Come this Saturday, you’ll be able to buy the OnePlus 2 smartphone without an invitation. On December 5, the company will totally dissolve the pesky protocol system that made the unlocked Android phone available only to those who had an invitation. With global customers becoming more comfortable buying unlocked phones directly from vendors, the OnePlus …

First it was smartphones. Then it was wearables. Next, the connected revolution could be about to change the clothes you wear. That’s according to Clothing+, a company looking to help fashion and sportswear brands add technology to our clothes to create connected, data-collecting smart garments. Clothing+ has come up with Peak+, a blueprint for smart clothing that seamlessly monitors our …

Virgin Mobile has announced a data bonus for customers keen to stream content direct to their mobile, offering an extra 2GB per month thanks to a new partnership with Presto. From today, customers on selected Virgin plans will be able to sign up for Presto and take advantage of an extra 2GB per month for every consecutive month that they …

Samsung on Wednesday revealed new versions of three midrange phones with features designed to give the company an edge over the competition. The 2016 editions of the Galaxy A3, A5 and A7 sport different screen sizes, high-resolution displays and advanced cameras. Two of the models also offer the Samsung Pay mobile payment system. The new Galaxy A phones are due …

Rumors have been flying since September: Samsung’s exiting the camera business, it reassigned the NX camera staff elsewhere in the company, it told salespeople in some countries that the NX1 had been discontinued (see summary at Petapixel). I generally pay little attention to rumors, but I strongly believe that this latest one is likely true. No confirmations, either on or …

Another week, another Star Wars-branded thing. But this one’s pretty fun: little foldable Google Cardboard VR viewers with character art, and they don’t cost a dime…if you’re a Verizon customer in the US, and can find one in a Verizon store. The price of virtual reality has basically hit free. The New York Times gave away pairs of Google Cardboard …

Apple’s iPhone 6 Plus could help alleviate at least some headaches for travelers flying on United Airlines. The airline said Wednesday it will hand out iPhone 6 Plus smartphones to more than 6,000 customer service representatives. Slated to start next year, the rollout will give reps the ability to help customers with travel-related issues at any of United’s hubs in …

Now playing: Watch this: iPad Pro after one week: Can it replace your laptop? 2:49 “Why would you buy a PC anymore?” said Apple boss Tim Cook, ahead of the launch of the iPad Pro, Apple’s gigantic, powerful tablet that — the company asserts — could replace your laptop. Do those claims stack up? CNET Senior Editor Andrew Hoyle has …

Amazon on Wednesday announced an update to its line of Fire tablets that adds new features for both late-night readers and parents with young children. The over-the-air update will begin rolling out today for the company’s Fire HD 10, Fire HD 8 and Fire tablets. Studies have suggested that blue light from tablets and smartphones can prolong the amount of …

Looking for a meme image or GIF you saw a few months back? Wish you could quickly find it again without saving it in a bookmark or in your phone storage? Google understands. Now, when you search for an image in Chrome on Android, you can save it for easy access later. Think Pinterest, but without comments and re-pins (yet?). …