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 …
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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 …
Samsung’s new 256GB microSD card will be the envy of every iPhone user
Smartphone owners looking for as much expandable storage as possible have probably considered or even purchased the incredibly affordable 200GB microSD card from SanDisk. But Samsung …
You can experience this new TRON lightcycle ride without leaving your couch
Riding a TRON lightcycle should be a life goal for any hot-blooded human, but without $77,000 to spend on a life-size replica, you’re probably going to …
Motor Trend scores an exclusive look at Tesla’s Model 3
Regardless of how long it will actually take to ship, the Tesla Model 3 is definitely the talk of the auto industry so far this …
The U.S. Senate wants to know if Facebook has been messing with trending news
Yesterday, a Gizmodo report alleged that Facebook’s human curators had been manipulating the trending news section to kill conservative stories — allegations that Facebook carefully didn’t deny …
The complete Marvel movie schedule from now through 2019
Captain America: Civil War is a hit, there’s no doubt about it, and possibly one of the best movies in the Marvel universe. But Marvel …
Watch a drone do backflips without spilling a single drop of soda
Over the past few months, we’ve seen a proliferation of increasingly compelling and downright cool video footage of drones showing up in odd locations and engaging …
A single device can speed up your home internet and lower your cable bill by $100+
What if we told you that a single device can instantly improve your home W-Fi and lower the cost of home internet service? It’s OK if …
11 paid iPhone apps on sale for free for a limited time
Today’s list of paid iPhone and iPad apps on sale for free follows the killer batch we had yesterday, several of which are still free downloads if …
‘X-Men: Apocalypse’ review roundup: An unexciting end of the world
After dominating box offices around the world and garnering nearly universally positive reviews from critics, Captain America: Civil War is clearly the superhero event film …
New free app gives Uber users the most important feature they’ve been missing
Uber has been a game-changer. Not “game-changer” as in some random startup with an overpaid PR firm claiming its automatic cat feeder is a game-changer. We’re …
Amazon’s 10 best daily deals: 50% off Logitech gear, 3 super cheap smartphones, more
It was particularly difficult today to pick out Amazon’s best daily deals because there are just so many good bargains available. We ended up focusing …
Unsurprisingly, Reddit is a hotbed of drugs discussion
Reddit is famous for harboring some less-than-legal communities. Given the anonymity the site affords its users, it’s also not surprising to hear that people talk …
