This Sunday the WWE will host the Super Bowl of professional wrestling. Wrestlemania will takeover the AT&T Stadium in Dallas, Texas, which has a maximum capacity of 105,000. If things go as the WWE plans, the show will be the biggest pro wrestling event in history. That's only p … | Continue reading
The US Government is suing Volkswagen for false advertising as a result of VW misrepresenting the cleanliness of its diesel-powered cars in numerous advertisements over the past eight years.This lawsuit, filed in US District Court for the Northern District of California by the US … | Continue reading
An update to the Android version of Google Photos was released yesterday that adds an important feature from the iOS version of the app: non-destructive editing. The updated Android app will now track and save any individual edits you make to a photo, letting you go back — at any … | Continue reading
If you're a fan of Alfred Hitchcock's Vertigo then you should watch the video above. And if the word "blocking" only makes you think of football and Twitter, you should definitely watch it. This 8-minute clip from YouTube channel Nerdwriter breaks down a scene from Vertigo in whi … | Continue reading
Biographical music documentaries usually fall in one of two categories: there are the worshipful nostalgia pieces, made for fans by fans, that seek to immerse the viewer in a completist bubble bath of hits and ephemera; then there are the elegiac tributes, following a familiar sk … | Continue reading
The GPS-navigation app Waze already warns users where police officers are stationed, looking for speeders. Now the app is going to alert drivers when they breach the speed limit. The new feature launches today in 18 countries, including France, Brazil, and Italy, with the US gain … | Continue reading
The release of iOS 9.3 apparently triggered a bug in Apple's mobile OS that causes links to stop working in Safari and other apps. According to 9to5Mac, Apple now says it's working on a fix, issuing the following statement: "We are aware of this issue, and we will release a fix i … | Continue reading
Two weeks ago, we got our first look at Miitomo when Nintendo's first smartphone app launched in Japan. Called Miitomo, the app allows users to customize Mii characters like those popularized by Nintendo's Wii Sports. US smartphone owners will have a chance to make their own Miis … | Continue reading
One of the biggest hurdles with wearable tech is actually wanting to wear the things. It sounds vain, maybe, but if you're not aesthetically inclined to wear a smart watch or an activity tracker, all promise of function is worthless. In an effort to be more attractive (literally) … | Continue reading
Chinese tech firm Xiaomi has made a name for itself with its cheap-but-premium Android handsets, but the company has ambitions beyond cell phones. It already offers a number of home products and appliances under its brand, including air and water purifiers. Today, it announced a … | Continue reading
If you have a smartphone, chances are you've needed a portable USB battery pack at some point. While hugely useful when you're away from a wall charger for an extended period, most USB batteries are clunky and ugly. They are really the perfect example of function over form. The n … | Continue reading
SoundCloud is finally ready to take on Spotify. After months of teasing, SoundCloud’s subscription music service is debuting today: it's called SoundCloud Go, and in many respects, it's the same as any other streaming service. For $9.99 a month, you get access to songs from popul … | Continue reading
Acer has been a familiar part of the Chromebook market for a while now, offering devices like the Chromebook 15 that deliver more screen real estate than we're used to in this category. Its latest addition to the market — the Chromebook 14 — follows this trend, providing a 14-inc … | Continue reading
Version 4 of the Soundcloud iOS app has been released today, and its update notes carry news of an as-yet-unannounced new service: Soundcloud Go. Free for the first 30 days and $12.99 per month thereafter, Go appears to be Soundcloud's venture into the world of paid music streami … | Continue reading
Losing your luggage is a major headache. Finding (and fighting over) power outlets in the airport terminal isn't fun, either. The good news is you can now squash both problems with one purchase, thanks to a number of "smart luggage" startups that popped up in 2015. Today, another … | Continue reading
I have a theory. A pet theory, you might say. I think that if and when virtual reality finally takes off (and I realize this still isn’t a given), some of the most popular games will be animal simulators. Bear simulators. Bird simulators. Bug simulators. Games where you don’t hav … | Continue reading
Samsung has officially launched Samsung Pay in China. The South Korean company has partnered with state-backed China UnionPay for the launch — the association that controls all card payments in the country, and that worked with Apple to launch Apple Pay there last month. As the w … | Continue reading
We usually think of bacteria, molds, and fungi as unwelcome visitors in the kitchen, but in restaurants worldwide, chefs--famous and acclaimed ones at that--are using microbes to create new flavors, reveals Nature Microbiology.Arielle Johnson, author of the article and a chemist … | Continue reading
The dispute between the FBI and Apple over an iPhone connected to the San Bernardino terrorist shootings came to an unexpected end earlier today, as the FBI revealed it had managed to break into the phone without Apple's assistance. Details of how exactly it achieved this remain … | Continue reading
If you really don't use the "phone" part of your phone any more, T-Mobile may have something in store for you. TmoNews reports that the carrier will launch a range of plans called Simple Choice Data Only on March 30; the plans include unlimited texting but don't come with any voi … | Continue reading
Deadpool, in a development few could have seen coming, is now the top-earning R-rated movie in cinema history. The unlikely hit, starring Ryan Reynolds as the "Merc with a Mouth," has so far earned $746 million dollars globally, putting it ahead of 2003's The Matrix Reloaded, whi … | Continue reading
After months of work, the FBI finally has a way into the San Bernardino iPhone. In a court filing today, prosecutors told the court the new method for breaking into the phone is sound, and Apple's assistance is no longer required. "The government has now successfully accessed the … | Continue reading
Everyone who downloads torrents has his or her own preferred bit torrent app, and now Windows users can try out one client that's among the most popular for OS X. Transmission, which has been around for Macs since 2005, has made its way to Windows, promising the same speed, relia … | Continue reading
The New York Times has one million digital subscribers, but it wants more. Now it looks like it’s trying to get them by plugging holes in its paywall.The Times is experimenting with limiting the number of stories that Facebook and Twitter users can read each month without paying … | Continue reading
Theranos is more likely than conventional labs to return blood work with unusual numbers, according to the first comparison study between the Silicon Valley start-up and two well-known commercial labs. The results suggest that doctors who use blood tests from Theranos may decide … | Continue reading
Sonos has lost its chief product officer, Marc Whitten, the company confirmed to Tech Insider. Whitten had been at the helm of product development at Sonos for the past two years, which included the release of the Play:5 and its new sound balancing feature Trueplay.The announceme … | Continue reading
Last week, film critics came together and pulverized Batman v Superman. "Blunt, humorless, and baffling," wrote Slate's Jonathan Fischer. "It collides the brutish directorial stamp of its director (he of 300 and Watchmen fame) with the most shameless instincts of our latter-day s … | Continue reading
Governor Nathan Deal is vetoing Georgia's controversial HB 757, a bill that would've allowed businesses to deny services to LGBT people as a means of preserving religious freedom. Deal's veto is arriving less than a week after a large group of entertainment and technology compani … | Continue reading
Earlier this month, Instagram said it would begin showing the "best" posts in your feed first, abandoning the chronological feed the app has used since its inception. "All the posts will still be there," the company said, "just in a different order." But the company's statements … | Continue reading
Though he's not a celebrity in any traditional sense, T-Mobile CEO John Legere has now joined a growing list of notables with their very own Twitter emoji. The outspoken exec was given an emoji, which appears alongside the hashtag #TweetJohn, to celebrate the launch of the Uncarr … | Continue reading
Overwatch isn’t just a brand new franchise for Blizzard — it’s a new way of thinking about story. The company is known for building huge franchises, from Diablo to Warcraft, and Overwatch represents its first new property in close to two decades. In the past, when Blizzard create … | Continue reading
There’s a telling moment tucked into the plodding second half of Mind of Mine, Zayn Malik’s first major release since leaving One Direction. He’s singing over a veiny, strobing synth — the kind he never could’ve played with as part of the world’s most popular boy band. "I’m sippi … | Continue reading
Seeing as the first teaser trailer for The Lego Batman Movie did so well last week, Warner Bros. saw fit to release another. In this new spot (which actually played before Batman v Superman in theaters) we see Bruce (Will Arnett) brooding over his dead parents. After Alfred arriv … | Continue reading
I believe the universe tries to speak to us, but to hear it we must choose to listen. This morning, I awoke to the inexplicable news that Batman v Superman, a movie broadly loathed by the critics, broke a number of box office records, raking in $416 million in global box office r … | Continue reading
The Kuvée Bottle is, without question, one of the most ridiculous Internet of Things devices I've ever seen. It's a Wi-Fi connected wine bottle with a touchscreen that needs to be constantly recharged and is only compatible with proprietary wine cartridges. In exchange for this h … | Continue reading
Tumblr users can now interact with one another more easily. Today, the blogging platform is bringing back replies and launching the redesign of its notes feature. Tumblr’s been working on overhauling the reply format since it pulled the feature in November 2015. Readers could pre … | Continue reading
On Christmas Eve, 2013, Beyoncé and Jay Z hit a small SoHo boutique for a $6,000 shopping spree. Normally, this might not have been newsworthy. But the boutique in question was Babeland, an upscale sex toy shop known more for its collection of butt plugs than Balenciaga.Within da … | Continue reading
No show likes to troll its audience quite like The Walking Dead. Game of Thrones may kill off people you love, and Homeland may test your patience, but there’s something unique about The Walking Dead’s ability to get you invested, hold your hand through long stretches of dialogue … | Continue reading
The 4K PS4 might be officially announced soon. The existence of the upgraded version of Sony's console was previously reported by Kotaku, and today The Wall Street Journal reports that the device is expected to be officially unveiled before the October launch of PlayStation VR. A … | Continue reading
The wait is over. This week, the first consumer Oculus Rift headsets are shipping. But having a VR headset is one thing; knowing what to do with it is another. At launch, Oculus’ store has more more than three dozen games, shorts, and experiments, with prices ranging from about $ … | Continue reading
For a long time, the hopes and dreams of many virtual reality fans could be summed up with two words: Oculus Rift. Helped by the rise of cheap smartphone displays, Oculus co-founder Palmer Luckey took a technology that most people considered a retro curiosity and convinced them t … | Continue reading
The Japanese Aerospace Exploration Agency (JAXA) is trying to establish communication with its new X-ray astronomy satellite, after the probe stayed silent over the weekend. The satellite, named Hitomi, was supposed to start operating at 3:40AM ET on Saturday March 26th, but the … | Continue reading
Pandora's founder Tim Westergren is taking over the reins at the streaming service, the company announced today. Westergren replaces former CEO Brian McAndrews effective immediately, as the company installs a new management structure. Chief strategy officer Sara Clemens will take … | Continue reading
Despite getting a drubbing from critics before its debut last Friday, Batman v Superman: Dawn of Justice charged to an impressive $170.1 million at the domestic box office over the weekend. According to Variety, that's the most any DC film has earned in theaters to date, the bigg … | Continue reading
The evidence is strong that Apple is at least thinking about adding an OLED display to the iPhone, but now there's a suggestion that the company might also change the device's screen size. 9to5Mac reports that the latest investor note from well-known Apple analyst Ming-Chi Kuo cl … | Continue reading
As of today, August has begun shipping the two latest additions to its smart home lineup: a $199 doorbell camera and $79.99 smart keypad. Both items work with the company's existing $199 August Smart Lock, which lets you leave your keys at home and open your deadbolt with a smart … | Continue reading
Microsoft is back in San Francisco this week for Build 2016. It’s an annual tradition that sees the company lay out its software plans for the rest of the year.While last year’s Build saw Microsoft unveil its grand plans for Android and iOS apps on Windows 10, we’re not expecting … | Continue reading
Remember this day because Monday, March 28th, 2016 will be recorded by historians as a milestone. Today’s the day that the first Oculus Rift headsets will arrive at homes in 20 countries, nearly four years after the ambitious VR campaign launched on Kickstarter. I’ll be taking lo … | Continue reading