If there is one trend that has caught up with almost all smartphone companies in 2017, it has to be a bezel-less display design. Newly leaked images and information has suggested that Chinese smartphone-maker Vivo might also introduce a near bezel-less design with its upcoming X20 and X20 Plus smartphones.
Vivo X20, X20 Plus Specs Leaked, Tipped to Feature Near-Zero-Bezel Design Read More »
The LG V30 has launched at IFA 2017 after months of speculation, giving us a smartphone that brings the best of LG G6 in a larger form factor and more powerful platform. It comes with a load of new features in its arsenal…
LG V30 Flagship Smartphone Releasing on September 21 Read More »
The co-creator of Android has confirmed that around 70 customers were affected by the sloppy confirmation process and that Essential will offer one year of LifeLock protection to impacted customers to prevent potential identify theft.
Bungled Verification Email Causes Essential User Information Breach Read More »
Password manager Dashlane is one of the first consumer-facing companies to take advantage of a little-known feature within Intel’s 8th-generation Corechips that could become much more popular: enabling two-factor authentication with just your PC, and not your phone.
Intel 8th-gen chips could soon make your Online Security less hassle. Read More »
Seagate Technology has announced the Australian and New Zealand availability of the Fly Drive released earlier this year in partnership with DJI, the world’s leading manufacturer of unmanned aerial vehicles (UAVs).
Seagate Launches DJI Fly Drive in Australia and New Zealand for Drone Users Read More »
Farewell Miiverse. Nintendo has announced that it will be shutting down the social network which was launched with the Wii U gaming console. The service will stop working on November 8…
Nintendo to Shut Down Miiverse Read More »
Final Fantasy XV will have Steam Workshop support when it arrives on PC next year, game director Hajime Tabata revealed in an interview, and it may come to Nintendo Switch.
Final Fantasy XV Will Support Steam Workshop on PC Read More »
Mere days after revealing three new fighters for Injustice 2 – Black Manta, Hellboy, and Raiden – publisher WB Games has provided a gameplay trailer for the first of them, which showcases the character’s moves and play-style. Separately, Capcom has announced a new character for Street Fighter V: Menat.
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Software giant Microsoft has stopped selling its original Xbox One in the US and UK, reports said on Saturday. The original Xbox One is listed as “sold out” on the Microsoft Store and does not show up in searches for Xbox systems.
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Crucial NZ has launched the industry’s first mobile-friendly SSD install web app to simplify the SSD install process for any consumer.
Crucial NZ launches the industry’s first mobile-friendly SSD install web app Read More »
When security in your home, office or workplace is of paramount importance, the more you can see means the less that can happen un-noticed. That’s where something like this comes in very handy.
Review: D-Link Full-HD 180-degree WiFi Camera – DCS-2530L Read More »
The OPPO R11 camera phone, the flagship model of the leading global camera phone maker, is now available in New Zealand. Slim and fashionable, the OPPO R11 introduces new breakthroughs in mobile photography, producing clear and beautiful portrait shots of professional-like quality. The OPPO R11 is equipped with a high-performance and power-efficient Qualcomm Snapdragon 660 chipset as well as an upgraded ColorOS 3.1 operating system, providing a faster and more secure user experience.
OPPO R11 Dual 20MP Camera Phone Debuts in New Zealand Read More »
Cosmetic products containing tiny plastic particles known as microbeads will be banned in New Zealand by May 2018 – earlier than anticipated. Associate Environment Minister Scott Simpson said the ban would also be widened from that first proposed, to include all “wash off” products for visual appearance, exfoliating, cleansing or abrasive cleaning purposes. “Foodstuffs have
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As rumored last week, August 21 will be an important day for Google and its mobile operating system. That’s because the company promises we’ll “meet the next release of Android and all of its super (sweet) new powers” on that day, which is also the day of the total solar eclipse. Google will hold a special event for Android O…
Google Announces The End (of The Wait) Is Nigh! Read More »
It’s been nearly a year since Blizzard announced it was retiring the beloved Battle.net name – a fact you may or may not have noticed, as you’ve almost certainly kept calling it Battle.net this entire time anyway. Not only was the new “Blizzard App” nomenclature awkward and sterile sounding, but…well, people love Battle.net.
Battle.net Gets a Stay of Execution Read More »
The DAP-2610 Wireless AC1300 PoE Access Point is the first Business Grade Wave 2 access point to be launched by D-Link in ANZ. The slim device, providing both wall and ceiling mounting options, achieves a maximum data throughput of up to 1300Mbs and uses both the 2.4GHz and the 5GHz frequency bands in parallel.
D-Link NZ launches professional Wireless AC Wave 2 Access Point for businesses Read More »
In case you missed it, the Tricorder all-purpose medical device from Star Trek now exists. Thanks to a global competition spearheaded by the X-Prize Foundation, a prototype…
“Bones” Not Included… Read More »
Modern typography marches in lockstep with technology, as it has since the written letter’s infancy hundreds of years ago. In the 21st century, the newest frontiers for typography are the worlds of virtual, mixed, and augmented reality.
Real Text in Virtual Spaces Read More »
Patients suffering from mental disorders ranging from depression to Alzheimer’s disease may soon be able to swap their pills for video games. Neuroscape, a research lab at the University of California at San Francisco, has spent the past eight years pursuing that mission.
Video Games Could Be The Next Big Therapeutic Tool Read More »
Today, OpenAI announced that they have created a bot which beats the world’s top professionals at 1v1 matches of Dota 2 under standard tournament rules.
OpenAI create an AI bot that can tilt even the best human players in Dota 2 Read More »
LG has just shared some camera-related details about its upcoming V30 smartphone. The South Korean company claims the device “will include the world’s largest aperture and clearest lens ever to be featured in a smartphone.”
LG V30 to feature the world’s widest aperture on a phone camera and TouchSense haptics Read More »
