The cheapest 2018 iPhone rumored to have ultra-thin bezels and a Full Active DisplayThe cheapest 2018 iPhone rumored to have ultra-thin bezels and a Full Active Display

With the launch of the 2018 iPhones getting closer and closer, we're learning more about what's in store – or at least what insider sources say is in store. The latest report concerns the screen on the 6.1-inch iPhone, one of three expected to arrive in September.

As per Macotakara, the handset is going to use a "Full Active LCD", which means Apple

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Say hello to the DIY Game Boy clone that could revolutionise handheld gaming

The market for traditional handheld game consoles may have diminished when compared to the glory days of the Nintendo DS, but it's impossible to deny the intrinsic appeal of portable play. From the chunky monochrome Game Boy to the sleek-yet-pocketable Sony PSP, gaming on a handheld is a gloriously tactile and immediate experience, and a group of

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PHASA-35

At the Farnborough International Airshow, a 35-meter wide black plane with wafer-thin wings is suspended on a wall beside an exhibit of BAE Systems' cutting-edge space technology. This is PHASA-35 – a high-altitude, long endurance unmanned aerial vehicle (HALE UAV), and it could stay airborne for a whole year using nothing but solar power.

The

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Why SMS and voicemail are making a comeback

SMS is dead. Voicemail is obsolete. Right

SMS and voicemail are old and busted technologies that should be, and have been, replaced by newer alternatives.

We&re led to believe, for example, that SMS has been largely left behind by enterprises and businesses in favor of team collaboration tools such as Slack.

And while ittrue that the number of SMS messages peaked in 2011, when 2.3 trillion messages were sent in the United States, SMS activity today still dwarfs everything else.

This misconception about team collaboration tools is laid bare by the numbers. Everyone with a mobile phone, of course, has access to SMS. Meanwhile, the team collaboration tools are stuck in the doldrums.

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Seat Ateca (2018): a tech-filled SUV that's moving-house qualified

People will tell you that moving house is one of the most stressful things you can do in your life. Others will tell you it's the most stressful thing. 

I can confirm that it's no walk in the park.

While a car certainly can't alleviate all of the stresses associated with moving, a reliable, good-sized and fairly priced vehicle will at least give you

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Image of electronics inside a smartphone

Main image credit: Intel

We live in a world powered by computer circuits. Modern life depends on semiconductor chips and transistors on silicon-based integrated circuits, which switch electronic signals on and off. Most use the abundant and cheap element silicon because it can be used to both prevent and allow the flow of electricity; it both

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