Kickstarter is being flooded with Potato Salad knockoffs
When we first brought you word about the amazing Potato Salad Kickstarter project last week, it had only raised $300. Less than a week later, …
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Samsung’s Q2 profit plummets to two-year low; stock climbs
Samsung on Tuesday morning reported unaudited financial results for the second quarter that badly missed analysts’ estimates. The company said that it expects second-quarter operating …
‘Netflix for Pirates’ has a new feature that will drive movie studios insane
Popcorn Time – the controversial service offers a Netflix-like movie streaming experience to users interested in pirating movies in a different, more exotic way than traditional …
Move over, Moto 360: This might be the best-looking smartwatch we’ve seen yet
So far there’s only been one smartwatch that’s earned wide acclaim for its stylish design: Motorola’s Android Wear-based Moto 360. However, Design Milk draws our …
Larry Page explains why it would be ‘stupid’ to run Google like Apple
Google’s co-founders Larry Page and Sergey Brin sat down for a lengthy interview with former Sun CEO and current venture capitalist Vinod Khosla Fortune reports. Apple was, …
Woz explains why early Apple employees vowed to ‘never, ever work for Steve Jobs again’
It’s no secret that Steve Jobs had a mixed reputation during his tenure at Apple, but there are few individuals with a better understanding of the …
The single most important thing Steve Jobs told Tim Cook before he passed away
The single most annoying criticism that people have about Apple CEO Tim Cook is that he isn’t running the company like Steve Jobs would have …
Scary video shows two planes coming frighteningly close to colliding on a runway
In what could have been one of the most terrifying disasters of the decade, a UTair Boeing 767 had to abort its landing when an …
The clearest and simplest explanation yet for why Internet ‘fast lanes’ are a terrible idea
We’ve heard a lot of good reasons to oppose the Federal Communications Commission’s plan to allow for the creation of Internet “fast lanes.” However, the best …
The funniest thing you’ll see today: Kids react to the Game Boy
The Fine Brothers’ YouTube series on kids, teens and elders reacting to various things is always good for a laugh, and we try to let you …
This free tool will show you exactly how popular websites are spying on you
Is it still paranoia if everyone really is watching you? Most of us are likely aware at this point that unless we take some fairly extensive …
YouTube starts shaming ISPs for delivering awful streaming
Move over, Netflix — you’re no longer the only video streaming service capable of shaming ISPs. Quartz notices that YouTube has started delivering small pop-up …
This awesome game breathes new life into Google Maps
Google launched a mapping game called Smarty Pins this week that has no apparent function except to be a fun way to educate yourself about geography. …
Swiss watchmakers still think they’re too good for Apple
Amazing but true: We may have found a group of people snootier than diehard Apple fanboys. CNBC reports that Apple has been desperately trying to …
Brilliant new invention brings the joy of fresh draft beer right to your home
There’s nothing better on a summer day than getting a nice cold beer fresh from the tap. However, you’ve traditionally had to go to a …
Help this man fund his dream of making a potato salad for $10
There’s something to be said for having obtainable goals. Kickstarter is infamous for its failed projects, instances where creators were too ambitious, too deceitful or too …
This is the most incredible (and most awful) wearable computer we’ve ever seen
You know what we bet you’ve never wanted to do? Play video games on your t-shirt. But that’s because you’re not Marc Kerger, a YouTube user who …
Control your smart home with Android Wear
If the existence of smartwatches is predicated on convenience — they need to be significantly more accessible than our phones. That’s why Android Wear’s out-of-the-box compatibility …
Samsung shows off the airport of the future
Samsung is perhaps best known for its market-leading smartphone business but more so than any other technology giant, Samsung operates across a wide range of …
Yet another report points to Q4 launch for Microsoft’s iWatch rival
Just a few short days after a report surfaced suggesting that Microsoft is planning to release a wearable smartwatch or smart band this coming October, yet …
HTC returns to profit in Q2 as steep climb begins
Thanks in part to sales of its flagship HTC One (M8) smartphone, HTC has delivered on its promise and returned to profit in the second quarter. The …
Bitcoin may have finally reached a tipping point
After a rocky spring, Bitcoin is on a bit of a winning streak as notable web retailers add support, Russia softens its stance towards the …
EU official slams Google for following the EU court’s own ‘right to be forgotten’ ruling
File this under the law of unintended (but entirely predictable) consequences. After hearing reports that Google had decided to remove a BBC News article from …
Apple’s iWatch again said to launch in October
As rumors of various Apple device launches continue to pile up, it’s looking increasingly likely that Apple is on its way to having the biggest …
U.S. broadband speeds are improving, but still far behind global leaders
Average global Internet service speeds grew an impressive 24% annually to 3.9Mbps in the first quarter of 2014, according to the recently released “State of …
Will the world’s most beautiful smartwatch be horribly overpriced?
While most smartwatches unveiled so far haven’t really garnered a lot of positive press, there has been one exception: The Moto 360, which by far …
Facebook tried to ‘alter people’s behavior’ with hundreds of unmoderated tests
Facebook’s social experimentation rabbit hole goes much deeper than any of us could have imagined. The Wall Street Journal reports that the controversial 2012 experiment in which …
The single most disturbing Google search deletion yet
When Europe told Google that its citizens have a “right to be forgotten” by search results, the stated intention was to let ordinary citizens ask …
The iPhone is more important to Apple than ever before
Apple is announcing its third-quarter earnings on July 22nd, but in the meantime we’ll have to be satisfied with hearing the projections of various financial …
This music industry site was hacked and redirected to The Pirate Bay
The music industry just can’t win. TorrentFreak reports that less than 24 hours after Argentina implemented a new blockade for The Pirate Bay following complaints …
