Sony’s Xperia XZ Premium is so close to being great

Sony revealed a new set of smartphones this year at Mobile World Congress 2017 that should have taken the show by storm. But for the lack of a set of specifications – specifications that matter in the war for premium leader in the United States – and in general around the world. One of these specs is a fingerprint reader, … Continue reading

Amazon AWS outage means the Internet is down

If you’ve had some trouble accessing certain (read: many) services and websites today, you’re not alone. Amazon Web Services (AWS) is experiencing problems with its us-east-1 region of data centers, and that is causing some major outages and headaches for companies relying on the service. Major websites and online services are being affected, including ones like Quora, Trello and more. … Continue reading

Nintendo Switch: All of the indie games confirmed today (with trailers!)

Nintendo’s Nindies Showcase wrapped up a short while ago, giving a look at a bunch of indie games that will be coming to the Nintendo Switch. Unlike January’s Switch livestream, which took an absurd six hours to get through, the Nindies Showcase was over in about 15 minutes. Nintendo covered a lot of ground in that time, though, so here … Continue reading

This Laser Reconstruction of a Four-Winged Dinosaur Is Incredible

Using high-powered lasers, paleontologists have detected rare traces of soft tissue in the fossilized remains of Anchiornis—a four-winged dinosaur that lived during the late Jurassic period. The findings are offering new insights into the origin of birds and the development of flight.

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Why Do Giant People Die So Young?

Britain’s tallest man, Neil Fingleton, died Sunday at age 36. The seven-foot-seven actor played basketball in the United States before taking on roles from Game of Thrones’ Mag the Mighty to Doctor Who, Age of Ultron, X-Men: First Class, and Jupiter Ascending, as we reported earlier this week.

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Amazon Just Broke the Internet

A little after 1pm on Tuesday, countless websites and web services ground to a halt following a reported widespread outage of Amazon Web Services (AWS). Everything from Slack to Quora to your own beloved Gizmodo saw major disruptions. Before Down Detector itself went down, the site showed outages on the tier 1 network…

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Minecraft Color Changing Potion Bottle

Potion bottles are such a huge part of being a geek. We drink them in games to power up, get healthy, use magic, and get superpowers. This Minecraft Color Changing Potion Bottle is a great way to decorate for your geek way of life.


It lights up and switches between indigo, light blue, cyan, green, peach, yellow, red, and white. You can even tap it to move to the next color. It also has a 1-minute timeout to preserves battery life. Just touch it again to light it up.


It is a must have for Minecraft fans. Get yourself one for $19.99(USD) from ThinkGeek.

All Four Battlefield 1 Expansions Detailed


EA and DICE today revealed details about all four Battlefield 1 expansions that are going to be released in the coming months. These DLCs will be available for purchase individually or as part of the $50 Premium Pass for Battlefield 1. It has already confirmed previously what the first expansion is going to be called – They Shall Not Pass – and what it’s going to bring to the game.

They Shall Not Pass will let users play as the French army in the game’s World War 1 setting. The DLC also includes four new maps, the Char 2C tank, and more.

It has now been confirmed that the game’s second expansion is called Name of the Tsar and it will give players control of the Russian army and let them ride with “the legendary Hussars,” as they take part in the iconic Brusilov offensive and Albion assault.

The third DLC is going to be called Turning Tides and it’s focused on naval battles. Players will get a new destroyer and coastal class airship as they take part in the Zeebrugge raid and storm Gallipoli’s beaches.

Last but not the least, the Apocalypse expansion is going to bring the most infamous battles of World War 1 and will introduce the “brutal tools and unique weapons born out of desperation and deadlock.”

Premium Pass holders will get all four expansions as well as two weeks of early access when the DLCs are released. EA and DICE will confirm release dates for the four DLCs at a later date.

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The first games published by Humble Bundle are super clever

Humble Bundle has ballooned from a small company offering “pay what you want,” charity-focused video game sales to become a major player in digital distribution. Humble is taking on Steam’s marketplace with the Humble Store and it’s attracting subscr…

Windows 10 will soon block non-Store apps like OS X does

In its latest beta build of the Windows 10 Creators Update, Microsoft has slipped in a new feature that could make your PC either safer or more irritating, depending on your point of view. If you try to install a Win32 (desktop) app, it’ll either pop…