This Week in iOS Accessories: Make it marble!

All the marblesThis week’s roundup includes an iPhone stand hewn from the earth itself. Read on!AnkerWe’re big fans of Anker’s portable batteries. The Anker PowerCore 13000 Portable Charger ($45 MSRP, $32 on Amazon) can charge an iPhone up to five t…

This App Is Way Better Than Pocket or Instapaper

Artificial intelligence is being used to power everything from messaging apps to Bluetooth speakers, so why not apply similar smarts to your web bookmarking service? That’s the idea behind Stash, available for your phone and your browser, and here’s…

Samsung's Profits Set to Explode After Note 7 Debacle

The Galaxy Note 7 nightmare is getting worse for Samsung, as the company reports that it is expected to lose $2.3 billion in profit this quarter because of the disastrous phone launch and subsequent recall.Read more...

Peter Thiel Won’t Say If He’s Still Supporting Trump

Is Peter Thiel having second thoughts about Donald Trump? Over the past six months, the Silicon Valley billionaire and Facebook board member served as an official delegate for the G.O.P.’s presidential nominee, gave an impassioned speech at the Repu…

Diver Catches Once in a Lifetime Closeup Footage of a Whale Breach

The ocean’s already fraught with danger, the last thing you need while swimming is a massive humpback whale deciding it wants to leap out of the water a few feet from where you’re treading water. But that’s exactly what happened to Australian photog…

Supreme Court Quizzes Apple and Samsung on Value of Design

The Supreme Court is asking Apple and Samsung to define the value of design in their ongoing legal battle. Some justices have asked Samsung why it should owe Apple less than $399 million, which is based on its total profits for 11 phones, while ot…

Mold Your Goals Around Your Life's Story For Meaningful Progress

No one likes the “Where do you see yourself in five years?” question, but we all have to figure out some kind of goal for our future. If you’re having trouble figuring out what that is, ask yourself what your story is about.Read more...

Apple's iPhone 7 predicted to spur 8% growth, 2017 redesign seen causing 16% sales spike

After the iPhone 6s series saw the first-ever year-over-year decline in iPhone sales, things are expected to be back on the rise for Apple leading into next year with the iPhone 7, and carrying into 2018 with an anticipated redesign…

Adobe issues Flash updates to deal with 'critical' security holes

Adobe has issued a new set of security updates for its Flash Player plugin, dealing with serious vulnerabilities that could allow a hacker to take control of a targeted computer.

The White House reveals proposals to research and fund AI

President Barack Obama's administration believes that artificial intelligence can be a positive force in the United States, vastly improving specialized areas within health care, transportation, education and policing over the coming decade…

Pandora rebrand hints at its future in on-demand music

Pandora has been promising a big shift to on-demand music ever since it bought Rdio in 2015, and it's hinting at that sea change through a very conspicuous way: its branding. The company has given itself a new look that, as the company puts…

Apple announces plans for second R&D center in China to ‘work more closely with manufacturing partners’

Even before Apple has built its first Chinese R&D center in Beijing, Tim Cook has announced that a second one is on the way. Reuters reports that the second one will be in the country’s largest manufacturing district, Shenzhen. Apple said that this…

Samsung looks likely to win Supreme Court appeal against damages in Apple patent case

The never-ending court battle between Apple and Samsung over three iPhone design patents finally reached the Supreme Court yesterday. It had earlier been found that a total of 11 Samsung phones copied three design elements patented by Apple – inclu…

The Nomad Modern Build Leather Strap for Apple Watch is full of character and personality

Amazon’s New ‘Music Unlimited’ Service Comes to Echo Speakers for Just $4 a Month

Amazon today launched a new streaming service specifically for Echo speakers called Music Unlimited. It’s priced at just $3.99 a month and it makes tens of millions of tracks available for unlimited and on-demand streaming — but it’s limited to ju…

Amazon Launches Music Unlimited If Prime Music Wasn't Enough For You

Amazon has offered music to Prime subscribers for a while, but it’s always been more of an add-on. Now, Amazon is getting serious with a much bigger library, curated playlists, and radio stations. This new tier costs $9.99/month, or $7.99 if you alr…

Inside macOS Sierra: Apple's Optimized Storage and management features

Apple's new storage management features on macOS Sierra could potentially save users with lots of data some drive space, but what it does, how it does it, and how to configure it isn't well known -- AppleInsider explains.

Samsung cuts Q3 profit estimates by $2.3B on ending Note 7 production

Samsung Electronics on Wednesday cut its third-quarter operating profit estimates by $2.3 billion, suggesting the amount of damage done by ending production of the Galaxy Note 7.

Atari co-founder Nolan Bushnell launches a VR company

Atari's Nolan Bushnell is busier than ever these days -- in addition to his mobile game efforts, the video game pioneer is launching a virtual reality company. Modal VR is promising a combination of hardware and software that delivers high…

BMW's motorcycle of the future doesn't require a helmet

BMW has unveiled a slew of concept vehicles to mark its 100th birthday, but its fourth and last example might be the most daring. Its new Motorrad Vision Next 100 concept motorcycle would supposedly be so smart that you wouldn't need a helm…

Gokje wagen? Niet meer via de App Store

Apple heeft de App Store ontdaan van gok-apps waarmee op sportwedstrijden gewed kon worden, daarnaast zijn ook virtuele casino’s niet meer welkom. Dit heeft de iPhone-maker op verzoek van de Nederlandse Kansspelautoriteit gedaan. In totaal zijn 55 g…