Technology 
Bendgate: Is the iPhone 6 too bendy, or are your skinny jeans just too skinny? (Updated)
First there was the iPhone 4 Antennagate. Then there was the iPhone 5 Scuffgate. And now, with the iPhone 6 and 6 Plus, there is Bendgate. This isn’t people sitting on their phones, either: A tight front pocket, plus the … Continue reading
Intel forges ahead to 7nm – without the use of EUV lasers
Intel’s Mark Bohr has discussed options for taking the company to 10nm and below without adopting new, troubled lithography technology — but will extreme ultraviolet manufacturing ever be ready for prime time?
Sorry, folks: Samsung’s curvaceous Galaxy Note Edge is a ‘limited edition concept’
Samsung’s Galaxy Note 4 phablet is barreling towards release, but amid all the talk about the phone’s preorders and super-nifty Gear VR headset accessory, one question has remained unanswered: What’s up with the Galaxy Note edge, the curved, second-screened counterpart … Continue reading
Windows 9 changes and new features: Everything we know so far
Microsoft is all set to officially unveil Windows 9 at a special event on September 30 — and so we thought it would be a good time to run through everything that we already know about Microsoft’s new operating system. … Continue reading
Apple offers workaround for iPhones borked by iOS 8.0.1
Apple intended Wednesday’s iOS update to fix a few major problems in the latest version of its mobile operating system, but instead saw an entire category of iPhones disabled by the release. The company quickly pulled iOS 8.0.1 after iPhone … Continue reading
PSA: Amazon’s giving over $135 in paid Android apps away for free
Amazon’s App Store offers a premium app for free, day-in and day-out, but from now through Saturday September 27, Amazon’s giving away 27 premium apps away for free as part of a fall deal—a bundle that would normally sell for … Continue reading
Amazon wants to put 1-Click ordering buttons throughout your home
No longer content with making set-top boxes, tablets, and smartphones, Amazon is investing heavily in developing even more consumer electronics hardware. Rumor has it that Amazon’s Lab126 is currently prototyping wearables and connected-home devices with a focus on improving the … Continue reading
India’s first Mars satellite enters orbit, costing just 11% of NASA’s own Mars mission
India’s Mars orbiter, Mangalyaan, has successfully inserted itself into Mars orbit. India becomes only the fourth space agency to successfully make it into Mars orbit, behind the Soviets, NASA, and the ESA. Remarkably, the entirety of India’s Mangalyaan mission cost … Continue reading
The Week in iOS Accessories: Gear for your old iPhone that fits your new iPhone, too
Six addicts This week’s roundup includes several ways of repurposing existing accessories for use with your new iPhone 6. Griffin The $20 Crayola Trace & Draw uses your iPad as a combination light board and coloring book. Fire up the … Continue reading
BlackBerry Passport hands-on: 5 things you’ll love and 4 things you’ll hate
The BlackBerry Passport has some truly appealing features for productivity power users–but some awfully unappealing ones, too.
