If you weren’t one of the lucky few to snag the remodeled (and absurdly expensive) version of the coveted Technics SL-1200GAE DJ turntable before it sold out in 30 minutes, you’ll soon have the chance to pick up a very cool consolation prize. This week Pioneer announced the PLX-500 turntable that looks almost exactly like …

Windows 10 has two types of user accounts: Standard and Administrator. Standard users can perform all common daily tasks, such as run programs, surf the Web, check email, stream movies and so on. However, if you want to perform tasks that make major changes to the system, such as installing software; add, remove or change user accounts; or run elevated …

Now playing: Watch this: Look inside this piece of Japanese naval history 1:17 An hour south of Tokyo, on the edge of the bay is a piece of history unique in the world. Embedded in concrete just a few feet from the water is the 114-year-old battleship Mikasa. It’s the only surviving pre-dreadnought battleship, not to mention one of the …

Now playing: Watch this: Moto Mods transform your Moto in crazy ways 1:18 Motorola is the second company this year to launch a phone alongside a series of modular accessories. Unlike the LG G5, where you had to physically remove the bottom of the phone with battery attached to swap out modules, Motorola’s implementation on the Moto Z leverages magnets …

Verizon has been tipped off as one carrier that will sell this year’s new Nexus phones. A tweet Thursday from known and typically accurate leaker Evan Blass, aka @evleaks, said simply: “Verizon is going to carry the two ‘Nexus’ handsets (note the quotation marks).” Ok, so we have a bit to chew on in that one sentence. Let’s provide some …

Now playing: Watch this: OnePlus 3 flaunts its luxe gold looks 1:00 Combining premium hardware and an affordable price tag, the much talked-about OnePlus 3 lived up to its hype and became one of our favorite phones of the year. Originally launched in silver, the $400 or £309 (which converts to about AU$590) handset now comes in gold…ish. In lieu …

T-Mobile has its sights set on Verizon Wireless. The nation’s third-largest carrier believes it will be able to match Verizon’s industry-leading wireless coverage within the next 12 months, and maybe sooner, according to T-Mobile Chief Technology Officer Neville Ray. “We plan to materially close the gap by the end of the year,” Ray said in an exclusive interview Thursday. Ray …

LG will reveal in September what could be the first phone to sport the new Android 7.0 operating system known as Nougat. In a blog post dubbed “Play More,” the company revealed that it will unveil its V20 phone on September 6 in San Francisco. The blog post’s tagline of “The second story begins” refers to the V20 being the …

Verizon has added high-end devices like the Galaxy Note 7 and Moto Z to its lineup of late, but the wireless carrier isn’t leaving cost-conscious shoppers in the lurch. The company announced on Thursday the entry-level HTC Desire 530, which will land in stores on August 11. Preorders start today. The Desire 530 will cost $144 without a contract. You …

Four years ago, Target threw Amazon’s gadgets out of its stores amid heightened competition between the retailers. Now, the big-box chain has reversed course, bringing back Amazon’s Fire tablets, Fire TV devices and Kindle e-readers to its website, with plans to sell the gadgets in stores by October, according to a report from Bloomberg. The Amazon Echo smart speaker, though, …

Now playing: Watch this: All Basis Peak fitness watches recalled over burn concerns 1:21 An overheating issue with the Basis Peak led the company to recall every single one sold around the world. Basis, an Intel subsidiary, could not find a software solution to stop the overheating. The company is also discontinuing support for the Basis Peak because it does …

A group of more than 100 design industry professionals have backed Apple’s assertion that Samsung should pay for stealing the look of the iPhone. In a brief filed with the US Supreme Court on Thursday, well-known fashion names, including Calvin Klein and Alexander Wang, supported Apple’s claims to hundreds of millions of dollars in damages from Samsung, Reuters reported. Apple …

The Federal Communications Commission on Thursday raised maximum rates phone companies can charge inmates for making phone calls. Last year, the FCC set limits on rates phone companies could charge inmates making local and long-distance calls from prisons and jails. But companies providing phone services filed a lawsuit arguing the rates the FCC established were too low and didn’t cover …

If grinding for the items you need in Pokemon Go is getting old, you can buy them in the Shop. Poke balls, incense, lucky eggs, incubators, lures, storage and bag upgrades need to be purchased with PokeCoin, though. You have the choice of spending real money to purchase PokeCoins, but if you’re low on cash you can earn PokeCoin just …

“You look like spaghetti,” my colleague said when he saw the render of my face that a robotic arm drew onto a Galaxy Note 7 phone at Samsung’s launch event earlier this week. Samsung used the mechanized arm to show off what its Note 7 and S Pen stylus can do. In 2012, the company hired cartoonists to draw caricatures …