The government is finally issuing an official Galaxy Note 7 recall
The US Consumer Product Safety Commission is finally planning to announce an official recall of the Samsung Galaxy Note 7 on Thursday afternoon, according to reports …
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Imagine receiving this $9,000 Verizon bill
Shock cellphone bills are mostly a cliche by this point, but racking up a $9,000 bill without ever leaving the country is just plain impressive. …
Jay-Z’s Tidal losing millions, now has 100 problems
Tidal, a music service that promises to make rap artists rich again, has not been doing so well. Despite scooping up big-name exclusives like Lemonade in the …
Preorder records are getting smashed as people go crazy over Apple’s boring new iPhone 7
Apple confirmed last week that it does not plan to release opening-weekend sales numbers for the iPhone 7, launching industry watchers and bloggers into a …
Netflix explains why broadband data caps are dumb
For most of us, data caps are just annoying. But for Netflix, they pose an existential threat to its way of doing business. If people …
Two new streaming music services are coming, and they might be better than Spotify or Apple Music
Apple was the latest big company to dive head-first into the streaming music market, shaking things up and reportedly pulling subscribers away from some of …
Elon Musk has ‘not ruled out’ a UFO hitting the SpaceX rocket that exploded
In early September, one of SpaceX’s Falcon 9 rockets undergoing testing exploded at Cape Canaveral. Thanks to some grainy video that shows birds flying across …
Volkswagen engineer pleads guilty to cheating emissions tests, could face jail
Volkswagen is still dealing with the fallout from Dieselgate, the years-long plot to cheat the EPA’s emission tests. While the company is facing serious financial …
A look at what companies are cooking up in the most important room of the smart home
The California-based smart kitchen startup Innit has been cooking up an expanded master plan for itself this year that’s brought it millions in new funding …
Ireland doesn’t want Apple’s $13.5 billion in back taxes
Earlier this week, the European Commission concluded an enquiry into Apple’s European tax situation, concluding that the company owes Ireland $13.5 billion in unpaid taxes. …
Yesterday, Elon Musk lost a rocket and $780 million
Thursday started badly for Elon Musk when one of his SpaceX Falcon 9 rockets exploded on the launchpad, days before it was set to take …
A brief history of SpaceX rockets going boom
SpaceX is the fastest-innovating space company out there, and also the most public about conducting all of its testing in the public eye. But as …
Tim Cook calls Europe’s tax accusations against Apple ‘total political crap’
Earlier this week, Apple found itself in the midst of yet another tax scandal. According to the European Commission, Apple owes Ireland $14.5 billion in back taxes …
Owning a Tesla Model 3 will be a little more expensive than we thought
One of the big perks of Tesla ownership is access to the Supercharger network, a worldwide network of super-fast electric charging stations for Tesla owners. …
Interview: Meet Yubl, the hot new messaging app you’ve never heard of
Time was, companies big and small were scrambling to launch new social networks. Back when people still talked with a straight face about dislodging Facebook …
Tesla is reportedly offering big discounts on some of its fastest cars
Tesla’s dealership model relies heavily on a CarMax-style no-haggling policy: you pay list price, and in return you get 0-60 in two and a half …
Understanding Apple’s tax mess: Why Apple owes $14.5 billion, and why Ireland doesn’t want it
In a ruling handed down this morning, Apple was given a $14.5 billion bill for back taxes by the European Commission, related to its business …
Apple is already being sued over iPhone 6 ‘Touch Disease’
Well, that didn’t take long. Less than a week after “Touch Disease” became a thing, Apple is already facing a class-action lawsuit over iPhone 6es …
Uber’s new flat fare is cheaper than the bus
New test fares being rolled out by Uber in select markets are making the ride-sharing service all new kinds of cheap. A beta program being …
Apple might owe the EU billions in back taxes
Apple has been under fire from the EU over its tax system for quite some time, but up until now, we didn’t know how bad …
Tesla’s crazy new Model S P100D is the fastest production car in the world
Teslas have always been fast. But with the addition of a new 100kWh battery option for the Model S, Tesla now builds a car that …
Tesla’s new offer will tide you over until your Model 3 arrives
Hundreds of thousands of people have pre-ordered a Tesla Model 3, which means hundreds of thousands of people are currently waiting impatiently for their next …
Samsung will soon sell used flagship phones at deep discounts
For a leading smartphone company like Samsung, the only thing better than getting a customer to purchase a flagship smartphone is getting two different customers to …
The Hyperloop VR app shows how boring the future will be
I’ve seen Tomorrowland, so I know that the future is supposed to be full of flying cars and jetpacks. Elon Musk’s version of the future is …
Watch Sprint’s CEO try to carefully avoid saying ‘we throttle video’
Yesterday, T-Mobile launched a brand-new set of unlimited* data plans. At right about the same time, Sprint also announced a set of very similar data …
T-Mobile kills data plans and goes all in on unlimited data
T-Mobile sent notices to the media on Wednesday letting us know that a big announcement was coming on Thursday morning, and the buildup continued all …
Here’s how the US stacks up when it comes to mobile network speed
The U.S. has the 39th fastest mobile data speeds out of 95 countries across the world, according to a report released Wednesday by OpenSignal, a …
Why Hyperloop will never work in the United States
A few years ago, definitely-not-Iron-Man Elon Musk unveiled his concept for the future of transportation: small train cars travelling in a tube with low air …
Verizon wants to dump even more bloatware onto your smartphone
Android is the world’s most popular mobile operating system for several reasons. It’s open source, free for smartphone and tablet makers to use, it’s packed full …
Delta finally explained how one power outage grounded an entire airline
Earlier this week, Delta passengers worldwide were stranded as a computer failure completely screwed up operations. The ensuing chaos provided a good look at how …
