Twitter hints that the 140-character limit is coming to an end
Just hours after Re/code published a report on Tuesday revealing that Twitter’s 140-character restriction would soon be abolished, Twitter CEO Jack Dorsey posted a message on …
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20 incredible movie secrets you won’t believe are true
In the days and weeks after you’ve seen a great movie, it’s often all you can think about. You want to know everything about the …
Sphero’s BB-8 droid toy can now be controlled with the Force
Although countless toys, games and novels hit shelves in the months and weeks surrounding the launch of Star Wars: The Force Awakens, few received quite as …
‘Rogue One: A Star Wars Story’ tops Fandango’s most anticipated movies of 2016
As The Force Awakens continues to break every record in the book in the weeks since its premiere, it’s clear to everyone that Star Wars is back in …
‘Avengers’ director Joss Whedon says he’s done with Marvel movies for good
If you were a fan of the direction Marvel took during Phase 2 of its cinematic universe, you might want to reset your expectations for the …
Mockup images show off a colorful iPhone 6c lineup
As has become the annual tradition, iPhone owners are already looking ahead to the next major flagship release from Apple, just months after the launch …
You can finally preorder an Oculus Rift beginning this Wednesday
The age of the virtual reality headset is about to begin in earnest. Just moments ago, Oculus VR announced that Oculus Rift preorders will open on …
Galaxy S7 leak reveals some design tweaks for new flagship phone
Leaks of Samsung’s next flagship phone haven’t exactly been hard to come by in recent weeks, but it’s still surprising to see just how much …
Popular antivirus extension from AVG puts millions of Chrome users in danger
One of the most popular browser-based solutions for Internet security might be more dangerous than not having any security at all. According to a bug …
9 ‘Star Wars: The Force Awakens’ fun facts you didn’t see in the movie
I don’t know about you, but I walked out of Star Wars: The Force Awakens with dozens of questions swirling around in my head. I loved …
7 games I can’t wait to play in 2016
Although 2015 was undeniably an incredible year for games (and the biggest year yet for the new generation of consoles), I have a feeling that …
The best Mac video game emulator is now even better with N64, PS1 and PSP support
Although video game emulation has been a popular pastime for gamers with an itch for retro gaming experiences, the prospect of downloading multiple pieces of software …
Spotify faces $150 million lawsuit for unpaid royalties, copyright infringement
Ever since it became the most popular music streaming service on the Internet, Spotify has been making artists angry. The streak continued earlier this week …
10 ridiculous mistakes you missed during huge fights in popular movies
Choreographing a massive fight scene has to be one of the most difficult challenges while shooting an action movie. Not only do the actors and extras need …
Thousands of people on Facebook are praying for a dog with ham on its face
There have been plenty of incredibly stupid memes in 2015, but this might take the cake. On December 23rd at 5:35 p.m., a Facebook user named …
‘The Force Awakens’: This might be how Kylo Ren got Darth Vader’s helmet
Despite some minor plot holes and a few too many callbacks to the original trilogy, Star Wars: The Force Awakens was a fantastic introduction to …
T-Mobile’s ultimate victory: AT&T will dump two-year contracts in 2016
It looks like T-Mobile’s war against contracts has finally paid off. On Wednesday, Engadget obtained a leaked document that AT&T sent out to its employees informing them …
Chinese hoverboard market in chaos after Amazon demands they stop exploding
Shortly after reports began to spread that some hoverboards were starting fires and causing significant injuries to customers, Amazon and other retailers began pulling certain brands …
The latest big ‘Game of Thrones’ season 6 reveal is all about Bran Stark
After ending on somewhat of a cliffhanger earlier this year, the wait for the next season of Game of Thrones has been especially difficult for fans …
Priest rides a hoverboard during Christmas Eve mass, gets suspended by humorless church
I know the headline sounds like a lazy, post-holiday headline from The Onion, but it’s apparently absolutely true. Earlier this week, a video of a priest …
The best GoPro videos of 2015, as picked by GoPro
The most exciting thing that my family did with a GoPro this year was take it on a roller coaster at Disney World. That’s as …
5 story ideas we wish hadn’t been cut from ‘Star Wars: The Force Awakens’
Whether or not you’ve seen Star Wars: The Force Awakens yet, by now you’re probably aware that, in many ways, it’s simply a retelling of …
‘Game of Thrones’ is once again the most pirated show of the year
Surprising absolutely no one, Game of Thrones has once again taken the top honor in the yearly pirated TV show rankings. Over the weekend, TorrentFreak …
Our first official look at Benedict Cumberbatch as Marvel’s ‘Doctor Strange’
There are going to be plenty of Marvel films worth keeping tabs on over the next several years, but Doctor Strange is personally at the …
Highly anticipated ‘X-Men’ spinoff movie lineup potentially leaked
With Star Wars: The Force Awakens out of the way and the unstoppable freight train that is the Marvel Cinematic Universe temporarily on hold until …
Did ‘The Force Awakens’ subtly insult George Lucas with its opening line?
It might not be a perfect film, but there’s no question that Star Wars: The Force Awakens has been received better than any of the …
More than $900 billion has been spent saving Matt Damon
I’m not sure there’s an actor in the history of cinema that has required more saving than Matt Damon. I’d never really noticed it before, …
Incredible zero gravity experiments with water caught on camera
Every day from December 1st to December 25th, The Royal Institution of Great Britain is opening a new box on its virtual advent calendar and …
The best deals we could find for week one of the Xbox One’s ‘biggest sale ever’
Black Friday might have already come and gone, but the best Xbox One deals are only just getting started this week. On Tuesday, Microsoft kicked …
TSA agents can now force passengers to go through body scanners, even if they opt out
Just in time for the busy holiday travel season, the U.S. Department of Homeland Security has changed the rules of airport protocol to allow TSA …
