New Mac malware evades anti-virus to snoop on internet traffic
Macs are less likely to be infected by malicious apps than Windows computers, but they’re not immune to malware attacks. A fresh discovery details a …
Year: 2018
Shocker: Community-owned broadband is cheaper and better than Big Cable
This is another one of those pieces of news you’re going to need to take sitting down: Big cable companies are not, in fact, Good. …
OnePlus stops credit card payments after users report fraudulent charges
Just as OnePlus seemed to be putting its mishaps behind it, several customers who made purchases on OnePlus.net reported mysterious transactions on their credit cards. …
Plaintiff suing Apple for slowing down older iPhones wants Apple to halt its battery recycling program
With dozens of class-action lawsuits swirling overhead, Apple could have saved itself a whole lot of heartache and money — not to mention bad press …
‘Scribblenauts Showdown’ revives the series on Switch, PS4 and Xbox One in March
Back in 2009, Scribblenauts arrived on the Nintendo DS. It was unlike anything we’d ever seen. Players had to solve puzzles by typing the name …
Best Buy has some killer deals on the Pixel 2 and Galaxy Note 8, but there’s a catch
Best Buy is kicking off 2018 with some enviable deals on Android devices. Right now, you can get $250 off a new Pixel 2 XL, …
Ferrari will take on Tesla with an all-electric supercar and SUV
Nearly two years ago, Ferarri chariman Sergio Marchionne scoffed at the notion that the Italian sports car maker would ever develop an electric car. Driving …
This is the Macbook dongle to end all dongles
One of the more interesting product reveals that we missed during CES 2018 last week was the latest edition of the HyperDrive USB-C Hub for …
It’s so cold in Russia that thermometers are breaking
The East Coast of the US has been inundated with cold weather for the last few weeks. With temperatures dropping to as low as 14 …
Arlo is already the best wireless home security camera, but these 5 accessories make it even better
If you want the best wireless home security camera system on the planet, you likely know by now that it doesn’t get any better than …
Facebook’s efforts to stop fake news are actually making it easier to spread fake news
Facebook is trying to fix its “fake news” problem that gained prominence after the 2016 US presidential election. But it’s far from actually winning the …
7 paid iPhone apps that are free to download right now
We put together a great roundup on Monday covering the day’s best paid iPhone and iPad apps on sale for free, and several of the …
Apple might’ve found a way to make the notch smaller on next year’s iPhones
Apple’s tenth-anniversary iPhone X is the first completely redesigned iPhone the world has seen since all the way back in 2014. That’s when Apple finally …
The best 4K TV deal of Super Bowl season saves you $500 and gets you a free Google Home
Super Bowl LII is just around the corner, but let’s be honest… who cares about the football? OK fine, that’s not fair. The game is …
Bombshell lawsuit alleges Uber engineer stole secrets from Tesla after stealing from Google
One of the crazier tech stories from last year was the lawsuit involving Waymo — Google’s self-driving car subsidiary — and Uber. Per the suit, …
Citizen scientists discovered an unusual new solar system not even NASA could find
In NASA’s efforts to explore the endless expanse of space, the agency eventually came to a realization: there is simply too much data. Missions like …
Study shows T-Mobile customers use the most data of any network
T-Mobile has long said that it has the only network “built for unlimited.” That might be a bunch of marketing bluster — the jury is …
Google is building three new underwater cables to compete with Microsoft and Amazon in the cloud
In an effort to expand its cloud business and compete more effectively with rival Microsoft and Amazon, Google will build three new underwater fiber optic …
China wants to clean Earth’s orbit by blasting space junk with giant lasers
Mankind has done a remarkably efficient job of covering the Earth with garbage and clutter, so it should come as no surprise to learn that …
NASA captures rare image of a distant galaxy nearly as old as the Universe itself
When astronomers at NASA capture images of far-off galaxies, they typically appear only as tiny red dots. These distant celestial bodies are so far away …
Insider reveals Samsung’s exact Galaxy S9 release date
A few days ago, Samsung confirmed that it will unveil the Galaxy S9 at MWC 2018 next month. Which is exactly when what expected. Early …
How to convert any car to LED headlights in under 20 minutes
Everyone loves those bright, beautiful LED headlights that come on luxury cars. Sadly, not everyone can afford to (or wants to) spend money on a …
Bitcoin and all other cryptos plunge as regulation looms
Bitcoin is going crazy. Again. It’s not just the most popular cryptocoin in the world that’s tumbling on Tuesday morning. The entire crypto business is …
Chinese consumer group wants Apple to answer for slowing down iPhones
The iPhone slowdown is Apple’s biggest scandal in years. In spite of acknowledging the issue, apologizing for throttling iPhones with old batteries, and offering cheaper …
Nintendo Switch emulator already in the works from team behind 3DS emulator
Long before Nintendo started packaging classic games on miniature versions of its old consoles, the easiest way to play those games was with an emulator. …
Holding in a sneeze could land you a week in hospital, doctors say
There’s a lot of old-school pseudo-medicine that says holding in a sneeze could be bad for your health: Sneezing helps get the devil out, so …
Apple’s App Store generated more revenue in 2016 than McDonald’s
Earlier this month, Apple provided us with some updated numbers regarding the App Store and, suffice it to say, business is booming. Throughout 2017, Apple …
Elon Musk says enhanced voice command functionality is coming to the Model 3
Tesla vehicles are certainly forward-thinking, but sometimes the company’s tech oriented approach results in a less than optimal user experience. Case in point: a recent …
This unbelievable image of Jupiter’s cloud belts makes me want to move there
Jupiter is, scientifically speaking, not great for humans. The gravitational pull is about 2.4 times that of Earth, and its atmosphere is mostly hydrogen and …
Hot new GoPro Hero6 Black just got a $100 discount for the first time ever
Action cameras are a dime a dozen these days, which is great news for people with basic needs. After all, you can get a best-selling …
