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HTC’s Double Exposure press event this week in New York City is already slated to have the RECamera action camera, and perhaps the enhanced HTC One M8 Eye. Add one more to the pile. Thanks to Twitter leaker @upleaks, we have apparent first images and specs for the HTC Desire Eye, which has 13-megapixel cameras on both the front and back of the device for excellent selfies and…well, photos of everything else. According to the tweets, the device will have a 5.2in 1080p display, a quad-core 2.3Ghz Snapdragon 801 processor, 2GB of RAM, and 32GB of internal storage. Also intriguing…

It hasn’t even been a month since the blare of the iPhone 6 and Apple Watch reveal event, complete with its brief and awkward U2 appearance, but it sounds like Apple is ready to put on its next show. Recode reports that sources have indicated that 16 October will be the date for its next event, which is expected to be a bit more subdued than the last and take place at Apple’s campus. But based on the recent wave of rumours, there should be plenty to discuss. First and foremost is the new iPad – or iPads, plural, perhaps.…

Vertu’s handmade smartphones feature natural, exotic, high-end materials, and have high-end price tags to match – this year’s Signature Touch model came in at R122,000. Compared to that, the new Aster seems downright affordable. Starting at R76,000 (bear in mind that’s the overseas price as well – it’ll cost more here), the Vertu Aster comes in seven highly distinctive styles, each wrapped in titanium along with calf leather, sea snake skin, or ostrich skin depending on the model. From Tangerine Karung to Cognac Ostrich, each makes a strong impression. The Android 4.4 KitKat-toting devices are solidly specced, as well, with…

After initial concerns that it would dilute the hardcore spirit of the game too much, we unexpectedly fell head over heels with the original Forza Horizon on Xbox 360. That meant expectations were high for the sequel, particularly considering its access to the turbo-charged power of a next-gen console. While it uses the same graphics engine and Drivatar tech as Forza Motorsport 5, Horizon 2 is a very different game to its track-oriented teammate. For starters, it only forces you to drive around in an underpowered coupé for a handful of races before handing you the keys to a Ferrari,…

If you’ve been in tune with all the recent Apple iOS news, you’ll know that the iOS 8.0.1 update the tech giant rolled out last week was more of a disaster than anything else. As a result, Apple’s currently looking to rectify the various issues that have cropped up. But that’s not the only thing it’s working on – apparently it’s already hard at work on three major future iOS 8 upgrades (iOS 8.1, 8.2, and 8.3) for its iPhones and iPads. Playing OS detective According to 9to5Mac, a developer of a “major hardware-connected iOS application” has confirmed this by…

Chalk up another interesting development in the story of Google’s upcoming Project Ara modular smartphone: it’ll allow you to remove and replace modules while it’s still switched on. According to Google’s Paul Eremenko, you’ll be able to hot swap every component in a Project Ara phone except the display and the CPU. And you’ll even be able to do it while processes are running, thanks to Ara’s OS – a modified version of the upcoming Android L. Eremenko delivered a keynote presentation at the LCU14 conference in which he spoke at length about Project Ara’s development and its goals (you…

Following months of leaks, Microsoft was finally all set to announce its next big operating system today. But what would it be called: Windows 9? Windows One? Just plain ol’ Windows, full stop? Try Windows 10. Yes, really: Microsoft has decided to skip a number in the normal progression, following the current Windows 8, claiming that the scope of the new experience warrants the bigger branding. So what is Windows 10, then? For Microsoft, it’s an effort to unify its entire ecosystem of products that run versions of the OS, with a shared codebase that works with desktops, laptops, tablets,…

We’ve heard that HTC is working on a larger, more powerful edition of the One M8 called either the One M8 Prime or One M8 Max, and now we may have some specs to go with our speculation. Chinese site My Drivers has posted what it claims to be a leaked spec sheet for the rumoured phablet – which it says may actually end up being called the HTC M8 Life – and if it’s accurate we’re looking at a very powerful device indeed – one capable of rivalling the Samsung Galaxy Note 4 in sheer tech muscle. More info…

The LG G Watch R still hasn’t landed on shelves, but that hasn’t stopped whispers of a second clever timepiece made by the the South Korean tech giant from circulating online. G for Games has spotted a set of FCC documents which reveal an elongated LG-VC100LG smartwatch with 3G capabilities, which means that it won’t have to rely on a tethered smartphone for a data connection. As with the Samsung Gear S, you’ll need a separate data-only SIM card if you want to take advantage of this untethered freedom, which will probably mean having to fork out for a second…

GoPro has announced a trio of new action cams, as expected, one of which will capture your antics in smooth, glorious 4K. First up, we’ve got the GoPro Hero4 Black, which promises up to two times the performance of its predecessor, thanks to its beefier innards. That power means that it can record 4K video at 30fps, as opposed to the previous generation’s 15fps. It can also handle 2.7K at 50fps, and full HD at 120fps for some slow-mo action. Regular 12MP shots can also be taken in 30fps bursts, and it promises to record clearer audio, with the option…