The arrival of the Google Pixel 3 and Pixel 3 XL is good news for owners of older handsets from the search giant, as they are in line to receive some of the new features which were introduced with the latest duo. Google confirmed a number of features to Android Police, with the adjustable background blur effect set to filter down to older Pixel devices. Older Pixel handsets can also expect to get Google’s new low-light night mode, Gmail smart compose, Playground, Duplex and Call Screen features

The HTC Exodus could be one of the most interesting phones of 2018… but it’s also one that we don’t know a whole lot about just yetThat’s all set to change though, as HTC has now confirmed that the Exodus will be announced on October 22. The news came in an Instagram post on the official HTC Exodus account. 10.22 Official HTC EXODUS A photo posted by @htc.exodus on Oct 12, 2018 at 10:12am PDTSecure storageSo what can you expect from the HTC Exodus? Beyond that, and the fact that the HTC Exodus

The iPad Pro 10.5 is already very thin at just 6.1mm, but the iPad Pro 2018 could have it beat, with a thickness of just 5.9mm according to one source. However, that could come at a cost, as the same source claims it won’t have a 3.5mm headphone port. This isn’t the first time we’ve heard these claims either, as leaked renders of the iPad Pro 2018 show it without a headphone port, and were accompanied by dimensions that include a 5.85mm thickness, which isn’t far off this new leak. Of course no

Adobe has just swung open the doors to its annual Adobe MAX conference in Los Angeles, and the event’s most significant announcement for photographers is confirmation that Photoshop is finally coming to the iPad. Now it has confirmed that iPad users will be able to start using the program from next year. Adobe already provides tablet and mobile users with a number of photo-oriented editing apps, namely Adobe Photoshop Express, Photoshop Lightroom CC and Photoshop Mix. The desktop version of Phot

The notorious space exploration sim No Man’s Sky may be planning an intergalactic jump into virtual reality. Developer Hello Games has been doing the rounds with a player feedback survey, asking what players want to see in future updates and patches. The initial launch of No Man’s Sky was marred by incredible amounts of hype and resultant disappointment over the capabilities of this ambitious, procedurally-generated space exploration game. Online features like multiplayer finally arrived in July

The Intel Core i5-9600K is a processor aimed at more mainstream users, rather than enthusiasts, and comes with six cores and six threads, along with 9MB of L3 cache. According to the video, the Intel Core i5-9600K managed a stable frequency of 4.60GHz single core and 4.3 GHz across all cores when running intensive multi-thread workloads. This is very promising results, and should see the Intel Core i5-9600K offer a very good upgrade over its predecessor, the Intel Core i5-8600K. Although that’s

Mozilla has released a major update for Pocket that reads saved articles aloud so you can catch up hands-free. The new feature, Listen, effectively turns pages stored in Pocket into a custom podcast. Pocket presents a list of suggested articles called Pocket Recommendations. when you open a new tab in Firefox, and earlier this year, Mozilla began experimenting with sponsored Recommendations. It’s possible to disable Pocket Recommendations completely, or turn off sponsored posts through the brows

AMD appears to be trying to poach customers from Intel following the revelation of the latter’s new 9th-gen processors and their pricing, with the asking price of the Ryzen 7 2700X being chopped to just $294.99 at Amazon over in the US. Now, remember that Intel’s incoming Core i9-9900K, which goes on sale October 19, and is also an eight-core processor with very similar specs on paper – albeit with a somewhat faster boost speed in stock configuration – has a recommended price of $488 (around £37

With every new innovation in the world of robotics, it feels as though they become a little less uncanny, and the idea of society being overthrown by murderous androids feels more and more remote. At least it did – until we saw the horrifying video of a robotic snake climbing up a ladder. Created by Kyoto University and the University of Electro-Communications, the clambering robotic reptile was unveiled at the 2018 International Conference on Intelligent Robots and Systems in Madrid. This isn’t

However, critics have voiced their concerns over the proposed law, saying it would potentially require tech companies to build backdoors into their systems. Apple has also weighed in on the bill, sending a seven-page letter to the Australian government as a formal response. The Cupertino firm has criticized the law as “dangerously ambiguous” and “alarming to every Australian”. According to Apple, the law wouldn’t be protecting citizens, but would “weaken the security and privacy of regular custo

Google’s Pixel phones may be known for their incredible photo and video-taking prowess, but audio recording is one area in which the handset range could stand to see a little more love. Thankfully, Google has listened to its users, confirming in a Pixel Community User forum thread dating back to 2016 (following a recent report from Android Police) that it will implement external mic support as part of an update to its official camera app, which will arrive alongside the Pixel 3 on October 18, 20

Red Dead Redemption 2 is a mammoth game. This is despite criticism against the previous Red Dead game for a similarly brutal schedule. As for any chance of there being a Red Dead Redemption 3? Rockstar will do it “if [Red Dead Redemption 2] does well enough and we think we have other interesting things to say.” Either way, it looks like we’ll have plenty to be getting on with in Red Dead Redemption 2 to last us for some time to come.

Any internet user has an email account these days, and it remains a common tool for both personal and business communication. Companies easily give away free email accounts to anyone that asks by the truckload for eager users, however, the big email providers do this to identify users, and build online profiles , which starts by searching their email communications. An easier method is to use an email service that is dedicated to privacy, with a disposable, temporary email address. They are ofte

As The Verge reports, the message includes unreadable characters that are enough to cause glitches on the PS4 when opened on Android or iOS. In some cases it seems to be being used by online opponents looking to disrupt the gaming of their rivals. For now, you can set your PlayStation 4 and its mobile apps to only accept messages from friends you’ve already confirmed, or block messages completely: the options are under Account Management then Privacy Settings in the console settings. If you are

One of the features that wowed us when we first saw the Pixel Buds from Google was the instant translation feature – even if it worked a little slower than “instant” in practice. It appears the same feature is no longer a Pixel Buds exclusive, and has now rolled out to all headphones offering Google Assistant integration. Droid Life spotted the subtle but crucial change in the Pixel Buds support pages, which now state that “Google Translate is available on all Assistant-optimized headphones and

But which alarm system should you go for? Now owned by Amazon, the Ring Alarm security system expands beyond that initial product to include an entire range of home security offerings suited to building out a custom security solution, piece by piece. The build starts with the Alarm Security Kit which costs $199 (£152) and includes the base station, a keypad, contact sensor, motion extender and a range extender. The base station boasts a 104dB siren, and 24-hour battery backup to provide protecti

Remember that analyst that predicted the bitter end of Microsoft’s Surface line of devices by 2019 way back in October of last year? Steve Brazier, CEO of market research firm Canalys, said recently at his company’s Canalys Channels Forum 2018 event, that it still doesn’t make sense for Microsoft to continue making Surface devices. “I stand by the fact that it doesn’t make sense” for Microsoft to continue producing the device, The Register reports . What’s funny about this projection is that Mic

As the company grew, it moved into other online content areas, including the popular webmail offering, Gmail, the online office suite Google Documents, as well as personal cloud storage courtesy of Google Drive, and navigation with Google Maps. For most users, Google and its products are truly everywhere. Let’s take a look at exactly where the data comes from, and how much data Google collects. Google along for the rideFurthermore, Google uses its popular Google Maps service to collect informati

In this tutorial we’ll show you how to turn photos to cartoons using an assortment of filters and simple brushwork. Filters that turn your photos into drawings or paintings have been around in Photoshop for years. Hit Cmd/Ctrl + J to duplicate your background layer, then Cmd/Ctrl + Shift + U to desaturate the new layer. To do this, make a new layer, drag it below the sketch layer, then go to Edit > Fill Layer. First up, change the Blend Mode of the Sketch layer to Multiply, then make a new layer

Scooters have been around for ages but, a bit like cars, they’re going electric and California-based Inboard Technology is bringing what it thinks is the world’s most advanced electric scooter to the party. Now though, with its Glider Electric Scooter, the Santa Cruz company wants to revolutionize the way all of us get from A to B. The company had its roots in e-skateboarding and shifting the mindset towards scooters has, reckons Joule, been a real journey. “The Glider scooter is remarkably cost