How Microsoft’s flops predict the future of tech
Want to know the future of technology? Try taking a look at the most recent commercial failure from Microsoft and you might get a clue. Business …
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Ben Carson has a really stupid idea for fighting ISIS
I honestly did start reading Ben Carson’s opinion piece in The Washington Post with an open mind. After all, it’s been clear that the Obama administration’s …
Black Friday 2015: Walmart’s huge ‘Dare to Compare’ sale is live right now
Black Friday is a little more than a week away and Walmart has already launched an online-only sale that promises to give you deals that …
How ISIS will punish you for drinking a beer, talking to women and more
The fact that Islamic State members go into other countries to commit acts of terrorism is bad enough. But actually living under them might be …
Meet the $90 Android phone with bigger battery than iPhone 6s
Hardware specs certainly aren’t everything but it’s still incredibly impressive how some Chinese vendors are able to sell devices with fairly high-end hardware at dirt-cheap …
T-Mobile CEO rips Sprint’s new offer apart in epic Twitter tirade
Sprint on Wednesday unveiled a new offer to cut the rates that customers are paying for their wireless services in half if they switch from …
Sprint promotes new ‘Save 50%’ offer with the most annoying ad ever
Sprint on Wednesday unveiled its latest attempt to lure people away from rival carriers by offering to cut your wireless rates by 50% if you …
Anonymous wants you to help take down ISIS – here’s how
We already know that Anonymous is hard at work trying to cripple Islamic State’s online operations — and now it wants your help. Per The International Business …
The 8 funniest ‘Fallout 4’ bugs and glitches we’ve seen so far
As someone who loves Bethesda games, I’ve also come to expect that they’re going to ship loaded with tons of ridiculous bugs and glitches. This …
Reasons to never rely on fingerprints over passwords
Touch ID and other fingerprint scanning technologies are wonderfully convenient additions to our smartphones that enable easy mobile payments and quick device unlocking. However, Elliot …
Intel’s 72-core processor is coming to desktop computers next year
You think your PC gaming rig has a powerful processor? You haven’t seen anything yet. PC World reports that Intel wants to put its so-called Knights Landing …
Hardcore Android users’ favorite app vanishes from Google Play store
If you’re a hardcore Android user, you’ve probably heard of Tasker, the fantastic tool that automates a bunch of different actions on your Android phone …
What it’s like to be held hostage by ISIS and live
Islamic State has been in the news a lot lately and it’s led many to ask why the terrorist organization is so hellbent on slaughtering innocent …
Anonymous kicks off cyberwar against ISIS, gets 900 Twitter accounts banned
Even people who aren’t normally fans of Anonymous probably won’t object to the hacker collective using its powers to take on Islamic State, the hated …
How Time Warner and Fox could ruin Hulu just as it’s getting good
I have been a Hulu subscriber for years but it’s only been in the last year or so that I’ve started enthusiastically recommending it to my …
The Internet discovers cats are afraid of cucumbers, with hilarious results
If you were on Facebook today, you probably noticed at least one of your friends posted a video of a cat flipping out at the …
Walmart is selling a $10 Android phone with better specs than the 1st-gen iPhone
Let’s say you could have a smartphone with better specs than the first-generation iPhone for under $10… would you actually buy it? Or would you be …
I didn’t want to watch this guy eat a stack of 10 McRibs at once… but I couldn’t look away
I can always rely on the Internet to help me find people who do things that are equal parts stupid and clever. Such was the …
Gmail bug makes it insanely easy to impersonate other people’s email accounts
Want to impersonate another person’s email account? It’s shockingly easy to do, as a new Gmail bug reported by independent security researcher Yan Zhu reveals. Speaking …
How to make the iPhone 6s into the Android phone you’ve always wanted
Would you love to have an Android phone that actually delivered software updates and security patches in a timely fashion? One option is to get …
John Oliver explains how FanDuel and DraftKings are rigged to rip you off
On the face of it, daily fantasy sports websites like FanDuel and DraftKings are awesome ideas. Instead of having to manage a fantasy sports team throughout an …
Cord cutting isn’t about saving money – it’s about having choices
When cord cutting naysayers try to argue that killing your cable TV subscription is a bad idea, they often point out that you won’t save …
How to get 1TB of free Google Drive storage for two years
Know what’s awesome? Getting 1TB of Google Drive storage for two years. for free. In fact you can get 1TB of free Drive storage for …
Engineers explain why they’d rather work at Google and Facebook than Amazon
Over the last few months we’ve heard lots of horror stories from former Amazon employees who felt both overworked and undervalued during their time at …
How ‘Binge On’ could blow up in T-Mobile’s face
I personally have very mixed feelings about Binge On from a net neutrality perspective but I honestly am not qualified to comment on how much this …
These are the next-gen chips that will power 2016’s most powerful Android phones
With the launch of the Nexus 6P and Nexus 5X, all of 2015’s major flagship Android phones have now been released. This means it’s time to …
Android users’ most hilariously angry one-star Apple Music reviews
You just knew it was coming. Every time Apple releases an app for the Google Play Store, Android users bomb it with one-star reviews. Such …
BlackBerry’s second Android phone revealed in leaked photos
Making Android phones isn’t going to be a one-and-done deal for BlackBerry. Even though the BlackBerry Priv just came out last week, we’ve already gotten …
Tim Cook trashes the Surface Book and Microsoft should feel flattered
So it looks like Apple CEO Tim Cook is not a fan of Microsoft’s new Surface Book. The Verge brings us word that Cook this week …
Use this map to see if cops in your state can track your phone with no warrant
Do cops need a warrant to track your phone? Believe it or not, the answer to this question varies by state. To help you figure …
