IT IOS 11 has new feature to disable Touch ID Apple's upcoming iOS 11 has a feature that lets you quickly disable the iPhone's Touch ID fingerprint scanner , forcing you to use a passphrase to get into the phone . The iPhone 8 will be Apple's first completely redesigned iPhone in three years, and Apple fans are practically losing their minds from the anticipation. Is this the Huawei Mate 10? Much like the Samsung Galaxy S8 . And it is via an official invite. The rumor mill has been claiming that the Mate 10 would be debuting in October. The event is scheduled for 16 October in Munich, Germany. Hence, it appears that the Mate 10 may get unveiled on October 16 in Munich, Germany . More on this device is that it will sport another Leica dual camera like last years Mate 9 , an all metal body, and a fingerprint scanner on the back of the device. Microsoft Surface devices fail on reliability Some survey respondents said they experienced problems with their devices during startup while others commented that their systems froze or shut down unexpectedly. Microsoft is new to the hardware business and has generally been met with favorable reviews of its laptops from consumers and pundits in the industry. Samsung Galaxy Note 8 Promotional Image Appear as Official Unveil Nears According to the report, the phone will come packing the much-rumoured 6.3-inch Super AMOLED display, along with a Qualcomm Snapdragon 835 processor in the U.S. After revealing a cluster of detailed press images of the Note 8 earlier this week, Evan Blass now has leaked the final set of specifications of the Galaxy Note 8 , and they are truly magnificent. Sony Financials: PS4 Shipments Reach 63.3 Million Lifetime, Operating Income Drops 60% Sony has now shipped 63.3 million PlayStation 4 systems worldwide, the company announced today as part of its latest earnings report for its fiscal first quarter. With three quarters to go in the fiscal year, Sony is already about a third of the way to its target of 500 billion yen in operating profit, which would be the highest in 20 years. HTC is creating a standalone VR headset for the Chinese market The first Vive Standalone VR headset in China is announced at the recent Chinajoy 2017 event and it will continue using the Viveport for the content needs. What does the standalone HTC Vive headset feature? It also makes for a cheaper gaming setup as instead of investing in a high-end PC and VR setup, all players will need is to invest in a VR headset. Motorola announces Moto Z2 Force official with 'shatterproof' screen The Moto Z2 Force Edition will be available in Super Black and Fine Gold. All battery life claims are approximate and based on a standard mixed use profile. The Moto Z2 Force will go on sale across various carries in the United States from August 10 (pre-orders are open now). With a lot of high-end specifications, the 2nd-gen Moto Z phone will be the flag-bearer for Moto this year. Burundi Robotics Team Missing After Competition Organizers of an global robotics competition in the USA capital believe the disappearance of six teens from Burundi may have been "self-initiated". The Metropolitan Police provided NPR with six almost identical police reports, which all state that Bindaba accompanied the teen to the robotics competition at Washington's DAR Constitution Hall. If you use Samsung Pay, you can check-out with PayPal now The benefit program for Samsung Pay users runs for other payment methods as well - you just have to use Samsung Pay regardless of what payment source you choose. Even though Android Pay brought PayPal support earlier than Samsung Pay but the latter is more popular as a payment service. Customers will be able to use their Samsung Pay to access and use their PayPal wallet, letting them make a payment in millions of stores. Ten hours of Mass Effect Andromeda now free for everyone The trial version lets you play ten hours of Mass Effect: Andromeda , and you're free to choose to spend them on the campaign or the multiplayer. Now it seems like EA / BioWare have ironed out the worst performance and graphical wrinkles and are keen for would be buyers of this latest instalment of Mass Effect to give it a try in its more polished form. Battlegrounds Getting First-Person Only Servers Of course, BattleGrounds is not a first person game, it is a third person game- that said, its FOV is narrower than most third person titles, which leads to it having the same kind of effect on players that first person games can often have. LeBron James Pulls Lonzo Ball's Card For Rocking Nikes, Twitter Joins In The Lakers chose Ball with the No. 2 overall pick of the NBA Draft last month. Lonzo Ball ditched his Big Baller Brand sneakers for the most recent NBA Summer League game. "Lonzo is not forced to wear any brand and can play in any shoe he wants as long as it's OK with the NBA ", LaVar Ball told ESPN . James also noticed the switch, posting a picture on Instagram with the message "Just. Berkshire Hathaway Unit To Pay $9B For Bankrupt EFH Berkshire Hathaway Energy typically generates almost 10 percent of its parent's profit, contributing United States dollars 2.29 billion to an overall USD 24.07 billion in 2016. (NYSE:BRK.A), has agreed to acquire Energy Future Holdings Corp. for $9 billion in cash. As TXU in 2007, it was the center of the largest leveraged buyout at that time, but the deal ended with a credit crisis. Shadow of Mordor free this weekend You'll find the Nemesis Forge in the main menu and it will automatically pick the highest ranking Orcs for you. The game begins on the night of Sauron's return to Mordor , as his Black Captains brutally execute the Rangers of the Black Gate. Wimbledon: American Bethanie Mattek-Sands suffers horrific knee injury Mattek-Sands was eventually taken to hospital while Wimbledon said she had suffered an "acute knee injury", which Cirstea felt was a dislocated kneecap. Safarova was inconsolable after the horrific injury to her doubles partner. "It's just bad what happened, obviously I'm very sad for her", Safarova said, speaking barely above a whisper after losing her singles match. Halo 5 4K Update Confirmed For Xbox One X The games that will be soon be playable on Xbox One include Halo: Combat Evolved Anniversary , Halo 3 , Halo 3: ODST , and Halo 4 . Although it is not receiving a full-blown remaster or remake, 343 Industries is introducing a Halo 3 Anniversary Throwback playlist in Halo 5 . Marine Le Pen under investigation for misuse of European Union funds The National Front has denied the allegations. Le Pen is also charged with complicity in breach of trust in connection with her role as president of the National Front from 2014-2016. "In accordance with her commitments made during the presidential campaign, Marine Le Pen complied with the judges' summons", news channel BFMV quoted her lawyer as saying on Friday. One killed, six injured at NY hospital by former employee The New York Police Department confirmed the reports of a " shooting incident " on Twitter. Citing a fire department official, the New York Times said at least one wounded doctor was treated using an emergency fire hose fashioned as a tourniquet. Blue Apron Rises 7% from IPO Price to $10.70 Some Blue Apron lovers who rely on the food delivery service to fuel their week are wondering when they can get a slice of this company ahead of its highly anticipated IPO . The unprofitable meal kit-delivery company, which touted its growth prospects to potential investors on its IPO roadshow, has leaned on its marketing strategy to build a customer base. Moto Z2 with Snapdragon 835 processor, 4GB RAM spotted on GFXBench Moto M , the Moto brand's first all-metal smartphone, is now available to buy via offline retailers in India. Furthermore, renders of the Moto Z2 have also been making rounds on the web lately. The list of sensors suggests NFC support along with the standard Wi-Fi, Bluetooth, and Global Positioning System. Coming to the sensors, Moto Z2 will include Accelerometer, Barometer, Compass, Gyroscope, Light sensor, Pedometer, and Proximity sensor. Who Came Out On Top In The Weekend Box Office? The latest movie in the " Cars " franchise took in an estimated $53 million , according to Exhibitor Relations, the lowest opening for any " Cars " movie. Dergarabedian said. "Before " Wonder Woman " we were about 9 percent behind last summer. In 2015, Jurassic World" raked in $106.6 million in its second weekend. Scroogled No More: Google Will Stop Scanning Gmail for Ads The new Gmail data scanning policies just bring the consumer version of Gmail more in line with the rest of Google's products and services. But if you use Gmail, there is a much higher chance that Google scanned the contents of your email , picking up on a keyword, and delivered a targeted ad based on what you wrote. Hike Messenger Launches Hike Wallet, India's First Messaging App to Launch Payments It's not clear if Hike has tied-up with certain telcos for this, and if so then which telcos, or if it will work irrespective of the user's network provider. Immediately on opening Hike 5.0, one can notice the new, slick look and feel. The Magic Selfie feature in Hike 5.0 uses machine learning technology to smoothen user's skin and make it radiant. The Crew 2 Lets Players Race Pretty Much Anything You'll be able to unlock new rides, take part in contests, and each challenge you complete will be shared and saved as a new challenge for other players, meaning that you set the records. The Crew 2 is available on PC, Xbox One and PS4. There's also talk of different factions of racers, four in all, with unique HQs for players to meet in. First gameplay trailer for Mario + Rabbids Kingdom Battle We must admit we were a little skeptical of the title when we first saw those early leaked documents, but after an extensive gameplay trailer, consider us converted. The Far Cry 5 gameplay demo featured Boomer the dog. Mario and his friends will use hundreds of never-before-seen weapons to strategically take out enemies in true Rabbids style - with the occasional well-timed misfire. Fans in focus at major E3 video game trade show Besides that, DICE will be showing off the In The Name of the Tsar expansion for Battlefield 1 , and we'll no doubt see more football with Fifa 18. Stay tuned for more information regarding the game. A whole heap of new Star Wars: Battlefront 2 gameplay was shown off and included Duel of the Fates. AMD launches Polaris-powered Radeon Pro 500 series The company's fusion drives are now standard on all 27-inch iMacs. The new MacBook Pro 2017 will arrive with the same specifications as the already existing models including the Touch Bars, the Retina Display and the Thunderbolt 3 support. Apple to take on Amazon and Google with its new HomePod In the form of a smart speaker system, the HomePod , which syncs in multiple rooms and scans the space around it to optimize audio . Phil Schiller , Apple's SVP of worldwide marketing, said on stage that the product has been in the works for " years ". Virtual reality support officially coming to MacBooks and MacOS Mail , meanwhile, is said to require less space to store your emails, with Apple claiming a 35 percent reduction here, a split-view viewing mode for composing emails, and improvements to searches. Apple has announced that SteamVR will now be available in beta form on its Mac computers. With High Sierra, the developers will be able to create interactive and immersive VR experience on Mac which will work with Unreal Engine and HTC Vive for VR. Siri speaker, iOS 11 likely to be unveiled The company trotted out two "competing" devices, a Sonos Play 3 speaker ($299) and an Amazon Echo ($180), to receive something of an audio beating at the hands of the HomePod ($349). All information is recorded locally on the device and sent to Apple servers encrypted using an anonymously Siri identifier. The device syncs with Apple Music to provide a "deep knowledge of personal music preferences and tastes", which hopefully isn't as creepy as it sounds. 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 Forward →
IOS 11 has new feature to disable Touch ID Apple's upcoming iOS 11 has a feature that lets you quickly disable the iPhone's Touch ID fingerprint scanner , forcing you to use a passphrase to get into the phone . The iPhone 8 will be Apple's first completely redesigned iPhone in three years, and Apple fans are practically losing their minds from the anticipation.
Is this the Huawei Mate 10? Much like the Samsung Galaxy S8 . And it is via an official invite. The rumor mill has been claiming that the Mate 10 would be debuting in October. The event is scheduled for 16 October in Munich, Germany. Hence, it appears that the Mate 10 may get unveiled on October 16 in Munich, Germany . More on this device is that it will sport another Leica dual camera like last years Mate 9 , an all metal body, and a fingerprint scanner on the back of the device.
Microsoft Surface devices fail on reliability Some survey respondents said they experienced problems with their devices during startup while others commented that their systems froze or shut down unexpectedly. Microsoft is new to the hardware business and has generally been met with favorable reviews of its laptops from consumers and pundits in the industry.
Samsung Galaxy Note 8 Promotional Image Appear as Official Unveil Nears According to the report, the phone will come packing the much-rumoured 6.3-inch Super AMOLED display, along with a Qualcomm Snapdragon 835 processor in the U.S. After revealing a cluster of detailed press images of the Note 8 earlier this week, Evan Blass now has leaked the final set of specifications of the Galaxy Note 8 , and they are truly magnificent.
Sony Financials: PS4 Shipments Reach 63.3 Million Lifetime, Operating Income Drops 60% Sony has now shipped 63.3 million PlayStation 4 systems worldwide, the company announced today as part of its latest earnings report for its fiscal first quarter. With three quarters to go in the fiscal year, Sony is already about a third of the way to its target of 500 billion yen in operating profit, which would be the highest in 20 years.
HTC is creating a standalone VR headset for the Chinese market The first Vive Standalone VR headset in China is announced at the recent Chinajoy 2017 event and it will continue using the Viveport for the content needs. What does the standalone HTC Vive headset feature? It also makes for a cheaper gaming setup as instead of investing in a high-end PC and VR setup, all players will need is to invest in a VR headset.
Motorola announces Moto Z2 Force official with 'shatterproof' screen The Moto Z2 Force Edition will be available in Super Black and Fine Gold. All battery life claims are approximate and based on a standard mixed use profile. The Moto Z2 Force will go on sale across various carries in the United States from August 10 (pre-orders are open now). With a lot of high-end specifications, the 2nd-gen Moto Z phone will be the flag-bearer for Moto this year.
Burundi Robotics Team Missing After Competition Organizers of an global robotics competition in the USA capital believe the disappearance of six teens from Burundi may have been "self-initiated". The Metropolitan Police provided NPR with six almost identical police reports, which all state that Bindaba accompanied the teen to the robotics competition at Washington's DAR Constitution Hall.
If you use Samsung Pay, you can check-out with PayPal now The benefit program for Samsung Pay users runs for other payment methods as well - you just have to use Samsung Pay regardless of what payment source you choose. Even though Android Pay brought PayPal support earlier than Samsung Pay but the latter is more popular as a payment service. Customers will be able to use their Samsung Pay to access and use their PayPal wallet, letting them make a payment in millions of stores.
Ten hours of Mass Effect Andromeda now free for everyone The trial version lets you play ten hours of Mass Effect: Andromeda , and you're free to choose to spend them on the campaign or the multiplayer. Now it seems like EA / BioWare have ironed out the worst performance and graphical wrinkles and are keen for would be buyers of this latest instalment of Mass Effect to give it a try in its more polished form.
Battlegrounds Getting First-Person Only Servers Of course, BattleGrounds is not a first person game, it is a third person game- that said, its FOV is narrower than most third person titles, which leads to it having the same kind of effect on players that first person games can often have.
LeBron James Pulls Lonzo Ball's Card For Rocking Nikes, Twitter Joins In The Lakers chose Ball with the No. 2 overall pick of the NBA Draft last month. Lonzo Ball ditched his Big Baller Brand sneakers for the most recent NBA Summer League game. "Lonzo is not forced to wear any brand and can play in any shoe he wants as long as it's OK with the NBA ", LaVar Ball told ESPN . James also noticed the switch, posting a picture on Instagram with the message "Just.
Berkshire Hathaway Unit To Pay $9B For Bankrupt EFH Berkshire Hathaway Energy typically generates almost 10 percent of its parent's profit, contributing United States dollars 2.29 billion to an overall USD 24.07 billion in 2016. (NYSE:BRK.A), has agreed to acquire Energy Future Holdings Corp. for $9 billion in cash. As TXU in 2007, it was the center of the largest leveraged buyout at that time, but the deal ended with a credit crisis.
Shadow of Mordor free this weekend You'll find the Nemesis Forge in the main menu and it will automatically pick the highest ranking Orcs for you. The game begins on the night of Sauron's return to Mordor , as his Black Captains brutally execute the Rangers of the Black Gate.
Wimbledon: American Bethanie Mattek-Sands suffers horrific knee injury Mattek-Sands was eventually taken to hospital while Wimbledon said she had suffered an "acute knee injury", which Cirstea felt was a dislocated kneecap. Safarova was inconsolable after the horrific injury to her doubles partner. "It's just bad what happened, obviously I'm very sad for her", Safarova said, speaking barely above a whisper after losing her singles match.
Halo 5 4K Update Confirmed For Xbox One X The games that will be soon be playable on Xbox One include Halo: Combat Evolved Anniversary , Halo 3 , Halo 3: ODST , and Halo 4 . Although it is not receiving a full-blown remaster or remake, 343 Industries is introducing a Halo 3 Anniversary Throwback playlist in Halo 5 .
Marine Le Pen under investigation for misuse of European Union funds The National Front has denied the allegations. Le Pen is also charged with complicity in breach of trust in connection with her role as president of the National Front from 2014-2016. "In accordance with her commitments made during the presidential campaign, Marine Le Pen complied with the judges' summons", news channel BFMV quoted her lawyer as saying on Friday.
One killed, six injured at NY hospital by former employee The New York Police Department confirmed the reports of a " shooting incident " on Twitter. Citing a fire department official, the New York Times said at least one wounded doctor was treated using an emergency fire hose fashioned as a tourniquet.
Blue Apron Rises 7% from IPO Price to $10.70 Some Blue Apron lovers who rely on the food delivery service to fuel their week are wondering when they can get a slice of this company ahead of its highly anticipated IPO . The unprofitable meal kit-delivery company, which touted its growth prospects to potential investors on its IPO roadshow, has leaned on its marketing strategy to build a customer base.
Moto Z2 with Snapdragon 835 processor, 4GB RAM spotted on GFXBench Moto M , the Moto brand's first all-metal smartphone, is now available to buy via offline retailers in India. Furthermore, renders of the Moto Z2 have also been making rounds on the web lately. The list of sensors suggests NFC support along with the standard Wi-Fi, Bluetooth, and Global Positioning System. Coming to the sensors, Moto Z2 will include Accelerometer, Barometer, Compass, Gyroscope, Light sensor, Pedometer, and Proximity sensor.
Who Came Out On Top In The Weekend Box Office? The latest movie in the " Cars " franchise took in an estimated $53 million , according to Exhibitor Relations, the lowest opening for any " Cars " movie. Dergarabedian said. "Before " Wonder Woman " we were about 9 percent behind last summer. In 2015, Jurassic World" raked in $106.6 million in its second weekend.
Scroogled No More: Google Will Stop Scanning Gmail for Ads The new Gmail data scanning policies just bring the consumer version of Gmail more in line with the rest of Google's products and services. But if you use Gmail, there is a much higher chance that Google scanned the contents of your email , picking up on a keyword, and delivered a targeted ad based on what you wrote.
Hike Messenger Launches Hike Wallet, India's First Messaging App to Launch Payments It's not clear if Hike has tied-up with certain telcos for this, and if so then which telcos, or if it will work irrespective of the user's network provider. Immediately on opening Hike 5.0, one can notice the new, slick look and feel. The Magic Selfie feature in Hike 5.0 uses machine learning technology to smoothen user's skin and make it radiant.
The Crew 2 Lets Players Race Pretty Much Anything You'll be able to unlock new rides, take part in contests, and each challenge you complete will be shared and saved as a new challenge for other players, meaning that you set the records. The Crew 2 is available on PC, Xbox One and PS4. There's also talk of different factions of racers, four in all, with unique HQs for players to meet in.
First gameplay trailer for Mario + Rabbids Kingdom Battle We must admit we were a little skeptical of the title when we first saw those early leaked documents, but after an extensive gameplay trailer, consider us converted. The Far Cry 5 gameplay demo featured Boomer the dog. Mario and his friends will use hundreds of never-before-seen weapons to strategically take out enemies in true Rabbids style - with the occasional well-timed misfire.
Fans in focus at major E3 video game trade show Besides that, DICE will be showing off the In The Name of the Tsar expansion for Battlefield 1 , and we'll no doubt see more football with Fifa 18. Stay tuned for more information regarding the game. A whole heap of new Star Wars: Battlefront 2 gameplay was shown off and included Duel of the Fates.
AMD launches Polaris-powered Radeon Pro 500 series The company's fusion drives are now standard on all 27-inch iMacs. The new MacBook Pro 2017 will arrive with the same specifications as the already existing models including the Touch Bars, the Retina Display and the Thunderbolt 3 support.
Apple to take on Amazon and Google with its new HomePod In the form of a smart speaker system, the HomePod , which syncs in multiple rooms and scans the space around it to optimize audio . Phil Schiller , Apple's SVP of worldwide marketing, said on stage that the product has been in the works for " years ".
Virtual reality support officially coming to MacBooks and MacOS Mail , meanwhile, is said to require less space to store your emails, with Apple claiming a 35 percent reduction here, a split-view viewing mode for composing emails, and improvements to searches. Apple has announced that SteamVR will now be available in beta form on its Mac computers. With High Sierra, the developers will be able to create interactive and immersive VR experience on Mac which will work with Unreal Engine and HTC Vive for VR.
Siri speaker, iOS 11 likely to be unveiled The company trotted out two "competing" devices, a Sonos Play 3 speaker ($299) and an Amazon Echo ($180), to receive something of an audio beating at the hands of the HomePod ($349). All information is recorded locally on the device and sent to Apple servers encrypted using an anonymously Siri identifier. The device syncs with Apple Music to provide a "deep knowledge of personal music preferences and tastes", which hopefully isn't as creepy as it sounds.
Top news Halo 5 4K Update Confirmed For Xbox One X Marine Le Pen under investigation for misuse of European Union funds One killed, six injured at NY hospital by former employee Blue Apron Rises 7% from IPO Price to $10.70 Moto Z2 with Snapdragon 835 processor, 4GB RAM spotted on GFXBench Who Came Out On Top In The Weekend Box Office? Scroogled No More: Google Will Stop Scanning Gmail for Ads Hike Messenger Launches Hike Wallet, India's First Messaging App to Launch Payments The Crew 2 Lets Players Race Pretty Much Anything First gameplay trailer for Mario + Rabbids Kingdom Battle Fans in focus at major E3 video game trade show AMD launches Polaris-powered Radeon Pro 500 series Apple to take on Amazon and Google with its new HomePod Virtual reality support officially coming to MacBooks and MacOS Siri speaker, iOS 11 likely to be unveiled
