Dead Spin - 27 Dec 2017 22:00

People who play video games don't just sit in the audience and watch, clap or boo. They interact and sometimes even help shape the trajectory of an artform. They do this as pro players and amateur critics, as speedrunner...

From #MeToo to #Covfefe, we take a brief look at some of the world's most used hashtags in 2017.
New York Post - 27 Dec 2017 15:26

BAGHDAD – Fewer than 1,000 Islamic State fighters remain in Iraq and Syria, the United States-led international coalition fighting the hardline Sunni militant group said on Wednesday, a third of the estimated figure on...
New York Post - 27 Dec 2017 04:52

SEATTLE -- Authorities say a wrapped present that turned out to be a fruitcake temporarily halted service at a Seattle ferry terminal while police investigated. Washington State Patrol Trooper Kevin Fortino says troopers...
The New York Times - 27 Dec 2017 04:38

First Aleksei A. Navalny, an anticorruption activist, was blocked from running for president. Then he was warned not to organize a boycott of the election.
New York Post - 27 Dec 2017 04:37

Political correctness has reached new heights across the pond, where members of the British Armed Forces are being told to avoid gender-specific words -- like “mankind” and “sportsmanship” -- while on base. “It...
New York Post - 27 Dec 2017 04:10

A Florida man was arrested Friday after he reportedly punched an ATM because it "was giving him too much money" during an incident in November. Michael Joseph Oleksik, 23, was charged with criminal mischief after Wells F...
New York Post - 27 Dec 2017 03:53

Mike Flynn’s younger brother told President Trump it’s “about time” he pardoned “General Flynn” -- in a tweet he sent to the president and deleted minutes later. Joseph Flynn, the brother of Trump’s ex-nati...
Business Insider - 27 Dec 2017 02:37

Wolf Richter with Jim Goddard on “This Week in Money“: The piquant irony: My ruminations were recorded on Wednesday, before the stupendous crypto-crash on Friday when some of the things we’d discussed two days earl...

Early iPhone X rumors claimed that it would be the first Apple smartphone to ship with support for wireless charging. But rather than require the use of a wireless charging pad, the iPhone would recharge wirelessly at a ...
Complex - 27 Dec 2017 17:05

We talked to a few ballers who took their talents overseas to find out what it's really like to be a star outside the United States.
Android Central - 27 Dec 2017 17:00

Bring the classic arcade action you remember to your phone with these great fighting games! Fighting games have kind of fallen to the wayside on the latest consoles, and the less said about the state of arcades the bette...
USA Today - 27 Dec 2017 16:51

The Tesla Roadster is mounted inside the nose cone that will launch atop the Falcon Heavy rocket as early as January 2018.
TechCrunch - 27 Dec 2017 16:30

Thanks to three parallel areas of development, we have the tools at our disposal which create potential for radical change in transportation — data about resources and demand, electric drivetrains, and Autonomous Vehic...

From wallet-busters to wallet-friendly.

The software is designed to record secret police and others that might search activists' possessions.

Boston residents who happened to be gazing skyward got an end-of-the-year surprise last night as a meteor sped through the sky, creating a "ball of light" visible for hundreds of miles. The tiny fragment of space rock pr...
Phys.org - 27 Dec 2017 15:39

Printed replacement human body parts might seem like science fiction, but this technology is rapidly becoming a reality with the potential to greatly contribute to regenerative medicine. Before any real applications, "bi...
Tech Times - 27 Dec 2017 05:03

OnePlus cofounder Carl Pei just confirmed that OnePlus 5 users are getting a much-coveted feature from the OnePlus 5T: Face Unlock. Sure, it's not as sophisticated as Apple's Face ID gimmick, but it's decent and it works...
USA Today - 27 Dec 2017 04:40

Not only have they trashed the mayor's Christmas well wishes but also have given the tourism mecca more than 1,400 one-star ratings on Facebook.
9 to 5 Mac - 27 Dec 2017 04:11

As its battle with Qualcomm continues to escalate, Apple is again said to be considering modems from MediaTek for the 2018 iPhones. DigiTimes reports that Apple is looking for additional capacity after ‘transferring ha...
15 Minute Fun - 27 Dec 2017 04:02

He's Watching is a short film about a little brat left alone at home just before Christmas. Left to her own devices she doesn't notice a serial kil...