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Yahoo Pushes Out Refreshed News App for iOS 7
There was a time, not too long ago, when Yahoo, laboring mightily under the weight of being one of the oldest Internet players in the game, would struggle to push out a new update for even the most popular platforms. … Continue reading
U.S. Military Wants a Space Plane
The United States military is kick-starting a suborbital hypersonic vehicle program that also aims to launch payloads into orbit on the cheap. The new program, run by the Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency, is called Experimental Spaceplane, or XS-1. It … Continue reading
Dave Coulier Stars in Live Movie Event ‘Clean Guys of Comedy’
Dave Coulier of Full House fame is bringing his wacky impressions and harmonica to the big screen as part of Clean Guys of Comedy, a family-friendly standup show being broadcast live Thursday in nearly 700 movie theaters across the United … Continue reading
Ellen Uncovers Deleted Scene From ‘Orange Is the New Black’
You breezed through the first season of Orange Is the New Black in 13 glorious hours and now you’re jonesing for new episodes like Taystee needs control of the television remote. Ellen DeGeneres, to the rescue! The comedian claims to … Continue reading
20 Apps That Look Great on iOS 7
Apple released iOS 7 Wednesday, and debuted a huge visual overhaul along with it. Heavily textured backgrounds and dark colors are out, while soft gradients, thin sans-serif fonts and bright, bold hues are in. After looking at apps designed for … Continue reading
‘Does The Dog Die?’ Spares You From the Saddest Part of Any Movie
When it comes to sad moments in movies, a main character’s death is potentially devastating, but there is no greater sorrow than the death of the sweet, innocent canine sidekick. That’s where Does The Dog Die? comes in See also: … Continue reading
Camera Lens Adjusts Focus Like a Human Eye
Human eyes are an ideal lens. They can easily shift focus between several objects in a given scene, even if those objects are located at different distances. Attempting a similar ability with a camera may require the photographer to change … Continue reading
Great Scott! Watch This Supercut of Marty McFly Screaming
Before you judge Marty McFly’s fondness for yelling in the Back to the Future trilogy, consider that you too would probably come unhinged if your mom flirted with you. And that’s just in the first film See also: McFly’s Hoverboard … Continue reading
James Franco Plays Intrusive Paparazzo on Instagram
The latest paparazzo to publish photos of James Franco is James Franco. The actor started posting scandalous shots of himself to his Instagram account Tuesday in an apparent parody of gossip and news websites See also: 25 Most-Followed Users on … Continue reading
Facebook Apologizes For Ads Featuring Photos of Suicide Victim
Two online dating ads featured on Facebook this week included photos of a teenager who committed suicide The social network has since apologized for the ads, which promoted a Canadian online-dating site by including images of Rehtaeh Parsons. Parsons, 17, … Continue reading