Facebook reveals its plan to dethrone YouTube
Facebook yesterday revealed its new multi-pronged plan for online video domination. While YouTube remains the current and undisputed king of online video, the ubiquitous social …
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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This rare photo was bought for $2 and may now be worth millions
In what may turn out to be the bargain of a lifetime, a coin dealer named Randy Guijarro in 2010 paid $2 for a miscellaneous lot from a …
Apple exec explains why company will never release a product like Microsoft’s Surface Book
Microsoft last week made a huge splash when it unveiled the Surface Book, a versatile laptop with a detachable 13.5-inch display. By all accounts, the …
Revelations from a visit to Apple’s top-secret design lab
Earlier this week, Apple announced a number of new products, including a brand new 21.5-inch iMac with a 4K Retina Display and a refreshed 27-inch iMac with …
Every version of the Surface Book sold out on Microsoft’s online store
With Satya Nadella now steering the ship up in Redmond, Microsoft has actually become an exciting company to keep an eye on. This was plainly evident last …
U.S. military wants to develop a ‘vampire’ drone that vanishes in the daylight
The U.S. military wants to create a futuristic drone capable of physically vanishing just a few hours after carrying supplies to troops on a battlefield. …
An in-depth look at Apple’s biggest edge over the competition
Steve Cheney recently posted an interesting article detailing the platform advantages Apple enjoys on account of its in-house chip development team. When Apple first introduced the …
Incredible drone footage shows two whales swimming alongside a paddleboarder
We often come across stories that tend to put drones in a negative light, from cops in North Dakota being able to arm drones with …
Christopher Columbus: Why he doesn’t deserve his own national holiday
Every year, children across the country are taught about the great adventurer that was Christopher Columbus. Famously sailing the ocean blue in 1492, millions of …
The funniest Amazon product reviews you’ve ever seen
With hundreds of millions of items for sale, from electronics and books to pet supplies and diapers, Amazon is unquestionably the largest online retailer on …
BlackBerry Priv pricing information and photos revealed in new leaks
BlackBerry’s first foray into the world of Android devices comes in the form of the upcoming BlackBerry Priv. Originally introduced in September, the lure of …
NASA offers its patent portfolio to start-ups with no up-front payment required
While most people tend to view NASA solely in the context of space exploration, the famed government agency also has a surprising number of inventions …
Design fail flashback: This Cisco product may win the award for the worst design of all-time
A group of expensive Cisco Network Switches released a few years ago set a new bar for boneheaded industrial design. Sure, it’s pretty frustrating to potentially damage …
Breathtaking shots from National Geographic’s 2015 photo competition
Every year, National Geographic Magazine holds a photo contest where amateur and professional photographers alike can submit stunning, incredible, and breathtaking shots they managed to capture …
Kanye West is sick and tired of in-app purchases on iOS
Nowadays, if you take a glance at the iOS apps which generate the most money, the majority of them are free to download and instead …
Elon Musk backtracks on negative comments about Apple
Tesla CEO Elon Musk took to Twitter on Friday to backtrack on a few anti-Apple statements he made earlier in the week to a German …
Yahoo bans employees from playing Fantasy Sports on any site
In the wake of a mini fantasy sports scandal that erupted earlier this week, The Wall Street Journal is reporting that Yahoo is now banning …
Apple’s brilliant decision to drop its HDTV plans in favor of a new Apple TV
After nearly a decade of research, development, and prototyping, Apple not too long ago decided to completely scrap its plans to release an HDTV. Instead, …
The 10 wealthiest people in the history of the world, according to TIME
Extreme wealth, in more recent times, has tended to accumulate in the hands of individuals who have been at the forefront of either industrial and technological …
First person video shows French tourists plunging into water after a suspension bridge collapses
A group of French tourists vacationing in New Zealand got more than they bargained for when a suspension bridge they were walking on unexpectedly broke. …
New ‘Steve Jobs’ clip features an intense Woz berating Jobs
Jony Ive might not have any interest in seeing the Aaron Sorkin penned Steve Jobs biopic, but it’s a safe bet that the upcoming film will …
Elon Musk: Apple is a ‘Tesla graveyard’ that only hires the engineers he fires
Say what you will about Tesla CEO Elon Musk, the man is not one to pull any punches. During a recent interview with the German …
Apple TV release pushed back until November
Aside from Apple’s new iPhone 6s models, the company’s most anticipated product this fall is the fourth-gen Apple TV. Sporting an A8 processor, a snazzy …
The Netflix Effect: Fewer viewers are opting to sign up for cable in the first place
With good reason, cable providers are worried that an increasing percentage of viewers are opting to cut the cord in favor of streaming services from the …
Apple finally settles ‘batterygate’ scandal once and for all
Apple today issued a statement which will hopefully put ‘batterygate’ to bed once and for all. In case you missed it, there’s a bit of …
News station replaces traditional TV cameras with iPhones and selfie sticks
In a story that underscores the ever-increasing camera quality on Apple’s iPhones, a TV station in Switzerland recently decided to abandon traditional TV cameras and replace …
Google may have finally fixed the one problem users had with the original Chromecast
Google’s decision to hop into the world of streaming via its Chromecast dongle proved to be a smart move. Since its initial release in July …
Elon Musk accidentally spills the beans on an unannounced Tesla car
Tesla’s long-term strategy for electric car domination may be grander than we previously realized. While Tesla’s plan to roll out a mass produced and affordable …
Crazy video: Gamer gets arrested and then robbed during livestream
The world of livestreaming has provided us with no shortage of entertainment in recent weeks. Hot on the heels of a poor fellow in Japan …
Never-before-seen video of Steve Jobs shows Apple co-founder’s softer side
On the fourth anniversary of Steve Jobs’ death, ABC News obtained a never-before-seen video of Jobs which depicts a somewhat rare look at the former …
