By Darrell Etherington Amazon wants to do what it does best, selling subscriptions with a competition-beating value prop. This time around, it hopes to provide a subscription music streaming service for $4 or $5 per month, with the catch being that only Amazon Echo owners would be able to use it, according to a new…

Researchers from MIT’s Self-Assembly Lab are working on a self-assembling mobile phone. The project, which uses concepts learned from atoms, cells and planets, is already generating excitement for its future applications. …read more Source:: TechTimes.com – Smartphones

Samsung just released its latest flagship phablet, the Galaxy Note 7. The handset has just been put through a speed test with last year’s iPhone 6s, and the results show newer is not necessarily better. …read more Source:: TechTimes.com – Smartphones

By Darrell Etherington Shopify is launching its retail hardware and point-of-sale app for merchants in the UK. The reader supports tap, chip and swipe payments, letting retailers accept both contactless and traditional card-based payments, and the free app works in tandem with the reader device on either iPhone or iPad. The Shopify app and reader…

Taiwanese actor and singer Jimmy Lin has been spotted using an iPhone 7 Plus in public. In recent years, he has been photographed with the iPhone 5, iPhone 6 and iPhone 6 Plus in his hands before Apple announced the smartphones. …read more Source:: TechTimes.com – Smartphones

By Stephen Lambrechts Curious about how PlayStation VR compares to the HTC Vive and Oculus Rift? Soon, you’ll be able to check it for yourself at a number of Westfield shopping centres around Australia. In order to secure some time with the PlayStation VR ahead of release, register your interest at the Try PSVR website…

By Stephen Lambrechts Yesterday, Eurogamer confirmed the existence of an updated ‘slim’ PS4 through leaked images and video of the unit. Now, a new video has revealed that the console won’t be the only item receiving the redesign treatment – it’ll also come with a slightly tweaked Dual Shock 4. Confirmed on Twitter by the…

By John Mannes Innovations in 3D printing have done their part to inspire maker-culture. We print, or at-least try to print, drones, human organs, and even medications. Additive techniques are practical and accessible for much of the prototyping process. However, just because we can print synthetic drugs with 3D printers, doesn’t mean we can print…

The Samsung Galaxy Note 7 is arguably one of the most powerful smartphones, but that doesn’t necessarily mean it’s among the sturdiest. Here’s how much you have to pay for a screen replacement if you break the Gorilla Glass 5. …read more Source:: TechTimes.com – Smartphones

By Dave Rudden Project Scorpio vs PlayStation Neo We may be over a year away from having Microsoft and Sony’s new console upgrades in our living rooms, but there’s been plenty of discussion from both sides about what Microsoft’s Project Scorpio and Sony’s PlayStation Neo will and won’t do. And while some pundits out there…

By Jordan Crook Pax Labs, the folks responsible for the Ploom and the Juul and the Pax loose-leaf vaporizer, have today announced some leadership changes. Former Deezer CEO Tyler Goldman will be taking over as CEO, and Pax co-founder James Monsees will continue on at the company as Chief Product Officer. Pax Labs launched in…

By Joe Osborne When Google unveiled its Tensor Processing Unit (TPU) during this year’s Google I/O conference in Mountain View, California, it finally ticked for this editor in particular that machine learning is the future of computing hardware. Of course, the TPU is only a part of the firm’s mission to push machine learning –…

By John Biggs While we all know the best business cards are printed on bone paper with lettering in Silian Rail, the second best business cards are the ones you roll yourself right in front of your intended recipient. This wild 3D printed card roller lets you do just that. Built by maker Paul Myers,…

By Parker Wilhelm Sony is increasing the price of PlayStation Plus. The new rates for the premium gaming membership – which gives members special discounts, online play, and free games for the PS3, PS4, and PS Vita – begin September 22. The yearly cost of PS Plus will now be $59.99 USD/$69.99 CAD (formerly $49.99…

By Jon Porter Is No Man’s Sky pointless? No Man’s Sky is different than 99% of games out there. It’s not about racing to the end of the universe to kill a final boss or about finding the highest level gear. Ultimately, it’s a game which requires you to forget about the destination in order…