The release date of PES 2020 — or eFootball PES 2020, as it’s now officially called — is still a month and a half away but Konami is so excited to showcase what it has made that it’s releasing a demo of its latest football sim earlier than ever. This week, in July. And with
Chinese smartphone manufacturer Huawei is still optimising the foldable Mate X smartphone and would not make it public without meeting quality requirements, the company’s director of consumer business mobile phones He Gang has said. According to the executive, Mate X is still undergoing optimisation to meet the company’s stringent and high quality requirements. “It’s actually
Tile — the company that makes popular square-shaped tags and other technology to help people keep track of physical belongings like keys and bags — has made more recent moves to link up with chipmakers, helping it expand to wireless headsets and other electronic and other connected items as part of a wider smart home
In a post on RED’s message board, founder Jim Jannard reasserted the company’s commitment to the disappointing Hydrogen One handset. It’s a distant memory now, but the pricey niche device was teased and delayed for months, only to be generally run through the ringer in reviews. The camera module was one of the various complaints
Advertisement The latest news and tips in the tech podcast for technophobes, hosted this week by Christian Cawley and James Frew. Look out for details about Spotify Lite on Android, YouTube on the Fire TV, and some handy PC gaming fixes. We’ve also got some great offline productivity apps and a look at three secure
South Korea’s LG Display on Tuesday posted a deeper second-quarter operating loss that missed analyst estimates, as a global supply glut pushed down prices of screens for television sets. The Apple supplier’s operating loss for April-June was KRW 369 billion ($313.02 million) versus a loss of KRW 228 billion in the same period a year earlier. The
The annual QuakeCon gaming convention and tournament, organised in Dallas Texas each year to celebrate id Software’s much-loved games, is usually accompanied by a special Steam sale. This year’s deals are now live and will be available till July 30. Highlights include up to 80 percent off on many popular current and past id Software games,
Reliance Jio has introduced Jio Saarthi, an in-app digital assistant that is designed to make digital recharges easier. The telco has integrated the assistant, which it calls an in-app genie, within the MyJio app to facilitate digital recharges for Jio subscribers. The latest move is aimed to boost online recharges through the dedicated app and
Back in 2013, Occipital (a company then best known for making the RedLaser barcode scanning app) released the Structure Sensor, a device that turned any iPad you strapped it to into a portable 3D scanner. Six years later, they’re back with the next one: Structure Sensor Mark II. It’s about half the size, but considerably
Lenovo Tab V7 tablet was launched in India on Thursday. Key specifications of the tablet include a 6.9-inch full-HD display, cellular connectivity options, a large 5,180mAh battery that is touted to offer up to 30 hours of talk time, a 13-megapixel rear camera, and a 5-megapixel selfie camera as well. The Lenovo Tab V7 tablet
A new security feature rolling out on Tinder will help protect LBGTQ+ users who travel to dozens of nations that still criminalize same-sex acts or relationships. As part of the update, users who identify on the app as lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgender or queer will no longer automatically appear on Tinder when they arrive in
Advertisement RAM is the short-term memory of your computer. It’s where your computer keeps track of the programs and data you’re using right now. You probably already know that more RAM is better, but maybe you’re looking to install more RAM now. Shopping for RAM can be confusing, though. What’s the difference between DDR3 and
Apart from the Honor 9X and Honor 9X Pro, Huawei sub-brand Honor on Tuesday also launched the Honor MagicBook Pro and the Honor Band 5 fitness band. The laptop sports a slim metal body, weighs just 1.7kg, and is powered by the eighth generation Intel Core i5 or i7 Processor. The Honor Band 5 fitness
Just when we thought that Nvidia had succeeded in asserting its dominance with the new GeForce RTX Super series, AMD played a tried and true card, cutting prices to regain the advantage. Nvidia timed its launch to hurt AMD as much as possible and prevent favourable comparisons against its own offerings, and for a few
A British cybersecurity expert who admitted writing and selling malware was spared prison Friday by a judge who said the misconduct was outweighed by his help in stopping a worldwide computer virus in 2017. Marcus Hutchins, who was hailed as a hero for his role in stopping the “WannaCry” virus, was sentenced to time served
Apple analyst Ming-Chi Kuo — sometimes described as “the most accurate Apple analyst in the world” — has written a new note to investors saying that the three iPhones expected to launch in 2020 will feature support for 5G. In previous Kuo reports, it’s said the 2020 iPhones could be available in new sizes: a
At an event in New York yesterday, Sony announced a follow-up to its 2017 A7R III full-frame mirrorless camera. Simply called the, the A7R IV, the new camera boasts of some big upgrades over the previous model, which was already feature-packed to begin with. The ‘R’ moniker in the A7 series stands for resolution and
At last year’s WWDC, Apple announced that macOS Mojave will be the last version of macOS to run 32-bit apps. With public beta of the next major version of macOS — macOS Catalina — now here, it’s no surprise then that Catalina has dropped support for 32-bit apps. While most popular apps will remain unaffected by the
Chipmaker SK Hynix warned on Thursday of a supply disruption due to an escalating trade dispute between South Korea and Japan, and said it would cut investment and production to support a nascent recovery in chip demand. The global memory chip market is bottoming out after more than a year of steep price falls, and hopes
US President Donald Trump threatened to tax French wines on Friday in retaliation for France’s recent proposal to levy a tax aimed at big US technology companies. Trump had told French President Emmanuel Macron last week that he was concerned about the proposed digital services tax. “If anybody taxes them, it should be their home
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Apple is on the verge of solving the most annoying problem with its MacBook models. The controversial butterfly keyboard could be on its way out. Earlier this month, well-known supply chain analyst Ming-Chi Kuo reported that Apple will ditch its butterfly keyboard for the scissor switch-based keyboard. The new keyboard is expected to be more
Samsung Galaxy Note 10 launch is a few days away from now. But ahead of the formal debut, the South Korean giant has kicked off the Galaxy Note 10 reservations in the US. The company is also offering customers with a trade-in offer that is reportedly designed to offer as much as $600 (roughly Rs.
The promise of 5G is staggering. With its ultra-high bandwidth and low latency, it has the potential to alter how consumers interact with technology. However, questions remain around its deployment, use cases, and marketing. We’re excited to have Verizon CEO Hans Vestberg sit down for a fireside chat at Disrupt SF to talk about the
Microsoft has announced that it is slowing down the pace at which it releases major new versions of Windows 10. The twice-yearly Windows 10 updates, which have until now introduced significant new features but have also caused some backlash for being disruptive, will turn into alternate major and minor releases. The company is also changing how
Spend some time on the internet, and you’ll probably come across a jokester telling you to delete the Windows System32 folder on your computer. But what is this mysterious Windows folder, and why would someone tell you to delete it? And what would happen if you actually deleted System32? Here are the facts. What Is
E-commerce platform Paytm Mall has announced a partnership with Apple to sell its latest products like iPhone and iPad models in India. Apple products listed on Paytm Mall would have an authorised tag, which is given only to brand authorised sellers. The iPhone maker would promote Paytm Mall on its website, mentioning it as an
Corsair, one of the best known PC hardware manufacturers in the world, has bought Origin PC, a US-based boutique pre-built computer firm. Origin PC specialises in gaming and workstation class PCs, and targets enthusiasts who don’t want to assemble their own computers. The firm, based in Florida, is known for its hand-built customisable PCs as
Samsung Galaxy A50 has started receiving a new software update that brings the July 2019 Android security patch. The latest update also adds improvements to the camera and Wi-Fi connectivity of the smartphone. Last month, Samsung provided a software update to the Galaxy A50 that brought the June security patch as well as a preloaded
Sonos and Ikea’s Symfonisk collaboration took a lot of people by surprise when it was announced earlier this year, but the match up is less unlikely than it might appear at first glance. Ikea’s entire mission has been delivering practical, quality design concepts at price points that are more broadly accessible – and that’s exactly