New security measures (and massive lines) announced for all flights to the US
180 airlines flying over 300,000 people a day into the US will have to comply with new “enhanced security measures” for electronic devices, the Department …
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The iPhone 8 may finally catch up with Android in one important way
Apple isn’t known for bundling the best accessories with its phones. That makes sense when it comes to the headphones — everyone should just burn …
Experts say Petya ransomware is just a ‘test’ for something much worse
A new ransomware attack, modeled after the recent WannaCry exploit, has hit thousands of organizations and users worldwide. But according to a handful of security …
The Galaxy Note 8 will cost nearly $1,000 when it launches in September, insider claims
Evan Blass, better known by his Twitter handle @evleaks, is one of the most reliable and longest-serving cellphone leakers in the business. So when he …
Google will stop snooping on your emails to target ads at you
Gmail has always been a tradeoff: good free web email for everyone, but in return Google gets to (anonymously) scan your emails and use that …
Watch SpaceX’s first rocket launch this weekend right here
This afternoon marks the beginning of a real hold-your-butts weekend for SpaceX fans. Two launches are planned over the next 48 hours, and thanks to …
Uber’s next CEO has six huge problems to fix
Even though a significant part of Uber’s workforce doesn’t want to admit it, Travis Kalanick is out at Uber. The CEO job is going to …
Tesla’s next big thing might be… internet radio?
If a new report from Recode is right, Tesla’s next new product isn’t going to have one single wheel. The site is quoting industry sources as saying …
Video shows CenturyLink’s ex-Chief Diversity Officer giving homophobic rant
It’s not been a good few weeks for CenturyLink. While in the midst of a $34 billion merger, the firm has been hit with a …
I give up: let’s just have one giant cable company
The cable industry is already a hot mess in the US. Nearly 80 percent of the country has only one option for high-speed broadband, because …
Dish is adding multi-room streaming music to its DVR boxes
TV set-top boxes normally fight with internet modems for the crown of “most boring but necessary electronic thing in your house.” It’s normally big news …
T-Mobile is having network problems across the country
T-Mobile users across the country have woken up to widespread network outages. According to reports on the Down Detector and Twitter, thousands of users are …
$12 billion lawsuit claims CenturyLink routinely ‘defrauded’ cable customers
It’s tough being a cable company. You have this perfect monopoly over a valuable resource, but customers keep on complaining about “service” and “price” and …
Sprint trials 4G network that’s faster than Google Fiber
5G is going to be the unicorn-pooping high-speed internet future that we all need, but it’s also years away from being real. The technical standards …
Report: T-Mobile and Sprint are finalizing plans for a merger
T-Mobile and Sprint have been flirting with the notion of a merger like a pair of coy teenagers at a high-school dance, but we’re seeing …
You can neither run nor hide from drones with x-ray vision
Scientific researchers (and hopefully not wannabe arms dealers) at the University of California have worked out how to use a pair of drones and Wi-Fi …
Consumer Reports confirms that yep, cable companies still suck
The results of Consumer Reports‘ annual Telecoms Survey are here, and the results are not remotely shocking. Once again, big cable companies achieve low scores in …
Apple’s legal battle with Qualcomm is getting even worse
Apple is currently locked in a bitter legal battle with Qualcomm, one of the major chip suppliers for the iPhone. The case relates to the …
Verizon already killed its secret unlimited hotspot deal
In this week’s special edition of We Can’t Ever Have Nice Things, Verizon has killed off a quiet unlimited hotspot deal it was providing to …
Hold on to your wallets: The Core i9 reviews are in
After the leaks, the announcements, and the controversy, the Core i9 reviews we’ve been waiting for are here. The embargo has dropped on the gaming …
Here’s the last OnePlus 5 leak you’re going to need
The OnePlus 5 is officially being unveiled tomorrow, which means that eager leakers only have a day left to get their top-secret pics out into …
I think Razer accidentally made the perfect portable battery
Razer recently announced a new flagship laptop, the Razer Blade Stealth. It looks like a worthy successor to the old Razer Blade, one of the …
Microsoft has finally beaten Apple’s legendary keyboard design
Apple has always been good at paying attention to the details. For as long as I can remember, the Apple Wired and Wireless keyboards have …
Actually, Canadian cell companies are bad
This morning, American media got all frenzied about a new rule imposed by the Canadian government. Starting December 1st, all cellphones bought from a cell …
T-Mobile has a BOGO offer on every single good smartphone right now
Last week, T-Mobile announced a new promotion to give away an iPhone SE with the purchase of any new iPhone. It’s an objectively excellent deal, …
Samsung made a rookie security error that could’ve screwed millions of phones
If I do my job badly, a couple people are normally kind enough to come along in the comments and let me know. If a …
ISPs plot to take over the browsers of movie pirates, which is all kinds of screwed up
According to a report from TorrentFreak, movie rightsholders and major internet service providers are in “very thorough” discussions on new anti-piracy measures. You might think “measures” means …
This is the kind of wireless charging we want to see in the iPhone 8
Rumors are a-swirlin‘ that the iPhone 8 is going to feature some kind of wireless charging. Although Android phones have had wireless capabilities for years, …
T-Mobile is updating its network faster than Apple can update iPhones
T-Mobile is bored of being the butt of jokes about bad cell service, and it’s spending billions of dollars over the next couple years to …
Video: Blimp crashes over US Open, pilot injured after parachuting out
The PenFed Credit Union blimp flying over the US Open has caught fire and crashed, numerous videos on social media show. It appears that at …
