You may gripe about battery life, but on the whole, you’re pretty darn satisfied with your phone. And if you’re an iPhone owner, you’re likely the happiest of the bunch — but just barely. After tying with Samsung last year in terms of smartphone satisfaction, Apple has nudged past its major rival to take the …

Amazon Prime members stick around. That’s according to survey data published by a group out of Chicago, the Consumer Intelligence Research Partners (CIRP), which found that 73 percent of the folks who started a 30-day trial wound up paying their $99 membership for the full year. The renewal rate is even higher for first-year members signing on for a second …

One problem with shooting virtual reality video: There’s nowhere for the crew doing the shooting to hide from a camera that sees around a full 360-degree circle. Startup Double Robotics on Wednesday announced a product it thinks will help. The company already sells telepresence robots in the form of a $3,000 iPad on a stalk that rolls around under the …

Chinese handset maker OnePlus announced today that it will launch its anticipated OnePlus 3 flagship phone on June 14. The OnePlus 3 marks the company’s third generation of its powerful, yet competitively priced, marquee device. Though OnePlus didn’t give out any pricing information, it is expected to cost about the same as last year’s OnePlus 2. That’s about $330 and …

If you’re one of the people who’ve got themselves a little worried about the upcoming “Ghostbusters” movie, stay calm: This Ghostbuster-themed case mod doesn’t feature any women so you can enjoy it without fear. What it does feature is a very detailed representation of the original firehouse headquarters of the paranormally inclined foursome, with a fully featured, Intel-powered PC built …

Now playing: Watch this: The ‘world’s smallest all-in-one printer’ costs $70 1:05 Inkjet printers are so aesthetically forgettable that they usually live underneath a desk, hidden out of the sight until the occasional homework assignment, reservation confirmation or airplane ticket gives them a job to do. That’s why the new HP Deskjet 3755 inkjet printer is refreshing on two levels: …

Microsoft’s Windows Phone may be a dud in the marketplace, but you will see other software from the company on mobile devices after a deal announced Tuesday with Chinese phone maker Xiaomi. That’s because Xiaomi will install Microsoft Office and Skype on some of its Android phones, the companies said. “Beginning in September 2016, Xiaomi Android devices, including [the] Mi …

There are a lot of fictional worlds I would love to visit. Star Trek? Yes! Sunnydale? I’ll bring Mr. Pointy! “Labryinth?” I’ve got a good sense of direction. “The Shining?” No way. The classic Stanley Kubrick horror flick full of ghosts and madness is not my idea of a good vacation spot, but that hasn’t stopped me from stepping inside …

Remember that moment from “The Force Awakens” when you first saw Darth Vader’s destroyed helmet and all the memories from the first Star Wars trilogy and the Sith Lord’s heavy history mingled with the new film? You can recapture that feeling at home if you manage to buy one of Disney’s limited-edition replica props of Vader’s melted helmet. The helmet …

The question was posed simply and directly to Twitter CEO Jack Dorsey, who isn’t generally afraid of letting his feelings be known: Do social networks have to be neutral? During the Code Conference on Wednesday in Rancho Palos Verdes, California, Dorsey said a social network needs to hear from “every extreme,” no matter what, in order to strike the right …