Nexus 6P review: Outstanding phone, even better value

You may already know that the Nexus 6P is Google's 2015 flagship smartphone and Huawei's first high-profile handset to launch in the US. You can also add Best Smartphone of 2015 candidate to that list. Read on, as Gizmag reviews the awesome Nexus 6P. The Nexus 6P has a brilliant, all-metal design, a big and beautiful display, great camera, impressive all-around battery...

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Google acquires Fly Labs to build video editing tools for Google Photos

Google said today it has acquired Fly Labs, maker of four iOS apps for quickly editing video, and will put its team to work on Google Photos. "It's a perfect match for what we built at Fly Labs, and we're looking forward to folding our technology into Google Photos," Fly said in a statement posted to its website. The company will continue to offer its four...

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A brief history of the bend test

Someone always has to break the newest phone. Whether it's by dropping it, smashing it, or bending it, we apparently all have some perverse desire to see the flashiest new gadgets in ruin. Part of that is from a legitimate curiosity about how sturdy they are, but part of it is certainly just that we love destruction. The newest trend is the bend test. At this point,...

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Windows 10 -- Coming Soon To A TV Near You, If You Live In India

Over the last couple of years, Microsoft MSFT -1.36% has streamlined and optimized Windows in an effort to make the OS run on smaller, less powerful devices. Whereas older versions of Windows, in the pre-Windows 7 era, usually required more robust hardware than earlier versions to run well, Windows 10 can run acceptably on everything from sub-$100 tablets to ultra-powerful,...

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Underwater Drone Startup OpenROV Launches A Super Fast Exploration Robot

Trident is a remote-controlled, camera-equipped underwater drone – and it’s the fastest machine yet from underwater robotics startup OpenROV. Trident can go “as fast as Michael Phelps,” according to co-founders David Lang and Eric Stackpole. For reference, Phelps clocks in at 4.4 mph if you factor his record for 50.77 seconds in the 100 m. So that’s faster than a goldfish, but not as fast as one might think. It’s still pretty fast as far...

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Amazon's Prime Now will bring you the latest Call of Duty game at midnight

Taking part in the midnight launch of a video game usually involves driving to your local GameStop or Best Buy and sitting in line with your fellow gamers for awhile. But Amazon seems to think the whole communal aspect is a bit unnecessary. Today the company announced that Prime Now, its one-hour delivery service, will be making midnight deliveries of Call of Duty:...

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You bought the new Apple TV — which apps should you download?

Apple this week started selling its new streaming video box, another piece of hardware that connects to your TV set with the sometimes-undelivered promise of making cable unnecessary. But as anyone who's been paying attention to Apple TV announcements knows, this is not about hardware; it's about apps. Executives at the Cupertino tech giant have said that tvOS, the new operating system for Apple TV, is "95 percent" of the same core framework...

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What comes after the smartphone?

As the premise goes, mini computers disrupted mainframes and PCs disrupted minis. Then the smartphone put an end to the dominance of the PC. The companies that got in early were able to capitalize on the trend and prosper. Those that clung to the past disappeare...

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This Nexus 6P bend test is horrifically unfair, mildly entertaining

If you want a scientifically rigorous analysis of the Nexus 6P's durability, this isn't it. Please close this window and advance with the productive parts of your day. But if you're after a gruesome tech-destruction horror show, hit pla...

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Apple's testing the waters with rare discount on Apple Watch and iPhone bundle

Generally speaking, Apple doesn't believe in discounts. Save for its back-to-school and stingy Black Friday sales, Apple's devices cost a certain price, and that's the price you're going to pay if you want to buy direct from the source.  That's why a promotion spotted by a MacRumours reader is particularly interesting. Apple has confirmed to the site that it is ...

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Hennessey adds 200 hp and more speed to the world's fastest car

Koenigsegg may be the one pushing the idea of a 1 hp/1 kg car, but Hennessey beat it there by a few years with the 1,200-kg (2,646 lb), 1,200-hp Venom GT. That car set an unofficial world speed record a hair under 270.5 mph (435.3 km/h) in 2014. And it's still not good enough for John Hennessey, who has stuffed another 207 horses into his supercar in a bid to ensure it remains one of the world's most powerful cars. Gotta keep up with the Koenigseggs...

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