Posts by Evan Killham

Galaxy S7 concept Curved

It’s not horrible; we just don’t want it. Photo: Curved/labs

We don’t know yet what Samsung’s next smartphone will look like, but we’re not the biggest fans of this Galaxy S7 concept. It’s very … bubbly.

This design comes courtesy of Curved/labs, and it envisions a phone with a slightly larger screen than the S6 but with the same size of case. It achieves this by extending the curvature of the display to the phone’s bottom edge instead of just along the sides. And we can appreciate that, but it results in a device that just looks uncannily round.

Check it out in the video below.

Job Interview photo by Ibrahim Adabara

The interview process is getting longer, but at least that gives you an extra day or two to decide what kind of tree you would be. Photo: Ibrahim Adabara/Pixabay

If you’re dreaming about being a software engineer at either Google or Apple, you should brace yourself for an ordeal.

A new report comparing the difficulty, experiences, and lengths of interview processes from a variety of tech companies says that a Google interview is the hardest one you can undertake. Apple did slightly better in that regard; it was the fourth toughest. But the data suggest that one of those two processes is considerably more pleasant.

Minority report driverless cars

We may have to wait a bit longer for the Minority Report future of driverless cars. Photo: Dreamworks Pictures

As it stands now, self-driving cars may be more accident report than Minority Report.

In a disclosure to the California Department of Motor Vehicles, the search-engine giant outlined specifics of its driverless-car testing from November 2014 to December 2015. Demo vehicles reportedly logged about 423,000 miles over that period. During that time, testers recorded over 300 “anomalies” that required them to take control from the vehicles, either through hardware malfunctions or on their own judgment.

The report suggests that we’re not quite as close to the fully autonomous future that science fiction and our amazing dreams have hoped.

The Web Address by Everyone Ever Internet Explorer

Goodbye, Internet Explorer. We won’t miss all of those security breaches. Photo: Everyone Ever

Internet Explorer is dead, and some nerdy designers are taking their good-riddance to Kickstarter.

The campaign will produce classy, poster-sized screen prints of a fictional speech that perfectly captures how little anyone will actually miss the maligned web browser. It’s seeking a measly $500 to start production, with extra money going toward making the prints available in additional languages.

Dog-and-Bone-LockSmart-Travel-CES-2016

Keep it secret. Keep it safe. Photo: Dog & Bone

Cult of Mac CES 2016 full coverage We can officially add luggage locks to the list of things we kind of never expected to get smart versions.

Case and lock maker Dog & Bone is bringing out a keyless, TSA-approved, Bluetooth travel padlock that’s designed to keep unwanted people from getting their dirty hands on your underwear and hoard of duty-free booze. The company is showing off their new device at the Consumer Electronics Show in Las Vegas this week.

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