smartphones
A first-generation iPhone made history at an auction over the weekend. As first reported by Business Insider, the first-ten edition of the now-ubiquitous device was still in its original box and had never been opened. At an auction held by LCG Auctions on Sunday, the phone went for $63,356.40. The starting bid for this particular phone […]
A first-generation iPhone from 2007 sold for nearly $40,000 at an auction. A press release notes the pioneering smartphone, which would’ve cost $599 in 2007, was listed and sold at LCG Auctions for $39,339. Gizmodo notes that, going into Sunday, the top bid was merely $10,446, before a considerable climb for the highly regarded relic. “This factory sealed, first-release […]
This year’s “Far Out” Apple event returned to Cupertino as a live, in-person presentation. The excitement was palpable as Apple went over iPhones, Apple Watches, and a new AirPod Pro (2nd Gen). What at first seemed like another year of small incremental changes, turned into a few surprises and a larger overhaul of iOS. Apple released […]
Just a day after announcing that Donda 2 would be released on Feb. 22, Kanye West has provided fans with another update on the sequel to last year’s Donda. Rolling Loud co-founder Tariq Cherif took to his Instagram Story on Friday night to post a video on Kanye’s behalf in which West appears to be taking a break from recording his forthcoming album. While getting a […]
ComplexCon returns to Long Beach Nov. 6 – 7 with hosts J. Balvin and Kristen Noel Crawley, performances by A$AP Rocky and Turnstile, and more shopping and drops. Secure your spot while tickets last! Buy tickets In October of 2017, I asked if Google’s Pixel 2 would be the iPhone X killer. In hindsight, that […]
I’ve spent a significant amount of time scrolling lately, and I’ve got the screen time analytics to prove it. Considering the volume of time we’re all spending on our phones, every interaction and process that is slightly snappier makes a huge difference when you start to add all that time over the period of a […]
Facebook is one of the most successful companies on the planet, but not all of its ideas are hits. While it remains to be seen if their latest app goes over, “TikTok for rapping over premade beats” seems like a “remember that?” in waiting. The tech giant launched BARS, a platform where users can freestyle […]
A museum of memes—a memeseum, if you will—marks a unique collaboration featuring the creative input of Complex, Instagram, and Ka5sh. In a team-up with a variety of emerging artists, as well as with augmented reality designer Dude.sg, this assembly of creative voices will bring a reinterpretation of the memes that helped capture the ridiculousness of […]
A Russian woman died after her iPhone fell in the tub while she was bathing, the Toronto Sun reports. Olesya Semenova was found dead by her roommate in their Arkhangelsk apartment. The woman tried to revive her before contacting emergency responders. “I screamed, shook her, but she was pale, not breathing, and showing no signs of […]
What is Black Friday, even, in a time of COVID? It’s hard to say. Even with social distancing, it’s going to be hard to avoid crowds at the stores and malls that are actually still going to be open. And that’s assuming that people are trying to brave the elements (and the ’rona) to get […]
