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  • Going to be in the market for a new Pixel 3 or Pixel 3 XL from Google next month? An official teaser site from Google in Japan suggests we’re looking at three different colors for the new phones: mint, white and black. On a scale of 0 to pretty likely, we’d say these colors are pretty likely to be the three on offer come launch day. A 5.4-inch screen has been mooted for the smaller Pixel 3, with a 6.2-inch screen tipped for the larger XL version. The camera will remain a single-lens affair, appa
    These could be the colors of the Google Pixel 3 and Pixel 3 XL

  • The Apple-sponsored study submitted to the FDA, called the Apple Heart Study and created in partnership with Stanford Medicine, started last November and finished earlier this month. During the study, Apple Watches with a study-specific app were able to identify over 98%of patients who had AFib and over 99% who were healthy. The Apple Watch 4’s single sensor wouldn’t be a replacement for proper medical procedure, as Quartz points out. Medical protocol for ECGs typically requires attaching a doze
    The Apple Watch 4 ECG is 98% accurate at detecting AFib, says study

  • There’s been more spillage when it comes to the imminent GeForce RTX 2080, with a leaked benchmark showing the graphics card recording a storming score which shows a clean pair of heels to even the mighty Titan Xp from the current crop of Nvidia’s GPUs. rtx 2080 TShttps://t.co/jsL9RNkvT0September 14, 2018Assuming this leak is on the money, that RTX 2080 benchmark is blazingly fast, and as we said at the outset, it beats out the Titan Xp compared to what we’ve seen in our own Timespy benchmarking
    Leaked GeForce RTX 2080 benchmark outpaces the mighty Titan Xp

  • While 8K TVs stole the show at IFA 2018, there was also a fair amount of noise cancelling headphones in Berlin, too – most notably, the Sony WH-1000XM3 and AKG N700NC. Now, thanks to its partnership with Samsung, Harman is bringing its AKG noise-cancelling headphones Stateside to the tune of $350 and will be released alongside two other models, the AKG Y500 and AKG Y100, that will cost you $150 or $100, respectively. Plus, Sony’s headphones offer aptX, aptX HD and LDAC codec support while the AK
    Harman and Samsung partner up to take down Sony's best wireless headphones

  • While cyberattacks against large businesses are often carried out by cybercriminals, new research from the government-funded agency Jisc has discovered that staff or students could be responsible for cyber-attacks against colleges and universities. Jisc found that the number and rate of attacks decreased significantly once the holidays began which gives even more credibility to the idea that either students or disgruntled staff could be behind the cyberattacks on colleges and universities. The a
    Students, not cybercriminals, likely behind cyber-attacks on UK universities and colleges

  • The Intel Core m3 model of the Surface Laptop is no longer available through the Microsoft online store, Neowin reports. Neowin has a convenient table that displays which Surface Laptop models are and are not available. Of the 10 Surface Laptop options you can normally choose from, only half of them are still available to purchase. It’s more than likely that the same thing is happening here, as the Surface Laptop is now a little long in the tooth, having debuted in June 2017. So, is this affirma
    Surface Laptop inventory dries up ahead of Microsoft's October 2 event

  • Announced with a trailer during a Nintendo Direct on September 13, the tentatively named Luigi’s Mansion 3, is set to be released on Switch at some point in 2019 – so far no official release date has been divulged, but with a remake of the original Luigi’s Mansion coming to 3DS on October 12. Fans of the second game, Luigi’s Mansion: Dark Moon will be pleased to know that the mischievous little Polterpup makes a return, most likely to cause havoc for ghost-busting plumber. Luigi’s Mansion 3: tra
    Luigi's Mansion 3 release date, news, and features

  • Earlier this month Nvidia announced an impressive lineup of new Turing-based GeForce graphics cards in the form of the RTX 2080 Ti, RTX 2080 and RTX 2070. While we got some specs and even gaming time with the RTX 2080 Ti, there’s still plenty we didn’t know about these next-gen graphics cards – that is until now. Nvidia is finally allowing us to tell you almost everything behind its new architecture from how Tensor and RTX Cores fit next to CUDA cores, new shading methodologies, a new version of
    9 things you need to know about the Nvidia RTX 2080 Ti and RTX 2080

  • Samsung just sent out invites for an event for next month during which we’re likely to hear about a brand new Galaxy device of some sort. The invite doesn’t say much, but it says it’ll be a “Galaxy event” suggesting we’ll see a new device from the company’s phone lineup. That said, we’ve already had the Samsung Galaxy Note 9 announcement, so it may be a new lineup of devices. That’ll be the same way Samsung announced the Galaxy Tab S4 tablet last month. Everything we know about the Samsung Galax
    Samsung is hosting a Galaxy event next month - here's what it could be for

  • The Huawei Watch 2 may be followed up by the Watch X as the company has trademarked the name in Europe. According to a trademark filing from the EUIPO (European Union Intellectual Property Office) the company has listed the name “Watch X”. This isn’t confirmation the watch is coming soon. Companies often trademark a variety of names for future use, so it may a new device from the company is in development but isn’t ready to be sold under the Watch X name. On the other hand, it may be Huawei has
    Huawei Watch 3 may actually be called the Huawei Watch X

  • Obviously, the more features you want on your entry-level DSLR, the more you’ll pay, but do you actually need them? AF performance could be better though, but overall this is still a very capable entry-level DSLR. All in all, it may not be the latest entry-level DSLR, but the D5300 is still a smart buy. Images from the 24.1MP sensor are more and adequate, but not quite a match for those from the EOS Rebel T7i / EOS 800D. Read our in-depth Canon EOS Rebel T7 / EOS 2000D review10.
    Best entry-level DSLR 2018: 10 budget DSLRs perfect for the beginner

  • After the initial rumors that it appears Panasonic is going to launch a full-frame mirrorless camera, we’re getting a little more info what the camera might be like. According to 43rumors.com, Panasonic’s new full-frame mirrorless camera has been designed to compete with the likes of the Sony Alpha A9 and Nikon D850. Rumors though are still a little sketchy, including what lens mount the new Panasonic full-frame will use. 43Rumors understands that the sensor has been designed by Panasonic with a
    Panasonic full-frame rumors continue to build

  • Google has just provided a not very subtle – but also not very enlightening – tease that the Google Pixel 3 is on the way. That’s definitely a reference to the Google Pixel 3One 3, many possible meaningsBut while the 3 is clearly a reference to the Google Pixel 3, could it be more than that? There have even been rumors of three new Pixel handsets, though more recently we’ve only heard about two, so we doubt there will be three of them. Ultimately it probably just means that the Google Pixel 3 an
    Google teases the Pixel 3 without giving much away

  • The Razer Phone 2 is coming – we know that for sure afrer the firm confirmed the handset in an earnings report – but it looks like things may not change all that much from the original Razer Phone, in terms of design at least, if the latest leak is to be believed. An image obtained by Android Headlines from a ‘reliable source’ claims to show the front of the upcoming Razer Phone 2 and it looks awfully like its predecessor (which is pictured in the image above). The Razer Phone 2 appears to have
    Razer Phone 2 will look almost identical to original according to leaked image

  • Ahead of the imminent launch of its next-gen graphics cards, Nvidia has shared some fresh details about exactly how quick the GeForce RTX 2080 and GeForce RTX 2080 Ti will be, with the former absolutely doing the trick in terms of realizing 4K gaming at a fluid 60 frames per second. Most importantly, it marks the necessary performance oomph to achieve 4K at 60 fps, and that’s a line which the GeForce RTX 2080 sits right on, showing that this is the card you need to achieve that holy grail combin
    Nvidia claims GeForce RTX 2080 hits the sweet spot for 4K gaming at 60 fps

  • G Suite: Apps and componentsG Suite is made up of a suite of apps you might well be familiar with from a personal Google account, and there aren’t a huge amount of differences to the apps inside G Suite – they just come with your company’s own branding and extra management controls for keeping teams organized. Here are the key components of G Suite – click the links below to read our in-depth review of each one. You can’t create a Google+ business page through G Suite at the moment though, which
    G Suite review

  • Then you’ll want to make sure you’re armed with a Nintendo Switch or Xbox One – they are getting some of the best of all time ported, in the shape of a load of classic Final Fantasy titles. So, deep breath: Nintendo Switch owners can look forward to, Final Fantasy VII, IX, X, X-2 and XII, Final Fantasy Chocobo’s Dungeon and World of Final Fantasy (renamed World of Final Fantasy Maxima, which is also coming to the Xbox One, PS4 and PC). That’s in addition to the previously-announced Final Fantasy
    Classic Final Fantasy games are coming to Nintendo Switch and Xbox One

  • Assassin’s Creed running on the Nintendo Switch? One of the more surprising announcements from this week’s Nintendo Direct livestream was the incoming arrival of the next installment of Ubisoft’s AAA stealth-action series, Assassin’s Creed: Odyssey . There won’t be any Assassin’s Creed cartridges or download files floating around, but it does open up possibilities for wider access to AAA titles through the Nintendo console. With the competition increasingly looking to cloud gaming to bring down
    Assassin’s Creed on Switch? Nintendo takes baby steps towards a cloud gaming service

  • Announced during the latest Nintendo Direct on September 13, gamers will soon be able to purchase a pair of wireless NES controllers for the Nintendo Switch, allowing them to revisit the company’s classic 8-bit titles as they were meant to be played. Much like the Switch’s Joy-Con controllers, the wireless NES pads can be recharged by simply slotting them into the sides of your Switch console. Priced at $59.99 (AU$79.95, around £45) for a double pack, the NES controllers will be exclusive to mem
    Nintendo’s new wireless NES controllers are a Switch Online exclusive

  • It’s scary stuff, but AI also has an important part to play in mapping our past and present. Today you can restore photos, but one day we may be able to use AI to map out the past in VR. Look past the fireworks on the front end, it’s the pattern recognition in the background that makes Nvidia’s AI work like magicThink of a famous painting. Spotting forgeriesThe big names in AI have sensibly stayed away from suggesting they can improve a painting that’s worth millions. Bring the past to lifeVR an
    How AI can restore our forgotten past

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