You don’t need the top spec Samsung Galaxy S8 Plus. The stock Samsung Galaxy S8 Plus – with 4GB of RAM and 64GB of storage – is out worldwide and is enough for even the highest of spec-chasing phone fans. To buy the standard Galaxy S8 Plus outright you already need to part with $825 (£780, AU$1,349), and that’s only going to rise if Samsung brings the 128GB version to you. The Samsung Galaxy S8 Plus is our fourth best phone in the world right now, while the Galaxy S8 is our favorite. It’s the ex

Apple and Google have both launched new educational programmes to help their users, albeit in very different forms. Apple’s attempt takes the form of ‘Today at Apple’, a series of classes taught in the 495 Apple Stores worldwide, in a variety of subjects including music, photography, coding, art and design, and more. Notably, all subjects that require Apple products, being taught in Apple stores. The global classroomGoogle’s contribution is in the form of significant updates to its education app

Want to run Android, but don’t want to buy a smartphone, tablet or Android TV device? Then this may be the answer to your prayers: Google has teamed up with Huawei to deliver the HiKey 960, a Raspberry Pi style computer board that runs Android. Developed with teams at Google, ARM, Huawei, Archermind, and LeMaker, it was made primarily so that Android developers could code on a device using an ARM based chip like so many of the devices that run Android apps, rather than on Intel x86 chips. But wh

Nintendo has revealed that once again it won’t be hosting a traditional on-stage press conference at this year’s E3 in Los Angeles. During a financial briefing, the company’s president, Tatsumi Kimishima, stated: “We will not be hosting a large-scale press conference for institutional investors, analysts and the media.”This isn’t a surprising announcement – Nintendo hasn’t actually held a big press conference since 2012, instead deciding to go more directly to the public with online Nintendo Dir

PS5: what will the Sony PlayStation 5 be like and when will we see it? Updated The PS5 is still years away, but we’ve got some ideas on what Sony can do with its next system.

UPDATE: UK release date information has now been added. The New Nintendo 2DS XL in white/orange. In the States, the new handheld will launch alongside two brand new first-party Nintendo games: Hey! As the name would suggest, the New 2DS XL will once again limit video games to just two dimensions, and will sport the same-sized screens as were featured on the Nintendo 3DS XL. Check out the official New Nintendo 2DS XL trailer below for a better look at the console in action.

Like the Nexus phones before them, one of the great things about Google’s Pixel and Pixel XL handsets is that they offer such a pure Android experience, the phones are pretty much guaranteed to get all the latest Android updates as soon as they happen… well, for as long as they’re officially supported. A recently-updated Google support page discovered by Android Police has revealed that the search giant plans to cease Android OS updates for the current Pixel handsets in October next year. While

Less than a fortnight after it was confirmed that, indeed, Apple is testing out self-driving cars, it appears we have our first look at what the iPhone maker is taking on the road. A white Lexus RX450h SUV was spotted leaving an Apple facility in Silicon Valley, sporting sensors, cameras, and other gear used in autonomous driving research, as seen by a person who sent the the information and images to Bloomberg. The report adds the Lexus is rigged with third-party sensors, including a Velodyne L

Though wireless charging on an iPhone is still firmly in rumor territory, it’s clear Apple has given some major thought to powering your devices sans-fil. The tech giant has patented a method of using dual-frequency patch antennas to charge an external device wirelessly using frequencies emitted from a Wi-Fi router or cellular hot spot. Being just a patent, there’s no guarantee you’ll be topping off your iPhone’s battery just by walking through the front door yet. However, there’s ample rumors t

Word is that Apple is working on a money transfer service akin to the PayPal-owned app Venmo, allowing iPhone owners to send cash to each other directly, according to Recode. A source claims the new Apple-powered payment service will be announced later this year — possibly during this fall’s iPhone 8 launch event — though another source claims an announcement date and launch window have yet to be determined. The report also says Apple is in talks with credit card company Visa to create its own d

Without making much judgment not knowing its price, the Acer HMD is the sharpest and lightest HMD we’ve tested yet. And, having tested out the device firsthand, we can attest to the Acer HMD’s visual fidelity as well as its comfort. Mixed reality versus virtual realityTo be clear, the Acer HMD’s cameras cannot deliver a live view of the natural environment through its viewing lenses. This, essentially, makes the Acer HMD a virtual reality headset, albeit the lightest and sharpest one we’ve tried

Google Assistant can help with a lot of things, but since Google’s digital helper is limited to only certain types of devices right now, how helpful is it, really? Well, the answer to that question is about to change as Google just released the developer preview of the Google Assistant SDK. While this doesn’t mean much to consumers on the face of it, it does mean developers can implement Google Assistant in any device they create. “This allows you to interact with the Google Assistant from any p

Amazon might be ready to overthrow QVC as the best way to buy unnecessary commodities from the comfort of your couch. The Seattle-based company briefly released a new app called Fire TV to the streaming box’s app store yesterday that allows users to buy products directly from the Amazon store using their Fire TV and Fire TV Stick. Well, it means that the Amazon shopping app is still in development. A shopping app on the Amazon Fire TV could help bolster the sales of Amazon’s streaming box and he

One of Pai’s criticisms of the Title II order, among many others, was that it was not transparent enough. “Under this framework, a free and open internet flourished,” said Pai. Former FCC Chairman Tom Wheeler, second from right, next to current FCC Chairman Ajit Pai, far rightNet gain, net lossThe topic of net neutrality is complex and easy to get tangled in like, well, a net. In essence, net neutrality is the idea that internet service — regardless of what is being accessed or who is accessing

Acer unveiled a new smartwatch today, called Leap Ware. This will likely turn away a number of potential buyers, but the Leap Ware doesn’t want you to write it off just yet. Unfortunately for the Round, it looked and felt good but sacrificed battery life and robust functionality in achieving its aesthetic. The Acer Leap Ware price is listed at $139 for North America, where it will go on sale in July. Customers in Taiwan can buy Leap Ware for NT$4,990 beginning in August.

This should be especially true for multiplayer shooters; however, Overwatch is one of the shining exceptions to that rule. Will future story missions follow the same model, or will there be brawls in the future with more dialogue when you swap in different characters? MC: Overwatch, at its core, is a game that revolves around its heroes, and the story is the same way. Showing these relationships is a great way to show different aspects of the heroes that you might not have seen before. I also re

The Predator Triton 700 is the first in a new series of laptops designed to be nice and thin, yet without compromising on the power front thanks to some clever cooling technology. Indeed, at today’s Next@Acer event, the company showed a slide which claimed that the Triton hit a 3DMark score of 17,000, compared to the Razer Blade 2016’s score of 11,139 (although the precise spec of the Triton notebook benchmarked wasn’t mentioned). The Predator Triton 700 also benefits from an RGB backlit mechani

At its annual media event in New York City, Acer unveiled a new line of Switch 2-in-1 laptops – all with new methods of cooling for more power, less noise and longer battery life. The company took much of its time on stage to tout its new cooling solution, LiquidLoop, designed to cool its latest 2-in-1 computing devices. Acer’s idea with this cooling solution is to allow its thin and light general-use laptops more power within the same form factor, i.e. Switch goes even swifterSpecifically, Acer

Even though the performance of wireless mice has improved over the years, cautious gamers have stuck to their guns with wired mice. The Lancehead is Razer’s new flagship wireless mouse and on paper, at least, it’s no slouch. We made this mouse to be an absolute game changer.”Price & Availbility The Lancehead Tournament Edition is available right now, priced at $79.99 (€89.99). The Lancehead Wireless Gaming Mouse is available for pre-order Razer’s online store at Razerzone.com , and is priced at

Update: With Mario Kart 8 Deluxe now released we’ve added it to our roundup of the best Nintendo Switch games. The Nintendo Switch is finally here which means it’s time to stop worrying about hardware, and time to focus on what matters: the games. Thankfully the Switch’s launch has seen the arrival of a number of quality games. We’ve had the chance to play through most of the launch lineup for ourselves, and we’ve selected our five favorite games of the bunch. If you’re picking up the new consol