Upgrade from OS X 10.11 El Capitan to macOS 10.12 Sierra Best Practices

While there are many brave souls who updated to macOS 10.12 Sierra immediately, we're sure many of you were waiting for the all clear.

Why Golden Delicious and Braeburn Are the Best Apples for Pie

The two key elements to the perfect apple pie are flavor and texture. You want a balance of sweet and tart, without mushiness or mealiness. That’s why Golden Delicious and Braeburn apples, according to J. Kenji Lopez-Alt, of Serious Eats, have the b…

Samsung acquires Viv, the AI bot developed by the original creators of Siri

Over the last year, the artificial intelligence assistant “Viv” has garnered a lot of attention. Viv was cofounded by Dag Kittlaus, Adam Cheyer and Chris Brigham, the original creaters of Siri, and has been billed as a more powerful and more capabl…

Samsung Acquires Viv, a Next-Gen AI Assistant Built by Creators of Apple’s Siri

Samsung Acquires Viv AI Assistant from Creators of Siri

Back in May of this year, Adam Cheyer and Dag Kittlaus showed off their new attempt at building a breakthrough artificial intelligence-based assistant. Continue reading →

Supply chain suggests Apple to see better-than-expected holiday season, analyst says

A positive earnings pre-announcement from Apple supplier Dialog Semiconductor on Wednesday leads RBC Capital Markets analyst Amit Daryanani to believe iPhone sales are set to outperform Wall Street expectations in the December quart…

'Skyrim,' 'Fallout 4' to offer user mods and PS4 Pro support

Bethesda and Sony have kissed and made up. Who benefits from that corporate make-out session? You, because mod support is en route for Fallout 4 and Skyrim Special Edition, according to a post on Bethesda.net. Skyrim mods will show up first…

Report: Twitter to make acquisition decision this month, Disney, Salesforce & Alphabet in the running

Twitter has been rumored to be searching for potential buyers since last month, but a new report out of Reuters today suggests that its negotiations could soon come to a close. According to the report, which cites “people familiar with the matter,”…

T-Mobile CEO Says He'll Send Someone to Mars If He Gets 1 Million Retweets

John Legere, the CEO of T-Mobile, has promised to give away a trip to Mars if this tweet gets a million retweets by October 11th. That’s right, the CEO of a major American company is promising something that doesn’t exist using the tactics of a comm…

Remains of the Day: Google Cast App Rebranded as Google Home

Clearing the way for their smart home future of voice-recognition devices and intelligent Wi-Fi routers, Google has decided to rebrand the Google Cast app as Google Home, a destination to manage your smart devices. That and more in today’s news.Read…

Quickly Peel Tomatoes by Torching Them On a Gas Stovetop

If you want to peel a few tomatoes for a homemade sauce or batch of gazpacho, all you need is an open flame and those tomato skins will come off in no time.Read more...

Apple, Google, Disney unlikely to place bids in Twitter sale, report says

As the rumor mill spins churns over speculation about who will take over ubiquitous microblogging network Twitter, a pair of reports on Wednesday put two of tech's biggest players, Apple and Google, and entertainment giant Disney ou…

Washington state orders Valve to end 'Counter-Strike' gambling

For Washington state, it's not enough for Valve to distance itself from gun skin gambling in Counter-Strike: Global Offensive -- it wants the company to put an end to the practice. The state's Gambling Commission has ordered Valve to "stop …

Apple inexplicably terminates developer account for popular developer app Dash, apps removed from App Store

For unknown reasons, the developer account associated with popular developer app Dash, a utility tool providing offline API documentation, has been terminated by Apple. Consequently, both Dash apps for iOS and macOS have been pulled from the respec…

Are Uber's Self-Driving Cars Driving Like Asshats Around Pittsburgh?

Pittsburgh is Uber’s self-driving-car testbed, hosting the company’s “Advanced Technology Center” and dozens of its self-driving “pilot program” Ford Fusions. Now, according to website Quartz, there are reports of these self-driving cars causing all…

Ditch New Year's Weight Loss Resolutions and Make a Pre-Holiday Resolution

The start of a new year is when many people make a resolution to eat healthier, exercise more, and lose weight. But a recent study suggests that most of that weight people plan on losing is actually gained during the holidays. Now’s the time to make…

Apple opens 'Orchard' project to groom marketing talent

Apple this week quietly announced "the Orchard," a new internal project that seeks to pair up-and-coming creative minds with leaders in Apple's Marketing Communications (Marcom) team, grooming them for a potential job at the company…

Theranos is closing its labs and Wellness Centers

Theranos is making some big changes going forward, company chief Elizabeth Holmes has revealed in an open letter. While the embattled blood-testing firm isn't closing shop completely, it will shut down its clinical labs and Wellness Centers…

Apple’s first iOS App Development Center opens in Naples this week

Apple first announced plans for an iOS App Development Center in Naples earlier this year, confirming in July that the location would open this October. Now, The Guardian reports that Apple’s iOS Developer Academy will open in Naples this week, hos…

Tim Culpan: ‘HTC, You Loser’

Why the Heck Does This Hummingbird's Face Look Like a Shiny Purple Octopus?

Man, this Costa’s hummingbird legitimately looks like it has a shiny purple baby octopus attached to its face like the facehugger in Alien. I mean, look at how wacky it looks, it almost seems as if the octopus was digitally slapped onto the face…