It’s still hard to believe that we now live in a world where playing video games is a viable career, and where video games themselves are being used for both educational and medical purposes. There are numerous examples of this, but one of the more recent ones comes from the University of West
Just because you’re paying your ISP for a certain level of internet speed doesn’t mean you’re actually receiving that level of internet speed, and Netflix has made it ridiculously easy to figure out if your ISP is screwing you over. There are plenty of websites that can measure you
Facebook isn’t the only emerging video-sharing behemoth that YouTube needs to be wary of, according to a report from Bloomberg on Thursday. The report, which Snapchat has confirmed to be accurate, says that Snapchat users watch about ten billion videos through the app every day, which is two b
There was a time when Opera was at the forefront of web browser innovation, and some of the features that it pioneered have become standard in modern web browsers, but these days, there’s little reason to choose it over Chrome or Firefox. If you value your privacy, however, then Opera might be
Most automakers are choosing to develop their self-driving cars in the United States, and while Volvo is doing the same, it’s doing some development in China as well. The actual development of the technology isn’t being done in China, but the Swedish automaker is planning to put a h
It was exactly one decade ago that Twitter co-founder Jack Dorsey posted the world’s first tweet, and now there’s close to half a billion tweets being posted each day. However, there are a few problems that have plagued Twitter over the last ten years that continue to plague it
Those of us who like to stay up to date on the latest technology news are probably abundantly familiar with virtual reality headsets like Google Cardboard and the Oculus Rift, but most Americans aren’t so knowledgeable. On Monday, Horizon Media posted the results of a recen
I’m not excited about virtual reality because of the gaming or potential scientific uses, although those are great too, I’m excited for it because it’ll allow me to experience the outside world from the comfort of my own home. The experience will be lamer and less immersive than th
You can’t have Morgan Freeman narrate your life, unfortunately, but you can still have him give you directions if you’re a Waze user. The Google-owned, crowd-sourced navigation app announced on Monday that Morgan Freeman has joined the likes of Arnold Schwarzenegger, Kevin Hart
If you thought that Kim Kardashian mobile game was popular, wait until the Taylor Swift mobile game comes out. Glu Mobile, the company behind the Kardashian game, announced on Wednesday that it has entered into a partnership with Taylor Swift, and that a Swift-themed mobile game will be released by
The deaths of Circuit City and RadioShack have painted a grim picture of the future of electronics retailers like Best Buy, but it’s not all doom and gloom. For starters, RadioShack won’t be dying off entirely, and as Twice Magazine reported on Tuesday, Circuit City is actually preparing
General Motors has made its interest in the ride-sharing market abundantly clear, and if its $500 million investment into Lyft, or its acquisition of Sidecar’s assets weren’t enough to convince you of that, then maybe the fact that it’s launched its own car-sharing service will be.