Technology 
Twitter veers into Facebook territory with curated timelines for everyone
Facebook’s News Feed is filled with posts from people you’re not friends with. You might see a photo of a stranger that your mom commented on, or a random political argument between your high school best friend and some random. … Continue reading
That mysterious Android 5.0 icon is an updated messaging app, but Hangouts is still there
Google is dialing back its ambitious plans to make Hangouts the all-in-one app for text and picture messaging on Android. Lollipop 5.0 will ship with a separate Messenger app, which we first spotted in a leak of the Nexus 6 … Continue reading
Univision joins HBO and CBS in hugging cord cutters
Univision is looking to make every day Sabado Gigante with plans for a standalone streaming video service, following HBO and CBS into the a la carte fray. The Spanish-language network giant revealed its plans to the Wall Street Journal, but … Continue reading
iPad Mini 3: Probably the oddest and most boring product Apple has ever released
Curiously, the iPad Mini 3 is identical to last year’s iPad Mini 2 — the same screen, the same camera, the same A7 SoC, the same dimensions — except it now has a Touch ID fingerprint sensor. Even weirder: Last … Continue reading
Games worth paying for: CounterSpy heats up the Cold War with tense sneaking and shooting
With so many free and cheap Android games, it’s tough to take the risk on a game that costs even a few dollars. But with a premium price often comes a premium experience. Each week, we’ll highlight a game that … Continue reading
Analyzing the iMac 5K Retina display: How do you squeeze 5K out of a last-gen GPU?
Apple’s new 5K iMac is something of a puzzle – as is the resolution the display runs at. How’s Apple pulling this one off?
New attack hides stealthy Android malware in images
A new technique that allows attackers to hide encrypted malicious Android applications inside images could be used to evade detection by antivirus products and possibly Google Play’s own malware scanner. The attack was developed by Axelle Apvrille, a researcher at … Continue reading
Lockheed says it’ll make a truck-sized fusion reactor within 10 years
Lockheed Martin, the US government’s largest contractor, says it has made a technological breakthrough in nuclear fusion power. The breakthrough will apparently allow Lockheed to build a 100-megawatt ‘compact fusion reactor’ (CFR) that can fit on the back of a … Continue reading
Get your phone into the holiday spirit with these great Halloween apps
Unleash your inner ghoul with these fun and creepy apps from the Netherworld. (Or, the Google Play store.)
What a cable-free HBO subscription could mean for Apple TV
Apple TV has never followed a predictable update path. Officially unveiled alongside the iPhone in January 2007, it has had just two revisions to speak of during its lifespan, and aside from a quiet silicon swap last year, there hasn’t … Continue reading
