Coolpad Splatter flirts with Amazon Alexa on a budget

You’d be forgiven if you’ve never head of Coolpad before. Unless you always keep an eye on budget phones and tablets in other markets, the only time you might have heard of the Chinese OEM is in news related to malware and spyware. Undaunted, the company is making yet another daring stab at the US market with the Coolpad Splatter. … Continue reading

CIA uses a secret tool to spy on NSA, FBI and other intel partners

Apparently, nobody’s exempt from the CIA’s intelligence gathering, not even its own intelligence partners. According to a set of documents published by WikiLeaks, the CIA uses a tool called “ExpressLane” that hides behind a fake software update to co…

David Alan Grier Helps Us Decide If Something Is A Protest Or A Riot

“Tiki torches and khaki pants — that’s not a riot.”

Alec Baldwin’s Trump Says What He Really Thinks Of Jared Kushner

Baldwin’s Trump also gives Steve Bannon a proper sendoff.

Trevor Noah Breaks Down Trump’s Multiple Personalities

“Trump is like one of those Japanese toilets, he’s got too many settings to figure out.”

Android Oreo might be fully themeable, no root required

While Android is significantly more customizable than iOS in terms of appearance, for the most part, especially as far as stock Android is concerned, it’s still pretty limited. Users who love to tweak every icon, button, color, or font on their device have to hope their OEM allows for some sort of theming, use a ROM that does, or, worst … Continue reading

Samsung leader found guilty of bribery and embezzlement

Samsung will have to operate without its acting leader for a few years, now that a South Korean court has found Lee Jae-yong guilty of bribery and embezzlement. The executive has been sentenced to five years in prison, much shorter than the 12 years…

Gal Gadot Points Out Exactly How Absurd ‘Wonder Woman’ Body-Shaming Is

Can’t argue with that.

‘Homeland’ Fans Take Out Full-Page Ad To Protest Character’s Death

#NotOurHomeland has a bone to pick with the show’s creators.

'Half Life' writer reveals what could've been Episode 3

Nearly ten years after the debut of Half-Life 2: Episode Two, the world is still waiting for Valve to deliver the final episode in the trilogy, but we may have to settle for something else. Just a few months after the last of the game’s writers left…