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One of Google's self-driving cars was pulled over by a cop

When a cop pulls over a self-driving car for a traffic violation, who do they give the ticket to? That's a problem that a Mountain View police officer encountered earlier...

Apple's smart home platform now has its first Nest competitor

Slowly but surely, Apple's smart home platform continues to expand as more third-party manufacturers develop their own smart home gadgets with HomeKit support, and the latest such gadget may be...

Reading comics on your smartphone just got a hell of a lot better

Google Play Books has supported comics and graphic novels for years, but the user experience has never been the best, especially when compared to apps like ComicRack that are dedicated...

BMW is embracing Android Auto and CarPlay

BMW has become the latest automaker to embrace Apple's CarPlay and Google's Android Auto. The company didn't mention which models would be getting support for the two services, but CEO Harald...

Airbnb wants to help its hosts become more like actual hotels

Hot on the heels of Airbnb's promise to play nice with local governments in the future, the company announced that it wants its hosts to become more business-like. At the Airbnb...

Fallout 4 shipped more than twelve million copies on the first day

Remember when everyone was freaking out about Skyrim shipping seven million copies in the first week? Well that's nothing compared to Fallout 4, which apparently saw more than twelve million...

Snapchat now sells additional photo lenses for $0.99

Snapchat's never-ending quest to find a way to monetize its massive userbase has led it to do some pretty interesting stuff, but it's most-recent idea is probably the most standard, unoriginal...

Facebook is testing a ephemeral messaging feature for Messenger

Having failed to acquire Snapchat a couple of years ago, it's no surprise to see that Facebook is testing out an ephemeral messaging feature of its own on Facebook Messenger....

The Xbox One is now outselling the PlayStation 4 for once

The PlayStation 4 has definitely been winning this generation's console war, mostly due to how Microsoft handled the Xbox One's launch, but now it looks like the Xbox One is starting...

Apple will be killing off Beats Music on November 30th

Now that Apple Music has officially launched on Android, albeit an extremely buggy beta version, there's not much of a reason for Beats Music to continue existing. Last night, it...

Spotify now recommends nearby concerts based on your music tastes

Spotify already uses its advanced music recommendation algorithms to show you artists and songs that match your music tastes, but now the company wants to apply its recommendation powers outside of...

Cyanogen has some big plans for 2016, including its own flagship

Cyanogen has been working hard to deliver on its promise to take control of Android away from Google, and the results of those efforts will be seen in full next...

YouTube's standalone music streaming app could be a game-changer

Spotify is considered to be the most-popular and successful music streaming service out there at the moment, but what about YouTube? It may be a video-sharing service, but how many...

Razer may have already given up on its Android TV box

Well, that was quick. Just a few months after Razer released the Forge TV, the company has decided to remove its set-top box from the Google Store. We don't know...

Google has added support for LTE to Android Wear

We've known that Google is planning to add support for LTE to Android Wear for quite a while now, but we didn't know when. Obviously we know now, because Google...

Acer's niche gaming tablet is now available to pre-order

Gaming tablets are extremely niche, but Acer is willing to try anything at this point. First unveiled a few months ago, the new Predator 8 tablet is now available to pre-order,...

Hyundai wants to replace physical car manuals using augmented reality

Physical car manuals are extremely easy to damage or lose and impossible to navigate, which is why Hyundai has decided to try using augmented reality to help customers understand their...

This could be our first look at BlackBerry's next Android smartphone

BlackBerry's first Android smartphone has been pretty well-received, and while we still don't how well the device is selling, it must be selling enough for BlackBerry to be working on...

Comcast has launched its new $14.99/month streaming service

It's nice to see that more cable companies are accepting the fact that nobody wants cable anymore, and are starting to embrace the cord-cutting trend. Earlier today, Comcast launched its...

NextVR has raised $30.5 million to live-stream content in virtual reality

Live streaming and virtual reality are seen as the future of entertainment, and NextVR wants to cash in on both of the trends at the same time. The startup just finished...