By John Biggs A computational design tool created by researchers at Carnegie Mellon and the Swiss Federal Institute of Technology lets you fold a piece of metal or plastic into a “complex 3D shape” like a mask or even a shoe. “We’re taking a flat piece of material and giving it the tendency, or even…

By Romain Dillet Dear developers, today is update day. Apple just released the third beta for the next major iteration of iOS, macOS, tvOS and watchOS — that’s a lot of megabytes. The third developer betas squash bugs and tweak new features as the final versions of these operating system updates will be released in…

Samsung has rolled out yet another special phone in time for the Olympics, but this time around, even non-participating athletes can snag one. …read more Source:: TechTimes.com – Smartphones

The Moto X (2016) has popped up on GFXBench, rocking some neat specs reminiscent of the Moto Z Force. A 5.5-inch QHD display, a dual rear camera setup and a Snapdragon 820 chipset are only a few highlights. …read more Source:: TechTimes.com – Smartphones

By Brian Heater Sure, you like the Olympics. But do you, you know, like-like the Olympics? As in, would you pay a $100 premium for a special limited edition version of the Galaxy S7 Edge in order to proudly display your devotion to the 2016 summer games to the world for the next two or…

Acer Liquid Jade Primo has reached the United States, and the Windows 10 Mobile carrying unit comes with a special offer. The deal brings a full set of tools to productivity, at a debatable hefty price. …read more Source:: TechTimes.com – Smartphones

By Hugh Langley The Xbox One S, Microsoft’s slimmer, sleeker Xbox One, will arrive on August 2. The 2TB version will be rolling out to “select regions” on that date, Major Nelson announced on the Xbox Wire. The other models – 1TB and 500GB – won’t arrive until later on, with no specific date given.…

By Darrell Etherington In this brave new world of significant mid-cycle game console upgrades, the X Box One S will lead the way. The Microsoft Xbox One semi-successor will be available in its 2TB ‘launch edition’ to shoppers on August 2. The Xbox One S got a big reveal last month, but we didn’t know…

By Andrew Williams Introduction and software The Raspberry Pi 2 is great. It offers up to six times the power of the first-gen model, yet doesn’t cost any more or take up extra space. Step back a minute and you realise it’s only about as powerful as a budget phone like the Motorola Moto G.…

By Jon Porter If you’ve been waiting for Spotify to make its way to Xbox One after its arrival on PS4 last year then it might be time to stop holding your breath. A recent tweet from Spotify support, responding to a question, reads: “Hi! Right now we’re focused on our exclusive partnership with PlayStation,…

In light of the failed water resistance tests of the Galaxy S7 active, Samsung is looking to make things right with customers who got a defective unit of the handset by offering a replacement. …read more Source:: TechTimes.com – Smartphones

A new video appears to compare the iPhone 7 and iPhone 6s. The video confirms reports of a larger rear camera and the removal of the 3.5 mm headphone port. …read more Source:: TechTimes.com – Smartphones

A listing on import and export site Zauba confirms that the Galaxy Note 7 from Samsung will house an iris scanner. The iris scanner will be embedded in the device’s home button. …read more Source:: TechTimes.com – Smartphones

By Darren Allan You can’t possibly have failed to notice that the world has gone Pokémon Go crazy, and wherever there are folks trying to enjoy a new game, there will be people attempting to mess with that fun – and one way to do that is to bring down the Pokémon Go servers with…

By Patrick Goss The news that Softbank has snapped up British tech giant ARM for £24 billion (c$31.8bn) might well be met by a shrug of the shoulders by the average person on the street, but the megabucks deal is pretty significant for a number of reasons. You may not be all that familiar with…