How to inhale your alcohol
“Drinking is so 2013,” says Vapshot, creator of a pair of alcohol vaporizers aimed at the discerning partygoer for whom dumping alcohol down one’s gullet is …
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Video: Watch what happens when Conan O’Brien joins Tinder
There are thousands, if not tens of thousands of women across the country who would undoubtedly love to date Conan O’Brien. There are significantly fewer women …
Weak phone sales prompt Samsung’s handset bosses to give back some of their bonuses
Samsung recently pre-announced second-quarter earnings that badly missed analysts’ consensus. More importantly, of course, Samsung’s profit plummeted to its lowest point in two years. The …
Google and Samsung again at odds, this time over products you don’t really want
Many reports have detailed an unfriendly relationship between Google and Samsung in the past, even though the two companies denied such reports every chance they …
See what it feels like to be a ‘glasshole’ before dropping $1,500 on Google Glass
There’s no question that Google Glass is the ultimate geek toy right now, but are you really ready to spend $1,500 and fully embrace the …
Despite making killer phones, HTC has been an ungodly mess for the past two years
Is there any company that so regularly releases great products while also regularly being in the midst of turmoil as HTC? Engadget’s Brad Molen has …
Google explains why it’s taking its sweet time bringing Google Fiber to your city
I scream, you scream, we all scream for Google to announce that it’s bringing Google Fiber to more markets. However, it seems that Google seems …
Google whiffs again in Q2 2014 earnings but beats on revenue expectations
Google on Thursday reported adjusted earnings of $6.08 per share on revenues of $15.96 billion, which missed the consensus estimate of earnings of $6.24 per share while …
Microsoft is paying dearly for Ballmer’s final huge mistake
One big takeaway from Thursday’s terrible news that Microsoft is laying off 18,000 employees is that the company now sees former CEO Steve Ballmer’s decision to …
Amazon isn’t always the cheapest option – here’s how to find the best prices
Amazon completely changed shopping as we know it. The company has single-handedly put countless brick and mortar rivals out of business by undercutting their prices …
12 nifty Google tricks you should know about
Google is the preferred search engine for millions of people, with the giant company having many other web-related products available for users, all built around, …
Here’s what Elop told the 12,500 Nokia employees who just got axed
It’s safe to say that Stephen Elop really isn’t very popular in Finland, especially after Microsoft announced on Thursday that it was laying 12,500 people …
Microsoft announces massive round of layoffs, including 12,500 Nokia employees
As expected, Microsoft on Thursday announced a huge round of layoffs that will see roughly 18,000 employees lose their jobs. Of these layoffs, 12,500 will …
‘I saw a Moto 360 this morning’ and I liked it
The Moto 360 smartwatch is not available to buyers yet, unlike other Android Wear devices from LG and Samsung, but that doesn’t mean some people …
Netflix would rather the FCC do nothing than authorize ‘fast lanes’
It’s safe to say that Netflix is still really not a fan of the Federal Communications Commission’s proposal to possibly allow for Internet “fast lanes” …
Congresswoman bravely stands up for ISPs’ rights to deliver inferior service with no competition
Chattanooga, Tennessee’s municipal broadband network offers affordable broadband service that just happens to deliver the same 1Gbps peak speeds as Google Fiber. Given this apparent success …
Google finally gives Google+ users the one feature they have been asking for
Google’s social network is now much more troll-friendly than it was when it launched three years ago, as the company is finally ready to offer users …
Comcast employees explain why their customer service is so terrible
How is it possible that Comcast’s customer service is so relentlessly terrible? Hint: It’s not because it’s hired a disproportionate number of people who are …
Meet Jibo, the incredible (and cute) personal robot assistant
Jibo is a very cute, and apparently very intelligent, family friendly robot that will ship to your door at some point in late 2015 to …
Amazon is testing out a ‘Spotify for Books’ service
Amazon is about to change the way we acquire books once again. According to Gigaom, members of the Kindle Boards discovered a page on Tuesday which …
Check out these wild Boeing 787-9 maneuvers you’ll hopefully never have to experience
Boeing has a new gigantic Dreamliner ready to fly you to a hot destination, Engadget reports, and the company decided to demo the longer 787-9 …
Apple agrees to pay $450 million to settle price-fixing suit
Apple on Wednesday agreed to a $450 million settlement to settle claims that the tech giant conspired with five book publishers in an effort to …
Guy who said BlackBerry would fold in 2013 says BlackBerry will fold in 2015
Back in 2012, 24/7 Wall St.’s Douglass McIntyre wrote that in the following year, BlackBerry would fold. The prediction that BlackBerry was on its way …
New site exposes the web pages people hide from Google
Following a ruling recently made by the European Court of Justice, Google was forced to create a system whereby European citizens can instruct Google to …
Ouch: Eight-month-old iPhone 5s outsold the Galaxy S5 in its first full month of sales
As Samsung’s recent second-quarter earnings pre-announcement made clear, the company’s smartphone business is facing some trouble right now. At the low end, Samsung is getting …
Apple’s enterprise deal with IBM: The dawn of a new era at Apple?
At the conclusion of this year’s WWDC, I remarked that the Apple of 2014 was starkly different from the Apple which had showed itself at …
Microsoft reportedly has a worthy iWatch rival in the works
Apple is widely expected to redefine the smartwatch business with its iWatch, a companion device said to include various sensors capable of measuring many health …
Shocker: Extensive new study says movie piracy isn’t that harmful to Hollywood
A new study looking at the relationship between movie piracy and Hollywood revenues has found that the mass illegal downloads movie studios complain about while …
Stephen Colbert rips into the silliest smart device you’ve ever seen
As a matter of course, we try to cover some of the most interesting crowdfunded and independently developed projects, whether they’re pitched to us or …
Google’s smart contact lenses will soon become a reality
Remember Google’s interesting diabetes-detecting smart contact lens project the company unveiled in early 2014? The smart lens technology that would offer users a simpler, non-invasive …
