A few days ago, a stress test video of the Nexus 6P made the rounds of the Internet, as it claimed the new Nexus phablet is even easier to bend than the iPhone 6 Plus. While that test seemed to be genuine, the general online consensus appears to be that existing structural damage was responsible for the unlikely outcome. … [Read more...]

Sometimes, you just don't want to remember certain people — an ex, maybe — but you don't want to erase all those old photos, either. The new version of Google Photos for Android (1.8) has a solution: It now lets you hide a specific person from appearing under People. … [Read more...]

European politicians have agreed to end roaming mobile charges in the region by mid 2017, with significant cuts to fees by next summer. MEPs also voted to bring in EU-wide net neutrality rules. The vote took place in the European Parliament this afternoon. … [Read more...]

We knew the $399 price tag on HTC's latest smartphone was a limited-time offer, but now we have to face the cold, harsh realization that it will cost $100 more in a few weeks. An HTC spokesperson told Slashgear that the promo period for buying the One A9 ends at 12:01 a.m. on Nov. 7, after which the phone will cost $499. … [Read more...]

Fieldwire, a San Francisco-based mobile and web platform designed to make collaboration on construction projects more efficient, has raised $6.6 million in fresh funding led by Formation 8. Other participants in the round included earlier backers BloombergBeta, Trinity Ventures, and AngelPad, the investment fund and accelerator where the company first gained investors’ … [Read more...]

In iOS 9, Apple introduced a new feature called WiFi Assist. It’s there to optimize Internet connectivity, but some users have found that it’s plowing through their cellular data allowance and racking up massive overage fees… and now Apple’s getting sued as a result. … [Read more...]

It's been a long, long wait. Apple last upgraded the Apple TV in 2013 — but there's finally a new one in town, and preorders start Monday. The new version of Apple TV brings an all-new remote, Siri support and vastly enhanced search. … [Read more...]

When Bill Gates confesses to regretting never having learned a foreign language, you can’t help but wonder what exactly makes mastering a foreign tongue so vexingly difficult. For those of us who are not retired billionaires, the expense and time that traditional education models demand is a huge contributing factor. For those who are, perhaps the tedium of it all is to blame. … [Read more...]

“At peak, we’re one of the largest users of bandwidth here,” says Kevin Lin, Twitch’s co-founder and chief operating officer. “It’s great. I think it’s awesome to see Taiwanese really tune in and to watch this growing trend.” … [Read more...]

The original Microsoft Surface Pro was supposed to be the flagship PC for the touch-centric world of Windows 8. It was, in the company’s own words, “the tablet that can replace your laptop.” And last year, after two respectable tries, it finally delivered on that promise (mostly) with the excellent Surface Pro 3. … [Read more...]