On a Friday this month in Manhattan’s Madison Square Park, I chatted with a handful of people about what it was like for them to buy T-shirts, toothpaste or TVs on their phones. I got an earful. “It’s difficult to move around and look for other options,” Munaf Tinwala, a 42-year-old chemical engineer from Long …

Now playing: Watch this: Curved iPhone 8? Apple said to be exploring OLED screens 1:20 Next year could bring a new iPhone with a curved OLED screen, the Wall Street Journal reported Monday. The reason behind the prediction: Apple’s Asia suppliers say the tech giant has asked for higher numbers of thin, organic light emitting diode (OLED) displays. Apple is …

Missed out on some of the best Black Friday deals? No worries. Amazon has unveiled its Cyber Monday sales, with more than 75,000 deals to roll out this week. Some of the deals are similar to the retailer’s Black Friday deals, including $20 off the Kindle Paperwhite e-reader as well as discounts on its Echo line of smart speakers. Also …

I’m a relentless browser of discounted e-books. I peek at Kindle Daily Deals each day, and I get BookBub emailed to me (a nice way to check for sale books, FYI). Amazon’s biggest Kindle e-book sale of the year tends to be right now, and the sale books offered today are numerous. I bought a handful during last year’s sale. …

You may not necessarily know the name, but the speakers that Andrew Jones designs speak for themselves. His speakers are champions of the “budget hi-fi” ethic. And this Cyber Monday three of his best products are on sale. The first is the Elac Uni-Fi UB5. It’s one of our favorite speakers right now and today it’s selling for $100 off. …

Social Studies looks at what’s trending on social media throughout the day so you don’t have to. I’m back from the Thanksgiving break, well rested and ready to see what’s happening on the social networks! As you probably know, today is Cyber Monday, the online shopping version of Black Friday, where you can find some pretty great deals. We’ve rounded …

One of the more popular subreddits at Reddit.com is PhotoshopBattles; a place where someone will submit a photo and users then manipulate the image to tell a different story. It’s one of my favorites. Browsing through the Photoshop battles on Reddit this weekend, I came across one that was equal parts cute and sci-fi/geek culture. Someone submitted a picture of …

Is that a billboard in your pocket or are you just happy about increased data limits? Yes, the data crunch is real. Between autoplaying videos and constantly refreshing your Instagram feed, it’s all too easy to blow past your data allowances. But a new Android app from Optus called Optus Xtra wants to deliver ads in exchange for extra data …

VSCO is having a one day Cyber Monday sale on filters for its photo app. If you are not familiar with VSCO, it is a free mobile app that allows you to edit and add filters to your photos. And while there are many ways to edit pictures on your phone, the VSCO’s real appeal is its beautiful film-like filters …

‘Tis the season to be jolly. And what better way to get jolly than with a nationwide game of Secret Santa? That’s New Zealand’s take on Christmas. The combination of Twitter and the country’s postal service means anyone in the country can participate. Registration is now closed, but those who play (and who wouldn’t?) get anonymously matched with someone on …