Instagram’s new Direct app splits off private messaging

Facebook’s war against Snapchat continues and this time it is using Instagram as its proxy. The popular social photo sharing platform has just rolled out a limited test of its new Direct private messaging app that removes the same functionality from the main Instagram app. But in addition to exhibit similar behavior to Snapchat, this split could bring back painful … Continue reading

‘The Game Awards’ round-up: catch all the best bits

Geoff Keighley has been touting this year’s The Game Awards as the gaming industry’s answer to the Oscars. Now that the ceremony has concluded, we can safely say that he delivered. It had all the hallmarks of a lavish awards show: Live orchestra (che…

Patton Oswalt Uses Icky Sauna Analogy To Describe Trump

Ewww.

Huawei Nova 2s brings two cameras front and back

Huawei may have finally gotten its 2017 flagships out the door, but it hasn’t stopped its flow of new smartphones yet. It has just announced a new model in China, the Nova 2s, that further blurs the boundaries between premium flagship and mid-range phones. Mixing last year’s high-end specs with some of this year’s trends, the Huawei Nova 2s give … Continue reading

Just Eat made a 'magic wand' for ordering food

Just Eat, we need to talk. Your latest invention, a food-ordering “magic wand,” is ridiculous. I get that you want to have some fun over the Christmas period — and somewhere, your marketing department is having a good chuckle — but you’ve…

Report: Ryan Zinke Spent $6,250 For A Helicopter To Ride Horses With Mike Pence

Get to the chopper.

GOP Candidate For Senate Says ‘We Promote A Lot Of Bad Things’

He listed same-sex marriage as one of those “bad things.”

Mike Pence’s Cat Pickle Has Died

The cat, who moved with the family to Washington D.C., was 16 years old.

Another Trumpism For The History Books: Pearl Harbor Was A ‘Pretty Wild Scene’

But the veterans “gave it to ’em pretty good,” the president says on anniversary of the 1941 attack.

Jake Tapper: Trump Attacks FBI Only When His Side Is Threatened

Comey had “guts” when the FBI was investigating Clinton, Trump said, months before he fired the director.