Sonos, the pioneer multi-room audio company, seems to have spared no expensive in opening a 4,200-square-foot flagship retail store at 101 Greene Street in Manhattan’s SoHo neighborhood. The store officially opens July 19 and is one of the coolest consumer electronics stores you’ll ever see despite the fact that it only sells Sonos products. “The …

We’re halfway through baseball season — you know what that means! The Major League Baseball All-Star Game takes place today, July 12, 2016, at Petco Park in San Diego, California. The MLB All-Star Game pits players from American League teams against players from National League teams (players are chosen by fans, managers and other players), and the winning team gets …

The European Commission has been investigating Google’s business practices around its Android mobile software, and now the search giant has an extra six weeks to respond to the commission’s allegations, according to a report Tuesday by Reuters. In April, the EU formally charged Google with antitrust complaints over Android, which powers four out of every five smartphones on the planet. …

HTC, the Taiwanese smartphone maker, wants to sweeten the pot for anyone looking to try out its flagship phone. If you buy the HTC 10 in the US this month, you’ll get $100 off. The phone regularly costs $700. You’ll also get a $100 credit for HTC accessories, though that doesn’t include gear for the HTC Vive, the company’s compelling …

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If you’re a fan of using GIFs on Twitter (like me), this is great news for you (and me). The social media site now supports GIFs up to 15MB in size, up from a measly 5MB. Though 5MB is a typical limit, GIF file sizes can easily balloon depending on the length and quality. The only catch is that you …

It may be a little daunting, but Workflow is one of the most useful applications you can install on an iPhone. With simple automations, it reduces multi-step processes to a single tap and makes some actions that weren’t previously possible on iOS, such as downloading and extracting ZIP files, quite simple. Knowing where to start with Workflow (currently $2.99, £2.29 …

Stormtroopers may not be able to hit the broadside of a space barn with their blaster rifles, but a Stormtrooper waffle is pretty much guaranteed to hit the spot when it comes to brunch. Subdue your hunger with the breakfast treats generated by a Star Wars Stormtrooper Waffle Maker, which makes waffles in the shape of a front view of …

Now playing: Watch this: Pokemon Go aftermath: Nintendo’s stock surges, malware… 2:19 Pokemon Go is a mobile phenom unlike anything we’ve ever seen. Players are going out with the augmented reality app on their phones, finding Pokemon all over the real world. They are also finding themselves in shady situations, stumbling across a dead body and (on the positive side …

It always seemed a bit odd to me that Sony’s “normal” full-frame prime lens was a 55mm f1.8 — a fine lens, but not the standard 50mm and not particularly “pro”-fast at f1.8. Now the company has finally introduced a staple professional lens, the Planar T* FE 50mm F1.4 ZA (SEL50F14Z), as part of its Sony/Zeiss line. Oddly it’s not …