Global smartphone growth stalled in Q4, up just 1.2% for the full year: Gartner
Gartner’s smartphone marketshare data for the just gone holiday quarter highlights the challenge for device makers going into the world’s biggest mobile trade show which
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UK’s extended 5km airport drone ‘no-fly’ zones in force next month
The UK’s Department for Transport has said today that an expansion of drone ‘no-fly’ zones to 5km around airport runways will come into force on
These hyper-efficient solar panels could actually live on your roof soon
The clean energy boffins in their labs are always upping the theoretical limit on how much power you can get out of sunshine, but us
Watch the historic first private mission to the Moon launch Thursday night
For the first time later this week, a privately developed moon lander will launch aboard a privately built rocket, organized by a private launch coordinator.
I Actually Have a Chance of Solving This Motion-Sensing Rubik’s Cube Handheld That Gives You Hints
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Samsung will no longer release new Blu-ray players in the U.S.
Samsung is throwing in the towel on Blu-ray players, in the U.S. at least. “Samsung will no longer introduce new Blu-ray or 4K Blu-ray player
Deploy the space harpoon
Watch out, starwhales. There’s a new weapon for the interstellar dwellers whom you threaten with your planet-crushing gigaflippers, undergoing testing as we speak. This small-scale
Apple acquires talking Barbie voicetech startup PullString
Apple has just bought up the talent it needs to make talking toys a part of Siri, HomePod, and its voice strategy. Apple has reportedly
13 crazy gadgets that could be ingenious or insane
The annual avalanche of devices and gadgets is astounding, but how many will succeed? A few are destined to spark new trends, while the majority
Nintendo makes the old new again with Mario, Zelda, Tetris titles for Switch
The afternoon brought an eventful series of announcements from Nintendo in one of its Direct video promos, and 2019 is looking to be a banner
Amazon looked to the past to build the future
Over the last 20 years, smart home gadgets have evolved from fantasy to commodity. Walk into Best Buy and there are dozens of products that
This Ridiculous Slow-Motion Racing Game Penalizes the Speedy
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My Favorite Childhood Gadget of the ’80s, the Speak & Spell, Is Back
Photo: Basic Fun! I can’t remember when exactly the Speak & Spell first entered my life—it was sometime in the very early ‘80s when I
