Model X involved in fatal Autopilot crash sped up to 71 MPH seconds before impact
On March 23 of this year, a Model X driving down a California freeway crashed into a highway divider at high speed. Notably, the car’s Autopilot feature …
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Your dog could be a victim of the next influenza pandemic
Thanks to plenty of warnings from the medical community we’re all pretty familiar with the ability of influenza viruses to jump from other animals to …
iOS 12 tells us exactly how big the iPhone X Plus will be
Apple did not unveil any new hardware during its WWDC 2018 keynote, just as Tim Cook promised at the start of the show. We didn’t …
How to stream NASA’s mysterious Mars announcement today
NASA regularly releases news, scientific papers, and new theories related to Mars, and typically it’s with very little fanfare. Scientists have lots of hardware working …
Double your Nintendo Switch’s battery life with this little accessory
Can you remember the last time any consumer tech company was able to turn things around so quickly and decisively as Nintendo? The Wii U …
Apple is going to absolutely crush Samsung this year
Samsung’s flagship smartphone business is set to have its worst year in quite some time. Despite being two of the most impressive smartphones the world …
Siri can finally control streaming apps like Spotify in iOS 12
Siri is indeed getting smarter in iOS 12, just as had been previously rumored. Apple revealed a bunch of new features coming to its voice-based …
Tesla shares skyrocket after Elon Musk maintains Model 3 production is on track
Perhaps more so than any other company, the ebb and flow of Tesla’s share price seems to be inextricably tied to the tweets and general …
Anker’s two best Bluetooth headphones just got big price cuts in Amazon’s deal of the day
If you’re in the market for a new pair of Bluetooth headphones and you want great quality at the lowest possible price, today is definitely …
That Russian malware that infected over 500,000 devices is even worse than we thought
A few weeks ago we learned that a piece of sophisticated malware called VPNFilter infected more than 500,000 routers and other devices around the world. …
Mojave’s Dark Mode is terrific, but your Mac might not be able to handle it
Apple on Monday unveiled macOS 10.14 Mojave during its WWDC 2018 keynote, confirming rumors that the Mac is finally getting the Dark Mode so many …
Uber’s masterplan for conquering Europe involves fewer cars and more electric bikes
Europe hasn’t been an easy market for Uber, which faced various issues in many cities in the region. Most recently, the company lost the license …
Vizio’s fantastically cheap 4K HDR TVs are finally on sale
Earlier this year, Vizio continued its trend of putting cutting-edge display tech into surprisingly cheap TVs with the unveiling of its 2018 consumer TV lineup. …
Facebook plans to fix fake news with cable TV and buckets of cash
A few days ago, Facebook confirmed that it’s terminating its trending news portal, which wasn’t that popular with users to begin with. But Facebook will …
Conan makes fun of Apple’s Screen Time tools with ‘iPhone Basic’ parody
One of the areas of emphasis for Apple at the Worldwide Developers Conference this year was phone addiction. We all spend far too much time …
AMD just unveiled the world’s most exciting GPU, but you’re not going to be playing ‘Fortnite’ on it
AMD at Computex 2018 unveiled what may turn out to be one of the most exciting GPU designs in town, the world’s first 7nm GPU, …
T-Mobile’s coverage is miles better than 12 months ago – but only if you have an Android phone
A little under one year ago, T-Mobile turned on the first site in the US to use its 600MHz frequency, a low-band chunk of spectrum …
NASA’s New Horizons probe just woke back up
The last we heard of NASA’s New Horizons probe was when NASA released a set of photos taken at the farthest point any spacecraft has …
The AirPods are getting a cool new feature Apple didn’t announce on stage
With iOS 12, Apple will focus on speed and performance for all iPhone and iPads that can run it. But iOS 12 also brings a …
The first Galaxy Note 9 renders give us a sneak peek at a very familiar design
With the constant stream of leaks making their way online week after week, top smartphone vendors rarely have the chance to truly surprise us anymore. …
Comcast outage hits cities across the US
Comcast appears to be having intermittent problems with its service across all of the US. The company has confirmed that customers “may still be experiencing …
Dell’s new gaming desktop has the beastly new second-gen Ryzen chip inside
Dell on Wednesday unveiled a bunch of new gaming hardware, including a new Alienware Wireless Gaming Headset and a next-gen Alienware Elite Gaming Mouse. But …
SpaceX forced to delay plans for first space tourism launch
Private spaceflight companies like SpaceX and Blue Origin have made some big promises when it comes to tourism in space. Eager (and very wealthy) astronaut …
A huge change is coming to Instagram, for better or worse
If you’ve ever felt restricted by Instagram’s 60-second limit for videos, we’ve got some good news for you. This week, The Wall Street Journal reported …
Sonos has a new $399 soundbar that’s going to make you hate your smart speaker
Sonos, a company that’s made its name with excellent but pricey wireless speakers, just unveiled the device it thinks is going to kill the HomePod …
Amazon’s innovative Echo Look is finally available for anyone to buy
A year and change after introducing the Echo Look, Amazon has finally unleashed its style assistant on the general public. Up until this week, the …
Earth’s days used to be just 18 hours long, but the Moon changed that
If you’ve ever felt like there just aren’t enough hours in the day just be glad that you didn’t live on Earth 1.4 billion years …
8 paid iPhone apps you can download for free today
We’ve been super busy and haven’t had a chance to put any apps roundups together so far this week. Don’t worry though, because we’re making …
Amazon has a $30 wireless mouse that lasts for 3 years on two AA batteries
If you’re tired of swapping batteries or recharging your mouse, we have the perfect solution. Logitech Wireless Marathon Mouse M705 looks pretty much like any …
New leak says the Galaxy Note 9 won’t get the sleek redesign everyone wanted
Samsung’s Galaxy S9 and Galaxy S9+ are two of the best smartphones on the planet right now, and yet sales have been decidedly lackluster. In …
