Squeeze your iPhone 6 back to flat. gTool/Video screenshot by Amanda Kooser/CNET The last we heard from Apple, only nine new iPhone users have complained about bent smartphones to the company. Those folks (and any others who haven’t lodged official complaints yet) may have a new recourse for getting the bends out of their expensive …
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This screenshot from the remake RealMyst captures the island. Cyan I still remember playing Myst for the first time. Originally released for Mac in 1993, it was a revelation in gaming. There was no combat, just a battle of the mind as you worked through a series of puzzles while surrounded by a surreal and beautiful world. It would be …
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This TinyScreen has been transformed into a smartwatch. Tiny Circuits The tech world has seen a trend toward bigger screens. There are increasingly large televisions. There’s the iPhone 6 Plus. The aptly named TinyScreen from Tiny Circuits is making a name for itself on Kickstarter by bucking the super-sized trend and instead taking a minimized approach. The Arduino-powered, thumb-size color …
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The Windows 10 preview welcomes back the Start menu. Video screenshot by Amanda Kooser/CNET Microsoft has a unified vision for its Windows operating system that involves the same OS running across any device, from smartphones on up to desktops. It took a solid stab at this concept with Windows 8, but ended up alienating many Windows users who didn’t like …
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Pepsi hopes Amazon customers will become True fans. Video screenshot by Amanda Kooser/CNET Perhaps it all started with Surge. The iconic ’90s sugar-bomb soda from Coca-Cola is enjoying a revival by being offered on Amazon, where it keeps selling out. Now rival Pepsi is hopping onto the e-commerce soft-drink train by introducing a new product, Pepsi True, with an exclusive …
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It may not quite be up to epidemic status, but several cases of people walking into Apple Stores and bending the demonstration models of the iPhone 6 Plus have come to light. There are no pockets involved and no iPhones that are personal possessions. It’s just people strolling in and destroying display devices. The bent aluminum body of the iPhone …
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The bent aluminium body of the iPhone 6. Screenshot by Claire Reilly/CNET Apple is popular, but the flip side of that popularity is that it also invites increased scrutiny. That general scrutiny has now been translated into a full-on fuss over a very specific issue: new iPhones with a bend. Some users of the phablet-size iPhone 6 Plus are reporting …
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This is what an iPhone looks like after a liquid nitrogen bath. Video screenshot by Amanda Kooser/CNET The arrival of a new iPhone always signals the arrival of a new set of torture-test videos where creatively destructive people try out various ways of damaging the smartphone for entertainment purposes. A few of the tests are practical (like dropping a phone …
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It’s a full-on phone on your wrist. Epic Cellular I have a dream inspired by too much science fiction as a child. My dream is to have a smartwatch that doesn’t need a phone to work. It’s a sleek, functional device that sits on my wrist and lets me make phone calls, send messages, and connect to the digital world. …
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The latest flavor of iOS has landed. Josh Miller/CNET Hot on the heels of the iPhone 6 and Apple Watch announcement comes the wide availability of Apple’s latest mobile operating system, iOS 8 . Download day is often full of early upgraders rushing to be the first to try out the new system. It also means some people run into …
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