New Year’s Eve surge pricing enrages Uber users; one man hit with $1,100 fare
Uber has become a staple in markets where it’s available, offering people a simplified alternative to taxi cabs at what are typically competitive prices. Sometimes, …
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Mockup images show off a colorful iPhone 6c lineup
As has become the annual tradition, iPhone owners are already looking ahead to the next major flagship release from Apple, just months after the launch …
Meet the tiny drone that can livestream video straight to your smartphone
I’ve maintained for a while now that the rise of tiny drones capable of recording video have the potential to seriously harm whatever is left of …
New app lets you see who likes your Instagram pics the most
How many times were you involved in a conversation with your friends and family about liking each other’s pics on Facebook or Instagram? Some people take …
Steve Jobs’ brutal response to an employee who asked why Apple engineers aren’t paid more
Life as a software engineer at Apple is pretty good, but the perks and salary provided by the company have long paled in comparison to …
Trump shrugs after terrorists use his speech to fire up recruits
Donald Trump last year showed an openness toward setting up a federal database for all Muslims in the United States and also called for the …
10 paid iPhone apps on sale for free right now
How is it already 2016 right now? It seems like just yesterday we were ringing in 2015 and now, all of a sudden, it’s 2016. …
This might be the most exciting announcement from CES 2016
Last year’s Consumer Electronics Show was the best event I’ve seen in years because it really was a glimpse at the future. We’re currently in …
You can finally preorder an Oculus Rift beginning this Wednesday
The age of the virtual reality headset is about to begin in earnest. Just moments ago, Oculus VR announced that Oculus Rift preorders will open on …
Everything there is to know about Star Wars: The Force Awakens’ most menacing new villain
The new Star Wars movie introduces a slew of bad guys, including First Order troopers and users of the Dark Side of the Force. There are soldiers …
Brand new Wi-Fi standard reaches twice as far and uses less power
The show floor at the annual Consumer Electronics Show in Las Vegas is packed with all sorts of flashy new consumer devices that are meant …
The iPhone trick you’ve been waiting for: How to hide Apple’s default apps
Since the iPhone was first released all the way back in 2007, there have been a handful of features that users asked for repeatedly but …
You can now get a 50-inch 4K TV for less than $630 shipped
When 1080p HDTVs first came out, they cost a fortune and it took quite a bit of time for prices to drop down far enough …
Possible iPhone 7 Plus leak may reveal two of the phone’s biggest new features
Apple’s upcoming iPhone 7 may finally address an issue that iPhone users have been clamoring about for years – mediocre battery life. According to a …
Mark Zuckerberg is building his own AI assistant that’s like Jarvis from ‘Iron Man’
Mark Zuckerberg has big plans for 2016. In a blog post published over the weekend, the Facebook founder said that his aspirational New Years resolution for …
Kid wins the Internet by devouring an entire watermelon in this viral video
Forget everything you thought you knew about foods to eat while enjoying a sporting event. An Australian kid conquered the Internet this weekend with his …
‘The Force Awakens’ about to shatter U.S. box office record
You’ve probably seen the latest Star Wars, J.J. Abrams’ Star Wars: The Force Awakens at least once since its debut on December 18th, so you’re …
Tesla sold more than 50,000 Model S sedans in 2015, a new annual record
Despite overblown reliability issues drummed up by Consumer Reports, Tesla during the last quarter of 2015 managed to deliver more Model S vehicles than ever …
Ford patent details how a car’s rear wheel can transform into an electric unicycle
A recently filed patent from Ford shows that Tesla isn’t the only forward-thinking car company on the planet. While the concept car detailed in Ford’s patent …
Mesmerizing underwater skyscrapers imagine life beneath the sea
Before we get to live on Mars and transplant human life as we know it to other planets, we may colonize something far closer to …
‘Star Wars: Episode VIII’ script is so incredible that J.J. Abrams now regrets not directing it
The range of emotions sparked by Star Wars: The Force Awakens is quite vast. While some moviegoers thought the film was an absolute triumph, others were quick …
George R.R. Martin confirms that ‘Game of Thrones’ season 6 will air before upcoming book is finished
Fans of the Game of Thrones books will have to wait even longer than expected for the series’ next installment, “The Winds of Winter”, to hit …
Average U.S. Internet speed has more than tripled since 2011
Thanks to the rise of streaming video services like Netflix, ISPs in the United States have been forced to up their game and deliver faster …
Researchers say retrieving information from a black hole might be possible
Interstellar is one of the best sci-fi movies of the last decade, imagining a post-apocalyptic human population that needs to be saved from a dying …
Galaxy S7 leak reveals some design tweaks for new flagship phone
Leaks of Samsung’s next flagship phone haven’t exactly been hard to come by in recent weeks, but it’s still surprising to see just how much …
Zootopia looks like another winner from Disney in this brand new trailer
Picture this: you’re a fox minding your own business in a town filled with animals that live in harmony. But then you’re framed for a …
$11 turns one wall outlet into seven
Does a $20 surge protector guard your gear as well as an $80 surge protector? There are plenty of arguments on both sides of the …
Popular antivirus extension from AVG puts millions of Chrome users in danger
One of the most popular browser-based solutions for Internet security might be more dangerous than not having any security at all. According to a bug …
The 5 most disastrous smartphones ever released
The rise of smartphones has been the biggest story in personal computing technology over the past decade. But while there have been a lot of …
Is this the future of art?
If you’re a snooty old person who needs to keep up appearances in a house that’s 10 times bigger than you need it to be, the …
