The Nexus 6P Nexus 5X haven’t even started shipping yet, and the new phablet is already being praised in camera reviews. Google on Tuesday insisted on the camera performance of its new devices, explaining why there’s no need for optical image stabilization and suggesting the phone is even better than Apple’s most recent iPhone.

Website DxOMark already put the Nexus 6P through its camera tests, concluding the phone is better than most smartphones, coming in behind just one smartphone.

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Two of the Internet’s most notorious goofballs are at it again. The Slow Mo Guys, whom we last saw stuffing themselves into a giant exploding water balloon, are back with new video in which they film themselves swatting at large mounts of Jello with a tennis rack in slow motion at 2,500 frames per second.

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Samsung might be the only company to have a gorgeous flagship phone with a curved display right now, but that might not be the case in the future. The company’s main rival is also interested in such designs, as Apple has received a new patent that proves a curved iPhone may be closer than we think.

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Even before Apple unveiled the 12-inch MacBook Retina laptop and the 12.9-inch iPad Pro, I wondered whether at any time in the future I would end up finding it difficult to choose between these two devices as my next primary computer. And the truth is I haven’t been able to answer that question now that both gadgets are official. It all has to do with the software they’re shipping with, and Apple has just confirmed may never release the device of my dreams.

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Why no wireless charging? Only 2GB of RAM, seriously? And what do the “X” and “P” really stand for? Google Nexus developers answered these questions and more during an Ask Me Anything session on Reddit Wednesday afternoon. We’ll recap some of the highlights below along with our own takes on Google’s responses where we feel the need to comment.

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The Nexus 6P and Nexus 5X both look like they’re packed with great new features but one featured that Google didn’t really touch on in its big announcement was the inclusion of LTE-Advanced technology in both phones. OpenSignal points out that the specs sheets for both devices claim that they’re capable of connecting to LTE category 6 networks, which means they can deliver peak speeds of 300Mbps.

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As promised, Apple today released OS X 10.11 El Capitan. Though it’s not the most compelling update as far as new features go, El Capitan does deliver a number of under-the-hood improvements which should help improve overall stability and system performance.

According to Apple, El Capitan can launch apps 1.4x faster than OS X Yosemite, can switch between apps twice as fast, and can open PDFs in Preview four times as fast. If you’re on an older machine and are looking to spruce up your system, you’ll certainly want to download the update.

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Cards Against Humanity burst onto the scene and proved that card games can still go mainstream. This game is insanely fun at any gathering — well, any adult gathering — and it proves that mobile and console gaming aren’t the only options out there for adults. Cards Against Humanity is always pretty affordable at $25 for the main deck and $10 for each expansion pack, but today only, Amazon is hosting a great 20% off sale.

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There are many new tricks inside the new iPhone 6s that buyers have to get used to, with several of them being related to 3D Touch. The iPhone 6s can tell the difference between a tap on the screen and touches of varying pressure, and offer new ways of interacting with the device as a response. The pressure-sensitive 3D Touch feature isn’t a must-have addition to the iPhone, and you can use the iPhone 6s models without ever mastering 3D Touch. But long-time iPhone users will certainly appreciate the many shortcuts available after getting used to it.

One of the new 3D Touch tricks Apple has enabled concerns the phone’s keyboard. Specifically, using 3D Touch on the keyboard now lets you copy text faster than ever.

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Apple is apparently in bug-fix mode now that the new iPhone 6s and iPhone 6s Plus have launched, and the company just pushed out yet another update for its mobile platform. iOS 9.0.2 comes just one week after Apple’s released iOS 9.0.1, which already came hot on the heels of the initial iOS 9 release.

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