According to its latest financial report, gaming-lifestyle company Razer seems happy enough with the response to its debut gaming-oriented Razer Phone to promise investors there will be sequel. Per its Interim Results 2018 report (PDF): With the launch of the Razer Phone in late 2017, Razer has since been widely recognised as the industry forerunner …
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It’s a Photokina year, so it’s not surprising that Panasonic would be announcing something besides its Lumix LX100 II advanced compact, but the company has been firmly Four Thirds since its first interchangeable-lens model came out over 10 years ago. So the rumor that the company plans to show a prototype of a full-frame camera on Sept. 25 at the …
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Canon has had a pretty good clampdown on the rumor mill for its upcoming announcement compared to other manufacturers, but the information about the products might be launching next week started oozing out, culminating in a full product list of products launching on Sept. 5. it includes the long-awaited EOS R full-frame mirrorless with RF-mount lenses. According to CanonRumors, on …
Read More »Windows 10 October 2018 Update is the name of Microsoft’s next OS rollout
As Microsoft confirmed during IFA 2018, we now know that “Windows 10 October 2018 Update” is the official name of the next feature update to the operating system we’ll be getting from Microsoft. You’ll probably know it better by its official version number — 1809, the upgrade from 1709 — or by the code name it’s been using during the …
Read More »All Apple iOS apps must have privacy disclosures in the future, reportedly
You probably never click on that “Privacy Policy” link as often as the “In-App Purchases” info that appears above it, especially for apps like Fortnite which you’re going to install not matter what. But for those of us who do, this is good news: Apple has extended its privacy policy disclosure rules to cover all apps, not just those that …
Read More »Acer Predator Triton 900 gaming laptop has a screen you’ll flip over
It was only a stage demo — no real models to be seen on the IFA 2018 show floor — but we hope this flip-over display in Acer’s Predator Triton 900 becomes a reality sooner rather than later. It might not be as flashy as the company’s Predator Thronos gaming chair, but it’s a good deal more practical. Sadly, we …
Read More »Sony’s new 4K projectors look perfect for movie night
Sony Europe’s next-generation 4K Home Cinema projectors are built for movie night and sports, but they could let PC users down. The VPL-VW870ES, VPL-VW570ES and VPL-VW270ES, which were rolled out at the IFA trade show in Berlin, have true 4K resolution, 27ms input lag and Sony’s temporal-smoothing Motionflow for movie and sports viewing. They all use Sony’s veteran SXRD technology: …
Read More »B&O Beoplay E6 in
Bang and Olufsen melds some popular Bluetooth earbud features plus dust- and splash-resistance with its high-end audio smarts for the new Beoplay E6 wireless earbuds announced at IFA 2018. They can also charge via a dongle while you’re using them, which is good since they’re rated for only up to five hours of play time and it takes two hours …
Read More »Google may launch Pixel 3 phones Oct. 9
We’ve seen the upcoming Pixel 3 XL in the wild and in unboxing videos and reviews (we think). But while we’ve known Google’s launch event would be sometime in October, as happens every year, this is the first we’ve heard that the actual event date would be Oct. 9. That’s according to a sentence buried in a Bloomberg story rehashing all …
Read More »The Galaxy Note 9 works with Gear VR via free adapter
The Samsung Galaxy Note 9 is slightly larger than the Note 8, so it’s an uncomfortable fit into the company’s Gear VR headset. And you don’t want your new $1,000 phone to be uncomfortable. So Samsung will provide you with a free adapter (which we knew was coming) — but you’ve got to call, like in the olden days. At …
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