Samsung’s new tablet can tell who you are by looking you right in the eyes. Dubbed the Galaxy Tab Iris, the new tablet is hitting the Indian market, Samsung said in a blog post Wednesday. The tablet will use a built-in dual-eye scanner to authenticate people via their irises and is aimed at financial institutions …

There may soon be another reason to love the uber-affordable and portable Raspberry Pi 3. An entry for Raspberry Pi 3, a $35, small and simple computer, appeared on Google’s Android Open Source Project page, according to Android Police. It’s part of the same directory that also includes other Android phones. The addition of Android support would give it access …

The end of the Nexus 9 is nigh. Taiwanese device maker HTC has stopped manufacturing Google’s flagship tablet, an HTC spokesman confirmed to CNET. The device was pulled from the Google Play store last month, though some models of the Nexus 9 remain on sale through HTC’s website. The winding down of the Nexus 9 without a spiritual replacement underscores …

If you’ve fallen in love with the sound of vinyl records but can’t bring yourself to invest time in the hobby, the Louis speaker by Paolo Cappello might be exactly what you’re looking for. The speaker is completely free of electronic components and uses the shape of the smartphone dock on top to project your digital music through the large, …

A group of technology companies and advocates is asking regulators to be more open about their review of new wireless plans that could violate Net neutrality rules. Several tech companies sent a letter to the FCC asking the agency to be more open about its inquiry into zero-rating plans that may violate Net neutrality rules. FCC A total of 59 …

What is your head doing right now? If you’re reading this using your phone, laptop or tablet, chances are you’re hunched over with your head tilted down. Research has found that this posture, called “text neck” can lead to bad posture and cause pain in your neck, shoulders and spine. What’s text neck and why is it so bad? The …

Apple introduced pressure-sensitive 3D Touch last year for the iPhone 6S and iPhone 6S Plus. If you have either phone, I’d wager you have used 3D Touch gestures more on accident than intentionally. For example, if you press down hard enough on the left edge of the display to engage 3D Touch, you can then call up the multitasking tool …

How much do you know about NASA’s experimental Bigelow Expandable Activity Module (BEAM)? Not much? Don’t worry, you’re not alone. BEAM, the first human-rated expandable space habitat, could one day be used for deep space applications like Martian habitats. To promote its upcoming 2-year test period, experts from NASA and Bigelow Aerospace answered questions from space enthusiasts during a Reddit …

In the game of musical chairs to determine who will buy Yahoo, AT&T has made a surprise appearance. The nation’s second-largest wireless provider made a bid for Yahoo’s core Internet business, according to Bloomberg. A deal would give AT&T access to a wealth of online content, from its various sites such as Yahoo Finance, Sports and the still-popular Yahoo Mail, …

When Apple Music launched, it was immediately apparent the app wasn’t as intuitive as we had come to expect from Apple, a company known for thinking through each feature down to the pixel. While Apple has worked hard to update the Music app since its release, there are still some features that are hard to find. Here are 10 things …

Warning: Spoilers from the latest episode of “Game of Thrones” are coming. Need to hold a door? Oh, “Game of Thrones” fans, we can’t even say it without welling up. But it’s a fact: sometimes you need to prop a door open so the kids in your second-grade classroom can all file inside. Or prop it closed, so your tabby …

Apple’s Podcasts app is no longer the worst app Apple ever made, as my colleague Rick Broida argued years ago. Broida checked back with the app last year and discovered that, after a major overhaul, it was serviceable, which may be the nicest thing anyone’s ever said about the Podcasts app. For me, the app’s serviceability makes it all the …

Microsoft may have its sights set on ruling the television next. The software titan has two streaming TV devices it will debut at next month’s E3 video game conference, according to Brad Sams of tech news site Petri, who divulged the information Wednesday during a video podcast. The first is a Chromecast-like device to stream Xbox digital content. The second …

We usually try to avoid feeding the crowdfunding hype-machine, but the Pilot language translating earpiece by Waverly Labs is too cool not to mention, especially because the Indiegogo page is now available for preorder. The concept realizes the dream of an instant, universal language translation device that’s shown up in so many science-fiction movies that it’s practically become a Hollywood …

So far, 2016 has been a lame year for wearable tech. The best watches and fitness bands you can buy right now were, for the most part, released in 2015. That’s because you can practically count the number of new and notable wearable things that debuted in the first five months of this year on one hand: The Fitbit Blaze, …