Casey Chan

Report: Samsung Will Make a Phone with a Curved Display in October

Samsung, which has long had an obsession with curved phones, is supposedly going to introduce a smartphone with a “curved display” in October. That’s next month. https://gizmodo.com/galaxy-nexus-the-first-ice-cream-sandwich-android-phon-5847288 Samsung had previously made the Galaxy Nexus, which if you remember was a phone with a curved glass screen. This upcoming phone would presumably have a display that’s…

According to Forbes, Microsoft will be giving away 200 bucks of in-store credit to anyone who trades in a used iPhone 4S or iPhone 5. Microsoft already has a standing trade-in offer for the iPad, so it’s pretty obvious that Microsoft is willing to throw money at you to get you to switch from Apple.

Here’s a Leaked ‘Space Gray’ Version of the Next Full-Sized iPad

We’ve already seen a possible ‘Space Gray’ version of the upcoming iPad Mini 2 floating around and now it’s time for the big brother version to get covered in gray steel too. https://gizmodo.com/leaked-ipad-mini-2-casing-shows-a-possible-space-gray-1359100602 This gray is different than the usual silver seen on full-sized iPads mind you and if real, it would match up color-wise…

What Movies Think Aliens Look Like

Here’s a fun little music video about aliens cut from movies and TV shows by our friends Eclectic Method. Aside from the song hypnotically inducing you to nod your head, the video also reveals what Hollywood thinks aliens will look like: green, large brained and funny looking. How many of these movies have you seen?…

Playing with Your Dogs in Matrix-style Bullet Time Looks So Fun

Slow motion and Matrix-style bullet time was invented for this and this only: dogs. As in playing with dogs and recording them in bullet time with 52 GoPro cameras set up to freeze time. The video itself is already fun (if you have a heart) but the behind the scenes footage is almost just as…

Apple is refunding people who bought the second half of Breaking Bad’s Season 5 on iTunes with $22.99 of iTunes credit. Season 5 of Breaking Bad was split into two parts which meant people had to pay twice for what was nominally the same season which caused people to grumble. Not anymore! [9to5Mac]

Real Life Grand Theft Auto Would Be Way More Fun Than GTA V

As an ode to Niko Bellic from GTA IV, Andrew McMurry imagined what a real life version of GTA would look like. In this short, Niko loses his all powerful cell phone and a random passerby manages to get a hold of it. He can cue up outfit changes, special powers, rocket launchers and the…

The Life of a Metal Worker Is Grinding Hard Work

This short profile of Philadelphia-based metal worker Nicholas DiChiara shows what life is like for someone who makes a living off of building things with his hands. Sparks fly, metal gets shaped, wood gets sanded and lovely industrial designs get created. It’s nice to hear DiChiara’s story but even better to see the sequences of…

After pulling an update because of bugs, Apple is really rolling the Apple TV 6.0 software update that adds iTunes Radio, new AirPlay fun and more to the little black box. [9to5Mac]

Learn the Complete History of the Web with This Timeline

So how does this whole world wide web thing work? Cables, man. Websites, h tee tee pees and computers. And it’s all a pretty new thing, right? Well not quite, the history of the web is a lot longer than you’d expect. John Allsopp of Web Directions created a timeline showing the “key dates, browsers,…

Giving a Stranger a Free iPhone 5S Is a Pretty Nice Thing to Do

For most people, buying a new phone takes a bit of thinking. Do I want to spend a few hundred bucks? Am I going to wait in line? Which phone do I even want? But this lucky guy didn’t even have to think. He was gifted a brand new iPhone 5S because he just so…

I Would Totally Freak Out If I Saw This Man Flying on a Broom

For a second, I was stunned that a flying broom can lift a human into the air. Then I realized how silly I am. And then I secretly wished it were true that people could fly on brooms. Then I swore that some angles of the video looked real. And then I realized that it’s…

Did You Buy a New iPhone Today?

Though it didn’t seem like it if you were hanging out at the mall or watching the local news or perusing tech websites, the truth is most of the world did not buy a new iPhone today. But a few of you did! Probably more than a few! Did you get in the trenches at…

Leaked iPad Mini 2 Casing Shows a Possible ‘Space Gray’ Version

So with the iPhone 5S, Apple introduced a new ‘Space Gray’ color that is its new black. Not in that tired fashionista way where trends are considered the new black but in a completely literal way in that Apple is calling its black ‘Space Gray’. So maybe it’s not surprising that a supposedly leaked iPad…

Watch a Supercut of The Final Shot in Popular Movies

Here’s a supercut showing the last scene of movies you’ve probably seen before. And if you haven’t seen these movies, well, then you can consider this compilation as an ultimate spoiler reel. Nearly 70 movie endings are in here, ranging from your favorite sci-fi movie like Tron, 2001 and Solaris to old greats like Rocky…

8 Everyday Products That You’re Totally Using Wrong

It’s the little things, really. The little things that slightly annoy you that hover and buzz around you to make you a little less patient and a little more cranky. And when you’re feeling a little off, little problems snowball into big problems and you’re wondering why the hell you’re screaming at your co-worker for…

The iPhone 5S Teardown: Everything New Is Inside

The ace team at iFixit is currently gutting the iPhone 5S, as only they can, to see what’s new inside the next iPhone. What’s the fingerprint scanner look like on the inside? What about all those fancy new chips? And how’s that goldpagne? We’ll be highlighting any of iFixit’s updates as they continue the teardown:…

Watch a Chef Use His Amazing Bionic Hand to Help Chop Stuff Up

If you’re a master chef or a home cook or someone who occasionally wanders into a kitchen in search of food, you’d know that your life is much easier with two hands. Cutting vegetables, washing dishes, using a frying pan and basically just doing things requires both your hands. That’s why it’s so heartbreaking that…

Apple told AllThingsD that it’s working on a fix for the bug that lets anyone bypass the iOS 7 lock screen to access pictures and share them through e-mail, Twitter and more. The bug will be fixed in a “future software update”.

Conan Shows Us What It’s Like to Update the iPhone to iOS 7

So if you didn’t hear, iOS 7 came out earlier today. But of course you heard. For a while, it seemed like everybody with an iPhone was focused on one thing: updating their phone and staring at a progress bar that inched ever so slowly (if it didn’t give you an error, that is) towards…