Whatever you do, don’t buy these smartphones
There is nothing in consumer tech right now that’s as hot as the smartphone market, even as it nears saturation in many regions, and the …
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Right now, Lyft is cheaper than the subway in NYC
Uber and Lyft have made taking a car to get around a surprisingly affordable method of transportation. But right now, the rivalry between the two is …
While no one was looking, Chromebooks became surprisingly popular
For me, Chromebooks have always existed like flossing: I’m aware of it as a concept, and I know it’s a big part of some people’s …
Noted Apple critic Donald Trump secretly holds $1 million in stock
Donald Trump spent a large part of February bashing Apple over its battle with the FBI, and called for a boycott of Apple “until such time …
T-Mobile just made its Binge On unlimited video streaming even better
T-Mobile’s Binge On service is a handy loophole that lets you stream video from select services without it counting against your data cap. Big players …
Comcast is using a lame excuse to avoid competition for cable boxes
Cable boxes are one of the biggest money sucks in pay TV (and when we’re talking about an industry that charges you money to watch …
A closer look at why Apple just made a $1 billion investment in Uber’s Chinese rival
Apple last week made a surprise announcement when it confirmed that it had made a $1 billion investment in Didi Chuxing, a ride sharing company in …
Did Tesla use cheap labor for factory expansion? Elon Musk promises to investigate
Tesla is moving at breakneck speeds these days. In fact, there’s so much on Tesla’s plate that it can sometimes be tough to keep track …
Waze is testing a ridesharing program to take on Uber
Uber always calls its car-on-demand service “ridesharing,” mostly as a way to get around accusations of running an illegal taxi service. But what if an …
Captain America: Civil War pushes Marvel past $10 billion at the box office
Marvel’s latest superhero adventure is on pace to be one of the studio’s biggest to date, having now racked up more than $940 million globally …
To make the iPhone exciting again, Apple has to launch… an Android phone?
It’s time to make Apple great again! We have arrived at an interesting chapter in the story that is Apple. Sure the company is still pulling in far …
45,000 people are demanding that Netflix do something it definitely won’t do
Netflix is one of the most universally adored services out there. Where as most companies have as many outspoken critics as they do fans, heaps …
ISPs’ latest dirty trick is removing data caps if you pay for TV
Cable companies that have long milked cable subscriptions for profit are worried about how they’re going to replace that cash among new generations of cable-cutters. …
How Apple’s iPhone slump could cause more problems in the future
Apple’s recent decline in iPhone sales is bad news for more than just shareholders. A report in the WSJ details the losses being suffered by some of …
The Pirate Bay will be losing its iconic web address
For as long as I can remember, thepiratebay.se has been the place to go for illegal torrents. But a ruling handed down by Sweden’s court of …
HBO is abusing copyright to take ‘Game of Thrones’ fan videos off YouTube
HBO owns Game of Thrones, the most pirated TV show in existence. So it’s no surprise that it’s going to liberally use DMCA copyright law to …
Creative rises from the dead to try and destroy Android
Do you remember Creative? In the early 2000s, the company had a brief period of being cool, as its Zen MP3 players were the anti-establishment …
The U.S. Senate wants to know if Facebook has been messing with trending news
Yesterday, a Gizmodo report alleged that Facebook’s human curators had been manipulating the trending news section to kill conservative stories — allegations that Facebook carefully didn’t deny …
PayPal will no longer protect you from Kickstarter campaigns that fall apart
You might want to think twice before you find another crowdfunding project with your PayPal account. Starting on June 25th, PayPal is updating its User …
‘Captain America: Civil War’ declares war on box office records
Marvel’s latest blockbuster superhero film divides the avengers in half and pits them against each other in an epic battle for the ages. But the …
HTC profit plummeted nearly 80% ahead of HTC 10 debut
The pressure is mounting on HTC’s new HTC 10 flagship phone and Vive virtual reality headset following an abysmal earnings report for the first quarter of …
YouTube will reportedly launch a paid subscription TV service in 2017
Just hours after Hulu confirmed that it would be launching a premium internet TV service in 2017, Bloomberg is reporting that online video giant YouTube will …
Amazon gives you yet another reason to join Prime Now
If you’re not an Amazon Prime subscriber yet, in spite of all the perks Amazon’s service has to offer, then there’s one more thing you need …
Hulu is working on a live streaming TV service that might finally let you ditch cable
Hulu is giving cable companies yet another reason to worry. According to a recent report from The Wall Street Journal, Hulu is currently developing a new …
Bitcoin creator ‘Satoshi Nakamoto’ has come forward and revealed his identity
We’ve been down this path before, but it’s looking increasingly likely that this may in fact be the last time. After a big mistake turned …
These aren’t Steve Jobs’s last words, but they still managed to inspire a billionaire
Remember back when email chains were a thing? Instead of sharing anything and everything you find online using Facebook, Twitter and other social media sites, people …
Everything we know about the suicide at Apple’s headquarters this week
This has been an incredibly difficult week for Apple. The company shed more than $40 billion in market capitalization on Tuesday evening following its fiscal …
Apple issues statement following apparent suicide at Cupertino headquarters
Apple on Thursday morning issued an official statement after a man was found dead on Wednesday at Apple’s corporate headquarters in Cupertino, California. Officials from the Santa …
Comcast’s NBCUniversal is acquiring DreamWorks for $3.8 billion
How many streaming DreamWorks movies does it take to eat through a Comcast data cap? Following rumors that suggested a deal was imminent, Comcast-owned NBCUniversal …
Samsung reports fastest growth in three years following Apple’s big miss
Remember how Apple got a little crafty and bulked up its holiday quarter by playing around with the iPhone 6s launch? Well guess what happened when …
