All of the crazy TV reboots, remakes and spin-offs coming in 2016
With 2016 just around the corner, TV fans can start looking forward to a seemingly endless stream of TV reboots, remakes, and even movie-based spin-offs. …
Yoni Heisler has been writing about Apple and the tech industry at large with over 15 years of experience. A life long expert Mac user and Apple expert, his writing has appeared in Edible Apple, Network World, MacLife, Macworld UK, and TUAW.
When not analyzing the latest happenings with Apple, Yoni enjoys catching Improv shows in Chicago, playing soccer, and cultivating new TV show addictions.
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Bitcoin creator revealed to be Australian genius Craig Wright; subsequently has house raided by police
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Check out this awesome Star Wars themed Easter Egg on Google’s search page
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People love laughing at the pseudo-technology that one tends to see on TV shows like CSI. Often times, we see investigators endlessly zoom-in and enhance video footage …
Watch what happens when two people eat the world’s hottest chili pepper
There’s something equally comical and ominous about the names used to label the world’s hottest peppers. For instance, you’ve got the Trinidad Moruga Scorpion, the Naga …
Apple’s secrets: How Apple’s legal fight with Samsung revealed a gold mine of top-secret information
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Verizon Wi-Fi calling rolling out for Samsung devices this week, iPhone support expected in 2016
Just before the weekend hit, Verizon quietly announced that it will finally begin rolling out support for Wi-Fi calling on select Samsung devices — the Galaxy …
Android mastermind Andy Rubin may be starting his own smartphone company
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How the San Bernardino terrorists tried to conceal their digital footprints
This past Wednesday, the world watched in horror as a husband-and-wife team terrorized the Inland Regional Center in San Bernadino, California before leading authorities on …
You can take a bath with Android’s first soap-proof smartphone
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Star Wars and Notorious B.I.G. join forces for incredible musical mashup
With the release of Star Wars: The Force Awakens just about two weeks away, we recently stumbled across a great musical mashup pairing some of the …
What happens to your body when you stay awake for 72 straight hours straight
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Google hires Tesla engineer who helped oversee Autopilot rollout
Tesla recently generated a lot of attention (not all of it good) when it rolled out its autopilot technology to its fleet of Model S …
HBO vs Netflix: Who has the best original TV programming?
Not too long ago, TV fans only had to worry about keeping up with a few select shows at a time. Whether you were interested …
DirecTV to launch lineup of 4K channels in ‘early 2016’
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We wish these hilarious Black Friday ads were real
Black Friday has come and gone and Cyber Monday is already on a year-long hiatus. Suffice it to say, the last few days have been exciting …
Seinfeld stars send in-character video messages to man dying of cancer
One of the many reasons why Seinfeld was and remains such a great show is that Jerry and his cohort of main characters were supported …
Netflix strikes again: Streaming services now as popular as cable TV
The ongoing fight for the collective viewing attention of consumers is absolutely fascinating to watch; not only are we in the midst of a highly competitive …
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While most people associate the “Dark Web” as a murky underworld where users can easily buy and sell anything from drugs, counterfeit passports, and even …
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Researchers at the University of Washington this year came up with an ingenious method to wirelessly charge electronic devices via an everyday Wi-Fi router. Appropriately dubbed …
Man wielding a samurai sword causes chaos at Apple’s flagship 5th Avenue retail store
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Most concept cars, in an effort to give us a glimpse of our driving future, focus almost exclusively on wildly imaginative and outlandish exterior designs. …
This full-sized bear sleeping bag is the greatest thing ever invented
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Master chef creates an incredible sushi roll out of a Big Mac
It’s crazy to think that people are still eating McDonald’s Big Macs the old-fashioned way — with their hands. It’s 2015, people! It’s high-time that …
The craziest and most interesting questions Apple asks during job interviews
Working at Apple is incredibly fast-paced and challenging, and if you happen to be an engineer or designer at Apple, this dynamic is undoubtedly amplified. …
