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Samsung Gear VR gets a big update

Android Police pointed out that it's kind of unusual that the new Gear 360 only comes with Bluetooth 4.1 while Bluetooth 5 is now on the Galaxy S8. This vide...

Sony Releases 9-Minute Exclusive Clip from 'Ghost in the Shell'

Featuring about approximately 10 minutes of footage, the clip first opens with an introduction to Major (Scarlett Johannsen), as she first comes "online" and be...

Samsung unveils Galaxy S8 smartphone

However, Samsung has augmented this with two new unlock mechanisms, first being the iris scanner that was in Note 7 and second is a new face scanning which is e...

Comey wanted to reveal Russian meddling before election

FBI Director James Comey planned to write an op-ed early last summer making the case that Russian Federation was meddling in the USA election, but other top Oba...

Brad Hodge apologises to Virat Kohli

I thought that was the case, but it has changed for sure. "The thing I said before the first test, that has certainly changed and you won't hear me say that eve...

Samsung Galaxy S8 & S8+: Samsung Launch Definitely Went All Out!

If all goes well , the Galaxy S8 is shaping up to be a redeeming device for the brand. The AT&T is offering Galaxy S8 at $750 and S8+ at $850. Among th...

Emirates plane collides with another aircraft in Singapore

The flight EK405 was scheduled to fly from Singapore to Dubai. No injuries were reported. And she said, "Emirates apologises for any inconvenience caused". "W...

Comey wanted to reveal Russian meddling months before election

Both individuals spoke to Newsweek on the condition of anonymity "because they weren't authorized to speak to the press", the report said. The head of the s...

Samsung to sell refurbished Note7s in some markets

Greenpeace protesters interrupted Samsung's Mobile World Congress just a month ago with demands for the company to recycle the devices in an environmentally ...

Samsung Announces Their New Phone - Meet Samsung S8

Worldwide versions will most likely ship with an updated Exynos chip. Both phones have the (thoroughly leaked) curved AMOLED design with rounded corners. The ...

Destiny 2 is coming to PC

KitGuru Says: I've been a big fan of Destiny since it launched, though the game didn't get truly exciting until The Taken King expansion launched. The PC ve...

Nintendo Switch and NES Classic Edition Restocks Hitting Best Buy Tomorrow

Apart from Best Buy, official retailers of the Nintendo Switch include Amazon , GameStop , Target , and ToysRUs. According to Science World Report , the...

Telegram debuts end-to-end encrypted voice calls, adds AI to improve upon quality

In the world of messaging apps, Telegram is the newest to add a significant new feature - the voice calls feature. Some of them offer end-to-end encryption as w...

ACT Fibernet launching Gigabit Broadband in Hyderabad Today

The 1 Gbps plan, which will be available from anywhere within Hyderabad , is about four hundred times the national average speeds, which is around 2.5 Mbps. Wi...

'Some weird sh*t' : George W Bush baffled by Trump's inauguration speech

Now, however, three sources present at the inauguration revealed that the president-turned-painter had a very Texas-sized opinion of the new president's speech,...

Judge in Hawaii extends order blocking Trump's travel ban

A US federal judge in Hawaii has indefinitely extended a court order blocking the enforcement of President Donald Trump's revised travel ban. Arguments were h...

Samsung to launch Galaxy S8

Samsung did not announce the price of the smartphone at its launch event in U.S. however media reports like Verizon Wireless and The Verge listed prices rangi...

David Bowie's NYC Condo Is for Sale & It Comes With His Piano

Overlooking Central Park, the home comes with a Yamaha piano that once belonged to the "Starman" himself. They left a piano behind when they moved out and it'...

No decision yet on staying in Paris climate accord

Tom Steyer, the president of NexGen Climate and a strong voice in the fight to combat climate change criticized Trump's actions. To the editor: On Tuesday...

Samsung details new Bixby voice assistant, plans to integrate into future products

Whether Bixby lives up to the hype remains to be seen, but it won't be long until we get to try it out first-hand. It will not only be found on smartphones but ...

New Samsung Gear VR price: Here's how much it costs

The phone is the first premium offering released by the South Korean company since the Galaxy Note 7 was released late a year ago, caused a public relations d...

Cyclone downgraded, damaging winds and heavy rain remain

Queensland Premier Annastacia Palaszczuk said assessing damage was hard because communities had been cut off from power and phone reception. Prime Minister Ma...

Committee Expels UW Student Accused in Sex Assault Case

The 21-year-old has pleaded not guilty to 21-criminal counts including sexual assault, stalking and false imprisonment. Cook is accused of sexually assaulting 1...

Space Station Astronaut Peggy Whitson gears up to break spacewalk record today

Whitson had previously been tied for the record with NASA astronaut Sunita Williams, at seven spacewalks each. Whitson, will thereby surpass astronaut Suni Will...

Trump thumps Freedom Caucus over health care

President Donald Trump is warning conservative lawmakers in the House that a fight is coming if they don't "get on the team, & fast". This is a developing ...

CD Projekt Has Sold 25 Million Copies of The Witcher Games

While people have been able to try the game out on Xbox One and PC, PlayStation 4 gamers have been left out in the cold. To return to the one arriving on the ...

Trump threatens to 'fight' Freedom Caucus in midterms

At the same time, Speaker Paul Ryan said he wanted to address defunding Planned Parenthood via a special budgetary process that would require only 51 votes, now...

Trump Administration Rolls Back US Climate Protections

Trump claimed the order would revive jobs lost in the coal industry, although economists have pointed to factors beside regulation, such as the market forc...

So, what do you think of the Galaxy S8 and S8+?

Likewise, those who have a Gear VR and use it with their Daydream-compatible device may be able to use the new Samsung controller instead of the Daydream View c...

Trump, Comey and Russia: Let the chips fall where they may

U.S. officials, speaking on condition of anonymity, told CNN that communications between Donald Trump's inner circle and the suspected Russian operatives we...

Zuma declares special official funeral for Ahmed Kathrada

The struggle denied Ahmed Kathrada the opportunity to have children of his own; he was first imprisoned at the age of 17. Following decades of activism, Kathr...

A refurbished Galaxy Note 7 could hit the shelves soon

Regarding the refurbished Galaxy Note 7 devices used as rental phones, the markets and release dates will be determined accordingly. Is it really worth the hass...

Ford Mustang, F-150 Will Feature Night-Vision Pedestrian Detection System

Mustang receives additional new features such as distance alert, lane-departure warning, lane keeping assist, and the Driver Alert System that combats drowsy dr...

Samsung to officially bring back the Galaxy Note7 as specially refurbished devices

After months-long internal and external investigations, Samsung found Note 7's flawed batteries, manufactured by battery makers Samsung SDI and Amperex ...

South African anti-apartheid hero Ahmed Kathrada dies aged 87

Recently Kathrada was a vocal critic of scandal-plagued President Jacob Zuma and the African National Congress government. "Kathy" was an inspiration to million...