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Lees meerThe Galaxy Note 7 is dead, people. But recalling a product whose reputation consists solely of its propensity to burst into flames presents some obvious problems like: is it even legal to mail this thing?Read more...
Lees meerIn a win for frustrated Comcast customers everywhere, the FCC has ordered the vampiric media conglomerate to cough up $2.3 million—“the largest civil penalty assessed from a cable operator”— for sketchy billing practices. Read more...
Lees meerThe good news is that Sprint is donating 1 million wireless devices and service to high school students in disadvantaged areas. The bad news, of course, is that the service is with Sprint. That and the fine print.Read more...
Lees meerWikileaks published the third installment of hacked emails from Hilary Clinton’s campaign manager John Podesta on Tuesday. Although the trove of messages doesn’t include any bombshells near the level of Donald Trump’s lewd remarks about women, the …
Lees meerTwitter just announced that it’s revoking a surveillance service’s access to Twitter data. In September, the Daily Dot reported that the Denver Police Department was paying $30,000 to use a tool made by Geofeedia that aggregates information from twe…
Lees meerAs Haiti reels from the immediate devastation of Hurricane Matthew, which plowed through the impoverished nation at Category 4 intensity last week, aid groups fear that the worst is yet to come. According to experts on the ground, massive disease ou…
Lees meerThe new plastic polymer £5 notes are bonkers. They can’t be crumpled, are extremely hard (though not impossible) to burn, and some wonky stuff happens if you shine a laser through the queen’s face. By far the strangest revelation about this Money Of…
Lees meerLast month, a grown man in fluffy Pikachu jammies performed a manic routine from Hell on Russian state-controlled Channel 1, complete with Pokébabes and Pokéhunks dancing with giant prop iPhones, half-twerking and bouncing about on blow-up Pokéball…
Lees meerThe next time you find yourself at the end of a long, exhausting day at the office, what would you rather find in your jacket pocket? A fancy Montblanc writing instrument, or an herb-grinding, weed-dispensing pen that guarantees a super-relaxed even…
Lees meerBarack Obama is really pumped about getting humans to Mars.Read more...
Lees meerSupergirl on CW is why superhero shows should exist. It’s the culmination of every dorky episode of Lois and Clark, every lame episode of Smallville, and every angsty episode of Arrow and The Flash. If you let monkeys with typewriters pluck away at …
Lees meerThink you can pull off burnouts, drifts, and breath-taking jumps in your sedan just because you’ve seen all the Fast and Furious films? Being a stunt driver takes years of practice and the right equipment—and you probably have neither. But it turns …
Lees meerTo address the burgeoning “loneliness epidemic” and the demands of an aging population, some think that we should deploy robotic caregivers. A new ad titled “B.E.N. (Biologically Engineered Nursing),” however, suggests that this is a dreadful idea.R…
Lees meerHave you heard about the latest craze to set fire to the internet? No, it’s not Ken Bone’s tomato-colored sweater, or Donald J. Trump’s “locker room talk,” or the actually flammable Galaxy Note 7. This furor is much dumber. Read more...
Lees meerSpherical, orb-like aliens are one of science fiction’s most beloved tropes, from countless golden age classics to appearances in Star Trek and Dr. Who. It’s unclear whether this is a case of science fiction inspiring innovation or simply great mind…
Lees meerWe see our fair share of deals on Vizio’s 38"-40" sound bars, but if you own a larger TV, and want more separation between the audio channels, a pair of refurbished 54" sound bars are on sale in today’s Amazon Gold Box.Read more...
Lees meerIt’s over. Samsung is permanently ending production of its Galaxy Note 7. Just a day after the Korean giant halted sales worldwide of the exploding phone, Samsung has elected to stop production of the troubled device altogether.Read more...
Lees meerTheranos and its founder, disgraced CEO Elizabeth Holmes, is getting sued by one of its biggest investors. The once promising biotech startup has been slowly crumbling since The Wall Street Journal challenged its claim that it could test blood with …
Lees meerMovies are supposed to make you feel something. The best ones can deliver scenes that make you feel all sorts of emotions through the fiction. CineFix cooked up a list of 10 of the most emotional movie scenes of all time—but really, it’s a dive …
Lees meerAmid continued reports of their new flagship smartphone catching on fire, Samsung suspended global sales and replacements of the Galaxy Note 7 on Monday and advised current owners to turn their devices off. Earlier in the day, the company confirmed …
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