Technology 
Facebook gives you more News Feed control with faster unfollowing
That guy you haven’t talked to since you graduated college appears in your News Feed a lot. Too much. You don’t even interact with his posts, but you don’t want to unfriend him altogether. Now Facebook has a setting you … Continue reading
Crashy Nest update for iOS pulled from the App Store
One of my favorite things about having a Nest Learning Thermostat is the ability to crank up the heat on cold San Francisco nights using my iPhone—without having to venture downstairs like a chump. Or at least it was, until … Continue reading
Crashy Nest update for iOS temporarily pulled from the App Store
UPDATE: Nest issued a 4.4.1 update to fix the problem later this afternoon. One of my favorite things about having a Nest Learning Thermostat is the ability to crank up the heat on cold San Francisco nights using my iPhone—without … Continue reading
Our terrifying reliance on GPS, and the need to develop a ground-based alternative
The Global Positioning System, or GPS, has — somewhat surprisingly — found itself at the heart of modern civilization. There is no doubt that the ubiquity of GPS across all areas of civilian, commercial, and scientific endeavor has improved the … Continue reading
ET deals: Mobile desktop deals – Lenovo Horizon 2e 21.5-inch for $750, Dell XPS 18 for $650
Mobile desktops aim to make it easy to enjoy portability and touch friendliness without giving up the benefits of large displays you’re used to from desktops. With intriguing options at different sizes, the 21.5-inch Lenovo Horizon 2e for $750 and … Continue reading
Asus ZenWatch will cost $199 when it launches at Best Buy November 9
The Asus Zenwatch will land on the lower end of the Android Wear price spectrum when it launches on November 9. According to TechCrunch, the retro-styled smartwatch will launch through Best Buy with a $199 price tag. It’ll also go … Continue reading
Zuckerberg speaks: Why Facebook isn’t cool and the reason behind the forced Messenger migration
Facebook CEO Mark Zuckerberg wasn’t always comfortable speaking in public. He still trips over his words sometimes and he tends to stick to his talking points. But after years of weekly Q&As with Facebook employees, he decided to open up … Continue reading
What does a CPU do when it’s doing nothing?
Ever wondered what your CPU does when idle? Turns out it’s still processing tasks — but engineers designed one that takes very little power.
Move over Ara? Mystery startup Vsenn is building a phone with swappable components, too
There may be someone besides Google building a phone you can customize piece by piece. A company calling itself Vsenn says it has a Project Ara-like effort in the works, though details are extremely limited for now. Helder Vicente, who … Continue reading
The Wolf Among Us offers a taut whodunit in a fairytale world gone awry
The latest episodic affair from Walking Dead developer Telltale Games is another captivating graphic adventure.
