Female Comedian From ‘Last Comic Standing’ Sued for Banning Men From Show

Miguel Sano Of Minnesota Twins Accused Of Assaulting Female Photographer

The woman said the alleged assault occurred at a mall in 2015. Sano has denied the accusation.

The Best Comments From Milo Yiannopoulos’ Editor On His Spiked Manuscript

Christmas has come late.

Can Bitcoin survive the loss of anonymity?

Early on, the most appealing thing about bitcoin was its anonymity, making it the payment of choice for online black markets. The appeal has since broadened, though anonymity remains a key factor for many cryptocurrency users…and it could be anonymity, or the lack thereof, that influences whether cryptocurrencies grow or wither. South Korea has just announced a major change to … Continue reading

This Chrome OS update ends Android apps’ biggest annoyance

For a while now, Chrome OS has been able to run Android apps. This, importantly, means access to the Google Play Store on your Chromebook. While that’s a great feature that got a lot of Chromebook users justifiably excited, right now those Android apps run more like they would on a phone instead of a PC. Perhaps that shouldn’t be … Continue reading

Apple sued for slow iPhone planned-obsolescence in France

Apple’s headache over slowing old iPhones continues, with threats of a costly lawsuit in France amid accusations of planned obsolescence. Faced with older iPhones that, due to battery aging, could unexpectedly crash when running system-intensive apps, Apple introduced a “smoothing” technique in earlier versions of iOS. Far from pleasing users, however, that decision has backfired considerably. The problem Apple faced … Continue reading

Apple may face criminal charges in France over iPhone slowdowns

Earlier this month, Apple admitted to slowing older iPhone models in order to prevent phones with older batteries from suddenly shutting down. Now, Reuters reports that the company may face a legal battle in France over the practice. A French organiz…

Google pulls the Pixel C tablet from its online store

For now, at least, Google is out of the Android tablet game. The search giant has pulled the Pixel C from its official store, redirecting product page visitors to the Pixelbook. The company hasn’t explicitly outlined its reasons, but it told Engadget…

Google Photos compiles your pics in ‘Smiles of 2017’ video

Google wants to give a you look back at the year and it’s doing so with a video called “Smiles of 2017” that compiles some of the photos you saved throughout year. The short movies are reportedly between 40 and 60 seconds long and are paired with typ…

Valve loses appeal over Steam refund policy in Australia

Valve will have to pay the piper over its former Steam refund policy. Australia’s Full Court of the Federal Court has dismissed Valve’s appeals of a ruling and accompanying fine (worth $2.2 million US) over its allegedly misleading Steam customer gua…