First Click: Fan desperately seeks Star Wars ignorance
Seeing the rectangular antenna on the Millennium Falcon (replacing the round dish that Lando knocked off in Jedi) was enough to know that J.J. Abrams would faithfully extend the Star Wars story that I...
View ArticleThe best hidden features in Windows 10′s major update
Microsoft's first major Windows 10 update debuted yesterday with some new features and changes. Here are several Windows 10 features you might not have discovered yet. In most versions of Windows you'd...
View ArticleReview: Oneohtrix Point Never’s Garden of Delete is a digital dumpster dive
Daniel Lopatin’s newest album as Oneohtrix Point Never is called Garden of Delete, and spending time with it feels a little like watching someone overturn a dumpster only to make gripping collages out...
View ArticleReview: The 33 trivializes the Chilean mining accident, and it’s also boring
As the posters and trailers won’t let you forget, The 33 is based on a true story, and the story itself is a good one: In 2010, 33 miners were essentially buried in Chile’s 121-year-old San Jose mine...
View ArticleBeats Music is shutting down this month
Apple is shutting down Beats Music for good on November 30th, at which point subscribers will have to move over to Apple Music if they want to keep using their music library and playlists. Beats Music...
View ArticleA designer’s take on the iPad Pro
The reviews are out on iPad Pro, and they address how big it is, whether it’s worth the price, and whether it can or can’t replace a laptop for average consumers. After using the 12.9-inch iPad Pro at...
View ArticleWhere cops can track your location without a warrant
Police said Quartavious Davis was part of a stunning crime spree. The government in turn argued that it only needs permission under the Stored Communications Act, or SCA, which will hand over a court...
View ArticleNew trailers: Star Wars, Finding Dory, Jessica Jones, and more
The new footage isn't necessarily that much of a spoiler, but I do think it starts to give a better impression of how J.J. Abrams is bringing his style to the Star Wars universe, whereas the old...
View ArticleGmail will soon alert users about unencrypted emails
Google is taking security threats for Gmail users seriously. To help alert users about the risk in opening unencrypted email, the search company is currently working on warnings that will pop up when...
View ArticleMicrosoft’s new PowerPoint tools make your presentations way less boring
It's not a secret that PowerPoint presentations can be really, really dull. The last thing you want on a Friday afternoon is a bland slide deck and transitions from the 1990s, so Microsoft is trying to...
View ArticleSXSW removes Gamergate panel from harassment summit
SXSW has brought a key panel back to its summit on online harassment: the panel on overcoming harassment in gaming that it originally canceled following threats of violence. At the same time, SXSW is...
View ArticleSilicon City: New York’s forgotten role in the history of computers
When you think of the history of computers, it's easy to mentally jump right into the garages and basements of Silicon Valley, or even the Silicon Prairie of Texas that is so moodily depicted in Halt...
View ArticleVerizon resurrects activation fees because you’re not already giving it...
According to a report from Droid Life this week, Verizon will so bring back the dreaded activation fee when you sign up for service from the carrier. Starting on November 15th, which is the same date...
View ArticleGoogle launches Chrome beta for iOS with 3D Touch support
Google will now let iOS users test a beta version of Chrome, as the company today quietly added support for the iPhone and iPad to its list of test platforms. Google's beta version of its mobile...
View ArticleVirtual pop star Hatsune Miku is touring North America next year
If you missed her last year, you're in luck: Hatsune Miku's coming back to North America. The virtual Japanese pop star announced a 2016 tour on Wednesday afternoon, one that includes eight shows in...
View ArticleTurkey blocks access to Reddit under controversial censorship law
The Turkish government has officially blocked access to Reddit. According to the statement, Reddit was taken down under Turkey's controversial internet censorship law, known as Internet Law No. 5651....
View ArticleDemocrats fight back after GOP declares Wi-Fi password war
After the Republican National Committee (RNC) set the media Wi-Fi password as “StopHillary” for the fourth GOP debate last week, the DNC is fighting back with its own wireless wordplay. The wireless...
View Article5.5-inch version of HTC’s iPhone clone revealed by Chinese regulators
HTC has you covered if you think its new, iPhone-like A9 smartphone is just a bit too small. The phone looks similar to the A9, which got lots of heat for borrowing more than a little from Apple's...
View ArticleA logical examination of the Swedish rapper Yung Lean as a metaphor for America
In 2014, an album called Unknown Death 2002 popped up on the Bandcamp of the streetwear and lifestyle brand MishkaNYC. The artist was someone going by the name Yung Lean; he sounded like the foggy...
View ArticleWhat it was like in Paris during the attacks
Eventually I learned eight terrorists have attacked at least six separate locations in Paris, including the country's national stadium, a concert hall and several bars and restaurants. Nearly 130...
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