The LG G5 might be LG’s most-enticing smartphone to date
The LG G4 was a solid device, but when you're competing in the extremely crowded market for high-end smartphones, just being solid isn't enough. Things might be different with next year's...
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Valve has an explanation for that frightening Christmas Steam glitch
Whether it was to cash in the Steam card they got for Christmas or take advantage of the ongoing Winter Sale, thousands of Steam users encountered a frightening glitch in...
Congress wants NASA to build a deep space habitat by 2018
With more money comes more responsibility, and following the news that Congress will be increasing NASA's budget by $1.3 billion in 2016, it appears that $55 million of that budget...
Samsung might release a 6-inch version of the Galaxy S7 as well
Earlier this week, we heard rumors that Samsung was planning to release the 5.2-inch Galaxy S7 and the 5.5-inch Galaxy S7 Edge within the next few months, which is hardly...
Instacart won’t be nearly as aggressive next year as it was this year
This year, Instacart managed to more than triple its staff to around 300 employees, but it won't be nearly as aggressive with its hiring next year. This isn't necessarily an indication...
This e-commerce startup wants users to design their ideal products
What separates Massdrop from other e-commerce companies is that it runs on something the founders of the company call "community-driven commerce." The products that are sold on Massdrop are decided by the users, who discuss...
Spotify is being sued for $150 million in allegedly unpaid royalties
Spotify's less-than-friendly relationship with the music industry stems from one thing: royalties. To be more precise, it stems from Spotify's self-confessed inability to distribute royalties quickly and accurately, many times...
Sidecar has given up on trying to compete with Lyft and Uber
The ride-sharing market isn't exactly crowded, but it's extremely competitive. Uber is the only ride-sharing service that operates on a global scale, and is the undisputed market leader, but it still has to work...
OPEC claims that 94% of cars will still use fossil fuels by 2040
It might seem like electric vehicles are quickly taking over the automotive industry, but as the Vienna-based Organization of the Petroleum Exporting Countries (OPEC) claims, this couldn't be farther from the...
Samsung’s new Bio-Processor will power next year’s fitness trackers
Being able to regularly monitor your pulse is cool and all, but Samsung wants to take fitness trackers to the nest level with the Bio-Processor, a new chip that's supposed...
China’s dark matter satellite has sent back its first batch of data
Earlier this month, China launched its Dark Matter Particle Explorer (DAMPE) into space, and it's already starting to send back data. Developed by researchers from the Chinese Academy of Sciences, alongside researchers...
HTC’s CEO claims the company won’t be dying off anytime soon
The last few years haven't been kind to Taiwanese technology companies, and though there are a few exceptions, HTC isn't one of them. The company has been struggling for a while now,...
Russia’s space agency has turned into a NASA/SpaceX hybrid
The Russian government has been practically synonymous with corruption for decades, and in few areas has this been more noticeable and detrimental than the country's space agency. That's why President Putin...
Game of Thrones was the most-pirated show of the year… again
Game of Thrones has won or been nominated for numerous awards over the years, but there's one award that I'm sure the people at HBO would much rather live without,...
Faraday Future wants cars to be more like tablets
Faraday Future has made it clear that it wants to reinvent cars as we know them, but how the company intends to do that has been a mystery, until now. Lead...
A hands-on video and renders of the Xiaomi Mi5 have been leaked
The Xiaomi Mi5 may very well be the most-leaked smartphone of the year, and one of the most-anticipated, which is funny considering that it's not even going to be released...
Samsung might launch two versions of the Galaxy S7 in February
Most of the rumors we've been hearing about the Galaxy S7 claim the smartphone will be released shortly after next year's Mobile World Congress ends on February 25th, but Reuters is reporting...
Three million people signed up for Amazon Prime before Christmas
Thanks to Amazon's notorious secrecy regarding certain aspects of its business, we're still not sure how many people are subscribed to Amazon Prime, but the company decided to give us an idea of...
Theranos may have deleted data to make its tech look more accurate
There was a time when Theranos was one of the most-promising startups in the world, but now it's having to fight off wave after wave of accusations that, should they...
China will soon require companies to let it bypass their encryption
Despite the numerous protests of Western technology companies, and even a warning from President Obama himself, China's legislature voted unanimously to pass the country's controversial new anti-terrorism law. As with most laws that claim to...