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If you’re looking for proof that vinyl is back in full force, consider this: Urban Outfitters is now the biggest seller of vinyl records in the world. Calvin Hollinger, the company’s chief administrative officer, announced bragged about this info at … Continue reading →

Here’s a design from Nissan that might leave you asking yourself, “Why?” Engineers at Nissan sawed the back half off a Leaf electric car and bolted the bed from a Frontier pickup in its place to create a one-of-a-kind shop … Continue reading →

Twitter diplomacy is back. Iran’s President Hassan Rouhani spoke at the United Nations on Thursday, during which time his social media team practically live-tweeted his remarks. Not that any of his fellow countrymen could read them, as Twitter has been … Continue reading →

Taylor Swift is hip to your weird inside jokes, teens of the Internet. To promote her upcoming album 1989, which hits stores on Oct. 27, Swift took over over her public Tumblr, which is normally run by the singer’s managers. … Continue reading →

“Cat Fishing 2″ is a mobile game made exclusively for cats. Violet the Italian Greyhound puppy doesn’t care. With the ferocity of Cujo and the accuracy of a slightly inebriated karate master, Violet doesn’t rest until she destroys every digital … Continue reading →

Color Google Executive Chairman Eric Schmidt not impressed. When asked by Bloomberg TV what he thought of the frenzy over Apple’s new iPhone 6 and iPhone 6 Plus, Schmidt laughed and said “I’ll tell you what I think, Samsung had … Continue reading →

Google’s latest Chrome model wants to make lemonade when your Wi-Fi gives you lemons If the Internet cuts out in Chrome Canary — the latest version of Google’s browser — you can play an endless running game. You can actually … Continue reading →

A new vulnerability called Shellshock — also called the “Bash Bug” — is affecting both Linux computers and Macs, and it has the potential to let attackers take control of your computer as well as gain access to data and … Continue reading →

Insurer State Farm has yanked an ad featuring comedian Rob Schneider after critics chided his anti-vaccination views. Bowing to pressure from a social media campaign, the brand pulled the weeks-old ad earlier this week. The spot featured Schneider exhuming his … Continue reading →

NASA research shows Arctic sea ice reached its annual minimum earlier this month. On Sept. 17, Arctic ice covered 1.94 million square miles — the smallest area recorded in all of 2014 and the sixth lowest level since 1978. See … Continue reading →