The iPhone XS, iPhone XS Max and iPhone XR solve this legitimate concern with an NFC chip that works several hours after your new iPhone battery dies. This also works with all iPhone 8 and iPhone 7 phones if you update the operating system. Apple’s official iOS 12 security guide, specifically Page 16 of the guide, indicates that designated cards for transit and student ID are supported by this new feature. No longer fear of getting stuck without an NFC-enabled metro card or student ID when your

The Samsung Odyssey Z 15 wowed us when we first laid eyes on it in April, but it was disappointingly only available in China and Korea – that is until now. Samsung has announced you can purchase its 15-inch ultra-thin gaming laptop from its own online store, the Microsoft Store and Amazon at a starting price of $1,799. Aside from sporting impressive specs, we think the Odyssey Z 15 just looks plain gorgeous. According to Samsung, this arrangement grants the Odyssey Z 15 enhanced thermal control

Both the top-of-the-line GeForce RTX 2080 Ti and the GeForce RTX 2080 (which will be the first card to arrive on shelves later this week) have appeared in the database of Final Fantasy XV benchmarks, so we can see how they perform against Nvidia’s current mightiest GPUs. And the RTX 2080 Ti easily outdid the Titan Xp which recorded a score of 4,756. As for the RTX 2080, that hit 4,589 points, so it came very close to equaling the Titan Xp, just falling 167 points short. Some previous leaks – 3DM

We’ve heard that the Samsung Galaxy S10 is set to see significant design changes, and now we have an idea of what one of those changes might be, as an early benchmark suggests the Galaxy S10 could have smaller bezels than the Samsung Galaxy S9. So that would make this phone marginally higher-resolution, but more importantly that resolution would equate to a 19:9 aspect ratio, rather than the 18.5:9 aspect ratio on the Galaxy S9. That would mean the Samsung Galaxy S10 – or whatever this is – has

Good news – Twitter will soon allow you to revert back to the old chronological timeline, with no roundups of messages posted while you were offline. Once it does, just uncheck the settings box marked ‘Show the best tweets first’. In case you missed it…“We’ve learned that when showing the best Tweets first, people find Twitter more relevant and useful. However, we’ve heard feedback from people who at times prefer to see the most recent Tweets,” Twitter said. “Our goal with the timeline is to b

It looks like Microsoft will be dropping its plans to show a “warning” pop-up when Windows 10 users try to install Chrome or Firefox instead of sticking with its Edge web browser, after a backlash against its heavy-handed approach. The warning message was included in a recent Windows 10 preview, which is an early version of Windows 10 that allows users to test out new features. However, there was a visceral backlash from users, who didn’t appreciate Microsoft trying to dictate what browser they

The Hologram app has got the boot, mainly because it’s been replaced with the Mixed Reality Viewer. Phone CompanionMicrosoft notes that when you install the next big update, you’ll find that the Phone Companion app is no longer on your system. Again, you won’t be losing any of the features, because they have simply been incorporated into the Phone page under Settings. Windows 10 version 1809, which is the other name for the October 2018 Update, should arrive, as the name suggests, in October. Th

AI could be the key to stopping cybercriminals hijacking IoT devices to attack businesses, new research has claimed. New research from Aruba has found that AI can help boost the usefulness and effectiveness of security protection within businesses as more and more IoT products enter the workplace. Overall, most IT security teams saw IoT attacks as a major weakness in their company’s overall security strategy, concerning both internal and external threats. More than three-quarters of respondents

Nintendo Switch Online is finally, finally coming online – a full 18 months after the hybrid console first launched, and marking the very first time Nintendo has charged for an online membership service to get the most out of your games. Everything you need to know about Nintendo Switch OnlineThere are a few payment packages, starting at $3.99 / £3.49 per month, or $19.99 / £17.99 for the year. Compared to competing services on Xbox Live ($40 / £40 per year) or Playstation Plus ($60 / £50) Ninte

Announced last year alongside the iPhone X, Apple’s AirPower charging mat promised to bring wireless simultaneous charging to multiple Apple products upon its eventual release. Thanks to a new report from noted leaker Sonny Dickson, we may now have some details about the alleged problems that are holding the AirPower mat from release. The report lists several key issues which Apple is allegedly facing in regards to the AirPower mat, with a heat management problem believed to be the company’s big

It’s called the Withings Steel HR Sport, and it’s similar to the series of the Nokia Steel products we’ve seen before with a watch like design that’s packed full of extra features. It comes with a heart-rate tracker, Connected GPS and sleep tracking tech as well. It’ll turn your score into something Withings has called a “Fitness Level assessment” that uses pace, heart rate and your personal data like age and weight to track your overall fitness. Even sportierMade of stainless steel, the 40mm wa

Most manufacturers of consumer electronics follow a yearly cycle of releasing new products – if smartphone makers can do it, why not Amazon? In fact, around this time last year, Amazon launched its Echo Spot smart speaker, so it comes as no surprise that the online shopping giant is gearing up to announce eight new Alexa-enabled smart home devices, according to CNBC . CNBC reports that Amazon is expected to officially reveal the new devices at an event to be held later this month, with a microwa

While the latest trend among Australian telcos is to offer “unlimited” data mobile plans, ACCC chairman Rod Sims has now officially warned the companies not to mislead customers with this terminology. The issue that the Commission found with plans from Optus, Vodafone and Telstra is that their respective “unlimited” plans did, indeed, pose some limits on customers. “It is about time they showed more respect for their customers and the Australian Consumer Law.” Since a Federal Court case found Te

You can download the iOS 12 update on your iPhone and iPad starting today, with Apple delivering new features to existing devices. iOS 12 tweaks the operating system with Grouped Notifications, Memoji being added to Animoji, and better speeds for older devices. Apple announced the official iOS 12 release date at last week’s iPhone XS launch, noting the update would land on Monday, September 16. Why iOS 12 may not download right awayWe can already tell you that iOS 12 is better than iOS 11. There

Pandora began with a simple premise: Create online radio stations around a user-selected song, artist or genre. Users could create more than one of these stations at a time, and bounce between them as frequently as they wished with minor commercial breaks interspersed with the music. The strategy here, it seems, is for Pandora to add some features that draws fans away from competing services and integrating them into its new premium service. New features plus more subscribers overall would be a

What is Hybrid Log Gamma, and why should you care? So what is Hybrid Log Gamma? Hybrid Log Gamma (or HLG) is an HDR format developed by the UK’s own BBC, in conjunction with NHK, Japan’s national broadcaster. When reaching your home television, the HLG signal will display in HDR if your television is compatible with the HLG HDR format. The ‘hybrid’ in Hybrid Log Gamma refers to this dual-coding of SDR and HDR.

Earlier today Apple released iOS 12 to the world. The marquee feature of Apple’s latest tvOS is Dolby Atmos support, which adds object-based audio support for compatible sound systems that transcends traditional 5.1 and 7.1 setups. The first is that Atmos will only be supported on Apple TV 4K – and not the original Apple TV. You’ll also need Dolby Atmos movies and shows to take advantage of the update … which, fortunately, Apple will make available through the iTunes Store. Even better, Apple

So who better to teach me than a professional Fortnite player? “Fortnite is all about building,” Harry explains. The trick, Harry explains to me, is to go for a quick landing on low ground – as opposed to mountains. Becoming a masterAs I wallow in defeat, I ask Harry about how he became a professional Fortnite coach. Harry explains that he is a professional Fortnite player, currently in the midst of signing a contract with a professional team (he couldn’t say where).

This is where data recovery tools can save the day, and here we take a look at five of the very best free options that are available. For most people, however, the free version should cover all the usual eventualities. Keeping things nice and simple, EaseUS Data Recovery Wizard Free is the friendly, accessible face of recovering lost files. Something of a stalwart of the data recovery genre, Recuva has managed to build up a dedicated following – and it’s not hard to see why. While some data reco

That neatly outpaces the GeForce GTX 1080 which recorded 141 fps (all these scores are drawn from three benchmark runs, with the median average taken). Ultra details dropped the air-cooled RX Vega 64 to 125 fps compared to 111 fps for the GTX 1080. Cranking the resolution to 2560 x 1440 with ultra detail levels meant the RX Vega 64 recorded 100 fps compared to 89 fps for the GTX 1080. And hitting 4K with high details meant the air-cooled RX Vega 64 achieved 85 fps, and 68 fps on ultra details, w