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Amazon disabled encryption on its devices for no real reason

When the American government tried to force Apple to weaken its encryption, the company boldly and publicly refused, and is now fighting a massive legal battle in order to defend...

Intel might be developing its own augmented reality headset

Intel hasn't found much success in the mobile industry, which is why the company has turned to emerging industries like drones and wearables in an effort to expand its business beyond...

Apple's computers suck too much to handle the Oculus Rift

You could build a PC for around $1,000 that will be able to handle the Oculus Rift, but not even a $6,000 Mac Pro will be able to handle the...

Fiat Chrysler wants to help manufacture the Apple Car

Almost every aspect of Apple's hardware is designed in-house, but the actual manufacturing of its hardware is handled by other companies. Considering how Apple lacks the ability to manufacture smartphones...

Apple might launch its first OLED iPhone as early as next year

Rumors of Apple equipping future iPhones with OLED displays have been circling for quite a while, but most of them suggested that such an iPhone wouldn't arrive until around 2018 or...

Google is developing a hands-free mobile payments app

As if waving your smartphone over a contactless reader wasn't easy enough, Google is developing a new mobile payments system that doesn't even require you to take your phone out of your...

Yahoo may have finally accepted its fate

Everyone had high hopes for Yahoo when Marissa Mayer became the company's CEO back in 2012, but that hope has long since given way to resignation, as it's become abundantly clear that Yahoo...

Snapchat is almost as popular of a video platform as Facebook

People have been talking about how Facebook is close to becoming the first serious competitor that YouTube has seen in a decade, but it's not the only rising video-sharing platform out there....

NASA wants to develop a new generation of passenger jets

NASA may be called the National Aeronautics and Space Administration, but the agency has been neglecting the aeronautics aspect of its research in favor of space-related projects. Charles Bolden, the agency's administrator,...

Microsoft is blurring the lines between consoles and PCs

The release of Windows 10 was an especially important event for gamers, because it marked the beginning of Microsoft's attempts to blur the lines between console and PC gaming. In the...

Zuckerberg: It'll be a decade before virtual reality becomes mainstream

I'm sure by now you've seen the photo of Mark Zuckerberg grinning as he walks through a crowd of people rendered mindless by the irresistible escapism provided by the virtual reality headsets that're strapped...

Google has added a virtual reality section to the Google Store

In the past, Google has provided third-parties with the ideas and tools they need to create virtual reality products, but the company is starting to take on a more direct role...

Google can now determine the location of almost any image

Tobias Weyand, a computer vision specialist, and a couple of his co-workers at Google have developed a deep-learning machine that determine with a surprising amount of accuracy where a photo...

WhatsApp is dropping support for little-used operating systems

There's a point where even a company as large as WhatsApp can't be bothered to maintain apps for little-used operating systems, which is why the company has decided to stop...

Apple's 4-inch iPhone might be called the iPhone SE

Numerous leaks and rumors have claimed that Apple is preparing to launch a 4-inch version of the iPhone soon, which is expected to be like an iPhone 5S that has...

YouTube is finally going to improve its abysmal copyright system

After nearly a decade of people complaining about YouTube's abysmal copyright system, which makes it infuriatingly easy for scumbag companies to screw content creators out of their ad-revenue by filing...

Amazon is experimenting with ad-supported television shows

Amazon's most-recent venture is actually a step backwards in terms of advancement, as it takes the company into a market that's widely considered to be dying off: ad-supported television shows. Not...

Facebook ads are about to become significantly more engaging

Most internet users have learned to subconsciously ignore advertisements, with many going so far as to remove them entirely with ad-blockers, which is obviously something that advertisers don't want happening. For years,...

The PlayStation 4 is expected to exceed 100 million sales

We all know that the PlayStation 4 is doing really well, but a recent report from DFC Intelligence claims that it's actually doing so well that it'll become Sony's third console to exceed...

Here's how to find out how much money you've spent on Amazon

From time to time, I get curious about how much money I've poured into Amazon over the years, but I'm always too lazy to backtrack through my purchase history and add everything...