Here are the funniest moments in Marvel movie history
It feels like Marvel has pumped out more movies than I can remember over the past few years. There’s been a few serious misses, some …
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Next year’s smartphones will have much better video capture
Slo-mo video capture has become a staple feature on high-end smartphones in the past few years. But even though 120fps slo-mo is a good start, …
Android will now tell you which apps you should uninstall
Since phones with 16GB of storage are tragically still a thing (and because Guitar Hero takes up 2GB on its own), apps can be a real storage …
Watching a hydraulic press crush silly string is so tense
It seems like everything possible has been crushed in a hydraulic press already, but from time to time, something comes along that raises the bar …
No one needs this insane $20,000 gaming PC
There’s nice computers, there’s overkill, and then there’s cramming two fully-functional PCs, 14 CPU cores, and three completely separate liquid-cooling systems into one gorgeous case. …
What would happen to Earth if all humans disappeared?
What would happen to our planet if all humans suddenly vanished is not a new question. But it’s still a fun thought exercise that gets …
Hackers are using remote-control software Teamviewer to hijack PCs and drain PayPal accounts
Teamviewer, a piece of software that people can use to remote-control PCs, appears to have been hacked. Numerous user reports have indicated that unknown third …
Google Home won’t remember your most embarrassing conversations
At Google I/O, the company announced Google Home, an always-listening digital assistant/speaker much like Amazon Echo. Although the speaker looks like a handy way to …
How do you make All-In-One PCs interesting? Top-end graphics and 34-inch screen, that’s how
All-in-one PCs are normally found in libraries or your grandparents’ den. They’re the Honda Accord of computing: predictable, boring, and practical. But what happens if …
‘Game of Thrones’ has a porn piracy problem
HBO’s Game of Thrones holds the dubious crown of being the most pirated show on TV. So, the fact that HBO is extremely busy chasing pirates is …
This is how budget airlines are so cheap
Given that all airlines are in the business of strapping people into seats and transporting them from A to B, I’ve always found it surprising …
Apple will unveil iOS 10 at 1PM on June 13th
We already knew that Apple’s developer conference, WWDC, would be running from June 13th to the 17th. But thanks to press invites, we now know …
Finally, a wireless charging iPhone case I would buy
I’ve never really got the point of wireless charging phone cases — I’d rather plug my phone in on a nightstand, and the cases themselves …
Here’s how badly the internet thought new ‘Top Gear’ sucked
Anyone with two functioning eyes and one half-decent brain cell watching the broadcast of new Top Gear on Sunday knows that the show was bad. But how …
VW hopes a Tesla-style ‘Gigafactory’ will help us forget about the lying and cheating
VW is having some “public relations issues,” a delicate way of saying that the automaker lied to the federal government and thousands of customers about emissions. …
A big Google Maps update is bringing two new features you’ve been waiting for
While a whole bunch of Google services saw updates at Google I/O, Maps was almost entirely left out in the cold. But according to code …
Google is giving away Chromecasts to YouTube Red subscribers
YouTube Red, the ad-free offline version of Google, hasn’t been a tremendous hit since it first launched. It turns out that if you give people …
Apple won’t be allowed to sell used iPhones in India
Apple recently made a commitment to have a presence in India for the “next thousand years.” But the first month isn’t going well — Apple …
How did Acer make these convertible laptops so cheap?
Touchscreen convertible ultrabooks used to be the preserve of people with thousands of dollars to blow — and hey, you can still spend three grand …
The definitive guide to not updating to Windows 10
Microsoft wants you to upgrade to Windows 10. Like, a lot. So much so that if you leave your PC to its own devices for …
No one needs a Wi-Fi router this overkill
Look, I get it. Bad Wi-Fi is one of life’s worst tortures, up there with rush-hour traffic and Comcast customer service. But surely there’s a …
Why Jeff Bezos’s space company is going to deliberately crash a spaceship
Space is hard, and space is even harder when you take away all the parachutes. But that’s exactly what Blue Origin, the pet space company …
‘Modular’ smartphones are 2016’s dumb trend
The LG G5 has them. Google’s first consumer phone will have them. The iPhone has some, thanks to this butt-ugly case. And now, it would …
Bernie Sanders wants to debate Donald Trump in a football stadium
Bernie Sanders and Donald Trump have been flirting around each other like teens at a high school dance. But thanks to Sanders’ appearance on Kimmel …
Your cellphone is not giving you cancer
A government-funded study was released this morning which somewhat shows a link between cellphones and cancer. The results are catnip to the paleo-vegan anti-vaxxer crowd, who …
This software upgrade could give any smartphone 3D Touch
Apple’s pressure-sensitive 3D Touch feature didn’t find its way to the cheaper iPhone SE, probably because of the cost of a touch-sensitive panel. But what if the …
Watch right here as SpaceX attempts a difficult rocket landing
SpaceX is ramping up the number of launches of its Falcon 9 rocket, which is good for the company, and great for fans of large …
Photoshop’s latest trick must use black magic
I’ve always assumed that Photoshop uses some kind of alien technology to pull off the content-filling tricks that it’s best known for. But to get …
Hillary Clinton email scandal may have compromised terrorism ops, former military adviser says
A damning report from the State Department yesterday added new fuel to a fire that was already a problem for Hillary Clinton. Now, a former …
The precise details of how airlines are gouging you for money
Running an airline is a surprisingly unprofitable business, considering that the model does revolve around charging people many hundreds of dollars to sit in a …
