The place: Park City, Utah. The scene: the Sundance Film Festival. Snow crunches underfoot as film industry figures, filmmakers and filmgoers hurry through the cold to catch the first glimpse of the coolest movies of 2016. But in the new year, some of the most talked-about Sundance happenings aren’t films at all. At the annual …

Samsung may be about to announce its next flagship phone, the Galaxy S7, but that doesn’t mean it’s going to turn its back on the Galaxy S6 and S6 Edge. The pair of phones is set to get the Android 6.01 Marshmallow software update, according to SamMobile, starting with those in South Korea. Introduced back in October, Android 6.0 Marshmallow …

You’re increasingly watching video on the go, with your phone taking over as the central source of entertainment. AT&T recognizes that, and has shaken up the responsibilities of its top lieutenants as it attempts to better tie together its video and mobile services. The Dallas telecommunications giant appointed longtime mobile head Ralph de la Vega vice chairman and put him …

Will Peyton Manning win his second Super Bowl, or will newcomer Cam Newton capture his first? These questions will be answered on Sunday, February 7, when the Denver Broncos take on the Carolina Panthers in Super Bowl 50 at Levi’s Stadium in Santa Clara, California. The game will be broadcast on CBS, which you can access with a cable subscription …

Aerial drones are small, tricky and fast, but they have their predators. We’ve seen them taken out of the air by flying pumpkins, chimps, firefighters and birds of prey. Pumpkins are difficult to aim. Chimps are unreliable. Firefighters have better things to do. But eagles may be an actual solution to enforcing no-fly zones for drones. Dutch police are trying …

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Samsung could be joining the 360-degree video camera space, with a device dubbed the Gear 360. Sammobile reports that Samsung will announce the Gear 360 alongside the Galaxy S7. That phone, the latest Samsung flagship, should be announced by the end of this month: Samsung has scheduled the Unpacked press conference for February 21. The Gear 360 will reportedly operate …

Samsung will reveal its next Galaxy device at an event on February 21 in Barcelona, according to an invitation sent out Sunday afternoon PT. The invitation to the “Unpacked” event doesn’t explicitly say Samsung will unveil the seventh generation of its Galaxy phone, the S7, but if it doesn’t, the South Korean electronics giant might as well pack it up …

If you’re a serious business person who needs a serious business tablet, then there are more than a few options out there, from the iPad Pro, to the Microsoft Surface, right through to HP’s Spectre X2. But all of those are going to cost you some serious cash. If you’re in the market for a budget offering, it gets a …

Next time you venture across the ditch you won’t need to worry about taking your smartphone, with news that Vodafone is offering free roaming for Australians visiting New Zealand. Promising that Australians will be able to “roam like home,” any Vodafone Red or SIM Only customer that uses Vodafone’s $5 Roaming deal when they travel will have that AU$5 fee …

There are hundreds of thousands of apps out there vying for space on your mobile device. It’s nearly impossible to keep up with all of them. We’re hoping to make things a little easier for you, starting with the fitness category. To start, we’ve compiled a list of the top fitness apps available on Android and iOS. There are common …

The Koss ESP-950 electrostatic headphones debuted in 1990, so color me embarrassed — I’m a little late to the party. The good news is the ESP-950 is still being made, and this 26-year-old design is more transparent and spacious sounding than some of the best headphones I’ve reviewed over the past few years. The Koss ESP-950 headphones Koss Most headphones …

I was intrigued by an episode of Manoush Zomorodi’s always terrific WNYC Radio podcast, “Note To Self,” where performance artist Marina Abramović had an audience sit in total silence wearing noise-canceling headphones for 30 minutes before a live performance of J.S. Bach’s “The Goldberg Variations.” Abramović asserted that the silence would allow the listeners to clear their minds and allow …

As wireless operators abandon device subsidies, more consumers are realizing the true cost of upgrading to a new phone. And it ain’t cheap. Refurbished and used devices can be a great way to get the phone you want at a price that won’t break the bank. This is especially true of Apple’s iPhone. But when is the best time to …

There are hundreds of thousands of apps out there vying for space on your mobile device. It’s nearly impossible to keep up with all of them. We’re hoping to make things a little easier for you, starting with the fitness category. To start, we’ve compiled a list of the top fitness apps available on Android and iOS. There are common …