Apple pushed an update for the new Apple TV today that finally lets you use the Remote app to control the device. Additionally, Apple Music gets Siri support so get ready to sing into your remote. Or something . Read more…
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Apple pushed an update for the new Apple TV today that finally lets you use the Remote app to contro
I bought my beloved television half a decade ago, a (then) impressively thin 32-inch Samsung for around $500 . Today, you can buy a 50-inch 4K TV for $500 . The real question is: Should you buy a 4K TV at all? Read more…
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A Skeptic’s Guide to Buying (or Not Buying) a 4K TV
We’ve all been in that unfortunate situation when we’re lost with no reception, and our phone’s navigation features are neutered as a result. Now, Google is offering a dead simple solution. You can download snippets of the world for offline navigation and search. Read more…
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Google Finally Lets You Download Maps for Offline Navigation and Search
Always eager for an angle to win over new customers, Sprint just announced a direct roaming agreement with Cuba . That means the last place carrier is the first to offer American customers mobile service in Castro-land. Take that Verizon . Read more…
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Sprint Will Be the First American Carrier to Offer Service In Cuba
It was exciting when Mark Zuckerberg suggested that Facebook was building a “Dislike” button . So many things not to like! However, the social network just started testing a new emoji reactions feature that is probably the real future of disliking stuff on Facebook. Read more…
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Facebook Is Testing Six New Reaction Emoji Instead of a Single "Dislike" Button
You’ve got to love that 8-bit sound. Blips and bloops and beeps magically merge together to create choppy, nostalgic melodies that remind us how far we’ve come since the first personal computers. But how did those big beige boxes actually make music ? Read more…
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How 80s Computers Create 8-Bit Music
Your favorite internet radio service will soon make it easier to buy concert tickets. Pandora just bought Ticketfly , a Ticketmaster competitor, for $450 million. Why? Because it’s a great idea. Read more…
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Pandora Just Bought Ticketfly For Nearly Half a Billion Dollars
We called the Roku 3 the best new streaming box a while back. Now, the next generation is finally here, and it looks even better. Meet the Roku 4. Read more…
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The Beefy New Roku 4 Makes It Easy to Find 4K Content
It was little solace to victims of the Ashley Madison hack that the company had kept their passwords extra secure. Some even said the hashing algorithm was bulletproof. But—oops!—it turns out Ashley Madison made a programming error . And now, hobbyists have already deciphered over 11 million passwords from the leaked accounts. Read more…
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Turns Out Ashley Madison’s Uncrackable Passwords Are Actually Very Crackable
When McDonald’s decides to make a change in its suppliers, it moves markets. The American fast food giant just announced that it would shift to cage-free eggs. That’s a big deal since McDonald’s purchases accounted for “more than 4 percent of the 43.56 billion eggs produced in the United States last year.” Read more…
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McDonald’s Bought Over 4-Percent of the Eggs in the US Last Year