Why a revamped Apple TV can’t truly be an Echo killer
For those who think that Google and Amazon have effectively already won the market for AI home assistants, you might not want to sleep on …
Year: 2016
This software upgrade could give any smartphone 3D Touch
Apple’s pressure-sensitive 3D Touch feature didn’t find its way to the cheaper iPhone SE, probably because of the cost of a touch-sensitive panel. But what if the …
One remote to rule them all (and it’s on sale on Amazon)
Smartphones and tablets can control anything and everything these days, which is pretty awesome. The “Internet of Things” craze means most items in your home can …
Here are the worst video game movies of all time
Independently, playing video games and watching movies are immensely enjoyable activities. But when the two mix, the result is often an exercise in disappointment. Likely rooted …
Watch right here as SpaceX attempts a difficult rocket landing
SpaceX is ramping up the number of launches of its Falcon 9 rocket, which is good for the company, and great for fans of large …
$6 case will keep your iPhone safe at the beach and let you take underwater photos
Summer is almost here. In fact, if you live in the Northeast, summer just came from out of nowhere. With beach season practically upon us, …
America’s nukes are controlled by dead technology and we’re afraid
It’s 2016 and for some reason, the world’s most powerful nations still have nuclear weapons – you know, just in case they need them. America’s …
‘Ghost Recon Wildlands’ trailer shows off the game’s massive open world
Much like the characters featured in the game itself, Ghost Recon Wildlands has been surprisingly hard to find over the past several months. After being unveiled …
Photoshop’s latest trick must use black magic
I’ve always assumed that Photoshop uses some kind of alien technology to pull off the content-filling tricks that it’s best known for. But to get …
Game of Thrones creators apologized for what they did to Hodor, and it was hilarious
HBO aired episode five of Game of Thrones’ sixth season a few days ago, which turned out to be one of the most significant episodes since …
Believe it or not, everyone still hates cable companies and ISPs
We probably didn’t need a survey to confirm this, but the 10,000 consumers polled for the 2016 Temkin Experience Ratings agree that TV and internet service providers …
An intelligent Wi-Fi router that’s more impressive than anything it connects to
Remember back when Wi-Fi routers we’re boring little blue boxes with a bunch of antennas sticking out that had to be restarted four times a week? …
Hillary Clinton email scandal may have compromised terrorism ops, former military adviser says
A damning report from the State Department yesterday added new fuel to a fire that was already a problem for Hillary Clinton. Now, a former …
13 paid iPhone apps on sale for free for a limited time
App sales come and go but one thing is certain: if you don’t follow our series on paid iPhone and iPad apps on sale for free, you’ll …
New law would let the FBI read your email without a court order
A new Senate bill would let the FBI and other law enforcement agencies access the contents of any US citizen’s email without a court order …
The iPhone 7 might actually be in trouble
For a long time, Apple’s secrecy was legendary. The company managed to keep secrets under wraps better than any other consumer electronics company in the world. …
More than 600 movies will disappear from Netflix on June 1
Netflix’s strategy for global video domination can be summed up in two words: original content. Building off the success of 2013’s House of Cards, Netflix in …
Amazon’s 11 best daily deals: Windows 10 hybrid for $180, badass drone, $4 USB-C cable and more
Thursday’s batch of Amazon’s best daily deals is a particularly solid one because we’ve got some great bargains across a wide range of product categories. Are …
Watch a Tesla Model S autonomously drive itself into a parked van
If you just got yourself a shiny new Tesla and you can’t wait to test its self-driving capability, you really should remember that driverless cars aren’t quite …
Things aren’t looking good for the Xbox One as PS4 sales top 40 million
This console generation is unlike any that has come before it. Last cycle’s Xbox 360 from Microsoft and PlayStation 3 from Sony were neck and neck …
Axon 7 is a flagship Android phone with killer specs that you never saw coming
Unless you’re a hardcore tech lover and you follow all the Android fan blogs, odds are good that you’ve never heard of the Axon 7 …
Apple’s efforts to buy Time Warner fell through
Some question Apple’s future in all sorts of “doom” scenarios, but the iPhone maker is hardly doomed. Its cash pile alone could help it move in …
This is the OnePlus 3
The OnePlus 3’s final design isn’t a mystery any longer, as the Chinese FCC-like regulator has published several details about the upcoming handset, including official …
CDC study finds America has never been more obese
There are more tools now at the disposal of people trying to lose weight and get in shape than there have ever been in the …
$35 Raspberry Pi 3 might soon run Google’s Android
Running Android on $35 Raspberry Pi 3 computers might soon happen, and not because a clever developer managed to come up with an Android build …
The precise details of how airlines are gouging you for money
Running an airline is a surprisingly unprofitable business, considering that the model does revolve around charging people many hundreds of dollars to sit in a …
Google knows that Android’s update system sucks
It has been long acknowledged in the tech industry that Android’s system of updates, which relies on phone manufacturers and carriers to roll out updates, …
Guess which movie people want to see even more than ‘The Force Awakens’ and ‘Civil War’
Disney has been on a roll for the past 12 months, having released not one but two huge blockbusters including Star Wars: The Force Awakens and …
This is what the inside of a Hyperloop pod will look like
The Hyperloop is no longer just a wild transportation dream, as several companies out there are looking to turn Elon Musk’s high-speed train concept into …
Artificial intelligence isn’t going to be the end of Apple
Since 2007, I’ve read countless versions of the “Apple is doomed” argument, most of them related to the iPhone. Apple was doomed because it dared …
