Watch this recalled laptop set an entire room on fire
Most of the electronic gadgets we use are powered by lithium-ion batteries, and very occasionally, those lithium-ion batteries can malfunction. When they do, they have …
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I think Apple realized the iPhone X is too expensive
When rumors first emerged last year that the iPhone X was going to cost $1,000 at launch, you could virtually taste the skepticism in the …
You can now ignore Microsoft Edge on iPad and Android tablets too
Late last year, Microsoft released its Edge browser for iPhone and Android devices. It was supposed to take the desktop Edge experience that everyone knows …
Facebook still hasn’t explained why it needs your SMS and call history
Facebook’s latest scandal is one that’s been lingering in the shadows for years: if you used Facebook for Android, chances are you allowed the app …
US government confirms it’s investigating Facebook, sending shares plummeting
The US Federal Trade Commission confirmed Monday morning that it has opened a preliminary investigation into Facebook’s privacy practices. The news came in a press …
Charter has hired a Sprint exec to run its new wireless service
Charter is getting into the mobile phone business in 2018, with service plans expected to launch in the second half of this year. Although we …
Spotify reveals 2 million free users are using hacks to get Premium for free
In a regulatory listing filed on Friday, Spotify has revealed that two million users are using hacks and tricks to get around the adverts that …
Elon Musk has deleted Tesla and SpaceX’s Facebook pages
As of Friday afternoon, the Facebook pages for Tesla and SpaceX are no longer online, a move that appears to have been taken after Elon …
Apple gives us a sneak peak at new accessibility emoji, including this incredibly cute guide dog
Apple has proposed a set of new emoji to the official world arbiters of tiny pictures, the Unicode Consortium. The new emoji are focused on …
Netflix realizes giving kids awards for binge-watching might not be good
In recent weeks, Netflix has been testing a “gamified streaming experience” aimed at kids. The idea was for kids to collect digital patches for watching …
The Equifax hack netted the credit bureaus $1.4 billion in fees from customers
Last year’s Equifax hack was a data breach of truly epic proportions. Around 147 million people had sensitive information, including Social Security numbers, stolen from …
Expert says Samsung’s foldable Galaxy X phone won’t be released in 2018
Much like flying cars, smartphones with bendable displays always just seem to be “three years away.” We’ve been seeing prototypes and proof-of-concept demos for nearly …
It seems like Facebook is secretly stealing Android users’ call and SMS history, but that’s not the case
The recent Facebook data-sharing scandal has prompted some not-so-deep introspection among users about how much data they’re actually willing to give the social network. #DeleteFacebook …
Ford has made the rarest thing: A dongle you’ll actually want to buy
Dongles are, as a species, bad. They exist to fix design limitations in, say, a $2,000 MacBook that can’t communicate with your $1,000 iPhone, or …
Dashcam video shows Uber driver was looking down moments before self-driving car killed pedestrian
Police in Tempe, Arizona have released two video clips showing the final seconds before an Uber self-driving car hit and killed a pedestrian late Sunday …
T-Mobile, Verizon, and everyone else lost to Google Fi for the most popular cell network
Working out which cell company is the “best” is a controversial issue, to say the least. Depending how you measure it, T-Mobile’s network is either …
Netflix’s ambitious spending is paying off in a big way
When people talk about cord-cutting and switching to streaming cable alternatives, they’re normally referring to ditching physical cable for a package like Sling or DirecTV …
LED lightbulbs that replace Wi-Fi networks are being tested in the real world
Li-Fi is a curious technology that’s been on the cusp of real-world applications for years. The idea is to use visible and infrared light instead …
The only thing keeping cable TV alive is expensive internet packages
Pay TV has had a rough few years, with subscriber numbers hitting record lows, new competition springing up all over the place, and mobile devices …
Everything you need to know about the new Overwatch hero, including how to pronounce her name
Bridget? Bri-get-te? It’s actually Brig-git-te, and however badly you might pronounce it, Overwatch‘s newest hero is finally available for everyone to play. The latest patch has …
Google is spending $300 million to fight fake news
Google announced today a sweeping new global initiative to fight fake news and help legitimate news organizations grow their business. At an event in New …
Do we even have to say that Comcast’s Netflix competitor will probably suck?
Comcast is in the middle of an acquisition of Sky, the largest pay TV operator in the UK and a crown jewel in the Murdoch …
Ford is adding 4G LTE to all its vehicles, just in time for 5G to arrive
As part of an overhaul to make its new vehicles smarter, Ford has announced that by the end of 2019, all of its vehicles will …
The future of cord-cutting looks grim right now
Whether or not cable companies like it, people are ditching traditional pay TV at speed. 2017 was a dire year for cable companies; it was …
Sony is giving PS3 owners a $65 settlement – here’s how to get yours
If you bought an original PlayStation 3 (the “fat” one, before the PS3 Slim came out) between November 1, 2006, and April 1, 2010 in the …
Uber’s self-driving car hit and killed a pedestrian in Arizona
One of Uber’s testbed self-driving cars struck and killed a pedestrian early Monday morning in Tempe, Arizona, according to ABC 15. Tempe Police told ABC that the vehicle …
No one wants satellite TV any more
The entire pay TV industry is being shaken by the emergence of cord-cutting, also known as people realizing they don’t have to pay $105 a …
Of course everyone’s going to buy the new Retina MacBook Air
According to a bunch of rumors and supply-chain sources, 2018 is going to finally be the year that Apple launches a new MacBook Air. We …
Have a fun weekend skiing after watching this
Spring skiing in the Northeast is a particularly wonderful time of year. There’s enough snow accumulation by this point to cover the worst of the …
High prices continue to drive cord-cutting
Cord-cutters ditching traditional pay TV for streaming cable alternatives are at an all-time high. Every quarter sees another record broken for people leaving cable, while …
