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iPhone 6s First Impressions: The iPhone for Pros

Every year, the inevitable release of Apple’s new iPhone, usually sometime in September, is always a big event. Equally as inevitable are the rash of boring reviews stating the same thing over and over. “The best iPhone yet,” “Like the old iPhone but better!” So on and so on. Since we’ve never really been Apple’s…

Tech News Darren Orf

The Secrecy Surrounding New Star Wars Toys Is Even More Intense Than You Imagine

The mega-merchandisers behind the Star Wars tie-in empire have not yet begun to toy, according to a fine behind-the-scenes feature by Michael Grothaus in Co Design. The post takes us inside the forcefield at the Hasbro compound with the company’s Star Wars Design Director Steve Evans. The designer details the secrecy which shrouds toy development…

Tech News Mario Aguilar

There’s an Easy Way To Quickly Disable iOS 9’s Content Blocking in Safari

If you’ve got that new and improved iOS 9, then Safari now includes content blocking capabilities. These blockers are enabled or disabled through the Safari section of Settings, but if you want to temporarily view a site in the way its makers intended then there’s a quick shortcut. Tap and hold on the reload button…

Gadgets David Nield

I Shopped With Samsung Pay All Over NYC But It Couldn’t Kill My Credit Card

Paying with your phone has always been a confusing experience thanks to competing standards and scattered compatibility. Samsung Pay is a new payment system that it says works everywhere you can swipe a credit card—but only on Samsung’s newest phones. In this video, we took a Galaxy S6 Edge+ out on the town equipped with…

Gadgets Michael Hession

Swoop Across the Complex Geology of Pluto’s Largest Moon

Charon is a dynamic, interesting world in its own right, and even more interesting when directly compared to the dwarf planet Pluto. Soar over the bizarre terrain as you learn more about the weird and wonderful geomorphology of this not-so-little moon. Charon took us by surprise with its collection of complex landscapes. From oddly barren…

Tech News Mika McKinnon

Apple Sold a Ton of New iPhones (Again)

Every year, without fail, Apple sells a ton of new iPhones. And every year, the company finds a way to spin the news into a press release about “a new record.” This year is no different: Apple sold 13 million iPhone 6s and 6s Plus models in three days. A new record! Based on our…

Tech News Adam Clark Estes

LG’s Crazy-Light Gram Series Laptops Are Ready To Take On Apple’s Macbook Air

LG is known for lots of great things—chief among them being televisions and wonderful G series smartphones. But laptops? Not so much. But now LG’s trying to entice the US with its new Windows 10-equipped laptops, called the LG Gram Series. Although LG has a few laptops, like the UltraPC line, outside the states, the…

Tech News Darren Orf

This Ridiculous Gun Was Made to Shoot 100 Birds at Once

If you happen to think killing two birds with one stone is a bit inefficient, or you have found your way into a zombie apocalypse, you might be interested in a special type of gun known as a “punt gun,” that used to be somewhat common among commercial waterfowl hunters. What’s so special about this…

Tech News Sarah Stone - TodayIFoundOut.com

This Tiny 4-Gram Robot Jumps and Walks Using Memory Alloy Springs

Not all robots needs to be big and clever — those that are small and simple could prove just as useful. Like this little thing created by researchers at EPFL, which folds, flips, jumps and walks, while only weighing four grams. Created by the Reconfigurable Robotics Laboratory — which has strong robot form — it…

Tech News Jamie Condliffe

London Underground Is Trialling Regenerative Braking to Help Power Trains

London Underground has been experimenting with a new system which recovers energy lost by braking trains, and it could save the subway system an impressive 5 percent on its energy bills. The new ‘inverter’ system was installed at the Cloudesley Road substation on the network’s Victoria line and used for a five-week trial. During one…

Tech News Jamie Condliffe

This $75 Kit Makes It Easy to Run Windows 10 on a Raspberry Pi

Earlier this year, Microsoft announced that a free version of Windows 10 would be available for Raspberry Pi devices. Now it’s here, and this $75 kit aims to make the process of using it as straightforward as possible. Microsoft has teamed up with Adafruit to create a kit that’s designed to “get you started quickly…

Tech News Jamie Condliffe

Hilton Investigating Claims of Hotel Sale Register Hacks

If you’ve stayed at a Hilton hotel this year, you may want to check your bank records. The hotel chain admitted on Saturday that it was investigating claims that hackers have compromised sales registers in Hilton Hotels and a number of its franchises. The first public suggestion of the breach came on Friday in the…

Privacy & Security Jamie Condliffe

The Hero+ Is GoPro’s New Entry-Level Camera, Now With Wi-Fi

GoPro’s got itself quite a stable of little cameras these days. We already had (from high end to low end) the Hero4 Black, Hero4 Silver, Hero4 Session, Hero+LCD, and the straight up Hero. Now, squeezing in between those bottom two, comes the Hero+. It’s a $200 version of the Hero ($130), but it has Wi-Fi…

Tech News Brent Rose

110-Year-Old Electric Car Sells for $95,000

Teslas might be ‘practical’ and ‘fast’ and other useful things, but they’re also a little nouveau riche. If you want real electric-car class, you’ve got to hark back to 1905, and this very expensive vintage golf cart. The 1905 Woods Electric Queen Victoria Brougham — described by Bonhams as still functional and recently driven —…

Tech News Chris Mills

Not Even Blackberry’s CEO Can Use Blackberry’s New Phone

Blackberry’s newest phone, the Priv, runs Android. That’s an unusual move for Blackberry; so unusual, in fact, that it has confused poor CEO John Chen, who completely blew this exclusive first look at the Priv. Highlights from the video — published by Business News Network — include Chen telling the interviewer how the phone “runs…

Tech News Chris Mills

The iPhone 6s Might Be Surprisingly Waterproof

Apple certainly doesn’t market its phones as being waterproof, but drop your shiny new iPhone down the toilet, and all might not be lost (apart from your dignity): one intrepid and wealthy YouTuber has found the 6s can stand a full hour of submersion. Both the 6s and the 6s Plus sat in a bowl…

Tech News Chris Mills

Biologists Say Breeding Better Soil Microbes Can Help Grow Bigger Plants

It may be possible to grow better, healthier crops with just a syringe and some careful observation. That’s all you need to breed better soil microbes, which can have a big effect on how well plants grow, according to new research. Biologists Ulrich Mueller of the Univeristy of Texas and Joel Sachs of the University…

Tech News Kiona Smith-Strickland

Before the PC Could Take Over, We Had to Learn to Define It

Welcome to this week’s Reading List, a collection of the internet’s most interesting science and tech stories. This week, we’ll experiment with medical marijuana, race a helicopter across New York City, and more. The personal computer today is ubiquitous, but in the 1980s, people were still learning how to define it. [Ratter] Medical marijuana is…

Tech News Kiona Smith-Strickland

This Is What Paris Looks Like Without Cars

Pedestrians and bicyclists took over the streets of Paris today for the Journée Sans Voiture (Day Without Cars) event. Paris banned cars from large parts of the city center, including the famous Avenue des Champs-Élysées, as part of an effort to draw attention to the city’s dire pollution problem, especially in advance of climate talks…

Tech News Kiona Smith-Strickland

Viruses are Alive, and They Share An Ancestor With Modern Cells

Viruses are living things after all, and they share an early evolutionary history with the cells that make up the bacteria, fungi, plants, and animals we know today. That’s according to new research on the evolutionary history of viruses and cells, published in the journal Science Advances. To learn more about how viruses might be…

Tech News Kiona Smith-Strickland

iPhone 6s First Impressions: The iPhone for Pros

The Secrecy Surrounding New Star Wars Toys Is Even More Intense Than You Imagine

There’s an Easy Way To Quickly Disable iOS 9’s Content Blocking in Safari

I Shopped With Samsung Pay All Over NYC But It Couldn’t Kill My Credit Card

Swoop Across the Complex Geology of Pluto’s Largest Moon

Apple Sold a Ton of New iPhones (Again)

LG’s Crazy-Light Gram Series Laptops Are Ready To Take On Apple’s Macbook Air

This Ridiculous Gun Was Made to Shoot 100 Birds at Once

This Tiny 4-Gram Robot Jumps and Walks Using Memory Alloy Springs

London Underground Is Trialling Regenerative Braking to Help Power Trains

This $75 Kit Makes It Easy to Run Windows 10 on a Raspberry Pi

Hilton Investigating Claims of Hotel Sale Register Hacks

The Hero+ Is GoPro’s New Entry-Level Camera, Now With Wi-Fi

110-Year-Old Electric Car Sells for $95,000

Not Even Blackberry’s CEO Can Use Blackberry’s New Phone

The iPhone 6s Might Be Surprisingly Waterproof

Biologists Say Breeding Better Soil Microbes Can Help Grow Bigger Plants

Before the PC Could Take Over, We Had to Learn to Define It

This Is What Paris Looks Like Without Cars

Viruses are Alive, and They Share An Ancestor With Modern Cells

UGREEN Bluetooth Tracker 4-Pack Now Just $7 Each With iOS and Android Support, While AirTag Stays at Full Price

Trump Posts Concept Art of His Presidential Library, and It’s AI Slop

Forget Tower Desktop, GMKtec Mini PC Drops to a Record Low as Amazon Clears Out Final Spring Sale Stock

‘Fallout’ Season 2 Was a Hit Despite That Unsatisfying Release Strategy Change

JBL Authentics 500 Retro-Style Home Speaker Hits 40% Off, Now at Its Lowest Price as Amazon’s Spring Sale Clearance Begins

ExpressVPN Spring Sale Special: Up to 73% Off + Free eSIM and Password Manager

You Too Will Learn to Fear the XenoFrog

Amazon Echo Dot Sees Its Last Price Drop in the Spring Sale, Final Hours Tick Down Ahead of an Uncertain Prime Day

DJI Osmo 360 Review: The Best 360 Camera for the DJI-Pilled

Aqara Smart Lock U400 Review: Hands-free Unlocking at Its Best

MSI Prestige 14 Flip AI+ Review: A Solid 2-in-1 Laptop With Some Glaring Flaws

Sonos Play Review: Call It a Comeback

Sonos Era 100 SL Review: The Cheapest Way Into Wired Sonos Sound

Asus ROG’s Massive Swift OLED Gaming Monitor Epitomizes Excess in the Best Way

The Ikea Varmblixt Smart Lamp Fills a Donut Hole in My Life

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