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It’s been a wild 2018! Tech companies were pummeled in the stock market in February, Facebook is currently in the process of losing billions of dollars in value in the aftermath of the Cambridge Analytica scandal, and the former third-biggest company just recently leapfrogged the former number two. What we’re saying is, how much a […]
Tomorrow is going to be kind of a big day for the internet. Google Chrome, the most popular web browser on the planet, is getting its own built-in ad blocker in a bid by Google to make the internet a more pleasant place for everyone without depriving publishers of their main source of revenue. How […]
There’s a ton of tech news to get to! Maybe you didn’t get to it all, because who’s got time for that? Well, that’d be us — here are a handful of stories from the week that was that might affect you! Google might be getting into gaming with their rumored Yeti service A comprehensive […]
There’s a ton of tech news to get to! Maybe you didn’t get to it all, because who’s got time for that? Well, that’d be us — here are a handful of stories from the week that was that might affect you! After many delays, Amazon Go opens to the public Amazon Go, the company’s […]
There’s a ton of tech news to get to! Maybe you didn’t get to it all, because who’s got time for that? Well, that’d be us — here are a handful of stories from the week that was that might affect you! Facebook launches tool to reveal which pages were sponsored by a Russian state […]
Yelp might be the first place most of us go for business reviews, but it’s not the only game in town! Plenty of reviews can be found by searching for businesses on Google Maps, and like with Yelp, sometimes those reviews aren’t what you were expecting! Sometimes, they’re from a former waiter who decided to […]
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Looking back, 2017 seems like a momentous year for tech. But, if it is, it’s only because of the even more dramatic effects we could see in the years to come because of what happened this year. A lot of the tech stories we saw this year could completely transform society in the years to […]
We go through a lot of gadgets around here from year to year, but when it’s time to look back, a few of them always rise to the top — the things we keep on using long after the review’s been written, and the things we miss having once we’ve got to send them back! This […]
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The year’s almost over! Time to look back on 2017 and — hm. OK. Well, maybe that’s not the most pleasant exercise, but let’s make the most of it! This year saw some pretty great stories in the world of tech and geekdom, and as is the 21st century way, it’s all been chronicled and packaged […]
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There’s a ton of tech news to get to! Maybe you didn’t get to it all, because who’s got time for that? Well, that’d be us — here are a handful of stories from the week that was that might affect you! Facebook Messenger for Kids becomes available as a preview Anything from Facebook directed […]
The holidays is a time that should be of, we are told, peace on Earth and goodwill toward men. Well first that’s gendered, and second, a whole lot of tech companies are making it clear that there will be neither peace nor goodwill in the courtrooms and boardrooms of the world this year. There are […]
This post is sponsored by Walmart and SheKnows Media. ‘Hey Google’ isn’t just something you say to your phone anymore! The Google Home smart home speaker arrived last year to help make your life a little easier, and this year Google is back and smaller than ever! The Google Home Mini is a smart home speaker that […]
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There’s a ton of tech news to get to! Maybe you didn’t get to it all, because who’s got time for that? Well, that’d be us — here are a handful of stories from the week that was that might affect you! Net Neutrality On Tuesday, FCC Chairman Ajit Pai announced plans to roll back […]
There’s a ton of tech news to get to! Maybe you didn’t get to it all, because who’s got time for that? Well, that’d be us — here are a handful of stories from the week that was that might affect you! Amazon Key You probably didn’t miss this one! Social media (and regular old […]
There’s a ton of tech news to get to! Maybe you didn’t get to it all, because who’s got time for that? Well, that’d be us — here are a handful of stories from the week that was that might affect you! Twitter plans to crack down on hate posts and revenge porn in the next […]
Add another yearly tech event to their calendar! For the second straight year, Google held a fall hardware event yesterday in San Francisco where they laid out their new products for the holiday season. While the star of the show was the new Pixel 2, Google had plenty more products for the home and on […]
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After a successful stint in school, the HP Chromebook x360 is ready to take on the real world. Last week, HP announced that their 360-degree 2-in-1 Chromebook, once sold exclusively to schools as an Education Edition device, is now available to all. If you’re familiar with Chromebooks, you know the drill — this is a low-cost […]
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Reality has fallen a bit short of rumors that Google would acquire Taiwanese smartphone maker HTC — today, the two companies announced that Google will only acquire the division of HTC responsible for producing the Pixel smartphone, accounting for 20 percent of HTC’s workforce (about 2,000 employees). The $1.1 billion deal will also give Google non-exclusive […]
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Oreo’s getting all kinds of new flavors these days! Peeps for spring, apple pie for summer, and software for fall! Hmm. I guess one of those isn’t as delicious, but we like what we see all the same. At a brief press event in New York City today, Android revealed that their yearly update will […]
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Satisfied with a job well done on planet Earth, Google Street View is now setting its sights a little higher. They’ve been working with the International Space Station to get pictures of the inside of the facility, and they’ve finally stitched them together in Street View form for your viewing pleasure. You can go here […]
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It’s been over two years since Google’s early attempt at wearable augmented reality blew up in their face. In 2015, Google finally had to admit that Google Glass in its then-current form wasn’t going to work as a consumer device after receiving tons of blowback about the unsettling idea of someone staring at you with […]