August 30, 2018 A closer look at Acer’s Predator Thronos, the God of gaming chairs One of the biggest announcements at IFA 2018 so far has been Acer’s new Predator Thronos gaming chair (I mean that literally — it’s…
August 30, 2018 Sony’s Xperia XZ3 looks like a larger XZ2 with an OLED screen Sony has just taken the wraps off of the Xperia XZ3, its latest flagship smartphone at IFA 2018, And while Sony is positioning this…
August 30, 2018 Sony’s 1000X M3 noise-canceling headphones have an improved design and USB-C Sony’s 1000X line of wireless headphones have become the market leader for noise-canceling headsets, and this year at IFA 2018, the company has announced…
August 30, 2018 Sony’s latest speaker is a soccer ball-sized portable party machine with Google Assistant Sony’s Extra Bass speakers are pretty easy to spot: they’re big speakers with lots of LED lights and flashing strobes, and they’re designed to…
August 30, 2018 The president’s attacks on social media are incoherent and depressing It was a vexing day. Conversations about social media continued to dominate the capital. “Conversations” is too strong a word — it was more…
August 30, 2018 Google’s in-house security key is now available to anyone who wants one Google’s Titan Security Key is finally available to anyone who wants one. The two-factor token went live today in the Google store, with a…
August 30, 2018 HTC’s U12 Life brings back the headphone jack with a two-tone design HTC is announcing a “lite” version of the HTC U12 Plus flagship today. The HTC U12 Life is a mid-range smartphone that’s more of…
August 30, 2018 The UE Boom 3 and MegaBoom 3 give the iconic speakers their first redesign in years Since they launched in 2013, Ultimate Ears’ Boom speakers have been some of the most recognizable Bluetooth speakers around, and they set something of…
August 30, 2018 Asus killed the bezels on its new ZenBooks I’ve lost count of the number of times I’ve attended a major tech exhibition like IFA and found myself having to ask if the…
August 30, 2018 Uber narrows its search for international city to host ‘flying taxis’ On Thursday, Uber announced its shortlist of countries that are being considered as future markets for its soon-to-be-launched “flying taxi” service. Uber Air, as…