Julian Assange’s Reddit AMA is a classic internet trainwreck
Earlier today, Wikileaks founder Julian Assange decided to hold an AMA on Reddit. A virtual online press conference is exactly the kind of thing the …
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Windows might start losing its lifelong battle against Apple this year
Windows vs Mac is just about the oldest battle in computer fanboy history. Right-click sheeple against computers that just barely work is a flame war …
Adverts in your self-driving car’s windshield are the future we all deserve
Self-driving cars are set to be the next major revolution in our collective way of life. The hour and and half that, on average, we …
Verizon just made buying a new phone more expensive
Last week, T-Mobile announced that it’s removing taxes and fees from all customer bills. Verizon has decided to respond to this price war by…raising the already-dubious …
Thieves stole the hottest laptop at CES
Razer showed off two prototype laptops at CES that were meant to redefine the idea of a portable gaming rig. It looks like Razer succeeded …
Trump just said he’s firing the people in charge of securing America’s nukes
President-elect Trump’s cleansing of Obama appointees continues at pace today, as Gizmodo reports that the head of the National Nuclear Security Administration (NNSA) will be clearing out his …
You’ll actually want to buy the best laptops from CES this year
The Consumer Electronics Show, tech’s annual orgy of shiny new gadgets, is still underway in Vegas. But all the big players have announced their flagship …
Obama’s anger translator is back to say what everyone’s thinking about Trump
President Obama has handled the transition process with PEOTUS Trump superbly diplomatically. But under the veneer of respect for the peaceful transition of power, you …
Here’s all the Kmart stores that will have liquidation sales this weekend
Yesterday, Sears announced that it’s closing 109 of its Kmart stores and 41 of the eponymous Sears outlets. The news is a blow for the …
Bitcoin dropped $200 in an hour this morning
Owning Bitcoin is always a rollercoaster ride of emotion and monetary loss, but this morning was particularly bad. Everyone’s favorite cryptocurrency started the day at …
The dumbest gadget trend of 2016 is already dead
2016 was, among many other things, the year of the modular smartphone. Motorola and LG both released flagship phones that leaned heavily on attachable modules, …
T-Mobile is going truly all-in on unlimited plans
T-Mobile has been pushing the T-Mobile One plan since introducing it earlier this year, but starting later this month, T-Mobile is putting its money when …
How to watch T-Mobile’s big Uncarrier announcement from CES
At 2PM Eastern today, T-Mobile is promising another big Uncarrier announcement. That’s a fancy word for a standard press conference, but T-Mobile does actually have …
The craziest laptop at CES has three 17-inch 4K screens
The formula for building a massively overkill gaming laptop used to be simple: add graphics cards, a smattering of LED lights, and a keyboard louder …
All the craziest announcements from Samsung’s big CES presentation
Samsung doesn’t bring any of its occasionally-combustible smartphones to CES, but the company is big enough that there’s still a whole bunch of new tech …
NES Classic Edition in stock at Best Buy online right now, this is not a drill
Don’t read, just click: Best Buy has the NES Classic Edition in stock for online orders right now. That’s right — for $60, you can …
2017 is totally the year smart fridges become cool
I know 2013 was meant to be the year that Twitter on your fridge took off. But there was that thing, you remember, so the …
How to cheat Amazon’s $25 minimum for add-on items
There is a limit to Amazon’s free Prime shipping. It’s called Add-On items: stuff that Amazon will sell, but is too insignificant to ship alone. …
Next year’s iPhone is still on track to be the fastest phone ever
Ever year, just like clockwork, chip manufacturers churn out processors that are smaller and more efficient than what came before. It’s only January 3rd, but …
No one actually likes ‘Super Mario Run’
How did Nintendo manage to screw up putting Mario on the iPhone? It’s a question that’s going to haunt business undergrads for decades to come. …
Asus just made its $500 MacBook official
Ok, so Asus obviously isn’t making a $500 Hackintosh. But given how good this $500 Chromebook looks, the comparison is obvious. Apple’s Retina MacBook is …
$100 accessory will bring touchscreen controls to any MacBook
The jury still seems to be out on whether the new MacBook Pros with Touch Bar are a courageous leap forward or a desperate cry …
Wow, Apple’s definition of a ‘runaway success’ has really changed
Earlier today, Apple CEO Tim Cook took his nephew on a tour of a noted tourist destination called the New York Stock Exchange. While sightseeing, …
T-Mobile’s Super Mario ad is absolutely amazing
Carrier adverts have to work hard to make radio waves into a cool and interesting thing you want to buy. We’ve seen every permutation of …
Trump Tower evacuated after police dog alerted to ‘suspicious’ children’s toys
According to reports on social media and Presidential pool reporters, Trump Tower at 56th and 5th in Manhattan has been evacuated. NYPD is apparently responding …
Asus’s leaked USB-C Chromebook is basically a half-price MacBook
The Retina MacBook is a really fantastic netbook. Unfortunately, it also costs north of $1,000, which is an unconscionable amount of money to pay for …
Is Nintendo going to make a SNES Classic Edition?
The NES Classic Edition is still riding a wave of popularity (and it’s still out of stock!), but Nintendo might be preparing for another round …
Long lines at Tesla Superchargers as holiday travel swamps system
For nearly the entire year, Tesla’s Supercharger network provides free high-speed charging to Teslas hopping between cities. But when it comes to holiday travel, things …
Facebook’s Safety Check feature triggered by fake news
Facebook’s Safety Check feature has been erroneously triggered in Bangkok by a wave a false social media reports about a bomb explosion that didn’t happen. …
Major torrent sites are offline thanks to mysterious cyber attacks
The Pirate Bay and ExtraTorrent, two of the biggest remaining torrent sites on the internet, appear to be unavailable for users right now. According to TorrentFreak, …
