The wingsuit pilots in training over Toogoolawah, Australia. Paul Tozer “The first time I’m going to see the Grand Canyon is when I fly over it!” Dr. Glenn Singleman exclaimed when I asked if he’d need to study the landscape of his most challenging wingsuit flight yet. In April, Singleman and his team will attempt …

Is this iPhone 6 running on a Samsung processor? CNET Though bitter rivals, Apple and Samsung are showing no signs of scrapping their relationship in the mobile chip business, according to a new report. Samsung, which builds consumer electronics as well as processors, will provide 75 percent of the chips that Apple will need in its next iPhone, South Korea-based …

Cablevision will sell the Motorola Moto G with Wi-Fi calling. The service is set to launch in February. Cablevision Cable giant Cablevision plans to take on cellular providers with an upcoming all-Wi-Fi mobile phone service, the company announced Monday. Dubbed Freewheel, the Wi-Fi-only service will allow people to place calls, send text messages and surf the Web whenever they’re connected …

The Nexus 6’s dimple was supposed to house a fingerprint sensor. Josh Miller/CNET iPhone maker Apple is to blame for the Nexus 6 smartphone missing a fingerprint sensor, according to the former CEO of Motorola. Dennis Woodside said in an interview published Monday in the UK-based Telegraph that Motorola — which co-developed the Nexus 6 with Google — had plans …

Nate Ralph/CNET Microsoft’s consumer devices are starting to show signs of life. The company’s fiscal second-quarter earnings posted Monday indicate that its consumer businesses are consistently growing. Its Lumia phones are selling better than ever and Surface, its tablet line, is officially a billion-dollar business. Though these divisions are still nowhere near as large as Microsoft’s software, servers and Internet …

Bin Li of China tries out the Oculus VR Crescent Bay headset prototype at CES earlier this month. Sundance Film Festival audience members will wear them Monday night for the premiere of “Lost.” Ethan Miller, Getty Images Oculus VR, with its innovative wrap-around Oculus Rift headset, has been a pioneer in the virtual-reality video game realm. But now the Facebook-owned …

When you first start ordering Amazon Echo ‘s Alexa around, you might feel like something’s missing. At least, I did. Accustomed to the short confirmation tones of Siri and Google Now, the lack of a beep after saying “Alexa” felt lonely. Problem is, if you yell for Alexa from across the house or spew a command when she’s out of …

Drew Curtis wants your Farking vote. Video screenshot by Eric Mack/CNET I bring good news today for all my fellow geeks, nerds and lovers of Web-based procrastination. Drew Curtis, founder of one of the original online awesomeness aggregators, Fark.com, officially announced his entrance into the world of politics this week. This is not a Farking joke, people — Curtis is …

A drone not unlike this DJI Phantom quadcopter was discovered on White House grounds early Monday morning. DJI The US Secret Service said Monday that a quadcopter drone crashed on the White House grounds just after 3 a.m. ET, causing a brief lockdown while the agency investigated to determine if there was a threat to the site. Related Links Drone …

Love the wood, but it’s also available in a cool gunmetal. GoGroove It’s kind of criminal that Apple’s new iPhones incorporate NFC technology but don’t allow it to be used for the world’s second greatest convenience (after mobile payments): pairing to Bluetooth devices. I say “Boooo!” to you, Apple. Boooo! If you’re an Android user with an NFC-equipped device, today’s …