The 10 most polluted cities in America
How clean is the air in your city? In its annual ‘State of the Air’ report for 2016, the American Lung Association reports that despite the …
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Will Smith shows up in the latest trailer for ‘Independence Day: Resurgence’
The great thing about a sequel to a schlocky 20-year-old action movie is that the expectations are never going to be very high. Yes, people …
New on Netflix: Every movie and TV show being added in May
Although not quite as loaded as April, May looks to be another exciting month for Netflix subscribers. Fans of the service’s original content have a …
Amazon’s new push to make you a Prime subscriber will have gamers fuming
Amazon’s latest attempt to convince more people to sign up for a Prime membership might not go down too well with the gaming community. Originally …
Watch military vehicles crash land in this failed heavy drop video
Earlier this month, the U.S. military accidentally dropped a few Humvees hundreds of feet through the air, at which point they prompted crashed into the …
What if Arnold Schwarzenegger recorded commentary for ‘The Force Awakens?’
If you enjoyed Star Wars: The Force Awakens when it came out in theaters last December, chances are good that you picked up either the …
NASA shares an incredible video of a star blowing a bubble for Hubble’s 26th birthday
In celebration of the Hubble Space Telescope’s 26th birthday, NASA astronomers have highlighted an image of a massive star blowing a bubble into space. The Bubble Nebula, …
Sony executive hints that there might never be a PlayStation 5
We’re only a few years into the latest generation of gaming consoles, but that hasn’t stopped gamers from speculating about future hardware. Even as the …
Google’s VR monster movie will make you wish every movie was filmed in VR
If you’re still not convinced that 360-degree video is part of the long-term future of entertainment, let me point you in the direction of Google’s …
One of Danny McBride’s first movies is streaming in its entirety for free on YouTube
Late last year, we pointed our readers in the direction of The Paramount Vault, a YouTube channel where Paramount Pictures uploads full-length films from decades past. Admittedly, …
Volkswagen could pay U.S. customers $5,000 each in massive dieselgate settlement
After months of deliberation, it appears that a settlement has finally been reached between Volkswagen and U.S. regulators over the diesel emissions scandal that rocked …
One woman’s Fitbit just decided a criminal case
Never lie while wearing a Fitbit. That’s one of several takeaways from a recent case in which a woman who claimed to have been pulled …
Star Fox Zero review: Nintendo’s golden age returns to the Wii U
In 2016, the most common selling point for a game is a near-limitless amount of content. Whether it’s the expansive maps of The Witcher 3 and Grand …
Google says that YouTube ads are 80% more effective than TV ads
Want to know one surefire way to anger the TV industry? Tell them that their commercials aren’t all that effective. That’s exactly what Google claims in a new …
New report details PS4K specs, price and potential for exclusive games
About a month ago, rumors of an upgraded PlayStation 4 console began to spread across the internet. The new model, dubbed PS4.5 or PS4K by fans, is expected …
YouTube and VR let you attend Coachella for free without ever leaving your house
Didn’t have the funds or the time to make it out to Coachella this year? Don’t worry — YouTube has your back. On Monday, the …
Fan-made ‘Game of Thrones’ mega trailer splices together every clip from season 6
After months and months of waiting to find out whether or not Jon Snow is actually dead, we might finally find out on Sunday when the …
Everything new on Apple’s updated 2016 MacBooks
Earlier today, Apple launched an updated Retina MacBook with several relatively minor improvements over its predecessor. Of course, Apple’s notebook updates aren’t always revolutionary, but for anyone …
One of the most popular PC games of all time now runs on Android phones
The average mobile game is never going to compare to a $60 console game, but as smartphones become increasingly powerful, the idea of bringing full-fledged gaming …
NASA’s Ultra HD footage of Aurora Borealis from space will improve your Monday
Late last year, NASA partnered with video delivery infrastructure company Harmonic to launch a non-commercial Ultra HD TV channel. NASA’s goal was to utilize the …
Live 360 video streams coming to YouTube this week
The VR revolution continues. On Monday, Google announced that 360-degree live streaming is the latest feature to hit YouTube. It’s been just over a year since …
20 incredible scenes from popular movies that the actors didn’t want to film
Great art occasionally requires great sacrifice, but not every artist is ready and willing to put everything on the line in order to chase perfection. …
Facebook is currently testing one of its biggest news feed redesigns in years
Unwieldy might be the kindest way to describe Facebook’s news feed. Friends’ statuses are stacked on top of ads which are stacked on top of …
How long Apple expects all of its most popular devices to last
There’s been a running joke for years that Apple builds its devices to last just long enough to satisfy a warranty or a two-year contract before …
‘Guardians’ is a crazy Russian superhero movie starring a machine gun toting bear
It’s nearly impossible to overstate the impact that superheroes and comic books have had on the film industry over the past several years. From Spider-Man to …
Here’s why Marvel cut Hulk’s post-credits scene from ‘Captain America: Civil War’
If there’s one thing that every Marvel movie fan knows, it’s that you can’t leave the theater until the credits finish rolling. The post-credits scene …
10 ‘Star Wars’ mysteries we won’t know the answer to for months or even years
Despite the impossibly high expectations from fans who had been waiting years for it, Star Wars: The Force Awakens managed to capture the imagination of …
‘Game of Thrones’ series might come to an end much sooner than we thought
If Game of Thrones showrunners David Benioff and D.B. Weiss have their way, we might only have 23 more episodes to look forward to before …
The latest Super Mario Bros. world record run shouldn’t have been possible
There’s a reasonable chance that no one will ever beat the new world record run of Super Mario Bros. This week, a speedrunner who goes by the name …
You can watch the original ‘Star Wars’ trilogy in theaters again later this summer
You won’t have to wait until Rogue One releases in theaters this fall to catch another dose of big screen Star Wars. Earlier this week, …
