iPhone Hacker 'Geohot' Looks To Take On Tesla With His Own Self-Driving Car
Not many hackers have names and reputations that last years beyond their most famous exploits. George Hotz, aka geohot, is an exception to this rule. Still…
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Android Design Chief Says iPhone Software Can Feel 'Heavy And Burdensome'
When Steve Jobs introduced the iPhone about eight years ago, he said that it was a leapfrog product that was 5 years ahead of the…
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Here's What Apple's New Secret iPhone Lab Might Be Working On
After a Bloomberg report from a few days ago said that Apple opened up a secret iPhone lab in Taiwan where it might be developing next-generation…
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AT&T's New Promo Will Give You A Free iPhone 6s
Black Friday may have come and gone, but there's an incredible iPhone 6s deal available via AT&T that's flying a bit under the radar. For the…
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Movies (12)
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10 Ridiculous Mistakes You Missed During Huge Fights In Popular Movies
Choreographing a massive fight scene has to be one of the most difficult challenges while shooting an action movie. Not only do the actors and extras need…
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The 5 Most Annoying Things About 'Star Wars: The Force Awakens'
Despite the onslaught of praise directed at Star Wars: The Force Awakens, I can't help but feel that the film's rave reviews are undeservedly being colored by deep…
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'Star Wars: The Force Awakens' Becomes The Fastest Film To Top $1 Billion At The Box Office
Thanks to Star Wars: The Force Awakens, Disney's 2012 purchase of Lucasfilm for $4 billion is starting to look like a bargain. Not even two…
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10 Most Overused And Overplayed Songs In Movies And On TV
The importance of music in film can't be overstated. A well-chosen song not only heightens our senses but can also evoke a wide range of emotions. Not…
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'Star Wars: The Force Awakens' Is A Box Office Smash With $250 Million In Global Sales
In a turn of events that shouldn't surprise anyone, Star Wars: The Force Awakens is already setting box office records. Directed by JJ Abrams, the new Star…
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Quentin Tarantino Goes Off On Disney Over Alleged 'Star Wars' Extortion
It seems like you can't go anywhere these days without seeing some sort of reference to or advertisement for Star Wars: The Force Awakens. While…
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What Critics Said About The Original 'Star Wars' Movie Back In 1977
Star Wars: The Force Awakens is just one day away from hitting theaters and the bulk of early reviews we've seen thus far have not only…
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10 Spoilers You Didn't Notice At The Beginning Of Popular Movies
With one week to go until the release of Star Wars: The Force Awakens, everyone is on edge when it comes to spoilers. After waiting…
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New Stars Wars Toy Leaks Early, Lucasfilm Tries To Remove It From The Internet
The long tentacles of Lucasfilm's Intellectual Property arm are pretty much impossible to avoid, a fact a couple of Star Wars fans from Iowa recently learned…
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10 Continuity Errors In Popular Movies That Somehow Made It To The Final Cut
How often do you notice continuity mistakes in movies? Whether it's a coffee cup that suddenly appears on a different side of the room or…
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These Popular Movies Got Away With Stealing Their Plots From Other Movies
I'm not going to blow anyone's mind by saying this: not every movie is entirely original. In fact, a huge percentage of the movies that make it…
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The Ultimate Trailer For Every Movie Released In 2015
You know it's been an incredible year for movie fans when the wait for Star Wars: The Force Awakens doesn't really seem all that long.…
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News (185)
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Brilliant Uber Scheme Aims Could Turn Everyday Commuters Into Taxi Drivers
Uber might be working on cheap self-driving cars that would offer its customers even better prices than regular taxis in the future, but it'll be…
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Microsoft CEO Tries To Convince The World That Windows Phone's Failure Doesn't Matter
By any measure one might consider, Microsoft's Windows platform for smartphones has been a failure. While one delusional market research firm tried to convince the world…
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The Complete Star Wars Movie Schedule Through 2020
So you've seen Star Wars: The Force Awakens, you loved it, and you want more. That's definitely understandable, and Disney and LucasFilm have you covered.…
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Microsoft Might Launch A Slim Xbox One Version To Take On The Apple TV
Microsoft is rumored to be prepping a slimmer Xbox One console that may launch next year to compete directly against Apple's brand new Apple TV. The product…
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Huge Database Of 191 Million U.S. Voters Found On The Open Internet
Personal data belonging to 191 million American voters may have been exposed to hackers who may have been digging for such bulk information online, a…
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Spotify Faces $150 Million Lawsuit For Unpaid Royalties, Copyright Infringement
Ever since it became the most popular music streaming service on the Internet, Spotify has been making artists angry. The streak continued earlier this week…
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Gamer Keeps Nintendo System On For 20 Years Just To Preserve A Saved Game
We've all been there. We've all fought for saved games that we'd thought we'd need at some point in the future. But one hardcore gamer…
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Crazy Video: Pickup Truck Tries To Drive Across A Thin Wooden Bridge
This heart-stopping video of a truck trying to cross what appears to be a rickety wooden bridge might make you question everything you thought you…
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T-Mobile Denies Throttling YouTube Videos, Says It's 'Optimized' Them
T-Mobile's Binge On program is yet another move from the "Un-carrier" that's supposed to help it steal more customers from the competition. With Binge On…
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Here's The Viral Video Showing What Happens When You Mix Coke And Bleach
The CrazyRussianHacker YouTube channel that taught us how to hack band-aids returned this week with a new viral video that shows what happens when you mix Coca…
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The Biggest 'Star Wars: The Force Awakens' Plot Holes Explained
Like just about every major sci-fi movie that's been released since the dawn of time, Star Wars: The Force Awakens has a significant share of plot…
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See What The Original 'Star Wars' Trailers Would Look Like If They Came Out Today
J.J. Abrams' Star Wars: The Force Awakens is the most successful movie of the year, at least when it comes to the hype that preceded its…
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'Star Wars' Fan Theory Offers An Unexpected Explanation For Poe Dameron's Role In The Story
Played by Oscar Isaac, Poe Dameron is a Resistance pilot in Star Wars: The Force Awakens who takes a backseat in the film to new characters…
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Class Action Suit Says Apple's iOS 9 Crippled The iPhone 4s
A new class action lawsuit against Apple alleges that the iPhone maker crippled the 2011 iPhone 4s with the iOS 9 update, demanding more than…
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Disney's Gravity-Defying Rolling Robot Can Drive Vertically Up Walls
Most four-wheeled robots would probably be stopped in their tracks by a high vertical obstacle like a wall, but that's not the case for a recent…
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Epic Achievement: Comcast Generates More FCC Complaints Than AT&T, Verizon And TWC Combined
In case you haven't noticed, Comcast is intensely disliked by many of its customers. While Comcast has rightly noted that customer satisfaction ratings for Internet…
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Christopher Nolan's Next Movie Is A World War II Drama Called 'Dunkirk'
Christopher Nolan is a highly regarded moviemaker who really doesn't need any introductions. He's behind some of the best sci-fi and action movies released in recent years,…
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Chinese Hoverboard Market In Chaos After Amazon Demands They Stop Exploding
Shortly after reports began to spread that some hoverboards were starting fires and causing significant injuries to customers, Amazon and other retailers began pulling certain brands…
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Couple Pays $100,000 For Puppies Cloned From Their Dead Dog's DNA
We all love our pets but how many of us love them enough to pay $100,000 to get cloned versions of them after they pass…
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Priest Rides A Hoverboard During Christmas Eve Mass, Gets Suspended By Humorless Church
I know the headline sounds like a lazy, post-holiday headline from The Onion, but it's apparently absolutely true. Earlier this week, a video of a priest…
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This Homemade Lightsaber Is Dangerously Crazy, And You Have To Check It Out
With Star Wars hysteria still in full swing, it was only a matter of time before famed do-it-yourselfer and all-around laser buff Styropyro came out with…
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The Best GoPro Videos Of 2015, As Picked By GoPro
The most exciting thing that my family did with a GoPro this year was take it on a roller coaster at Disney World. That's as…
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Russell Crowe Throws Twitter Tantrum Over Airline Hoverboard Ban
Hoverboards are insanely popular with kids and adults, and they may be the perfect Christmas gift for some people – though people generally have a hard…
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Latest iPhone 7 Rumors Include Waterproof Casing, Mysterious 'New Compound Materials'
At this point in the design process, Apple is likely experimenting with different ideas that may or may not make it into the final product.…
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Update Flash Right Now, Or Just Get Rid Of It: Christmas Hack Edition
One of the things Christmas brought us is a new Flash exploit that could let attackers take control of an affected system. That's not necessarily…
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Fox Just Released A 21-Minute Preview For The New 'X-Files' Series - Watch It Right Here
Star Wars has been all the rage this month but another beloved science fiction series is also getting a highly anticipated reboot very soon. Fox…
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Comcast Has Figured Out How To Deliver Gigabit Internet Without Fiber
Comcast, your "favorite" cable and Internet service provider, has had a breakthrough when it comes to delivering super-fast Internet to customers. Rather than replacing the…
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Stop The Madness: We Don't Need 4K Smartphone Displays
There's been a strange disconnect lately between what many smartphone users consistently say they want (i.e., better battery life) and what smartphone vendors are actually…
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Did 'The Force Awakens' Subtly Insult George Lucas With Its Opening Line?
It might not be a perfect film, but there's no question that Star Wars: The Force Awakens has been received better than any of the…
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More Than $900 Billion Has Been Spent Saving Matt Damon
I'm not sure there's an actor in the history of cinema that has required more saving than Matt Damon. I'd never really noticed it before,…
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4 Burning Questions I Have After Seeing 'Star Wars: The Force Awakens'
So it finally happened: I saw Star Wars: The Force Awakens on Christmas and I managed to see it without reading any spoilers beforehand despite the…
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'Star Wars: The Force Awakens' Had A Different Name Originally
Disney's recently released Star Wars: The Force Awakens is the talk of the town, likely a popular conversation topic this Christmas. The movie shattered many…
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Moving Instagram Account Lets You Follow Along As Humans Destroy The Earth
Watching our planet crumble around us has never looked so beautiful. It's difficult to dispute the impact humans have had on Earth, and the damage isn't…
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$20,000 Hoverboard From ArcaSpace Is Intriguing But Leaves A Lot To Be Desired
The most recent high-profile effort aimed at developing a legit hoverboard comes from ArcaSpace, a privately owned space company that just a few days ago…
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I Hate Email Again
Email was destroying my life, so I destroyed email. Back in 2013, I decided I could no longer deal with the flood of email I…
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This Fan Theory Explains Who The New Star Wars Villain Might Really Be
The new Star Wars: The Force Awakens movie will be one of the most discussed topics at your dinner table this Christmas. The movie premiered a…
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I Can't Stop Watching This Hilarious 79-Year-Old Grandmother Play 'Skyrim'
Gaming: It's not just for kids anymore. Shirley Curry, a 79-year-old grandmother, has set up a YouTube channel to show off her gaming skills and right…
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Hyatt Hotels Chain Hit With Credit Card Stealing Malware
Hyatt Hotels is the latest company to have been hit by hackers, who managed to breach its network, access the payment processing system and possibly…
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Researchers Have Developed Holograms That You Can Actually Touch
Virtual reality, augmented reality and holograms might not mean anything to you right now, but these new technologies will likely play a major role in future…
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Merry Christmas! Now Watch This 27-Minute Video Of Drone Crashes
Drones are absolutely among the hottest Christmas gifts of the year in 2015, though they're more accurately known as "quadcopters" since they're not really drones…
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Insiders Reveal Samsung Is Still Clueless When It Comes To Software
2015 hasn't been the kindest year to Samsung's mobile division. Despite two new flagship products - the Galaxy S6 and the S6 Edge - the South…
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Hacker Arrested For Stealing Celebrities' Movie Scripts And Sex Tapes
A 23-year-old hacker from the Bahamas was arrested after he managed to access personal data belonging to certain celebrities, including scripts for unreleased movies, sex…
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Critics Of 'Star Wars: The Force Awakens' Blast New Film - Here's What They Said
December 2015 will forever be remembered as the month where Star Wars hysteria reigned supreme. The recent release of Star Wars: The Force Awakens has set innumerable box…
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MIT Researchers Have Figured Out How To Make Solar Cells With Old Car Batteries
Here's a clever technological breakthrough that could help the environment in two ways. MIT announced this week that some of its researchers have figured out…
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Watch A DJI Camera Drone Violently Chop Up Food At 1500fps
Over the past few months, we've seen drones do it all. We've seen someone attach a flamethrower to a drone and roast a turkey, and…
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These Google-Owned Robotic Reindeer Are Freaking Out The Internet
Google in recent years has bought up a lot of different robotics firms and one of the most impressive of the bunch is Boston Dynamics,…
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The Most Incredible Ski Run You'll Ever See Doesn't Even Involve Snow
This is without question one of the coolest videos you'll see this week. In fact, it might be the coolest video you see all month.…
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Google Is Testing A Bold New Idea For Killing Passwords
Google wants to see passwords die just as much as the rest of us do, which is why it's spent years coming up with wild…
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New 'Star Wars' Fan Theory Offers A Fascinating Explanation Of Who Rey Really Is
One of the questions that emerged soon after Disney's Star Wars: The Force Awakens hit theaters was related to the lead character. Rey is the obvious hero…
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This Might Just Be The Best Thing About 'Star Wars: Episode VII'
I can't see into the future so I have no idea what's in store for Star Wars fans in late May 2017 when Episode VIII is…
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Stacked Is A Humpbacked iPhone Battery Case You Might Actually Like
The new iPhone battery case I refer to as The Hunchback of Cupertino is a great move on Apple's part. The company makes a killing selling…
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YouTube Says T-Mobile's Net Neutrality-Bending Binge On Scheme Throttles Its Videos
Even though T-Mobile's Binge On program is the least objectionable of all carrier plans I've seen to exempt certain content from its own data caps,…
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The Beatles Arrive On 9 Different Streaming Music Services
The Beatles used a webpage that looks like it was designed in the late 1990s to announce their arrival in the twenty-first century. Beginning at 12:01…
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How A Security Director Used A Rootkit To Rig The Lottery And Steal Millions Of Dollars
Not too long ago, Eddie Tipton was convicted of hacking into the Multi-State Lottery Association's computer system in order to rig a nearly $17 million…
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SpaceX CEO Elon Musk Eyes City On Mars After Successful Rocket Landing
SpaceX's audacious vertical rocket landing on Monday lays a critical foundation for reusable rockets that could help humans colonize Mars, according to the company's CEO…
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Making Your Car Autonomous Could Be As Simple As Mounting Your Phone On The Dashboard
Ford and Google might be negotiating a major deal concerning self-driving cars, but there might be other ways to smarten up a vehicle without actually…
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You Probably Never Noticed These 10 Hidden Details In Marvel And DC Movies
Superhero movies are incredibly dense. It's probably a byproduct of all the explosions, but there's a decent chance you'll miss more than a few details…
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Everything You Need To Know About The FAA's New Drone Registration Program
Yesterday afternoon, the FAA's website for drone registration went live. While the process is seemingly straight forward, there are a number of caveats and exceptions to…
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'Star Wars Episode VIII': Who's Coming Back In The Next Movie?
Now that we've seen Star Wars: The Force Awakens, we can't but wonder what's next. What will happen to the old Star Wars characters and…
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Quentin Tarantino's 'The Hateful Eight' Is Already Available To Download Illegally
It might not get the same reception as Star Wars: The Force Awakens, but Quentin Tarantino's The Hateful Eight is definitely one of the must-see…
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Apple Tears Apart Proposed British Anti-Encryption Law In Written Memo To Parliament
No matter what some would say about Apple's determination to encrypt its products, the company is not ready to go down without a fight in…
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What Happens When You Don't Register Your Drone With The FAA
Starting today, all individuals who own drones that weigh .55 pounds or more will be required to register their devices with the Federal Aviation Administration (FAA). The…
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Want To Land A Job At Netflix? You'll Have To Answer These Tough Questions First
Netflix sounds like an incredibly cool place to work if you're a software engineer but they don't let just anybody come in to code for…
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Billy Bob Thornton Finally Returns As Bad Santa Next November
Bill Bob Thorton's irreverent Christmas comedy Bad Santa is on its way to becoming a cult classic. Released on November 21st, 2003, the film is…
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This Music Video's Beautiful Underwater Shots Were Filmed Entirely With An iPhone 6s Plus
It just had to happen: A music video was shot with an iPhone 6s. We can't really be surprised by such an achievement, considering that older…
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Tim Cook Defends Apple's Stance On Encryption: 'We're America, We Can Have Privacy And Security'
Appearing on 60 Minutes on Sunday, Apple CEO Tim Cook passionately defended Apple's support of encryption on iOS devices. When asked about terrorists relying upon encrypted…
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Gamer Sues Bethesda After Losing His Wife And Job To 'Fallout 4' Addiction
No matter how much time you've spent with Fallout 4 since it launched last month, it probably hasn't had as big of an impact on…
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Steve Harvey's Miss Universe Fail Is 2015's Most Cringeworthy TV Moment
If you happened to tune in for the end of the Miss Universe pageant on NBC last night, you were treated to one of the…
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Video: SNL Pokes Fun At Hoverboards With 'If You Hate Walking But Love Fire' Tagline
While hoverboards were seemingly on track to become the hottest tech gadget this holiday shopping season, a number of highly publicized safety incidents recently prompted…
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Airbnb Nightmare: Couple Finds Hidden Video Camera In Rented Apartment
Airbnb was recently hit with a lawsuit after a couple who were renting an apartment in Irvine, California discovered that the owner had placed a hidden video…
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Are Things Actually Looking Up For BlackBerry?
I'll admit it: Two years ago, I did not think BlackBerry would have still been in business by this time. It seems that I was…
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Lawsuit Alleges Apple Knowingly Concealed An iPhone Wi-Fi Defect
Apple is not a stranger to class action suits and the iPhone maker will soon have to defend itself in a new class action that…
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Watch In Awe As An F-16 Fighter Jet Ascends To 15,000 Feet In 20 Seconds
One of the most nerve-wracking parts of a flight for many people is takeoff. Once the plane is at cruising altitude, everything's all right, but…
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Boeing 777's Insane Landing In A 75MPH Windstorm Is Almost Too Unnerving To Watch
If you thought turbulence can be a scary during flights, then you probably haven't experienced a windstorm landing. The pilots of a commercial Boeing 777 airplane skillfully…
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App Developers Give Brutally Honest Answers About Why They Pick iOS Over Android
Much to Android users' collective chagrin, many top mobile apps seem to come to iOS before they come to Android. We've written a lot about…
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The 7 Scariest Gadgets The NSA Uses To Spy On Cellphones
Yesterday, The Intercept published an extensive catalog detailing the innumerable gadgets and technologies used by the military, law enforcement authorities, and U.S. governmental agencies like the…
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One Googler's Guide For Perfectly Organizing Your Work Week
If you're like a lot of people, you're probably terrible at managing your time. Jeremiah Dillon, the head of product marketing for Google Apps for Work,…
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Man Skypes With Parents While Skydiving, Records Their Epic Freakout
It's always fun to surprise your parents but we don't think anyone has ever surprised their parents quite like this before. HostelWorld.com recently recruited a…
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BlackBerry CEO Rips Apple's Stance On Privacy And Encryption
BlackBerry, a company whose smartphones most people haven't bought for years, posted an unusual missive on user privacy and security earlier this week penned by CEO…
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A Single Unread Email Could Let Hackers Unleash Havoc In A Company's Network
Considering the many digital attacks we've seen in the last years, it's safe to say no company or governmental agency has a foolproof strategy for…
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The 10 Best TV Shows Of 2015
There's too much television. That seems to be the consensus among both critics and fans alike, but for the majority of us, it's a good…
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A Lamborghini And A Mustang Tear Through An Abandoned Russian Town In This Epic Drift Battle
Promotional videos put together by ad agencies enlisted by companies that cater to "extreme" markets are hit or miss. Sometimes they're so ridiculous and contrived that…
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Celebrities Reading Mean Tweets About Themselves Is The Funniest Thing You'll Watch Today
Love him or hate him, there's no denying that Jimmy Kimmel has some pretty funny segments on his late-night show, Jimmy Kimmel Live. Among them, "Celebrities Read…
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Yet Another Problem With Comcast Data Caps: Customers Have No Idea Why They're Exceeding Their Limits
Comcast sure knows how to bring out the love from its customer base. Cut Cable Today recently filed a FOIA request to the Federal Communications Commission…
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Amazon Tells Customers To Trash Unsafe Hoverboards, Offers Full Refunds
After removing certain brands of hoverboards from virtual store shelves in recent weeks, Amazon is now telling some customers to dispose of their hoverboards altogether…
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Drones Of The Future Could Fly For Hours Thanks To Hydrogen Fuel Cells
The rise of the drone as a tool and a toy has led to plenty of privacy and safety concerns, but consumers are far more interested…
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You Can Weigh Things With 3D Touch On The iPhone 6s Without Even Installing An App
3D Touch is the hottest new feature on Apple's latest smartphones, the iPhone 6s and iPhone 6s Plus. Using a combination of special hardware in…
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Cord Cutters' Bible: The Best Shows You Can Watch Only On Netflix, Hulu And Amazon
If you've just cut the cord and are going exclusively with online video streaming services, you're probably curious about the best shows to watch that…
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A Simple Idea That Will Make Comcast's Data Cap Much More Consumer-Friendly
We have covered Comcast's data cap policy a number of times here on BGR, and it's a widely discussed topic across the web. It's a pure…
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The NSA Will Spy On You For Reading This Article
Are you looking for ways to protect your privacy while browsing the web? Are you trying to learn how to use Tor, the browser that anonymizes…
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How To Watch The Original Star Wars Trilogy From Before George Lucas Altered It
The original Star Wars trilogy – you know, the one that starts with Episode IV – has been significantly modified by Lucasfilm in new releases, which…
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Nuance's Voice Control Going Where Siri, Google Now And Cortana Fall Short
Nuance, the company behind some of the voice technology used for Samsung's S Voice and Apple's Siri, is ready to go where no other digital assistant…
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You Need To Try Google's Crazy New Star Wars Lightsaber Game At Least Once
Are you sitting by your computer? And do you have your smartphone handy? If so, then you're ready to play the crazy new Star Wars Lightsaber…
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Video Of Star Wars R2-D2 Drone Soaring Through The Sky Is The Best Thing You'll See Today
Over the past few months, we've seen any number of different drones take to the sky. From a 3D printed drone that can hit a…
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10 Easter Eggs And Surprises You Never Noticed In The Star Wars Movies
For the next 48 hours or so, you're probably going to be doing everything in your power to avoid Star Wars: The Force Awakens spoilers.…
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How To Respond To Text Messages Without Touching Your iPhone Or Android Phone
Whether you're driving a car, washing the dishes or simply too lazy to pick up your phone and type, there are times when you'd prefer to listen…
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Ashley Madison Hack Victims Are Starting To Receive Blackmail Threats
Woe be to you if you ever decided to sign up with infamous cheating website Ashley Madison. Security researcher Graham Cluley is reporting that some Ashley…
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Here Are The Early Reactions To 'Star Wars: The Force Awakens'
Star Wars: The Force Awakens got its big red carpet premiere in Hollywood on Monday evening and many of the people in attendance posted their…
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DHS Will Look At Your Facebook Activity Before Granting An Entry Visa
Revelations following the recent San Bernardino shooting prompted the U.S. Department of Homeland Security to focus on implementing additional security measures for its visa application process.…
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Apple Has A Secret Laboratory In Taiwan Where It's Developing Thinner And Brighter iPhone Displays
In Apple's never-ending quest to create even thinner devices, Bloomberg reports that Apple earlier this year opened up a new and secretive research lab in Taiwan.…
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13M Customers Of A Mac Scareware App Exposed To Potential Data Breach
The chances are that if you own a Mac of any kind you have probably encountered online ads that promote MacKeeper, an application that promises…
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'Arrested Development' Season 5 Is Already In The Writing Stage
The 2016 TV landscape is shaping up to be something of a digital time machine. As we detailed last week, a few of the more…
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Twitter Begins Sending Out Alerts To Victims Of State-Sponsored Attacks
Within the past week, Twitter has begun alerting users to attacks from state-sponsored hackers attempting to lift sensitive information from their accounts. This is a first…
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F-35 Fighter Pilots Are Gearing Up For The New Planes Virtually
US Air Force pilots are flying the newest fighter jets in a virtual world. The military's fifth generation fighter jet, the F-35 Lightning II, will…
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Hoverboard Safety And Fire Risks Now Being Investigated By The Federal Government
Hoverboards, which were seemingly poised to be the next big thing in tech gadgetry, are now under a whole lot of scrutiny. Recently, hoverboards have been…
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Where To Sell Your Used Laptop For The Best Price
Getting rid of an old computer can be a difficult thing to do for a multitude of reasons. Not only did you likely spend a…
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Comcast CEO Brian Roberts On Why He Thinks People Hate Cable Companies
Why do people hate cable companies? If you ask 100 different people you'll get 100 different answers, but there will undoubtedly be a few common…
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Best Buy And Walmart's Green Monday Sales: Everything You Need To Know
The Christmas shopping season is far from over, and while Black Friday and Cyber Monday sales are long gone, you're still going to find plenty of hot…
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New Smartphone With A Battery That Lasts Up To 15 Days Launches Next Month
If someone told you that a smartphone was about to launch with a battery that could carry it through a full week without needing to…
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SNL Hilariously Explains The Purpose Of New 'Star Wars: The Force Awakens' Toys
This is the week! In just a few days, Star Wars: The Force Awakens will premiere in thousands of theaters around the world, likely crushing box office…
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Taylor Swift's '1989 World Tour' Film To Be An Apple Music Exclusive
As Apple continues to try and position Apple Music as a viable alternative to Spotify, the company remains committed to providing both audio and video…
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BlackBerry's Former CEO Is Being Sued For Allegedly Wrecking Yet Another Company
To say former BlackBerry CEO Thorsten Heins left BlackBerry in a precarious state would be an understatement. He left BlackBerry in 2013 after overseeing the…
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Video Of 400 Cheering Rocket Scientists Is The Best Thing You'll See All Day
Apparently, owning a commercial space flight company is the thing to do among the tech elite. While many people are already familiar with Elon Musk's…
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Someone Made A Lego Flamethrower That Actually Shoots Fire And It's Amazing
If there's a better way to use Legos than making your own fully functional flamethrower, we don't know what it is. And if there's a…
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Why Rumors That Apple Might Acquire GoPro Aren't As Crazy As You Think
Would Apple actually consider buying GoPro? It seems like a ridiculous question except, as MarketWatch informs us, GoPro's stock has actually jumped recently on speculation that…
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MIT Researchers Create 'Untraceable' Text Messaging That's Even More Secure Than Tor
Given recent news that popular online anonymity tool Tor might not be as completely secure as many of us had assumed, we were intrigued to see…
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Google's Reddit AMA For The New Pixel C Couldn't Possibly Have Gone Any Worse
On Thursday, Google thought it would be a good idea to host a Reddit AMA (Ask-Me-Anything) session about the Pixel C. In case you don't know what…
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Ways Facebook And Google Can Fight ISIS Without Breaking Encryption
The FBI and other law enforcement and intelligence agencies would like Silicon Valley firms to give them a "backdoor" to encryption to help better monitor…
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One Simple But Brilliant Trick Will Force You To Save Money
Saving money is difficult. It's a fact of life. There are always things out there that you need to spend money on, and then there are…
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Jon Stewart Crashed Stephen Colbert's Late Show Monologue Last Night
Although Jon Stewart has been avoiding the limelight in the months following his departure from The Daily Show, one important issue has given him a very…
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Why Apple's Cable-Killing TV Subscription Service Fell Apart
A TV subscription service was supposed to be the flagship feature on Apple's fourth-gen Apple TV. Rumored to be in the works for quite some…
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The FBI Finally Gives A Clear Explanation About Its Problems With Encryption
The FBI is still banging the drum for tech firms to give it a "backdoor" to encrypted devices and this time it's offered a clear explanation…
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Is This The Real Reason Samsung Won't Be Making The iPhone 7's A10 Chip?
The iPhone 7 is going to pack an A10 chip that's going to be even faster and more energy-efficient than its predecessor. It will also be…
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How To Stream Netflix In The Highest Possible Quality
With the famed browser wars now nothing more than a footnote in the annals of tech history, you might be surprised to learn that your…
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Anonymous Reveals The Next Phase In Its Cyber War With ISIS
To call the Anonymous cyber war on ISIS ineffectual would be an understatement. First the hacking group provided Twitter with several "wildly inaccurate" lists of supposedly ISIS-related…
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Golden Globe Nominations Reveal Network TV Is Becoming Irrelevant
Traditional network television is getting more and more irrelevant by the day. And it's not just that premium cable stations like HBO and Showtime are…
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Serial Season 2 Has Begun: Listen To The First Episode Right Now
The biggest hit in the history of podcasts has finally returned. On Thursday morning, almost exactly a year after the first season ended, Sarah Koenig and…
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Apple Maps Now 3x More Popular Than Google Maps Among iOS Users
The original launch of Apple Maps was far from a rousing success. Though Apple may have initially been hoping to give Google a run for its money, the…
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No Censorship In Chinese Internet, Says China's Top Censor
China's cyber chief rejected criticism of the country's Internet censorship Wednesday. The comments by Lu Wei, head of the Cyberspace Administration of China, came ahead…
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Here Are The 50 Best Places To Work
Looking for a new job? If so then you'll definitely want to consult Glassdoor's list of the 50 best places to work this year. While…
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Watch YouTube's Top 10 Trending Videos Of 2015
How much time do you think you spent watching videos on YouTube this year? Probably an embarrassing amount of time, right? Google's video platform has…
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Best Buy Has New Deals On Apple Gear Including $100 Off Apple Watch, Up To $300 Off MacBooks
Did you miss your chance to score a great deal on Apple gear on either Black Friday or Cyber Monday 2015? Well then, you should know…
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Apple Announces The Best Apps Of 2015 For iPhone, iPad, Apple TV And Apple Watch
Every year, Apple publishes a list of the best apps released on the App Store over the course of the last 12 months. 2015 is no…
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Our Favorite New iPhone Feature Apple Added In iOS 9.2
Better late than never, as the saying goes, and this time we're talking about the iPhone getting a feature you'd think it should have had…
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Google Seems More Determined Than Ever To Take Control Of Android
The open-source nature of Google's Android is both a curse and a blessing. Google conquered the post-PC world by making sure its mobile OS is the…
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Act Surprised: Samsung Is Following Apple's Lead In Smart Car Race
Apple is yet to confirm its Titan car project, but there's plenty of evidence that suggests the iPhone maker is eying the car industry for…
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Has Spotify Found The Perfect Solution To Its Adele Problem?
It's official: Taylor Swift called Spotify's bluff. On Tuesday, The Wall Street Journal reported that Spotify is planning to allow some artists to gate their…
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FBI Executive Admits The Organization Takes Advantage Of Zero-Day Exploits
Although we've long suspected it to be the case, Amy Hess, the executive assistant director of the FBI's Science and Technology Branch, confirmed this week…
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Meet Inferno Exotic Car: 1,400bhp, 0-62mph In 3 Seconds And A Stretchable Metal Body
Forget every other car you've ever wanted to buy. The only car you should really want is the new Inferno Exotic Car, a super sports car…
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Apple Just Released iOS 9.2
If you have any modern iPhone, iPad or iPod touch, it's time to drop whatever you're doing because Apple has a brand new version of the iOS…
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Amazon's New Prime TV Service Lets You Subscribe To Showtime, Starz And More Without A Cable Plan
Amazon surprised its customers on Tuesday, launching a brand new feature for its Amazon Prime video streaming service: access to premium TV networks. The new service…
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Remarkable New Sensor Chip Pulls Power Out Of The Air So It Never Needs To Be Charged
Researchers at the Eindhoven University of Technology in Eindhoven, Netherlands have created the world's smallest temperature sensor chip, but its size isn't even the most…
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Netflix Needs To Follow Sling TV's Lead And Call Out Comcast's Data Caps
I've long said that major tech companies need to start realizing the threat that Comcast's data cap scheme represents to their online video streaming businesses…
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The USPS Will Now Email Your Mail
Yes, that's right, the United States Postal Service will now email your mail. No, it won't open envelopes to scan the contents of written letters…
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Singapore Students Design Personal Flying Machine
Ever wanted your own personal flying machine? Well, a team of engineering students at the National University of Singapore (NUS) appear to be one step…
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The 5 Best Netflix Original Shows To Binge Watch This Month
Popular home to thousands of movies and TV shows that deserve your attention this holiday season, Netflix also offers plenty of original content that has been released over…
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How To Speed Up Your Home Wi-Fi By Optimizing Your Router
No one's Wi-Fi setup is perfect, but some of us really struggle to get it right. If you suffer from frequent drops in connection or slowdowns…
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Report Offers More Evidence Apple Is Moving To OLED iPhone Displays
iPhone fans will have to wait until 2018 at the earliest, but it looks more and more certain that at least some of Apple's future iPhones…
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Watch What Happens When Two People Eat The World's Hottest Chili Pepper
There's something equally comical and ominous about the names used to label the world's hottest peppers. For instance, you've got the Trinidad Moruga Scorpion, the Naga…
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The 3 Worst Proposals We've Seen So Far For Fighting ISIS
There's nothing like a terrorist attack to make government officials seemingly lose their senses and propose bad ideas. The recent horrific ISIS related terrorist attacks in…
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Obama Calls For Better Gun Control, And For Tech Companies To Help Fight Terrorism
President Barack Obama all but called out encryption in a 15-minute Address to the Nation speech on Sunday night. The President touched on various subjects…
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25 Most Iconic Ads Of 2015, As Selected By YouTube
Now that we're in the home stretch of 2015, you can expect to see end of the year lists popping up all over the Internet…
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NASA Just Released The Most Detailed Photos Of Pluto You've Ever Seen
For anyone with even a passing interest in space and planetary exploration (okay fine, Pluto is not a planet), there's a whole lot to get…
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Court Says You Can Use Your Work Computer However You Like
Your employer might tell you that you shouldn't be playing Candy Crush Saga on your work computer while you're supposed to be productive, or that…
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BMW CEO Calls Out Tesla's Autopilot Software As Half-Baked
Tesla's autopilot software may have a lot of people excited about a future filled with autonomous cars, but BMW CEO Harald Kruger is decidedly not…
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Porsche To Launch All-Electric Tesla Competitor With Longer Range And Faster Charge
The real challenge for Tesla is going to come when more experienced car manufacturers start cranking out their own electric cars. One particularly fearsome competitor…
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San Bernardino Tragedy Showed Us How Terrible Twitter Has Become
Around 8:00 a.m. on Wednesday morning, U.S.-born Syed Rizwan Farook and Pakistan national Tashfeen Mali allegedly stormed a room and opened fire on attendees of a holiday…
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You Can Take A Bath With Android's First Soap-Proof Smartphone
Looking at the trajectory of where smartphones are going, it seems that completely waterproof, dustproof, and everything-proof phones are the next frontier. With respect to…
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One Country Wants To Spy On All Its Encrypted Internet Traffic
Western countries including the U.S. and U.K. continue to voice their concerns against encrypted devices and Internet services, saying they hinder the efforts of spy…
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YouTube Plans To Take On Netflix With Streaming Deals Of Its Own
YouTube has just launched a $9.99/month subscription service called YouTube Red that aims to compete with similar products from the competition. But in addition to removing ads…
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Watch The Game Awards 2015 Live Right Here At 9 P.m. ET
After Spike's Video Game Awards collapsed in 2013, former GameTrailers TV host Geoff Keighley took up the reins and rebranded the show as the The Game Awards in…
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T-Mobile Will Give You A 128GB iPhone 6s For The Price Of A 16GB Model If You Leave AT&T
Everyone hates the 16GB iPhone 6s. Even people who buy it hate it. It's not that the phone doesn't perform as well as other iPhone…
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Top Apple Insider Confirms A New 4-Inch iPhone Is Coming In Early 2016
We heard rumors earlier this week about Apple planning to release a new 4-inch "iPhone 6c" in February 2016 but we didn't give them that much…
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Star Wars And Notorious B.I.G. Join Forces For Incredible Musical Mashup
With the release of Star Wars: The Force Awakens just about two weeks away, we recently stumbled across a great musical mashup pairing some of the…
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France Challenges Tesla With Ambitious $7,000 Electric Car Project
Following the COP21 environmental talks in Paris, France seems determined to take action when it comes to carbon dioxide emissions, and one way to do…
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I Had No Idea This Great 3D Touch Feature Was Hiding On My iPhone 6s
When I reviewed the iPhone 6s this past September, I was clearly blown away. The new model might look exactly like last year's iPhone 6,…
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10 Best HDTV Deals Available At Walmart For Cyber Week
After more than two solid weeks of nonstop deals coverage, Cyber Week 2015 is finally coming to a close. This Friday will signal the end…
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AT&T Swears It Was About To Offer You A Bunch Of Amazing Deals, But Then Net Neutrality Happened
Friends, AT&T has some tragic news for you. You see, it had planned to unveil several awesome promotions, deals and initiatives that you would have…
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Consumer Reports: Apple's MacBooks Are The Most Reliable Laptops
Consumer Reports has a definitive answer to a particular debate between laptop buyers. Are MacBooks better than Windows notebooks? Or is it the other way…
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Brand New 'Batman V. Superman' Trailer Introduces Wonder Woman
After showing Superman unmask Batman in a short teaser trailer earlier this week, Warner Bros. is back with a three-minute clip that gives us a…
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What Happens To Your Body When You Stay Awake For 72 Straight Hours Straight
Back in college, I remember staying up for over 30 hours straight during finals week in a naive, misguided and ultimately foolish attempt to maximize…
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Samsung Reportedly Lost Key iPhone 7 Component Business
The iPhone is a gold mine for Samsung, which is ironic considering the two companies are fierce rivals in the mobile business. The Korean giant…
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The LA City Council Just Confirmed Everyone's Worst Fears About License Plate Data Collection
Everyone remember the film Minority Report that revolved around people with psychic abilities who used their powers predict crimes so that cops could arrest perpetrators before they could commit…
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How Hitler Failed To Assassinate Roosevelt, Stalin And Churchill In One Single Hit
Everyone knows that the Allies tried to kill Adolf Hitler, but the Nazi leader managed to escape virtually unharmed in one almost-successful attempts. What's not that…
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Walmart's Best Cyber Week Deals For Wednesday, December 2nd
As we work our way through Cyber Week 2015, new deals are becoming increasingly difficult to find. Although this shouldn't come as much of a…
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Watch Someone Use Netflix On A 100+ Inch HDTV That Appears Out Of Thin Air
While Microsoft's HoloLens won't start shipping to developers until early next year — and it'll be a costly $3,000 when it does — the augmented…
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Mark Zuckerberg And Wife Promise Daughter To Donate 99% Of Facebook Shares To Charity
Mark Zuckerberg and his wife Pricilla Chan vowed to donate 99% of their Facebook shares during their lifetime to charitable projects that will be managed…
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DirecTV To Launch Lineup Of 4K Channels In 'Early 2016'
While there's no denying that the picture quality provided by 4K HDTVs is absolutely stunning, a longstanding impediment towards widespread adoption is that there remains…
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'Hoverboard' Catches Fire, Ruins Home While Charging
Marty McFly would not approve of this item. Lafitte, LA resident Jessica Horne and her 12-year-old son were in for a surprise last week when…
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What It's Like Inside An Amazon Warehouse On Cyber Monday
Unless you have far more self-control than the vast majority of Americans, there's a good chance that you bought something on Amazon at some point in…
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Viral Video Shows How To Crack A Master Lock Using A $10 Tool You Can Buy Anywhere
Executives at Master Lock can't be happy with some of the videos that have gone viral on YouTube this year. Earlier this year, I wrote…
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Adobe Flash Is Finally Dead
Adobe Flash is dead, long live Adobe Flash. Late Apple co-founder Steve Jobs famously penned a public letter about Adobe Flash back in 2010. Jobs…
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Walmart's Best Cyber Week Deals For Tuesday, December 1st
Last week, we made sure to keep track of all the best pre-Black Friday deals from Walmart leading up to the biggest shopping day of…
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10 Best Cyber Week Sales You Can Shop All Week Long
If you've been following our Black Friday 2015 and Cyber Monday 2015 coverage for the past couple of weeks, it would have been almost impossible…
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Is Comcast's New Stream TV Service As Bad As It Seems For Net Neutrality? No, It's Even Worse
Comcast often seems to be in the news for all the wrong reasons and lately, that has been the case even more so than usual.…
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Incredible Zero Gravity Experiments With Water Caught On Camera
Every day from December 1st to December 25th, The Royal Institution of Great Britain is opening a new box on its virtual advent calendar and…
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Hubble Spots Faintest Galaxy From Early Universe
Astronomers using NASA's Hubble and Spitzer space telescope have found what they believe is the faintest object ever seen in the early universe, a galaxy…
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