UberFacts, a fun Twitter account that posits quirky factoids to its followers, has finally passed Gizmodo’s fact check. The leading tech blog fact-checked UberFacts on three different occasions last year, and failed it three times. In March of 2014, only 59% of its tweets were found to be true. In June, 62% were true. Then […]
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Do you have trouble remembering all your passwords? Microsoft’s new Windows 10 software could make logging onto your computer completely password-free — because the password will be your face. According to a March 17 USA Today article, this biometric authentication, called Windows Hello, is able to recognize a user by his or her face — […]
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Skin cancer is an extremely common and potentially dangerous condition which can affect almost anyone. However, certain risk factors can make developing the disease more likely: a person with more than 50 moles, for example, has a significantly higher chance of developing melanoma, the most aggressive form of the cancer. Fortunately, skin cancer is highly […]
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To keep up with competitors like Apple and PayPal, Google is revamping its Wallet app. The company has also worked out a deal involving an acquisition of patents and technology from Softcard, which formerly carried the unfortunate name of Isis Mobile Wallet and was owned by wireless carriers. Parts of Softcard will be incorporated into […]
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There’s a certain satisfaction that comes with do-it-yourself projects and repairs, but most of them don’t save anyone upward of four grand. One man took to Reddit over the weekend to spread the word about how he was able to save $4,440 on a hybrid car repair. Hybrid cars are notorious for battery issues — […]
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Americans spend about two hours a day on their mobile devices, and based on data from Statista, they’re consuming about 6.85 million gigabytes of data when they do. Considering how much major cell carriers charge per month for data packages — U.S. News reported that Verizon Wireless, the largest mobile carrier, charged about $148 per […]
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