Are You a Student? Amazon Wants to Give You $10
If you’re a student looking for a good last-minute Father’s Day gift for your dad, Amazon may have just given you the perfect solution: buy him a $50 gift card as a present, and get a $10 credit for yourself. The offer is available only to Amazon Student members, and all the details can be found below.
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Hands-On: HoloLens Blew My Mind, But It Has Some Serious Limitations
Nothing at Microsoft’s press conference on Monday got a bigger reaction than HoloLens. Being able to peer into the world of a game without having to leave the real world is a fascinating proposition, but does it really work?
I had the opportunity to test out HoloLens in a Halo 5 simulation on Wednesday, and although it wasn’t perfect, I can tell that HoloLens is bringing something entirely new to the table.
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Bullet Dodged: Bloomberg Reports Comcast Not Interested in Buying T-Mobile
Pheeeewwww. That was a close one. American wireless users’ hearts collectively seized earlier on Wednesday after reports came out claiming that T-Mobile parent company Deutsche Telekom was in talks to unload the scrappy wireless carrier onto Comcast. Bloomberg is now reporting, however, that Comcast is apparently not interested in buying the “Un-carrier” and that Comcast is right now reluctant to put another massive merger deal in front of regulators after the collapse of its deal with Time Warner Cable.
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Aziz Ansari and Jimmy Fallon Reading Awkward Texts Is Funniest Thing You’ll See Today
I am not a fan of The Tonight Show with Jimmy Fallon. In fact, I sort want to live in a world where I never have to see Jimmy Fallon’s face again. I can still appreciate some of the bits on the show, though — especially when the always-hilarious Aziz Ansari is involved.
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Nintendo CEO Apologizes After Lackluster E3 Showcase Leads to a Collective Fanboy Meltdown
PS4 gamers and Xbox One gamers were given a lot to be excited about at this year’s E3. Many Wii U games, on the other hand, feel like they’ve been given a big lump of coal.
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5 Fantastic Smartphones You Can Get for $300 or Less
The iPhone 6 and the Galaxy S6 typically dominate the discussion about the world’s best smartphones but you don’t have to pay top dollar to get a quality device. Popular YouTube gadget reviewer Marques Brownlee has gone through his stash of low-cost smartphones and has picked out five gems that deliver good performance and amazing value for $300 or less.
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Game of Thrones – Hilarious Happy Birthday From the Night’s Watch (VIDEO)
What do you do when you happen to be part of the Night’s Watch and it’s your kid’s birthday? You get everyone else to wish him happy birthday, of course. True Game of Thrones fans might say that Night’s Watch members don’t have any children, and they’d be right — but this particular feat isn’t actually related to the movie.
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Gaveaway! Enter today for your chance to win a Fitbit Surge
A giveaway so nice, we’re doing it thrice. We thought it’d be cruel to select only one winner for our Fitbit Surge giveaway… so we’re giving away three of them!
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Hands-on Preview: Wayne Brady Just Beat Me at Halo 5
The very first demo I had a chance to play at E3 2015 this year was Halo 5’s new multiplayer mode, Warzone. It’s completely unlike the 4 v 4 Arena mode you’re used to, fusing player vs. environment elements with 12 on 12 multiplayer combat. If standard multiplayer isn’t dynamic enough for you, Warzone might be what you’re looking for.
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Insider Says iPhone 6s Design Won’t Be Exactly Like iPhone 6 – Here Are the 3 Main Changes
Apple is widely expected to launch two new iPhone 6s versions this fall that’ll be very similar to their predecessors when it comes to overall design. However, a well-connected insider who has been accurate with early details about previous iPhone releases says the iPhone 6s and iPhone 6s Plus won’t be exact replicas of previous models, and we should expect several key changes.
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