Browsing Category: Tech News

  • 2 senators just trolled Facebook

    Russia’s not the only country who knows how to troll.  Two Democratic senators created a Facebook page for a fake political group, just to prove that they could. Ads for the page — created by Mark Warner of Virginia and Minnesota’s Amy Klobuchar — were able to reach 1,407 Washington D.C.-based journalists, and 1,369 other …

    November 3, 2017 | by Raheel
  • Putin's Instagram influencer circle includes famous hockey star

    Ya know, the Russian government’s pulled a lot of shit on the United States lately, but I did not expect them to reveal that Russian President Vladimir Putin orchestrated the drafting of Russian star Alexander Ovechkin to the Washington Capitals back in 2004 all so Putin could tap the hockey man to lead a pro-Putin …

    November 3, 2017 | by Raheel
  • This refurbished VW Bus is the DeLorean time machine of vans

    The DeLorean time machine, while iconic, also seems impractically small for everyday use. That’s where this refurbished Volkswagen Bus comes in. First spotted by Road Show, this 1967 VW Bus up for sale at Velocity Motorcars in Nashville, Tennessee is, in essence, the minivan of time machines.  SEE ALSO: All the ’80s references you might’ve …

    November 3, 2017 | by Raheel
  • Move over ugly Christmas sweaters, ugly men's Christmas rompers are here

    Big Sweater no longer holds the monopoly on ugly Christmas attire. Online retailer Get on Fleek has released a new line of ugly Christmas and Hanukkah-themed rompers for men, and honestly, they look pretty snazzy.  SEE ALSO: If you ever wanted a dad bod, there’s a fanny pack for you Image: get on fleek Image: …

    November 3, 2017 | by Raheel
  • Qualcomm sues Apple, alleging it shared chip code with Intel

     Qualcomm has levied another lawsuit against Apple, this time alleging that the iPhone maker took advantage of its “unprecedented access” to Qualcomm’s code to aid Intel, Bloomberg reports. The news lends credence to a report in Reuters that Apple has designed iPhones bereft of Qualcomm technologies that it could ship as early as next year. Read …

    November 2, 2017 | by Raheel
  • Apple's TrueDepth camera will be used to send face data to third parties

    The iPhone X is officially here, and with it comes a bevy of new bells and whistles that Apple promises justify the smartphone’s hefty price tag.  Once such feature is the front-facing TrueDepth camera, which powers both Face ID and gives us the lovely notch. However, according to an Apple contract recently shared with app …

    November 2, 2017 | by Raheel
  • Trump's Twitter account was down for a hot second and everyone lost their sh*t

    For a few brief moments on Thursday, Donald Trump’s Twitter account was down. The Earth seemed to spin a little slower. Things got quieter, and tensions eased. The account was back up in a matter of minutes, but for those few moments, all was right in the world. It does not appear as if the …

    November 2, 2017 | by Raheel
  • Grab your boots and broomsticks Harry Potter fans, LeakyCon is headed to Texas

    Hogwarts is heading to Texas next year. LeakyCon, the huge Harry Potter fan convention, will set up shop in Dallas in August. SEE ALSO: How J.K. Rowling, the ‘Harry Potter’ fandom, and technology all grew up together Named for the Harry Potter fan site The Leaky Cauldron (which is the name of the London pub …

    November 2, 2017 | by Raheel
  • Donald Trump's Twitter went down for several minutes

    For a few brief, blissful moments on Thursday, Donald Trump’s Twitter account didn’t exist. The account — which now has 41 million followers — went offline for some five minutes before being restored back to its old state. SEE ALSO: Trump’s Twitter account was down for a hot second and everyone lost their sh*t Reporters …

    November 2, 2017 | by Raheel
  • iOS glitch makes using the iPhone's keyboard a nightmare

    Apple Messages is one of the iPhone’s killer apps, streamlining text messages and making the iPhone almost impossible to abandon — but texting is infuriating if all the letters don’t actually work.  SEE ALSO: How to clean up your iPhone storage in iOS 11 We became privy to a new iPhone keyboard glitch after a …

    November 2, 2017 | by Raheel