We’ve all heard it: Diamond is the hardest material in the world (though there is some debate about that). The Hydraulic Press Channel, a YouTube channel dedicated to crushing every object it can get ahold of under the mighty power of a hydraulic press, decided to see how a diamond would hold up against its …

YouTube is home to several zillion videos, but until recently, only Android users could take advantage of Cardboard mode — a split-screen view designed for use with Google Cardboard and other VR headsets. That changed today with the release of YouTube 11.18 for iOS, which adds support for Google Cardboard. Now anything on YouTube can be viewed in VR mode …

Funny word “floating.” It apparently has a few different meanings. Take Meizu’s Gravity, a newly introduced Indiegogo project that’s a “floating” wireless speaker. Gravity isn’t really floating, however. It just kind of looks like it’s floating thanks to a weighted translucent stand that has a display integrated into it.In case you’ve never heard of Meizu, it’s a big smartphone company …

Mac menu bar apps are a great way to keep information or services — such as clipboard managers and calendars — out of sight but no more than a click away. This makes them great for visualizing status information for your Mac, quickly switching settings and even boosting your productivity. There is an ever-growing list of great Mac menu bar …

Going for a drive? If it has something to do with business, you might be able to get a deduction come tax-time, or a reimbursement from your employer. Indeed, business owners and the self-employed alike have long known the value of keeping track of their mileage. They’ve also known the hassles. Assuming you actually remember to manually log the details …

Google hopes to make group messaging simpler and more focused with a new app called Spaces, the company announced Monday. Articles, images and videos will be the center of group conversations, called “spaces,” because of the app’s built-in integration to other Google products such as Google Search, YouTube and Chrome. For example, you can invite friends to a space in …

When the hard drive on your MacBook is getting full, you have a few options: You can purchase an external hard drive and offload low-priority files to it; pick up an inexpensive USB drive; or take on the task or replacing internal storage yourself. Or, there’s TarDisk. TarDisk is a small, SD card-like device that expands the storage of your …

Microsoft’s new Edge browser may be fast, modern and Chrome-like, but up until now it’s been lacking something big — browser extensions. The new browser debuted over six months ago without support for this handy feature because Microsoft wanted to make sure everything was secure before adding extras to the mix. The first test extensions — Mouse Gestures, Microsoft Translator …

A new iPhone diagnostic app has been given the cold shoulder by Apple. Released little more than a week ago, an app dubbed System and Security Info aimed to deliver core details about your iPhone, including your CPU, memory and disk usage along with a list of all running processes. More critically, the app aimed to reveal if your device …

Microsoft has a new way of trying to get Windows 10 onto your computer, whether you want it or not. Users of Windows 7 and 8.1 have become familiar with — jaded by, even — the insistent, seemingly daily popups urging them to “Get Windows 10.” Those messages have started taking a more aggressive turn. Instead of simply giving you …

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Do airport security lines make you feel like one of the walking dead? You’re not alone. A Cryptkeeper-looking fellow took a flight out of Atlanta on Sunday, because even after you die, there’s no escaping a flight through the world’s busiest airport. The US Transportation Security Administration posted a collage of photos of the freaky pre-flight check to Instagram with …

Windows 10 users will receive a big update — the Windows 10 Anniversary Update — this summer. This update will bring several new features to the operating system, including long-awaited browser extensions for Microsoft Edge, a smarter and more integrated Cortana and newcomer Windows Ink. Windows Ink is, according to Microsoft, an “all-new experience” focused on “putting the power of …

Now playing: Watch this: Here comes Walmart Pay…and QR codes? 1:14 Walmart has launched its Walmart Pay mobile payment system in 590 stores in Texas and Arkansas, the company said Monday. Walmart, which announced the creation of Walmart Pay in December, is the first US retailer to have its own proprietary system that lets customers use their smartphones as a …

As a great man once said, the answer to life’s problems aren’t at the bottom of a bottle, they’re on TV! That man was Homer Simpson, and this weekend he appeared in the first ever live segment on “The Simpsons“. In the episode “Simprovised”, broadcast on Sunday 15 May, Homer spent 3 minutes fielding questions from fans, his animated character …