Virtual reality headsets are likely to be one of the big tech hits of next year, but smartphone owners don’t have to wait to get a taste of the virtual world, thanks to hardware like Google Cardboard and this, the Homido VR headset. It’s designed to hold a smartphone in front of your eyes so […]
Read MorePawning off your household chores to a stranger is about to get even easier. August, the company behind the Smart Lock, on Wednesday introduced Access, a new platform designed to give you more peace of mind when letting service providers enter your home when you’re not there. The company also unveiled a new lineup of […]
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Xiaomi India has launched the Mi USB Fan at Rs. 249. The new Xiaomi accessory will go on sale starting Tuesday at 2pm IST via company’s online store (mi.com/in). The company announced the launch of the Mi USB Fan in a tweet. The new Mi USB Fan from Xiaomi is likely to be sold from […]
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Meizu’s mysterious smartwatch made another appearance on Chinese microblogging website Weibo earlier this week. It has been more than six months since we last heard about the smartwatch, and it appears to be ready to launch this month. The four images captured at the undisclosed event show a functioning smartwatch, though there aren’t a lot […]
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Samsung has over 1,000 developers working on apps for the Gear S2, its latest wearable based on Tizen OS, and decided to show off some of the early app partners. The eight apps highlighted are all unique and offer something special for the Gear S2. Samsung claims that more will be added before the end […]
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Camera makers are obsessed with nostalgia. With smartphones eating their lunch, looking to the past for inspiration when designing new digital cameras is, perhaps, the only way to go. With zero fanfare, Canon, updated its online website Monday with the PowerShot G5 X, a high-end point-and-shoot camera that mixes modern-day camera flourishes with film camera […]
Read MoreWe get it, we do: Wireless is often a better option than wired when it comes to gaming controllers. What you lose in having a perpetual power connection, you gain in convenience—and you don’t hack off your roommates by having a huge cable dragging across the living room whenever you’re in front of the TV. […]
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Google’s finally done it. Android 6.0 Marshmallow includes a new, iOS-style permission systemfor new apps. You can also manually revoke permissions from any app — even ones designed for old versions of Android. You don’t need to root, install a custom ROM, or switch to an iPhone to do this anymore. Android finally has the app permission […]
Read MoreA March attack was aimed at LoopPay, a payments company owned by Samsung, but the electronics giant insists customer data is safe. Customers who use the Samsung Pay mobile payments system weren’t hurt by a hack attack on LoopPay, a company Samsung acquired to help power the service, the company said on Thursday. LoopPay, which […]
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Waterstones is no longer selling Kindle e-readers because the demand for them simply isn’t there. That’s according to the firm’s managing director James Daunt, who described sales of the devices at his stores as “pitiful”. He told The Bookseller: “Sales of Kindles continue to be pitiful so we are taking the display space back in […]
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