Update: While future Huawei smartphone plans are in doubt following the restrictions, Google has promised to continue offering security and app updates through its Play Store for existing handsets. More below:In what will likely be a significant blow to its global smartphone and tablet business, Huawei has today learned that Google is planning to pull the Chinese company’s access to many of its core Android apps and services, including the Google Play Store, Gmail, Search and Chrome. The move wi

But when it comes to LG vs Samsung TVs, which one should you choose? That’s why we’ve put together this guide for comparing Samsung vs LG TVs, so you can know confidently which brand is making the right TV for you. Best Samsung TV: your guide to buying Samsung in 2019Samsung vs LG TV: overviewImage Credit: SamsungSamsung and LG are two large-scale manufacturers that sell TVs for both high and low price points, though with somewhat different panel technologies for their high-end sets. Smart TV: T

When it comes to listening to thumping EDM and hip hop music, Sony’s Extra Bass range of headphones certainly deliver the goods on the bass department, even if they are lacking somewhat in other areas when compared to the reigning headphones champ, Sony WH-1000XM3. Now, Sony’s looking to bridge the gap between its bass-heavy headphones and the aforementioned award-winning cans, announcing a new addition to its Extra Bass range with the Sony WH-XB900N. The new headphones bring Sony’s celebrated w

After teasing the announcement during its Build 2019 keynote, Microsoft has officially announced Minecraft Earth, a new augmented reality (AR) game in the style of Pokemon Go for iOS and Android devices. The announcement was made today – on the game’s 10-year anniversary – and Microsoft says that Minecraft Earth will go into beta this summer (June – August) with pre-registration available now on Minecraft Earth’s website. What makes Minecraft Earth different from the other AR games like Pokemon

If you’re looking for how to protect against the ZombieLoad attack, you’ve come to the right place. How can I tell if I am affected by the ZombieLoad flaw? Unfortunately, there’s currently no easy way to tell if you’re affected by the ZombieLoad flaw. ZombieLoad affects any device running an Intel processor from 2011 onwards (Image credit: Shutterstock) (Image: © Shutterstock)How to protect against the ZombieLoad CPU security flawBelow you’ll find ways to fix and protect yourself against the Zom

If you’ve been waiting for a discount to snag the latest model Apple AirPods, then now is your chance. Amazon has the 2019 AirPods back on sale and down to its lowest price ever. You can save $19 on the truly wireless AirPods which brings the price down to $139.99. A $19 price cut might not seem like much, but discounts on the 2019 Apple AirPods are extremely rare. Learn more about Apple’s wireless earbuds with our Apple AirPods (2019) review.

Now, the company is adding accessibility features to one of its most popular, long-standing programs: Microsoft Paint. And, while Microsoft Paint is already readily usable with a mouse or touchscreen, the new features allow the keyboard to serve as the primary input device in Microsoft Paint. Now, you might be wondering why anything is coming to Microsoft Paint. Paint 3D was all set to replace Microsoft Paint almost two years ago, but then Microsoft kept Paint around. How the new features workTh

Like their Nuraphone forebears, these new in-ears offer truly personalized audio via a patented Nura technology, which automatically generates audio profiles for each listener based on their unique hearing experience. The technology adapts the frequency response of music and other sounds to better suit the audio frequencies a user can actually hear. Image 1 of 4 Image credit: Nura (Image: © Image credit: Nura) Image 2 of 4 Image credit: Nura (Image: © Image credit: Nura) Image 3 of 4 Image credi

An initiative called the Christchurch Call, led by the governments of New Zealand and France, calls on other world leaders and tech giants to be more vigilant in policing live streams on social media platforms. While the United States government has refused to endorse the effort, Facebook has agreed to make some minor changes to the way it polices its platform. According to the announcement made on its blog, the social media giant will ban any user who has broken its rules from using Facebook Li

Back in 2017, Apple TV 4K users cheered when selected films in their iTunes libraries started receiving Ultra HD upgrades at no extra cost. Now, it appears the opposite is happening (albeit unintentionally), with both purchased and unpurchased 4K movies being downgraded to HD thanks to an alleged bug, as reported by 9to5Mac. Originally believed to be an issue only affecting Warner Bros. titles, the list of downgraded movies has since extended to productions from other studios, including MGM, Col

Apple and Amazon appear to be playing nice in time for Christmas, with the news that Apple Music has landed on Amazon Echo speakers across the US. The addition of Apple Music support on Amazon speakers like the Amazon Echo Show, Amazon Echo Dot and other Amazon Echo devices, means that you can now connect your Apple Music account to your Echo via the Alexa app and set it as your default streaming platform. Not all speakers made equalNot all Alexa-enabled speakers will gain support for Apple Musi

With the Tokyo 2020 Olympics just months away, one of its most popular disciplines could be set for a major technological upgrade thanks to Fujitsu. The Japanese technology giant has revealed a partnership with the International Gymnastics Federation (FIG) aimed at introducing AI-assisted judging technology, with tests now underway in preparation for possible use at Tokyo 2020. Fujitsu hopes that its “judging support system” technology could help eliminate possible errors that could be the diffe

Google Assistant has finally arrived on the Sonos One smart speaker and Sonos Beam soundbar, via a free free software update in the United States. The company originally promised both Google Assistant and Amazon Alexa support back in 2017, and despite a number of updates to the Sonos One – including AirPlay 2 support – Google Assistant hadn’t been among them until now. It will also be possible to control compatible Google smart home devices that work with Google Assistant via the Sonos One or So

Fortnite developer Epic Games is headlining the PC Gaming Show 2019 keynote event, our friends at PC Gamer announced today. According to PCG, last year’s show brought in 4.7 million views and a whopping 241 million impressions on social media, making it one of the most-watched events at E3 and the only event dedicated to PC gaming. Last year’s show was big but, according to PC Gamer Editor-in-Chief Evan Lahti, “This year’s livestream will present more announcements and new trailers than any prev

Microsoft has put out a warning to those still using its Windows XP, Windows 7 or other early operating systems (OS), urging them to update their PCs with the latest security patch in order to prevent against a serious threat. How to patchMicrosoft has claimed that it has, as yet, “observed no exploitation of this vulnerability, [but] it is highly likely that malicious actors will write an exploit for this vulnerability and incorporate it into their malware”. As such, the software heavyweight is

If you’re looking to build a mining PC for cryptocurrency, then Ebuyer has a killer deal, with a the excellent Asus B250 Expert mining motherboard now just £19.98. As a motherboard dedicated to mining cryptocurrency, the Asus B250 Expert comes with 19 PCI Express ports, which allows you to run 19 GPUs at once – for some seriously impressive mining results. The fact that it has had a massive price cut – last year the motherboard was selling for £200 – means you’re going to get better margins from

Respawn is starting to crack down on piggybacking in Apex Legends: that is, earning XP off a good squad of players without actually contributing anything. Posting on Reddit, one of the Respawn community managers said the development team had received feedback on the practice of piggybacking, and was investigating game data to check the scale of the problem. Based on that data and internal discussions inside Respawn, piggybacking behavior will result in a temporary ban – and “extreme cases” could

That’s what Lenovo seems to be placing a major bet on, with a new prototype device it showed to TechRadar during a recent press briefing. So far, Lenovo is simply calling it a Lenovo ThinkPad X1 foldable tablet prototype, but more precisely it’s a tablet PC device with a foldable, OLED 2K display measuring 13.3 inches when completely unfolded and 9.6 inches per side when folded to work like a laptop. With that in mind, Lenovo is simply too far from release to even consider a price for this devic

A new graphics card name was discovered in AMD’s Adrenalin 19.4.3 graphics drivers by a TechPowerUp reader. The newly identified card is a Radeon RX 640. Given that it follows the naming scheme of AMD’s Polaris-based GPUS, it’s a safe bet this Radeon RX 640 could be an upcoming GPU that continues to use the Polaris architecture. TechPowerUp speculates that the Radeon RX 640 would be a re-branding of the current RX 550X. This lead to new graphics cards like the Radeon RX 550X that were fundamenta