With 17 lenses and a $10,500 price tag, Samsung’s 360 Round camera is not messing around. Equipped with two pairs of eight lenses and one in the center staring up, the 360 Round is designed for pros and enthusiasts to capture and livestream 3D video and audio, specifically for creating VR content.  It’s hefty, and …

Apple’s new method for unlocking the iPhone X, called Face ID, certainly raised some eyebrows. Is it secure? Is it necessary? And is really going to be as convenient as unlocking the phone with your fingerprint? Could it even be better? Convenience is perhaps the stickiest sticking point of all: Apple’s Touch ID fingerprint reader is already able to quickly …

Google’s new Pixel 2 and Pixel 2 XL phones do something most devices don’t: they’ll launch an app when you squeeze the sides. Just one app, though: Google Assistant. Sounds kind of cool, right? If you’re grabbing your phone out of your pocket or purse and want to light up Google Assistant to ask a question, clasping a Pixel 2 …

So you want a big-screen phone and the Pixel 2 XL, iPhone X and Galaxy Note 8 are catching your eye. Which one do you buy? Decisions, decisions. The best policy is to wait until our reviews are in. Some of you are going to preorder regardless, so for you, we’re going to break down the pros and cons of …

Our iPhone 8 and iPhone 8 Plus reviews are in, and — spoiler alert — they’re exactly the high-quality updates to last year’s iPhones we expected. They’re also sensible and safe compared to the bold, brassy, experimental iPhone X that we’ve all been waiting for (that’s pronounced “ten,” by the way, not “ex”). Unless you’re set on the iPhone 8 …

At a time when every major smartphone maker has switched to a dual-camera setup for their highest-end phones, Google just did the opposite. Both the Pixel 2 and Pixel 2 XL phones use a single 12.2-megapixel lens on the back instead of two. Why would Google, a company at the forefront of cutting-edge technology, retreat from the dual-camera trend? Well, …

If you’re over pricey VR apps, stick around. Facebook-owned Oculus is cutting weary users of Oculus Rift and Samsung Gear VR some slack when it comes to returning apps you did not like. The new policy, announced on Tuesday, lets you easily request an automatic refund on most apps and games, no questions asked. You get the process started by looking …

Microsoft pulled support for Windows phones earlier this summer, but you know the one-time iPhone and Android competitor is truly dead when Microsoft’s founder admits on TV that he’s now using Android. “The phone that I have, recently, I actually did switch to an Android phone with a lot of Microsoft software,” Bill Gates told Fox News Sunday host Chris …

Fast charging is a godsend when the clock is ticking and you have somewhere to be. That’s why we were excited to learn that Apple’s new iPhone X, iPhone 8 and iPhone 8 Plus will support quick charging, even though you have to buy a Lightning-to-USB-C cable in order to take advantage of faster top-ups. You can rig it to charge the new …

A week into iOS 11, Apple’s new software for iPhones and iPads, and Apple is already addressing bugs.  The first update, iOS 11.0.1 (as first spotted by 9to5Mac), doesn’t go into details about specific changes to security or new features. Consider it a minor tweak aimed at smoothing over some rough spots in iOS 11. Apple just points to bug fixes …