[ad_1] One of the harder things about spending a week in Edinburgh is the schlep from the railway station to whichever far-flung self-catering apartment you’ve rented for the week. The hills in the city are abrupt, and pavements in the Old Town often cobbled, so dragging a wheeled suitcase for a couple of miles isRead more about Meet Ovis, the self-lugging luggage[…]

[ad_1] The HTC Vive VR headset will be going wireless from September 24, with HTC officially announcing a wireless adapter which offers users the ability to play VR titles without being tethered to a PC.  Setting up the wireless adapter is fairly quick and straightforward: it apparently takes only minutes to install the PCI-e cardRead more about HTC Vive's new adaptor cuts the cables on VR[…]

[ad_1] Google grew its smart speaker market share from 16.1% in Q2 2017 to 27.6% in Q2 2018. Apple was in fourth place in Q2, behind Alibaba,  with 700,000 HomePods shipped in Q2. The smart speaker market continues to grow, with global shipments tripling from 3.9 million units in Q2 2017  to 11.7 million units inRead more about Amazon out-ships Google in smart speakers by 3x.[…]

[ad_1] The 2018 MTV VMas live stream is happening tonight, and it’s still insanely difficult to tune and watch it online. However, we’re figured out where to go to see it. MTV Live is the one hosting the Video Music Awards, and you can find the link below. The main MTV site is showing aRead more about How to watch the MTV VMAs live stream online[…]

[ad_1]   Samsung extended its lead over Intel to 22% in H1, reports IC Insights. All but four of the top 15 companies had double-digit year-over-year growth in 1H18. Moreover, seven companies had ≥20% growth, including the five big memory suppliers (Samsung, SK Hynix, Micron, Toshiba/Toshiba Memory, and Western Digital/SanDisk) as well as Nvidia andRead more about Samsung extends lead over Intel to 22%[…]

[ad_1] Dell has taken the opportunity of Gamescom 2018 in Cologne, Germany to announce fresher hardware options for the Alienware 15 and 17 laptops as well as new mainstream gaming monitors. Now, the Alienware 17 comes with the option to include a factory-overclocked Nvidia GeForce GTX 1080, whereas before that overclocking option was only availableRead more about Dell refreshes Alienware laptop lineup with new graphics and storage options[…]

[ad_1] The figures for crypto mining out of Nvidia are quite astonishing. In Q1, Nvidia had crypto mining chip  revenues of $289 million.  The Q1 forecast for Q2 crypto revenue was $100 million. Q2  Nvidia’s actual crypto chip revenues were $18  million. Presumably, the Nvidia figures were  caused by the collapse in crypto coin  pricesRead more about Crypto Bollox[…]

[ad_1] Nvidia is gearing up for its Gamescom 2018 press conference, where it is highly likely the graphics card maker will unveil its next generation of graphics cards, including the GeForce RTX 2080. If that wasn’t exciting enough, there have been a number of rumors suggesting that we will also see an even more powerfulRead more about Nvidia Gamescom 2018 press conference live blog: will we see the GeForce RTX 2080?[…]

[ad_1] The sensor allows for the use of programmable input thresholds to deliver system wake-ups and alerts without needing to rely on a microcontroller to monitor the system. Developers can place their MCUs  in deep sleep mode, because the sensor can initiate measurements without input from a microcontroller. The sensors offer a typical humidity accuracyRead more about Humidity/temperature sensor works with MCU in deep-sleep mode[…]

[ad_1] In an effort to provide its pre-paid customers with more affordable smartphone options, Telstra has announced the introduction of three new budget handsets to its stable, including its first Android Go phones.  The release of the new budget handsets coincides with the telco’s new Pre-Paid Extra offer, which gives customers a 5GB Data BankRead more about Telstra’s first Android Go phones land September 4[…]