I’m feeling sentimental right now, and not just because I delivered my firstborn to college yesterday. (OK, that’s 99 percent of the reason. That was hard, you guys.) The other reason: I once spent $250 for a 250-megabyte hard drive. Because, you know, storage used to be expensive. But, holey moley, is it ever not …

If you’ve been holding your breath for a new iPad Mini, we’re surprised you made it this far. Apple reportedly has no plans to release a new iPad Mini this year, according to Bloomberg. The last iPad Mini to release was the iPad Mini 4, which launched in 2015. Since then we’ve heard multiple reports that Apple may discontinue the …

Steve Jobs never honored his promise to make FaceTime an open standard, so Apple enthusiasts must download alternative apps in order to video chat with friends on Android, and vice versa. But on Monday, Google’s Duo just got one step closer with official support for Apple’s iPad, on top of previous support for iPhones and Android devices. Google issued the …

This is part of our Road Trip 2018 summer series “Taking It to Extremes,” which looks at what happens when people mix everyday tech with insane situations. Smoke is billowing from a five-story window. In between those thick plumes, I know there are two people trapped inside — but I can see only one. How do I know there’s a second person? …

The Galaxy Note series’ big battery is back and better than ever in the Galaxy Note 9, as iFixit’s teardown of the new phone shows. Yeah, the 4,000-mAh spec tells you that it’s probably pretty large — typical phone batteries run between 2,500 and 3,500 mAh in comparison — but according to iFixit, its 15.4Wh capacity blows past the preflammatory …

The Samsung Galaxy Note 9 is slightly larger than the Note 8, so it’s an uncomfortable fit into the company’s Gear VR headset. And you don’t want your new $1,000 phone to be uncomfortable. So Samsung will provide you with a free adapter (which we knew was coming) — but you’ve got to call, like in the olden days. At …

Two months ago, Microsoft said it didn’t have specific plans to create an Xbox VR headset. What it didn’t say is that it had been working on a device, but put existing VR plans on hold until better technology comes along. Microsoft courted partners over the past couple years to create games for a virtual reality headset designed to work …

Uber wants you to shift from cars to electric bikes and scooters for short city trips. The ride-hailing giant reportedly plans to put more emphasis on electric bikes and scooters, saying they’re better suited than cars for inner-city travel. “During rush hour, it is very inefficient for a one-tonne hulk of metal to take one person 10 blocks,” Uber CEO …

It hasn’t been long since Sony launched its XZ2 and XZ2 Compact — it was just this February, in fact — but images of its next flagship phone have already allegedly been leaked. As reported by My Smart Price, the apparent Xperia XZ3, as the phone is expected to be called, will come in four glossy colors: pink, black, white and …

We’ve seen the upcoming Pixel 3 XL in the wild and in unboxing videos and reviews (we think). But while we’ve known Google’s launch event would be sometime in October, as happens every year, this is the first we’ve heard that the actual event date would be Oct. 9. That’s according to a sentence buried in a Bloomberg story rehashing all …