Do you remember Sony’s PS Vita, the premium dedicated handheld that promised to put the power of a home PlayStation in your hands? It had great potential, but outside Japan never saw the success that Sony hoped for it. But once the content slowed in that pipeline, it became hard to keep the Vita as a going concern.” Praise for NintendoThe success of the Nintendo Switch has renewed interest in handheld gaming but Sony’s now happy for the Switch to be a complimentary gaming player rather than a di

As we expected there is indeed a Pokémon game coming to the Nintendo Switch, but it’s not quite what everyone anticipated. Rather than a Switch port for Pokémon Sun and Moon called Pokémon Stars, Pokken Tournament will be coming to Switch, with the title Pokken Tournament Deluxe. The versus element of Pokken Tournament will suit the Nintendo Switch due to the fact that it encourages social play anywhere and everywhere. Pokken Tournament Deluxe will be released on September 22 and will feature he

HomePod may well sound as good (or even better than) a Sonos speaker but it’s almost £60 more expensive than the Sonos Play:3. To Apple’s credit, it has combined a Sonos speaker and an Amazon Echo for less than it’d cost to buy them both separately. But with HomePod Apple has potentially made life even harder for its TV device by including remote HomeKit control, something that was previously exclusive to the Apple TV. Apple TV and HomePod already have extremely similar smart assistant and smart

Microsoft doesn’t make the most of the Windows desktop. Granted, it’s not averse to supplying some awesome desktop wallpaper, and it’s made attempts to doll it up in the past – Windows Vista’s poorly fleshed out desktop gadgets spring to mind – but that blank space behind your programs could be used for more than just storing too many icons. Rainmeter is the premier desktop customisation tool. This doesn’t just mean that you won’t have to pay – it means you have the freedom to create your own cu

With an audio sample just a few minutes long, it’s possible for an attacker to simulate your voice convincingly enough to trick both people and high-end voice recognition systems. Using only tools already on smartphones, it can detect machine-based voice impersonation attacks. By mandating that a user be close to their phone when speaking, it guarantees that the magnetic field will be detected. Finally, as a third layer of security, the system asks the user to move the phone in front of their mo

Apple announced iOS 11, the latest version of its mobile operating system, at WWDC 2017 and it’s bringing a host of new features to current iPhones and iPads. It’s not just the current crop of devices that will be in line for some iOS 11 loving though, with its Fall release expected to coincide with the launch of the much rumored iPhone 8 (and iPhone 7S and 7S Plus). So what nuggets of information can we get on Apple’s currently unannounced new iPhones from the tasty tidbits of iOS 11 news we wi

Apple revealed that the next version of macOS, High Sierra – alongside its freshly revamped Metal 2 graphics tech – adds support for external GPUs via the Thunderbolt 3 port. And the company is coming straight out with a graphics enclosure kit built around an AMD Radeon RX 580 (running off a 350W power supply) aimed at developers using the beta version of High Sierra. Devs onlyThe official name of the product is the External Graphics Development Kit and it’s aimed at VR content creation (or any

That seems to be the suggestion with the latest sales figures from Sony – its PlayStation VR headset has hit 1 million units sold since going on sale back in October of 2016. Room to growWith 60 million PlayStation 4 consoles sold, there’s definitely room for the platform to expand. 1 million sales looks relatively paltry given the overall userbase. But it’s still a relatively nascent accessory for Sony, having been on sale for little more than 6 months. Supply chain problems didn’t do much to h

This speaker may have just confirmed the blue iPhone 7Exclusive It may seem like an odd connection to make, but Apple could well be turning blue.

If you’ve ever wished to have your own R2-D2, Johnny-5 or Wall-E, your wish has been granted. Well, almost – Cozmo may not be quite as smart as the big-screen robostars, but he (she? Part toy, part pet, part programming tool, Cozmo is at home sat on your desk, ready to be played with a tap of an iOS or Android app. Image 1 of 2 Image 2 of 2Anki has now released a Cozmo SDK that’s allowing developers and tinkerers to find new uses for and ways of playing with the robot. We’ll be spending some mor

Apple HomePod is the smart speaker that wants to be at the center of your home audio experience, and that’s great news for iPhone and iPad users. Apple HomePod price and release dateApple made the argument that the HomePod speaker combines the best of the new speaker ideas out there. You’ll be paying $349 for the new Apple speaker, but you won’t be able to buy it right away. Apple has Siri baked into it, which explains why everyone was calling it the Apple Siri Speaker ahead of today’s launch ev

The new iMac Pro proves Apple wasn’t holding back at WWDC 2017, announcing what it calls ‘the most powerful Mac ever made.’ iMac Pro price and release dateYou’re going to have to pay for iMac Pro’s powerful specs, modern design and, of course, that alluring new Space Gray color. iMac Pro is a paper-thin tigeriMac Pro, with its Space Gray color and large 27-inch 5K display, would look like an imposing juggernaut of a computer – if it wasn’t so think and sleek. iMac Pro specsApple teased out the i

The Aorus X5 MD is the latest announcement from Gigabyte’s brand of premium gaming equipment and, along with the likes of the Asus ROG Zephyrus, is one of the first to benefit from the reduced form factor that MaxQ technology allows for. This addition to the family has been shown off alongside an updated X7 DT and the all-new beastly X9 which features dual GTX 1070 GPUs and a 17-inch display, but the X5 MD. Incredibly, the X5 MD fits the state-of-the-art GeForce GTX 1080 GPU in its 22.9mm thin,

Apple is finally taking on its biggest rivals in an arena where it’s up until now sat on the sidelines: augmented reality. Simply put, ARKit allows content creators to develop augmented reality applications for iPhone and iPad. Why Apple getting into AR mattersApple’s AR strategy isn’t just about a single device, like its still-rumored AR spectacles, but rather about injecting augmented reality into the hundreds of millions of iOS devices already in consumers’ hands. By arriving on iPhone and iP

But they were wrong: HomePod isn’t an Amazon Echo rival. Not only are those two speakers substantially cheaper than the $349 (about £270 or AU$460) Apple HomePod, but the HomePod feels far behind in terms of connectivity. But the Apple HomePod doesn’t line-up with those. But more to my point, it doesn’t seem fair to compare the HomePod to the Google Home or Amazon Echo. Amazon’s Alexa and Google Assistant are going to be smarter, more clever and more intuitive than anything Apple puts into the H

It’s one of the most exciting days of the year for Apple fans – the opening day of WWDC 2017, and the keynote speech during which the latest OS updates and new hardware are revealed. As expected there was lots of attention on Apple’s latest macOS, watchOS and tvOS, plus a new iPad Pro and more. But it’s the major iPhone software update we’re really excited about – yup, it’s time for iOS 11. To save you trawling the interwebs to find out just what delights are coming to your phone and iPad in the

The Lynda platform, which is owned by business networking website LinkedIn, hosts dozens of Linux-related courses, including the Linux Foundation Certified System: Essential Commands (Ubuntu) course. LFCS: Essential Commands (Ubuntu) is authored by Scott Simpson, who has also designed a number of Linux courses pertaining to system maintenance, building a home server and file sharing. Currently it costs $299 (around £230) to train as an administrator directly with the Linux Foundation, making Lyn

Apple has unveiled the new Apple HomePod, its play into the smart speaker space that’s coming later this year for $349 (about £270 or AU$460). Google followed up with Google Home, a smart speaker that made use of the company’s own Google Assistant voice technology. Music and Video playbackAmazon might have Prime Music, but Google not only has its own rival service, Google Play Music, but also offers integration with the Google Cast ecosystem. Devices such as Philips Hue can also be controllable

Say hello to the new 10.5-inch iPad Pro 2 and 12.9-inch iPad Pro 2. 10.5-inch starts at $649, 12.9-inch starts at $799iPad Pro 2 price10.5-inch iPad Pro 264GB: $649, 256GB: $749, 512GB: $94912.9-inch iPad Pro 264GB: $799, 256GB: $899, 512GB: $1,09910.5-inch iPad Pro 2 priceUnsurprisingly the bigger screened, more storage-filled iPad Pro 10.5-inch is more expensive than the 9.7-inch slate it’s replacing. 12.9-inch iPad Pro 2 priceApple has made the new 12.9-inch iPad Pro 2 better value than its p

We first heard reports of Apple employees testing the ‘Apple Speaker’ in their own homes in September 2016, and another round of rumors suggested home testing was still ongoing. A smart speaker equipped with Apple’s Siri voice assistantA smart speaker equipped with Apple’s Siri voice assistant When is it out? The speaker will cost $349Apple Siri Speaker release dateThe Apple HomePod will be released in December 2017 at a price of $349. Apple Siri Speaker featuresThe HomePod is equipped with 7 tw