Fan Edition features a brand-new, lower-capacity battery that holds 3,200mAh of juice, down from the original Note 7’s 3,5

Google Earth is expanding its Voyager feature, which shows special videos and photos attached to specific spots around the globe, to one day include content from the public. Announced during a special event in Brazil, Google parent Alphabet wants to open up Google Earth to include photos, videos, stories and other contributions from regular users within the next two to three years, according to Reuters. “The story of your family history, the story of your favorite hiking trip — it could be anyth

Without further ado, here is everything you need to know about AMD Ryzen. AMD’s most expensive Ryzen chips are undoubtedly found in the Threadripper series, the cheapest of which is the $799 (around £615, AU$1,035) Ryzen Threadripper 1920X. An AMD Ryzen 7 CPU hard at workAMD Ryzen specsRyzen was designed by AMD to perform well at high loads and be compatible with the latest hardware in PC gaming. Plus, we already witnessed an AMD Ryzen chip break a world record in benchmarks – albeit under extre

The latest monthly update for Xbox One is a handy one, as now users can cut straight to their games just by picking up a controller. Rolling out later today, the update lets users sync up their Xbox Live accounts to a specific controller — making signing in as simple as turning on your personally appointed gamepad. Additionally, this could make sharing a console with multiple people easier, as your Xbox knows only to sign in whomever’s controller is active. (Image: © Xbox)Make your Xbox your own

The Jaguar E-Pace has officially been launched. It’s a new compact performance SUV (Sports Utility Vehicle) which follows on from the firm’s first ever SUV, the best-selling Jaguar F-Pace. It’s the 10-inch touchscreen sitting atop the center console which is the main talking point here, mainly due to the fact that it comes as standard on all E-Pace models, rather than being a pricey optional extra. With this connection the satellite navigation will be improved and you’ll also benefit from servic

Oculus is apparently working on a new virtual reality headset which will be a wireless, standalone piece of hardware with no need for a PC or phone. The device will reportedly be pitched at a more palatable price than the Oculus Rift – $200 (about £150, AU$260) – with the launch slated for next year. Facebook claims that the finished hardware will be smaller than the Oculus Rift, and lighter than the Samsung Gear VR. Well, unlike the big players of the VR headset world, this effort won’t make us

One of the common themes in conversations about the future of employment is the idea of robots taking our jobs. Now it seems that there is a risk that the specific types of jobs that we are going to lose are the ones that help most with social mobility. Identified by the paper as ‘paraprofessional’, these roles are typically jobs that require no qualifications but are often entry-level positions. The issue is that if you are working a menial job to get your foot in the door, that job may not exi

Gran Turismo Sport, Sony’s answer to Microsoft’s Forza franchise, now has a confirmed release date of October 18 2017. Announced on the European PlayStation Blog, this is the release date for Europe and Australia. When the game exits this phase, Polyphony Digital will be able to begin polishing the game for this October launch. You can watch the final release trailer for yourself below:The game is now available to pre-order from PlayStation Store and a variety of UK retailers. There are several

Note: Our best CRM software round-up has been fully updated. Keeping up-to-date with your leads, prospects and contacts is a vital task for any business. Customer Relationship Management (CRM) systems help by tracking everything related to your customers: contacts, previous emails and calls, visits, the progress of individual sales or deals, and more. CRMs don’t have to be expensive or complicated. But whatever you’re after, we’ve put together a list of top CRM systems to help you get started.

AMD has announced the availability and pricing for its beefy enthusiast Ryzen Threadripper CPUs, and at the other end of the scale, wallet-friendly Ryzen 3 desktop processors – all of which will be out within the next month. Two Ryzen Threadripper models are going to be on shelves from early August, and in addition to the previously announced 16-core (32-thread) monster, there will be a 12-core (24-thread) model, with pricing starting at $799 (around £615, AU$1,035) for the latter. In terms of a

It’s also likely you’ll want to capture some snaps of your aquatic adventures – and most cameras won’t thank you for taking them anywhere near water. Pick the right camera, and image quality will also give a typical land-loving compact a run for its money. So don’t let your camera hold you back – all of these waterproof and rugged snappers are cut out for the wet and wild life. A 4.6x optical zoom lens provides a focal range of 28-128mm and is optically stabilised to smooth out camera shake. Fac

As of today, if you’re an Xbox One owner, you should be seriously considering signing up for the Xbox-exclusive EA Access subscription service. It seemed a service destined to fail upon its first unveiling – offering not much gaming action for the asking price. With superb single player campaigns and blistering online play, they were both contenders for game of the year last Christmas. You get a 10% discount on digital downloads of EA games too. That’s before considering the cost of an Xbox Live

As you may be aware, AMD followed up its consumer-targeted Ryzen processors with Epyc CPUs (previously codenamed Naples) aimed at servers and data centres – and Intel has been busy slinging mud at the latter chips. In a presentation slide, Intel claims that Epyc processors (which are based on the same Zen architecture as Ryzen, but go up to a mighty 32-cores) are ‘glued-together’ and a ‘repurposed desktop product for server’. Basically, Intel is saying this is a cobbled together product, along w

The latest stats on PC shipments from Gartner are in, and the figures show that the market has hit its lowest level in a decade, with Apple really struggling in the US, and Lenovo hitting troubled waters and losing its number one PC vendor spot to HP. The figures for Q2 show that 61.1 million PCs were shipped globally, which is down 4.3% on the same quarter last year. Component crisisThe major factor which hampered overall PC sales is a shortage of computer components, according to Gartner. Anot

The limited edition Whitefox keyboard, of which only 2000 were initially made, is making a return on Kickstarter where you’ll be able to back one of the highly coveted keyboards for the next two weeks. The keyboard has a solid aluminium housing, durable keycaps, and features mechanical switches attached to a PCB that is fully customisable. That means you can use the included software to change the keyboard’s layout to whatever you’d like. Whitefox evolvedThis version of the keyboard is a little

A video has been released that shows what it’s going to be like to actually play Mario Kart VR at the VR Zone Shinjuku in Tokyo, just hours before its grand opening on July 14. Ever since we first played Mario Kart, with its psychedelic tracks and hectic shell-throwing gameplay, we’ve wanted the chance to be in that world. The video shows a tantalizing teaser of a few different levels, and includes some fan favorite experiences. Mario Kart isn’t the only VR experience on offer at VR Zone Shinjuk

Nintendo has announced on its official website that it’s ending production of the New 3DS console in Japan, first released back in 2015. The 3DS XL offers a larger screen which is more suited to showcasing 3D visuals, and anyone looking for a smaller console could be more inclined to pick up the smaller and cheaper New Nintendo 2DS. Despite the release of the Nintendo Switch, Nintendo has released an XL version of the Nintendo 2DS for those still not interested in the dying 3D capabilities but l

If you didn’t get online yesterday, you missed out on some of the biggest discounts around from Amazon Prime Day. Check out these best deals that remained almost completely intact even though Prime Day ended, but be quick, as they might not last much longer. Stepping it up in size, a 55-inch 4K Sony TV is still $200 off , making it $1,298. Google WiFiDuring Prime Day, Google WiFi saw a decent discount. Even though Prime Day is over, the Google WiFi 3-pack still has a 10% discount , bringing the

The Exposure Triangle sounds like the name of a complex spy novel, but in reality this is the term used for the three fundamental elements of exposure: aperture, shutter speed and ISO. The Exposure Triangle explainedCreating a harmonious exposure using the aperture, shutter speed and ISO is a juggling act. However, the same 1/50 sec shutter speed exposes the sensor for half the time of a shutter speed of 1/25 sec. Once you set an aperture in Aperture Priority mode, for example, the shutter speed

The Audio-Technica ATH-ADG1X is an excellent premium gaming headset for people who think that sound quality is an essential part of enjoying games. The ATH-ADG1X is the latest gaming headset from Audio-Technica, a company that’s held in high regard for its headsets and headphones. These striking additions sit lightly on your head thanks to hinges, and further help to make the Audio-Technica ATH-ADG1X comfortable to wear. We also tried it with a range of other games from a number of genres, and t