The Paralympic Games 2016 opens in Rio de Janeiro on Wednesday, and to mark the occasion, Google has launched an animated doodle depicting the variety of sports in which disabled athletes will participate. Beginning as a small gathering of British World War II veterans in 1948, the Paralympic Games has grown into the world’s largest …

T-Mobile just fired another salvo across Verizon’s bow, saying that big red’s LTE Advanced cellular network is nothing of the sort. “Really? LTE Advanced? That same technology has been available to T-Mobile customers since 2014,” wrote T-Mobile Chief Technology Officer Neville Ray in a blog post Tuesday. This the latest attack in a recent war of words between the carriers …

Now playing: Watch this: Chip designer ARM to be acquired by Softbank for $32… 1:52 Softbank’s bid to buy chip designer ARM Holdings is a done deal. The Japanese telecom giant on Monday said the $32 billion (£24 billion) acquisition is complete. The purchase was first announced in July and is part of Softbank’s push to expand its presence in …

If you’re in the market for a new phone, here’s an offer to consider. On Tuesday, Amazon added the Moto G Play to its collection of Prime Exclusive handsets. Available for $100 — a discount of $50 from its full retail price — the Android-powered smartphone has modest specs but is unlocked and supports various flavors of 4G LTE. Specifically …

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Bad. Blue. Brilliant. Those three words describe Grand Admiral Thrawn, one of the most unusual and beloved villains in the Star Wars Expanded Universe. What makes Thrawn an unusual adversary and astute strategist is his dedication to fully understand his enemies’ art, culture and history in order to defeat them. His character was originally created by author Timothy Zahn in …

Following Adobe’s software development is a lot like watching Babylon 5 (through season 4): One big story arc that lasts years until you finally see where it’s been headed all along. We’ve finally reached that point for Adobe’s Creative Cloud video strategy with the latest announcement, Team Projects. It’s the culmination of the development that started with the centralized cloud-based …

All you Apple fans eagerly awaiting Wednesday’s likely iPhone 7 announcement may have good reason to jump for joy. Benchmark tests for a mysterious device called “iPhone9,3” surfaced online, MacRumors reported. The results, run using popular diagnostic tool Geekbench, are believed to belong to Apple’s unannounced-but-highly-rumored iPhone 7. This is based off the fact that the iPhone 6s and 6s …

Well, we’re almost there. After months of speculation, Apple is expected to announce the iPhone 7 on Wednesday. We tee up the big event with a discussion about some of our wish list items for the new device. (OK, maybe some are pretty unrealistic, such as a smaller iPhone and the ability to turn the phone into a car.) Click …

When LG introduces a concept, it will stubbornly stick with it. The company did so with the rear power button, as well as the curved display. Its latest experiment came in the G5, which featured modular attachments that can be swapped in and out, providing a camera grip and better audio capabilities. While the G5 fared poorly with consumers, LG …

Now playing: Watch this: Apple Music gets a boost before iPhone 7 launch 2:09 Rumors of a new iPhone without a headphone jack have been swirling for months, and now hearsay about Apple releasing wireless headphones is making the rounds. The latest gossip surrounds a pair of high-end wireless earbuds. Dubbed the “AirPods,” the headphones purportedly have a unique, Bluetooth-like …

Quaking in your boots is about to take on a whole new spin, with Bluetooth-enabled walking gear that vibrates your feet to let you know which way to turn. Built by Dutch sportswear maker Hi-Tec, the boldly named Navigator boots connect to an app on your phone, where you can enter your walking destination. Insoles in the boots contain buzzing …

After seeing the Avengers divided over the ethics of being complicated superheroes in “Captain America: Civil War,” it’s nice to see them have some fun on the set as they flub dialog, stumble through stunts and laugh during serious scenes. In a gag reel posted on YouTube on Tuesday by Marvel Entertainment, actors Chris Evans, Robert Downey Jr., Scarlett Johansson, …

Now playing: Watch this: Apple set to focus on iPhone at September 7 event 2:21 If you’re looking to be wowed by a new iPhone design, you might have to wait until 2017. This is supposed to be a year of big changes for the iPhone, but all rumors so far point to minor tweaks in Apple’s iPhone 7, which …

Now playing: Watch this: Apple Music gets a boost before iPhone 7 launch 2:09 Apple is offering a $99 gift card for a 12-month subscription to its streaming music service, Apple Music. At $10-a month for an individual Apple Music subscription, the gift card brings that cost down to $8.25 per month, essentially giving you two free months of streaming …