This might be the best reason to always buy an iPhone
At this point, I don’t think anyone is ever going to settle the argument over what smartphone is best. iPhones are great, Samsung’s Galaxy devices …
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New Wikileaks dump reveals how the CIA hacks Windows PCs
For the last month, Wikileaks has been dumping documents supposedly showing how the CIA goes about spying on electronic devices. The last round revealed the …
Google’s lawsuit against Uber is a ‘misfire’ with ‘no evidence,’ Uber lawyer claims
In February, Google subsidiary Waymo filed a lawsuit against Uber, claiming that the ridesharing company had stolen Waymo’s intellectual property for its work on self-driving …
How Trump’s tax plan would make Apple even richer
Apple, a company with a cash stockpile bigger than a medium-sized country’s GDP, stands to benefit massively from Trump’s tax plan. According to analysis from …
New spy shots confirm Tesla Model 3 details way before launch
Tesla’s Model 3 won’t be delivered to customers for months, and Elon Musk still hasn’t taken all the wraps off the Model 3, leaving a …
This is your last chance to get T-Mobile’s best promo for free
The T-Mobile One plan is already a decent deal, offering (mostly) unlimited data, free roaming and unlimited talk for $70, taxes and fees included. But …
Would you pay $65 a month for cell service from Comcast?
Are you one of the three people in America who’s always wanted to get cell service from America’s most-hated company? Well, good news: Comcast has …
Making a decent-looking charging backpack shouldn’t have taken this long
Charging backpacks — bags with built-in batteries and cable management — are an obvious solution to smartphone batteries that don’t last long enough. Unfortunately, most …
Sprint is axing its oldest and best deal
For the last three years, Sprint has had one killer deal to try and persuade people to switch. If you walked in off the street …
Don’t say goodbye to the MagSafe charger just yet
Apple has been clear that it thinks USB-C is the future. You don’t get the option of buying a new MacBook without USB-C ports; the …
YouTube’s $35 live TV service launches to rave reviews
YouTube TV, the company’s long-awaited live TV streaming service, launches today in five US cities. It has most of the cable TV channels you know and …
Spotify will change how it works to compete with Apple Music
Spotify is still sitting pretty atop the pile of music streaming services. Sure, Apple Music has had a not-terrible launch with millions of subscribers on …
Torture test shows the LG G6 won’t break any time soon
A standard right of passage for any new smartphone is the torture test. After all, nothing shows respect for the years of design and careful …
Tesla is now the most valuable auto manufacturer in the US
Following a strong few days of trading for Tesla’s stock, the electric auto manufacturer has shot into first place in the stock market’s ranking of …
AOL and Yahoo are merging into ‘Oath,’ one giant ball of sadness
AOL and Yahoo, two failed internet companies that now mostly serve to leak your data, are hurtling towards a merger. Verizon already owns AOL, and …
Let John Oliver tell you all the problems with ‘legal’ weed
Statistically speaking, you probably live in a state where weed has been legalized in some form. But as John Oliver explains in his most recent …
What happens when a small Apple supplier loses its contract
Until Monday morning, Imagination Technologies was a successful processor technology company going through a bit of a rough patch. The company designed some of the …
You can try one of the Galaxy S8’s best features on any new Samsung phone
All of the focus (and quite rightfully so) is still on the Samsung Galaxy S8’s design. The lack of bezel and consequently huge display are …
Weird things people have left in Ubers, ranked
One of the best things about Uber is that when you inevitably lose your smartphone in one at 3AM, you can call the driver the …
Strong iPhone 7 sales saved Apple’s manufacturer from record decline
The fate of Apple and Foxconn, its gargantuan Chinese manufacturing partner, are closely linked. When iPhone and iPad sales flatlined a little around the iPhone …
Every manufacturer but Apple lies about laptop battery life
We’ve always advised people to take laptop battery life claims with a fistful of salt. So much depends on how you use your laptop that …
One of T-Mobile’s best promos is going away
“Capitalism breeds competition, and competition is good for the consumer” is one of the central tenents of the modern economic system. Much as you might …
Verizon will offer a cheap streaming TV package this year, report claims
2017 is shaping up to be the year that anyone who hates their cable provider can finally ditch the set-top box. Verizon is just the …
You can go pre-order the Galaxy S8 right now
Samsung might’ve only announced the Galaxy S8 yesterday morning, but that shouldn’t stop you going and handing over all of your money to pre-order one …
VW is looking for redemption with an all-electric Tesla Model X killer
Volkswagen is a dirty word around environmentalists these days. After claiming eco-friendly creds with its diesel engines, and then being caught red-handed cheating emissions tests …
Go get these crazy MacBook deals while you can
Apple’s computers don’t come on sale very often, so if you can’t weasel a student discount, you’re probably going to be stuck paying full retail …
How the Galaxy S8 compares to the competition
Samsung has finally taken the wraps off the Galaxy S8, its game-changing flagship smartphone for the year. It’s unlike any other device we’ve seen before in …
Genius student finds a much better use for Tinder than sex
Much as Tinder might make noises about finding soulmates or revolutionizing dating, the data shows that the majority of users are really just looking for …
HTC’s new flagship phone might make the Galaxy S8 look boring
For the last three months, “Android news” has been synonymous with “Samsung Galaxy S8 leaks.” It does make sense, as Samsung has been the only …
Verizon wins another wireless speed test thanks to its last real advantage
Verizon has long had a reputation for the best service in America, with prices to match. Things are changing these days: other networks are catching up, …
