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Thinner Smartphones Are Fragile and Can Bend: This Is Not a Shocker

Shortly after the new Apple iPhone 6 Plus smartphone came out in September 2014, the first reports from surprised users began coming in about...

Intel Compute Stick Reportedly Ready for Preorder

Intel at the 2015 Consumer Electronics Show earlier this year unveiled the Compute Stick, a PC-on-a-stick device that is about the size of a...

How Technology Innovation Can Come From an April Fool’s Day Joke

Sometimes the craziest ideas can be brilliant ideas in ridiculous packages. Take the silly April Fool's Day joke that gaming system accessories vendor Hyperkin...

Invodo Works to Let Users Try Android Smartphones Online Before Buying

It's already confusing enough to shop for a new Android smartphone as you peruse what could be hundreds of different models from dozens of...

Cricket Wireless Offers SIM Card Kits on Amazon to Lure New Customers

It's amazing what mobile phone carriers are doing nowadays to try to lure customers over from competitors, including slashing their monthly rates by half,...

AMD to Face Investor Lawsuit Over Llano APUs

Advanced Micro Devices will have to face an investor lawsuit that accuses the chip maker of touting a processor launched in 2011 even though...

How Smartwatches Like Apple Watch Could Affect Consumer Shopping

With Apple Watch set to go on sale on April 24, it's only a matter of time before more people start using smartwatches. Apple...

MediaTek Unveils High-End Family of Helios Mobile SoCs

MediaTek is looking to take on larger rivals Qualcomm and Samsung in the high-end mobile chip space.The Taiwanese chip maker is announcing its Helio...

Ex-HP CEO Fiorina: Very High Chance She Will Run for President

It looks highly likely that ex-Hewlett-Packard CEO Carly Fiorina will take her business and less-extensive political experience and jump into what will be a...

Samsung Rumored to Be Eyeing AMD Acquisition

Samsung may be interested in buying Advanced Micro Devices as it looks to boost its position against such chip-making rivals as Intel and Qualcomm,...