Browsing Category: Tech News

  • Apple's original content won't have nudity or sex, hmm ok?

    Apple is getting into the TV business, but not the kind of TV that’s taking over digital platforms. As the company ventures into original content, Bloomberg reports that Apple’s programming will look a lot more like network TV – a.k.a. no violence or nudity. SEE ALSO: Chrissy Teigen live-tweeted a naked British dating show and …

    October 25, 2017 | by Raheel
  • These spooky podcasts are the best for October horror

    There is no greater time to fill your earholes with horror than October. As a month that continues to be inextricably tied to our pagan origins (despite the best efforts of capitalism to sanitize it through mass-produced Halloween costumes), it’s the opportune moment to return to the tradition of oral storytelling. Hearing a spooky story …

    October 25, 2017 | by Raheel
  • Queen Elizabeth earned $8.8 million from horse racing prize money

    If you watched Netflix’s enthralling show The Crown, you’re probably aware Queen Elizabeth II has had a lifelong passion for horses.  SEE ALSO: ‘The Crown’ star Claire Foy will be new ‘Girl with the Dragon Tattoo’ At the age of 91, she still occasionally enjoys a morning horse ride; the Racing Post is one of …

    October 25, 2017 | by Raheel
  • This video shows the iPhone X’s crazy app switching swipe

     The iPhone X is about to be released, and somehow, either officially sanctioned or otherwise, a handful of videos have appeared showing different functions of the device. What follows is a short video showing the novel way users will switch apps on the iPhone X. App switching on iPhone X looks pretty smooth. (via https://t.co/mXpNJhOwzw) …

    October 25, 2017 | by Raheel
  • 'Animal Crossing' will be coming to your phones next month

    Get ready to be very unproductive in a month’s time. Animal Crossing has announced that its first mobile game will be launching in late November.  In Animal Crossing: Pocket Camp, you’re expected to build your own campsite, build new facilities and make friends along the way.  SEE ALSO: ‘Pokémon Go’ is finally getting third generation …

    October 25, 2017 | by Raheel
  • Americans don't have to pay for a passport, if they book a flight to Australia

    Only about 40 percent of Americans have a valid passport, according to official statistics. It’s why Australian airline Qantas has come up with a nifty marketing campaign to lure Americans Down Under — by paying for their passports. SEE ALSO: The best way to get cheap data while traveling internationally The airline is offering a …

    October 25, 2017 | by Raheel
  • Australia's new bubble tent hotel lets you sleep under the stars without actually camping

    We’re always told to get out of our bubble, but this new glamping company wants to put you right back in it. Australia’s just landed its very first pop-up bubble tent glamping hotel, Bubbletent, a collection of transparent, inflatable accomodation options located on a 1000+ acre working farm between Lithgow and Mudgee, about 200 kilometres …

    October 25, 2017 | by Raheel
  • Nintendo’s Animal Crossing mobile game actually looks like a blast

     As Nintendo continues to mount an impressive comeback, today the company has announced its next title coming to smartphones, Animal Crossing: Pocket Camp. The cult classic title where players live amongst the animals and live a generally chill existence (while feeding Tom Nook’s capitalist machine) is coming in November to iOS and Android. More than …

    October 25, 2017 | by Raheel
  • Eminem wins copyright case against New Zealand's National Party for copying 'Lose Yourself'

    You own it, you better never let it go. Eminem’s lawyers would’ve been roaring this on Tuesday, after New Zealand’s High Court ruled that the country’s National Party was in breach of the rapper’s copyright for music featured in a 2014 election ad.  New Zealand’s National Party had one shot, one opportunity to seize everything …

    October 25, 2017 | by Raheel
  • The Dodgers just won the hottest World Series game in history

    The first game of the 2017 World Series was hot. Literally. It was the hottest World Series game ever.  When the game started, the announcer at Dodger Stadium in Los Angeles announced it was 103 degrees Fahrenheit. That beats the previous record-holder, a 2001 World Series game in Phoenix that reached 94 degrees.   SEE …

    October 25, 2017 | by Raheel