The only thing keeping cable TV alive is expensive internet packages
Pay TV has had a rough few years, with subscriber numbers hitting record lows, new competition springing up all over the place, and mobile devices …
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Apple is engaged in a global effort to safeguard its next game-changing technology
Apple is working on a secret display technology that will soon be used in its products, including the iPhone. While Apple may be operating its …
‘Lord of the Rings’ show on Amazon could be the most expensive TV series ever
Online streaming services fight tooth and nail to win over subscribers, which is why we weren’t especially surprised to learn that Amazon is spent a …
New report claims that iPhone X demand is slowing down
More than four months after hitting store shelves, it’s hard to say with any certainty how the iPhone X is doing. This, of course, is …
Volkswagen’s new Pike’s Peak race car prototype looks like it comes from the future
You’ve really got to hand it to Volkswagen. After an embarrassing couple of years as the auto industry’s punching bag following the absolutely shameful “Dieselgate” …
Every movie and TV show leaving Netflix in April
With just under two weeks left in the month, Netflix revealed on Tuesday all of the content that will be departing the streaming service in …
Everything you need to know about the new Overwatch hero, including how to pronounce her name
Bridget? Bri-get-te? It’s actually Brig-git-te, and however badly you might pronounce it, Overwatch‘s newest hero is finally available for everyone to play. The latest patch has …
All 14 new Switch games that Nintendo showed off at the Nindies spring showcase
Not content with its action-packed Nintendo Direct live stream earlier this month, Nintendo returned with a showcase of indie games on Tuesday, revealing 14 new …
The very last male northern white rhino has died, but hope remains
A 45-year old northern white rhino died at the Ol Pejeta Conservancy this week. The death of a critically-endangered animal is always tragic, but this …
Google is spending $300 million to fight fake news
Google announced today a sweeping new global initiative to fight fake news and help legitimate news organizations grow their business. At an event in New …
Researchers put mosquitos through a horrific torture test to figure out how they drink
Mosquitos are the worst. They are easily one of the most annoying insects on the planet, and you feel their effects long after they’ve stolen …
Do we even have to say that Comcast’s Netflix competitor will probably suck?
Comcast is in the middle of an acquisition of Sky, the largest pay TV operator in the UK and a crown jewel in the Murdoch …
T-Mobile’s parent company just out-Uncarriered the Uncarrier by letting users nix bloatware
In just a few short years, T-Mobile has gone from being almost completely irrelevant to being almost solely responsible for shaping the direction of the …
9 paid iPhone and iPad apps on sale for free right now
We had some very nifty apps in yesterday’s roundup of paid iPhone and iPad apps on sale for free, and a few of them are …
Scientists think they know where that bizarre ‘alien probe’ asteroid was born
Late last year scientists spotted a totally unexpected visitor speeding its way through our Solar System. A long, cigar-shaped object had flown through our little …
How to delete your private Facebook data without deleting your account
I wouldn’t blame anyone for wanting to leave Facebook for good after hearing that their personal data may have been used without consent by Cambridge …
You have to read UK Parliament’s letter summoning Mark Zuckerberg to London
Things will probably get a lot worse for Facebook before they get better. The UK parliament’s Digital, Culture, Media, and Sport Committee (DCMS) on Tuesday …
Watch today’s Nintendo Switch ‘Nindies’ spring showcase live stream right here
Nintendo is going to be hard-pressed to top the Nintendo Direct earlier this month during which it revealed that Super Smash Bros. will make its …
This cordless vacuum is just as good as a Dyson, and it’s only $99 today on Amazon
Dyson’s outstanding designs revolutionized the cordless vacuum market, but Dyson is no longer the only game in town. As is often the case after one …
FTC is probing Facebook following Cambridge Analytica revelations
Facebook’s Cambridge Analytica mess is one of the biggest scandals in tech right now and could have far-reaching implications not only for the world’s largest …
Every movie and TV show coming to Netflix in April
We’re not even a fourth of the way through the year yet and it already feels like there are far too many new shows and …
Microsoft is going to make the Windows update process slightly less terrible
Believe it or not, Microsoft is well aware how much Windows users dread updating their computers. The process has never been especially fast or efficient, …
Android vendors are having a ton of trouble copying Apple’s latest iPhone tech
In the smartphone industry, a pattern has developed over the past decade. Whether or not Apple is first with a new key technology or design, …
Uber ‘likely’ not at fault in fatal accident involving its self-driving car
Uber’s reputation is still in a downward spiral, especially after the numerous scandals and lawsuits it had to face over the past year alone. The …
Our favorite Beats rivals are on sale for less today than they were on Black Friday
There were a million different pairs of headphones that went on sale at deep discounts this past Black Friday, but the Ghostek soDrop 2 Premium …
#DeleteFacebook is a thing: Here’s how to delete your Facebook account and grab your data
In the wake of the Yahoo data breaches a few years ago, we showed you how to dump Yahoo Mail in response to Yahoo’s poor …
Mark Zuckerberg is conspicuously silent about the Cambridge Analytica privacy scandal
The Cambridge Analytica scandal is by far the biggest privacy scandal in Facebook’s history, and the social network did have plenty of privacy-related controversies to …
This new iPhone X clone gives us some clues about the OnePlus 6’s design
In case you haven’t noticed, 2018 is shaping up to be the year of the iPhone X clones, as countless Asian-based Android device-makers have already …
Ford is adding 4G LTE to all its vehicles, just in time for 5G to arrive
As part of an overhaul to make its new vehicles smarter, Ford has announced that by the end of 2019, all of its vehicles will …
The next ‘Assassin’s Creed’ game is rumored to be set in ancient Greece
After turning back the clock and exploring ancient Egypt in Assassin’s Creed Origins last year, it appears that Ubisoft will keep the series a millennium …
