Watch this crazy crosswind landing and try not to scream
Videos pop up time to time of passenger jets landing in crosswinds. It’s not pretty and looks fiercely uncomfortable, but ultimately, it never looks like …
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Get ready for home internet prices to double
Been enjoying your reasonably-priced home internet connection recently? Don’t get too comfortable. US cable companies, led by Comcast, are all set to start increasing broadband …
iPhone 7 is still the most popular smartphone, despite sluggish sales
The iPhone 7 and 7 Plus delivered a one-two punch for Apple as the top-selling smartphones of 2017 so far, despite sluggish device sales overall. …
Puerto Rico’s governor wants Elon Musk to fix the island’s grid
Puerto Rico’s grid is, understandably, in bad shape. Less than 10 percent of the population has power, and Puerto Rico’s governor has said that it …
It’s not just you: Apple’s online services are down for some users right now
Apple online services including Apple Music, the iTunes Store, App Store, and Apple TV are down for some users this morning. Apple’s cloud services dashboard …
MacOS High Sierra bug reveals passwords in plain text, no hacking required
MacOS High Sierra, the latest version of Apple’s desktop OS, is finally here. One of the biggest changes is under the hood, switching the OS …
The Uber app can secretly spy on iPhone screens
The Uber app for iOS has been given a unique privilege on the operating system which allows the app to spy on the iPhone’s screen, …
The iPhone 7 is still a great phone, and right now it’s absurdly cheap
Forget the iPhone X and Google’s shiny new Pixel 2 for a second, because this is the best deal I can remember seeing on the …
Amazon trialing new delivery system that makes FedEx and UPS obsolete
Amazon is testing a new delivery option for third-party sellers, which would increase Amazon’s role in the logistics chain at the expense of UPS and …
How to check out Google’s new Pixel 2 and Pixel 2 XL before anyone else
The Google Pixel 2 is finally official, following weeks of leaks and rumors. You might think you already know everything there is to know about …
T-Mobile’s trolling of Verizon just hit a new level
Google’s new Pixel 2 is finally official, and just like last year, it’s a Verizon exclusive. But boring things like exclusive distribution contracts aren’t going …
This is the Google Clips, a $249 wireless camera no one asked for
Google just announced the Google Clips, a $249 mini smart camera accessory. It fits somewhere between a GoPro, a vlogging camera, and a home security …
Google’s convertible MacBook killer, the Pixelbook, is official
Google has finally taken the lid off the worst-kept secret in recent history, the Google Pixelbook. It’s a 2017 replacement for the Chrombook Pixel, and …
The Sonos One is a $199 smart speaker with Alexa built in
After months of gentle teasing, Sonos’s long-awaited smart speaker is finally here. The Sonos One is a $199 smart version of Sonos’s existing Play:1 speaker, …
Ireland to be fined for not taxing Apple
A report from Bloomberg throws an interesting new wrench into the story of Apple’s tax situation in Ireland, which has been ongoing now since the end of …
Watch Tesla’s Model S get smoked by a gas-powered car for a change
Normally, when we post videos of a Tesla Model S racing [insert absurdly fast supercar here], it’s to demonstrate how the four-door saloon can bring …
Google wants to test next-gen wireless tech by using racecars
Google has filed an application with the FCC for permission to test next-gen wireless technology at racetracks. The filing seeks authorization to experiment with transmissions …
Mysterious ‘Google Clips’ device leaked ahead of big announcement
Google has a big event coming up tomorrow, where it’s expected to announce a new laptop, two new Google Pixel devices, and a Google Home …
Today’s your last chance to get T-Mobile’s cheapest Unlimited deal
T-Mobile made big headlines recently by offering Netflix for free to most of its customers. But in the fine print, there was an important detail: …
iOS 11.0.2 available for download, includes bug fixes for iPhone 8
Apple has released the third version of iOS 11, version 11.0.2. It’s the second update in as many weeks, and it fixes a major bug …
Google coming for the dongles with ‘Made for Google’ accessories program
One of the iPhone’s more quietly successful components — successful for Apple’s bottom line, at least — is the Made for iPhone program. Under MFi, …
Couple steals $1.2 million from Amazon just using returns
A couple from Munice, Indiana have admitted stealing more than $1.2 million from Amazon, using the company’s returns system as well as a network of …
No, a T-Mobile-Sprint merger wouldn’t be good for consumers
If the rumors are right, a merger of T-Mobile and Sprint has already been agreed in principle, and we should see an announcement by the …
Tesla produced fewer Model 3s than expected since launch, ‘production bottlenecks’ to blame
Tesla has published the first set of production numbers since Model 3 deliveries started, and let’s just get the bad news out of the way …
T-Mobile and Verizon take their argument over the ‘fastest’ network up a notch
Ever since John Legere took over as CEO of T-Mobile five years ago, the relationship between the “Un-Carrier” and its big rivals has been less …
Apple is tired of relying on Intel or Qualcomm for anything
Apple already does the most end-to-end work of any company building smartphones. It has complete control over the physical design, codes all the software, and …
Is this the first photo of the iPhone X in the wild?
Apple announced the iPhone X weeks ago, which means we have most of the details we could possibly want about the new phone. But with …
Apple just acquired Regaind – here’s a demo of the AI startup’s tech
TechCrunch reports that Apple has acquired Regaind, a French computer vision startup that specializes in working out if photos are interesting. TechCrunch cites “multiple sources” in saying that …
The Galaxy S8 Active is finally coming to T-Mobile
The Samsung Galaxy S8 Active is a fantastic phone. In an era of glass-coated devices that crack from a small drop, the mildly rugged (but …
Ikea buys TaskRabbit, the number-one provider of flatpack furniture assembly
Ikea, a Swedish company famous for its flat-pack furniture and meatballs, has bought TaskRabbit, the Uber for getting people to do random chores for you. …
