When Samsung thinks about the future of virtual reality, what it sees is a star — a Star Trek, to be precise. Injong Rhee, executive vice president and head of R&D for software and services in Samsung’s mobile business, on Wednesday gave some hints about what VR could look like in two to three years. …

If the label “made in China” conjures images of exploding “hoverboards” more often than quality craftsmanship, you’re in good company. China’s reputation for inexpensive prices rather than quality manufacturing hurts brands that want to compete in the high end on a global scale, said Xiaomi’s senior VP of mobile, Xiang Wang, when we met here in Beijing at the company’s …

Audiophiles now have an alternative to streaming music and chewing into their data allowance with the launch of the LG Stylus DAB+, the first smartphone with a built-in digital radio tuner. DAB+ offers all the standard radio stations you’re used to listening to, plus a range of digital-only channels that cater to niche interests (country music or Christmas carols anyone?) …

Just as Netflix turns more and more to TV and original content, Time Warner is stepping in with a new streaming competitor aimed specifically at film buffs. Called Filmstruck, the US-only service will launch this fall and feature classics such as “Seven Samurai,” “A Hard Day’s Night,” “A Room with a View,” “Mad Max” and “Blood Simple.” A collaboration between …

What do you do when you come across the Facebook page for a presidential candidate you don’t like? In the case of a person calling himself Casey Champagne, the answer was to find a way to shut it down. That’s what seems to have happened Monday, when Champagne published screenshots that allegedly show he got Facebook to take down pages …

It’s not every day you see a famous competitive shooter dressed as a Marvel superhero. But in the video “Real-life bullet-proof Captain America shield,” host and pro shooter Jerry Miculek dresses as Captain America himself and tests the round shield the Avenger would never enter a battle without. “We have created the first functional version of his mighty shield,” Miculek …

Microsoft giveth, and Microsoft taketh away. Last November, the company announced plans to scrap its unlimited-storage option for OneDrive subscribers and cut free storage to 5GB from the previous 15GB amount. According to a Microsoft spokesperson, the latter change will take place in July. Anyone who didn’t opt in to the 10GB camera-roll storage bonus, or who’s new to OneDrive, …

Clues to the fate of two teens who went missing at sea last summer may be held by an iPhone that’s now the center of a legal battle between the boys’ families. Perry Cohen and Austin Stephanos were lost in the sea off Florida around July 24, but the phone was recovered last month along with their boat off the …

Anyone who grew up in the ’80s can tell you that knowing all the steps to “Thriller,” Michael Jackson’s creature feature music video, was a must at school dances. Most of us can do the zombie line shuffle in our sleep. Despite Vincent Price’s narration and fantastic monster makeup, however, the music video wasn’t particularly scary. Until now. Take the …

Now playing: Watch this: Customize your Galaxy S7 with these hidden features 1:18 After going through the basic setup process of your new Galaxy S7 or S7 Edge, there are a few more things you should do to get the most out of the device. In fact, here are nine settings you should change: Change your theme Samsung’s theme store …

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When somebody tells you they’re a “payment nerd,” that’s gotta be a good sign. And this is basically how Elle Kim, Samsung’s new VP of business development for Samsung Pay, introduced herself to me at the company’s headquarters in Suwon, South Korea (which I visited as part of a 19-day tech-seeking trip through Asia). Click to read more of Jessica’s …

Amazon is getting its own smartwatch, sort of. The CoWatch, an Indiegogo project currently more than $45,000 past its $80,000 funding goal, will use Amazon’s cloud-based voice service, Alexa, to do things like control smart home devices, get traffic and weather reports or play music. It’s like have the power of an Amazon Echo on your wrist. CoWatch’s capabilities are …

It finally happened. Apple on Tuesday reported its first-ever drop in iPhone sales, with fiscal second-quarter unit shipments down 16 percent to 51.2 million. That’s lower than the 61.1 million the company sold the same time last year, though it is in line with the 51 million analysts expected Apple to sell in the three months ended in March. Even …

Dropbox wants to make sure your documents and other files don’t gobble up your hard drive. The online file-sharing service introduced a new feature Tuesday called Project Infinite. The idea behind the service is to make your online files look and feel just like those saved on your hard drive. Instead of storing all your files both locally and in …