Get ready for Facebook ads in your WhatsApp chats
Purchased in 2014 for around $22 billion, WhatsApp is Facebook’s most expensive acquisition. It’s also one of Facebook’s major properties that are not bringing in …
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New report explains how AT&T and Verizon profit from DSL internet customers twice
Living with slow home internet is a punishment that courts would likely rule cruel and unusual, assuming the victims ever get a consistent enough signal …
Will we ever get a third Ant-Man movie? Paul Rudd has a sort-of answer
Iron Man got one. So did Captain America, so did Thor, and Guardians of the Galaxy will have theirs soon. But what about Ant-Man, the …
Would you be able to turn off this cute robot if it gave you puppy-dog eyes?
A group of scientists asks participants in a study to perform a simple task. Switch off Nao, the cute, human-like robot in front of you. …
Meet the indestructible iPhone charging cable you’ve been waiting for
Seriously, with as much as Apple charges for its little charging cables, they should be MUCH more durable than they are. I can’t tell you …
Buying knives off Kickstarter isn’t as dumb as it seems
Crowdfunding campaigns are, statistically speaking, less inclined to failure than what most people think. The vast majority of crowdfunders (especially those from Kickstarter, which has …
Research report claims that Apple’s HomePod now has a 6% share of the smart speaker market
Apple’s HomePod debuted to rave reviews, but it seems that the device — which sells for $349 — is simply too expensive to make much …
Amazon Prime Video is coming to Comcast’s Xfinity X1 cable box
As cable companies come to terms with the fact that streaming services are stealing millions of their customers every year, they’ve suddenly become more open …
Lenovo’s Google-powered smart display launched last week, but it already has a rival
All at once, it seems like, Google Assistant-powered smart displays are starting to hit the market after JBL, Lenovo and LG all announced earlier this …
Google Maps added a new feature that’s equal parts genius and creepy
It’s no secret that Google Maps is one of the must-have apps on any smartphone, even on iPhones since Apple’s alternative isn’t as good. Google …
Images of Huawei’s cheap iPhone X clone leaked by Chinese authorities
The Galaxy Note 9 and Google Pixel 3 are two of the most-anticipated Android smartphones of 2018, but they’re not the only hot Android devices …
Canada’s new radio telescope just picked up a strange signal from deep space
Canada’s shiny new radio telescope is up and running, and it just heard something very, very odd coming from deep space. The Canadian Hydrogen Intensity …
The most intriguing Android phone of 2018 hit a setback that could delay its release
Over the course of the last year, we’ve been quietly anticipating a new smartphone that might shake up the market in a way that Apple …
Science says there’s a good reason why humans use ‘baby talk’ on infants
You’ve probably never given a second thought to why people tend to use “baby talk” when speaking to small children. Babies are cute and so …
This Best Buy sale is the cheapest we’ve ever seen the Apple Watch Series 3
The Apple Watch is proving to be a slow-burn success for Apple, even if it’s not the iPhone replacement that some analysts first thought. Although …
Apple breaks stock market record by closing with market cap over $1 trillion
Earlier today, Apple’s stock price briefly hit the magic number, which in this case was $207.05 per share. According to most estimates, that put Apple’s …
Here’s one reason Sonos is bullish about the future after its stock market debut
“We see this as definitely a milestone in a long journey.” Those are the words of Chris Kallai, vice president of product management at Sonos, …
T-Mobile has a very confusing take on what makes the ‘best’ network
Working out which wireless network is the best is, as we’ve covered here extensively before, not a simple thing to do. There’s a bunch of …
We’re not sure how this hidden spy camera is legal, but it’s the most covert one we’ve seen
If you want to install a spy camera to do something creepy, please stop right here. But if you have a valid reason to install …
Steve Jobs fanboys probably shouldn’t race to buy this memoir from his eldest daughter
“Nope. Sorry, kid.” That was Steve Jobs’ dismissive reply to his eldest daughter Lisa Brennan-Jobs, the child of Steve and his high school girlfriend Chrisann Brennan, …
Astronomers now have a formula for finding planets that are perfect for life
One of the biggest challenges for astronomers searching for habitable exoplanets is trying to match up newly-discovered worlds with the increasingly long list of criteria …
$50 device ensures your computer always has the fastest possible internet connection
If you pay for a gigabit internet connection, don’t you actually want to use a gigabit internet connection? If you’re on Wi-Fi and you didn’t …
How to cancel MoviePass now that the service is falling apart
Back in April, when MoviePass temporarily removed its unlimited $10-a-month plan, it seemed clear that the movie subscription service wouldn’t be long for this world. …
Boeing’s Starliner has been delayed again, because of course it has
Another day, another news story that makes it seem like NASA is never actually going to send astronauts back into space. The administration has been …
7 paid iPhone apps on sale for free on August 2nd
We had a great roundup of paid iPhone and iPad apps on sale for free yesterday, and there are actually still a few freebies to …
Leaker claims Android P will be released on August 20th
If a new leak is to be believed, Android P will launch almost a year to the day after its predecessor. This week, leaker Evan Blass …
Apple becomes the first company with a $1 trillion valuation
Hot on the heels of a stellar earnings report that saw Apple post an astounding $53.3 billion in quarterly revenue, the Cupertino-based company has since …
Huge potential ‘Avengers 4’ spoiler discovered in new Marvel comic book
There’s no question that Avengers: Infinity War is one of the most exciting movies of the year, especially if you’re familiar with what happened in …
This Galaxy S10 concept is going to blow your mind
We’re exactly one week away from seeing Samsung unveil its new Galaxy Note 9 flagship phone and to be perfectly frank, we’re sort of already …
Samsung’s first foldable phone will cost twice as much as similar rivals
The Galaxy S9 isn’t the hot phone Samsung may have expected it to be, and the company confirmed as much a few days ago in …
