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 It's-a me, the Mario-themed bar of your dreams
If you live in the Washington, D.C., area and you love yourself some Mario, there's a bar for you. The Drink Company, a group of bars under the ownership of cocktail expert Derek Brown, has put together some Cherry Blossom PUBs (Pop-Up Bars) to celebrate cherry blossom season in the nation's capital. One of those pop-up bars takes place inside Mockingbird Hill, and the Mario-theme has proven so popular that the Washingtonian reports it takes two hours to get in. But one look at some of the photos of the place, and you'll realize exactly why it's worth the wait. More about Nintendo, Super Mario, Cherry Blossom, Washington Dc, and Bar Read More »Art supply sales are up, because protest signs don't make themselves
Looks like Donald Trump has gotten people to buy more markers. And, no, not just to draw caricatures of him—although that does sound nice and cathartic. According to market research company NPD Group, sales of craft supplies have been up since preparations began for the Women's Marches held across the country the day after Trump's inauguration. Those protest signs aren't gonna make themselves.
The week before the inauguration, NPD reports, paint marker sales alone grew 34%. Other supplies, including permanent markers, scissors, hole punches, and glue, experienced sales spikes between 4% and 27%. Read more... More about Art, Donald Trump, Watercooler, and Watercooler Read More »Blizzard is being less controlling over what countries will be in this year's 'Overwatch' World Cup
The Overwatch World Cup is back, but this time you get to help your country make the cut. The 2017 Overwatch World Cup is bringing 32 teams representing 32 countries together to compete for glory once again, but this time countries are invited based on their average competitive skill rating from its top 100 players. So the more you and your fellow countrypeople have won in competitive, the better chance your country has at competing at the Overwatch World Cup this year. In a change from last year's World Cup, fans no longer get to directly vote for who they want to play on their country's team. This time around, players vote on which Overwatch experts (chosen by Blizzard) will assemble the teams for them. These experts will include analysts, coaches, statisticians, and more. Only "eligible players" will be able to vote for them, although Blizzard did not share what qualifies them at the time of the announcement regarding eligibility. Read more... More about Esports, Gaming, Blizzard Entertainment, Overwatch World Cup, and Overwatch Read More »Samsung avoids the explosive elephant in the room
Samsung's big Unpacked event in New York City today was focused squarely on unveiling the new Galaxy S8, but there was a specter hanging over the proceedings: the explosive legacy of the Galaxy Note 7. The fate of the Note 7 is a topic Samsung hasn't been able to shake, as much as the company hopes its impressive new generation of products could make everyone magically forget about it. The scope of its failure was unprecedented, making the Samsung brand a punchline and raising questions about production standards and how much control we really have over our precious smartphones. So when Samsung's parade of executives took the stage today to show off the S8, many expected there'd be some mention of the device, if even only in passing, to put its legacy to rest. Read more... More about Galaxy Note 8, Galaxy S8, Samsung Galaxy Note7, Samsung, and Tech Read More »Underrated horror MMO 'The Secret World' is going free-to-play
Do you like the mind-twisting horror of H.P. Lovecraft? The blissful tedium of an RPG grind? The Secret World mashed those two concepts together. Funcom's woefully underrated and underplayed MMO is set to return this spring with a new title — Secret World Legends — and so, so, sooooo much more. From the sound of things, a totally new, free-to-play game has been built right on top of the old one. Legends takes The Secret World's framework — literally, everything that's been released in the game to date — and re-works it as an action-RPG. New combat mechanics, new ways to level up... but all wrapped around the same 100+ hours of content in The Secret World. Read more... More about Secret World Legends, The Secret World, Funcom, Gaming, and Entertainment Read More »These lab-grown diamonds are ethical and gorgeous
Ada Diamonds creates lab-grown diamonds that pack all the beauty and strength of a regular diamond, without any of the unethical baggage of a mined one. Read more... More about Blood Diamond, Cruelty, Earrings, Diamond Ring, and Beauty Read More »Three tornado chasers were killed Tuesday night, raising new safety questions
Chasing tornadoes is not exactly a low-risk activity, between the hazards the atmosphere can throw at you and the challenge of driving while keeping an eye on the sky. However, until recently, there had never been a recorded death of a tornado chaser, despite the activity's increasing popularity in the wake of the 1997 film Twister. On Tuesday night, the tight-knit community of professional storm chasers suffered a wrenching loss when three well-known storm trackers, Gene Williamson, Randall Delane Yarnall, and Corbin Lee Jaeger, were killed in a high-speed collision while chasing a storm near the rural Texas community of Spur. Read more... More about Science, El Reno Tornado, Climate, Extreme Weather, and Severe Weather Read More »Burger King created a Whopper-flavored toothpaste just to mess with us
It's almost April Fools Day, which means it's time for brands to engage in their most rogue promotion of the year. In this edition: Burger King created a toothpaste. In celebration of the terrifying day of pranks, the fast food chain decided to turn its iconic Whopper into a signature toothpaste, complete with a goofy commercial and all. Burger King "teamed up" with agency Buzzman to create "the first toothpaste with active Whopper extracts," the company's press release states. Check out those extracts in action: This must be working! Image: burger king Read more... Lyft just came out with its biggest innovation yet: buses
Lyft is truly an innovator of transportation. The ride-hailing app is testing a new service in San Francisco and Chicago called Shuttle. Like the name suggests, Shuttle is basically a bus. Lyft users in those two cities can request a Lyft Line like they normally would, and then see the option to switch to a Shuttle if they are near one of the preset Shuttle routes. Those routes have preset pickup and dropoff points, like, again, a bus. Shuttle will only be available during weekday commuter hours, from 6:30 to 10 a.m. and 4 to 8 p.m. Mondays through Fridays. Read more... More about Ride Hailing, Ride Hailing Apps, Lyft, and Business Read More »New photos reveal Jeff Bezos' Blue Origin is going to be pretty swanky
Blue Origin's New Shepard capsule looks like a cushy ride for any space tourist flying high above the planet. New illustrations show the comfortable looking seats and interior of the Jeff Bezos-backed spaceship. "Every seat's a window seat," Bezos said in an email sent out Wednesday, revealing the new artist's illustrations. New Shepard actually boasts the largest windows of any craft to fly to space, Bezos added. An artist's illustration of the capsule and windows. Image: BLUE ORIGIN While Blue Origin hasn't yet flown people aboard their space system, the company is working toward that goal by launching multiple tests of the New Shepard rocket and capsule. Read more... More about Space Exploration, Jeff Bezos, Private Spaceflight, Human Spaceflight, and Spaceflight Read More »Ridiculously strong coffee is here to keep Americans wide awake
Go ahead and tell your boss you're going to be in early, because the "strongest coffee in the world" has got you covered. Caffeine fanatics in America with Lorelai Gilmore levels of coffee craze can soon get their morning jolt from Black Insomnia Coffee, which claims to be stronger than any other coffee on the planet. The South Africa-based company will be selling its coffee, which has an incredible (and slightly terrifying) 17,524 milligrams of caffeine per kilogram, on Amazon, so you can easily purchase it from the comfort of your bed on a lazy Sunday morning. Read more... More about Lifestyle, Conversations, Food And Drink, Beverage, and Caffeine Read More »Samsung's Galaxy S8 has a killer feature that nobody's talking about
Samsung's Galaxy S8 is packed full of awesome new features like the new larger screen, face recognition and Bixby AI assistant. But there's one pretty killer feature on the phone Samsung didn't bother to mention at its Unpacked event on Wednesday. That feature: a built-in GIF maker. It's not like the Smart Select GIF maker that first appeared on the Galaxy Note 7 and later trickled to Samsung's Galaxy Tab A and Galaxy Tab S3. It's even better. Located within the Gallery app's video section is a little GIF-creation tool that lets you convert a section of any video (even ones you record) into an animated GIF. Read more... More about Smartphones, Android, Gif Maker, Gifs, and Galaxy S8 Read More »Google Calendar for iPad is here. Finally.
Planning that lunch meeting just got a bit easier on your iPad if you're a die-hard Google user. Yes, you can finally say goodbye to Apple's calendar and download Google Calendar optimized for the iPad. It features everything available on the desktop and smartphone versions of the app. And it can bring up your Google Calendar listings from your iPad home screen. It also supports Split View. The online reaction was pure productive delight.
Completely not-high John Mayer just wonders if purple horses existed
On Wednesday, musician, Fifth Harmony stan, and prolific tweeter John Mayer asked a probing question: What if purple horses used to exist? Yes, announcing that he was not high, Mayer tweeted the following:
Sounds like a Katy Perry music video! Understandably, the internet is skeptical about Mayer's theory. It is, however, united in the belief that rainbow animals would look cool. Read more... More about Animals, Twitter, John Mayer, Watercooler, and Watercooler Read More »How a year of utterly insane sports finishes lit up Twitter
You might not realize it, but this weekend's Final Four will bring us full sports circle. Ever since Kris Jenkins hit a buzzer-beating stunner to win the national title for Villanova on April 4 of last year, the sporting world has been rocked by a procession of shocking endings. Indeed, the past 12 months have been surreal for fans. Granted, it doesn't require an advanced degree to observe that Twitter (the app) lights up when sports magic goes down. But now — thanks to data from Twitter (the company) — we can take a comprehensive look at just how much. The numbers are a bit surprising. Read more... More about Cleveland Cavaliers, Twitter, Clemson Football, Chicago Cubs, and Final Four Read More »Hulu's new show 'Dimension 404' looks a lot like 'Black Mirror'
Get ready to enter the darkest depths of cyberspace in a show that looks very much like America's answer to the British hit Black Mirror. Late Wednesday, Hulu dropped the trailer for its new series Dimension 404 — a show that explores "the wonders and horrors of our digital age" in six one-hour episodes. Narrated by Luke Skywalker himself, Mark Hamill, the show stars Lea Michele, Joel McHale, Constance Wu, Sarah Hyland, Megan Mullally, Patton Oswalt, Ashley Rickard, Robert Buckley, Lorenza Izzo, Malcolm Barrett and other geek favorites. The RocketJump team called the series "the biggest project" they have undertaken to date. Read more... More about Sci Fi, Ashley Rickard, Megan Mullally, Patton Oswalt, and Sarah Hyland Read More »LGBTQ people to Trump: We're here, we're queer, and you won't erase us
You may not count us, but you can count on us fighting back. That's the message the LGBTQ community is sending the Trump administration, after the U.S. Census Bureau revealed this week that questions related to sexuality or gender identity will not be included in the 2020 U.S. Census or the more detailed American Community Survey. The move caused LGBTQ media advocacy organization GLAAD to declare that the Trump administration is "erasing the LGBTQ community from the USA." The feeling of erasure has resonated with the community, leading queer people to mobilize around the hashtag #CantEraseUs. Read more... More about Social Good, Census, Lgbt Rights, Lgbtq, and Us World Read More »Podcasts join the Netflix-style world of bingeing with new one from creator of 'Serial'
It's refreshing in modern media when the answer to the question "Why did you do this?" is "instinct." "There's not really any analysis or metrics or anything really in podcasting," said Julie Snyder, executive producer of "S-Town," a new podcast that follows closely in the steps of "Serial," the smash-hit that Snyder also co-created. "There's very little that you know, so you're really going off of gut instinct." In the data-soaked world of digital media, podcasting remains something of a bookish alcove in comparison to the rest of its digital cousins. When Snyder and her co-creators sat down to structure "S-Town" — their new true-crime podcast released on Tuesday — it occurred to them that the story might best be served if the entire thing could be posted at once. Read more... More about Serial, S Town, Npr, Business, and Podcasts Read More »First look: 'Fate' takes the 'Furious' franchise into James Bond territory
"How do you continue? How do you redefine yourself? How do you ... defy expectations?" That's what Fate of the Furious star Vin Diesel mused Wednesday during the Universal Studios presentation from the stage at Cinemacon, where the world's movie theater owners are getting a week's worth of sneaks and first-looks at the biggest summer movies. After promising that Fate was "the greatest film of all time," Diesel sprung a surprise on the horde of exhibitors and press: a screening of the full movie. SEE ALSO: 'Pirates of the Caribbean 5' screened for a big crowd: What did they think? If the guiding principle of the 8th movie in the Fast and Furious series was to defy expectations, it succeeded. Post-Paul Walker, the Furious franchise has skidded out of its lane. Read more... More about Movie Reviews, Cinemacon, Charlize Theron, Dwayne Johnson, and Vin Diesel Read More »Naturally, weed floral crowns will be for sale near Coachella
Floral crowns are a done-to-death trend everywhere except Coachella where wreath as headwear still inexplicably flies. This year, a hip, organic cannabis farm wants to make sure your crown is topped with more than just roses. Per SFist, Los Angeles weed grower Lowell Farms will offer cannabis floral crowns in time for the April music festival.
Please welcome Black Lightning, The CW's first African-American superhero lead
Studios and networks may be making tentative steps towards inclusivity and diversity, but superhero franchises are still slow on the uptake when it comes to adapting comic book characters who aren't straight, white, cisgender malesViewers are voicing their displeasure more loudly than ever about the dearth of representation on our screens — and how long it's taking to fix the situation. Wonder Woman first swung her lasso of truth on TV back in 1975, but it wasn't until 2015 that DC and Marvel let Supergirl and Jessica Jones lead the next female superhero shows. Similarly, we had to wait until 2016 for Luke Cage to become the first black hero since Blade to star in an eponymous series. Read more... More about Luke Cage, Dc Comics, Cress Williams, The Cw, and Black Lightning Read More »Google is destroying Apple in the app game — except where it counts
Android is dominating app stores but Apple is still beating Google in one extremely important metric: revenue. Cupertino made nearly twice as much money from its App Store in 2017 as Google did from Google Play, despite seeing only a fraction of the downloads, according to a new report out today from App Annie. Just how big is the difference? Apple made $34 billion on 29 billion app downloads in 2016, according to the company's data. Google, by comparison, made $10 billion on 63 billion downloads in 2016. Put another way, Apple made more than three times as much money as Google with less than half as many downloads. Read more... More about China, Google, Android, Google Play, and App Store Read More »Elon Musk gives Tesla drivers more cowbell with speed boost and automatic parking
Tesla's new Autopilot just got even smarter, faster, and even closer to realizing its self-driving potential. The carmaker's Autopilot system for HW2 enabled-vehicles is being released incrementally throughout the year via a series of over-the-air (OTA) software updates. The updates, which Tesla The latest update released today, 8.1, will give Tesla owners some new features to play with — and their cars even more autonomy with new upgrades to its lane control systems, Autosteer and Summon. Read more... More about Autonomous Vehicles, Self Driving Cars, Autopilot, Elon Musk, and Tesla Read More »Internet's latest conspiracy theory: April the pregnant giraffe is just an April Fools' joke
It just can't be a coincidence that April the Giraffe, the perpetually pregnant and viral video star, is named April and that April Fools' Day is coming up. The internet's latest conspiracy theory involving the upstate New York zoo's giraffe and its much-watched livestream of her very, very long pregnancy (she was due in mid-February and giraffes gestate for about 15 months) is that it's all an elaborate April Fools' joke. With the pranksters' holiday of April Fools fast approaching, April the Giraffe could be a really long joke that duped everyone. Come on, look at her; she seems to just be chilling — so don't discount this as an epic prank yet. Read more... More about April Fools Day, April The Giraffe, Watercooler, and Videos Read More »Here's what the Samsung Galaxy S8 will cost you in Australia
So perhaps you've already been entranced by the bevelled edges of the Samsung Galaxy S8 and marvelled at its inclusion of a headphone jack — among other things. The phone's release is a big test for Samsung, marking its first phone release since the infamous Note 7 explosion which ended in the line's demise. In Australia, the Galaxy S8 with a 5.8-inch screen has an outright price of $1,199, while the Galaxy S8+ with its 6.2-inch screen will cost $1,349. Australians will be able to buy the phone in three colours: Midnight Black, Orchid Grey and Maple Gold. Read more... More about Gadgets, Pricing, Samsung Gear 360, Samsung Gear Vr, and Gear Vr Read More »New 'Dunkirk' footage is a heart-pounding Christopher Nolan master class
Christopher Nolan is the master of subtly creating unease — and also the master of putting Tom Hardy in a face-covering mask. Nolan showed a 5-minute clip Wednesday of Dunkirk, his World War II drama epic due in theaters July 21, and if you thought the teaser they released last August was intense, just wait until you see this thing. SEE ALSO: First look: 'Fate' takes the 'Furious' franchise into James Bond territory The new footage was revealed at Cinemacon, the annual gathering of movie-theater owners and Hollywood studios, and it could very well be our first extended look at one of the year's biggest Oscar contenders — and biggest heart-stoppers. Read more... More about Oscars, Movie Trailers, Cinemacon, Dunkirk, and Christopher Nolan Read More »SelfScore makes credit cards for the international students Trump wants to keep out
SelfScore launched its first product last summer with relatively little fanfare: a credit card for international students. On Tuesday, it launched a new card with a much higher spending limit in a very different political climate. Its credit cards serve international students from all over the world —including the seven countries (Syria, Iraq, Iran, Sudan, Libya, Yemen and Somalia) named in President Donald Trump's first travel ban, which was halted in court. SelfScore uses analytics to provide access to credit to international students in the United States who don't have a Social Security number or other identifying factors usually required to gain access to credit, loans and financial aid. Read more... More about Education, Travel Ban, Credit, Credit Cards, and Fintech Read More »Lorde's such a fan of Cadbury's Creme Egg that she sung about it
Sorry America, but most of your chocolate is terrible. Well, at least Lorde thinks so anyway. She's been missing Cadbury's very rich and mysterious Creme Egg, which are very popular in the UK, Canada, Australia and New Zealand around Easter. They're available in the U.S. too, albeit marketed by Hershey. It's something we found out during her appearance on BBC's The Radio 1 Breakfast Show with Nick Grimshaw on Tuesday, where she was also challenged to cover her song "Green Light" — which was chock-full of references to Creme Egg. Read more... More about Food, Cadbury, Chocolate, Lorde, and Australia Read More »Here's what we learned from Travis Kalanick's hidden 2007 Twitter account
Tbones fancies himself a dancer. Oh, and his opinions about women have long been a bit retrograde. This, and so much more, can be gleaned from Uber CEO Travis Kalanick's old Twitter account. The handle, @konatbone, is protected. But as with so many things on the internet, that doesn't mean you can't see it — you just have to know where to look. And look we did. The embattled CEO officially moved on from @konatbone to his current handle, @travisk, in late 2010. The original account, which looks to have been created in 2007, was protected around that time as well. This meant that only approved followers could see its content after that point. Read more... More about Sexism, Twitter, Travis Kalanick, Uber, and Tech Read More »Did the 'Wonder Woman' sneak peek just reveal a major new character?
Wonder Woman seems to think she can end World War II in one swing. So we'd be led to believe from a sneak peek of Wonder Woman shown Wednesday night at Cinemacon, the annual gathering of movie theater owners and Hollywood studios. Director Patty Jenkins was on hand to introduce the all-new footage, which started with the trailer released just days ago, then forayed into a long clip — of Steve Trevor and Diana of Themyscira (played by Chris Pine and Gal Gadot) sailing away from her homeland and toward the warfront. SEE ALSO: First look: 'Fate' takes the 'Furious' franchise into James Bond territory Read more... More about Justice League, Cinemacon, Dc Comics, Wonder Woman, and Movies Read More »Attacking a referee's small business on Facebook isn't cool, sports fans
The internet and college sports: Two things not exactly known for inspiring measured, reasonable debate. We've just seen what happens when they mix in a strange and toxic new way. SEE ALSO: These terrible photos might explain why Donald Trump rejected an offer to throw a first pitch As background: People in Kentucky take college basketball very seriously. (Remember 2012? Remember #LexingtonPoliceScanner?) Thus, fans of the Kentucky Wildcats were not happy when their team lost to North Carolina just short of the Final Four last weekend. They directed much of their ire toward referee John Higgins. Read more... More about Facebook, College Basketball, Basketball, March Madness, and Kentucky Read More »Why Apple is cracking down on 'free' apps
Apple is making more moves to clean up its App Store. After cracking down on outdated apps, the company is now placing restrictions on how developers describe their apps. Apple is now rejecting updated and new app submissions that have the word "free" in the name, VentureBeat reports. "Your app’s name, icons, screenshots, or previews to be displayed on the App Store include references to your app’s price," Apple reportedly pointed out. "Please remove any references to your app’s price from your app’s name, including any references to your app being free or discounted." Read more... More about Apple, Ios, Apps And Software, Tech, and Tech Read More »Stephen Colbert and a cartoon owl take down Trump over 'clean coal'
There isn't much to laugh about when it comes to Trump's rollback of Obama-era environmental protections. Designed to help reduce carbon emissions, they've been criticized by the current administration as "job-killing." Fortunately, Stephen Colbert is on hand as usual to ease your pain. The Late Show host took on Trump during his opening monologue on Tuesday night, pointing out the absurdity of the president promoting "clean coal." "I know clean coal sounds like an oxymoron, but so does President Trump," he said. Then Woodsy the Owl appeared with a very special message: "F*ck the planet!" Don't worry, Woodsy, that appears to be what we're doing right now. Read more... More about President Donald Trump, Trump, Science, Environment, and Climate Change Read More »Amazon will shut down Diapers.com and a bunch of other sites
Diapers.com won't sell diapers for much longer. Amazon said Wednesday it plans to shutter the baby-care site and a handful of other specialty brands under the umbrella of its Quidsi unit, including Soaps.com, toy site Yoyo.com and pet supply shop Wag.com. The online shopping giant bought Quidsi in 2010 for half a billion dollars, making it one of its biggest acquisition to date. But Amazon said it was never able to make the company profitable in the years since. “We have worked extremely hard for the past seven years to get Quidsi to be profitable, and unfortunately we have not been able to do so,” a spokesperson said in a statement. Read more... More about Diapers.Com, Quidsi, Amazon, and Business Read More »We totally agree with George W. Bush on Trump's inauguration speech
George W. Bush DGAF. The former president is retired, painting, and hopefully not looking at his Wikipedia page. And apparently he was as confused by Donald Trump's inauguration speech as everyone else. If you can remember back to January (sigh), Trump basically described an America that sounded like something out of Mad Max. "The crime and the gangs and the drugs that have stolen too many lives and robbed our country of so much unrealized potential," he said. "This American carnage stops right here and stops right now." Read more... More about Inauguration 2017, Donald Trump, George W. Bush, Watercooler, and Politics Read More »This bathroom sign doesn't care about gender, as long as you wash your hands
There's plenty of ugliness surrounding the fight for trans people to use the bathroom that matches their gender identity, so we're glad at least one place has its priorities right. The Regent Theatre in Dunedin, New Zealand has installed a sign in front of its two unisex restrooms, indicating that it's for use by females, males, non-gender specific people, those with disabilities, and er, aliens. What it's trying to say is, it doesn't matter who you are, just so long you do one thing: Wash your freakin' hands when you're finished up. Read more... More about Restroom, Bathrooms, Bathroom, New Zealand, and Australia Read More »A big challenger is about to change the way you use Facebook to log in on websites
There are two ways to log in on websites: try to recall the email address and password you registered with — or simply hit the "Facebook Login" button. The convenience of the latter underscores the popularity of social authentication options. You'll see Facebook and Google login buttons on popular sites including Netflix, Uber, Spotify, Imgur and Linkedin, just to name some. Facebook itself estimates that some 350 million people log into a new app or site with their Facebook credentials every month. Olga Kuznetsova, Engineering Manager at Facebook told us that the Facebook Login button ranks in the top three of consumer account creation and sign-in preferences worldwide. Read more... More about Security, Google, Mobile Connect, Gsma, and Facebook Read More »Club Penguin has closed its doors forever and people got emotional AF
It's been 12 years since Club Penguin opened its doors — and it was finally closed today for the last time. Club Penguin, a popular multiplayer game, was first launched on Miniclip before being bought over by Disney. In its heyday, some 150 million people logged on to play and chat together in the community. On Thursday, ahead of its imminent death at 12 a.m. PT, everyone logged on for the last time. Things got really emotional. Image: club penguin/screenshot Image: CLUB PENGUIN/SCREENSHOT Image: CLUB PENGUIN/SCREENSHOT Read more... Expert 'Planet Earth'-style video parodies the lives of 'bin chickens'
In almost every Australian city, the infamous "bin chicken" lurks. Better known as the white ibis, the bird loves to feast on the contents of rubbish bins, and well, whatever's lying around. Now the creature finally has the coverage it deserves. This Planet Earth-style parody examines the ibis's penchant for ripping through garbage bags with its long beak and skilfully eating chips without hands. While many hate the ibis because of its pesky behaviour and smell, it's basically our fault. After all, humans built over its environment and now it's eating the trash we've left behind because why the hell not? Read more... More about Ibis, Planet Earth, Animals, Birds, and Bird Read More »A simple reason why you should stay out of floodwaters in Australia: Sharks
Cyclone Debbie, which ravaged the coast of Queensland, Australia, is fortunately now a thing of the past. But residents are finding unexpected visitors stranded in odd places. Like this bull shark which was discovered washed up on a road in the town of Ayr. Yikes.
The picture was posted by the Queensland Fire and Emergency service on its Twitter account Thursday, as part of a warning to residents about the dangers of going into floodwaters. Read more... More about Cyclone Debbie, Animals, Sharks, Australia, and Watercooler Read More »People are horrified that Time Out likened Xiao Long Bao dumplings to popping zits
If you know your soup dumplings, this video is going to be upsetting on several levels. Time Out London recently published a video featuring Xiao Long Bao (Shanghai soup dumplings). The video, which was meant to promote dim sum restaurant Dumplings Legend, took an odd turn. "Love popping spots AND eating dumplings? Combine the two with exploding soup dumplings at Dumplings Legend," the Facebook post reads. In the video, Time Out describes the soup dumplings as "exploding dumplings" that are "super dribbly." Naturally, people were outraged at the strange comparison of eating soup dumplings to popping pimples: Read more... More about Chinese Food, Food, Soup Dumplings, Xiao Long Bao, and Lifestyle Read More »Bride's dance performance at her wedding is breaking the internet
We know Indian weddings are a lavish affair. But this is intense. Really. A 17-minute-long dance act by an Indian bride has gone viral. Though the video is two months old, netizens woke up to it yesterday and have viewed it 7 million times already. The bride is seen performing to a medley of popular Bollywood songs at her sangeet (a pre-nuptial ceremony) — first with her besties and then with her big family, all the while without missing a beat. There's color, there's music, there's rhythm and there's more. Just watch it. Read more... More about Music, Bollywood, India, Weddings, and Dance Read More »Samsung has a ghastly cover for you to uglify your Galaxy S8
Is Samsung's Galaxy S8 too beautiful for you, with its sleek lines and huge, nearly bezel-less screen? Samsung's got a fix in the way of the 2Piece cover, an indescribably ugly two-piece cover for the phone. I mean, just look at it. Ouch. Image: Samsung The 2Piece cover does not only take away the S8's grace and symmetry, it also appears to be quite useless when it comes to protecting your phone from certain types of falls, so if you decide to buy one of these, make sure you never drop the phone on its side. On the flip side, the 2Piece cover might make it a little bit easier to find that oddly positioned fingerprint sensor without smudging your camera lens, so at least it's got that going for it. Read more... More about 2piece Cover, Case, Cover, Samsung Galaxy S8, and Galaxy S8 Read More »You can pre-order the Galaxy S8 and get a free Gear VR
Well, that was fast. One day after Samsung's big Galaxy S8 reveal, the phone is now available for pre-order at Samsung's website and all major U.S. carriers. We already knew the pricing for both the S8 and the S8+, and there are no surprises here. But why dish out your cash now only to get the device on April 20? Samsung's got at least one good reason: All customers who pre-order the Galaxy S8 or the S8+ before April 20 get a free Gear VR with the new Controller for free. Samsung Gear VR + Controller. Image: Lili Sams/Mashable Additionally, pre-ordering enables you to get AKG's Y50BT wireless headphones and a 256GB memory card for $99, though that offer is time-limited. Read more... More about Pre Order, Galaxy S8, Samsung Galaxy S8, Samsung, and Tech Read More »Elon Musk draws farting unicorn to showcase Tesla's new Sketch Pad feature
Of course the new software update for Tesla cars has a hidden feature. Of course, it's a sketch pad. And of course, Tesla CEO Elon Musk announced the feature with a drawing of what appears to be a farting unicorn. Musk shared two drawings, the other one being a slightly displeased Mona Lisa, complete with a signature and all.
We'll leave it to the cruel, cruel world of Twitter to critique these. As for how to get the sketch pad in your Tesla, Musk shared that, too: Tap the T on your Tesla's center screen three times. Read more... More about Elon Musk, Sketch Pad, Tesla, Tech, and Apps Software Read More »Brace yourself for Victoria Beckham on 'Carpool Karaoke'
We can't imagine there are many people in this world who haven't been secretly hoping for a Spice Girls-themed episode of Carpool Karaoke. The good news is, you're about to get your wish. On Wednesday, Victoria Beckham — a.k.a. Posh Spice — was in Los Angeles filming for The Late Late Show with James Corden. For anyone following her Instagram story, though, there was clearly more going on behind the scenes. Read more... More about Uk, Instagram Story, Instagram, James Corden, and Carpool Karaoke Read More »The US dollar is so strong right now, even the dead prefer it in the afterlife
With exchange rates fluctuating so much in the real world, it only stands to reason that those in the afterlife could get affected too. Malaysian papers are reporting that people are starting to turn to foreign currencies such as the U.S. dollar, when it comes to selecting paper money to burn as offerings. With the Chinese Qing Ming festival coming, where people are expected to burn "money" for their ancestors in the afterlife, stores are selling replicas of U.S., Singapore and Japanese banknotes. Image: Morrison/EPA/REX/Shutterstock Read more... Queen sends card to Britain's oldest man, he DGAF
This is Robert Weighton, he's 109 years old and he has the face of someone who gives zero f*cks. Just look at him: Image: Solent News/REX/Shutterstock His face screams: "It's going to take a lot to impress me, even if the Queen in person sends me a card." Well, that's actually happened. Weighton, who was born in March 1908 when Edward VII was King and Britain had yet to fight in two world wars, has declined a card from the Queen because he's got too many of them and doesn't want to clutter his cosy home. "I'd already received one every year and since it's the age of austerity I thought I would save the country a little bit on postage and printing," he told ITV News. "I don't want a whole row of them, there's no point in that." Read more... More about Cards, Queen Elizabeth Ii, 109, Oldest Man, and Britain Read More »India finally becomes a net exporter of electricity
Infamous for its power outages, India can finally tell the world it has become a net exporter of electricity. India exported 5,700 million units of electricity to neighbouring countries Bangladesh, Nepal, and Myanmar during the financial year 2016-17, the power ministry said this week. In comparison, the nation imported 5,585 million units of electricity during the same period, more than 200 million units short of the export quantity. "Ever since the cross border trade of electricity started in mid-80s, India has been importing power from Bhutan and marginally exporting to Nepal in radial mode at 33 kV and 132 kV from Bihar and Uttar Pradesh," the ministry said in a press statement. Read more... More about Power Outage, Power, India, Energy Supply, and Energy Generation Read More »'Racist' question on kid's homework sheet is angering people
What's in a name? A lot apparently, if this first grader's exam question is anything to go by. The question, which came up on a paper given to seven-year-olds in Malaysia, asked students to match up names with various places of worship. They were given four names: Devi, Hock Lee, Kamal and Steve, representative of stereotypical names of people in four of the country's main race groups — Indian, Chinese, Malay and Caucasian respectively. They were asked to match them up to the "correct" place of worship. The girl matched Devi up to the church, Steve up to the Hindu temple, Kamal to the Chinese temple and Hock Lee to the mosque. Read more... More about Racism, Racial Profiling, Malaysia, and World Read More »Fake Nostradamus predictions amuse Indian Twitter
A blog called 'Nostradamus and India' by the French political writer François Gautier has caused a stir in India after it was published by India's largest-selling English daily and later found to be inaccurate. Soon after the blog went live on the Times of India, the alternative news portal Alt News exposed it for inventing "fake passages" and attributing them to the famed 16th century French astrologer Nostradamus. The blog was taken down from TOI and republished on Thursday with a disclaimer. Gautier claimed in his blog that in 2012, he'd chanced upon some "hidden manuscripts" in an "old trunk". Those manuscripts contained Nostradamus' predictions on the rise of Indian prime minister (a.k.a. "supreme leader") Narendra Modi. Read more... More about Current Affairs, Newspaper, Twitter Reactions, Humour, and Journalism Read More »The U.S. version of the 'Love Actually' sequel will have one huge difference
Twelve minutes isn't a long time for a film sequel that has to cover the fates of multiple characters. And despite the fact that the highly anticipated Love Actually sequel did feature many of the original stars, there was one gaping absence.
Yep: Laura Linney, who played Sarah in the original, was nowhere to be seen. Image: universal pictures/mashable composite For any Americans waiting for the sequel to air, though, there's good news: a new section featuring Linney's character is set to be filmed and included when the sequel hits U.S. shores in May. Read more... More about Uk, Laura Linney, Love Actually Sequel, Red Nose Day Actually, and Love Actually Read More »First he became a rock, now French artist wants to be a chicken
He spent two weeks inside a stuffed bear. He lived inside a hollowed-out rock. And now he's ready to transform into a chicken. French artist Abraham Poincheval isn't your conventional artist, and his stunts and performances are redefining the meaning of "immersive" artwork. SEE ALSO: Artist locks himself inside a rock for a week, and tries to hatch eggs with his body warmth For his latest oeuvre, simply entitled "Oeuf" (Egg), Poincheval will live inside a glass vivarium, wrapped in an insulating blanket designed by Korean artist Seglui Lee, until 10 eggs he's sitting on are hatched.
Pop-up exhibition turns poisoned air into ink to send a powerful message
If you live in a big city like London, then you might be aware that the air is slowly poisoning you. One of the biggest contributors to toxic emissions are vehicles. So an Indian startup is approaching the problem from the rear end. Literally. It blocks diesel emissions at the point of contact with the atmosphere, recycles the leftover carbon and uses it to make art. Anirudh Sharma pictured with his Kaalink device. Image: Matt Crossick/PA Wire Graviky Labs has developed a device called Kaalink which attaches to diesel exhaust pipes and can capture up to 95 percent of carbon soot, stopping it from entering the atmosphere. Read more... More about Street Art, London, Tech Innovators, Tech Utility, and Emissions Read More »Lisa Kudrow really, really hates having lemons launched at her face
To be fair, we doubt there are many people in this world who would enjoy having fruit projected at their face from a small (but powerful) cannon. Lisa Kudrow really, really doesn't enjoy it though. During an appearance on The Late Late Show with James Corden, Kudrow and fellow guests Jessica Chastain and Victoria Beckham took part in a game called "Flinch". Basically, they had to stand behind a plastic screen and try not to react when James Corden fired a piece of fruit at them from very close range. There were no winners, but it's fair to say Kudrow, who was too scared to even face the glass, probably came in last. Read more... More about Funny, Game, Uk, The Late Late Show With James Corden, and James Corden Read More »Oxford University is shaking up all those portraits of white men on its walls
Oxford University is putting up more portraits of women, people of colour and LGBTQ people to better reflect its "diversity". The "Diversifying Portraiture initiative" intends to "broaden the range of people represented around the University." According to a statement, the university seeks to "reflect and promote its increasing diversity and its commitment to inclusivity". The university has been heavily criticised in recent years for its lack of diversity and inclusivity. Last year David Cameron pointed out that the top university accepted only 27 black British students in 2014 out of an intake of more than 2,500. Indeed, until the 1970s, several of the university's colleges were still all-male and didn't admit women as undergraduates. Read more... More about Gender Equality, Inclusivity, Social Good, Diversity, and Lifestyle Read More »Shark-ridden unboxing of the Galaxy S8 is the perfect metaphor for the smartphone industry
The smartphone industry is tough. Phone makers, we imagine, sometimes feel like they're surrounded by sharks. Which is why an underwater unboxing video of Samsung's new Galaxy S8, with sharks swimming around, makes perfect sense. Also, it's very hard for a phone to catch fire underwater, so that may be another reason for this watery unboxing. The entire thing is a stunt by T-Mobile, but it's a good one. After the diver is done with unboxing the phone, he uses it to take a video of the apex predator swimming towards him. Read more... More about Underwater, Unboxing, Galaxy S8, Samsung Galaxy S8, and Samsung Read More »Stephen Colbert wisely resurfaces video of Trump butchering 'Take Me Out to the Ball Game'
Every sitting U.S. president has thrown the first pitch at at least one Major League Baseball game since President Taft started the tradition in 1910. But not Donald Trump. He has "scheduling conflicts." Sure. If you've ever seen photos of Trump's previous pitching attempts, they make a pretty clear case for why Trump (and his ego) would turn the opportunity down. Pair that with Trump's abysmal approval ratings in Washington, D.C., and it becomes even clearer. But what if Trump just doesn't want to be forced to sing "Take Me Out to the Ball Game?" After all, he did really butcher it in 2000 — and, yes, Stephen Colbert has wisely resurfaced that very clip. Read more... More about Donald Trump, Stephen Colbert, Watercooler, and Watercooler Read More »You probably shouldn't fall for the viral story about Krispy Kreme's name change
You might have noticed on your calendars that April Fools' Day — a.k.a. the worst day of the year — is fast approaching. So when Krispy Kreme announced today it would be changing its name to "Krispy Cream" — a mere matter of days before April 1 — something didn't seem quite right. A statement released by the company today said the company would now trade under the name "Krispy Cream" to avoid any further widespread confusion of the pronunciation of its name. The brand says Brits seem to think that Krispy Kreme is pronounced "Crème" rather than "Cream." Hmm. Really? Read more... More about Food, Food And Drink, Lifestyle, Debunk, and Humor Read More »The internet works its Photoshop magic on that bizarre Cristiano Ronaldo bust
If you haven't already gazed upon the melty visage of this new Cristiano Ronald bust, please do so immediately. Then you'll have a better idea of why the internet is so into Photoshopping it. Here's the thing: the sculpture, which debuted Wednesday at the Madeira Islands airport named in Ronaldo's honor, does not look like Ronaldo at all. And that, by the widely recognized Property of Internet Adoration, makes the internet adore it even more. SEE ALSO: College students stage buzzer beater that's almost more thrilling than actual March Madness Behold.
Loneliness can worsen common cold symptoms, so call me, k?
The common cold reduces most people to a sniffling, sneezing mess. With a box of tissues and cold medication as meager defenses, our only hope is that the virus will move on quickly. While everyone suffers through a range of familiar symptoms, including a cough, sore throat and body aches, it turns out that people's emotional lives may significantly affect how awful those symptoms feel. A study published Thursday in Health Psychology found that people who considered themselves lonely reported worse symptoms after researchers infected them with a cold virus, compared to individuals who were less lonely. Read more... More about Mental Health, Common Cold, Cold And Flu, Virus, and Health Read More »Facebook's fundraisers now help you raise money for yourself and friends
If you're hoping to raise money for a good cause, but it isn't tied to a specific organization, Facebook just changed the game. The social media giant has expanded its fundraisers tool, now letting users create personal fundraiser pages to raise money for themselves, friends, and people or things not on Facebook. Previously, users could only raise money for a registered nonprofit on the platform. But to stick to social good, the new personal fundraisers can only span six categories: education (like tuition and books), medical (like procedures and treatments), pet medical, crisis relief (like natural disasters), personal emergency (like house fires or theft), and funeral and loss. As the product rolls out, however, Facebook hopes to include more categories and evolve them over time. Read more... More about Charity, Nonprofits, Facebook, Social Good, and Social Media Read More »How '13 Reasons Why' is different than other YA adaptations
When Divergent's Allegiant installment flopped at the box office last year, many in Hollywood began questioning whether YA adaptations could remain popular. After all, not every young adult book can translate into a Hollywood hit like the adaptation of John Green's Fault in Our Stars, which ended up amassing more than $300 million at the worldwide box office in 2014. But Netflix's 13 Reasons Why, an adaptation of the young adult novel by Jay Asher, serves as a reminder that there is a way to make an adaptation about teens resonate with more than just one audience. SEE ALSO: Your next Netflix obsession '13 Reasons Why' is full of love, revenge and death Read more... Someone designed a jacket that doubles as a tent to help refugees in need
The 'ADIFF' clothing line was designed specifically for refugees in mind. The series of jackets transform to serve a variety of humanitarian needs. Read more... More about Refugee Crisis, Jacket For Refugees, Adiff, Tent, and Real Time Video Read More »The 8 main excuses Hollywood uses for racially insensitive casting – and why they're BS
Between Iron Fist, Ghost in the Shell and that first Death Note trailer, it's been a banner month for racially insensitive casting. But while the problem may be getting extra attention right now, it's not new — and it doesn't seem to be going away anytime soon, either. In fact, with each passing controversy, the excuses have just started to sound more and more familiar. Hollywood's racial bias comes in many forms. Sometimes it's "whitewashing" — casting a white actor to play a character who was originally conceived of as non-white, like the Major in Ghost in the Shell or Light in Death Note. (John Oliver has an excellent primer on the industry's long history of whitewashing here.) Read more... More about Diversity, Hollywood, Entertainment, and Film Read More »This sand-free mat will put an end to your gritty beach trips
The 'CGear Sand-Free Mat' is developed using technology inspired by landing mats used by military helicopters. It's perfect to take with you to the beach because the sand falls right through and it never comes back. You can enjoy sunbathing without worrying about getting sand all over you. Read more... More about Real Time Video, Real Time Video, Real Time, Military Design, and Helicopter Read More »'Ghost in the Shell' has nothing to say about technology or humanity
For a movie that centers around a remarkable scientific achievement – the kind that seems both radical and inevitable in real-world terms – Ghost in the Shell has disappointingly little to say about technology, humanity, or how they intersect. For the uninitiated, Ghost in the Shell is set in a future Tokyo, where cybernetic enhancements have become commonplace. Scarlett Johansson plays Major Mira Killian, who represents the next step in that evolution: following an accident that destroyed her original, human body, her brain has been implanted into an entirely synthetic body, in the first successful procedure of its kind. Or so she’s been told, anyway. Read more... More about Scarlett Johansson, Ghost In The Shell, Entertainment, and Film Read More »SpaceX's launch today could revolutionize the industry: Watch it live
On Thursday, SpaceX will attempt something it has never tried before. The Elon Musk-founded private spaceflight company will try to relaunch (and hopefully re-land) a previously flown Falcon 9 rocket booster on its second mission to deliver a satellite to orbit. SpaceX has been working toward this moment ever since it was founded 15 years ago, and this launch will mark a huge test of its business plan, which specifically aims for reusability in order to reduce the cost of launching payloads to space. "This launch is really what we need to see more of in order to bend the cost curve of getting hardware out of Earth's gravity well, and indeed signals a bolder, brighter future in space for all of us," Phil Larson, a former communications employee at SpaceX who is now an assistant dean at the University of Colorado at Boulder, said via email. Read more... More about Reusable Rockets, Space Exploration, Spacex, Falcon 9, and Spaceflight Read More »Brands are creating Snapchat 'Shows' with dreams of getting on Discover
Hotel chains aren't really cool. They have cool stuff to offer, like free wi-fi and swimming pools, but if you're a young traveler on a budget, you might be looking more to services like Airbnb. Marriott isn't ready to concede that, so they're going after millennials on their own turf: Snapchat. The goal is to convince these travelers via Snapchat that Marriott Rewards is a program worthy of their fickle love. SEE ALSO: Snapchat is about to get shark-infested Marriott on Thursday released the first of four "snapisodes," the term they're using to describe advertisements they have created for Snapchat. This isn't just your typical Snap ad, which is more often a 10-second video clip or a swipe up to a website or movie trailer. These are three-minute, influencer-filled productions meant to capture teen eyeballs while also proving their dedication to Snapchat. Read more... More about Ads, Tech, Business, Marriott Rewards, and Marriott Hotels Read More »Samantha Bee eviscerates the Trumpcare debacle
Donald Trump's administration failed to repeal and replace the Affordable Care Act last week, and the incompetence made comedy gold for Full Frontal with Samantha Bee. "Trump couldn't sell Obamacare repeal to a House that voted for it 60 times already? Closing deals is the one thing President Big-Boy-Truck was supposed to know how to do," Bee said. Regarding Trump's meeting with the House Freedom Caucus before voting on the bill, Bee says "They didn't have a backup plan for when you became President — none of us did, including you." Trump expected their support but didn't get it, and the bill was "dead-on-arrival." Read more... More about Tbs, Video, Trumpcare, Full Frontal With Samantha Bee, and Samantha Bee Read More »Original Aunt Viv actress was seriously not happy at that 'Fresh Prince' reunion photo
Everything is not cool in the kingdom of Bell-Air. It's not a secret that Janet Hubert, who played Aunt Viv for three seasons before being replaced by Daphne Maxwell Reid, does not have a lot of love for her former cast mates. A year ago, while slamming Jada Pinkett Smith's decision to boycott the Oscars, she taunted Will Smith about not getting a nomination from the Academy for his movie Concussion. Well, Aunt Shade has returned after Alfonso Ribeiro (Carlton Banks) posted a photo of the cast's reunion during an event for Karyn Parsons' (Hilary Banks) charity, Sweet Blackberry. Read more... More about Fresh Prince Of Bel Air, Will Smith, Watercooler, and Watercooler Read More »The tallest skyscraper could soon be dangling from an asteroid
Architecture firm Clouds Architecture Office has unveiled an (extremely) ambitious design for a building that would be suspended from an asteroid in space and would orbit across hemispheres. Seems legit. Read more... More about Sci Fi, Sci Fi, Design, Science And Technology, and Science Fiction Read More »Sean Spicer: Trump empowers women. World: You live under a rock, bro?
Remember when President Donald Trump ran for office and made campaigning for women's empowerment a priority? If you don't it's probably because you were too distracted by him saying he likes to grab women "by the pussy," suggesting we check out a sex tape of former Miss Universe contestant, Alicia Machado, or calling Hillary Clinton a "nasty woman," among other things. But in his daily press briefing on Thursday, White House Press Secretary Sean Spicer was sure to let everyone know that Trump is great at empowering women. Sadly, he was not being ironic. More about Donald Trump, Women, Sean Spicer, Politics, and Conversations Read More »Sneaky grandpa raises a litter of stray kittens behind grandma's back
Keeping secrets become dangerous when you're in a marriage. But the secret becomes less dangerous if it involves raising stray kittens, as one grandpa found out. Syl, the granddaughter of this compassionate man, posted about her grandpa Jimmy's clandestine kitten-raising on Twitter and accompanied the story with an absolutely precious photo of her grandpa in action.
Drugged-out dog will make you melt right along with him
Australian golden retriever Oscar had to get minor surgery. This is decidedly bad news, but his post-surgery bliss says otherwise. His owner, Sarah, posted this picture of Oscar on the way home from surgery, while he was still on sedatives, showing that he might have not had too bad a time. And people could not get enough of it.
That smile! You can practically see the big doggy spa he's imagining in his head, brought on by whatever the vet used to put him under. More about Dogs Funny, Dogs, Watercooler, and Watercooler Read More »These London architects are responsible for some of the world’s most iconic buildings
Like most things in today’s age, the very buildings we create are becoming smarter and more innovative. In the UK and beyond, many of these innovations in design and structure have come out of Foster + Partners — an innovative architecture and design practice based in London. Some of the most iconic buildings on the London skyline owe their existence to Foster + Partners — 30 St Mary Axe (London's first environmental skyscraper) and City Hall are just two of these. Founded by Norman Foster 50 years ago in 1967, Foster + Partners has been at the forefront of a new age in architecture — the company has designed buildings on six continents, working on cultural and civic projects, public infrastructure and a wide range of diverse works worldwide. Read more... More about Sustainability, Architecture, Business, Supported, and Business Read More »Here’s how two local Welsh lads made brewing history
There’s a little bit of a rebel within us all. Brad and Gazz — two Welsh lads with a passion for all things beer — decided to take their love for beer a step further back in 2008 and the result is Tiny Rebel Brewery, an award-winning brewing company whose beers can be found in fridges worldwide. Tiny Rebel’s humble beginnings can be found in a Welsh garage, where Brad and Gazz spent their weekends on their hobby brewing beer. As self-confessed “beer geeks” the pair got pretty good at the brewing lark and began to take it a little more seriously — in 2010 thanks to a few thousand pounds of investment, some more robust brewing equipment and a shed-load of ingredients Tiny Rebel was born and they set about creating their first Tiny Rebel beers. Read more... More about Award Winners, Beer, Brewery, Wales, and Uk Read More »World's first robot-operated 3D printing factory is the future of manufacturing
Voodoo Manufacturing is the world's first robot-operated 3D-printing factory that leaves menial and labor-intensive work to robots, while humans concentrate on the creative work. It sees the future of manufacturing as one of collaboration between humans and machines, not competition. Read more... More about Robot, Real Time Video, Economies, Scaling, and Automation Read More »Local authority instantly regrets asking public to name new ferry
Public bodies in Britain really don't learn from their mistakes. They whole Boaty McBoatface saga and the lesser known Gritty McGritface incident should've taught them not to trust the public — ever. But the Isle of Wight council clearly hasn't followed our advice: Last Friday, they posted on Facebook a picture of their new, state-of-the art, modern floating bridge, calling for the public to come up with a name for it. The best six suggestions before April 7 will be put to the public vote. You fools. Naturally, the public delivered: Read more... More about Ferry, Name, Boaty Mcboatface, Isle Of Wight, and Watercooler Read More »‘Street Fighter’ player is too salty to realize he just got complimented
Fighting games can get personal. Just look at the ongoing beef between Street Fighter V pros Kenneth "K-Brad" Bradley and Joshua "Wolfkrone" Philpot, which flared up once again at the ELeague Street Fighter V Invitational yesterday. After Wolfrone beat K-Brad in a group stage match yesterday, the two shared a post-match interview where some heated words were thrown back and forth. The whole thing felt like a promo setup straight out of the WWE. As K-Brad (on the right) was talking about how he couldn't figure out how to deal with Wolfkrone's fireballs, Wolfrone shouted out: "Excuses!" K-Brad fired back. Read more... More about Esports, Gaming, Capcom, Street Fighter, and Eleague Read More »Why is BioWare building hype for sorely needed 'Mass Effect' fixes?
What's going on, BioWare? Here's the deal, folksMass Effect: Andromeda has issues. What those issues are and which of them are most pressing depends a lot on who you're talking to, but it is objectively correct to say that BioWare's latest game arrived in less-than-perfect shape. Even the studio admits it. A Wednesday announcement on Twitter takes general ownership of Andromeda's post-release criticisms, and promises "to share more of our immediate plans" on Tuesday, April 4. See here:
Uber's latest update gives you even more ride hailing power
It's ridiculous, really, that there's anything to complain about ride-hailing apps that give us the power to summon our own personal chariots directly to our front doors—but hey, the system ain't perfect. And one glaring imperfection? Wonky pickup locations. Sometimes digital lines are crossed, and you wind up sending your driver somewhere other than where you actually are, causing them to cancel the ride, ding your rating, and make you wait even longer. A new update to Uber's app will let you switch up your pickup location even after your ride is already on the way, finally giving you a way to fix those jacked-up ride requests. The feature will begin rolling out today to iOS users in the US, Canada and the UK, with plans to expand service to all users in the coming weeks. Read more... More about Rider, Ride Hailing, Pick Up, Uber App, and Uber Read More »The original 'Frozen' ending was terrible
Would Frozen have become the salient cult of a kids' movie that it now is if it had a different ending? Who can say, really — but in a new interview with Entertainment Weekly, producer Peter Del Vecho revealed details of the movie's original plot. In the old version, Anne and Elsa weren't sisters; Elsa, a spurned woman, is seen as a threat to Arendelle, a prophesied "ruler with a frozen heart" who "will bring destruction to the kingdom." Anna is still a hero, Kristoff is still awesome, and Hans is still a dick — but this version's Elsa is a one-dimensional yawn. More about Animation, Movies, Disney, Frozen, and Entertainment Read More »Jeff Bezos and Amazon are nearing a super-villain level of rich
What's cooler than a few billion dollars? A trillion dollars. And for Amazon, that milestone is in sight. The tech giant will eventually be worth $1 trillion, the financial services firm Barclays predicted. "AMZN is likely to be one of the first trillion-dollar market cap companies; it's just a question of when, not if, in our view," analyst Ross Sandler wrote in a note to Barclays' clients. The prediction came about because Barclays advised its investors to buy more of Amazon stock. In the near term, the firm predicted that Amazon would earn more than expected this year. Read more... More about Barclays, Jeff Bezos, Amazon, and Business Read More »A new tool will automate the referral process so you can get a bonus without doing anything
Referring a friend to your company is an easy way to earn some extra money, but it requires keeping track of current job openings — and who all your former colleagues are. The career site Ladders has a solution: automating the referral process so that a website can tell you who in your network would be a good fit for all the jobs your company has open. That way, you don't have to pay too much attention to what your company needs or troll LinkedIn looking for someone who might be a good fit. "Referrals are great hires for companies to make. They're great for the employee and for the friend or former coworker or colleague involved," Ladders CEO Marc Cenedella said. "That's why we built the product — for people who felt like they were missing out on the chance to get a friend a job." Read more... More about Career Advice, Work Life, Careers, Ladders, and Business Read More »A Balloon Ride to Space: Float 100,000 feet above Earth into the stratosphere
The Possible: "A Balloon Ride to Space"“A Balloon Ride to Space,” episode 4 of THE POSSIBLE, takes you where few have gone before. You’ll witness the construction of a technologically advanced balloon that, when inflated, is as big as a football stadium…soar 100,000 feet above Earth…and experience an utterly unique and awe-inspiring perspective on the planet we call home. World View, the company behind the balloon, plans to offer commercial flights starting in 2018. Until then, “A Balloon Ride to Space” is the closest most of us will get to the very edge of space. Then, stay tuned for GE’s “Fighting Fire With Fire.” Read more... More about Vr Experience, Vr, Space Balloon, Space, and Within App Read More »Allow this perfect child to teach you how to talk to your ex
Brace yourselves: this adorable child is about to teach you everything you need to know when dealing with your exes. Instagram user Dani Lane shared a video of two of her daughters Dannah and Dani that has perhaps revolutionized everything videos of your nieces and nephews could be. (Sounds like an overstatement but truly, bear with us.) It all started when 5-year-old Dannah got dumped by her boyfriend at school - after she thought they were getting engaged(!). While the kindergartener was expecting a proposal from her boo, he flipped the script by dumping her and proposing to a fourth-grader out of nowhere. (Guuuuurl.) Read more... More about Jewelry, Bracelet, Fourth Grade, Break Ups, and Cute Kids Read More »Twitter is loosening up its 140-character limit — again
It's now possible to squeeze in a few extra characters on Twitter. Beginning now, usernames will no longer count toward the service's 140-character limit, Twitter announced. The change also means that replies will look a whole lot different than before. Instead of beginning with usernames, tweet replies will contain only the text of the tweet itself and the handles you're replying to will appear inline. Tweets will still be limited to 140 characters but usernames will no longer count toward that limit in replies. While this means that Twitter will finally be rid of annoying tweets that begin with ".@", it also means replies could get a lot more complicated. Though Twitter will surface the handles of everyone in a conversation separately from the text of the reply, this could get confusing rather quickly if you're in a conversation with multiple participants. Read more... More about Twitter, Apps And Software, Tech, Tech, and Apps Software Read More »Watch a CNN commentator rail against a former congressman who said Obama benefited because of his race
CNN commentator Angela Rye is doing everything she can not to explode. Rye butted heads with former U.S. Congressman Joe Walsh's on CNN's Newsroom with Brooke Baldwin yesterday after he suggested that President Obama was held to a lower standard because of his race. SEE ALSO: Interview: Maxine Waters thinks millennials can change politics for everyone (yes, everyone) The commentator then pushed Walsh to explain why Obama held to a lower standard when our current President had no political experience prior to entering office, among other depressing things. At one point, Rye even called Walsh a "bigot" because well — you need to see the clip for yourself. Read more... More about Joe Walsh, Angela Rye, Cnn, Watercooler, and Watercooler Read More »EPA mistakenly tells the truth about Trump's climate plans
On Thursday morning, the Environmental Protection Agency sent out a press release containing praise for President Donald Trump's executive order that rolls back Obama-era climate change rules. But the agency's press office made an obvious mistake in the first paragraph, which included harshly critical comments attributed to West Virginia Sen. Shelley Moore Capito, a Republican coal booster and prominent Trump supporter. The quote, falsely attributed to Capito, actually belonged to Delaware Sen. Tom Carper, a Democrat. Yet Carper's statement was far closer to the truth of what the Trump administration did when it ordered the EPA to begin the process of dismantling key greenhouse gas emissions reduction programs and other policies aimed at reducing harmful pollution. Read more... More about Science, Clean Power Plan, Global Warming, Climate Change, and Executive Order Read More »'War Machine' trailer: Brad Pitt is the latest A-lister headed to Netflix
Is Brad Pitt's Afghanistan War satire War Machine: A) hilarious, because it's right on point and uses Brad Pitt to perfection; B) depressing, because it's a reminder of how little we've learned from that whole experience; or C) kinda both? We're going with C, personally, but your mileage may vary. Netflix's new feature is based on the real-life rise and fall of Stanley McChrystal, whom you may remember as that U.S. General who was taken down by a Rolling Stone exposé. It features Pitt in character-actor mode as McChrystal, with Tilda Swinton, Ben Kingsley, Lakeith Stanfield, Emory Cohen, and RJ Cyler in the supporting cast. Read more... More about War Machine, Brad Pitt, Entertainment, and Film Read More »You're screwed if you want to repair the new iPad
Apple's new iPad is thin, powerful—and a nightmare to fix when things go wrong. iFixit, a website and store famous for its detailed repair guides, unveiled its teardown of the new 9.7-inch iPad Thursday, and it's a doozy. When it comes to how easy the device is to repair, the $329 iPad scores a 2 out of 10. The tablet's innards are held together with "gobs of adhesive" and "foam sticky tape," which means it'll take a seasoned expert—or Apple itself—to fix the thing. Adhesive is bad news for repair shops. It has to be heated up and then delicately separated by picks or razors, a process that can actually do more damage to the device if you're not careful. Of course, it's also in part what allows the iPad to look sleek and seamless. Read more... More about Right To Repair, Apple, Ipad, and Tech Read More »'Game of Thrones' drops first Season 7 promo and it's chilling
THIS IS NOT A DRILL: HBO has released the first official promo for Game of Thrones Season 7, and we're freaking out. The new tease features Cersei Lannister, Jon Snow and Daenerys Targaryen on a long walk towards their thrones, ending with a chilly hint that ruling the seven kingdoms is the least of their problems. The clip doesn't feature any footage from the new season (although we're fairly confident that Cersei, Daenerys and Jon will be walking places in Season 7), but the symbolism of the new teaser is fairly clear. Read more... More about Game Of Thrones Season 7, Game Of Thrones, Entertainment, and Tv Read More »Soak it in, Guardians: This is our first glimpse of 'Destiny 2'
There'll be plenty of time to talk later. For now... Bungie's first-ever look at Destiny 2 has arrived. You should watch it. The game will be here on Sept. 8, but you can play it early — thanks to a beta — if you pre-order. Get hype. Read more... More about Activision, Bungie, Destiny, Destiny 2, and Gaming Read More »Is 'Buffy the Vampire Slayer' getting a revival?
These days it seems like beloved canceled TV shows are like vampires: constantly coming back from the dead. But is the mother of all vampire shows next on the revival docket? At a recent reunion for the 20th anniversary of the premiere, the cast of the seminal teen horror classic Buffy the Vampire Slayer covered all sorts of topics during their EW photoshoot, including the possibility of the show's return. The show's creator and general nerd god Joss Whedon didn't outright nix the idea: The cast's answers, unsurprisingly, were mixed. Fan favorite James Marsters would happily join a new show only if Whedon was at the helm, and former Buffy and Angel star Charisma Carpenter noted, "It would just make so many people happy.” Read more... More about Joss Whedon, Buffy The Vampire Slayer, Tv, Entertainment, and Entertainment Read More »An exhaustive breakdown of how the new 'It' trailer compares to the original
2017 is fast on its way to being a very, very good year for Stephen King fans. We've already got the long-awaited adaptation of The Dark Tower coming this summer, and now we also have our first teaser trailer for Andrés Muschietti's It remake to get excited about. And what's the point in having a teaser if you can't obsessively break it down, frame-by-frame? In a cathartic effort to forget about the 5+ months we have to wait before the film's actually released, we've been through the new trailer and compared it with scenes from the original 1990 miniseries. Read more... More about Comparison, Teaser, Trailer, Film, and Stephen King Read More »Jack Dorsey: Profit is just, like, a choice (also Twitter is going to live forever)
Jack Dorsey runs two big, well-known businesses (Twitter and Square), but he doesn't think one of them needs to be profitable, despite how much Wall Street would like it. “Profitability is a choice, right? It is a choice between investment and driving profit," Dorsey said at Twitter’s international headquarters in Dublin, rounded up in a piece by Silicon Republic. "We believe there is a massive opportunity to grow and invest in the business. In terms of running the two companies, for me it is not a matter of time, it is a matter of focus and making sure we have a good understanding of what matters most and how you prioritize it," he continued. Read more... More about Silicon Valley, Jack Dorsey, Apps And Software, Tech, and Business Read More »Elephants finally catch a break as ivory prices plunge in China
Elephants, rejoice: China is making a major effort to kick its nasty ivory habit. On Friday, the Chinese government is slated to shutter more than two dozen factories that carve ivory. Authorities have also committed to closing all retail outlets for ivory jewelry and goods by the end of the year. Despite the devastating toll on elephants, China's ivory market — the world's largest — has long been legal. In late 2016, however, the government agreed to shut down its ivory trade to help stem the bloodshed of African elephants and save them from extinction. More about Tusks, Mammoth, Habitat Loss, Poaching, and Save The Elephants Read More »The Galaxy S8 has an awesome audio feature that will make iPhone owners jealous
It's great to see Samsung's Galaxy S8 include a standard 3.5mm headphone jack (unlike some other phones). But the future of music listening is undoubtedly wireless, which is why it's also great the Galaxy S8 and S8+ are the first smartphones to include Bluetooth 5.0 with support for not one, but two pairs of wireless headphones or wireless speakers simultaneously. Compared to Bluetooth 4.2, Bluetooth 5.0 has four times the range, two times the speed and eight times the broadcast message capacity, according to the Bluetooth Special Interest Group (SIG), the body that develops, licenses and helps set standards for the wireless protocol. Read more... More about Android, Smartphones, Sound, Audio, and Headphones Read More »You'll travel to space in the near future - just for fun
Worldview wants to take tourists into space. Watch as we take the skies (and space) and learn what it means to be a space tourist. After digging into the video above, feel free to see what it's like to float up to 100,000 feet above the earth. Take a VR journey in the latest episode of 'The Possible' by downloading the app here. Read more... More about Worldview, The Possible, Within, and Tech Read More »The first trailer for 'Guardians of the Galaxy' from Telltale has jokes
It's our first look at Guardians of the Galaxy: The Telltale Series in action and already Star-Lord's exaggerated humor is bugging Drax's literal takes. Oh, and, Groot is Groot. Although the cast won't feature any of the original actors from Marvel's film series, video game fans will recognize the list of voice actors as fairly star-studded regardless: The first of the five episodes, "Tangled up in Blue," will be out for PS4, Xbox One, PC, iOS, and Android on April 18. Read more... More about Guardians Of The Galaxy The Telltale Series, Guardians Of The Galaxy, Gaming, Entertainment, and Entertainment Read More »Joss Whedon reportedly in talks to direct and write 'Batgirl'
The DC Extended Universe's Bat-family is getting a little bit bigger. A Batgirl movie is reportedly in the works at Warner Bros., with Joss Whedon nearing a deal to write, produce, and direct. Variety first reported on Whedon's potential involvementMashable has reached out for comment. If Whedon signs on, he'll be making an allegiance switch worthy of a comic book storyline. He last directed Avengers and Avengers: Age of Ultron for DC competitor Marvel Studios. According to the trade, this is a hot project that was put into development in just the past month. As such, very few details have been revealed at this time. Word is that the Batgirl movie will feature other Bat-associated characters. Read more... More about Batgirl, Batman, Joss Whedon, Entertainment, and Film Read More »10 of the best TV doctors
It's National Doctors' Day, which is the best day to admit that everyone with a television has some basic medical training, right? (No, we don't). I love TV doctors (I'm even related to one), so to honor all the hardworking real doctors out there (shoutout to the med school friends for your relentless grind), here's a list of our favorite fictional doctors — none of whom should perform an operation, but we sure love to watch them.. Leo Spaceman, 30 RockOkay, medically, Dr. Spaceman is absolutely the worst. But what he lacks in proficiency at his actual job, he makes up for in laughs and generally shady side projects. Read more... More about National Doctors Day, Television, Entertainment, Entertainment, and Tv Read More »Crayola has officially killed a crayon. RIP.
Crayola has retired one of the colors from its classic 24-pack early and hearts are breaking. Last week, the art supply company announced it would be canning a crayon on March 31 (a.k.a. National Crayon Day), but because the company likes to toy with our emotions, they cast off the weakest link Thursday afternoon. So who got booted from the box? Say goodbye to Crayola’s beloved Dandelion. A spokesperson from Crayola told Mashable that the gold-colored crayon's early departure was due to "a case of wanderlust" and "an adventurous spirit," and though the crayon seems pretty jazzed in its retirement video, we can bet if it'd been given the choice that good old Dandelion crayon wouldn't want to part from its BFFs of over 100 years. Read more... More about Conversations, Crayons, Crayola, Art, and Watercooler Read More »More details revealed about Uber's latest self-driving car crash
An official police report on a crash involving an Uber self-driving car and regular car has shed more light on what went down in Arizona. The crash happened on Mar. 24 in Tempe when one of Uber's self-driving Volvos entered an intersection and was hit by an SUV making a left turn. The self-driving car was hit so hard by the other car that it was knocked on its side. We now know there were two Uber drivers but no passengers in the car at the time of the crash and that the car was in autonomous mode when the crash occurred, according to the report by Tempe Police released Wednesday and obtained by Bloomberg. The police report also cleared Uber of any fault in the crash. Read more... More about Arizona, Crash, Self Driving Cars, Uber, and Business Read More »Samsung totally knew it put the S8’s fingerprint sensor in a terrible spot
The single worst thing about the Galaxy S8 is easily its relocated fingerprint sensor. Whoever thought it was a smart idea to put it right next to the back camera should get a slap on the wrist because it's just terrible. Not only is the S8's fingerprint sensor in an incredibly difficult-to-access spot compared to on the S7/S7 Edge, which had the sensor embedded into the home button on the front of the phone, but you're also likely going to smudge the back camera with your naturally greasy fingerprints every single time you go to use it. More about Smartphones, Android, Fingerprint Sensor, Biometrics, and S8 Read More »Nice dude John Legend defended Kim Kardashian against a cruel Twitter remark
While Chrissy Teigen remains steadfast in her willingness to call out bullshit on Twitter, her husband John Legend takes a more low-key approach to the platform. His wife's influence seemed clear, however, when he went to bat for his friend Kim Kardashian after a writer mocked her on Twitter for news that she's considering a third pregnancy.
The writer in question was likely referencing China's former One-Child Policy, first instituted in 1979 and later overturned in 2015. Legend was quick to defend his friend from cruel commentary, as were others on Twitter. Read more... More about Twitter, John Legend, Kim Kardashian, Watercooler, and Watercooler Read More »Chris Evans calls ex Jenny Slate 'my favorite human' so he's probably trying to make us cry
If there's any justice in the world — which Captain America should be doing his damnedest to make sure there is — one day, we'll get a romantic comedy about the bittersweet romance of Chris Evans and Jenny Slate. Shortly after Slate opened up her relationship with Chris Evans last week, her superhero ex boyfriend spoke about her Wednesday in equally kind, glowing terms. "She's my favorite human," Evans tells People. "She's the best." "I’ve never ever ever met someone in my life who has a mastery of the English language the way she does," he continues. "She’ll give you one sentence and there’s no fat to it. You’re like, ‘You just chose such an unbelievable collection of words that beautifully articulate what you say.' It’s like an art form talking with her, because the visuals associated with her expression are just so colorful." Read more... More about Celebrities, Celebrity Breakup, Jenny Slate, Chris Evans, and Watercooler Read More »What's up with the song in the new 'Game of Thrones' trailer?
It's a little on-the-nose for a show about a powerful chair to use the song "Sit Down" in a trailer, but that's what Game of Thrones did to us with the latest taste of Season 7. The song, by British rock outfit James, plays over slow-motion footage of Cersei (Lena Headey), Daenerys (Emilia Clarke), and Jon (Kit Harington) seating themselves in turn at the Iron Throne. For reference, the original "Sit Down" video is...nothing like this promo: It seems an unconventional choice, but the lyrics are more Thrones-y than you'd think: Read more... More about Twitter Reactions, James, Music, Video, and Teaser Read More »Jennifer Lawrence, Russian spy who uses sex as a weapon? Just try to resist 'Red Sparrow'
Jennifer Lawrence has stumbled into a new role that looks anything but clumsy, quirky and relatable — think somewhere between Eyes Wide Shut, Black Swan, and The Americans. 20th Century Fox revealed its first look at Red Sparrow on Thursday at Cinemacon, the annual gathering of movie theater owners and Hollywood studios, and if sexual intensity is what you want, put down the Fifty Shades Darker DVD and listen up. Based on the trilogy of novels from former CIA agent Jason Matthews, Red Sparrow is directed by Hunger Games: Mockingjay helmer Francis Lawrence, who's re-teaming with Lawrence for something a little less "young" and a little more "adult." Read more... More about Movie Trailers, Movies, Cinemacon, Jennifer Lawrence, and Entertainment Read More »Teen babysitter transforms a normal night in into a mermaid party extravaganza
I wanna be where the cool babysitters are... Fifteen-year-old Keegan Carnahan is a regular babysitter for her father's assistant's daughter, three-year-old Alidy Clark. Ever since Carnahan dyed her hair bright pink, Clark had been consistently saying that she was a mermaid. SEE ALSO: Manly Dads Belt 'Little Mermaid' Song So, during a regular Wednesday night of babysitting, Clark just happened to be wearing her Little Mermaid costume around the house and Carnahan decided to bring out the mermaid tale she brought to swim in the pool to as a surprise entertain the little girl during bath time. Read more... More about Teens, The Little Mermaid, Watercooler, and Watercooler Read More »Two species fight for survival in the 'War for the Planet of the Apes' trailer
Look, there's no real question of which species comes out on top in War for the Planet of the Apes. It's a Planet of the Apes prequel, and if you've seen Planet of the Apes, you already know. So the fact that we care at all is a huge credit to director Matt Reeves, star Andy Serkis, and the rest of their team. In War, which follows Rise and Dawn, Caesar finds himself stuck in a war he never wanted in the first place, against a human leader played by Woody Harrelson, who'll do whatever he needs to do in order to ensure the survival of their own species. Read more... More about Andy Serkis, Woody Harrelson, War For The Planet Of The Apes, Entertainment, and Film Read More »NASA's Peggy Whitson broke another space record and would she just adopt me already?
Is there a record for the number of records broken by one astronaut? NASA astronaut — and all around badass — Peggy Whitson set yet another spaceflight record Thursday. Whitson surpassed NASA astronaut Sunita Williams to become the female astronaut with the most spacewalks under her belt, according to NASA. With this spacewalk, Whitson has now walked in space a total of eight times. Whitson now also has the most cumulative spacewalking time, beating Williams' record of five hours and 40 minutes. (Michael Lopez-Alegria holds the overall record for most spacewalking time for any astronaut, but Russian cosmonaut Anatoly Solovyev blows everyone out of the water with more than 68 hours of spacewalking time to his name.) Read more... More about Spaceflight, Human Spaceflight, Space Exploration, International Space Station, and Spacewalking Read More »Playing a game in a different language can make or break a world record speedrun
Every second matters when it comes to speedrunning through video games. And where seconds are concerned, console choices and even language choices are vital to shaving off precious time. Language matters to speedrunners because, sometimes, the difference means there's less text to scroll through. Sometimes the voice acting goes by a little quicker. Or sometimes the local version of the game happens to run smoother or has unique time-saving bugs. One of the latest crazes in speedrunning exemplifies this perfectly. The Legend of Zelda: Breath of the Wild can be played in a bunch of different languages, and one speedrunner did a side-by-side speed comparison of them using one of the game's opening monologues. It turns out the German version goes by quickest: Read more... More about Breath Of The Wild, Esports, Gaming, Zelda, and Speedrunning Read More »New discovery reveals the T. Rex was actually super into foreplay
The Tyrannosaurus Rex has long been seen as the ultimate tough guy of the dinosaur kingdom, but scientists have found the predators may have been into snuggling. Wait...what? It's true. The T. Rex has been declared "a sensitive lover." Hard to imagine the 20-foot tall, menacing creature was actually a love bug. But new research just published in Scientific Reports suggests that behind all those massive teeth, the T. Rex had a snout that’s as reactive to touch as a human fingertip. Scientists now think that the T. Rex (and others in that same family) had heads covered in large scales, but with sections of tough, armor-like skin around their mouths. Read more... More about Animal Behaviour, Sex, Evolution, Dinosaurs, and Watercooler Read More »Those GoFundMe campaigns can't simply buy Congress's internet history
The road to hell is paved with good intentions. And of course, very often these days, crowdfunding campaigns, too. You might've recently come across a link or eight for two different GoFundMe campaigns bouncing around the social web. Their aim? To crowdfund the purchase of members of Congress' internet histories. Both campaigns were inspired by Republicans in the Senate and the House, who recently voted in favor of taking away privacy protections on your internet data, which were set up by former President Barack Obama. Obama's privacy measures never sprang to life, though, because of the aforementioned vote by both houses of Congress. Now internet service providers can pimp out your data for the foreseeable future (assuming President Donald Trump signs the legislation, which he's basically expected to do). Read more... More about Privacy, Data, Cards Against Humanity, Isp, and Internet Service Providers Read More »The Galaxy S8 could be stupid fast on certain LTE networks
We now have documented proof that the Samsung Galaxy S8 is more than just fast — it's like, gigabit fast. T-Mobile dropped a video showing the brand new Samsung flagship being put through its paces on the carrier's LTE network in its Bellevue, Washington research lab. The phone is able to hit some impressive download speeds, flirting with the gigabit barrier. OK, there's a big caveat here: the test was conducted under lab-controlled conditions. You'll never have a network connection like that out in the real world — but the potential for that level of speed is still tantalizing. Read more... More about Snapdragon 835, Lte, Gigabit Phone, T Mobile, and Samsung Galaxy S8 Read More » | ||||
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