Photo: Pond5 If you’re like many Americans right now, you’ve probably got a package of ground beef (or two) sitting in your fridge, waiting to be tossed on the grill for one of your last barbecues of summer. But a new study from Consumer Reports is revealing some disturbing new …
Read More »15 Stretches You Should Do Every Damn Day
You know that moment when you just need to stretch — maybe it’s before getting out of bed in the morning, during a long flight or right after a long run. Think about how your go-to muscle-loosening move makes you feel. Does it make you say “ooh” and “ahh”? Well, …
Read More »You should probably still avoid toys that talk with your kids
If you were thinking of getting your kid a little doll or robot that they can talk to — and, critically, that responds — you should probably hold off for a few years. A complaint to the FTC filed by consumer watchdog groups highlights ongoing privacy and security concerns with …
Read More »Just because you can play Doom on the MacBook Pro Touch Bar doesn’t mean you should
“Does it run Doom?” has long been the gold standard of getting stuff to play on other stuff that it probably shouldn’t be played on. The answer is almost invariably “yes.” The longer answer is usually more along the lines of “yes, but why would you want to?” That certainly …
Read More »WhatsApp chats should be considered “compromised”, says Dutch student after finding encryption flaws
A Dutch computer science student has said that all users on WhatsApp, a popular messaging alternative to SMS, should consider their chats compromised after he has found flaws in the encryption used in the app. “You should assume that anyone who is able to eavesdrop on your WhatsApp connection is …
Read More »Should I get a Rose Gold iPhone 6s?
Apple launched a bunch of stuff. Some is cool, some is lame. But most importantly they made a Rose Gold iPhone. So please help me out here: Silver or ‘Rose Gold’? I am deeply concerned I’m going to make the wrong decision. Expect to see this on eBay if I …
Read More »Why you should (or shouldn’t) root your Android device
Android is based on the Linux kernel, so right from the start, tinkerers and power users were interested in gaining root access to make changes and graft on new features. In the early days, this was a fairly simple procedure on most devices. There were several apps and tools that …
Read More »Should Sony Be Trusted With The PlayStation VR?
Later this year, Sony will launch the PlayStation VR. It is being billed as a pretty big deal- virtual reality is a burgeoning medium, and while Sony have been beaten to the punch by the Oculus Rift and the HTC Vive both, which launched earlier this year, they are also …
Read More »Destiny 2: Should Bungie Drop Platform Exclusive Content?
Look, timed exclusivity for certain content to certain platforms makes sense- Sony and Microsoft can no longer procure full exclusivity for games like they might have been able to before, in this multiplatform game development era, so they instead try to get timed exclusivity on game DLC, to be able …
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