What Ever Happened to ICQ?
ICQ, short for the phrase "I Seek You," laid the groundwork for standalone instant messaging clients when it arrived in November 1996. Think about how long ago that was... Windows 95 was barely a year old, Nintendo had just introduced the N64, and th.....»»
What happened in the The Rings of Power’s season one finale?
The Rings of Power just wrapped its 1st season, but what happened in the show's season finale? And is Sauron finally revealed? Digital Trends has the spoilers!.....»»
“So much screaming inside me”—Google Stadia shutdown stuns indie developers
Game makers were still working on their ports when shutdown news went public. Enlarge / Like it never even happened. (credit: Aurich Lawson / Getty Images) Source Byte Studios Chairman of the Board Nikodem Swider had just put.....»»
What happened to the virtual reality gaming revolution?
VR hasn't taken over the world, but that doesn't mean it has failed. Enlarge (credit: Aurich Lawson / Getty Images) Six years ago, consumer virtual reality seemed set to be the next major tech breakthrough. With the demonstrat.....»»
Binance"s BNB cryptocurrency hit by massive $100 million hack
Another day, another crypto hack – but this is a big one. A hacker stole nearly $600 million worth of cryptocurrency BNB, which is issued and maintained by popular crypto exchange Binance. The hack happened lated on Thursday and was investigate.....»»
Why the clocks change for Daylight Saving Time and why we do it at all
The clocks on our smartphones do something bizarre twice a year: One day in the spring, they jump ahead an hour, and our alarms go off an hour sooner. We wake up bleary-eyed and confused until we remember what just happened. Afterward, "Daylight Savi.....»»
Apple Watch overheats on customer’s wrist before blowing up and prompting ER visit
An Apple Watch Series 7 user is speaking out after their device overheated, started smoking, and eventually exploded. The case was brought to Apple’s attention and the company confirmed it would investigate what happened. At the same time, however.....»»
Why Musk gave up: He’s almost certain to lose Twitter case, law professor says
Court case over broken merger deal only happened "because Elon Musk is Elon." Enlarge (credit: Aurich Lawson | Patrick Pleul/dpa-Zentralbild/ZB) Why did Elon Musk agree to buy Twitter again instead of continuing to argue his.....»»
Study suggests La Niña winters could keep on coming
Forecasters are predicting a "three-peat La Niña" this year. This will be the third winter in a row that the Pacific Ocean has been in a La Niña cycle, something that's happened only twice before in records going back to 1950......»»
Does the iPhone 14 have a fingerprint sensor? Here’s what happened to Touch ID
This year's iPhone 14 lineup supports Face ID, but some are wondering if the Touch ID fingerprint sensor will ever make a comeback......»»
Theft of 2000 pieces of Apple gear leads to 4 years in prison
A man in South Carolina has been sentenced to nearly four years in prison for a scheme to steal a large amount of new iPad models, the Apple Watch, and other expensive electronics from Walmart.Courtroom photo by Sadmir KanovickiThe scheme happened in.....»»
One simple trick to get more informative Google Search results
I’m sure this has happened to you countless times. You open Google, type a query into the Google Search box, and are then served up an ad-laden page of links. The page is usually also cluttered with sponsored posts and all kinds of other garbag.....»»
IGN UK Podcast #662: So Many Streams
PlayStation’s State of Play, a Nintendo Direct, Ubisoft Forward, D23, and TGS.Cardy, Joe, and Matt are here to pick out all of the games, movies and TV show news that caught their eye from all of the streams and events that happened over the past w.....»»
What Laptop Specs Do I Need For Architecture?
You are busy taking notes in class and working with different software when the laptop stops responding. This wouldn’t have happened with the best laptop for architects since they have the necessary specs for smooth performance. It’s a tricky s.....»»
Negative feedback is part of academia (and life). These six strategies can help you cope
Imagine you have years-worth of research and it is dismissed by a 15-word rejection letter from a journal editor. That has happened to us......»»
Apple Event summary: iPhone 14, Watch Ultra and everything that happened
Here's all you need to know about what happened at the Apple Event.....»»
The Reason Why Apple Never Made The iPhone 9
The Apple iPhone celebrated its 10-year anniversary in 2017 with the release of the iPhone X. Years later, we're still wondering what happened to the iPhone 9. The A.....»»
Polio Is Back in the US and UK. Here’s How That Happened
For every person paralyzed, hundreds or thousands could be infected. It’s a setback for the long-overdue plan to eradicate the virus from the world......»»
30-million-year-old amphibious beaver fossil is oldest ever found
A new analysis of a beaver anklebone fossil found in Montana suggests the evolution of semi-aquatic beavers may have occurred at least 7 million years earlier than previously thought, and happened in North America rather than Eurasia......»»
For the first time ever, more people watched streaming TV than cable
The long-predicted shift finally happened. Enlarge / Nielsen's breakdown of TV viewing in July 2022. (credit: Nielsen) A new report from market measurement firm Nielsen says that for the first time, TV viewers watched more on.....»»
I added a camera to my Apple Watch and this is what happened
Rumors of smartwatch cameras have made the rounds for years, but one company has struck out on its own. But do you really need a camera on your smartwatch?.....»»