Mashable Tech – Spoken Edition

Most of today's flagship smartphones can be described as beautiful, but fragile. Materials like glass and metal also make smartphones more prone to slipping out of our hands than the plastic models of previous generations. Not to mention big phablets are nearly impossible to use with one hand, making them even more likely to accidentally take a tumble. Nobody likes a cracked a screen, a dented bezel, a destroyed charging port or a crushed headphone jack.

Shopping for someone whose primary form of communication is rainbow barf selfies can be a daunting task. So why not get them something that will complement what you already know they love: Snapchat. Sure, Snapchat now makes its own pricey (and incredibly hard to find) gadget, but that doesn't mean that's your only choice for the holidays. Here are 10 Snapchat-inspired gifts that will cost a lot less than a pair of Spectacles. If only Einstein had lived to see Snapchat.

What will the iPhone 8 look like? Apple might not even know yet. Apple is reportedly testing "more than 10 prototypes" of the iPhone 8, according to The Wall Street Journal. The Journal claims its checks with display suppliers suggest next year's flagship iPhone could come with a curved screen with greater resolution than the iPhone 7 and 7 Plus. The curved screen echoes a Barclays Research note that reported the iPhone 8 would have a curved screen that extends to the edges.

Rahul Narayan had no clue about space. In 2010, he was in the software industry, running a startup that developed products for an ecommerce company. Who knew seven years later, he would on his way sending a rover to the moon? Narayan and his friends were intrigued by Google Lunar X-Prize competition announced in 2010. The competition invited private companies to land a rover on the moon, make it travel for 500 meters and beam high resolution photos and videos back to Earth.

Amazon just added the artificial intelligence behind its Echo speakers to the list of services it offers to businesses. The company introduced a new service Wednesday called Lex, which allows developers and businesses to tap into the AI smarts that power Alexa for their own bots. Lex is currently in a preview phase, open to developers in Northern Virginia, but Amazon plans to expand its reach in the future.

India’s push to invalidate much of its cash earlier this month has taken a toll on several businesses including smartphone sales, but at least, one player, Apple will have little to complaint about. Following India’s Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s major announcement, Apple sold more than 100,000 iPhones in India in three days, according to industry estimates cited by the Economic Times.

This Cyber Monday, as you hide your screen from your boss while searching for the best deals imaginable, do your part to save the world at the same time. DoneGood, a new browser extension and mobile app, helps you find ethical and sustainable alternatives when you shop for anything online.

Buyers of Tesla's Model S and Model X cars will start getting new self-driving capabilities in their vehicles around mid-December, Tesla CEO Elon Musk has announced. In a tweet Sunday, noticed by Electrek, Musk said the feature should arrive in "about three weeks." He also said the new features will be rolled out incrementally, in "monthly releases.

Facebook doesn't care. You know this. After all, why should anyone be surprised by that recent report alluding to the potential of Facebook supporting Chinese censorship of their News Feed? They want to make inroads into China, where the service is currently banned. China is a huge potential market for them. The social network is a machine, and human users are its grist. We're there to create data that increases the platform's value.

When it comes to holiday shopping and Black Friday deals, it's important to remember one thing: just because something is discounted doesn't automatically make it worth buying. Buying something at reduced cost feels like winning a contest or gaming the system — that's by design. There's a reason bargain shopping is so addicting: the anticipation of finding a killer deal actually pumps the brain full of dopamine.