Apple made its entry into the crowded smart speaker arena with the HomePod. It’s a bit different from other speakers powered by virtual assistants as the company focused more on providing a high-end audio experience, which is why it’s much more expensive than the Amazon Echo Dots of the world. According to a new report, Apple will launch a new HomePod speaker next year.
It was reported a couple of days ago that Battlefield V might support NVIDIA’s RTX Ray Tracing technology. It’s the new real-time cinematic quality rendering technique that NVIDIA introduced at GDC several weeks ago. Some leaked footage from the Battlefield V alpha has added fuel to the fire as it apparently shows Raytraced footage powered by NVIDIA’s GeForce RTX 2080 Ti graphics card.
Ferraris are expensive but you could buy a lot of them for $48 million. However, you have to be exceptionally passionate and not to mention wealthy to buy just one from 1962 for a whopping $48 million. That’s exactly what someone did when they purchased a rare 1962 Ferrari for $48 million at auction.
Like clockwork, Samsung releases its Galaxy Note 9 to push the envelope of the whole Galaxy Series 9 for the remainder of 2018. The Galaxy Note continues to be the company’s technologically leading smartphone with an emphasis on things that require more power and battery: productivity, creativity, multimedia and even games/VR.
There’s a lot of anticipation among Battlefield fans for the next addition to this popular series. It takes the baton from Battlefield 1 which was very well received. Some fans won’t like that a few features that were supposed to be available at launch have been delayed. They can add dragging teammates to cover on that list.
Apple doesn’t make a whole lot of apps for Android like Microsoft does but it has made an exception for Apple Music, its subscription-based music streaming service. The service used to be Beats Music which was later rebranded as Apple Music after Apple acquired the company a few years ago. Apple has kept the app’s reach limited on the rival platform but it’s finally opening it up a bit more […]
WhatsApp is the most popular cross-platform messaging service. It lets users backup data to Google Drive. Many don’t send a lot of media files through WhatsApp so their backups would be small. However, those who share a lot of content would have heftier backups which would obviously take up space in Google Drive. The company recently teamed up with Google and announced that WhatsApp backups won’t count towards Drive storage. […]
With Sony seeing considerable success with the PlayStation VR, many have asked Microsoft if it’s going to launch a virtual reality headset for the Xbox. Mike Nichols, the company’s chief marketing officer for gaming, said in June this year that Microsoft has no plans to launch a VR headset for the Xbox in the near future. A new report reveals that Microsoft had been working on one but decided to […]
German auto giant Mercedez-Benz is one of the many major car manufacturers working on electric cars. They’re expected to launch multiple models in the next couple of years. Mercedes itself is due to unveil a new electric SUV soon. It’s going to be a production model which means that customers will actually be able to buy it. The company has started teasing it ahead of the vehicle’s unveiling next month.
If you’ve been meaning to purchase an Xbox One but want to pay for it in installments then Microsoft’s new program will appeal to you. The rumors have turned out to be true and the company has launched Xbox All Access. This service will provide console financing over a period of two years and will also include access to Xbox Live Gold and Xbox Game Pass for a set price […]
Game of Thrones is undoubtedly one of the most popular shows on the planet and millions of fans across the globe are anxiously looking forward to the final season. HBO is yet to confirm precisely when the first part of the upcoming season will air but it did offer a slight glimpse of the final season in a promotional video highlighting its 2019 lineup.
We’re all guilty of wasting time on YouTube when we just don’t feel like getting off the couch. It can often be hours before we realize that we’ve actually wasted a lot of time. If you tend to do this often, YouTube has a new tool to help you get a grip on things. It’s part of the Digital Wellbeing initiative that Google announced at I/O 2018 back in May.
Amazon first revealed its concept of the grocery store of the future back in 2016. It envisioned a shopping experience in which customers just walk into the store, pick up the items they want, and walk out. Their Amazon accounts automatically get billed the moment that they step out of the store. The first Amazon Go location opened earlier this year in Seattle and the company has now added another […]
Google has a couple of new handsets in the pipeline – the Google Pixel 3 and Pixel 3 XL – but the company is yet to confirm when they will be officially launched. It normally launches new hardware in October so that’s when the event is already expected to take place. A new report suggests that Google will officially unveil these devices on October 9th.
HBO’s True Detective has been a hit show and it has developed a cult-like following. Each season comes with its own story and cast and the previous seasons have been well received. The cable giant released the first trailer of True Detective season 3 after the final episode of its miniseries Sharp Objects was aired last night. Fans of this crime anthology show are no doubt excited about the new […]
Apple tends to launch new hardware in September and we’re just days away from the month. There has been a steady stream of rumors about the new iPhones that the company is expected to launch this year. A new report today claims that not only is Apple is going to launch three new iPhones in 2019 but it will also launch a new Apple Watch with a larger display.
While Tesla might be known for its electric cars, last year the company took the wraps off a new vehicle called “Semi” which is basically an electric truck. However given that a truck would need considerably more battery than a car, one has to wonder how would the Semi fare driving across the country by itself?
Nintendo’s consoles have admittedly never really been much about power. Instead the company tends to choose to focus its efforts on fun and interesting gameplay, which is why it didn’t really come as a surprise to learn that the Nintendo Switch wasn’t exactly packing the latest or greatest hardware.
It is widely expected that LG will be launching the LG V40 later this year, or possibly even at IFA 2018 which kicks off at the end of the week. So far according to a recent leak, renders of the LG V40 have revealed that the phone is expected to be pack a triple camera setup, making the LG V40 one of the few smartphones today with a triple camera […]