With roughly 36 hours to go before Samsung unveils its premium phone, the rumors keep coming. We’re just about one day away from the launch of Samsung’s biggest phone of the year – both literally and in terms of what it can do. The Galaxy Note 9 is scheduled for a grand introduction this Thursday, Aug. […]

By Alisa Moon Ways to evoke emotion through microinteractions. Experience design beyond the interface Let’s rewind back to evolutionary biology — humans developed systems through evolution that determine when something in the environment is not “right” to protect against predators. In order to evaluate experiences, the subconscious processes an environment to create a baseline model of expectation, […]

It was revealed at E3 last month that Microsoft  was building a cloud gaming system. A report today calls that system Scarlett Cloud and it’s only part of Microsoft’s next-gen Xbox strategy. And it makes a lot of sense, too. According to Thurrott.com, noted site for all things Microsoft, the next Xbox will come in two flavors. One will […]

Introduction Do we have a good one for you today – the Samsung Galaxy Note 8 goes head-to-head with the new LG G7 ThinQ. Does the Galaxy Note 8, which debuted in August 2017, still have what it takes to beat out one of the newer devices from LG? Is it time for Galaxy Note 8 owners to […]

By Dave Nixon Interactive whiteboards — a technology that allows files to be projected onto a screen where they can be moved around and annotated by multiple users — has expanded to more use cases in recent years, and could even be used with kiosks, according to some observers. Interactive whiteboards are used for collaborative planning by businesses and […]

There’s a lot to love about Apple AAPL -0.43%’s new 2018 iPhones. Personally, my favourite thing is the most exciting model will also be surprisingly cheap. The worst thing is new information reveals this budget marvel will look different to its more expensive stablemates… ‘Great Secret Features’ and ‘Nasty Surprises’ are my regular columns investigating the best features / biggest problems […]

My enlightening quest to break free of a tech giant ver the past six months, I have gone on a surprisingly tough, time-intensive, and enlightening quest — to quit using, entirely, the products of just one company — Google. What should be a simple task was, in reality, many hours of research and testing. But I did it. Today, […]

Yet another startup has popped up promising to deliver the future filled with flying cars that we’ve been promised for generations. BlackFly is an all-electric vertical take-off and landing (VTOL) personal aerial vehicle from a Silicon Valley via Canada company called Opener. To call it a flying car is actually not quite correct, as it has […]

As excited as consumers might be for the next iPhone, mobile carriers might be in for a nasty surprise. As Barron’snotes, Apple might debut an eSIM chip in its next iPhone models. If you’ve ever switched cell carriers (or have even a passing knowledge of smartphones), you’ve probably heard of SIM cards. These plastic cards fit into […]

This year might be a slow one for Samsung. The Galaxy S9, despite re-imagining the camera, isn’t doing so hot. The Galaxy Note 9 due in a month may have a few tricks up its sleeve to make it more interesting than what it so far looks like. The most interesting Samsung product this year, […]