They say you get what you pay for, but anyone who follows the BGR Deals team knows that sometimes high-quality products can be had for rock bottom prices. Here’s a perfect example: we just found three different wireless N home routers that are all highly rated and much faster than the old model you’re using now, and any one of them can currently be had for less than $25 — including express two-day shipping!
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Apple has confirmed, via The Washington Post, that it has in fact issued a server-side fix for an iPhone 6s bug that enabled access to a device’s photos and contacts without the need to verify one’s identity either via a passcode or Touch ID.
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That didn’t take long! Just a few days after AMC brilliantly trolled The Walking Dead fans with the season 6 finale, the mystery surrounding that terrible cliffhanger may have been solved already thanks to – you’ve probably guessed it – a die-hard fan of the series.
Beware, spoilers follow below, so this is your chance to avoid them. But if you prefer to know who Negan may have killed, according to this forensic inspection of the episode’s last moments, then read on.
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Now that it managed to hack the San Bernardino iPhone without Apple’s help, the FBI isn’t ready to tell the press whether any of the data it extracted from the phone is actually useful for the ongoing investigation.
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Imagine a company that specializes in selling high-end technology products, that is supported by a cultish group of devoted fans, and that’s run by a notoriously demanding CEO who’s hellbent on changing the world. That sounds a lot like Apple under Steve Jobs, doesn’t it? It sure does, but it could also be used to describe Tesla under CEO Elon Musk right now.
And those aren’t the only similarities, as Stratechery’s Ben Thompson makes clear in a fascinating new essay comparing the two companies.
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Virtual reality is here and products such as Oculus Rift, HTC Vive, and Samsung’s Gear VR are ready to offer various types of VR experiences. And VR content doesn’t have to be only about games, as Ikea will tell you. In fact, the Swedish furniture giant already has the right idea about using VR in unique, creative ways.
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Nest has been in the news quite a bit lately and the company just can’t seem to catch a break. Amidst reports that the company is still struggling to prove its worth following its 2014 sale to Google for $3.2 billion, Nest has reportedly angered customers with the planned shutdown of an automation hub called Revolv. As a quick refresher, Nest acquired Revolv back in late 2014.
What’s has particularly infuriated customers who use Revolv hardware is that Nest isn’t just planning to phase out support for the device, it’s planning on rendering all active Revolv automation hubs in use effectively useless. And hardly a cheap investment, Revolv previously sold for $300.
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As long as it’s used for medical purposes and obtained lawfully, marijuana can be legally purchased in the United States. The same might soon happen with MDMA (a.k.a., ecstasy), the party drug that’s showing great promise in treating PTSD and other anxiety-related disorders.
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Amidst all the understandable hoopla surrounding the recently unveiled Model 3, Tesla yesterday quietly put out a press release detailing the number of vehicles it delivered to customers during the first quarter of 2016.
At the close of the quarter, Tesla reported deliveries of 14,820 cars, a figure which includes the Model S and the Model X. Of that figure, 12,420 deliveries were of the Model S while the Model accounted for 2,400 of the company’s quarterly deliveries. The larger takeaway, though, is that Tesla for the quarter missed its delivery goal of 16,000 vehicles.
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A mysterious hacking group has had access to U.S. government files for years and the hackers might still be able to siphon data off government computer networks. The hack apparently dates back to 2011, though it may be linked to attacks on the U.S. government’s computer infrastructure originating in 2008.
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