You've stolen a car, the police are on your back and suddenly, your tires blow out. What's your plan? If you're the suspected car thief in Wednesday night's downtown Los Angeles car chase, you turn up whatever's playing on the stereo, step out of the car and rock it out. More specifically, you play Future's "Where Ya At" featuring Drake. … [Read more...]
Can Your iPhone 6 Stay Charged for a Week?
The Holy Grail of mobile devices – long charge times – may be within reach, thanks to a British energy company that has developed an iPhone that stays charged for a week. Remember when cell phones lasted for days on one charge? Smartphones like the iPhone ended all of that. The iPhone 6 is as powerful as a laptop once was and battery life has suffered as a consequence. … [Read more...]
Things You Didn’t Know About Domino’s Pizza
For many of us, Domino’s Pizza was an essential part of our childhood. From being slightly confused by The Noid to counting down that 30-minute window in which they promised our pizza would be delivered, delivery pizza was synonymous with Domino’s. But even if no weekend is complete without a Domino’s delivery, we bet that there are plenty of things you didn’t know about this … [Read more...]
Google’s Chrome Will Auto-pause Flash Ads Starting September 1
Flash, it was nice knowing you. The demise of the once ever-present multimedia platform draws nearer with Google's decision to automatically pause "many" Flash ads in its web browser Chrome. … [Read more...]
Erika Heads for Florida and the Hurricane Trump Surge Continues
People in South Florida being told to prepare for a big storm. Tropical Storm Erika tearing through the Caribbean right now and Puerto Rico being flooded with rain. The storm could become a hurricane as it heads toward Florida. … [Read more...]
New Kind of Potent Cholesterol Drug Will Cost $14K a Year
Last month the FDA approved a similar drug from Regeneron Pharmaceuticals Inc and Sanofi SA. The drugs belong to a potent new class of injectable LDL-lowering drugs known as PCSK9 inhibitors. … [Read more...]
Hollywood Acting Coach Found Guilty of Sexually Assaulting Teen
Hollywood acting coach Cameron Thor, who was accused of sexually assaulting one of his young former students, has been found guilty of performing a lewd act on a minor. Thor was convicted Wednesday on one of the 13 counts against him after one day of jury deliberation in a Los Angeles courtroom. … [Read more...]
Deadly Landslides and Rare Severe Thunderstorms Rock Alaska
A string of landslides turned deadly in the Alaskan panhandle on Tuesday, with three presumed dead in the southeastern city of Sitka. Over three inches of rain fell between late Monday night and Tuesday in the city of 9,000 people in the southern portion of the state’s panhandle, leading to a search-and-rescue operation for three missing men, according to the Alaska Daily News. … [Read more...]