It sounds like buying Nest has been a total disaster for Google
Back when Google bought Nest in 2014, many people expected great things to come from the partnership. More than two years later, however, the Nest …
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Leak suggests HTC 10 will be even more powerful than the Galaxy S7 and iPhone 6s
HTC’s One M9 was the most disappointing smartphone of 2015. However, every leak we’ve seen this year indicates that HTC is going to really deliver …
The iPhone SE’s battery life blows away the iPhone 6s
My biggest complaint about the iPhone 6s is its battery life. I honestly wouldn’t mind if Apple built a thicker iPhone if it meant having …
Trolls transformed Microsoft’s AI chatbot into a bloodthirsty racist in under a day
Oh, racist Internet trolls… is there anything you won’t try to ruin? Microsoft this week created a Twitter account for its experimental artificial intelligence project …
4 phones that deserve iPhone SE-style remakes
The iPhone SE is really just an updated version of the iPhone 5 with superior hardware and added features… and there’s nothing wrong with that! …
Apple stared down the FBI and won
When news first broke that the FBI wanted Apple to build an insecure version of iOS to help the agency access the iPhone used by …
Why Apple’s cloud can’t compete
Apple is a company that usually likes to maintain as much control over both its hardware and software as possible. Given this, you’d expect that …
Facebook swears it’s not racially profiling you… except it kind of is
Does Facebook racially profile you to serve you more relevant ads? The company tells Ars Technica that it doesn’t engage in racial profiling but it’s hard …
I’ve never wanted a Tesla more than after watching this ‘Ludicrous Speed’ video
I have wanted a Tesla for years… but unfortunately they’ve all been way out of my price range. But with the new Model 3 set …
Google, Microsoft and others team to make email fully encrypted
When you send an email to someone, it goes through something called Simple Mail Transfer Protocol (SMTP), a standard that was first developed in the 1980s …
A hockey puck gets crushed by a hydraulic press in crazy viral video
If you’ve ever been a goalie in hockey, you know that hockey pucks are not soft little discs. In fact, they’re very hard and they …
LA’s 1,000-foot high Skyslide will be the scariest ride you’ll ever take
How would you like to go down a transparent slide that’s mounted over 1,000 feet in the air? If that sounds like your thing, then …
Galaxy Note 6 rumor claims Android N will release much sooner than expected
Google this month released the first Android N developer preview earlier than many of us expected. Does this mean Android N itself is going to …
iPhone SE roasted in hilarious parody video
Apple unveiled a new four-inch version of the iPhone on Monday, and some of the Internet’s best minds wasted no time finding ways to make fun …
There are two versions of the Galaxy S7 edge and yours has worse battery life
What difference does a mobile chipset make? Quite a lot, especially if we’re looking at differences between the two versions of the Galaxy S7. You see, Samsung …
The iPhone SE gives Kimmel the perfect opportunity to troll Apple fans
There have been a lot of jokes cracked recently about the iPhone SE basically being an iPhone 5 with upgraded internals… but will most Apple …
Galaxy S7 survives 45 minutes inside a washing machine
We’ve seen the Galaxy S7 survive all kinds of torture tests but a new video posted by YouTuber Max Lee puts Samsung’s newest flagship phone to its …
What it’s like living with a $20 Android phone
Android phones aren’t all glitzy flagship devices like the Galaxy S7 edge and the LG G5. In fact, the majority of Android phones out there …
T-Mobile is ‘pivoting away’ from unlimited data
Just as AT&T is starting to bring back unlimited data plans on a limited basis, T-Mobile is trying to move away from them. Per The Verge, T-Mobile …
The Supreme Court will settle the Apple-Samsung patent dispute for good
You remember the patent dispute between Apple and Samsung that just seems like it will never die? Well it looks like the two companies are …
John Oliver takes a hammer to Trump’s border wall idea
Republican presidential frontrunner Donald Trump’s signature proposal is to build a “big, beautiful wall” along the U.S.-Mexico border to keep out illegal immigrants. Given this, …
An entire airport pays nothing for electricity thanks to solar power
Day by day, solar power is becoming a more viable source of energy for homes and businesses. If you need further proof of this, look …
Will Google really sell off its most exciting (and scariest) venture?
For a long time, the Internet has been alternately fascinated and frightened by the creations of Boston Dynamics, a robotics firm that Google bought back …
Everything you need to know about Trump’s campaign can be learned from his butler
Doughy Republican frontrunner Donald Trump has run an unconventional campaign to say the least. From making fun of disabled reporters, to insulting John McCain’s war …
The most epic Comcast service disaster ever
I’ve seen a lot of tragicomic Comcast customer service disaster stories over the years, which isn’t surprising considering America’s favorite cable company generates more FCC …
Tim Cook unloads on the FBI in an extensive new interview
Apple CEO Tim Cook usually comes across as a relaxed and genial sort of person but he sounds hopping mad about how the FBI has …
T-Mobile subscribers can now stream unlimited YouTube videos for free
T-Mobile’s controversial Binge On initiative filled in its biggest remaining gap for online video services on Thursday by announcing it had secured the support of …
Leaked iPhone 7 case gives us more clues about the phone’s design
We got our first look at a leaked iPhone 7 case last week and now Lewis Hilsenteger of Unbox Therapy has obtained another iPhone 7 case …
AT&T and Comcast lobby to kill more competition in Tennessee
You know what incumbent Internet service providers don’t like? That’s right: Competition. They especially don’t like it when that competition comes in the form of …
Cool new app lets you turn all your friends’ phones into a giant sound system
One of the Galaxy S4’s most gimmicky features was the ability to use NFC connectivity to sync up all of your friends’ Galaxy S4 phones’ …
