Doctors and medical students — or people who just want to watch anything in virtual reality — will be able to immerse themselves in a live surgery tomorrow. Giblib, an online platform for surgeons to share medical lectures and surgical videos, will live stream a hernia operation using 360fly’s 360-degree 4K camera on July 28 …

It appears Samsung’s Galaxy S7 is still the phone to beat. The world’s largest smartphone maker on Wednesday reported its strongest earnings in two years, fueled in part by sales of Galaxy S7 and S7 Edge. Samsung said net income rose 2 percent year over year to 5.85 trillion won ($5.1 billion) for the three-month period ending June 30. Analysts …

Now playing: Watch this: Password manager LastPass fixes security flaw 1:46 Editor’s note: This story has been updated with news of LastPass fixing the hole. See below. Turns out even LastPass, a service promoted as a password “vault,” might be putting its users at risk of being hacked. A security researcher with an established record of tracking down security flaws …

Ladies and gentlemen, the time has come to lip-sync for your life! RuPaul is hitting Stan with a vengeance this month, ready to take down all the basic b*tches of the world and get them to lift their game in “RuPaul’s Drag Race” and the game show “Gay For Play.” Now is the time to binge on Jinx Monsoon and …

Now playing: Watch this: Top 5 Pokemon Go tips everyone should know 2:31 Want to take your Pokemon Go game to the next level? There are maps, apps and websites that can help. While some may consider using these extras cheating, they can help you find Pokemon faster, uncover the best PokeStops and more to help you become the PokeMaster …

Apple Pay is the leader in contactless payments in the US, according to CEO Tim Cook. Cook touted the performance of the Apple Pay service on Tuesday during a conference call to discuss the company’s financial results last quarter. Though Apple continues to grapple with lower iPhone and iPad sales, Apple Pay is one area that’s growing, both in the …

It looks like the email scandal facing the Democratic National Committee amid the presidential race is not likely to go away. In an interview with CNN about the dump last week of 20,000 internal DNC emails, WikiLeaks founder Julian Assange said his organization has “a lot more material” concerning the US presidential election and might publish it soon. “This is …

What a difference two years make. Back then, when apps like Periscope and Meerkat arrived on mobile phones, live video seemed like a lark for tech nerds and poor college students looking to watch cable TV for free. But within months, protesters in Ferguson, Missouri tapped into the shaky and visceral feel of live video because they understand they can …

Your iPhone has a built-in camera app, but Microsoft hopes to lure you to a new alternative called Pix that’s packed with computing smarts. Pix combines several advanced technologies: artificial intelligence, computational photography and video stabilization. But it isn’t like Photoshop, with hundreds of options and abilities for you to consider. Instead, it’s designed to improve your photos and videos …

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Never underestimate the power of free pizza. When T-Mobile in early June launched its freebie program, which gave away pizza, streaming movies and, for some, shares of the company, it likely didn’t have a sense of how quickly its customers would embrace the idea. Its T-Mobile Tuesday app crashed on launch day. The free pizza giveaway overwhelmed partner Domino’s, and …

The iPhone isn’t even 10 years old, but its impact on the tech industry and on Apple itself has been huge. Now it has reached a new milestone. Apple sold its billionth iPhone last week. CEO Tim Cook announced the milestone during an employee meeting Wednesday, and then the company noted the news online. “We never set out to make …

Finally, you can get Donald Trump to say or sing whatever, whenever and wherever you want. Sound of Power is commemorating Trump’s official nomination for president by the Republican Party by adding a bust of The Donald to its line of high-end speakers in the shape of some of the world’s more controversial leaders. “It’s with pride we present the …

Tech companies called Wednesday for the federal government to invest in more STEM education and reform immigration policies, recurring themes the industry hopes to influence in the run-up to the 2016 presidential election. Representatives of Microsoft, Facebook and Amazon said they face difficulties finding qualified staff, a handicap they believe other US companies face and that threatens the strength of …

Amazon now has such a vast inventory of stuff, it needs to work a little harder to find new products to sell you. The online retailer is doing just that by teaming up with Kickstarter to offer more than 300 products that originated on the crowdfunding site. The products, dubbed the Kickstarter Collection, can be found on the startup-focused Amazon …