How Star Trek: Picard creates the tech of the 24th century “The future is now,” says production designer Todd Cherniawsky When you purchase through links on our site, we may earn an affiliate commission.Here’s how it works. Star Trek has a long history of visualizing the future, creating worlds where advanced tech like transporter beams, tricorders and phasers has become commonplace. The franchise’s latest iteration,Star Trek: Picard, is going where no one has gone before, however, exploring a time period two decades after The Next Generation crew’s final voyage in Star Trek: Nemesis....

How to text message from your computer using Your Phone When you purchase through links on our site, we may earn an affiliate commission.Here’s how it works. Microsoft’s Your Phone app allows you to sync text messages, phone calls, notifications, and more through your PC. Syncing text messages lets you keep your smartphone in your pocket and use your PC’s keyboard to send text messages. To make this work, you’ll need an Android phone....

How to use SteamVR with Windows Mixed Reality When you purchase through links on our site, we may earn an affiliate commission.Here’s how it works. SteamVR integration with Windows Mixed Reality (WMR) is here in the form of a bridging app, letting you inject yourself into the vast Steam platform. You’re now getting access to thousands more apps, games, and experiences that make this union truly special. Let’s take a look at how to get everything working together so you can get into VR as soon as possible!...

HTC is still making phones, as it launches the triple camera-toting Wildfire R70 HTC enters 2020 on a budget When you purchase through links on our site, we may earn an affiliate commission.Here’s how it works. If you thought HTC was done with phones, you’d be wrong. Following reports the once-great phone manufacturer may launch a5G phoneat some point this year, it’s now shown of its first new handset of 2020....

Huawei and ZTE face further US bans with $1bn ‘rip and replace’ campaign Operators will need to rip out offending gear from Chinese firms When you purchase through links on our site, we may earn an affiliate commission.Here’s how it works. The US Senate has approved $1 billion in funding for rural operators to remove equipment from Chinese firms Huawei and ZTE from their infrastructure. The package had been put forward by the House Energy and Commerce Committee, which comprises both Republicans and Democrats, last year but the unanimous approval from the Senate means the legislation will now be sent to President Donald Trump to be signed off....

Intel is coming for AMD hard, if this latest performance leak is any indication But there’s a catch with this Intel leak When you purchase through links on our site, we may earn an affiliate commission.Here’s how it works. Intel’s 10th-generationComet Lake-Sprocessors for desktop still aren’t here, and while we haven’t heard anything from Intel itself, there’s a deluge of performance leaks out there. The latest of which comes via famed hardware leaker @TUM_APISAK and shows a supposed Intel Core i7-10700KF scoring 294....

iOS 13.4 could hold welcome news for iPhone, Apple Watch and HomePod users Revealing iOS beta code points to a big recovery feature When you purchase through links on our site, we may earn an affiliate commission.Here’s how it works. If you’ve ever known the pain of an malfunctioningHomePodorApple Watch, you’ll be pleased to hear a new fix could be on the way. Appleappears to be testing the ability to restore an iPhone, iPad or other device to its box-fresh state with a feature that will be available over the air....