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We’ve been hearing a lot about using satellites to provide Internet access across the globe over the past year or so. While companies like Facebook and Google recently abandoned such plans, Elon Musk still intends to have SpaceX develop its own system of Internet-beaming satellites. OneWeb may

The banking world is dominated by a handful of really big, really old corporations that make it difficult for newcomers to gain any ground. That hasn’t sopped Atom from trying, and despite numerous difficulties involved, the startup managed to secure its banking licence this week and is expect

OnePlus has certainly made some embarrassing marketing mistakes in the past, but all-in-all the company has had some ridiculously successful ad campaigns without copious amounts of money on advertising. How else would the first smartphone from an unknown Chinese company become one of the most popula

One of these days I might be able to look at the most recent news and actually see something positive about Tidal, but that day is not today. Jay Z’s music streaming service has been plagued with bad publicity and criticism since it was launched, and deservedly so, which is probably why the company

When the LG G4 first launched, LG predicted that it would ship a record eight million units of its flagship smartphone by the end of the year, which would beat last year’s record that the company set with the LG G3. Unfortunately, shipments of the smartphone don’t seem to indicate that L

It’s been a little frustrating seeing all these reviews for the Amazon Echo and reading about all of the cool features that’re being added to it through updates because I haven’t been able to get my hands on one. The connected speaker, virtual assistant, and potential smart home hu

Replacing human workers with robots is easier said than done. The development and production of robots is expensive, and even modern technology is still limited enough that humans outperform robots in just about everything. So it’s clear that robots won’t be replacing us anytime soon, bu

As great as the Galaxy S6 is, many of us are more interested in the slightly larger Galaxy Note 5 that’s expected to launch later this year. Samsung’s Galaxy Note series is both larger and more powerful than its standard flagship smartphones, and is responsible for starting the phablet c

Snapchat has been looking for a way to really exploit its potential as an advertising platform, and marketers have been excited to tap into the service’s wealth of users. During a chat in France this week, Snapchat CEO and founder Evan Spiegel made it clear that, while he wants the company to

USB Type-C has only made its way onto a few PCs so far, and even fewer smartphones and tablets, but OnePlus has taken to Twitter to announce that it may very well be the first company to release a flaghsip smartphone with a USB Type-C port. In an effort to “lead the way in power connectivity,&

It was revealed earlier today by interviewers who spoke with some Bethesda employees at E3 that Fallout will run at 1080p@30FPS across all platforms. Needless to say, this was disappointing for PC users, especially considering how much love Bethesda has shown the platform over the years. However, sh

Sony loves to release slimmed down versions of its consoles, but the PS4 is still too new for a slim version to make much sense. Instead, the company has decided to address one of the biggest complaints people have had with the PS4 (the small hard drive) by releasing a new 1TB version of the console

It may not have happened to you, but it’s definitely common enough to be a serious problem. That’s why researchers have been trying to find a way to prevent lithium batteries, which power the vast majority of our devices, from bursting in the flames. The good news is that, not only have

The e-book industry has remained more or less the same since it was created, and even Netflix-esque services for e-books haven’t done much to change it. As the undisputed leader of the e-book industry, Amazon is in the best position to shake things up, and the company’s new plan to pay a

There’s no shame in admitting that you fell for the Beats By Dre scam, millions of people have thanks to impressive ad campaigns and a bit of trickery. When I say trickery, I mean things like putting metal weights inside headphones in order to give users the sense that the headphones are more

Finding quality Amazon reviews has never been as simple a process as many people would like, but with the addition of machine learning software, the company hopes to change this. Amazon’s current review system requires direct feedback from users to get a general idea of which reviews people li

Have you ever been stuck in a position where you don’t have plans and you want to hang out with some friends but you’re not sure which friends are available? You can’t just send out invites to your friends anytime you’re free, aside from some of your closer friends, so how do

Nintendo’s E3 press conference this year was definitely not one of the company’s best, and the lack of information on its new Zelda game definitely didn’t help. According to Nintendo of America boss Reggie Fils-Aime, the reason the company decided not to show any information on the

With most of the developed world having access to 4G at this point, it’s about time for 5G to start advancing. While the technology is still very early in its development, the International Telecommunication Union has agreed on what the definition of 5G actually is. According to the ITU, 5G ne

You know a game is pretty buggy when it needs a 5.5GB patch to fix everything… a day after its release. Now, to be fair, the game in question is still in beta, but 5.5GB is bigger than most expansion packs. Either way, you really have to admire Valve’s commitment to keeping Dota 2 Reborn

With the government always asking tech companies to hand over user data, it’s important to know which companies take your privacy seriously and which ones don’t. The Electronic Frontier Foundation makes this easy with its annual report on the subject, and people who use Apple or Yahoo pr

As one of the fastest-growing and most lucrative e-commerce markets in the world, China can’t afford to be as restrictive on foreign ownership as it is with other markets. That’s why, in an attempt to encourage foreign investment and make the market more competitive, China has decided to

What better way to map people’s brains than to inject them with electronic implants?! Ok, so it’s a bit more complicated than that, but deciphering brain signals and unlocking the secrets to the human mind is far more complex a topic than I could cover in this article, so I’ll keep

Graphics may not be everything, but good-looking graphics are still nice. That’s why many gamers were understandably upset that Fallout 4, while still looking gorgeous, doesn’t seem to have the same level of graphics that we’ve come to expect from recent games. Bethesda’s mas

Meizu may not be the biggest smartphone manufacturer in China, it’s one of the few Chinese companies that has actually managed to establish a respectable reputation outside of its home country. While the company’s recent mid-range M2 Note was impressive, Meizu’s new flagship smartp

Having already established itself as one of the leaders of the e-book market, Amazon acquired comic download platform ComiXology back in 2014 to take over the comic book world as well, and that acquisition has finally borne fruit. Marvel announced yesterday that it had reached an agreement with Amaz

Jaguar Land Rover is currently developing a plethora of technologies that, should they be implemented into the company’s future vehicles, would help drivers avoid accidents. It sounds like some pretty standard automotive safety research, and it is for the most part, but there are a few technol

Perhaps the most surprising announcement at Bethesda’s first E3 press conference earlier this week was a Fallout-themed mobile app known as Fallout Shelter. The app, which launched on iOS shortly after the announcement and is expected to hit Android soon, looked like a fun way to distract your

It’s a given that Fallout 4 is going to be a massive game, especially when you consider that Bethesda is claiming that the game world will be larger than anything it has ever created, which includes Fallout 3 and Skyrim. If you still need some idea as to how large Fallout 4 is going to be, [&h

You know what really sucks? Changing the channel using a handheld remote. Ok… so it doesn’t really suck that much, but that isn’t stopping the BBC from making the process even easier. In what sounds like something from a science fiction movie, the company has announced that it&#821

Last year, SoftBank proved to us that household robots will be within our reach in the future when it unveiled Pepper. A thousand models of the intelligent robot have already been made available to early adopting customers, but now SoftBank has received $236 million in funding from Alibaba and Foxco

All rumors seemed to indicate that OnePlus would be equipping the OnePlus 2 with a Snapdragon 810 chip, and now the company has officially confirmed that this is the case. What’s interesting is that the company announced that they’re using a refined version of the Snapdragon 810 known as

If you’ve been wondering why Xiaomi is taking so long to announce its new flagship smartphones, you may have Qualcomm to thank. Apparently, overheating issues with the Snapdragon 810 have forced Xiaomi to delay the release of the Mi5, and it wouldn’t be the first company to suffer thanks

It’s bad enough when a company’s devices have dangerous vulnerabilities, but when that company is Samsung, the largest smartphone manufacturer in the world, things are REALLY bad. According to security expert Ryan Welton, hundreds of millions of Samsung devices are vulnerable to a certai

Few companies have as much reason to be interested in America’s drone regulations than Amazon, as the company has some big dreams for a nationwide drone delivery service. The problem with operating a nationwide service, however, is that if certain states ban or restrict the use of commercial d

BitTorrent has been releasing some pretty solid software as it attempts to expand outside of traditional file-sharing. The company’s current software lineup already includes an experimental web browser, a file synchronization tool, and a secure instant messaging service, but the company contin

Like it or not, STDs are a very real part of living a sexually active lifestyle, and that’s going to change anytime soon. However, a new app from Planned Parenthood, known as Planned Parenthood Direct, could make testing yourself for STDs a bit less awkward. The app allows users to request tes

Unless you have a problem with not actually owning the software you pay for, then Adobe Creative Cloud is an excellent cloud-based software suite that allows Adobe to release constant updates and improvements. On top of these regular updates, the company likes to release one super-major update every

Considering how a significant chunk of Netflix’s users access the service through their web browser, you’d think that the company would put more effort into making their web interface not suck. To be fair, the company has been working on a revamped web interface for a while now, but it&#

God… I’m not even sure what to say. I had long given up hope for a sequel to Star Wars: Battlefront II prior to Disney’s acquisition of Lucasfilm, and by extension, LucasArts. Now that the company has joined forces with Electronic Arts to bring fans the Star Wars FPS that we’