Eagerly awaiting the release of Starbucks‘ annual fall flavor, the pumpkin spice latte? Until your local barista gets the go-ahead to start making them (rumor: September 8), you can slake your harvest-season hankering by…chatting with the drink itself? Yep, this year, Starbucks has launched a chat bot called TheRealPSL on Facebook Messenger, and simply by …

Warning: Spoilers for season 1 of “Stranger Things” below. Read at your own risk. Now that Netflix has officially renewed “Stranger Things,” it’s the perfect time to speculate about the next season. Show writers and creators Matt and Ross Duffer will return to handle nine new episodes that will debut in 2017. They’ve already hinted at things to come in …

It’s almost time for Apple to announce its new iPhone, which means rumors are flying fast. On Wednesday, photos reportedly showing the packaging for the new phones hit the internet, offering support to theories that the new devices will ditch the traditional headphone jack for a new system. The photos suggest the phones will ship with Lightning EarPods, according to …

Netflix will launch a science-based talk show next year hosted by Bill Nye, also known as “The Science Guy” for his 1990s TV show of the same name. On “Bill Nye Saves the World,” Nye will bring in special guests and conduct experiments and demonstrations as each episode tackles a topic from a scientific point of view. Nye said in …

That’s not what people usually mean when they say their phones are blowin’ up. Samsung said Wednesday it will delay shipments of the Samsung Galaxy Note 7 to do additional quality tests, according to Reuters. The announcement comes after reports on South Korean social media that the phones’ batteries were exploding en route to customers. Photos republished by Apple Insider …

The rise of clicky mechanical keyboards is a very unsubtle reminder the accessories we choose have a real impact on the people around us. If you’re looking to go full incognito on your coworkers, Logitech just announced two new mice at IFA that are basically the opposite of a mechanical keyboard. Logitech M330 Silent Plus and M220 Silent Mice Enlarge …

You’re an app developer and aspiring entrepreneur. Who do you go to for council? Jessica Alba, duh. The actress has joined Apple’s reality show “Planet of the Apps” as a mentor and adviser to app developers who are competing for funding, reports Variety. She joins Gwyneth Paltrow and will.i.am as the third celebrity to be attached to the show. Alba …

Call it strangerer things. Netflix renewed its sci-fi thriller throw-back “Stranger Things” for a second season on Tuesday with a fan-tantalizing video on YouTube. Show writers and creators Matt and Ross Duffer had already teased some of their plans for a second season of the popular show since its debut July 15, but Netflix made it official Tuesday. The company …

Now playing: Watch this: Pebble unveils two new smartwatches and a wearable not… 2:43 When Pebble announced new watches earlier this year, the company also revealed Pebble Firmware 4.0. The new OS for its smartwatch lineup promised faster access to apps, revamped navigation on the watch face and a few other little additions. Instead of waiting to launch the new …

The smartphone put most of our daily life into one small device, but when it comes to health and medical wearables, your personal Star Trek-like tricorder is still a ways off. That’s the consensus at the Parks Associates Connected Health Summit in San Diego this week where specialized blood pressure watches, under-skin glucose monitors, pain relief cuffs and even posture …

Many of you have been there: deliberating for long stretches of time over which shoes to buy. Eventually you settle on a pair that seems to fit — only to find they rub your heels or mash your toes. A device from Tokyo-based Flickfit seeks to do away with the pain and frustration that comes with finding the right shoes. …

If you shoot a lot of video with your phone, you may have considered picking up a motorized gimbal. It’s a battery-operated handgrip that typically uses three motors to counteract shake and sudden movement to make your movies look smooth even while you’re running. There are several out there to pick from, but the MarSoar, currently a crowdfunding project on …

Snapseed, a Google photo editor that goes beyond the basics of Google Photos, just got a little more serious. With Wednesday’s Snapseed 2.9 release for iPhones and iPads, the software now can edit raw-format photos, the pictures taken directly from a digital camera’s image sensor without any processing. Photo enthusiasts love raw photos. Although they’re more of a pain to …

Samsung has just taken the wraps off its new Gear S3 smartwatch. The Gear S3 is a large 46mm digital timepiece powered by Samsung’s Tizen operating system. It will offer the same clickwheel-style bezel as 2015’s Gear S2, a 30 percent larger battery and compatibility with Samsung Pay when it’s released in three different models (including one with on-board LTE …

Marvel’s upcoming superhero movie “Doctor Strange” stars Benedict Cumberbatch as a former medical doctor named Stephen Strange who goes on a mystical journey and ends up learning magic that can save humankind. But what about the characters who both train and challenge the doc? In an exclusive sneak peek posted Tuesday on YouTube, the characters that surround Strange finally have …