This threatening WiFi hotspot name was scary enough to ground a plane
Getting online at an airport is often a far bigger hassle than it has any right to be. There are typically dozens of hotspots that are being transmitted by the devices of other passengers, hotspots that can only the airport staff know the password to and hotspots that require you to spend a few dollars in order to access them.
It’s a nightmare, but even your worst airport Wi-Fi experience probably doesn’t compare to that of the passengers of Qantas flight QF481.
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20 Marvel movie secrets that you didn’t know about until right now
With the release of Captain America: Civil War just days away, Marvel fans are champing at the bit for any morsel they can find about the Marvel Cinematic Universe that they haven’t already discovered.
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Top Apple observer warns of ‘alarming’ signs for iPhone sales
Although countless analysts have incorrectly predicted Apple’s impending demise for years now, the company’s most recent guidance was enough to give one of the top Apple observers around some real reasons to pause. Neal Cybart writes at Above Avalon that there is reason to worry that Apple has been caught off guard by recent trends in the smartphone market and that the iPhone 7 might not be enough to turn things around.
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10 last-minute gadgets that your mother is going to love
On Monday we published a Mother’s Day gift guide that was unlike all the other guides you see around the web. Instead of including cooking tools and beauty supplies, we focused on cool tech gifts that today’s mothers will definitely be into. Of course, some mothers are more into technology than others, so we wanted to share one more guide for all you last-minute Mother’s Day shoppers out there.
Today’s Mother’s Day gift guide still focuses on gadgets, but they’re all items that more traditional moms might appreciate. After all, not every mom wants a tablet or a digital camera for Mother’s Day. As was the case with all the items in yesterday’s guide, today’s 10 devices are all Amazon Prime eligible so they’ll arrive in time for Mother’s Day this Sunday, May 8.
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‘Dishonored 2’ will come to PS4, Xbox One and PC on November 11th
One of the most celebrated games of the last generation is getting a sequel, and now we know its release date. Bethesda announced on Tuesday that Dishonored 2 would finally be making its way to store shelves on November 11th, a little over four years after the first game released in 2012.
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Watch Tesla’s ‘Bioweapon Defense Mode’ eliminate air pollution in seconds
Tesla this week really seems intent on letting the world know about the “Bioweapon Defense Mode” feature it debuted on the Model X. In a blogpost published earlier this week, Tesla posted some interesting scientific data highlighting the effectiveness of its air filtration system.
As Tesla tells it, when a driver turns on the Bioweapon Defense Mode feature, the Model X’s air filter is 300 times more effective at filtering out bacteria, 700 times more effective at filtering smog and an impressive 800 times more effective at filtering out viruses.
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Polaroid’s crazy $100 camera prints your photos instantly without ink
Think back to when you were a child and try to remember the first time you saw a Polaroid instant camera. Do you remember how awesome and magical that moment was? You would snap a picture and a floppy blank image would be ejected from the camera along with that motorized sound. Then you would watch in awe as the image slowly came to life on the photograph. Yes, you’d also shake the photo a little bit, as if that did anything.
Well, now you can relive that magical moment — but updated for the digital age. The new Polaroid Snap Instant Digital Camera with ZINK Zero Ink Printing Technology saves any photos you take digitally so you can share them or save them to your phone or computer. At the same time though, it prints them instantly before your eyes without ever needing any ink cartridges.
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10 paid iPhone and iPad apps on sale for free right now
Good morning, everyone! It’s time again to learn about today’s best paid iPhone and iPad apps that are on sale for free for a limited time. Today we’ve brought you 10 paid apps that would normally cost a total of $31 but are all completely free if you act right now. Let’s check them out!
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Radiohead end the suspense, release an intensely spooky video for new song ‘Burn the Witch’
Radiohead have kept their fans in suspense for the past few days and now they’ve finally delivered something. A couple of days after the band erased itself from all its social media accounts, it has now released a video on YouTube for a new track called “Burn the Witch” that will appear on its highly anticipated ninth studio album.
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Simple tricks to fix your Wi-Fi without professional help
Wireless internet is something we take for granted every day. But Wi-Fi isn’t always reliable, and it’s often the source of annoying hassles, both at home and in public places. While you won’t be able to fix every Wi-Fi issues you might encounter at your local Starbucks coffee shop, there are plenty of tricks you can try at home or at the office to make sure Wi-Fi works.
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