By eschewing a conventional rectangular, slab-like design and app-centric software, the startup is hoping to draw attention as a funky alternative for people who don't live on their smartphones.

Smartphones are getting weird again. After years of seeing companies release rectangular slab after rectangular slab, these days we’re seeing the rise of foldables as well as niche devices with ...

Devices started appearing that were similarly thin and rectangular. 'Slab syndrome' started by the iPhone was firmly entrenched by the iPad.

Or a slight tweak to a design that, fundamentally, remains just a rectangular slab. The LG G5 came apart. And then so did LG's mobile business. James Martin/CNET I get it.

Two weeks ago, the West Kowloon Cultural District Authority announced the winning design for the M+ museum for visual culture. The minimalistic design, which consists of one rectangular slab ...