10 movies and shows you need to watch before they’re pulled from Netflix in April
It’s rare that Netflix is in the news for the wrong reasons, but the company caught some bad press on Thursday night when it was …
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Hotel hack: Save money and get perks by booking a room directly instead of online
Back in the old days (read: pre-Internet), reservations for most anything were made directly. Need a flight? Call up an airline. Need a hotel room? …
11 paid iPhone apps on sale for free for a limited time
Today’s post on paid iPhone and iPad apps on sale for free has big shoes to fill after yesterday’s offering, but we’ve tried our best to finish off the week …
This week reminded me of one thing I really hate about Apple
As I’ve written before, I have a love-hate relationship with Apple. I think the company makes terrific products and it does a great job of …
Real-world performance test proves U.S. version of Galaxy S7 is slower
Samsung’s chip fab division manufactures both Qualcomm’s Snapdragon 820 processor as well as Samsung’s own Exynos 8890 chipset. Of course, it only designed one of …
Batman v Trump: This is the showdown we actually wanted to see
As of this morning, Batman v Superman: Dawn of Justice is sitting at a depressing 30% on Rotten Tomatoes. There are plenty of comic book …
Oh good, another theory on what’s going to kill the iPhone
Apple’s iPhone is doomed. It’s going to die. We’ve been hearing about various “iPhone killers” ever since Apple’s first smartphone was released back in 2007. Apparently, …
Netflix’s catalog of content is shrinking, but that’s not a bad thing
The U.S. Netflix catalog is highly coveted by international subscribers who aren’t happy with what local Netflix lineups have to offer. Indeed, the selection Netflix …
Struggling Apple rival slams the new iPhone SE
Ahead of its iPhone SE introduction earlier this week, the last time Apple had released a new smartphone with a 4-inch screen was all the …
Netflix’s throttling was wrong, but don’t let AT&T and Verizon off the hook
Let’s get this out of the way: Netflix should not intentionally degrade the quality of its videos for subscribers who use Verizon and AT&T, especially …
4 reasons why the FBI unlocking the San Bernardino iPhone without Apple is bad news
The government is confident it can hack into the San Bernardino iPhone 5c without Apple’s help, at least according to statements made on Thursday. The …
It’s Netflix that’s throttling your video, not AT&T or Verizon
It turns out that neither AT&T nor Verizon are throttling Netflix videos, as T-Mobile CEO John Legere suggested last week. If you’re an AT&T or …
It sounds like buying Nest has been a total disaster for Google
Back when Google bought Nest in 2014, many people expected great things to come from the partnership. More than two years later, however, the Nest …
Apple may not like the FBI’s new alternative to ‘GovtOS’
The FBI has seemingly admitted defeat to Apple in its quest to force the company to build an insecure version of its OS to load onto …
U.S. to formally charge Iran in cyber attacks on banks and New York dam
The Obama administration is expected to file formal charges against Iranian hackers believed to be responsible for various cyber attacks against American targets, including several U.S. banks and …
The Galaxy S7 superhack you need now: Simultaneous dual-SIM and microSD support
The Galaxy S7 is the talk of the town right now and many people are saying it’s the best smartphone available right now. One of the perceived advantages …
Leak suggests HTC 10 will be even more powerful than the Galaxy S7 and iPhone 6s
HTC’s One M9 was the most disappointing smartphone of 2015. However, every leak we’ve seen this year indicates that HTC is going to really deliver …
The LEGO Batman Movie trailer shows us a Batman movie we might not hate
As reviews continue to roll in for Batman v Superman: Dawn of Justice, the Rotten Tomatoes average continues to plummet. When we published our review …
Why the FBI’s proposed ‘GovtOS’ might not have stood up in court
Though not officially confirmed, Israel-based Cellebrite is believed to be the company currently assisting the FBI in cracking the iPhone from the San Bernardino shooting. While …
What’s it like to interview for a job at Tesla?
Thanks to several anonymous anecdotes and first-hand accounts from former employees, it’s no secret that working at Tesla is extremely demanding. Much like Apple, Tesla is …
The iPhone SE’s battery life blows away the iPhone 6s
My biggest complaint about the iPhone 6s is its battery life. I honestly wouldn’t mind if Apple built a thicker iPhone if it meant having …
Our very first look at the deleted scenes from ‘Star Wars: The Force Awakens’
We now live in a world where deleted scenes warrant their own trailer. On Thursday, Disney shared a short preview video with footage from the …
Here’s how much the FBI is paying Cellebrite for its iPhone hack
For the time being, Apple’s legal battle with the FBI appears to be on hold. Though the FBI had previously demanded Apple write a completely …
Watch: Siberian wind pulls 41-ton Boeing 737 along the runway like it’s a toy
Planes and high winds aren’t the best of friends, especially when the aircraft is grounded. We’ve seen storms lift parked planes off the ground in …
FBI’s secret iPhone hacking method may not be a secret for long
With the FBI reportedly employing the services of an Israeli forensic software company to access the San Bernardino shooter’s locked iPhone, you might be forgiven for …
I paid more for my iPhone than you’ll pay for this huge 4K Ultra HD TV
Think about how far the flat-screen television market has come over the past decade. New tech used to cost an arm and a leg for …
Apple can’t really prevent the scary way spies might tap into iPhone data
Apple may have won its first major battle with intelligence and law enforcement agencies, at least in the public eye. But the iPhone encryption wars …
Forget Android rivals, the only phone the iPhone 7 needs to top is the iPhone 6s
Earlier this week, longtime technology journalist Walt Mossberg penned a piece for The Verge arguing that the iPhone 7 needs to “be spectacular,” particularly because …
2 new iPhone features in iOS 9.3 that you should really check out
There has been an unusual amount of excitement surrounding Apple’s new iOS 9.3 update, which the company just released this past Monday. Of course iOS …
Today’s top paid iPhone and iPad apps on sale for free
Yesterday’s post on paid iPhone and iPad apps on sale for free was packed full of enough premium apps on sale to tide you over for a day, but now …
