The Samsung Galaxy S6 Edge Is The New Hotness

The Edge Case This review is primarily about the S6 Edge. Out of the two phones released by Samsung at MWC the Edge most deserves to be called a flagship – a device that shows the best of what the company has to offer. While the “standard” S6 is solid, usable, and handsome, I think the Edge is the real winner here. Why? First off the design is unique and unique to Samsung. It… Read More

Get movie editor Muvee Reveal 11 for Windows for $14.99

Normally $79.99, this highly automated app can turn smartphone, GoPro and other video clips into polished movies.

YouTube's new 4K, 60fps videos are gorgeous — but probably won't run on your laptop

YouTube is now testing 4K videos at 60 frames per second. Last year, the video streaming company tested both 4K and 60fps videos separately, but this small batch of videos marks the first time both settings have been shown together.

Most viewers won't be able to enjoy these videos to their full potential. You'll need both a 4K monitor along with a computer and internet connection powerful enough to stream the footage. I just upgraded to last year's Macbook Pro Retina, and even with a 300mbps connection, the video is stammering about like it's drunk and can't find its house keys.

I thought today would be the day I watch K-pop in ultra-HD at a frame rate faster than the human eye can discern, but I guess not. Looks like today, just like...

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Google To Build Robotic Surgery Platform With Johnson & Johnson

Google and Johnson & Johnson have announced that the will team up to develop an advanced, robot-assisted surgery platform. The team effort will involve “capabilities, intellectual property and expertise” from both companies, and will involve Johnson & Johnson subsidiary Ethicon, maker of medial devices. All of the language in the announcement of the partnership suggests… Read More

Get a GOgroove BlueSync OR3 portable speaker for $16.99

Normally $24.99, this orb-shaped speaker comes in your choice of colors and offers amazing battery life.

Reddit comments can now be embedded on other websites

Reddit comments will no longer be stuck in whatever thread and subreddit that they were first posted in. Reddit now provides the ability to take comments from any public subreddit and embed them elsewhere online, allowing people to highlight specific comments and conversations. Twitter has allowed this for a long time now, and Facebook started allowing it a little over a year back. In both cases, they've been important for anyone writing a news story, a blog post, or even a comment to articulate and frame conversations happening online, especially since those conversations are increasingly — if not predominantly — taking place on social media.

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Get an Asus 11.6-inch laptop with Windows 8.1 for $179.99

Budget specs? Yep. Killer deal anyway? Yep.

Get an Asus 11.6-inch laptop for $179.99

Budget specs? Yep. Killer deal anyway? Yep.

The TrackR Bravo Keeps You From Misplacing Your Valuables

A bit taller and thicker than a quarter, the new $29 aluminum Trackr is meant to be stuck on your keys, in your your wallet, or on your dog’s collar so you can track it via map in a corresponding iOS and Android app. The Bravo also comes with adhesive stickers, so you can even attach it to things like the remote that always gets stuck under the couch or between the cushions. Read More

How The Apple Watch And iPhone 6 Plus Might Flip Your Mobile Computing Habits

Apple’s new wearable hardware could eventually become much more than just an optional accessory – eventually, it could be one half of a Voltron-style combo that makes up the bulk of our computing life, relegating the tablet and smartphone model to the past. Just like a tablet/smartphone combo was a common duo over the past few years, a smartwatch/phablet duo could be the optimal… Read More

Twitter is facing a class action lawsuit for gender discrimination

Silicon Valley is having a rough week. Today, the judge in the Ellen Pao trial ruled that Pao could sue her former employer, venture capital firm Kleiner Perkins, for punitive damages. Earlier this week, we reported that a former Facebook employee is suing the company for sexual discrimination and sexual harassment, among other offenses. Now it seems Twitter too will face legal pushback for gender discrimination. A former female software engineer at Twitter filed a class action lawsuit this week claiming the company's promotion process unlawfully favors men, according to Reuters.

There's a "shoulder tap" process for promotions

A class action suit was filed on Thursday in San Francisco by former Twitter employee Tina Huang, according...

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New Apple TV Hardware With Siri, App Store And HomeKit Said To Be Planned For WWDC

Apple had Apple TV news at its most recent special event, but it wasn’t the new Apple TV hardware some expected. That refresh is coming in June at WWDC, however, according to Buzzfeed’s John Paczkowski, and alongside it we’ll finally see an App Store for the set-top box, as well as an official SDK, Siri support, increased onboard storage and HomeKit support for passing on… Read More

Android Auto Now Available On Android 5.0+ And Pioneer Head Units

Android Auto has gone live, for devices running Android 5.0 and up, so long as users have a car stereo system that’s compatible with the in-car software. For now, that means a range of Pioneer headings, which are already available for sale in the U.S. and the U.K. This also marks the beginning of support for third-party Android Auto apps, which Google is now making available on Google… Read More