That Viral Facebook Post About a 'Deadly Spider' Spreading Across the U.S. Is Totally Fake

If you’ve seen a viral Facebook post about a spider “from Hell” killing people in West Virginia, Tennessee, and Mississippi, I have some good news: It’s completely false. Since it was first posted on Tuesday, “NEW DEADLY SPIDER SPREADS ACROSS USA” has been shared on the social network over a million times, but the …

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We’ve Got the Meat: Scientists Unearth Final Ingredient to the Forbidden Sandwich

It’s been a summer of historic archeological finds that have left world feeling stunned by the scope of history. These incredible discoveries have also left some with an implacable urge to eat these important specimens. Now that researchers have unearthed a perfectly preserved prehistoric foal, the ingredients for The…

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Two days with the Galaxy Watch: Bezels, Bixby and stress tests

Samsung’s Galaxy Note 9 and Galaxy Watch officially went on sale today, but here’s the thing: we’ve fully reviewed the former and only just received the latter. (Well, 48 hours ago, to be precise.) As a result, we’re still working on our full Galaxy…

About that Facebook trust ranking

To the complete horror and amusement of those watching the grand experiment Facebook is doing on everyone, this week we found out the company is assigning a reputation score to users that ranks their trustworthiness. The perversity of the situation w…

MoviePass forces annual subscribers to its new three-movie plan early

Earlier this month, MoviePass announced that its customers, previously allowed to see one movie per day, would be limited to just three per month. At the time, the company said that the change wouldn’t affect annual subscribers until their plan renew…

Samsung Galaxy Note 9 and Galaxy Watch on sale now: Hands-on Judgement

The Samsung Galaxy Note 9 and the newly-rebranded Galaxy Watch are on sale as of this morning. They’ve been on pre-order before now, now they’re potentially inside your local big box store. To make deciding on either of these devices easier for you, I’ve prepared a tiny little guide below with nut-shelled good and bad points on both of these … Continue reading

Xbox One S controllers now work properly in Android Pie

We can discuss the merits of Xbox as a platform for hours on end, but one thing a lot of gamers seem to agree on is the idea that Microsoft makes a good controller. While it may have taken the company a little while to reach a much-loved design (the original Xbox’s Duke controller was something else, but not particularly … Continue reading

Verizon vows to stop throttling first responder data during emergencies

Following controversy last week, Verizon has issued a statement vowing that it will no longer throttle data used by first responders. The restriction will be lifted for public safety customers during future disasters and has likewise been removed for first responders dealing with the Hurricane Lane and wildfire situations. READ: Verizon throttled fire department’s unlimited data during wildfire The decision … Continue reading

Samsung Galaxy J2 Core is today’s perfect counterpoint to the Note 9

The Samsung Galaxy J2 Core was revealed today, just as the Galaxy Note 9 went on sale for the first time. This J2 Core smartphone is meant to be the most entry-level point of smartphone for new users in the world, bringing Android in just about the tiniest new touchscreen unit on the market today. It’s funny to think that … Continue reading

John Lennon’s Killer, Mark David Chapman, Denied Parole For 10th Time

He “executed the murder of a world-famous person for no reason other than to gain notoriety,” the parole board said.