iOS 12 release date, news and features

Apple's iOS 12 update for your existing iPhone and iPad will be announced today at 10am PT at the company's WWDC 2018 keynote. We're here reporting on it live.

You'll be able to test it early, too, as there will likely be three iOS 12 release dates: one for developers, one for beta testers, and one final version for everyone else.

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The FIFA World Cup 2018 - where and when

Russia is the somewhat controversial host nation of the 2018 FIFA World Cup finals. It will take place over 64 matches, in 16 venues, across 13 cities - from Kaliningrad to Yekaterinburg.

The first game - the hosts Russia vs Saudi Arabia -  kicks off on Thursday June 14 with the tournament lasting a day over

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Asus ROG Phone aims to be the ultimate gaming smartphone

Over at Computex 2018, Asus has officially unveiled its new gaming-focused smartphone bearing the ROG brand (which we first heard about back in April).

The ROG Phone is billed as the first smartphone in the world to run with a 3D vapor-chamber cooling system, designed to help keep the hardware inside from overheating when running more demanding

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ROG Gladius II Wireless

Asus has been busy with a number of product revelations over at Computex 2018, with a cluster of peripherals getting an airing for the first time, including a gaming headset, mouse, and a mouse pad with integrated wireless charging – although the mouse itself, while wireless, doesn’t support the latter technology.

Anyhow, let’s start with the mouse

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Google Photos is now available as a desktop app & sort ofGoogle Photos is now available as a desktop app – sort of

Good news for shutterbugs – Google Photos is now available as a Progressive Web App (PWA), meaning you can add it to your desktop or your phone's home screen. Provided you have Chrome installed on your device, the PWA will run like any native app, without the need to open the browser.

To add the new Google Photos PWA to your desktop, visit the Googl

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Asus& eSports gaming laptops slim down with Intel Coffee Lake CPUsAsus’ eSports gaming laptops slim down with Intel Coffee Lake CPUs

Asus is giving its affordable ROG Strix Scar II and Hero II gaming laptop lineups the thin-bezel screen treatment.

On day zero of Computex 2018, Asus announced refreshed versions of its 15-inch ROG Strix Scar Editon and ROG Strix Hero Edition gaming laptops will now feature nearly bezel-less screens. On top of slimming down the machines, Asus has

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