Google’s Field Trip app granting free admission to 13 museums

Google’s Field Trip app granting free admission to 13 museums

While Mountain View’s Field Trip app may find attractions off the beaten path, footing the bill for excursions has been up to users. Now, however, the Niantic Labs-made application is handing out freebies for an unspecified limited time, allowing t…

KDDI’s HTC J One variant packs a microSD slot, additional camera features (video)

KDDI’s HTC J One variant packs a microSD slot, additional camera features (video)

These days, the presence of a microSD slot on new handsets is arguably more important than the amount of storage on the inside. One such slot found its way onto the Chinese variants of HTC’s One, and now Japanese network KDDI has unveiled its model…

Sony Xperia UL announced for Japan: 5-inch 1080p display and 15-frame burst photography skills (video)

Sony Xperia UL announced for Japan: 5-inch 1080p display and 15-frame burst photography skills (video)

The FCC may have spoiled the surprise, but Sony’s now gone official with yet another smartphone and this one’s for its native Japan. The Xperia UL appears to be a slightly thicker riff on the Xperia Z, matching the display of the company’s early-20…

Nook Simple Touch reportedly getting web browser, email client on June 1st

Nook Simple Touch reportedly getting web browser, email client on June 1st

Remember that web browser that was found hiding in the Nook’s search function? It’s time could be nigh. According to a leaked memo acquired by TechCrunch, Barnes & Nobel will be updating the Nook Simple Touch and Simple Touch with Glowlight wit…

ASUS Transformer Book review: meet ASUS’ first detachable Ultrabook

ASUS Transformer Book review: meet ASUS’ first detachable Ultrabook

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LG to demo 5-inch unbreakable and flexible plastic OLED panel at SID

LG to demo 5-inch unbreakable and flexible plastic OLED panel at SID

LG’s got quite a bit in store for us this week at SID’s annual display exhibition in Vancouver. In addition to that 55-inch curved OLED TV we first heard about last month, the company will be demonstrating a very nifty 5-inch OLED panel. Created fo…

How would you change Lenovo’s IdeaPad U310?

How would you change Lenovo’s IdeaPad U310?

Fussy about boot times, carry-weight or weak battery life? Then you probably gave Lenovo’s IdeaPad U310 a wide berth. The thing is, aside from those flaws, it was otherwise a very solid Ultrabook for those whose wallets couldn’t stretch to a premiu…