Deutsche Bank says Apple made a big mistake by pricing the HomePod at $349
While it may be too soon to emphatically categorize Apple’s HomePod as a flop — especially with a more affordable version reportedly in the works …
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Apple shares plummet on reports of weaker-than-expected iPhone X demand
With Apple deriving the vast majority of its revenue from the iPhone, it’s no surprise that the company’s share price tends to dramatically rise or …
Any sale that gets you a 2018 MacBook Pro for less than $1,000 is a good deal
The MacBook Pro, despite all my jesting, is a very good laptop. If someone gave me one (and a small mountain of dongles) I would …
The most complex penis transplant ever performed is declared a success for war veteran
A large team of surgeons and specialists at Johns Hopkins Hospital in Baltimore gave a veteran a chance to live a relatively normal life by …
MIT researchers invented a way to use water droplets as a computer interface
Water and computing don’t normally mix — unless you’ve got a water cooling system in your wicked sweet gaming PC, but I digress — but …
How to use Google’s refreshed Chrome UI right now, before anyone else
Google is a dominant force in nearly every area of its business. It all started with Google Search, of course, and the company’s search engine …
New study suggests kids are basically superhuman
Nobody really looks back on themselves as an eight-year-old and thinks that they were at their peak in terms of physical performance, but a new …
Scientists just figured out what Uranus smells like, and the jokes write themselves
Uranus isn’t the most popular place in the Solar System. It’s a cold, harsh world, and it hasn’t been studied nearly as much as some …
This is what Facebook won’t let you post
Despite the fact that Facebook is the largest social network in the world, it often operates as a nearly opaque box. There’s no oversight of …
You can now have your Amazon Prime deliveries left inside your car
You don’t get to 100 million Amazon Prime members without providing your customers plenty of reasons to keep paying that yearly subscription fee, and that’s …
OnePlus forgot to mention the notch in its ‘honest design’ story
The OnePlus 6 is a few weeks away, which means we’ve reached peak OnePlus 6 teaser. But rather than having to wait, we already have …
The DoJ’s corruption investigation of Verizon and AT&T could save us from a Sprint-T-Mobile merger
Late last week, news broke that the Department of Justice is investigating possible collusion between Verizon, AT&T, and industry body the GSMA to keep eSIMs …
Asteroid mining will produce the world’s first trillionaire, according to Goldman Sachs
There’s lots of ways to make money here on planet Earth, but the world’s first trillionaire is going to make their fortune in space. That’s …
Netflix, Amazon and Hollywood studios are suing a popular IPTV service
Consumers have never had a greater variety of choice when it comes to choosing a cable package or a streaming service, but that hasn’t stopped …
The iPhone X is being outsold by a 4-year-old iPhone design
In the leadup to the iPhone X reveal last year, analysts were visibly salivating at the prospect of an iPhone upgrade “supercycle,” a tidal wave …
Scientists grow diamonds that can bend and stretch like rubber
Diamond is one of the hardest materials on the planet. Created under extreme pressure, the crystals are used in all manner of applications where rigidity …
Apple’s acquisition of Shazam is at risk due to a new antitrust investigation
Apple’s acquisition of music recognition service Shazam, a deal reportedly worth $400 million, could be at risk after EU antitrust regulators announced Monday that they’ve …
What in the world did NASA just spot in the Arctic sea ice?
Every year, NASA takes a high-flying trip over the Arctic to monitor the ice and gather information on the area where people almost never tread. …
Amazon reportedly working on personal robots for your home
Just four years after kicking off the smart speaker craze with the Echo, Amazon is reportedly building robots for the home as its next major …
The world isn’t going to end today, because of course it isn’t
Well, it’s April 23rd and the Earth is still here. “Planet X” (or Nibiru, depending on your specific flavor of insanity) hasn’t dramatically appeared in …
Forget Facebook, Google hoards even more of your personal data
Facebook is currently going through the worst user privacy crisis in its history. The Cambridge Analytica privacy breached that was revealed a few weeks ago …
Walmart is jumping on the crypto bandwagon with two blockchain patents
While the majority of the world is having fun watching Bitcoin go up and down faster than a yo-yo, companies are scrambling to get in …
There’s no way Apple can convince me to pay $1,000 for a new iPhone X this year
A top Apple analyst said in a note to clients this week that the cheapest new iPhone X might cost just $550, which is an …
T-Mobile’s wild ride might finally be slowing down
Since hiring CEO John Legere in 2012 and debuting its new Uncarrier strategy, T-Mobile has turned into the kind of success story that gets MBA …
Just one concussion can increase your risk of developing Parkinson’s, researchers warn
The long-term effects of concussions and other brain trauma has been a big focus in recent years thanks in large part to the NFL and …
How and when to watch the Lyrid meteor shower this weekend
It’s been a little while since skywatching enthusiasts had something to get excited about. Considering how jam-packed with celestial eye candy 2017 was, it’s been …
CDC expands its E. Coli warning, asks everyone to stop eating romaine lettuce
Earlier this week the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention issued a warning asking the public to avoid eating chopped romaine lettuce from the Yuma, …
Report: AT&T and Verizon have been working together to screw you
According to a New York Times article that landed Friday afternoon, the Department of Justice has opened an antitrust investigation into collusion between Verizon and AT&T’s wireless …
Researchers say humans are responsible for mammals being so small today
Have you ever wondered why land animals are so small today? Fossils have shown us that many dinosaurs were absolutely massive beasts, evolving over millions …
This new species of ‘exploding ant’ will kill itself to save its colony
Ants are awesome little creatures and we already know that they have advanced survival tactics in battle, but the “exploding ants” that are found in …
