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Here we go again, another terrific over-the-ear headphone from Beyerdynamic, the DT1990 Pro. The refreshed look, with slotted black ear cups is sharper than the grey mesh ‘cups of previous DT Series ‘phones. Comfort is still a strong suit, thanks in part to the memory foam-filled plush velour ear pads, and moderate head clamping pressure. …

Now playing: Watch this: First look: Snapchat Spectacles 1:24 You can now post Snaps with your face. In September, Snap Inc. (formerly called Snapchat) announced Spectacles, $130 sunglasses that can shoot first-person videos and upload them to ephemeral-messaging service Snapchat. Starting Thursday, you can buy those glasses if you’re in the right place on the right day. Here’s what we …

At first blush, this is a partnership that shouldn’t succeed. HTC, the perennial little guy whose products are routinely ignored in favor of heavy hitters like Apple or Samsung, has worked with Sprint, the nation’s fourth-place wireless carrier, on an exclusive phone. People hate exclusive phones. Yet here is the Bolt, a phone made by HTC specifically for Sprint. It …

As a tech blogger who takes lots of screenshots, this tip is admittedly more exciting to me than the typical iPhone owner. But I bet you have more than a few screenshots cluttering the photos on your iPhone — as well as the Photos app on your Mac if you have enabled iCloud Photo Library. If you open the Photos …

Wanna get away? If you’re looking for a ticket out of this universe, at least temporarily, VR can deliver that on your phone. Or, even give you ways to reach out and communicate with the world. Samsung (with Facebook) and Google offer you two options: the Samsung Gear VR, and the new Google Daydream View. They work with recent Samsung …

You’ve probably never heard of LeEco. But the Chinese company, an unconventional mashup of Apple, Amazon, Paramount, Tesla and Netflix to millions of consumers in China, has plans, big plans, to dominate your home. That’s why it hosted a splashy coming-out party in the US last month at which it unveiled phones, TVs, a smart bike and even a trailer …

The web has taken a beating in the smartphone era. But it’s about to start beating back. Explosive growth of the web, starting in the 1990s, connected the world’s population. In the last decade, though, we all started tapping app icons instead of web hyperlinks to chat with friends, share photos and buy products online. Now Google’s Chrome team and …

YouTube launched an app for watching its videos in virtual reality on the brand-new Daydream View VR headset made by shared parent company Google. The catch is that, at least for now, you can’t check out the app unless you have the Daydream View, a device released Thursday that only works with Google’s new Pixel phone. So, sorry to anyone …

Despite not being as recognisable as Apple and Samsung, Huawei once agains proves itself to be a big player in the mobile game. On Friday, the Chinese company announced the P9, a premium phone released in April, has sold over 9 million units worldwide. Those sales helped Huawei retain its position in Q3 2016 as the global No. 3 phone …

If you want to save a few bucks on a not-exactly-new iPhone, Apple has a new option for you: refurbished models. The company has long sold refurbished Macs, but iPhones now are on Apple’s refurbished products site, too, a change MacRumors spotted. They aren’t just given a swipe with a damp cloth, either. Apple gives each refurbished iPhone a new …