Report: Official iPhone screen repairs are coming to Simply Mac stores
There are only so many stores in the country that have the tools and the authorization from Apple to perform official iPhone screen repairs, but …
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Study says Earth’s magnetic field has shifted rapidly in the past, and if it happens again it could be catastrophic
One of the big reasons that life thrives on Earth is that it’s protected from some of the more harsh phenomenon of space by something …
This is why Apple isn’t rushing to make a 5G iPhone
After years of hard work on the hype treadmill, it looks like 2018 is going to be the year that 5G networks finally launch (in …
Does evolution favor the lazy? Scientists think it might
If you’re sitting on the internet and reading this story instead of doing something more important that you KNOW you should be doing, I have …
Even teens are now admitting that we’re too addicted to our cellphones
We could be seeing the first rumbling of a tidal shift in smartphone usage in the U.S., as well as a change in attitudes toward …
Poop nearly kills man
Ah, poop. It’s a funny thing. As humans, we talk and joke about poop quite a bit — there’s even an emoji for it — …
A huge purple ribbon of energy appeared in the sky in 2016, and scientists still don’t know what it was
Auroras — also called “Northern Lights” — are quite stunning. Massive, twisting bands of energy flying high above are always a good reason to look …
Apparently, enough people bought Samsung’s last 18-inch tablet that it’s making a new one
Samsung is apparently working on another ginormous Galaxy View Android tablet, this one being a 17-inch Galaxy View 2. Android Police is out with a …
NASA’s Mars-probe InSight spacecraft is halfway to the Red Planet
NASA might already have plenty of hardware on and around Mars — it’ll have one less if Opportunity never wakes back up — but more …
Astronauts are about to play a tennis match in space, and you can watch it live
NASA astronauts who take trips to the International Space Station are obviously very dedicated to their work. They live aboard a massive floating laboratory for …
No, you don’t need Nvidia’s new RTX 2070 – especially since GTX 1070 prices are about to crater
On Monday, Nvidia took the wraps off its new line of RTX graphics cards. The new hardware is all about ray tracing, a new technique that …
Facebook is assigning users who report fake news a secret ‘trustworthiness score’
Facebook has started rating user that report content based on their “trustworthiness” on the platform, according to the Washington Post. The newspaper spoke to Tessa Lyons, the …
How to track Hurricane Lane, currently aiming for Hawaii
A rare hurricane watch has been issued for parts of Hawaii as Hurricane Lane, a Category 4 storm, looks increasingly like it might hit some …
NASA might give SpaceX permission to do something nobody has ever done before
Launching rockets into space is a dangerous, risky job for anyone. Doing so with a crew pod sitting on top complicates things even more, so …
Study from Vanderbilt professor finds Google tracking is even creepier than you thought
Maybe Google’s motto all this time should have been “Don’t be creepy” instead of not being evil. Maybe that would have produced a different reality …
Scientists are tracing the age of the ancestor of life on Earth, and they just released their findings
Today, the Earth is covered with life in countless forms, but four billion years ago there was no life on our rocky world. So, it …
Scientists say there’s definitely ice on the Moon’s surface
The Moon has captured the hearts and minds of humans for, well, pretty much as far back as we know. It appears each night like …
EU to social media companies: Take down terror content in less than 1 hour or pay a fine
European Union regulators keep making headlines for their increased willingness to take big tech companies like Google to task over everything from perceived anti-competitive behavior …
If you’re flushing your contact lenses down the toilet you should probably stop
You don’t have to look very far to see the negative effects of humanity’s presence on the planet. Walk on any nature trail and you’re …
‘Ray tracing’ is officially the hot new thing in graphics, but it’ll cost you $500
During its Gamescon press conference today, Nvidia introduced three new graphics cards, and one new piece of jargon you’re going to have to get used …
Scientists say the likelihood of ‘water world’ exoplanets is high, which is good news for aliens
If you hope to one day wake up to the news that scientists have discovered a planet with alien life, the scientists working with the …
Google’s creepy location-tracking policy just landed the company a brand-new lawsuit
Right on the heels of an Associated Press investigation confirming that Google creepily tracks user movements and locations even after they’ve tried to forbid that …
Incredibly bright fireball lights up the sky over Alabama
Last year the United States was treated to a wealth of skywatching events, including the total solar eclipse that dominated science headlines in mid-summer, but …
Colombia is now using an army of drones to poison cocaine crops
The drone boom in the United States is being kept in check thanks to rapidly evolving laws surrounding the use of personal aircraft and the …
Leak confirms Apple Watch Series 4 is launching next month
It shouldn’t be a surprise to see a new generation Apple Watch emerge out of Apple’s iPhone event later this summer. We’ve seen a bunch …
Fitbit’s sleek new Charge 3 sports a premium design and loads of advanced health features
Fitbit is calling the Charge 3 activity tracker it announced today a feature-packed band that amounts to its smartest yet, thanks to loads of goodies …
Watch Nvidia unveil its newest GeForce graphics cards live right here
Nvidia will help to kick off Gamescom 2018 — the largest gaming convention in the world — on Monday as it takes the stage to …
NASA’s Parker Solar Probe is getting ready for its date with Venus
It was just over a week ago now that NASA successfully launched the Parker Solar Probe, and did so as the scientist it is named …
Hubble just took a brand new photo that will make you feel completely insignificant
We all might be anxiously awaiting the eventual launch of NASA’s James Webb Space Telescope — which has been stuck in an endless series of …
The Mars Opportunity rover might be busted even if it wakes back up
In case you haven’t been keeping track of the plight of NASA’s Opportunity rover, I’ll get you caught back up: A dust storm covered Mars, …
