Meet Bajau Laut, one of the last sea gypsy tribes in the world. Living in the great ocean in water villages, beneath the beautiful blue skies of Sabah, Malaysia may sound idyllic, but these come at a cost. The Bajau Laut villagers are essentially stateless, and have to worry about depleting fish stocks caused by …

The awesome Insta360 One X camera gets even better with a new update that adds HDR video to its feature list. HDR video will shoot at 5.7K resolution at 25 frames per second, and allows for better highlights and lowlights without post processing. The company claims it’s the first action camera with these capabilities. The update also brings Google Maps …

Samsung did something crazy last October — it introduced a midrange phone with new features its top-end devices didn’t even have. It also threw two massive launch parties for that phone, one in Malaysia and another in Madrid. The 2018 version of the Samsung Galaxy A7 and A9 weren’t new by any means. Samsung’s A phones get refreshed every year with …

Google sees potential in Southeast Asia, and it’s doing something about it. The internet giant is almost done with its first-ever Indie Game Accelerator program. 32 start-ups from around the region are attending an all-expenses-paid bootcamp where they’re learning about game development, business development and office management. Google chose Southeast Asia, and not Silicon Valley, for the inaugural program because …

It’s been a long four months for Australians looking to purchase items from Amazon’s US site, after the company announced it would block Australians on July 1 due to a tax law. The restrictions appear to now have been lifted, as the company had updated its systems to comply with the goods and services tax required by Australia’s federal government, …

If you hate having your video binging session on YouTube interrupted by multiple ad breaks, the good news is that things are about to change. The streaming platform is rolling out a new tweak to its video watching experience, by placing two skippable ads back-to-back, which it says will reduce the number of ad interruptions later in the video — …

Those living in the US can finally try out Creative’s SXFI Amp — and it will cost just $150. The dongle can be used with any USB Type-C Android phone, or consoles such as the PlayStation 4, and dramatically expands the sound on your headphones such that they sound like it’s coming from speakers around you. Retailing online on Nov. …

Samsung’s long-rumored foldable phone still hasn’t appeared, but its mobile chief offered one compelling case for a product that could easily be written off as a gimmick.  D.J. Koh, CEO of Samsung’s mobile business, said you’ll be able to use the device as a tablet with multitasking capability before being able to fold it up into a more portable phone.  …

If you’re always changing your nails, you’re probably used to spending big money on manicures or spending hours learning new DIY techniques. But Canon’s latest printer offers a surprising alternative: It prints out nail art. Or rather, it prints out stickers that you can paint onto your nails, creating a “nail art” effect. Close enough? I’m not the target audience for …

Getting a new iPhone XS can involve quite the wait, especially if you want to be first in line. While queuing for an iPhone these days doesn’t make much sense (you can get them delivered on the same day), waiting outside an Apple Store has become something of an art form, and many do it days in advance. To keep …