The full-length teaser trailer for Marvel’s Daredevil series has arrived
On Tuesday, Marvel released a short preview for a teaser for the new Daredevil series on its YouTube account. It was frustratingly vague, as most 15-second teasers tend to be, but hours later, the full trailer has arrived, and we finally have a clear picture of what the Netflix series will look like.
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Can an iPad really replace your PC? Yes, and one Apple blogger set out to prove it
The year is young but we already have plenty of rumors about 2015’s upcoming Apple products, including the thinner-than-ever 12-inch Retina MacBook Air, the Apple Watch, the bigger 12-inch iPad Pro, new iPhones, or iOS 9, the next major step in Apple’s mobile OS. Speaking personally, I’ve been struggling for a while about whether I want to buy an iPad Pro or a 12-inch MacBook, and now one hardcore Apple fan may have just given me something else to consider.
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Hidden iOS 8.2 beta files give us brand-new details about the Apple Watch
Apple is expected to launch the first-gen Apple Watch at some point in April and Apple will likely have iOS 8.2 released before then to help you use the watch with your iPhone. Meanwhile, AppleInsider has dug through the the fifth iOS 8.2 beta release with help of developer Steven Troughton-Smith and has found a treasure trove of configuration options for the Apple Watch.
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If AT&T hates the FCC’s net neutrality plan, it has only Verizon to blame
As expected, both AT&T and Verizon are very unhappy with the Federal Communications Commission after chairman Tom Wheeler unveiled a proposal to reclassify ISPs under Title II of the Telecommunications Act. AT&T in particular pined for the days when the FCC was run by more reasonable people such as Julius Genachowski, whom it praised for crafting a compromise net neutrality plan that all sides could live with.
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Why iPhone 6 is better off without sapphire… and why next iPhone should have it
Even though countless leaks and reports said the iPhone 6 and iPhone 6 Plus would sport more durable sapphire glass displays, the devices still shipped packing Gorilla Glass displays, with later events revealing why Apple was not able to deliver this particular iPhone feature. However, the fact that sapphire manufacturer and Apple partner GTAT was unable to meet Apple’s contractual requirements might not necessarily be a bad thing for the iPhone 6, as a new MacRumors report reveals.
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Incredible: Watch the world from ‘Game of Thrones’ come to life in Minecraft
What do you get when you cross the fantasy world from HBO’s hit series Game of Thrones with the blocky digital phenomenon that is Mincraft? You get WesterosCraft, which, as you might have guessed, is Westeros recreated in Minecraft. The incredible project will attempt to recreate the entire world of Westeros inside the popular game Minecraft, and the team behind this huge undertaking is already well on its way.
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Yet another way our smartphones are hurting us
More and more studies are looking into the potentially hazardous side effects of screen use on youngsters, from young children — who shouldn’t be given a tablet or smartphone for distraction purposes — to teenagers, who might develop certain sleeping disorders from too much smartphone, tablet, TV or console access.
A new study published in the BMJ Open journal now reveals that scientists have found out that the more hours teenagers spend looking at a device during the day, the less they sleep, and the longer it takes them to fall asleep.
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Apple’s next big event reportedly set for late February
Apple’s next media event might be less than three weeks away. French Apple fan site iGen has received information from its sources which indicates that Apple will take the stage during the last week of February, most likely on Tuesday, February 24th.
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Harvard Business Review: Apple is in trouble and it’s trying to hide it by reporting record profits
When Apple announced its record-crushing earnings last week, we wondered where were all the people who had been doom-mongering about the company for the past couple of years. While it seemed at the time that “Apple-is-doomed” hot takes had fallen out of favor, Professor Juan Pablo Vazquez Sampere gives it the old college try writing for the Harvard Business Review with a particularly unique spin on the old formula: Namely, Tim Cook is using Apple’s record earnings to distract you from the fact that it’s out of ideas!
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A Chinese teen chopped off his own hand to cure his Internet addiction
Internet addiction can indeed be a serious issue that is debilitating for some people, but one disturbed teen’s cure has clearly taken things too far. A 19-year-old boy from Nantong, China identified only as “Little Wang” couldn’t handle his Internet addiction anymore, so he decided to chop off his own hand in an effort to limit access to his computer and phone.
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