The iPhone 6 Plus Bends, but so Does Any Other Big Phone [Video]

With the big size, a new problem arisen. It appears the iPhone 6 Plus's aluminum back case is bendable. Unfortunately, it does not go back to its original shape and form so if you are not careful you make end up with a bended phone and even a cracked screen. The problem shows up less on the iPhone 6 model, because the 4.7-inch display phone has a smaller back, hence the surface is not that easily bendable. In the pocket Users have reported that the iPhone 6 Plus bending occurs while they were sitting down with the device in the front pocket, not the back one. Other users say that just by keeping the phone in the front pocket while driving they noticed that the phone has a different shape. Apple brags about the new iPhone 6 and...

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ASUS ROG G551 and G771 Gaming Notebooks Arrive with NVIDIA GeForce GTX 850M/860M

ASUS Republic of Gamers fans rejoice, your favorite company has just unveiled two new laptops under the banner, in the form of the G551 and G771. The two models offer 15-inch and 17-inch form-factors respectively and deliver full HD displays (1920 x 1200 pixel res). The screens are of the IPS variety and have wide 178-degree viewing angles. In the computing department, ASUS throws in up to Intel Core i7 (Haswell) processors and of course NVIDIA GeForce GTX 850M or 860M graphics cards with Microsoft DirectX. The computing sector is backed up by an advanced cooling system, which ensures the two laptops can go as long as you need them to. Both laptops take advantage of Trinity Display technology which means gamers can hook their notebooks...

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Canon EOS C500 EF Goes to Space to Film in 4K for IMAX’s Latest 3D Film

Canon just announced that a bunch of its products were selected by IMAX Corporation and given the mission to shoot 4K footage in space that’s going to be used for IMAX’s upcoming 3D film. For the job the production team chose the Canon EOS C500 EF digital cinema camera, Canon EOS 1D-C digital SLR cameras and a selection of Canon Cinema Zoom and Prime lenses. The photographic equipment left Earth last week on a SpaceX Dragon spacecraft and should arrive at the International Space Station where astronauts will use them to capture 4K imagery for IMAX’s new film title “A Perfect Planet.” The movie will be directed by filmmaker Toni Myers and should offer spectacular imagery from space. The film aims to explore the possibilities that await...

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Small Tablets Battle: Sony Xperia Z3 Tablet Compact vs. iPad Mini with Retina Display

IFA 2014 came and went but sadly the event proved to be quite disappointing in terms of tablets, with focus going on smartwatches and smartphones instead. Anyway, the Sony Xperia Z3 Tablet Compact is the exception to the rule. This little, cute slate is portable, slim and comes with a special feat that you will see nowhere else. But how will this newcomer fare against Apple’s reputed iPad mini with Retina Display? Let’s find out in what follows, since we’re going to take the two slates and compare them. Design, display and build The 8-inch Xperia Z3 is one of the thinnest tablets on the market today, coming in at only 6.4mm / 0.25 inches and weighing just 270 g / 0.59 lbs. This makes the tablet extremely portable and easy to...

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MSI Z97S SLI Krait Edition, a Motherboard for Multi-Video Lovers

As odd as it may sound, motherboards tend to seem more and more hardcore the fewer colors they actually sport. So, while a keyboard or mouse looks imposing when it’s glowing every possible color, motherboards tend to give the same cool impression if they're black and white. Especially if you make sure that the white stands out. Like, say, if you color the PCI Express slots in it and maybe add some stripes to the heatsinks. The new motherboard from Micro-Star International is called Z97S SLI Krait Edition. It has both the white-topped heatsinks and white PCI Express slots. Not that all slots are that way. Only the ones meant to hold graphics cards. The MSI Z97S SLI Krait Edition specs As we said before, there are two PCI Express...

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Xiaomi MiPad Just Became NVIDIA Shield Tablet’s Direct Competitor

Popular Chinese smartphone maker Xiaomi is breaching out into other product niches. This week, the device maker launched a dedicated video game controller, which will go on sale in the country in less than 48 hours. The official pricing of the accessory hasn’t been made public, but for the time being we know that the first 300 buyers will be able to grab the Xiaomi Bluetooth game controller for a ridiculous $0.16 / €0.12. Xiaomi is known for its low cost devices, but this is beyond all expectations. As FoneArena reports, the new game controller is compatible with the Xiaomi MiPad tablet and Mi TV, but it seems highly unlikely that the company won’t extend things to include some of its smartphones. It’s quite interesting to note that...

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