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Google StreetView car driver answers common questions about what the job is actually like
What’s it like behind the wheel?
This is why refueling a nuclear submarine can take more than three years
Next time you’re waiting at a fuel pump, remember submarines…
Man gets his hands on two illegal North Korean smartphones to put them through tests
These phones are rarely seen outside of North Korea
Man plugs 100 chargers into an iPhone at once to see if it gives it an instant charge
The humble Apple iPhone is one of the most popular cell phones on the globe, and one content creator decided to put it to the ultimate test. Using a mass of chargers versus just one outlet and cable, one man tested how long it took for the Apple product to show signs of life. Two […]
NASA's Mars orbiters and rover pulled off a cosmic surprise by imaging an interstellar comet not meant for their sensors
The comet flew past 19 million miles away
You can turn an old iPod Touch into a dashcam for free with just one app
If, like many other drivers, you find yourself wanting a dashcam for extra security on the road, you don’t need to fork out $100, as one app can transform your old iPod Touch into a fully functioning recorder. A dashcam is quickly becoming a must-have feature in any car. Its recordings have been integral in […]
The enormous London ‘sky laser’ has an explanation and it's not aliens or a bat signal like some suggest
The enormous ‘sky laser‘ in London finally has an explanation. Over the past few days, a unique phenomenon has been going viral. The attraction in question is an enormous blue ‘sky laser’ in London. And now, people finally have an explanation – and it is not, sadly, aliens or a bat signal. DISCOVER SBX CARS: The […]
How room-sized supercomputers paved the way for laptops, smartphones and today’s AI chatbots
The supercomputers led the way
This is how to store your car keys in your iPhone wallet so your phone becomes the key to your car
The daily ritual of remembering your car keys AND your phone is no more
Humanoid bot's lightning-fast stand-up move has viewers calling it both impressive and mildly alarming
It’s left people feeling uncomfortable
US man tries trading in his brand new iPhone Air to see what price he'll get offered and is left stunned
A US man decided to see what would happen if he tried trading in a brand-new iPhone Air. Not a used model, not something a couple of upgrades old – a factory-fresh model straight out of the box. So he walked it into every place that claims to buy phones, from big-box counters to trade-in […]
This is why there's two completely different screens for answering a call on an iPhone
iPhone users, listen up, as the niggling question of why there are two different screens when you pick up a call has finally been answered. It turns out that there’s a simple explanation for the feature that benefits you more than you’d think. It all stems from the days of cell phones with no touchscreens. […]
There are four new features coming to Google Maps that should instantly improve it
Some new things to look out for