Fossil’s new Wear OS smartwatches look good, but they’re still lacking features
Fossil today unveiled the fourth generation of its Fossil Q line of smartwatches that run Google’s Wear OS and come packed with features like heart …
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Defense Dept. finally stepping in because of soldiers’ sloppy mobile device habits
Former Homeland Security secretary Michael Chertoff once said during a conversation with me that he uses a fitness tracker to monitor his regular runs, but …
Yep, Elon Musk is serious about taking Tesla private for $420 a share
Earlier today, Elon Musk caused a stock market freakout (and a suspension on trading Tesla’s stock) when he tweeted that he’s considering a plan to …
Samsung’s new 4TB SSDs will be cheaper than ever before
Last year, Samsung unveiled its first 1-terabit V-NAND chip. At the time, it ensured consumers that the new memory solutions would allow for the creation …
NASA’s planet-hunting TESS satellite spies comet cruising through space
NASA’s new TESS spacecraft — which stands for Transiting Exoplanet Survey Satellite, in case you were wondering — is all ready to get its scientific …
Elon Musk tweets proposal to take Tesla private for $420 per share
Early on Tuesday afternoon, Elon Musk’s official Twitter account sent a tweet suggesting that Musk was going to lead a private buy-out of Tesla’s stock …
NASA’s historic mission to ‘Touch the Sun’ will begin on Saturday
It’s been a long time coming, but NASA’s Parker Solar Probe is finally just days away from its historic launch towards the star that hosts …
Jupiter’s moons create invisible ‘killer’ waves that could destroy spacecraft
Here on Earth, electromagnetic waves around the planet are typically pretty calm. When the Sun fires a burst of charged particles at the Earth we …
Apple Watch warns man about strange heartbeat, doctors find hole in his heart
We’ve heard of a handful of cases of the Apple Watch alerting its wearer to life-threatening health conditions in the past, and it seems we …
The Facebook Watch show ABC debuted today is exactly what more broadcasters should do
ABC just debuted a new show on Facebook Watch today called On Location. It’s a quick daily news report that lasted all of five-and-a-half minutes, was presented …
Samsung sends out invites for a second major press conference later this month
We’re just days out from the official unveiling of the Galaxy Note 9 at Samsung’s Unpacked event in New York City, but that’s not all …
NASA’s Curiosity rover just celebrated its sixth birthday, but it didn’t sing itself a song
NASA’s Mars Curiosity rover has been delivering all kinds of fantastic data and observations from the Martian surface since it landed back in 2012, and …
All but one major tech platform (Twitter, obviously) has now banned Alex Jones
Major tech platforms have incrementally been pushing content from controversial broadcaster Alex Jones, founder of the conspiracy-peddling site InfoWars, off of their services. Removing some …
Astronomers discover bizarre rogue planet glowing with auroras
When astronomers are searching the depths of space for new objects it’s typically easier to find undiscovered planets if they’re orbiting a star. That’s because …
Elon Musk claims scientists are wrong about Mars terraforming, says we can definitely do it
Elon Musk has long had his sights set on an eventual goal of making Mars a more habitable planet. His dreams of manned SpaceX flights …
Forcing gamers to download ‘Fortnite’ from outside the Google Play store is greedy and wrong
It’s now official, Fortnite for Android won’t be available from the Google Play store. The most exciting game out there, which is already available on …
History buffs will love this site that maps the oldest building in every U.S. state
We report so much on the bleeding edge of all things tech, but there’s another story on the far opposite side of that world that’s …
Apple may be sending a message to Hollywood with its new one-of-a-kind L.A. store
Apple has finally confirmed its long-rumored plans to build a store and event space inside a shuttered Los Angeles movie palace in the city’s Broadway …
Almond milk recalled for containing actual milk
HP Hood, the company that produces the Vanilla Almond Breeze that is definitely not milk, has issued a recall of some half-gallon cartons as they’re …
Google Maps dumps its flat view of the Earth for a fully 3D globe
Google has been on a roll with new features for its Maps service this week, from matching users to restaurants that they might like to …
Kevin McCallister could have put this new Alexa skill to good use in ‘Home Alone’
A would-be burglar creeps up on a house that looks like a tempting target, only to find — darn, it’s not empty. He listens closer …
Poop-tained McDonald’s salads have now made 395 people in 15 states sick
The number of people affected by an outbreak of disease caused by tainted McDonald’s salad has now grown to 395, according to the Center for Disease Control …
Manned space flight is coming back to the US, and these NASA astronauts will fly the first missions
After a years-long hiatus, manned space flight is coming back to the US, thanks to two private space companies. Boeing and SpaceX are both scheduled …
Tim Cook sent a memo to his employees when Apple hit $1 trillion – read it here
On February 5th, 1996, the cover of Businessweek magazine read “THE FALL OF AN AMERICAN ICON,” with the iconic Apple logo perched atop the foreboding …
Pretending the exploding Galaxy Note 7 never existed is the saddest thing I’ve seen all year
Samsung just leaked a Galaxy Note 9 promo video that shows the new phone and highlights some of its best features, including the fact that …
New report explains how AT&T and Verizon profit from DSL internet customers twice
Living with slow home internet is a punishment that courts would likely rule cruel and unusual, assuming the victims ever get a consistent enough signal …
Would you be able to turn off this cute robot if it gave you puppy-dog eyes?
A group of scientists asks participants in a study to perform a simple task. Switch off Nao, the cute, human-like robot in front of you. …
Research report claims that Apple’s HomePod now has a 6% share of the smart speaker market
Apple’s HomePod debuted to rave reviews, but it seems that the device — which sells for $349 — is simply too expensive to make much …
Lenovo’s Google-powered smart display launched last week, but it already has a rival
All at once, it seems like, Google Assistant-powered smart displays are starting to hit the market after JBL, Lenovo and LG all announced earlier this …
Canada’s new radio telescope just picked up a strange signal from deep space
Canada’s shiny new radio telescope is up and running, and it just heard something very, very odd coming from deep space. The Canadian Hydrogen Intensity …
