Audio is crystal clear, noise-canceling technology is improved and they boast a new ergonomic design that promises a more comfortable fit. At IFA 2018 Sony unveiled its new WH-1000XM3 noise-canceling headphones, the follow-up to the award-winning Sony WH-1000XM2 . According to Sony, the headphones are at least four times better than the M2 when it comes to noise-canceling performance. According to Sony, the WH-1000XM3 headphones price will be approximately $349.99/£300 and the release date will

AKG promises these headphones boast top-notch sound – naturally – and ‘perfect calls’ and ‘talk thru’ features to enable you to take phone calls with an impressive level of clarity and no pesky echoes. The headphones weigh in at 270g, and AKG says they’ll let you enjoy 23 hours of music-listening on a single charge. On the audio front, it promises bolstered sound chops with Apt-x and AAC audio support, and it delivers eight hours of music playback time via Bluetooth. Another in-ear pair, the AKG

There’s no denying that the 8K TVs on display at IFA 2018 look stunning, but sadly there’s very little content around right now that will make the most of their abilities. Sharp has recognized that fact, and its second-gen 8K models are all capable of scaling regular 2K and 4K content. Sharp’s algorithm detects the number of pixel points in an image, and upscales them to an 8K grid in real time. Great expectationsSharp is thinking big, and its new 8K models are available in three extra-large siz

If you’re multilingual then you might already have been annoyed by the inability of AI assistants to understand both the languages you speak, but now with select languages Google Assistant can understand. You can now choose any two languages out of English, German, French, Spanish, Italian and Japanese, and Google Assistant will be able to understand queries spoken in either one of them – though you can’t switch language mid-chat. This change should make Google Assistant a lot more helpful for m

Ever fancied a phone that you could wrap around your wrist, or build into your clothes? At IFA 2018, Chinese company Royole has shown off its range of fully-flexible displays, including panels built into a ski jacket – and a top hat. A bendy screen is just one of the components necessary to make a foldable phone or smart coat, and Royole also makes a range of flexible sensors, circuits and other electronic systems to make these products possible. Shape of the future“While curved displays have be

Tado has just announced a new generation of smart thermostats dubbed the V3+, and they come with a new app and tools to help you improve the quality of your air. Examples include when and for how long to open windows and when to air rooms, based on things like air freshness and quality, weather forecasts and pollution. You’ll be able to access the Air Comfort skill through a new app, designed for the Tado V3+ Smart Thermostat. This also includes the main features offered by the previous Tado Sma

Four years after the release of its popular SP 15-30mm F/2.8 Di VC USD optic, Tamron has given wide-angle aficionados a new object of desire in a Mark II update. The SP 15-30mm F/2.8 Di VC USD G2 (Model A041) becomes the latest optic to be bestowed with the G2 suffix, following the SP 24-70mm F2.8 Di VC USD G2 and SP 70-200mm F2.8 Di VC USD G2 that surfaced last year. This second-generation lens sticks to the same basic idea as the original, even repeating its 18 element, 13 group optical config

Qualcomm has announced a new version of its aptX audio platform at IFA 2018, which aims to deliver the same performance and quality of a wired audio connection. The headphone jack is dying as the rise of wireless continues its march across our devices – Qualcomm says the wired connection is going away – but there’s potentially good news for audiophiles worried about a poorer, wireless audio experience. AptX Adaptive is the latest version of the firm’s wireless sound technology, and Qualcomm clai

What is a 3D battery? A 3D battery is a complete redesign of how existing batteries are constructed, in order to make them either more powerful, or smaller. Effectively, 3D designs increase the energy density of batteries. The end result had an energy density of 5.2 milliwatt-hours per square centimeter, which is pretty good for a 3D battery. As well as exceptional improvements in energy density, that mechanical deformability means the batteries can be crumpled without being affected.

Though it arguably kicked off the current bezel-free smartphone craze with its original Mi Mix handset, Xiaomi seems to be taking a page out of Oppo’s design playbook with a Find X-style sliding selfie camera on its newly announced Mi Mix 3 device. Previous Mi Mix devices, like the Xiaomi Mi Mix 2, awkwardly placed the selfie camera at the bottom of the phone’s face, forcing the user to either turn the handset upside down, or take self portraits from an especially unflattering angle. Ticket to s

While we’ve already had plenty of chances to check out the larger Google Pixel 3 XL in the slew of leaks over the last few months, we’re finally seeing what is very likely to be Google’s smaller Pixel 3 flagship. However, given the current volume of new Pixel leaks and rumors, there’s a strong possibility we’ve been given a fairly accurate description of the smaller handset. The rear of the handset closely resembles the current Pixel 2 and Pixel 2 XL design with their single-lens camera and fing

It comes from what looks like an official Apple Watch Series 4 photo, obtained by 9to5Mac, and the watch has considerably less bezel and a lot more information. This photo backs up prior rumors that the new Apple Watch for 2018 will have a display that’s 15% bigger in both the 42mm and 38mm watch sizes. The casing size may stay the same, and that means the Apple Watch bands you’ve previously bought should work with the new Apple Watch 4. More room for complicationsToday’s Apple Watch 4 photo sho

Mozilla has today announced that, starting in October, the Firefox web browser will begin to implement new features aimed at blocking cross-site ad tracking. Instead, Mozilla has a three-step process in mind which will eventually ensure all ad tracking is blocked by default. Blocking ad trackers isn’t new to the open-source browser. The privacy game planMozilla’s three-part strategy begins with blocking trackers that slow down page loads. Following that, Mozilla plans to remove ad trackers that

The photo in question depicts the 5.8-inch iPhone XS and 6.5-inch iPhone XS Plus, according to an exclusive report from 9to5Mac, and both have OLED screens. We expect there to be three new iPhones: the iPhone XS, the iPhone XS Plus, and a ‘cheaper’ 6.1-inch iPhone equipped with an LCD screen. Previously, iPhone rumors called these phones the iPhone 11, iPhone 11 Plus, and the cheaper iPhone 9. New iPhone XS color: goldThe iPhone XS photo depicts two phones, and both appear to be in the new gold

Musk vs Bezos: the moon and MarsMusk is obsessed with Mars, Bezos with the moon. So when it comes to the moon, Musk and Bezos agree. SpaceX vs Blue OriginThey might both be space companies, but comparing SpaceX and Blue Origin is not easy. Blue Origin is secretive, announcing the results of its rocket tests after they’re complete; there’s no publicity beforehand. Musk Vs Bezos: the rocketsThe media tends to hear the phrase ‘reusable rocket’ and think they’re all the same.

Announced during IFA 2018, Netgear Orbi Voice is a wireless mesh satellite and smart speaker in one. Netgear Orbi Voice is the firm’s logical progression for its Orbi line of wireless mesh products, bringing Amazon Alexa smarts and a 35-watt audio system inside a nearly identical-looking product to its line of wireless mesh routers. Anyway, the Orbi Voice is designed to be additive to an existing Netgear Orbi wireless mesh network – you can’t start an Orbi network with this product as it’s not a

The first laptop to be powered by the Qualcomm Snapdragon 850 chipset, Lenovo’s Yoga C630 WOS, has made an appearance during IFA 2018, and it looks like it can achieve over a whole day of battery life. The Lenovo Yoga C630 WOS looks set to blow past previous records by being able to run for more than 25 hours off a single charge. The Lenovo Yoga C630 WOS is expected to benefit from all of these improvements. The Lenovo Yoga C630 will also benefit from extremely fast bootup times – similar to how

Then this could well be the augmented reality (AR) experience you need, as you step into Sith Lord, Kylo Ren’s boots and grab his lightsaber. This is the third major update of Lenovo’s Star Wars: Jedi Challenges AR experience, but instead of fighting to save the galaxy, and things have taken a darker turn in the Dark Side expansion. In the new update you play Kylo Ren, and you’ll face up against the likes of Rey and Yoda in epic lightsaber battles. The Dark Side expansion will be free to those w

The Lenovo Smart Essentials range has launched at IFA 2018 in Berlin, Germany, and it’s looking to take over as the brains of your smart home. Initially the family of smart home products is made up of three devices; Smart Plug, Smart Camera and Smart Bulb. The Smart Plug price is $29.99. The Smart Plug price is $29.99. Lenovo Smart Camera – is a smart surveillance camera that lets you monitor live video footage inside the home – day and night.

It’s been hardly two months since Lenovo introduced its redesigned gaming desktops, and now the electronics firm is already upgrading them with Nvidia Turing-based RTX graphics cards at IFA 2018. The Lenovo Legion T730 VR-ready tower and Legion C730 cube-case gaming PCs are both seeing Nvidia GeForce RTX 2080 and RTX 2070 upgrades, which should make them ready for this year’s ray tracing-ready titles, like Battlefield V and Shadow of the Tomb Raider. Both Lenovo Legion T730 gaming desktop tower