Counting down the days to that big OnePlus 2 reveal? There’s more news from the grapevine this weekend with a newly leaked image that shows an ultra-thin, all-metal body. Of course this could just be a rendering put together by a budding designer with dreams of working at OnePlus, but the metal theme does back up hints dropped by OnePlus CEO Liu Zuohu that the new handset will indeed eschew
Every year, Nintendo holds a shareholders meeting where anyone invested in the incredibly successful video game company gets the chance to fire off questions at its talented, interesting and hugely intelligent senior figures. These conversations are later translated and published online, and this week we got a look at the latest. Were any of us regular video game fans allowed in, we’d be asking the tough questions – when will
Introduction Almost two years into the Sony Playstation 4’s life and its game developers are really hitting their stride now. We’re seeing some fantastic games on the way, thanks to a rather spectacular showing at this year’s E3. But equally the PS4 has a lot of great games that you can play right now. Some are pretty obvious, but there will be other that you might have missed out on.
By Mark John PARIS (Reuters) – Uber Technologies will suspend its UberPOP ride-hailing service in France, the U.S. company said on Friday, after it faced sometimes-violent protests and local authorities denounced it as an illegal taxi service. After fierce protests last week by licensed French taxi drivers who argue it threatens their livelihood with unfair competition, France took two executives from California-based Uber into custody and said they will face
Windows 10 might be the product Microsoft will focus most of its internal resources on for the next few weeks (it launches on July 29) but that doesn’t mean that others are neglected. The company has added a slew of new features to Office 365, its business suite of SaaS (software-as-a-service) applications. The first of them, PowerShell for Office 365, brings a CLE (command line environment) to system administrators that
Chromebooks are great lightweight and long lasting machines. MacBooks are celebrated by creatives for their fashionable engineering and ease of use with memorable keyboard shortcuts. But when it gets down to brass tacks computing nothing beats a good Windows laptop. Windows laptops are reliable, much more expandable and Windows still has the lead with many more business applications while being a substantially stronger platform for gaming. More recently, Microsoft has
After watching Batman v. Superman’s initial trailer, you’d be forgiven for forgetting anyone other than the title characters are actually in the movie. But Entertainment Weekly has a new collection of photos from the film, featuring Batman, Superman, Wonder Woman, and Lex Luthor himself — with inexplicable flowing locks.
The sequel, Arkham City, gave players far more of the series’ best features. Last week, developer Rocksteady concluded its series with Batman: Arkham Knight. Arkham Knight introduces more structure into the huge world of Gotham.
Best mid-range DSLR Mid-range DSLRs offer more power, robustness and control than typical entry-level models. They’re great for shooting tricky subjects like sports or wildlife, thanks to having faster continuous shooting rates and superior autofocus systems. Many also add weatherproofing for extra robustness and peace of mind. Although mid-range DSLRs don’t tend to offer more megapixels, you’ll often get an increased ISO sensitivity range to help with low light shooting.
Best noise-cancelling headphones When it comes to noise-cancelling headphones, there are two types to look out for: active and passive. Passive means that when the headphones are pressed against your head, some sound is cut out in the process of closing your ears off to the world outside. It’s not high-tech. Lots of headphones claim that this is some sort of advanced technique, but it’s nothing more than a few
