Samsung Chromebook Pro review: One misstep spoils the show Hardware The Chromebook Pro isn’t a huge innovator in terms of design, but it has a lot of thoughtful touches that separate it from the rest of the market. First up, I was struck by the all-black metallic design. It simply looks great, and there aren’t a …
Microsoft no longer sells the original Xbox One While the 4K-compatible Xbox One X isn’t being billed as a next-generation console, it’s plenty clear the first model of Microsoft’s Xbox One is meant to be a thing of the past. Months after being discontinued from manufacturing, Microsoft has officially stopped selling original models of the Xbox …
‘Game of Thrones’ Finale Predictions: Everything We Demand From the Season Finale Man, these short Game of Thrones seasons are brutal, aren’t they? Now that the fantasy series is in its final run, HBO is cramming more action into fewer episodes and making them longer—at nearly 80 minutes, Sunday’s finale “The Dragon and the Wolf” is …
The connected person’s guide to surviving an alt-right protest Like every city in America, we don’t want out-of-control dudes with tiki torches cosplaying Nazi Trump or murdering people with their cars. We especially don’t want to be making a “safe space” for Patriot Prayer, the same organization that nursed the Portland hate-crime murderer. To top it …
TechCrunch’s Original Content wraps up the first season of ‘The Defenders’ We were pretty enthusiastic when we reviewed The Defenders last week, but we’d only seen the four episodes that Netflix gave reviewers in advance. How did the rest of it hold up? In the latest episode of Original Content — TechCrunch’s new podcast discussing the …
Black Girls Code says it turned down $125,000 from Uber Uber seems to be looking to make amends to the tech industry in light of its tumultuous year that kicked off with former engineer Susan Fowler’s allegations of sexual harassment and management issues at the company. Just yesterday, Uber offered $125,000 to Black Girls Code, but …
10 best gaming laptops 2017: top gaming notebook reviews No matter how much you want one, you might be a little standoffish when it comes to buying a gaming laptop. After all, you might feel as though you’re sacrificing staple laptop features – like convertible form factors – in favor of better graphics performance. But, as …
Netflix’s Most Underrated Power? Anticipation Even Jerry Seinfeld would find the irony amusing. The comedian, who first made a name for himself railing against the ambiguity of contemporary life, is set to debut his first Netflix special. (It’s hard not to imagine him pacing onstage, hands outstretched in consternation: “What’s the deal with streaming? It’s not …
Nike’s self-lacing HyperAdapt goes on sale again this weekend If you’re still chasing the Marty McFly dream, Nike’s self-tightening shoe is coming around for the second time this weekend. While a few pairs of the $720 HyperAdapt 1.0 were available late last year, the company is rolling more out around the world over the next few …