A future Samsung Galaxy smartphone will be released with a flexible display that wraps around its outer edges, showing information on the phone’s bezel. The current Samsung flagship, the Galaxy Round. (Credit: Samsung) According to Bloomberg, the next Galaxy innovation will be a screen that wraps around the two long edges of the phone, displaying …

I was smitten with the Coffman Labs G1-A stereo preamplifier, even before I heard it make a sound. I’d seen pictures of the preamp online and it looked fine, but once I saw it in person I knew it was one of the most beautiful audio components on the market. The feel of the control knobs and the metalwork’s fit …

For about as long as there have been cell phones, US carriers have had a stranglehold over the purchasing experience. The two-year contract has reigned supreme here in the States, with providers heavily subsidizing the cost of high-priced handsets. But for some buyers, times are changing. T-Mobile’s brassy, vocal assault on the status quo is making the retail cost of …

When I first spotted the Sony MDR SA5000 headphones at a local Head-Fi meeting in Bayside, Queens, my first impression was that it was eerily similar to Sennheiser’s HD 800 headphones. The MDR SA5000 is clearly derived from Sony’s old flagship $3,000 Qualia Q10 headphones; both Sonys were first announced in 2004. The HD 800 was introduced in 2009. The …

iPhone and iPad owners, it’s time to delve into your smart phone’s Settings app — there’s a brand new version of iOS 7 available to download today. The iOS 7.0.4 update sadly doesn’t bring any life-changing new features, but does offer ‘bug fixes and improvements’, which we suppose are fine too. Specifically, the latest patch for Apple’s revamped iOS platform …

Isis, the mobile wallet launched by Verizon Wireless, AT&T, and T-Mobile, is off to a rocky start. The app is getting slammed on the Google Play store, where it is averaging a score of one-and-a-half stars after nearly 1,400 people have weighed in. Common complaints include the incompatibility of the Isis app with rooted Android phones, as well as the …

Most motorists know by now that texting and driving can be more dangerous than drinking and driving. And teens, who’d just as soon text as talk, are among the drivers most likely to have a texting-related accident. The new Road Wars for iOS aims to keep drivers safe by gamifying safe driving. The app monitors your driving behavior, rewards you …

AT&T customers will get first crack at Nokia’s new Lumia tablet. The Lumia 2520 will be available through AT&T starting Friday, November 22. The tablet will sell for $400 with the standard two-year contract and $200 if bundled with a Lumia 925, 1020, or 1520 smartphone. AT&T subscribers who buy and activate the 2520 between November 22 and January 9, …

The successor to HTC’s One will run Android 4.4 Kitkatwhen it makes its debut in 2014, or so says a reputable leak source. Related stories: Alleged images of the HTC M8 get leaked, show metal body HTC One successor could top US carriers in early 2014 New version of HTC One coming this year — report The smartphone, code named …

The mobile music war just hit a higher note. Google on Friday launched its long-awaited Google Play Music application for Apple’s iOS. The free application, which is available now in the Apple App Store, allows users to stream millions of songs and create custom radio stations. Unlike Apple’s iTunes Radio and Pandora, there are no skip limits on Google Music. …

BlackBerry is already adding new features to its BBM apps for Android and iPhone, in updates rolling out today, the company has announced. While the apps took months to turn up, less than a month after they appeared they’re being enhanced — a great sign to committed users that they’re being well supported. New features include Share Your PIN, which …

Samsung reportedly plans to unveil a Galaxy smartphone with a three-sided wraparound display next year. Citing information from “two people familiar with the plans,” Bloomberg said Friday that the display would wrap around the edges of the phone, allowing people to read messages from an angle. Each of the three sides would also function independently. From the description, it sounds …

Nokia will roll out an update that will outfit all Lumia phones running Windows Phone 8 with the latest low-energy version of Bluetooth. In a new FAQ, Nokia noted that the recent Amber update added Bluetooth LE to the Lumia 520, 620, 625, and 720. A future update dubbed Lumia Black will do the same for all other Windows Phone …

Now playing: Watch this: First Look at Samsung’s Youm flexible display tech 1:11 Samsung, LG, and others have been showing off flexible displays and even a prototype phone for years, but it’s only now that bendy screens are going commercial. Samsung’s Galaxy Round and LG’s G Flex raise a lot of questions about what a flexible display is and isn’t, …

Tom Wheeler has been the FCC’s chairman for only a few weeks, but he likely already gained a few fans by urging the wireless industry on Thursday to move toward unlocking consumers’ cell phones. Unlocking cell phones allows handsets to be used on a wireless network other than that of the originating carrier. It’s a process that wireless carriers are …