Fans of John Oliver’s take on the late night talk show won’t have to wait much longer for his return. As revealed in a promo on Friday, the second season of Last Week Tonight will debut on February 8th at 11 p.m. ET. And in case you were worried that HBO might mess with the formula, the trailer makes it very clear that season 2 will be “more of basically the same.”
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There’s no better way to wake up than with a smile and now one clever iPhone alarm app will put that to the ultimate test. Called Rise & Shine, the app uses your iPhone’s camera to determine whether or not you’re smiling when you go to shut off the alarm. If the app sees you have a grumpy scowl on your face, it will not turn off — instead, the only way to get it to shut up is to flash it a nice healthy smile.
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There are a few huge titles hogging the attention of gamers during the first quarter of 2015, but no conversation is complete without a mention of Dying Light. This first-person, open-world adventure game is from the same team that developed Dead Island, but has a much stronger focus on traversal and melee combat.
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Four months after the launch of the iPhone 6, supply has finally caught up with demand. AppleInsider reports that each model of the iPhone 6 is in stock at Apple’s online store, available to ship as soon as a customer places an order.
Considering the unprecedented success of the new iPhone coupled with reported production issues, the fact that it took this long for Apple to catch up doesn’t come as much of a surprise.
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Apple is reportedly relying on Samsung’s chip-building talents to mass-produce the brand-new chip in the Apple Watch as the device’s launch nears. The S1 system-in-package (SiP) that Apple was mostly secretive about during the smartwatch’s introduction contains various other components on top of Samsung’s chip, including mobile DRAM, NAND flash, and other peripheral chips, with Advanced Semiconductor Engineering providing the SiP modules.
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Microsoft’s might not be present at CES anymore, but the company certainly made headlines this week during the Las Vegas-based event thanks to the Spartan leaks that popped online. According to many reports, Spartan is the internal codename of Microsoft’s upcoming Windows 10 Internet browser, which is supposed to offer a different experience than Internet Explorer and other browsers.
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One of the most important features in Apple’s Yosemite desktop operating system is the new Spotlight search, which offers users quick access to apps and files on a Mac and also a fast way of accessing certain online resources. But Spotlight apparently has a flaw that can expose certain personal details to spammers and thus disregard the privacy settings chosen by the user.
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If the cable industry had its way, we’d all be stuck subscribing to $150 TV bundles forever and ever. However, the rise of over-the-top online streaming services combined with faster online connectivity means that cable’s ability to force us to buy into pricey bundles is about to end… and this was nowhere more clear than at CES 2015.
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After seeing the eye-widening collection of 4K, 8K and quantum dot televisions at CES 2015, you’re probably resisting the urge to upgrade your own living room display, but we’re going to make it even harder. We’ve combed through Amazon for some of the best 4K TVs that you can buy right now, in case you’re too impatient to wait for the new hotness to launch.
We wouldn’t blame you, either.
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We’ve been told that Apple is planning on releasing an iOS 8 software update sometime next week. Whether it’s a beta seed or a public release, our source couldn’t confirm, but the company is currently planning on making a move around Tuesday or Wednesday.
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