George Takei shows how to give yourself a physical with your smartphone
Oh myyy: George Takei, the famous Star Trek actor and social media icon, has just released a sweet new video in which he talks with …
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Google just threw Barnes and Noble a lifeline in its battle with Amazon
In 2011, Amazon announced that for the first time ever, eBook sales had finally exceeded print sales in the United States. This wasn’t quite the …
What Microsoft’s new CEO really has up his sleeve
A lot of people we talk with who only follow consumer electronics news are always surprised to learn that Microsoft is still a gigantically profitable …
A 13-year old just came up with the perfect anti-trolling weapon
The Internet is filled with many trolls, and one young scientist has figured out how to stop them… some of the time, at least. Trisha …
These are the ugliest things Apple has ever made, hands down
Apple is well known for its gorgeous hardware designs but that doesn’t mean the company is incapable of throwing up a hideous clunker every now …
Here’s the secret trick to make Comcast give you good customer service
By now, we all know about Comcast’s customer service — it really is terrible and it’s a direct reflection of the fact that Comcast is much …
Microsoft plans to take the fight directly to Apple in NYC with a massive new retail outlet
Microsoft isn’t about to let Apple hog all the prime retail real estate in New York. The New York Daily News reports that Microsoft is …
Forget 4G, AOL still tricks millions of subscribers into keeping their dial-up subscription
While more and more carriers and Internet service providers are looking at ways of increasing data speeds, some people are still stuck on dial-up service, …
Here are more signs that Apple’s iPhone 6 launch will be its biggest ever
Apple will unveil the iPhone 6 in early September, and launch at least one version of it in the weeks following the keynote. The company …
Amazon’s same-day delivery service gets even better in six new cities
One of Amazon’s latest initiatives is being updated to get more items to customers on the same day that they deliver than ever before. Amazon announced …
Legere greets Sprint’s new CEO the only way he knows how: Ruthless trolling
Welcome to the American wireless industry, Marcelo Claure — hope you don’t mind being ridiculed nonstop by one of your top rivals. Hours after Claure was …
FCC chairman Wheeler seems very happy that Sprint killed the T-Mobile merger
Count Federal Communications chairman Tom Wheeler as one of the people who is happy that Sprint decided to call off its proposed $32 billion merger …
Ex-Facebook employee says Zuckerberg used to brandish a samurai sword to intimidate people
Here’s one Mark Zuckerberg anecdote that would have made for a great scene in The Social Network. Business Insider has been leafing through a new ebook …
Google finally adds the killer Gmail feature you’ve been waiting for
Earlier this year we heard rumblings that Google was planning to add a killer new feature to Gmail: An “unsubscribe” button at the top of …
The most hilariously named ex-Apple employee is auctioning off his old business card
Amazing but true: Apple at one time employed a man named Sam Sung, who left the company in late 2013. However, Sung has decided to …
Massive Moto 360 leak reveals never before seen features
The Moto 360 is one of the highly anticipated smartwatches expected to launch this year, but Motorola is not ready to share details about it. Luckily, …
Microsoft is trying to make laid off Nokia employees feel better in the worst way possible
Microsoft is definitely not setting high standards for bedside manner when it comes to laying off Nokia employees. MarketWatch reports that Microsoft is trying to …
Apple and Samsung settle some lawsuits, but with a huge twist
Apple and Samsung have reached an agreement to settle some of their lawsuits, Bloomberg repots, but that doesn’t mean the legal spat between the two …
The Sprint/T-Mobile merger is officially dead
The Sprint/T-Mobile merger’s new lease on life apparently was only good for a few hours. The Wall Street Journal brings us word that Sprint has …
EFF shames our patent system with its ‘Stupid Patent of the Month’ series
In its bid to change patent law to effectively protect useful inventions and prevent trolls from taking advantage of the system, the Electronic Frontier Foundation …
Apple finds a new way to make Samsung lose $1 billion
Apple is making Samsung pay, and it we’re not just talking about patent lawsuits. The Wall Street Journal reports that Samsung’s component supply business has …
Windows fans can only pray that Microsoft’s first smartwatch looks as great as this concept
Microsoft is rumored to be working on worthy iWatch rival, a smartwatch of its own that will be compatible with various mobile operating systems and deliver …
This month looks like the perfect time to cash in by selling your old games to GameStop
It looks like GameStop’s much-maligned used game trade-in rates are about to get the overhaul they so desperately need. According to leaked internal documents obtained …
The Sprint/T-Mobile merger just got a new lease on life
The merger between Sprint and T-Mobile may be doomed but it won’t be because T-Mobile decided to spurn Sprint and accept a competing offer from …
Google explains why it helped cops bust an alleged sex offender by scanning his Gmail for child porn
Planning a crime with the help of Gmail might be okay when it comes to Google spying on your Gmail accounts, a company spokesperson told …
This chart should scare the hell out of Samsung
Before looking at this chart, we should emphasize: Samsung is not “doomed.” It’s a hugely profitable company that has a lot more businesses than just …
New report reveals Steve Jobs’ grand vision for making free Wi-Fi available wherever you go
If you’ve read much about former Apple CEO Steve Jobs, you’d know he was a major advocate for broader public Wi-Fi, especially as it pertained …
Meet LightFreq, the tiny lightbulb that does music and smart notifications
LightFreq is the name of a new product seeking funding on Kickstarter that describes itself as a “genius multi-functioning HD audio light bulb that offers an audio …
The worst may finally be over for BlackBerry
Things have been getting better for BlackBerry over the past year mainly because, as Lennon-McCartney might have sung about the company’s fortunes last year, “they …
Awesome video shows you how to get the most out of Android Wear
Marques Brownlee (a.k.a., MKBHD), whose terrific work we’ve highlighted multiple times in the past, has just put up another great video that shows us all of …
