T-Mobile’s plan is working: Customers actually like the network
T-Mobile has made a big deal these past few years of being the “Un-Carrier.” Led by outspoken CEO John Legere, it simplified plans, removed extra …
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Why AR powered smart glasses might be Apple’s next big money maker
Google Glass may have been a resounding flop, but some analysts believe that Apple may be able to succeed where Google did not. As a …
I wonder why Apple is stockpiling a ‘massive’ pile of camera modules
A new report from Digitimes quotes sources in the supply chain as saying that Apple is working to secure a massive stockpile of camera lens modules from …
We finally know why the Galaxy Note 7 loved burning up
The Galaxy Note 8 is finally official, and all the rumors that preceded Samsung’s Wednesday event turned out to be true, including battery details. Yes, …
Stop blaming the Sun for global warming
The Earth is getting warmer and warmer, and scientists are now essentially unanimous in their opinion that humans are to blame, but could other factors …
These hovering gyro-busses could be the future of transportation
It’s become pretty clear that flying cars aren’t going to be a thing for a long, long time, so how exactly are modern cities going …
How a wireless network prepares for Hurricane Harvey
Hurricane Harvey, currently a Category Two hurricane but getting worse, is predicted to make landfall in Texas late Friday or early Saturday. 1.5 million people …
Astronaut pee could be turned into plastics
Astronauts are masters at recycling, and the brave space farers aboard the International Space Station already repurpose urine and the humidity they exhale into drinking …
This ancient tablet might rewrite this history of math as we know it
Thankfully, very few of us have to bother with trigonometry on a daily basis, but regardless of how much you may have dreaded studying it …
Galaxy Note 8, iPhone 8, and the birth of the $1,000 smartphone
Once upon a time, there was a large group of Wall Street analysts who would pound the table on a regular basis. They insisted that …
Why Samsung’s heir just got a 5-year prison sentence
The trial of the century started all the way back in winter when the Samsung Electronics heir was charged with bribery, among other things, in …
Microsoft promises never to force upgrades on customers ever again
Microsoft’s Windows 10 rollout was something of a disaster. It’s not that the operating system is bad — in fact, it’s widely considered to be …
New Russian stealth fighter jet revealed
Russia’s very first stealth fighter jet appeared above a sea of Russian tanks and weaponry just outside the capital Moscow – a clear signal to …
Largest-ever asteroid is about to fly by Earth
Near-Earth objects make passes by our planet on a fairly regular basis, but the space rock that’s going to cruise by on September 1st is …
HTC might (and totally should) sell off its Vive division, and I know who should buy it
HTC isn’t having a ton of luck in the smartphone market these days, but its Vive virtual reality headset is actually doing really, really well. …
The unexplained sinking of a Civil War submarine finally has an answer
A Civil War mystery that has held strong for over 130 years finally has an answer. The sinking of the combat submarine H.L. Hunley, resulting …
It’s a good afternoon to watch a SpaceX rocket launch
Just a week after its last launch, SpaceX is back at it. The 11th mission it’s attempting this year is to send an Earth-observation satellite, …
Don’t believe this insane ’15 days of darkness’ rumor that NASA has already debunked
Ah, the internet. It’s given us complete freedom to communicate with basically whoever we want and provides a wealth of information to anyone who takes …
Mars is a winter wonderland at night
When you think of the surface of Mars you probably think of a dusty, largely featureless wasteland of orange dust and jagged rocks right? Thanks …
Verizon is even screwing up landlines now
It’s a bad week to work in Verizon’s PR department. Yesterday, the company announced that it’s making its Unlimited plans far worse, with new confusing …
Stronger-than-steel ‘unbreakable’ rubber bands may be on the way
It’s hard to argue with the simplicity and design of a rubber band. I mean, it has a million uses, but at the end of …
Experts plan world’s biggest sailing cargo ship
The Quadriga sustainable shipping project aims to build the world’s largest cargo sailing ship, which could carry up to 2,000 cars. Quadriga, which was first …
Of course Samsung is working on an Amazon Echo rival
About two months ago, a speculative report surfaced indicating that Samsung was busy working on a Bixby-powered smart speaker designed to compete with the likes …
Astronomers captured incredible image of nearby star, but found something they can’t explain
Like the rest of the world, we adore fantastic space photos. High-powered telescopes and exploratory spacecraft have delivered some truly jaw-dropping glimpses at what lies …
Elon Musk just revealed SpaceX’s space suits, and they’re glorious
SpaceX is already a big name in commercial spaceflight, but the company has yet to get its manned missions off the ground. A number of …
Google wants you to shop online using your voice at Walmart, not Amazon
Shopping online using only your voice is already a thing if you own an Amazon Alexa device like the Echo speakers or anything else that …
‘Diamond rain’ proven possible on Uranus and Neptune
Following up on a long-held theory that intense pressure within the ice giants of our solar system could lead to “diamond rain,” researchers were able …
Don’t throw your eclipse glasses away — do this instead
For months and months, countless eclipse-viewing hopefuls have been buying up special protective shades so that they could gaze skyward on August 21st and enjoy …
The ISS delivers a view of the solar eclipse you just have to see
Now that all the eclipse hype has died down you probably think it’s time to move on with your boring old non-eclipse life and get …
Latest tvOS beta points to new Apple TV with support for 4K streaming and HDR
There’s mounting evidence that Apple’s next-gen Apple TV will finally address a few of the longstanding concerns some have had regarding the company’s venerable set-top …
