Month: August 2018

Sony’s MDR-1000X headphones are an exceptional set of noise-cancelling cans. We adored them when they launched in 2016 and we love their successors – the Sony WH-1000XM2 – even more. It was to our great delight therefore, that Sony announced a third generation of the noise-cancelling champions at IFA 2018 in the form of the […]

Harman Kardon’s Citation series got an early reveal with the announcement that the Citation 500 had won an EISA award, but at IFA 2018, the Samsung-owned company has revealed a full line-up of Citation speakers, a complete family of connected audio devices. While some manufacturers are dabbling in smart speakers with one, perhaps two, models, […]

The slow crawl towards flexible displays that can fold or wrap have become a holy grail for tech futurists, but this new concept device has its inspiration rooted very much in history. Researchers have created a prototype touchscreen tablet that rolls-ups up into a cylinder and can be unfurled like an ancient parchment. Dubbed the […]

The rapid rise of Netflix helped to coin the term binge-watching. All of those box-sets in one place and the disruptive tactic of dropping entire original seasons at once have enabled users to feast on shows until their heart’s content. However, it has emerged Netflix is none-too-keen on term. In fact, it would rather be […]

Apple’s Pride-themed watch face is unavailable in Russia. Reports suggest the company has outright blocked the LGBTQ-friendly rainbow themes to avoid a conflict with Russia’s restrictive statutes on “gay propaganda”. That’s despite Apple launching the watch face and accompanying woven band as part of its “unwavering commitment to equality and diversity.” The discovery was made by […]

The IFA consumer electronics trade show in Berlin is one of the largest in the world. It is also different in that it opens its doors to the public, as well as press and trade visitors. Many products are launched there each year and this year’s event has played host to some amazing new TVs, […]

A lot of smart speakers could pass for normal wireless speakers with mics jammed in, but the Pure DiscovR is a little different. It’s a smart speaker with Amazon Alexa that has a pop-up top. Push it in and the mics used to communicate with Alexa physically disconnect. She won’t pipe up randomly as you […]

If you’re in the market for a light but powerful laptop, MSI’s new P65 Creator looks like it could well be worth keeping an eye on. As the product photography and name suggests, MSI is aiming the P65 at ‘creators’ – people who make their place in the world through animation, photography, design or art. […]

Apple is finally forcing app developers to include a privacy policy for all new and updated app submissions. In an announcement this week, the company says even apps submitted through the TestFlight beta testing platform will require an easily-accessible text-based policy or an external link before they’ll be accepted. The privacy policy will require developers to state […]