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Uber is beta testing a new service aimed at commuters

Driving isn't just annoying and tedious, it can also be pretty expensive, especially when you're commuting and need to pay for things like gas and parking. That's where Uber thinks...

Oculus VR founder thinks virtual reality devices will replace phones

Palmer Luckey, the founder of Oculus VR, recently claimed that it'll be a few years before virtual reality headsets start to really catch on, mainly due to the necessity of...

Twitter is ditching one of its oldest features so it can mimic Facebook

Twitter has been mimicking Facebook here and there for a while now, but this really takes the cake. The service decided to do away with the "favorite" button earlier today, and...

Google's head of design really hates Windows 10

Windows 10 has a nice design on the surface, but once you start using it, there are a number of poor design choices and a ridiculous amount of inconsistency in the...

Tidal couldn't beat Spotify, so now it's trying to beat Netflix

Tidal may have launched as a premium music streaming service, but numerous controversies have held the service back to the point where it struggled just to achieve one million users, which...

Zerodium just awarded hackers a million bucks for breaking into iOS 9

Zerodium is an interesting company. It makes its money by purchasing exploits and security information regarding popular software, and then selling them to the highest bidder, whether that bidder be...

Microsoft is killing off its unlimited cloud storage plan

I hope you haven't backed up a ton of stuff to OneDrive, because Microsoft just announced that it's killing off the service's unlimited cloud storage plan. According to the company,...

Google will start delivering packages via drone in 2017

Amazon and Google have been immensely interested in delivery drones for the past couple of years, but it looks like Google will be the first of the two to actually start using them. Both...

If you want to buy a new Windows 7 computer, then you better hurry

Windows 10 is great and all, but some of us still prefer Windows 7, despite the fact that it's more than six years old now. Mainstream support for the beloved...

Xiaomi's new smart television completely sold out in just five seconds

If you thought people were scrambling to get their hands on the new Apple TV, just take a look at China, where Xiaomi's new smart television just completely sold out...

Oh the irony! Amazon is opening its first physical bookstore today

It's kind of ironic how Amazon, which was instrumental in the downfall of physical book stores like Barnes & Noble and Borders, has decided to open its own physical bookstore....

Less than 60% of China's e-commerce products are actually genuine

Even though Chinese products have improved significantly over the years, the country still has a problem with counterfeit goods, especially on its e-commerce platforms. According to a new report from the National People’s Congress...

Fitbit claims the Apple Watch hasn't impacted the market very much

Apple must be losing its touch, because not only was Apple Music unable to disrupt the music streaming market the way that competitors like Spotify feared, it looks like the Apple...

Activision has acquired the maker of Candy Crush Saga for $5.9 billion

With titles like Call of Duty and World of Warcraft in its portfolio, Activision Blizzard is one of the biggest names in the traditional gaming market, but now the company...

AMD has created a mini operating system just for graphics processing

For years, AMD has used the Catalyst Control Center as the software hub for its Radeon line of products, but following the massive restructuring the company's graphics business underwent a few weeks ago, AMD...

You can now create a Windows 10 app in less than ten minutes

Despite its best efforts, Microsoft hasn't been able to fill the Windows Store with anywhere close to the number of apps that Apple and Google's app stores have, but the company isn't...

A bunch of Fallout 4 gameplay footage has been leaked

With a mere eight days to go before Fallout 4 launches, there's not much of a point in checking out any new leaks for the game, but for those of...

Spreading fake stories online is now a major crime in China

China's latest attempt to control what's said on the Internet comes in the form of an amendment to the government's criminal law, which makes it illegal to circulate false stories on the...

Twitch tried to install Arch Linux, but accidentally installed Gentoo

Don't you just hate it when you're trying to install Arch Linux, but then you accidentally end up installing Gentoo? Yeah, I don't think anyone has ever had that problem...

Oculus VR founder thinks cables will hold virtual reality headsets back

With just a few months to go before high-end virtual reality headsets start hitting the market, Oculus VR founder Palmer Luckey has claimed that there's going to be one thing that...