It’s been a long time coming, but Farpoint VR is effectively the first ‘triple AAA’ title for Sony’s PlayStation 4 virtual reality platform. Virtual reality has the power to leave you shellshocked – that’s not necessarily a bad thing, and Farpoint VR is all the better for it. From hero to zeroFarpoint VR is essentially Starship Troopers: The Virtual Reality game. Armed with the new PS VR Aim controller, Sony’s new VR compatible lightgun, you’ll explore alien landscapes, blasting anything that mo

If you own an Amazon Echo or Amazon Echo Dot, at some point your device has overheard something you’ve said, mistaken it for the word “Alexa” and given you a wacky response to a question you never asked. For anyone who owns a third-party Echo device – like say this is much more frequent occurrence … or at least it was. Starting today, Amazon is making the same Cloud-Based Wake Word Verification algorithm the Echo and Echo Dot use available to third-party hardware makers that will make it so th

For those that love their Macs but just can’t away from Windows 10 for either work or play reasons, the macOS Sierra 10.12.5 update is for you. With the fifth major update to macOS Sierra since its release, Apple has at last enabled the Boot Camp version of Windows 10 to more easily receive the Creators Update that started rolling out to Windows 10 PCs in early April. This means that Boot Camp users can install the Windows 10 Creators Update without the need for physical media (i.e. If you wante

Google just gained two big-name partners in its effort to deliver Android right to your car, today revealing a team up with Volvo and Audi. Even more significant, however, is that this marks the search giant branching out from its standard Android Auto offering. The car makers will integrate the Android operating system – or, rather, a version for vehicles – into future models. The systems will include Android Auto staples, like navigation and streaming audio, but also much more. Volvo revealed

Apple’s Siri may have to make room for another digital assistant as it appears the Google Assistant could be coming to iOS soon. Google is reportedly working on an iOS-compatible Google Assistant app, with the official announcement possibly coming at this week’s Google IO 2017 developer’s conference, according to Android Police. The Google Assistant iOS app is expected to mirror its Android counterpart, using both text inputs (similar to the Google Assistant-powered Allo app) and voice commands.

Given the many rumors indicating that the upcoming iPhone 8 will be a rather large jump forward in design, an Apple iPhone SE 2 might seem out of place by comparison. iPhone SE 2 rumors, news and featuresWhile the next iteration of the iPhone SE may not garner as much of a boil in the rumor mill as the iPhone 8, we’ve still been hearing some interesting murmurs. iPhone SE 2: what we want to seeA headphone jackFirst things first: the iPhone SE has a headphone jack and we’d very much like it if Ap

The Dell Inspiron 24 7000 offers some impressive hardware and a flexible design, meaning it should fit in to your home or office with few headaches. DesignMake no mistake, the Inspiron 24 7000 is striking. Overall, the Inspiron 24 7000 is a very attractive proposition if you need a Windows-powered all-in-one. We likedThe Dell Inspiron 24 7000 is a striking-looking device, but it’s not just a pretty face. Final verdictWith a screen like this, the Inspiron 24 7000 could be a valuable addition to y

This makes it the third most popular OS, behind only Windows 7 (48.5%) and Windows 10 (26.28%). Windows 8.1 is just lagging XP on 6.96%, with macOS 10.12 on 3.21% in fifth place, and Linux following on 2.09%. Windows 8 is just behind that on 1.59%, so if you were to lump that in with Windows 8.1, the total of Windows 8/8.1 would actually be slightly higher than Windows XP. But technically speaking, Netmarketshare counts these as separate operating systems, so XP is in third place. The best lapto

There are two new budget Motorola smartphones – say hello to the super affordable Moto C and Moto C Plus. The new Moto C PlusMeanwhile the Moto C Plus packs a higher-resolution 5-inch display, bigger 4,000mAh battery and a more powerful 8MP rear camera. There’s also a 2MP front snapper, 1GB or 2GB of RAM, 1.3GHz quad-core processor and Android 7. The Moto C Plus price is set at £109.99 (around $130, AU$190). For those living in the UK, Motorola has confirmed that the Moto C will be sold at Tesco

So, you’re looking for a cheap PlayStation Plus deal? By default, the regular price for an annual PS Plus membership in most stores or online through the PlayStation store is $60/£40. You’ll need a PlayStation Plus membership to play PS4 games online. On the “plus” side (that’s right, I went there), membership also gives you access to the PlayStation Plus Instant Game Collection. Each month we update the list of extensive freebies for the PlayStation Plus Instant Game Collection.

Asus may be putting an end to its Android Wear smartwatch lineup, according to a Digitimes source that works with its supply chain. Its most recent efforts, the Asus ZenWatch 2 and Asus ZenWatch 3, were by no means perfect, but were nevertheless popular choices among those buying a smartwatch for the first time. Given these stats, it’s no secret that Android Wear is having a tough time competing with watchOS, even after its sizeable update to Android Wear 2.0. Turbulent times for Android Wear ca

We’ve gathered together everything we know so far about Far Cry 5 right here and we’ve even added a couple of things we’d like to see for good measure. It’s unlikely we’ll see the next Far Cry game before 2018Far Cry 5 release dateThis is a hard one to predict. Far Cry 3 was released in November 2012, followed by Far Cry 4 in November 2014. Just when we thought we understood the pattern and could expect Far Cry 5 in November 2016, though, Ubisoft threw a curveball and released the prehistoric Fa

Word from the CPU grapevine is that Intel is turning up the dial another notch on its processors, with the introduction of Core i9 models as a new high-end option. Previously, as you’re most likely aware, Intel has offered its Core family in increasingly powerful i3, i5 or i7 flavors. Core i9 would, of course, be the logical next step. Pricing will of course be key here, especially coming after AMD’s launch of Ryzen processors earlier this year, but you’re obviously going to pay a premium for Co

It’d make no sense, then, to scale right back and release a Zelda mobile game, right? According to a recent report from The Wall Street Journal, A Legend of Zelda mobile game could very well be saddling up and heading to smartphones at the start of 2018. So far, though they’ve not been utter flops, Nintendo’s mobile games haven’t had the greatest success in terms of generating money. DS-inspired multiplayerOur initial reaction to the idea of a mobile Zelda game was “touch screen Zelda? Got some

Moving on down, there’s the Moto X (2017), which according to other recent leaks may be called the Moto X4. Motorola 2017 [via tip] pic.twitter.com/qahD9PIxrDMay 14, 2017Moving down the mid-rangeThen there’s the GS and GS+, which Blass notes will likely be called the Moto G5S and Moto G5S+. The G5S apparently has a 5.2-inch full HD screen and a full metal body, while the G5S+ is listed as having a 5.5-inch full HD screen and a dual camera. They were thought to be of the Moto X (2017), but this s

The developers of the much loved music compression format MP3 have officially announced its demise. MP3 has been around since the 1980s and was one of the main driving forces behind a revolution in the way that people listened to music. Without the MP3 there would have been no ‘1,000 songs in your pocket’, the tagline for the iPod launched back in 2001. The fact that technology has moved on as far as it has, and that the MP3 still exists, is quite remarkable. Defunct music formats are an interes

Samsung has confirmed it will soon release refurbished versions of the ill-fated Galaxy Note 7 – the phablet that caught fire in several cases last year – but certification for the new phone may prove a problem for Samsung. South Korea is rumored to be the first market the company will release the new Galaxy Note 7 in, but the latest report claims the company has yet to apply for certification from two Korean agencies. Samsung hopes to help limit the environmental impact of disposing of millions

Birds are bad news for airports. To control the populations of birds, airports use pyrotechnics, sound cannons, lasers and other technological systems. That’s why roboticists from the University of Twente have developed a lifelike robotic bird that will patrol the landing strip, scaring real birds away at Edmonton International Airport in Canada. For three months, Robird’s effectiveness at scaring away birds will be carefully monitored. ‘This is a historic step for the Robird and our company,’ s

Though gaining root access to Android devices usually opens up avenues for more functions and privileges, changes to Netflix’s DRM practises will see root users hit a roadblock when attempting to access the popular streaming service. “Your device isn’t compatible with the version” was the message that reportedly greeted a number of root Android users who attempted to access Netflix on the Google Play Store today, and the streaming service has now revealed that support for many unlocked devices w

In light of the recent WannaCry (WannaCrypt) ransomware attacks, which saw an NSA-owned virus stolen and used in an attack that brought UK hospitals to its knees, Microsoft has issued a statement on its official blog asking for “a new Digital Geneva Convention” to avoid the hoarding of malicious vulnerabilities by government agencies. The statement made by Brad Smith , President and Chief Legal Officer of Microsoft, begins by describing the nature of the global attacks and expounding any relevan