Google Is Buying Motorola

Crazy news just in—Google is acquiring the handset division of Motorola, Motorola Mobility, for $12.5 billion. This means Google could soon officially in the hardware business. More »

Terrifying Video of the Deadly Indiana State Fair Stage Collapse

Absolutely gut-wrenching video of the Indiana State Fair concert stage collapse from last night. Reports indicate a freak wind burst and sudden weather may be partially to blame, and that the concert was delayed at the time. More »

The New High Resolution Renders of Apple’s Next Campus Are Gorgeous

We’re all quite familiar with how beautiful the proposed new Apple campus is supposed to look. Well, today Cupertino released high-res renders of the facility. And they look mighty stunning. Like, I kind of wanna live in these images, stunning. More »

Apple’s Spaceship Just Got More Beautiful

We’re all quite familiar with how beautiful the proposed new Apple campus is supposed to look. Well, today Cupertino released high-res renders of the facility. And they look mighty stunning. Like, I kind of wanna live in these images, stunning. More »

How To Be an Expert Liar and Not Alienate Your Friends Online

If there’s anything I’ve found to be painfully clear about social media, it’s that having friends is exhausting. Privately, I don’t care if it’s your birthday. I secretly hate you. But society now forces me to acknowledge your virtual existence. More »

Why Smoking Is Better Than iPhoning, Making 15-Year-Old Developers Cry, and the Other Best Stories of the Week

The Best and Worst of the iPhone 5s

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Google’s Real Names Policy is Evil

Google’s horrible new policy on using real names in Google+ effectively means that the service is now a danger to real people. You have to ask yourself why a company that pledged to not be evil would do this. More »

Facebook Messenger, Cocktails, Super 8 Cams, Panoramic Pictures and More

In this week’s app roundup: pictures, turned panoramic; videos, made flickery; messages, killed by Facebook; cocktails, made and drank; NYC, re-affirmed as the best city; graffiti, virtualized; people, sculpted; penises, played with and much, much more. More »

7 Tools to Survive Your Beach Vacation Unscathed

Summer’s still going strong and that beach trip you’ve been putting off isn’t going to plan itself. Bringing any or all of these seven tools will ensure that metaphorical sand won’t get you where it hurts most. More »

Cut It Out Instagram Cheaters!

I have a friend, whom I won’t name, who takes the most amazing Instagram photos. They’re stunning, every bit as good as anything shot with a DSLR. And that’s because they are shot with a DSLR. Which sucks. More »