The new generation of consoles can stream high-definition gameplay straight to Twitch, download huge games while asleep, open up the possibility of gaming over the cloud… but one of them still can’t take screenshots. Ever since launch, Xbox One owners have had the ability to record gameplay footage on their consoles, but they haven’t been able to capture single frames.
That’s finally going to change next month.
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Samsung’s upcoming new Galaxy S6 hasn’t even been announced yet and it’s already one of the most hyped Android phones we have seen in a long time. Recent rumors point to a phone that is certainly worthy of all that hype though, because it looks like Samsung finally has plans to launch a smartphone with design and build quality that matches its power and speed. Basically, it looks like Samsung plans to release an Android-powered mashup between the iPhone 5 and iPhone 6… and in many ways, that’s a good thing.
People are so excited to hear about a Samsung phone with build quality to match its brawn — even if it isn’t even official yet — that they’re already lining up to buy it. And now, one major smartphone retailer has already begun taking Galaxy S6 pre-registrations.
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Last week, Jon Stewart shocked fans when he announced that he would be retiring as host of Comedy Central’s The Daily Show with Jon Stewart later this year. Whoever ends up taking Stewart’s place has some massive shoes to fill, as Stewart’s unique blend of cutting humor, obvious intelligence and likable persona are next to impossible to duplicate.
As it turns out, however, former Daily Show correspondent and current Last Week Tonight host John Oliver may have come up with the perfect replacement for Stewart.
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In a perfect world, we’d all be able to ditch our cable TV subscriptions for a single app or an affordable device. Sadly, that’s not the world we live in, but there are still plenty of worthwhile alternatives to cable that you should be looking in to if you’re tired of your bill going up every year for some inexplicable reason.
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Time Warner Cable has been jealously watching Comcast soak up all the bad press and now it’s doing something about it. Ars Technica reports that Time Warner Cable customer Esperanza Martinez was horrified when she received a letter from TWC recently in which the company referred to her as “C**t Martinez.”
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Less than a week ago, we were unconvinced by the rumors of Apple developing its own car, but it’s impossible to ignore the mounting evidence.
We’ve already seen two videos of the Apple car prototype in action, taking the form of an unassuming minivan with some incredibly conspicuous roof-mounted machinery, and now AppleInsider has received high-resolution photos from one of its readers that managed to get up close and personal with the car.
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For third-party accessory makers, Apple’s iPhone lineup is a gold mine. This is especially true for the iPhone 6 and iPhone 6 Plus, which are by far the most slippery and accident-prone iPhones to date. There are tons of options out there, and we try to cover some of the best of the bunch from time to time, simply because a protective case is such a necessity for Apple’s latest iPhones. In the recent past, for example, we’ve shown you some beautiful iPhone cases you’ve never heard of as well as 3 awesome iPhone 6 cases that are perfect for people who hate iPhone cases.
Now, we’re back with a creative new option to protect your iPhone 5, iPhone 5s, iPhone 6 or iPhone 6 Plus, and it might just render one of my favorite iPhone accessories obsolete.
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We’re starting to think there’s something seriously wrong with Sony these days. In addition to its ridiculous looking new Google Glass rival, Sony this week unveiled what might be the single stupidest tech product in history: A $155 memory card that promises to deliver “premium sound.”
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We’ve seen plenty of companies score own goals over the years, but this one is still quite a doozy. PCWorld reports that security researchers recently discovered that Lenovo has been shipping its new computers with man-in-the-middle adware installed that hijacks HTTPS traffic to inject its own ads onto encrypted sites.
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Wanted: Daring persons to take to the skies and perform amazing stunts while sneering at their own mortality. If that’s you, head on over to BGR Deals and pick yourself up the fun-filled and impressive Extreme Micro Drone 2.0.
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