An ambitious plan to bring Mars samples back to Earth has been set into motion
We’ve learned an incredible amount of information about Mars in the past two decades, and much of it is thanks to the small fleet of …
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Alexa vs. Google Assistant: One is better at commerce, the other at understanding you
With the smart speaker wars heating up and voice looking to be one of the next major computing platforms, Amazon and Google have taken commanding …
Terrifying new wasp species wears a massive, sword-like stinger on its butt
Wasps suck. Unlike many common species of bees, wasps (which are NOT bees) are often openly hostile, and sometimes they seem to pick a fight …
A girl said goodbye to ‘Game of Thrones’ in the best possible way
A girl is one character in particular to watch once the next season of Game of Thrones finally arrives — and boy we’ve got a whole …
iOS 11.4.1 now available to download, bringing much needed bug fixes
Just hours after we published a piece bemoaning the many bugs of iOS 11, which still plague the software even after more than a dozen …
Amazon is selling Fire HD 8 refurbs for $40 right now, and it’s the best deal in tablets
Once again, we have more evidence on Monday that there is absolutely no reason to wait for Prime Day 2018 next week. Why? Because Amazon …
How ‘Ant-Man and the Wasp’ clearly hints the dead Infinity War heroes will be resurrected
Ever since I saw Avengers: Infinity War back in April, I told you that all the superheroes who died at the end — hey, this …
Microsoft’s rumored $400 Surface tablet is now expected to launch this week
We’re still holding out hope that Microsoft’s Surface Phone, codenamed Andromeda, will see the light of day, but we might not have to wait much …
Apple is still trying to convince us what an iPad is good for in its new ads
Towards the end of his life, there was a moment at an All Things D conference where Steve Jobs was explaining his bullishness on iPads. …
10 paid iPhone apps you can download for free on July 9th
We’re starting off the week with a fantastic roundup of the best paid iPhone and iPad apps that are currently available as free downloads. There’s …
After selling out last week, Amazon’s most popular sound bar is back down to $63
Last week we told you about a killer sale that dropped the best-selling sound bar on Amazon’s entire site to its lowest price ever. Within …
Some cheap Android phones are being sold with preinstalled malware
Preinstalled malware is probably not something you signed up for when you decided to purchase an affordable Android device. However, it appears this is a …
As if iOS 11 needed more problems, the latest release is killing iPhone battery life
For iPhone users, it looks like iOS 11 will end up being a mess until the very end. There’s precious little question at this point …
Google’s new Pixel 2 XL deal is making it tough to wait for the Pixel 3
The Pixel 2 phones may not pack the newest hardware available to Android device makers — the Pixel 3 will fix that soon — but …
Amazon has 5 Prime Deals of the Day and they’re all fantastic bargains
UPDATE: Yesterday’s Prime Deals of the Day are now done, but Amazon has great new Prime-exclusive deals lined up on Tuesday. EARLIER: We’re now exactly …
Samsung’s Galaxy S10+ will have 5 cameras, and a new leak explains them all
Samsung’s current-generation flagship phones are less than four months old at this point, but they’re already all but forgotten by many smartphone fans. With the …
Do you own an iPhone or iPad? You’re rich!
If you happen to own an iPhone or iPad, it means you’re rich, according to a new study that looked at various modern types of …
Thai cave rescue operation saves four, just as Elon Musk preps mini submarine made from Falcon tube
Remember those soccer boys who spent more than two weeks in a Thai cave after water from heavy rain blocked their exit? We’ve got good …
Intel hints it might still supply 5G modems for the iPhone
Over the past few years, Apple has relied more heavily upon Intel as a supplier for LTE modems for the iPhone. This, of course, shouldn’t …
Apple reminds us how the App Store changed everything ahead of its 10th anniversary
Developers from legendary Nintendo game designer Shigeru Miyamoto to the makers of games like Candy Crush and Temple Run, along with representatives of HBO, Major …
The 7 best free iPhone games of the week
We’ve officially entered the sweltering month of July, but that’s not going to stop us from recommending the best free iOS games we find on …
We finally know how Ant-Man and The Wasp ties into Infinity War – it’s all in the credit scenes
Superheroes are great and all, but they can’t be everywhere at the same time. That’s why, while we saw many of the mighty defenders of …
Newton email app will actually remind you to follow up on that email
“I’ll just read this email now and reply to it when I have more time,” I thought this morning for the 367th time this week. …
Apple’s iPhone 8 is already outselling Samsung’s new Galaxy S9 and S9+
In what has to be incredibly depressing news for Samsung and its fans, Counterpoint reports that Apple’s 8-month-old iPhone 8 actually outsold the 2-month-old Galaxy …
7 new movie trailers you need to watch from this past week
It’s that weekend, Marvel fans, the weekend that finally brings us the next story in the Marvel universe, and hopefully some insight into what’s coming …
The iPhone won’t get a triple-lens camera this year, but the next Samsung Galaxy might
The Galaxy S10 will arrive in three flavors next year, a new report from Korea revealed, including a cheaper Galaxy S10 that will join the …
‘Pokemon Go’ 2nd anniversary event introduces a new summer Pikachu
At long last, many of the most highly anticipated features for Pokemon Go are finally becoming a reality. Just days ago, Niantic added friends lists …
Xbox One games will now start faster than ever as part of the July update
One of the more intriguing announcements that Microsoft made at E3 2018 last month was regarding a new feature called FastStart that would allow Xbox …
Get this $10 adapter instead of Apple’s $19 cable to connect your iPhone to your MacBook Pro
If you have a MacBook Pro and you want to connect your iPhone, you actually can’t do it with the cable that came in the …
Twitter swung the ban hammer 70 million times in the last two months
Twitter and bots are like flies and horse manure, and anyone who has spent more than one month on President Trump’s favorite social media platform …
