The little-known story of Jony Ive’s first Apple product design
Jony Ive hasn’t always been the tech design colossus that he is today — in fact, it turns out that his highly acclaimed design chops …
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Words can barely describe how stupid Verizon thinks you are
We’ve often observed that Verizon, while offering terrific service and coverage overall, does things that make it seem like it thinks very little of its …
You may soon have a way to bring Lollipop to ancient Android devices
Although Android 5.0 Lollipop will be made available in the coming months for many Android devices released over the past two years, there are several …
The saga of Apple and its bankrupt sapphire supplier gets weirder by the day
There’s nothing funny about a company going bankrupt in and of itself, but we have to admit the dispute between Apple and its now-bankrupt sapphire …
Amazon’s talking Echo cylinder brutally parodied in new video
It hasn’t taken long for creative YouTubers to come up with ways to make fun of Echo, Amazon’s new talking cylinder personal assistant that it …
These awesome free iOS 8 tweaks will make you want to jailbreak your phone right now
Apple doesn’t like it when you jailbreak your iPhones… but the number of awesome tweaks available on Cydia just makes it so, so tempting. YouTube …
Cable companies shrug off cord cutters by jacking up broadband prices
So you think you’re going to save money by canceling your cable TV service and watching your favorite shows through online streaming options? Sure, that …
Comcast is ‘really sorry’ your TV services crashed twice this week
If you’re a Comcast customer, you may have noticed that you couldn’t watch some of your favorite shows at a couple of different points this …
Video: South Park hilariously shames ‘freemium’ smartphone games
If there’s one tremendously annoying trend over the past few years, it’s been the rise of “freemium” games that are free to download but that …
Samsung conducts its own poll on the Note 4’s camera, discovers that it’s awesome
By all accounts, the Galaxy Note 4 really does have an incredible camera that can shoot beautiful 4K videos and take stunning photos. Samsung, however, …
10 apps that are killing your Android phone’s battery life
Samsung makes terrific devices but there are definitely things the company does that drive its users crazy, including the laggy performance of its TouchWiz UI …
Go buy the Nexus 6 at Motorola’s website right now
Act very fast — the Nexus 6 is available to buy right now at Motorola’s website. And we really do mean act now — within the …
Finally: We now know the full title of Star Wars Episode VII
To say the new J.J. Abrams-directed Star Wars films are highly anticipated would be an understatement and now we at long last know a crucial …
Video: Crazy man runs from the cops using the same techniques that work in Grand Theft Auto
One of the things that makes the Grand Theft Auto games so fun to play is that they’re hilariously unrealistic — there’s simply no way …
Insanely detailed graphic shows every technological breakthrough that made the iPhone possible
Apple may have revolutionized the mobile computing world with the launch of the first iPhone but it couldn’t have done it all by itself — …
You can use Microsoft Office for free on your iPhone or iPad starting right now
Microsoft under Satya Nadella truly is a new company. Microsoft on Thursday announced that you’ll now be able to use its Microsoft Office mobile apps …
Ex-NSA lawyer: Apple and Google may end up like BlackBerry if they make their phones more secure
We’ve heard government officials make a lot of questionable claims to try to get Apple and Google to not encrypt data on their smartphone platforms. However, this …
This Sony Action Cam video of an eagle soaring over Paris is the most incredible thing you’ll see all day
GoPro this year has gotten a lot of attention for some of the incredible videos that users have been filming with its cameras, including videos …
This is Microsoft’s most humiliating Surface product placement failure yet
When you consider how often we see Microsoft Surfaces on our televisions versus how many are actually sold, you really have to question whether Microsoft’s …
Why Google may secretly love Apple Pay’s early success
Apple Pay’s encouraging early adoption isn’t just a boon for Apple — it seems that it might be a boon for Google and its Google …
Google just announced a major new Google Maps redesign – here are the 3 best new features
Now this is the key Google app that we’ve been waiting to get a Material Design upgrade. Google on Wednesday took the wraps off its …
Video: McDonald’s gives you definitive proof that the McRib is really made from meat
It’s tough being a fast-food chain in the Internet age where viral videos can seemingly pop up overnight that purport to show that your food is …
Uh-oh: It looks like the Nexus 9 might have a ‘Bendgate’-like flaw of its own
Breathe easy, Apple: Your high-end devices aren’t the only ones that are coming under heavy scrutiny. Ars Technica’s Ron Amadeo has posted a GIF on his …
Yet another ‘Bendgate’ skeptic gets burned with a bent iPhone 6
Apple won’t admit it but it does seem to have a problem with bending iPhone 6 Plus models, as hundreds of users have now posted …
Mystery solved: Why iPhones’ clocks are always set to 9:41 a.m. in Apple ads
Here’s the answer to a mystery you may not have even known existed: Why iPhones and iPads in Apple ads are always set to 9:41 …
HTC reveals when your One (M8) and One (M7) will get Lollipop
Great news for anyone who bought the HTC One (M8) or the One (M7): You now have a timeline for when you can expect to …
Finally: Starbucks Wi-Fi that doesn’t suck, thanks to Google Fiber
Anyone who’s ever tried working in a Starbucks or other popular cafe knows that Wi-Fi connections there can be spotty at best. However, there’s one …
Sprint’s stench is rubbing off on SoftBank too
It’s been more than two years since Japanese mobile powerhouse SoftBank bought Sprint and the carrier is still a complete mess that’s losing both money and …
Microsoft’s huge Dropbox deal is the latest evidence Nadella is much wiser than Ballmer
Former Microsoft CEO Steve Ballmer was a very bright guy and capable CEO who also had a very bad habit of casually brushing off competitors who …
Why the chances of a humiliating iPhone 6 Plus recall are slim to none
Earlier we brought you word about a new report from Business Korea that claimed Apple might have to institute a hugely embarrassing recall of 128GB iPhone …
