Netflix announced today that it has signed the rights to produce new series and films set in The Chronicles of Narnia universe. Although no firm plans have been announced at this point in terms of plot line or expected release date, the deal gives the streaming service the rights to create anything from the seven main books in the series – thus marking the first time any company has owned the rights to the entirety of the series. To coincide with the announcement, Netflix announced that the prod

Samsung just announced that its 8K QLED TV, the Samsung Q900, will be available for pre-order today and will be available to purchase outright on October 28. For reference, the 85-inch Q900 is around four times as much as the 65-inch Samsung Q9FN QLED TV – the screen that we called the best 4K TV in 2018. 8K for $15KSo why does Samsung’s 8K TV cost so darn much? There’s also Bixby and Samsung SmartThings integration to consider, Ambient Mode and Samsung’s Eden Smart TV system – all of which add

Design and displayThe LG V40 ThinQ and Galaxy Note 9 trade blows in the design department. In spite of its reduced size and weight, the LG V40 ThinQ still manages to pack a 6.4-inch display like the Galaxy Note 9. Image 1 of 2 Galaxy Note 9 Image 2 of 2 LG V40 ThinQOS and powerThe LG V40 ThinQ and Galaxy Note 9 are largely comparable on the software and main hardware front. However, the LG V40 ThinQ can record video in HDR, a trick the Galaxy Note 9 has surprisingly left out. Image 1 of 2 LG V40

Blizzard has finally given us our first look at the Overwatch Lego collection. The collection was teased via a 30 second trailer on Twitter, which shows Blizzard vice president/Overwatch game director Jeff Kaplan playing with a Tracer Lego character which suddenly comes to life. pic.twitter.com/Z04bCgyGDuOctober 2, 2018Blizzard announced the Overwatch Lego collection back in May, however the company has remained pretty tight-lipped about it since then. However, in August, Lego teased six charact

Super Mario Party might be the game to do just that, and feels as much a refresh as it is a tightening of the series’ well-worn mechanics. As a multiplayer party game, Super Mario Party won’t be a necessary purchase for a lot of players, but for couch-based co-op and casual minigame fare, this looks like exactly the game the Switch needed. Super Mario Party wisely goes back to the old formula here, along with a host of new tactical elements that expand the possibilities for gameplay. Early verdi

Extreme sports brands are getting in on the action too, and British pro freeride mountain bike racer Sam Pilgrim is a real fan. “I like the ebike because it helps me to ride for longer and further,” says Pilgrim. It’s somewhat larger than the GoPro Hero7 Black (above), but that’s to be expected when it packs two cameras – one on the front and another on the back. TSG, founded in 1988, is made up of former pro snowboarders, mountain bikers and BMXers, so the company knows what makes great protect

Changes are afoot to make the names of Wi-Fi standards like 802.11ac easier to understand by simplifying them to a plain single number. The incoming 802.11ax next-gen Wi-Fi will be – wait for it – yes, Wi-Fi 6. This move comes courtesy of the Wi-Fi Alliance, which noted that the current designations are too convoluted and sound far too technical, which is true enough. After all, who really needs five numbers, a full-stop, and extra letters when it comes to naming a wireless standard? Name gameEd

After five years fuelling tech workers and gamers in the US, bean-based meal replacement Soylent has arrived on UK shores. His experiment went viral, and time-poor tech workers were soon keen to sample the liquid meal themselves. Life hackingHot on the heels of the tech workers came the hardcore gamers. The three flavors now available in the UK: Original, Cacao and Cafe MochaSo why the UK, and why now? If you’d have to stop in a coffee shop and get a muffin or skip breakfast, Soylent is a good a

The Nokia 7.1 could be about to land, as not only is HMD Global (the company behind recent Nokia phones) holding events on both October 4 and October 11, but the handset has just been extensively leaked, including press renders, specs and pricing. Shared by WinFuture, the renders show a phone with a notch, a dual-lens rear camera, a glass back and a metal frame, while the accompanying details say that the Nokia 7.1 is 159g and just under 8mm thick. This could be the Nokia 7.1. Credit: WinFuture

Over the last week we’ve started hearing word of the Huawei Watch GT that may launch alongside the Huawei Mate 20 range, and now it has been certified by the US Federal Communications Commission (FCC), suggesting it is in fact nearly ready for release. Other features that Quandt claims the watch will have include Bluetooth connection, a compass, pressure sensor and an accelerometer like previous watches from Huawei. We don’t yet know what software will be running on the watch, but we’d expect it

Love the style of Amazon’s Kindle Oasis ereader, but don’t want to be locked into Jeff Bezos’s machine? Kobo has a new ereader, the Kobo Forma, that looks strikingly similar to the top-of-the-line Kindle, except for all the Amazonian trappings. The Kobo Forma has an 8-inch E Ink Mobius display and, like the Kindle Oasis, has page turn buttons on one side of the screen for improved one-handed ergonomics. Watery wordsComing with an 8GB capacity (there’s a 32GB version exclusive to Japan for pictur

Microsoft has made the October 2018 Update live, giving Windows 10 users the opportunity to manually grab the upgrade now, or wait until the automatic rollout process starts next week. This was announced at the big press event which has just happened, where plenty of fresh Surface hardware was unveiled. Simply type ‘check for updates’ in the taskbar search box (next to the Start button) to see if the October 2018 Update is ready for your machine. Windows will still check to make sure your device

Google has released a free Android voice control app that lets you use spoken commands to control pretty much every aspect of your phone. Voice Access has been in beta for two years, but is now available globally from the Google Play store. With Voice Access, you can use your voice to type and edit text, switch between apps and screens, launch Google Assistant, and simulate gestures like tapping and scrolling. Speak easyBefore you start using Voice Access, Google recommends turning on ‘OK Google

Surface Pro 6 vs Surface Pro 2017: designLast year’s Surface Pro stuck pretty close to the design of its predecessor, the Surface Pro 4, featuring a 12.3-inch PixelSense touchscreen with a 2,736 x 1,824-pixel resolution, measuring 0.33 inches (8.4mm) thick, and weighing 1.73 pounds (786g). Surface Pro 6 vs Surface Pro 2017: specsWhile on the outside it doesn’t appear like a great deal has changed between the Surface Pro 2017 and the Surface Pro 6, when it comes to hardware, the Surface Pro 6 off

It also marks National Cyber Security Awareness Month – a 31-day ode to staying safer and more secure online. And one of our top rated VPNs has launched a fantastic discount to coincide with Cyber Security Awareness Month. View DealWhat is National Cyber Security Awareness MonthBack in 2003 the US Department of Homeland Security and the National Cyber Security Alliance put their collective heads together to try and figure out how to bring a higher profile to the ever-growing scourge that is cybe

Sandwiched between the Roku Premiere and upcoming third-generation Chromecast that’s reported to be revealed at Google’s upcoming Pixel 3 event on October 9, Amazon today has unveiled a new entry in the affordable, small and powerful category: the new Amazon Fire TV Stick 4K. Despite sitting underneath Amazon’s refreshed Amazon Fire TV dongle, the Amazon Fire TV Stick 4K will offer just as much functionality as its larger predecessor with the added capability of streaming 4K HDR content in HDR10

Specifically, the big update introduces the first public support for Microsoft DirectX Raytracing (known as DXR for short). This means Windows 10 PCs with the October 2018 Update installed are now capable of supporting real-time ray tracing – as opposed to pre-rendered sequences – providing their GPU also supports this tech. And of course as we’ve seen with Nvidia’s recently launched Turing graphics cards, these GeForce RTX models are primed to supercharge visuals with an extra dose of realism v

Soul Electronics aims to give people a break with their wallets with the affordable Emotion earbuds, except paying less does come with a catch. Apple wasn’t first to market with true wireless earbuds when launching the AirPods , but it has become the product to beat in the category. This is where Soul Electronics thinks its new Emotion earbuds fit in. Finding a pair of true wireless earbuds is really easy these days – even if you’re on a budget. In fact, budget true wireless headphones have take

At Microsoft’s ‘Back to Black’ event, the company announced a bevy of new and updated devices including the Surface Pro 6, Surface Laptop 2, Window 10 October 2018 Update, Surface Studio 2 and Surface Headphones. Surface Pro 6Starting with the new device we were all hoping to see, the Surface Pro 5 – oops we mean Surface Pro 6. Though it might look an awful lot like the last Surface Pro (now the unofficial Surface Pro 5), Microsoft claims its 67% more powerful than the previous iteration thanks

Microsoft made a huge number of announcements at its Surface event today, including a full rundown of its Windows 10 October Update and new products in its Surface Pro, Surface Laptop and Surface Studio lineups, but the Redmond company had even more surprises for its attendees beyond those headliners. As reported by Engadget, Microsoft has also said that it’s working on a new feature for its Your Phone app that will allow users to mirror an Android phone to their Windows 10 desktop. Shilpa Ranga