Livestreamed suicide shows the dark side of Periscope
Police are investigating the death of a 19-year-old woman in Arpajon, France, who appears to have thrown herself in front of a train while livestreaming on …
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Amazon’s 12 best daily deals: A $50 smartphone, a $150 smart TV, and plenty more
We always try to include a good amount of variety in our daily deals compilations, but today is all about tech. We’ve got a ridiculously …
Instagram releases completely redesigned iPhone app
Surprise: Instagram just released a major update to its iPhone app that completely changes the look of the world’s most popular photo-sharing app. We saw …
The crazy tech Thai students used to cheat
With consumer electronics products becoming smaller and increasingly more powerful over the years, students have started to come up with any number of clever ways to discreetly …
iPhone vs. Android: Which phones are more likely to fail?
For the second consecutive quarter, a study has determined that Apple’s line of iPhones is far more stable than Android handsets. Mobile diagnostics company Blancco Technology …
Read a new chapter from George R.R. Martin’s next ‘Game of Thrones’ book for free
George R.R. Martin is nowhere near done writing his next Song of Ice and Fire novel, on which Game of Thrones has been based. In fact, he’s so …
A $25 Wi-Fi router that will outperform routers four times the price
If you live in a huge home you’re probably going to have to part ways with a decent amount of cash if you hope to …
Materiable is a shape-shifting digital interface that can behave like a liquid
A group of researchers have created the groundwork for a new type of interface that could someday change the way we interact with devices. Developed …
Galaxy Note 6 reportedly getting BlackBerry-inspired software hub
BlackBerry is not quite dead yet. And while it’s not able to put up a real fight against Apple and the other Android smartphone makers, …
The first Hyperloop test happens today in Las Vegas
Elon Musk’s Hyperloop high-speed transportation project is getting closer to becoming a commercial product, but don’t get too excited just yet about traveling from Los …
22 virtual reality headsets you can buy today
If you have been keeping up with virtual reality in any capacity over the past few years, you’ve almost certainly heard of the industry’s biggest …
Backpack-carrying pigeons deployed in the first line fighting pollution
Fighting pollution and global warming is a top priority for governments and various organizations around the world. One of them is the Paris-based Plume Labs, …
Apple Music is growing, but it’s not putting a dent in Spotify
After a rocky start characterized by a clunky and inconsistent UI, Apple Music has seemingly hit its stride. Not even a year old, Apple’s streaming …
HBO is abusing copyright to take ‘Game of Thrones’ fan videos off YouTube
HBO owns Game of Thrones, the most pirated TV show in existence. So it’s no surprise that it’s going to liberally use DMCA copyright law to …
Watch the first trailer for ‘Orange is the New Black’ season 4
More than any year before it, 2016 might be the year of the Netflix original series. The second season of Daredevil cemented it as the …
Cool robot hand learns as it goes
It’s a device that brings to mind the bodyless hand, Thing, from The Addams Family: a human-like robotic hand, engineered by scientists at the University …
One look at this visualization will make you a climate change believer
Some day the climate change argument will be over and one side will emerge victorious, but that day almost certainly won’t come in our lifetimes. People …
WhatsApp just released desktop apps for Windows and Mac
WhatsApp has been a smartphone-only messaging program for ever, but that changes today. There’s now desktop clients for both Windows and OS X, in addition …
360-degree VR video drops you in the middle of a tornado chase
Virtual reality is all the rage these days, and if you have a VP headset then you’ll definitely want to check out a new video posted …
You won’t believe that these 10 incredible movie effects didn’t use CGI
It’s 2016. We’re accustomed to movies being filled with green screens and CGI. Batman v Superman, Star Wars: The Force Awakens, Captain America: Civil War and virtually every other blockbuster …
Amazon sale offers the lowest price ever on Roku’s Streaming Stick
When the Roku Streaming Stick 3500R debuted at $49.99, it set the bar for value in the media streaming device market. For a penny under $50, …
Netflix saves you 160 hours of TV commercials each year
Cord cutting doesn’t only save you money — it saves you time as well. In fact, it turns out that Netflix may be saving you from …
Dating website helps you flee Preisdent Trump by hooking you up with a Canadian
The nomination of Donald Trump has led to a lot of American interest in moving to Canada, although it’s unlikely that Canada is prepared to …
Watch NASA’s stunning time-lapse video of Mercury’s Sun transit
We witnessed a historical cosmic moment on Monday. Mercury, strolling along its orbit between the Earth and the Sun, appeared as a tiny black dot …
Lego versions of all the Iron Man suits would take so long to make
We’ve all probably spent an afternoon recreating superhero fantasies with plastic bricks. But for Lego customizer Minh Pham, building every single iteration of the Iron …
The iPhone 7 might not be the iPhone you’re waiting for
The iPhone 7 is obviously one of the most hotly anticipated smartphones of the year, with multiple reports detailing its rumored design and features. After …
Scammers are using fake tech support pages to steal thousands from unsuspecting users
While most topics in the tech world tend to engender impassioned debate, there’s one issue that everyone can unanimously agree on: tech scammers who prey …
Creative rises from the dead to try and destroy Android
Do you remember Creative? In the early 2000s, the company had a brief period of being cool, as its Zen MP3 players were the anti-establishment …
The world’s thinnest iPhone charger tucks into your wallet for emergencies
This is easily one of the coolest things we’ve come across in a long time. The iPhone is a fantastic phone but regardless of how …
George R.R. Martin explains why he kills all your favorite Game of Thrones characters
Just a few episodes into the first season of HBO’s Game of Thrones and viewers knew that they were watching something special. The show was an …
