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Damien McFerran14/11/2017 - 4:29pmForget Alexa, this is how to make your living room REALLY smartSmartphones have revolutionised the way in which we communicate with each other and the world, but the next big frontier is the 'smart home'.
Voice-activated assistants like Amazon's Alexa and Google Home are transforming the average house into something truly special – and if you're going to take your tech to the next level, why not upgrade your lighting, too?
Smart lighting isn't a new concep

Paul Briden14/11/2017 - 2:36pmA German website has reviewed the OnePlus 5T camera already, finding some distinct differences from the OnePlus 5It seems that quite a few reviewers who are getting hold of their OnePlus 5T samples early are breaking the emargo - first we had a Youtube unboxing, and now a German website has posted an early review of the phone's camera.
There's an interesting change detailed in said review, which existing rumours and leaks had not picked up on. With the OnePlus 5's d

Paul Briden14/11/2017 - 1:35pmGoogle's convertible Android tablet is cheaper than everThe Google Pixel C convertible tablet hybrid is getting a bit long in the tooth now, which is probably why Google has seen fit to dramatically reduce its price down to £299 on the UK-facing Play Store's device section.
This price is for the 64GB storage model only (the 32GB edition was discontinued a while back), and it has been updated to run Android 8 Oreo, making it one of the few tablets on the market

Paul Briden14/11/2017 - 12:55pmApple has three new iPhones planned for 2018 ALL in the style of the iPhone XEarlier in the month we heard a rumour that Apple's 2018 plans would extend to two smartphones with OLED displays in the style of the iPhone X. The theory went that the firm would return to its two-handset-per-launch policy, with this year's triple being an exception, and it was thought we'd basically see an iPhone XI and an iPhone XI Plus both with OLED screens.
Now though, according to a

Paul Briden14/11/2017 - 12:22pmHTC has announced its first Vive standalone VR headset as the Vive FocusSome months back we heard talk of HTC planning to launch a standalone Vive VR headset, and at the time we also heard it would be a Chinese exclusive, at least initially.
That set of rumours and leaks has now become reality with HTC's announcement of the HTC Vive Focus; a standalone VR headset with its own display, processor, and other hardware built-in. Unlike the regular HTC Vive, which requir

Richard Goodwin14/11/2017 - 11:56amThe Google Pixel 2 and Google Pixel 2 XL have market-leading cameras. And now Google has explained what makes this possibleThe Google Pixel 2 and Google Pixel 2 XL have truly amazing cameras. For a point and shoot setup, both handsets are at the top of the market, easily. They are also very impressive when it comes to video capture as well.
And this epic performance is helped along (in a big way) by Optical Image Stabilization (OIS) and Electronic Image Stabili

Richard Goodwin14/11/2017 - 11:08amWell, this is interesting… Amazon Prime Video might soon switch to a freemium model, according to reportsAdAge reckons Amazon is eyeing a potentially massive change to how it runs its Amazon Prime Video service. According to the report, Amazon is looking at making Amazon Prime Video free – i.e. decoupling it from its Amazon Prime package.
This would be a ballsy move, a move designed to help it grow its subscriber base and close the gap between

Richard Goodwin14/11/2017 - 10:41amThe iPhone X and iPhone 8 have been jailbroken, proving Apple’s A11 Bionic chipset can and will be exploitedThe iPhone X has been jailbroken already. And that has to be some kind of record? Hackers in Korea pulled it off, though don’t expect to see a released version of the exploit anytime soon – the company has not released any details about the exploit.
The firm behind the jailbreak is KeenLab, according to Redmond Pie, who showed off t

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