A new alleged iPhone 7 leak is showing off some new — and unusual — features for Apple’s upcoming flagship phone. Images posted to French tech website Nowherelse.com show off the potential chassis for the 4.7-inch iPhone 7, supposedly taken from a promotional video by an Italian case manufacturer. The chassis boasts an extra pair …

Now playing: Watch this: Summer return of the Razr? Teaser video gets nostalgic… 1:24 Think back to the halcyon days of 2004. Gamers were levelling up in the brand new World of Warcraft. Google had just released a platform called Gmail (invitation only, naturally). Facebook was connecting people for the first time. And you probably took calls on your Motorola …

Congratulations to Stephanie M. of Bridgeport, Michigan, for winning a ThinkGeek May the Fourth bundle last week. Were you blown away by the Merc with the Mouth earlier this year? Well, here’s your chance to own a piece of “Deadpool” cinema history. Along with a copy of “Deadpool” on Blu-ray, this week’s winner gets an actual prop from the movie: …

This is the Shock Clock. It’s a wearable that guarantees you’ll get up in the morning through the magic of classical conditioning and, well, electric shocks. The wrist band trains you, in traditional Pavlovian style, to get your lazy self out of bed on time. When the alarm goes off, the band will first vibrate, then beep loudly. Finally, if …

On Wednesday, Samsung announced that it would release another colour option for the Galaxy S7 and S7 Edge flagship phones. Say hello to “pink gold,” which joins the storied ranks of black onyx, gold platinum, white pearl and silver titanium. Following in the footsteps of Apple, which released a rose gold variant of its iPhone 6S and 6S Plus in …

Josh Miller/CNET Worried about how long your new iPhone will last? Worry no more, because Apple is paying more to put its new iPhones together, and a longer lifespan and improved resale value seem to be the name of the game. That’s what research firm IHS Technology has said after its latest teardowns of the two new smartphones from the …

Sony Mobile has today unveiled its latest flagship Android smartphone, the Xperia Z4. The announcement arrived with little fanfare on the company’s Japanese website, outlining specs for the new flagship and slating it for a mid-year release in Japan. As yet, the smartphone maker has not announced an international launch date. Following on from last year’s flagship Xperia Z3, the …

Facebook Facebook has updated its community standards to clarify the content that people are and aren’t allowed to share. In an update Sunday, Facebook said it has rewritten much of the language of its community rules, offering “more detail and clarity on what is and is not allowed.” The company said the revised community standards will offer more guidance for …

Firaxis/2K Games The latest Civilization game from developer Firaxis does something interesting. It’s as much a spiritual successor to Alpha Centauri as it is a sequel to Civilization V, and from the newly released trailer, it looks like Beyond Earth breaks the mould in all the right ways. It has the same turn-based 4X (explore, expand, exploit, and exterminate) gameplay …