Hardware

36% off OWI Super Solar Recycler Kit – Deal Alert

Before you chuck that CD ROM, soda can or plastic bottle, exercise your kids imagination with this kit from OWI that turns your recyclables into a solar-powered robot, race car, boat, or whatever they can dream up with this kit … Continue reading

34% off OWI Super Solar Recycler Kit – Deal Alert

Before you chuck that CD ROM, soda can or plastic bottle, exercise your kids imagination with this kit from OWI that turns your recyclables into a solar-powered robot, race car, boat, or whatever they can dream up with this kit … Continue reading

Fitbit scoops up rival fitness tracker maker Pebble

Fitbit, the maker of popular fitness trackers, has acquired assets owned by rival Pebble, including key employees and intellectual property related to software and firmware development. The deal, which was reported last week, closed on Tuesday, Fitbit announced on Wednesday. … Continue reading

Apple’s single sign-on for Apple TV and iOS is live

When Apple rolled out tvOS 10 in September we couldn’t help but notice that single sign-on—a feature that lets you enter your cable provider details once and then use them across multiple apps—didn’t make the cut. Apple promised that the … Continue reading

iPhone 8 rumors: No wireless charging but 7s and 7s Plus will come in red

People are still lining up to snag a brand new iPhone 7, but that won’t stop anyone from speculating about next year’s iPhone. Why so early? Well, 2017 marks the iPhone’s 10th birthday, so Apple is reportedly gearing up to … Continue reading

maccessories

The Week in Mac Accessories: Hellacious hubs

New goodies for your Mac This week’s roundup of accessories includes several new devices that provide every port your Mac will ever need. Read on! OWC The most notable feature on this Thunderbolt 3 Dock ($279 MSRP) is that it has … Continue reading

YouTube’s top trending videos for 2016

YouTube Rewind, the popular video site’s annual review, is due out Wednesday at 10 a.m. PST. Leading up to the big reveal, the Google-owned property released its list of the top 10 trending videos for 2016 to several news outlets … Continue reading

U.S. Supreme Court leaves gap in Samsung-Apple patent ruling

The U.S. Supreme Court on Tuesday ruled in favor of Samsung Electronics and its backers in the industry in a design patent dispute with Apple, when in a 8-0 decision it said that “the term ‘article of manufacture’ is broad … Continue reading

Nicki Minaj’s mobile game is about the music, not just the Kardashian-style fame perks

Unlike Kim Kardashian, Nicki Minaj is actually famous for something: Her music. So, it makes sense that her new mobile game makes the most of it. Available Wednesday, Nicki Minaj: The Empire is the latest fame simulation game from Glu Mobile, the … Continue reading

NuPower 60W USB-C Power Adapter review: Simultaneously charge your MacBook and iPhone with one adapter

The NuPower 60W USB-C Power Aadapter just released by NewerTech is the first I’ve seen that offers more than just providing power to a laptop equipped with charging via USB-C. It combines a USB-C port that can feed up to … Continue reading