As Christmas rapidly approaches, you or somebody you know may be thinking about getting a new games console. Microsoft’s Xbox One and Sony’s PlayStation 4 (with their respective S/X and Pro upgraded versions) are the two console kings, and are evenly matched in a lot of ways. Can’t decide which to buy? Read on and …
The world’s two biggest smartphone manufacturers have been fined by Italian authorities for deliberately hampering the performance of older phones, pressuring customers into upgrading. Software updates were found to “significantly reduced performance” of the iPhone 6 and Galaxy Note 4, causing their makers to be fined €10m and €5m respectively. Planned Obsolescence So-called ‘Planned Obsolescence’ …
Your Google Assistant will soon be able to make real life phone calls, to a real human, on your behalf. The tech was showcased at onstage at Google’s annual I/O tech festival by CEO Sundar Pichai. In the demo, he asks Google to phone a nearby salon and book a haircut appointment. The artificial voice …
