Three different companies told the FBI they could hack the iPhone
One of Apple’s most public bits of drama from 2016 was its clash with the FBI over an iPhone 5c belonging to a gunman who …
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There will soon be a new bright spot in our night sky
A college professor and his students might be at the cusp of accurately predicting a change in our night sky. Larry Molnar of Calvin College, …
Video: The iPhone revolution started with two horrendous prototypes
The iPhone turned 10 this week, although the phone was in development more than two years before Steve Jobs felt comfortable enough with the product …
Airlines won’t warn you about the Galaxy Note 7 anymore, but it’s still banned
While we wait for Samsung to reveal the real reason why Galaxy Note 7 kept exploded in the first weeks after the phone’s launch, the …
Samsung boss named a key suspect in political bribery probe
The New Year has not been kind to Samsung thus far. Just yesterday, both Samsung and LG were found by the US International Trade Commission …
Tesla steals top Apple coder for its Autopilot team
Chris Lattner isn’t a familiar name to most people who follow Apple news, but he’s definitely an Apple star — or he was an Apple …
Cop tickets Michigan man for warming up his car in the driveway
As someone who lives in Wisconsin, I can tell you that in the winter just about everyone with any sense takes a moment to start …
‘Star Wars: Episode VIII’ writer reveals secrets about the upcoming movie
Rian Johnson, who wrote and directed the untitled Star Wars: Episode VIII movie, revealed some secrets for the highly anticipated sequel to The Force Awakens. …
There’s a skin that will make your iPhone 7 Plus look like the original iPhone
Apple’s iPhone has come a long way in 10 years. A loooooong way. The first-generation iPhone unveiled 10 years ago this week featured a tiny …
Try and guess how long this man spent manually scrolling to the bottom of a 1.04 million row Excel spreadsheet
For centuries, mankind has sought answers to some of the universe’s most perplexing and troubling questions. While some of these questions stretch back thousands of …
J.J. Abrams doesn’t ‘feel any desire’ to make more reboots or remakes
Following his incredibly successful television career, having a hand in the creation of shows like Felicity, Alias and Lost, J.J. Abrams was handed the keys …
Pokemon Go is still banned in China
Millions of Pokemon Go players are still trying to catch every Pokemon creature that the game has spread all over the world. But not in China. …
These HDTV antennas will let you watch the Super Bowl without paying for cable
The Super Bowl is one of the few times each year when cord cutters feel a bit of remorse for having ditched pay TV. Instead …
Samsung might be making two different Moto Razr successors
If there’s one company that told us for years that it wants to make foldable smartphones, it’s Samsung. It’s certainly not the only one, but …
The most popular Netflix, Amazon and Hulu shows of 2016
While CBS, NBC, Fox, FX and other traditional networks are thrilled to share viewing figures when one of their shows performs well, the streaming services …
The rise and fall of Google’s modular phone dream
Modular phones had a brief flirtation with popularity over the last few years. Between the Moto X, LG G5 and Google’s Project Ara, a couple …
Google just fixed a serious Android security vulnerability
Over the years, Android has become one of hackers’ favorite targets, and there are plenty of reports detailing various malware attacks against Android devices. One of …
Watch the US military launch over a hundred tiny ‘swarm’ drones from fighter jets
When you think of a military drone you likely picture something along the lines of the now iconic “Predator,” but the US Department of Defense is also …
Hidden message found in hacked NES Classic Edition
Now that the NES Classic is actually available for regular human beings to buy, a good underground hacking community is popping up to work on …
Watch the new ‘Cars 3’ teaser, which isn’t as scary as the first one
Late last year, Pixar shared the first trailer for its next feature film: Cars 3. While Pixar’s movies often tackle difficult subjects and speak to …
9 paid iPhone apps on sale for free right now
2017 has been a solid year so far for app sales, and the trend continues on Tuesday. Today’s list features nine premium iPhone and iPad …
iPhone 8’s rumored design might sound like a Galaxy phone, but it could be so much more
Apple usually takes its time adding breakthrough features to the iPhone, even if that means lagging behind competitors. The company only increased the screen size on the …
Samsung and LG just got nailed by the US International Trade Commission
Normally when you hear about companies like Samsung and LG on the receiving end of accusations from fellow companies, you expect Apple, Google, or another …
Consumer Reports’ MacBook Pro battery life test was flawed, and Apple figured out why
Apple’s newly released MacBook Pro made headlines last month for all the wrong reasons. For the first time in history, Consumer Reports did not give Apple’s latest …
Julian Assange’s Reddit AMA is a classic internet trainwreck
Earlier today, Wikileaks founder Julian Assange decided to hold an AMA on Reddit. A virtual online press conference is exactly the kind of thing the …
Twitter promoted a completely fake ESPN account and false stories about UFC fighters for over a month
Fake news is a huge problem on social media, and Facebook in particular has taken a ton of heat for unwittingly promoting stories that are …
Company that made exploding Galaxy Note 7 batteries announces breakthrough for electric cars
If you’ve seen Samsung SDI in the news recently, that’s because the Samsung subsidiary was initially fingered as the company that made faulty Galaxy Note 7 …
Apple’s courage is driving me insane
When it comes to defying convention and making difficult decisions that the company knows are correct, Apple has never shied away from controversy. The company …
AT&T will charge legacy unlimited data users an extra $60 per year
If you’ve managed to hold onto your grandfathered unlimited data plan on AT&T for all these years, you’ve weathered quite a few storms. Most notably, …
The LG G6 might have a display unlike anything the world has ever seen
Dozens of iPhone 8 and Galaxy S8 rumors focus on the displays headed to these handsets. Both Apple and Samsung are going for brand new smartphone designs …
