eBay’s ‘Better than Black Friday’ sale is now live: Here’s what you need to know
With each Black Friday season, we see major retailers employ new strategies to outmaneuver their rivals and win more customers. The list of tricks often …
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Samsung will soon test TVs that can be controlled with your brain
Samsung TVs are already some of the most popular options for high-end home theater systems, and the company is now using its television-making prowess to …
This fun tool studies tweets and emoji usage to rank cities according to positivity
The nation’s capital is without question one of the most negative cities in the world. You’d certainly have an anecdotal basis for thinking that by …
Black Friday 2018 deals from Microsoft: Deep discounts on Xbox, Surface laptops and tablets, more
Early Black Friday 2018 sales are already live from top retailers like Amazon, Walmart, and Best Buy, but plenty of companies are holding back their …
This incredible underwater hotel will set you back $50,000 per night
There are lots and lots of fancy hotels around the globe, but if you want to spend an evening below the sea, your options are …
GameStop kicks off a massive sale for PowerUp Rewards Pro members this weekend
Whether you’re a dedicated gamer, someone who just likes to unwind after work by firing up your console for a fun session, or if you …
This is what a sunrise on Mars sounds like, according to a computer algorithm
Scientists know a lot about Mars, at least when it comes to what it looks like. Sound, on the other hand, is a lot more …
You honestly won’t believe how much someone paid for Stephen Hawking’s wheelchair
Late last month, I wrote about an auction for a whole bunch of very cool items once owned by Stephen Hawking. There was a classic …
T-Mobile has blocked one billion spam calls in the last 18 months
We’ve told you in the past about estimates suggesting that your cell phone is going to be bombarded with a ton more spam calls next …
More Black Friday 2018 ads: Jet, Kmart, Office Depot, and Sears
Black Friday 2018 is just two weeks away, which gives you plenty of time to plan for this shopping season, given that most retailers have …
Apple’s rumored over-ear headphones might be just as smart as the HomePod
Apple’s HomePod hasn’t quite dominated the industry in the way that its phones and tablets have (yet, anyway), but the underlying technology that powers the …
Incredible video shows driver attempting to escape hellish California wildfire
Earlier this year, wildfires raged through huge portions of California, claiming homes, businesses, and lives in the process. Those fires were eventually contained, but a …
Walmart’s early Black Friday deals are now live: Here are the top 10
Black Friday 2018 is exactly two days from today, but everyone knows that Black Friday deals start pouring in long before Thanksgiving comes to an …
Not everyone is on board with that wild Oumuamua ‘alien’ theory
Earlier this week, the mysterious interstellar object Oumuamua was back in the headlines. It didn’t resurface because of any new observations or studies since its …
Teardown of next-gen MacBook Air reveals step up in repairability
Even though Apple’s brand new iPad Pros garnered the lion’s share of press attention at the company’s recent media event, you definitely don’t want to …
NASA’s Sun-visiting spacecraft survived its first brush with a star
It’s been a busy week for the folks manning the controls of the Sun-touching Parker Solar Probe at NASA. After breaking a bunch of records …
Newegg’s Black Friday ad has arrived: Laptops, keyboards, mice, and gaming
We’re still more than two weeks out from Black Friday, but most of the major retailers have already shared their ads with the public earlier …
Cable and satellite TV providers bled a record number of subscribers in the third quarter
The ongoing subscriber exodus from traditional paid-TV packages is picking up steam, with a record number of Americans now cutting the cord and going all-in …
After years of work, the Smithsonian is ready to show off these colossal ancient sea monsters
Swimming in the ocean today might put you face to face with some pretty intimidating predators, but they’re no match for what lurked below the …
Earth is being orbited by a pair of wispy ‘dust moons,’ scientists say
In a new paper published in Monthly Notices of the Royal Astronomical Society, scientists explain that they’ve confirmed the presence of two clouds of dust …
This dog-faced bat is a very good boy… with wings
Bats have a nasty reputation for being creepy, dangerous, and sometimes turning into blood-sucking vampires, but nothing could be farther from the truth. Bats are …
Google announces Black Friday deals: Lots of smart home devices, but no Pixel 3 discounts
Google on Wednesday announced its own Black Friday deals, offering buyers various discounts on almost all the products it makes under the Home, Chromecast, and …
Best Buy’s Black Friday ad is out: Here’s everything you need to know
We’ve seen Black Friday ads from various retailers so far, either in leaked or official form, but Thursday brought us two of the most anticipated …
Best Buy’s early Black Friday sale is live: Here are the 10 best deals
Black Friday 2018 is officially upon us, ladies and gentlemen. That’s right, the wait is finally over and the nation’s top retailers have begun to …
Facebook swears its Portal video chat devices that go on sale today won’t spy on you
Facebook being Facebook, the social networking giant has decided to assuage some fears and pre-empt the launch of its new Portal video chat devices that …
Fossil’s new Wear OS smartwatch packs a ton of features, plus Qualcomm’s next-gen chipset
Fossil is announcing a new addition to its lineup of wearables today, the Fossil Sport — a Wear OS smartwatch that the company says is …
Walmart’s Black Friday ad is official: iPhone XS, Galaxy Note 9, consoles, TVs, and so much more
After hosting early pre-Black Friday sales in previous weeks, Walmart early on Thursday unveiled the ad many of you have been looking for, the Black …
Report: The number of people who are fine with paying app subscriptions is growing
Apple has been making a big deal lately out of the company’s shift toward being increasingly driven by services and subscriptions, and new data from …
Coffee is so good for you that it might curb your risk of Alzheimer’s and Parkinson’s
We as human have to live with a lot of unfortunate realities, including the fact that a lot of the things we love end up …
‘Net Guard’ concept imagines drones saving humans from burning buildings
Drones have become a popular toy for hobbyists and in some cases vital tools for various professions, but could they ever save your life? A …
