This is how Sprint is planning to improve its cell service next year
It’s no secret that Sprint’s network is the worst of the big four carriers right now. Despite recent improvements to service, especially speeds in urban …
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8 new movie trailers you need to watch from this past week
Proud Mary and The Commuter launch this weekend, two very different kinds of action movies that you might be interested in. Paddington 2 is also …
Google claims to have a Spectre fix that doesn’t slow down PCs
Since the Spectre and Meltdown processor flaws were first made public last week, tech firms have been scrambling to get updates pushed out to users’ …
How Rian Johnson kept the ‘Star Wars: The Last Jedi’ script a secret
We had so many theories two years ago about what we had seen in Star Wars: The Force Awakens, and we all waited for Episode …
‘Pokemon Go’ Community Day gives trainers a new reason to go outside and play
When Pokemon Go launched two summers ago, it was a bona fide phenomenon. I couldn’t walk two blocks without running into someone on their phone, …
Of course Samsung is studying ways to copy the iPhone X’s design
The iPhone X’s ugly notch is a necessary compromise between design and functionality. Until Apple finds a way to hide all the front-facing cameras, speakers, …
‘Game of Thrones’ prequels are in the works, but won’t hit HBO until 2020 at the earliest
The good news is that season 8 of HBO’s hit show Game of Thrones is already in the works. The bad news is that it …
Google deleted 60 games from the Play Store that showed porn ads to users
Following an investigation by security firm Check Point, Google has deleted 60 games from the Play Store that were infected with a malicious bug, which …
Apple did reportedly attend CES 2018 — to meet with AR glasses suppliers
Apple has long been rumored to be working on AR glasses, but CEO Tim Cook and others have repeatedly denied that anything is in the …
Humblebragging makes you even more of a jerk than regular bragging, according to science
Listening to someone boast about their accomplishments can be a seriously draining experience. But while nobody likes a bragger, a brand new study suggests that …
Intel advises customers not to download Spectre patch after reboot problems
Intel has begun “quietly advising some customers to hold off installing patches” related to the recent Spectre vulnerability, according to emails seen by the Wall Street …
Astronomers just spotted bizarre holes on the Moon that might reveal hidden tunnels
The Moon is our closest neighbor and we’ve learned a lot about it over the past century or so. We’ve studied it, mapped it, and …
9 paid iPhone apps that are free downloads today
We’ve got one more roundup of the day’s best paid iPhone and iPad apps on sale for free, and it’s a good one. There are …
A massive underwater volcano erupted and scientists almost missed it
Generally speaking, it’s pretty easy to tell when something is going on with a volcano. When a large volcano is about to blow its top …
This little accessory will double your Nintendo Switch’s battery life
The Nintendo Switch is officially the fastest-selling video game console in US history. After the colossal flop that was the Wii U, Nintendo came back …
Best Buy’s 2 Day Sale features great deals on laptops, TVs, headphones and more
There’s no better time of year to shop for great deals than the holiday season. Unfortunately, the holiday season has already come and gone, but …
Office Depot offers $28 same-day iPhone battery replacements as Apple delays some repairs to March
Bad news, iPhone users: Apple is running out of replacement batteries. The company came under fire recently when it was revealed that the company throttles …
For $25, your car can have the same cool tech found in $100,000 luxury cars
Newsflash: you don’t need a $100,000 Mercedes to get cool technology in your car. Head-up displays (HUDs) don’t just look cool, they increase safety by …
Nintendo is proving that Switch excitement is about more than low expectations
When a pre-recorded Nintendo Direct presentation dropped out of nowhere on the company’s website yesterday, it immediately became one of the top trending stories of …
‘Assassin’ spiders impale their victims on a venomous pike, then watch as they die
Spiders are horrific creatures. Most of them are tiny and easy to deal with, yet they’re so scary. Spiders are just as afraid of you …
Astronomers just caught a massive black hole ‘burping’ out hot gas not once, but twice
We’ve all felt the pressure that builds up in our stomach after a can of carbonated cola or a particularly filling meal, and no matter …
Is the era of copying Apple’s every move finally over for Android phone makers?
Apple wasn’t the first company to release a smartphone, but it completely upended the industry when it finally entered the market in 2007. Companies like …
Samsung’s most exciting phone in years is ‘almost finished’ but nowhere near ready to launch
Just like every year, you can expect new Samsung flagship phones from the Galaxy S and Galaxy Note lines to drop in 2018. The Galaxy …
LG G7 leak shows a phone that could have the best screen-to-body ratio of 2018
After several years where the biggest trend smartphone design was bigger displays, manufacturers finally started to rein things in last year. Rather than simply continue …
White Philips Hue bulbs are back on sale for $12.50 a piece
Philips Hue color A19 bulbs are awesome. Even as pricey as they are at nearly $50, they’re super useful and just plain cool. If course, …
New leak lists the Galaxy S9’s key specs
The Galaxy S9 will be unveiled in late February, Samsung revealed earlier this week, not that we expected anything else from the South Korean company …
Mark Zuckerberg just reminded us that Facebook is bad and needs to change
Mark Zuckerberg posted a message on Facebook late on Thursday that explains how Facebook will change in 2018. The CEO’s update is included in a …
The US government is cashing in on the Bitcoin hype
The US Marshals Service announced Thursday that it will hold an auction next month to dispose of 3,813 bitcoins, worth a cool $52 million at …
Verizon says tax cut won’t increase network investment
Donald Trump’s big tax cut bill was, according to the White House, supposed to drive investment and jobs in America. Cut corporate taxes, so the …
FBI forensic examiner calls Apple ‘jerks’ for improving security
The relationship between the FBI and Apple is known to be fraught. Ever since Apple refused to create a backdoor in its operating system to …
