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The LG G Flex is a phone unlike any phone you’ve ever seen. It’s a powerful phone, to be sure: it’s got a 2.26GHz quad-core Snapdragon 800 processor, 2GB of RAM and a 13-megapixel camera all tucked inside a gigantic 6” 720p screen. That screen is what separates it from just about every other phone Continue Reading →

Amazon has begun sending out invites to select customers to try out the Kindle Fire HDX and other devices free of charge for 30 days. According to the invite, customers can choose among any of the Kindles Amazon current offers, including the latest Kindle Paperwhite and new Kindle Fire HDX and HDX 8.9. Amazon will Continue Reading →

The PlayStation 4 is great. I think. There aren’t really enough games out for me to say so definitively, but I think it’s great. So far. Available now in the U.S. for $399 (if you can find one), the PlayStation 4 took everything that was good about the PlayStation 3, got rid of (mostly) everything Continue Reading →

Over the last six years, Dropbox has emerged as one of Silicon Valley’s most promising startups on the strength of a simple idea—allowing Internet users to store such files as baby photos and Word (MSFT) documents in the cloud and to access them from any computer or mobile device. On Tuesday the company gathered journalists Continue Reading →

Last year Oxford University Press split its word of the year honors between the US and the UK, but for 2013 there’s one word to rule them all — and it is “selfie.” The term beat out contenders like twerk, bitcoin, and binge-watch, due largely to its remarkable uptick in usage. According to research conducted Continue Reading →

With more and more public places in China getting free Wi-Fi as part of the government’s efforts to promote Internet usage, McDonald’s is also jumping onto the bandwagon to attract customers. Sina Tech reports that by next year, more than 1,400 McDonald’s restaurants across China will have free Wi-Fi access. As of now, several McDonald’s Continue Reading →

Samsung said on Tuesday its Galaxy Gear has become the world’s most popular smartwatch with sales reaching 800,000 since its debut two months ago, defying some market concerns the accessory would fail due to a lack of compelling features. The South Korean firm said Gear sales have been better than its own expectations and it Continue Reading →

Google extended its proactive Patch Reward Program to include even more open-source software (OSS). Among them is the Android Open Source Project, which the company previously did not reveal was going to be added. Last month, Google started providing financial incentives (between $500 and $3,133.70) for proactive improvements to OSS that go beyond merely fixing Continue Reading →

Just days ahead of the Xbox One’s Friday North American launch, Microsoft has announced that the ability to stream live Xbox One gameplay through gaming-focused site Twitch.tv will not be available until early 2014. “We know the ability to instantly broadcast gameplay is something the gaming community is excited about, and we are too,” the Continue Reading →

Just a day after the release of Fire OS 3.1, Amazon on Tuesday released a software update for its new Kindle Paperwhite e-reader that adds Goodreads integration, Kindle FreeTime, and Cloud Collections. You can download the free update now directly from amazon.com/kindlesoftwareupdates or get it over-the-air automatically “in the coming weeks.” As we noted on Continue Reading →