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Self-driving cars are making their way to racetracks

There really is no better place to show off the latest car technology than the racetrack, and there are few technologies as deserving of a demonstration as self-driving cars. That's why it...

Nintendo's first smartphone app has launched in the West

Nintendo's first smartphone app has been enjoying quite a bit of success in Japan, but now it's time to see if the app will be as popular in the West. Known...

Tidal wants to stream movies as well as music

Tidal has been plagued by an endless stream of controversy and criticism since it first launched, and things are going so poorly for the music streaming service that Jay Z...

General Electric had the opportunity to acquire Apple for $2 billion

When deciding not to acquire a company, there's always the possibility that you'll come to regret it in the future, such as when Blockbuster decided not to acquire Netflix back in...

Snapchat's messaging features just got a massive overhaul

The thing that's always separated Snapchat from all the other messaging apps out there is that is lacked pretty much all of the features that its competitors had, mainly because...

Facebook's e-commerce push might involve Apple Pay

Facebook may want WhatsApp to remain a regular messaging app, but Facebook Messenger is a whole other story. With Messenger, Facebook wants to emulate the messaging giants of Asia that haven't...

Sony's virtual reality headset might support PCs in the future

For obvious reasons, Sony's games and gaming-related products are almost always exclusive to the PlayStation, but that might not be the case with the company's upcoming virtual reality headset. Known as...

Netflix will soon allow users to control their own throttling

Netflix found itself in a bit of a pickle a few days ago when it was revealed that the company has been throttling the steams of mobile users for years....

Redbox is trying its hand at online streaming again

Judging from the fact that most people don't even know that Redbox and Verizon tried to release their own Netflix-killer back in 2013, known as Redbox Instant, I think it's safe...

This concealable handgun looks just like a smartphone

Even in areas where carrying a gun is both legal and socially acceptable, there's always going to be people who aren't comfortable with the idea. Kirk Kjellberg experienced this first-hand when he...

2020 is shaping up to be a massive year for Mars exploration

Mars has become the main focus of every major space agency in the world, and unlike the Space Race of the 20th-century, Russia and the United States aren't the only...

The leaked images of the Nintendo NX controller were fake

In case you haven't been keeping up with this week's batch of gaming rumors, images of the controller for Nintendo's next console, known as the Nintendo NX, were leaked through Reddit,...

Netflix admitted that it's been throttling mobile users for years

Last week, T-Mobile CEO John Legere accused AT&T and Verizon of throttling Netflix streams, but as it turns out, it was Netflix itself that was throttling the streams, and it's been...

Ford's self-driving car technology will be ready before 2020

Self-driving cars have more than just technological obstacles to overcome before they become common on public roads, there's also the matter of consumer interest and government regulation, both of which have...

Microsoft might be willing to fund a Yahoo acquisition

Remember that time Yahoo turned down a $44.6 billion acquisition offer from Microsoft? Well, here we are eight years later and Microsoft has developed some very successful competitors to Yahoo's own services,...

Apple suspects government spies have infiltrated its supply chain

Services like iCloud and iTunes generate massive amounts of data, more than Apple's data centers can handle on their own, and the company has to rely on the cloud services of...

Amazon hosted a secretive robotics conference in Florida

Machine-Learning, (Home) Automation, Robotics, and Space Exploration. Those four areas were the focus of the MARS conference that Amazon hosted at a resort in Florida over the weekend, and if this...

Pornhub wants virtual reality porn to be accessible to everyone

I wouldn't go so far as to say that Pornhub is at the forefront of technological advancement, but the website is definitely quick to embrace emerging technologies. It released an amusing...

Music streaming now generates more revenue than digital downloads

Just as digital downloads replaced physical copies as the most-popular way to listen to music, music streaming has now replaced digital downloads. This is according to statistics published by the RIAA, which...

Nintendo might cease production of the Wii U by the end of the year

Whether it's not being able to handle 4K gaming or still struggling to achieve 60FPS on most games, this generation of consoles has been riddled with disappointment, but nothing has been...