Report: iPhones with Force Touch have entered production
Apple's manufacturers have reportedly started production on the next-generation iPhones, and they're apparently bringing over Force Touch pressure-sensitive screens from the Apple Watch. According to a Bloomberg report, manufacturing is already underway and will ramp up even more in July. Apple…
The next Ubuntu phone is here, but you'll need an invite
Another Ubuntu phone, another unusual launch. After the BQ Aquaris E4.5, which debuted with a series of online flash sales, Canonical is following up with an invite-only handset built by Meizu. Yep, the same Meizu that once hoped to release an Ubuntu phone in 2014. The new MX4 "Ubuntu Edition" has…
A next-gen Apple Watch could come with more style options but no battery improvements
The Apple Watch has only been widely available for two months, but the rumor mill about next-generation models has already been fast and furious. According to a 9to5Mac report, a second-generation Apple Watch will be able to do much more without requiring a tether to an iPhone. In fact, we might…
Sony's latest flagship phone can tell which headphones you're using
If you've ever found the music from your smartphone to be lacking, Sony wants your attention with the Xperia Z4v. Sony's latest flagship phone, exclusive to Verizon in the U.S., can actually detect what kind of headphones you're listening with, optimizing the music or gameplay so you'll hear the…
BlackBerry considers releasing Android phone, says report
BlackBerry may be looking to Google's Android operating system to power an upcoming smartphone. The struggling smartphone maker could run Android on an "upcoming slider device" that will likely be released this fall, Reuters reported on Thursday, citing sources "familiar with the matter." The…
Apple is building its own version of Google Street View for Apple Maps
At its Worldwide Developers Conference on Monday, Apple announced plans to update its Maps app with transit directions, and now, the company revealed it's working on its own version of Google Maps' Street View. The company launched a new website to let people know it will be "driving vehicles…
LG Display's next act: A roll-up screen
The days of being able to roll up a computer or television screen are (kinda) upon us. LG Display will feature prominently at the 2015 Society for Information Display conference in San Jose, Calif. this week, showcasing an 18-inch flexible organic light-emitting diode (OLED) display. According to…
Google's Android poised to get full fingerprint support
Google's next update to its Android operating system could come with a new security feature: full support for fingerprint sensors. At the Google I/O conference next week, Google will unveil native fingerprint authentication support in its expected Android M operating system, BuzzFeed News is…
Intel’s Basis Peak gets classy with a brand-new titanium case and leather straps
The world’s smartest smartwatch just got smarter. Intel-owned Basis — purveyors of what’s likely the most intelligent smartwatch on the market — has a new entry for the wearable tech category. But whatever you do, don’t call it a smartwatch. The Basis Peak has the looks and mind of a smartwatch,…
Apple iPhone 6S rumor roundup: Everything we know about the next version of Apple's flagship phone
We're officially past the halfway point on the annual iPhone calendar. The iPhone 6 and 6 Plus first appeared in stores on September 19, 2014. If Apple sticks to the same mid-September release calendar it's followed for the past several years, we have less than six months until i-Day. And if…