What Ever Happened to Netscape Navigator?
It was a magical time, PC sales were just booming and if you were lucky, yours would come with a modem for dial-up Internet access. You would hear the scrambling sound of your phone line connecting you to the world. Launching Netscape and staring at.....»»
Apple resolves outage affecting iMessage and FaceTime [U]
Update: This outage appears to have been a brief one. iMessage is coming back online for most users. Apple hasn’t yet commented on what happened. Original story below. Apple’s System Status dashboard now acknowledges the outage and says it has b.....»»
macOS 13 Ventura: The Ars Technica review
A pleasantly surprising new multitasking UI and app redesigns define macOS 13. If you asked me to tell you all the most exciting things that happened to the Mac in the last two years, I'd start with hardware, not software. The tra.....»»
Here"s What Happened To The Porsche 928 From "Risky Business"
The Porsche 928 from "Risky Business" is the car in which Tom Cruise first learned to drive a stick shift. The Porsche 928 from "Risky Business" is the car in which.....»»
TikTok Fires Back At Forbes After Scathing Report
TikTok responded to a recent report by Forbes that said the company reportedly has a team in China that monitors U.S. users' locations. Here's what happened. TikTok.....»»
Here"s What Happened When Google Shut Down For Just 5 Minutes
In 2013, all of Google's services -- search, YouTube, and more -- went down for five minutes and it impacted web traffic worldwide. Here's what happened. In 2013, al.....»»
Along the Missouri river banks, one turtle thrived while the other declined
Two activities—harvesting turtles for food and riverside development—in Southern Missouri sharply reduced the number of northern map turtles in one river. When that happened, a longtime competitor moved in, according to 50 years of data......»»
The Rise And Fall Of Samsung"s Galaxy Note Series
The Samsung Galaxy Note series made an indelible mark on the smartphone industry, but after nearly a decade, it was halted -- here's what happened. The Samsung Gala.....»»
This "Always Sunny In Philadelphia" Star Angrily Denounces Tesla
This "It's Always Sunny in Philadelphia" star recently had a majorly frustrating encounter with his Tesla Model X. Here's what happened and why he was so angry. This.....»»
37-year-old Amiga platform gets updates to Linux kernel, AmigaOS SDK
Amiga's big German conference also happened for the first time since COVID. Enlarge / Linux 6.0, implemented in a Fienix distribution on dedicated Amiga user xeno74's desktop. (credit: xeno74 / Hyperion Entertainment) The last.....»»
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.....»»