For the last few years, Samsung has been racking up display technology wins virtually every refresh cycle. Apple’s decision to pursue LCDs up to and including the iPhone 8 meant that the two companies operated in rather different universes. Four to five years ago, Apple’s LCDs had a significant efficiency …

For the last few years, the cloud backup provider Backblaze has published data on its hard drive usage and reliability stats. While it’s always important to take these kinds of reports with a grain of salt, Backblaze’s previous reports have been a good way to measure whether drive failures are …

Of all Cassini’s discoveries in the 13 years it spent in orbit around Saturn, the oceanic vents of Enceladus rank among the best. Voyager 2’s flyby in 1981 had shown that some of the features on the moon might have been the result of cryovolcanoes (literally, volcanoes that shoot water, …

If such a player signs with another team, the team that loses him receives a Draft pick the following year, generally following Competitive Balance Round B, which comes after the second round. Meanwhile, the team that signs the player is subject to surrendering one or more Draft picks, although a …

A petition circulated before the season began that asked fans to boycott the NFL in support of Kaepernick got almost 200,000 signatures. Black0ut NFL, which advocates both a boycott of the NFL and for participants to put the time they would have spent watching games into working with kids, says …

Photo: mayemusk on Instagram  In Real Style Magazine’s new November 2017 issue, we interview model Maye Musk, who is the new CoverGirl and also the mother of Tesla founder Elon Musk. The accomplished 69-year-old style icon and dietitian is Canadian-born, and returns to the True North tonight with a visit to …

Android phone maker OnePlus has gone from a plucky upstart to a favorite of the enthusiast community in just a few years. The company (a subsidiary of BKK Electronics along with Oppo) launched its first phone in 2014 with flagship-level specs and a low $300 price tag. That earned it …

Update (11/6/2017): Broadcom has announced that it will offer $130B for Qualcomm. This represents a substantial upside for Qualcomm shareholders; Broadcomm’s offer is a 30 percent premium over the current stock price. Qualcomm is reportedly less-than-pleased about this offer and has vowed to fight it. Broadcomm’s push to buy the …

Apple’s latest and greatest iPhone is finally shipping to customers, but some early testing of the iPhone X suggests it may be much more fragile than people expect. In a number of unscientific drop tests, the iPhone X is tapping out far earlier than other models. Is this a real …

Nearly a year ago, news broke that AMD and Intel might collaborate on a GPU. Both companies wasted no time denying the story, with Intel firmly slamming its foot down on the “No, we aren’t,” side of the business. And, of course, that means they absolutely are. Intel has announced …