Steve Jobs introduced the original iMac 20 years ago today and helped save Apple in the process
20 years ago today, Steve Jobs introduced the original Bondi Blue iMac to the world and forever changed the course of Apple history. While Apple …
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Cinco de Mayo 2018: Where to find all the best deals on May 5th
In addition to being the annual celebration of the Mexican army’s stunning victory over France at the Battle of Puebla in 1862, Cinco de Mayo …
Jilted investor hits the world’s third-biggest cryptocurrency with a wild lawsuit
Cryptocurrencies, the savior of the world’s financial system or a “noxious poison,” depending on who you talk to, are woefully good targets for fraud. The …
Watch NASA’s Mars InSight lander launch into space live on Saturday morning
Watching NASA launch new gadget into space is always a fun way to spend an hour, but if you hope to catch a live glimpse …
LG wants us to believe that its notch design has nothing to do with the iPhone X
LG earlier this week unveiled its own iPhone X clone, the LG G7 ThinQ, a phone so hot that not all carriers out there are …
Verizon ‘doesn’t care’ about the Sprint T-Mobile merger
If you listen to what T-Mobile CEO John Legere has been saying about the T-Mobile Sprint merger, Verizon and AT&T should be running scared. “Even …
Scientists are developing contact lenses that can shoot lasers from your eyes
Laser vision probably isn’t super high on your list of superhero abilities that you wish were real — flying, invisibility, and super strength are obviously …
This crazy Amazon deal gets you 3 months of unlimited eBooks for $1.99
If you’re a Kindle user, Amazon is running a deal right now that might just blow your mind. Seriously, please make sure you’re seated before …
Star Wars Day 2018: All of the best deals on the internet for May the 4th
May the 4th be with you! Everyone’s favorite pun-based holiday has returned as fans all around the world celebrate Star Wars Day on May 4th …
11-year-old girl finds 475-million-year-old fossil in a Tennessee lake
Finding ancient fossils is no easy task, even for seasoned paleontologists and other researchers who spend their lives guessing where they might uncover the leftovers …
Hawaii’s Kilauea volcano just erupted, forcing evacuations in residential areas
Hawaii’s Kilauea volcano erupted overnight, causing molten rock to flow into a residential area and prompt the evacuation of hundreds of homes. A large fissure …
Problems with the MacBook Pro keyboard have prompted owners to petition Apple for a recall
Over the past few months, Apple’s MacBook Pro has slowly but surely become one of Apple’s more controversial products. Though Apple’s venerable notebook brings a …
Insane dust storms have killed over 100 people in India in just the last day
Incredibly intense dust storms rolled across highly populated regions of India on Wednesday, causing incredible damage and loss of life. The region is accustomed to …
NASA’s next Mars mission launches on Saturday, and you can watch the pre-launch briefing live today
NASA is just a couple of days away from the launch of its next mission to Mars. The “Interior Exploration using Seismic Investigations, Geodesy and …
Want to remember something important? Shut up for a minute.
Memory is a funny thing. Sometimes the harder you try to remember something, the farther away from recollection it feels, and other times you can …
NASA builds nuclear reactor for space that’s capable of providing power for 10 years
Exploring space, traveling to other worlds, and making observations of far-off planets is humanity’s next big challenge. We’re already accomplishing some of those feats, but …
Apple’s battery replacements still havn’t made everyone happy
Late last year, Apple admitted that it has been throttling performance on older iPhones with worn-out batteries. The admission won Apple a legion of bad …
If we want to find fossils on Mars, we need to bring something back
Scientists have a serious love affair with Mars. If (hopefully “when”) mankind sets foot on another planet, Mars is almost certainly going to be the …
Apple beat Samsung in the most important three months of the year
Apple’s long-awaited earnings were finally released yesterday, and the company once again proved that analysts don’t know everything. Despite pessimism about iPhone sales going into …
Stephen Hawking’s mind-blowing final paper has finally been published
World-renowned physicist Stephen Hawking dedicated his life to the pursuit of knowledge, and his work will live on for quite some time. The famous thinker passed …
Canada’s embarrassingly bad data plans are another reason to hate the T-Mobile-Sprint merger
As you may have heard over the weekend, T-Mobile and Sprint have finally finished their years-long courtship and agreed to tie the knot. The two …
Cambridge Analytica is shutting down
Cambridge Analytica, the data firm at the heart of the Facebook privacy scandal and a company that some credit for Donald Trump’s election victory, is …
The most heart-breaking ‘Avengers: Infinity War’ scene isn’t the ending
Brace yourselves, Avengers fans who still haven’t seen Infinity War, as I’m about to spoil some of it for you. There is a way to …
Jeff Bezos just made a lot of people mad by admitting how he’s spending his massive fortune
Amazon makes a lot of money. Jeff Bezos is the President and CEO of Amazon, therefore it stands to reason that Jeff Bezos also makes …
Hawaii is about to ban sunscreen chemicals that are destroying coral reefs
In case you hadn’t already heard, the world’s coral reefs aren’t doing very well as of late. Climate change is warming the world’s oceans, causing …
Here’s what analysts are saying about Apple’s Q2 earnings
After yet another long stretch of doom and gloom leading up to Apple’s fiscal second-quarter earnings report on Tuesday, the company racked up yet another …
Sony, Microsoft, and Nintendo have 30 days to kill warranty stickers or the government will sue
Last month, the FTC said in a statement that warranty-void-if-removed stickers, which are endemic on all sorts of electronic devices, are basically worthless and also …
Apple Watch saves the life of Florida teen with a life-threatening disease
The more people buy Apple Watches, the more stories we’ll hear about how the wearable device did something that saved someone’s life. The latest such …
Flat Earthers reveal just how insane they are at conference in England
When news stories pop up about Flat Earth believers claiming to have proof that NASA and every scientist on the face of the the planet …
Comcast is only increasing internet speeds for customers who also pay for cable
As we’ve documented ad nauseam before, cable companies are struggling with falling profits due largely to cord cutting. With over a million customers jumping ship …
