Facebook announces new initiative to curb election fraud and user manipulation
With Facebook still trying to recover from the Cambridge Analytica scandal, the social networking giant this past Friday announced a fundamental change to the way …
Year: 2018
Apple hit with a patent lawsuit over the Apple Watch’s heart rate sensor
Apple has been slapped with a patent infringement lawsuit over the Apple Watch’s heart rate sensor, according to a report from Axios. Filed by a …
Apple patent shows how its self-driving car and AR projects could merge
It’s an open secret that Apple is working hard on both self-driving car and augmented reality technology. CEO Tim Cook has hinted at it heavily …
CenturyLink’s latest way to avoid customer lawsuits is the most creative yet
CenturyLink is currently facing lawsuits from disgruntled customers and the state of Minnesota, all alleging the same thing: That CenturyLink quoted customers one price, and …
The 9 best free iPhone games of the week
In honor of the Masters Golf Tournament this weekend, we’ve included not one, but TWO golf games in our weekly collection of free iOS games …
Cases of fake weed causing severe bleeding have now spread into multiple states
Last month, reports emerged from the Illinois Department of Public Health of “severe bleeding” following consumption of synthetic marijuana alternatives. Users reported bleeding from their eyes …
Maybe this is why the government doesn’t trust the word of cable companies
The US Justice Department is currently suing to block a proposed acquisition of Time Warner by AT&T. The deal would create a cable content behemoth …
7 new movie trailers you need to watch from this past week
Just seven new movie trailers worth highlighting this week, but there are a few gems in here. The most notable trailer on this list is …
As Apple’s legal battle with Qualcomm rages on, Tim Cook set to be deposed in June
Tim Cook will be called in for a deposition in late June as part of Apple’s ongoing legal battle with Qualcomm, according to a new …
Nintendo issues warning for Switch owners after charging cable incidents
In theory, Nintendo’s decision to do away with proprietary chargers and furnish the Switch with a USB-C port should have benefited consumers, giving them the …
The six biggest takeaways from Tim Cook’s MSNBC interview
Last week, Apple CEO Tim Cook sat down for an hour-long interview with Recode’s Kara Swisher and MSNBC’s Chris Hayes. The full interview touched on …
You’re running out of time to preorder Nintendo Labo kits for guaranteed release day delivery
If you have a Nintendo Switch and you haven’t already ordered a Nintendo Labo kit, you’re running out of time. This is easily the most …
Government says AT&T only wants to buy Time Warner to keep the cable ‘cash cow’ alive
The US Justice Department is currently suing to block the proposed acquisition of Time Warner by AT&T, and the court case is bringing all kinds …
iOS 12 concept fixes issues in iOS 11 and adds a ton of new features
After completely overhauling its mobile operating system last year with the launch of iOS 11, we don’t expect iOS 12 to be quite as substantial …
After deleting Mark Zuckerberg’s private messages, Facebook says an ‘unsend’ feature for all users is on the way
The fallout and accompanying controversy resulting from the revelation that Cambridge Analytica stealthily acquired information from upwards of 87 billion unsuspecting Facebook users shows no …
Why would LG ruin a phone this good with a name this bad?
LG should be launching its flagship Galaxy S9 competitor late this month or early next month, and by all accounts, it should be one of …
Virgin Galactic’s wild space plane goes supersonic in first powered test flight
With SpaceX and other private spaceflight companies stealing headlines left and right it’s easy to forget the Virgin Galactic has been flirting with suborbital commercial …
MIT invented a wearable that lets you talk to yourself without saying a word
Alexa, Siri, and other virtual assistant apps are great for small tasks no matter where you are, but actually talking to your AI helper in …
Hurry! AirPods are back in stock right now on Amazon with free Prime shipping
Want AirPods? Well if you order them online right now from Apple’s online store, they won’t be delivered to your house for two weeks. Seriously, …
Alexa’s newest trick will turn all of your Amazon Echo devices into intercoms
Tired of yelling down the hall or up the stairs for everyone to come down and eat dinner? Looking to give your voice a well-deserved …
9 paid iPhone apps on sale for free right now
You’ve reached the end of another long week, and your reward is one last roundup of the day’s best paid iPhone and iPad apps on …
High-flying ‘Space Hotel’ slated to launch in 2021, catering to the super rich
Staying at a fancy hotel is always a fun experience, but if you’ve exhausted every five-star hotel on the face of the Earth you could …
A friendly takedown of the most ridiculous anti-Apple article we’ve seen in a long time
Apple’s mobile platform is now more than a decade old. It was first introduced on the original iPhone back in 2007, and it was a …
OnePlus 6 leak shows the phone powered on for the first time
Just days after OnePlus CEO Pete Lau confirmed that the OnePlus 6 will feature Qualcomm’s Snapdragon 845 chip, an image of the phone running with …
Behold: The gorgeous curved iPhone that Apple will never make
One of the main reasons why last year’s iPhone X launch garnered so much attention and excitement is that the device finally represented a new …
We finally know why SpaceX had to mysteriously cut its latest livestream short
Back on March 30th, SpaceX sent yet another of its Falcon 9 rockets skyward, delivering a payload of 10 satellites into orbit for communications company …
Oh look, there are ways to design all-screen Android phones that aren’t iPhone X copycats
In an unprecedented coincidence, nearly every noteworthy Android vendor around the world has seemingly enlisted the services of the same smartphone design consultancy. How embarrassing! …
Facebook says users would have to pay to remove targeted ads
A few weeks removed from the revelation that Cambridge Analytica improperly acquired data from upwards of 87 million Facebook users, the social networking giant is …
New video shows a Tesla in Autopilot mode almost crash into a highway barrier
Late last month, a Model X careened into a highway divider whereupon the battery pack on Tesla’s electric SUV caught on fire. Tragically, the driver …
Newsflash: There is at least one Facebook user whose privacy is a priority
Facebook has been playing fast and loose with its users’ private data since it first launched a targeted advertising program. Every so often, the lucrative …
