LAPD is evaluating Tesla’s Model S for use in ‘high-pursuit situations’
When Elon Musk boasts that Tesla doesn’t know how to make slow cars, he absolutely means it. Speed wise, Tesla’s crowning achievement has to be …
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Ditching Chrome for Opera can increase your laptop battery life by 50%
Chrome didn’t take very long to become one of the most popular desktop web browsers in the world, and it stole users away from Internet …
Tesla keeps incredibly detailed logs of how you use a car’s autonomous features
A few days ago, a Model S parked itself using the Summon auto-park feature, crashing into a trailer in the process. The car’s sensors and …
Windows 10 will finally stop sharing Wi-Fi passwords after public backlash
When Windows 10 first launched, one of its most controversial features was Wi-Fi Sense. If ticked, a couple harmless-looking boxes shared internet access to your …
This smart camping lantern lights up to guide you home
When you think of camping lanterns, you’re probably imagining some kind of gas-powered Coleman monstrosity your dad used to fire up on weekends. But this …
The magic words you can use to lower your phone and internet bills
Would you like to pay less for your monthly phone and internet bills? Of course you would — but you shouldn’t assume the same tactics …
Google Fiber is just getting warmed up
Google Fiber is set to have a big expansion year in 2016 but it looks like the game-changing internet service is already thinking of new ways …
Act surprised: There’s a new zero-day Flash exploit you need to fix right now
Flash zero-day vulnerabilities are a dime a dozen these days, so you won’t be surprised to learn there’s another one in the wild. Microsoft and Adobe have …
iOS 10 concept offers lockscreen widgets, improved notifications, and new gestures
Apple will unveil its newest software innovations next month at WWDC 2016, where iOS 10 and Mac OS 10.12 are surely going to be unveiled. Outside …
Google Translate for Android just got way more useful
There’s an update out for Google’s Android Translate app that you should definitely go download. Rather than just working in the dedicated app, Translate for …
Model S software crashes car, but Tesla blames the driver
You may love your Tesla, but that doesn’t make it any less prone to accidents than other cars. If you want an example, consider that a …
Massive R&D spending hints big changes are coming at Apple
Apple has been significantly increasing its spending on research and development in recent years, and we can safely assume that all that money wasn’t just …
10 paid iPhone apps on sale for free right now
Today’s list of paid iPhone and iPad apps on sale for free comes a bit later than usual, but you’ll love it every bit as much as …
You can watch the first full-scale Hyperloop test right here
The first full-scale test of next-gen Hyperloop transportation technology has just taken place in the desert outside Las Vegas. Although Hyperloop is an Elon Musk …
Apple’s 2017 iPhone said to feature edgeless display and no home button
If you’re of the opinion that Apple’s upcoming iPhone 7 is interesting but not necessarily exciting or compelling, we have some good news for you. …
Tesla’s ambitious Model 3 production plan faces steep hurdles
Even Tesla has been surprised by just how popular its Model 3 has been. With around 400,000 preorders, Tesla recently adopted a new production plan that …
Top insider says the iPhone 7 Plus is the phone to buy this year
When it rains, it pours. An iPhone 7 leak earlier on Wednesday suggested that the iPhone 7 Plus will have a dual lens camera and …
Google I/O 2016 preview: All the biggest announcements you can expect next week
Every year during the spring and summer months, Android and Apple users alike are given a glimpse into the future of their respective mobile operating …
One-day sale cuts unlocked Nexus 5 to just $150
If you hurry, and we mean really hurry, you can pick up one of the best Android smartphones that has ever existed for just $150 …
Images of all the new emoji that might be coming soon to your smartphone
Typically when a new emoji proposal comes over the wire, it’s not worth diving too deep into because there are no guarantees that the Unicode Consortium …
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 …
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 …
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 …
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, …
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 …
