Uber is taking product delivery to the next level
After testing its delivery service in New York City for months, UberRUSH finally launched in October of last year. If you read our review, you …
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Neil deGrasse Tyson drops the mic on B.o.B., gives him a lesson in gravity
The beef between Neil deGrasse Tyson and B.o.B. is both the greatest and stupidest celebrity fight of 2016 so far. On the one side you have …
How to watch the Republican debate and Trump’s ‘special event’ tonight
The final Republican debate before the Iowa causes has arrived, but frontrunner Donald Trump is nowhere to found. If you keep up with the news …
How to make your own life-size, remote-controlled BB-8 toy for less than $150
Unsurprisingly, one of the hottest toys of the holiday season was Sphero’s BB-8 App-Enabled Droid. It’s a scale model of the droid that appeared Star …
Could the US deploy ‘cyborg’ troops?
The U.S. military is working to develop a new chip technology that, when implanted, will connect human brains to computers – making cyborgs. Should the …
How much Google paid the man who owned Google.com for exactly one minute
Last fall, we learned that a former Google employee named Sanmay Ved had managed to purchase the “Google.com” domain name for exactly one minute before Google realized what …
Bing’s pre-debate prediction: Trump will win Iowa and all other Republican primaries next month
Microsoft’s Bing search engine is very accurate at predicting things. Whether it’s sports results, American Idol winners or politics, Bing’s really good. And Bing already has …
This new startup could make my dream of dumping Comcast a reality
For years I have had a dream of having actual competition for my home broadband services. This is because Comcast has had a monopoly on broadband …
Apple’s growth strategy is hiding in plain sight
Apple finds itself in a rather unique position; it just delivered the most profitable quarter in corporate history and all anyone can focus on is what …
Video: Protestor throws tomatoes at Donald Trump mid-speech
Donald Trump’s famously orange complexion almost turned red this week after the Presidential candidate just barely missed getting hit in the face with two tomatoes …
Samsung vs. Apple: How did their holiday quarters compare?
Samsung posted earnings in line with expectations early Thursday morning, noting a sharp slowdown in growth that the company believes will continue through 2016. Samsung …
You’re probably going to hate Sprint’s latest plan to save you money
T-Mobile turned the wireless industry on its head when it began its “Un-carrier” initiatives a few years ago, and it instantly became the most important …
Why Facebook is about to drastically change its iconic Like button
The Like button has been Facebook’s most iconic feature since its inception. Over the years, many users have asked the company to institute a “dislike” …
Crazy Video: Physics teacher shoots himself underwater to prove a scientific principle
Physicists love conducting strange, if not wholly bizarre and seemingly dangerous, experiments in order to showcase whatever scientific principles they’re trying to impart to students …
Wefre is a Spotify for pirates that might actually be legal
When it comes to questionably legal streaming music services, they’re often more hassle than they’re worth. Not only do they typically lack the features of …
A drone racing league took over the Miami Dolphins’ stadium to film this insane video
Competitive drone racing is now a real thing and it takes advantages of two of the hottest trends so far in early 21st century technology: …
There’s finally a better browser than Safari for your iPhone
Despite being a diehard Chrome user on both my Windows 10 laptop and my MacBook Air, I’ve never made the switch from Safari on my …
Apple and the Terrible, Horrible, No Good, Very Bad, Record-Breaking Quarter
Apple bloggers typically have trouble understanding the market’s reaction when things turn south after Apple reports a phenomenal quarter, but even they understood investor trepidation …
Tim Cook explains why iPhone sales will decline for the first time in history
As is typically the case, the strength of Apple’s recent earnings report really depends on how you choose to prioritize the report’s more important data points. On …
McDonald’s chocolate fries deemed delicious in first video review
I declared myself intrigued by the new chocolate-covered french fries that McDonald’s Japan began experimenting with earlier this month. My reasoning was straightforward: Having chocolate …
There are now more than 1 billion active Apple devices in use around the world
In conjunction with Apple’s earnings report, the company on Tuesday also announced that the cumulative number of active Apple devices (a tally which includes the …
‘Doomsday Clock’ remains set at three minutes to midnight
You might not worry too much about the probabilities of a global catastrophic event that will wipe out life as we know it, but there are …
What it’s like to restart your life after spending a decade in jail
If you’ve been watching the addictive Netflix documentary Making a Murderer, you know that it’s tough to rebuild your life after a long stint in prison. A number …
Apple beats earnings expectations but future iPhone sales raise concerns
Apple just posted its earnings for its 2015 holiday quarter and delivered an interesting report to say the least. Specifically, Apple posted revenue of $75.9 billion, …
Will Apple finally reveal Apple Watch sales figures today?
Tim Cook, and Apple executives in general, simply love numbers. Curious about how many iPhones Apple sold during a launch weekend? They’ll tell you. Wonder …
Famed physicist spars with forgotten rapper over whether the Earth is flat
The best thing and the worst thing about Twitter is that it gives everyone a forum where they can instantly voice their opinions. On the …
The secret ad-free Facebook site that’s hidden in plain sight
Admit it: You use Facebook on your computer a lot, even when you’re not supposed to do it. And often, you use Facebook at work …
All eyes will be on iPhone sales ahead of Apple’s Q1 2016 earnings report
Shares of Apple have been slumping quite a bit lately. After reaching an all-time high of $137/share in July, Apple’s stock price embarked on a slow …
Watch this robot solve a Rubik’s Cube in just one second
In today’s modern world, where cars can park themselves and be summoned with the press of a button, it perhaps shouldn’t come as much of a …
Breakthrough battery prototype can store five times the energy of current Li-ion batteries
It’s the question that smartphone users have been asking for years: When will we get vastly better battery power in our devices? Thanks to some …
