A little over one year ago, Vizio tried to reinvent the TV user experience by taking menus off the screen, getting rid of built-in apps, and letting Google’s Chromecast (and your smartphone) control pretty much everything. They even included an Android tablet in the box. It was a very short-lived experiment. A tablet, it turns out, isn’t a good remote after all. Today Vizio is introducing its 2017 P-Series and […]
Here's your first look at the game, ahead of the full reveal next week. he first images from Call of Duty: WWII appear to have leaked, courtesy of an Activision website. This year's entry in the Call of Duty series was officially announced today, but it won't be until next week that we learn any real details about it. Despite that, the Call of Duty website was briefly home to […]
Fitbit’s (FIT) first “proper” smartwatch and first-ever pair of bluetooth headphones are due out this fall after a series of production mishaps delayed the project, Yahoo Finance has learned. The fitness tracker company’s smartwatch project has been a troubled one. Production problems have forced Fitbit to push an original spring launch to this fall, according to two sources familiar with the matter. “In one of the more final prototypes, the […]
Last week we showed you one of the first real world speed test videos to pit the new Galaxy S8 against the reigning speed champion, Apple’s iPhone 7 Plus. Unfortunately, we also explained why it was one of the worst speed test videos we had ever seen. None of these YouTube speed test videos are scientific, of course, but some tests are far more controlled than others. In this particular […]
With Project Scorpio, Xbox is evolving in a big way. Due out holiday 2017, this impressive new take on Microsoft's console promises high-end components that can power the types of 4K gaming and virtual reality experiences that you'd typically need a tricked-out PC for. The arrival of a new console so early into the Xbox One's life cycle may seem confusing or alarming, but fret not — we're here to […]
Samsung has teased a "new beginning" to go with its upcoming Galaxy S8. The company could certainly use a fresh start. This week, the Korean consumer electronics giant is set to show off the latest version of its flagship phone, the Galaxy S8. To say expectations are high for this phone would be an understatement. Samsung is hoping to wipe away the bitter taste left from the Galaxy Note 7, […]
According to Google hardware chief Rick Osterloh, the Google Pixel's successor is on its way -- but the company's next flagship phone may still cost you a pretty penny. 2016 marked the year that Google bucked the usual trend by ditching the Nexus brand for its line of signature smartphones, opting to change the name to Pixel after its Chromebook Pixel laptops. This time, Google designed the Pixel and Pixel […]
The iPhone 7 is available in five colors, more than any other iPhone that preceded it, since Apple introduced two new colors this past fall while eliminating an old one. But that might not satisfy everyone’s needs, especially considering that the Jet Black version scratches and the finish on the matte black models seems to chip off for some people. If the following rumor is true, then there’s reason to […]
Life isn’t getting any easier for holdouts on Windows XP and Vista. Google recently announced that Gmail would stop supporting Chrome version 53 and lower by the end of 2017. The move specifically impacts XP and Vista since Google capped support for both of those systems at Chrome v49. So what does this all mean for XP and Vista users? Is Gmail going to stop working in Chrome? Not exactly, […]
