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Kik may be the underdog in the market for messaging apps but the only thing that means is that it’s going to try even harder than its competitors to attract new users. The latest such attempt to attract more users is the addition of a full-blown web browser in the Kik app. While the app [&hell

Most of this year’s big flagship smartphones have already been released, or at least announced, but Sony has been conspicuously quiet about the highly anticipated Xperia Z4. While there has been no shortage of leaks, we still don’t have much official information about the company’s

With around 45 million ad-supported free users and 15 million premium users, who pay $9.99/month, you would think that Spotify is rolling in cash right now. However, due to the fact that it has to fork over around 70% of its revenue in royalties, Spotify is actually losing cash and is relying on rai

I can’t imagine an easier process than migrating information from your old smartphone to your new one, but that’s not the case for everyone. That’s why Sprint has launched a new service where an expert will hand-deliver your new smartphone to your door, migrate all of the informati

A significant chunk of Twitter is made up of spam anyway, so why not add your own spam into the mix. That’s the idea behind Spotify’s new Tweet the Beat feature, which automatically displays a fullscreen popup ad on mobile devices and its desktop client which encourages users to start sh

You know what sucks? Waking up in the morning. You what really, really sucks? Getting woken up by a blaring alarm clock practically ripping you out of your peaceful slumber. This is where Wakē can be of assistance. Rather than using loud noises, the alarm clock simulates a sunbeam shining on your fa

I’m not sure what it is about South Koreans and screens but companies like LG and Samsung have consistently dominated the market for screens, for both mobile and traditional devices, for quite some time. That doesn’t look to change anytime soon as both companies have been leading the mar

No matter the time, no matter the place, food will always be popular, and that popularity extends to food-related business. Take the app known as Zomato, for instance. It hasn’t even been six months since the company raked in $60 million in funding but it has already managed to raise another $

You’re computer’s processor almost always comes with a small cooler that, while working well enough that you shouldn’t need to worry about overheating, are about the weakest coolers you can buy, but is it worth buying an aftermarket cooler? The answer to that is a definite yes. Not

In just five years, Xiaomi has risen to a level that most companies don’t reach for decades, and it’s all thanks to a few business secrets. While providing smartphone that can match the quality of Apple and Samsung for a much lower price is certainly important to Xiaomi’s success,

Pitch Perfect hasn’t even been released yet but we’re already hearing rumors about a third installment to the capella and slapstick-riddled series about friendship. A reporter for the LA Times has learned that Rebel Wilson, who plays Fat Amy in the movies, has already signed on to the mo

Don’t you just love trying to sleep in the cramped, upright seats that airlines provide for us? The answer to that question is no, no you don’t. Nobody does. It’s practically torturous and can leave you feeling like crap for hours after you get off your flight. That’s why Boe

There have been numerous film adaptions of Stephen King novels, most of which are excellent films, with a few even deserving a spot among the greatest movies ever made, but King’s magnum opus still hasn’t made it to the big screen. Known as The Dark Tower, this series of novels frequentl

There are few things Russia loves more than banning things, stockpiling nukes may be one of them, but the country’s rampant censorship has started to reach comical levels. A good example would be the fact that there’s now such a thing as an illegal meme in Russia. I’m serious. It&#

I don’t think a single thing about The Witcher 3 has popped up on the Internet that hasn’t made me want to spend hours playing it, and this latest gameplay trailer is no exception. While we’ve had plenty of demos and cinematic trailers, this is one of the first real gameplay traile

In an effort to boost profitability and remain relevant, Twitter has been pumping out new features like crazy these past few months. Hardly a day goes by where we don’t hear about some new feature that the company is testing out. The latest such feature is definitely one of the more interestin

Internet trolls can turn an excellent website into an abuse-riddled mess that many people would sooner avoid, just ask Twitter. While many of the larger websites out there have legions of bots and mods that try to combat these trolls, more often than not, justice is only served after the damage is d

Blu-ray may be the disc of choice for the current generation of consoles, but most PC users don’t have the hardware necessary to use them. That’s why PC gamers who prefer physical disks to digital downloads have to stick with regular CDs, and when you have games that are dozens of gigaby

Modern Warfare got three installments, why shouldn’t Black Ops? That seems to be what Activision is thinking because the company released a teaser trailer that, while not directly revealing anything, makes enough references to the previous two Black Ops games in just 1:07 that it’s very

I can’t blame you if you have no idea what Dolby Cinema is. For one reason or another, the fusion Dolby’s dual 6P 4K HDR-capable laser projectors and the company’s Atmos sound format hasn’t been picked up by many news outlets. If none of that made sense, let’s just say

Everyone is so focused on the new seasons of Game of Thrones and Veep, and I’m just sitting here starving for even a hint of new regarding the new True Detective. HBO has delivered far more than that, however, as the first teaser trailer for the next season of True Detective has been released.

One of the great things about phablets is that their larger screen allows for much higher resolutions. This is best seen in the 2560×1440 QHD display that last year’s Galaxy Note 4 shipped with, and its successor could be even better. According to reports, the smartphone’s successor

Dell is well known for its desktops and laptops but its tablet offerings aren’t very popular among regular consumers. However, businesses have proven to be a major consumer of Dell’s tablets which is why the company has decided to target them directly with its new Venue 10 7000. The tabl

Cameras are one of the most important parts of a smartphone, and the LG G4’s F/1.8 aperture camera certainly gives it an edge of its biggest competitor, the Galaxy S6. LG is showing off its camera even more too, which is actually being developed by the company itself. Entering production this

As the name suggests, the Discover tool was how Twitter users have been able to discover the best content on the platform for quite some time, but now the company has decided to retire the feature in favor of something a bit more inline with its current vision. The new feature will automatically hig

The best kind of ads are the ones that don’t even seem like ads. These are known as native ads, where the advertisement is practically indistinguishable from the content around it, which is especially easy on a website like Tumblr where of the content is visual and quickly absorbed. The introd

If you’ve been following any of the more elitist gaming forums and websites, you’ve probably heard that The Witcher 3 is pretty much the second coming of Christ. Not only has CD Projekt Red done pretty much the exact opposite of what makes other companies and developers so deplorable, th

Considering how OnePlus has practically become synonymous with delays at this point, it shouldn’t come as a surprise that the company’s CEO is hinting that the highly-anticipated successor to last year’s OnePlus One may not be released as early as previously suggested. Apparently O

It looks like the NSA isn’t the only government agency in the United States that’s collecting vast amounts of data on American citizens, the DEA is doing it too. In fact, the DEA has been doing it for more than two decades and on staggering scale, well before the NSA began its own such p

To say that Xiaomi is growing fast would be a gross understatement. The burgeoning Chinese startup has already managed to sell 100 million smartphones in its five years in existence, but now the company has taken speed to whole other level. During a twelve hour-long period at its recent Mi Fan Festi

How do you compete with an established market leader while still charging twice as much as they do for the same service? Exclusive content. At least, that’s what Jay-Z thinks he can do with his new Spotify competitor, Tidal. The problem is that this is the Internet, which means all of that elu

Although interest in alien life has been present throughout human history in some form, it wasn’t until man actually developed space travel that people became truly interested in the subject, so much so that it has ingrained itself in our culture. However, decades of space exploration have yie

GIFS are one of the most popular methods of telling stories on the Internet, be it a funny clip or an interesting bit of information, and Tumblr is one of the most popular mediums for sharing these stories. That’s why Hulu is turning to Tumblr to help promote the content on its own service by

Body armor has evolved quite a lot throughout human history. Leather and metal were traditionally the two primary components for most of our early years, with the type and design of the metal changing based on the technological capabilities of the people at the time. Since then, armor has had to evo

So what if the Galaxy S6 Edge has a curved display, what makes it any better than the far more familiar Galaxy S6? I mean, it’s cool and all and I’m glad Samsung was willing to take a risk like that with its flagship smartphone, but what kind of functionality can I get out of […]

Blaming the Internet is something we’ve long ago come to expect from entertainment companies but, at least in this instance, these accusations have some validity to them. According to Viacom, the Internet has changed the way people watch television an, as such, many of the company’s show

Despite the fact that Internet Explorer had Do Not Track enabled by default starting in 2012, it looks like Microsoft won’t be doing the same thing with its new web browser, Project Spartan. While users will still be able to enable the feature themselves, and Microsoft has promised to make it

It may have taken a few months but OnePlus One owners can finally experience Android 5.0 on their device without having to download and install any unstable test builds. Not only has OnePlus just released its official OxygenOS variant of Android 5.0, Cyanogen has finally released the newest version

Social networks already act as a gateway for us to connect with new and old friends from anywhere in the world, but we’re still limited to hanging out through screens. That’s why virtual reality is the next logical step in the evolution of social networking as it would allow us to hang o

You know what would be really embarrassing? If you were caught paying people to attend the launch event for your flagship smartphone. That’s why it’s no surprise that Samsung is vehemently denying rumors that it did exactly that for the Chinese launch of the Galaxy S6 and Galaxy S6 Edge