September 15, 2018 Apple’s new iPhone names are bad, so it’s hard to see where it goes from here This year, Apple reached the end of its iPhone X (read: ten) names. Next year remains a mystery. Apple has gone through all the…
September 15, 2018 Facebook beats Twitter at fighting fake news, a new study found Reality has had a tough year. When the president of the United States is denying that thousands of Americans died in a hurricane, journalists…
September 15, 2018 Hurricanes stalling like Florence over the Carolinas may get even more common When Hurricane Florence struck the U.S. East Coast at 7:15AM ET this morning, it popped a squat near Wilmington, North Carolina. The hurricane —…
September 14, 2018 Meet the pilots of Star Wars Resistance in a new featurette Disney has released a second featurette introducing some of the characters in its upcoming animated show, Star Wars Resistance: the Aces, a team of…
September 14, 2018 Google’s prototype Chinese search engine reportedly links searches to phone numbers Google is reportedly building a prototype system that would tie Chinese users’ Google searches to their personal phone numbers, as part of a new…
September 14, 2018 Watch the last flight of the Delta II rocket as it puts a laser-pulsing satellite into orbit Tomorrow morning, a nearly 30-year-old rocket will take its final ride to space. The Delta II, a vehicle manufactured by the United Launch Alliance…
September 14, 2018 With Predator in theaters, it’s the perfect time to revisit The Monster Squad There are so many streaming options available these days, and so many conflicting recommendations, that it’s hard to see through all the crap you…
September 14, 2018 Reminder: don’t schedule your Emmys party for Sunday Usually, the Emmy Awards ceremony — the television industry’s equivalent of the Academy Awards — happens on Sunday night. But not this year. For…
September 14, 2018 Google remotely changed the settings on a bunch of phones running Android 9 Pie Yesterday a mix of people who own Google Pixel phones and other devices running Android 9 Pie noticed that the software’s Battery Saver feature…
September 14, 2018 The Dragon Prince is influenced by Avatar: The Last Airbender in the best ways It’s been nearly 10 years since the finale of Avatar: The Last Airbender aired on television, and since then, no other show has quite…