Apple might steal HTC’s signature squeeze control for the iPhone, but it will actually be good
HTC called it Edge Sense when the U11 came out last year, and then Google borrowed the function for the Pixel 2 phones, changing its …
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Judge issues landmark decision after Google Translate tricked a man into giving consent to police
Google Translate can do many things. One thing it can’t do, according to a judge — help you provide constitutionally-required consent to a police officer. …
T-Mobile is trolling AT&T with a $900 deal for switchers
For T-Mobile CEO John Legere, poking fun at Verizon and AT&T is seemingly part of his job description. Whether he’s picking up their disgruntled customers …
Theranos CEO Elizabeth Holmes has gone from Forbes Rich List to criminal indictment in just 2 years
Elizabeth Holmes, once regarded as health tech’s Steve Jobs, has wrapped up her high dive from grace with a gold medal-worthy entry into the water. …
McDonald’s is ditching plastic straws because none of us can be trusted with them
Well, nice job humans, now you’ve gone and done it. Mankind has a serious problem keeping its waste to itself, and we’ve seen so many …
Donkey Kong’s arrival on the Switch is a throwback to Nintendo’s glory days
There’s no such thing as a time machine, but I’m convinced entertainment properties from one’s childhood may be close enough. For me, that includes gaming …
Tell Apple what you think of its ‘courage’ with this $11 adapter that adds 5 headphone jacks to your iPhone
Having a nice thin iPhone is great, but I think most people would happily take a phone that’s a tiny bit thicker if it meant …
Apple Watch Series 3 refurbished models on sale one day only at Best Buy
Now that the long winter is over and summer has finally arrived, you’re probably thinking of actually getting out of the house and seeing what …
It’s a little scary how smart Google’s DeepMind just got
Oh joy – Alphabet Inc.’s AI subsidiary DeepMind has taken another step forward in understanding the world the way humans do. The company that has …
7 paid iPhone apps you can download for free today
Yesterday’s roundup of the best paid iPhone and iPad apps on sale for free was a great one, and you’ll still find a few remaining …
You’re almost out of time to get the camera that lets your phone see anywhere at its lowest price
We told you about a sale earlier this week on the Depstech WiFi Borescope Inspection Camera and hundreds of readers took advantage. Well, the good …
Apple just made a big push to remind you it’s about more than just the iPhone
In Daniel Johnston’s song “The Story of an Artist,” you hear the imperfections, lack of polish, and earnestness of what sounds like a homemade recording. …
New leak may have just revealed sizes of all three of Apple’s next-gen iPhones
With WWDC now firmly behind us, we can now turn our attention to Apple’s forthcoming 2018 iPhone lineup. Though nothing is ever 100% certain until …
Watch the colossal Martian dust storm swallow the planet, and Opportunity along with it
By now you’ve surely heard about the massive dust storm currently raging on Mars. Our planetary neighbor is experiencing a pretty serious bout of cloudy …
Apple Maps is more broken than usual
Apple Maps has a reputation for being “broken,” in the sense that it will send you to a place far from where you want to …
Forget the iPhone X, cheaper iPhones are on the way
Apple is going to launch three new iPhone models this coming September, all featuring the same notch design as the current iPhone X. But the …
A collection of underrated iPhone features you probably forgot about
When Apple’s original iPhone first debuted in 2007, it was the simple alternative to a market full of overcomplicated smartphones. Platforms like Symbian, BlackBerry OS, …
Salmonella outbreak linked to Honey Smacks, one of the greatest cereals ever
If you were waking up this morning prepared to grab a heaping bowl of Kellogg’s Honey Smacks, you might want to reconsider. A new bulletin …
How to watch the World Cup online for free, and get the premium experience
The 2018 World Cup kicked off in Russia on Thursday, with the host nation smashing through Saudi Arabia’s defenses. The first game of the tournament …
The best-selling over-ear wireless headphones on Amazon just dropped to $28, an all-time low
The best-selling over-ear headphones of all time on Amazon aren’t made by a big-name brand like Beats. Instead, they’re made by a company that offers …
Will you pay almost $2,000 for the most innovative smartphone of 2019?
When all is said and done, 2018 will be a year Samsung smartphone fans will be happy to put behind them. The Galaxy S9 and …
Get an entire surround sound system for half the cost of a sound bar
You can get a pretty darn good sound bar these days for about $100, and it’ll give the audio quality on your TV a big …
The Galaxy Note 9 isn’t getting a new hardware button, new leak says
The Galaxy Note 9 will largely be similar to the Galaxy Note 8, most reports say, and that makes perfect sense given what Samsung did …
Apple blocked iPhone hacking via USB, so hackers found a way to beat it
Apple just confirmed that it’ll prevent iPhone hackers from bypassing encryption by brute-forcing passwords via machines designed expressly to obtain access to locked handsets. Machines …
A longtime Apple developer slams the ‘sad state’ of Mac hardware
Despite what an Apple exec might promise on stage occasionally, it’s clear that the world’s most valuable company doesn’t really care about its computer lineup. …
A Korean carrier is selling iPhones for $40, but there’s a huge catch
The dawn of 5G is near, and we’ll soon surf the web from increasingly larger phones at speeds above anything we’d have dreamed of just …
This tiny frog captured in ancient amber lived in the shadow of dinosaurs
If there’s one thing that Jurassic Park taught us (besides the fact that Jeff Goldblum is a national treasure and should be cherished) it’s that …
‘Ark: Survival Evolved’ is now free to download on iOS and Android
Fortnite has been the talk of the gaming world (and beyond) for months, and its arrival on mobile platforms earlier this year only increased its …
Sprint is killing its $15 unlimited data promo this Friday because it was too popular
Seven innocent days ago, we told you about a Sprint promotion that was offering unlimited data to anyone willing to switch onto the network for …
Xbox boss Phil Spencer weighs in on Sony not supporting ‘Fortnite’ console cross-play
One of the most genuinely exciting occurrences of this console generation has been seeing Nintendo and Microsoft put aside their differences to make cross-play on …
