Given the millions of dollars spent on research and development of home products, let alone the billions involved in manufacturing them and getting them to market, we sure do write about stuffexplodinga lot. This time, it was a Whirlpool refrigerator, just four months into its tenure with a family in West Palm Beach, Florida, that reportedlyblew itself to bits. The explosion was so strong that it left the Whirlpool refrigerator in pieces, not only scattered throughout the kitchen but with debris blown to surrounding rooms....

Facebookalready offers a Messenger app for theApple Watch, but the company’s experimental development team has decided to offer up another option, this one focusing on messaging only your closest contacts. TechCrunchrevealed the new experimental app today, what’s called “Kit“. It’s a product of Facebook’s new product experimentation (NPE) team, and it’s designed to make messaging your closest friends simple and easy right from your smartwatch. Kit stands for “Keep in Touch”, and it’s available in the App Store for Apple Watch (it’s only available for the Apple Watch)....

Follow us on Google News Get the latest updates directly in your Google News feed Robin Williams was one of Hollywood’s most talented and respected actors. Having starred in many massively successful projects likeMrs. Doubtfire, Dead Poets Society, Good Will Hunting, andWhat Dreams May Come, he made a name for himself through his exceptional acting skills and the versatility in the roles he takes up. He also earned a number of accolades for his contributions to the film industry through the projects he was a part of, including being nominated for a number of Academy Awards and winning the same, for his work in the masterpiece,Good Will Hunting....

Follow us on Google News Get the latest updates directly in your Google News feed Black Panther: Wakanda Foreverwas recently released in theatres around the world. Along with its release came the introduction of comic book characters, a tribute to late actor Chadwick Boseman, and a passing on of the torch. Letitia Wright, who plays Shuri in the movie, was seen donning the Black Panther suit. While this received mixed reactions from the fans, the majority of the response was quite positive....

I’ve been using myPixel 8afor almost a year now, and while thebattery lifehas generally been quite good, there have been a few instances when it simply died on me because I wasn’t able to charge it in time. After experiencing a dead phone on several occasions (which I admit is mostly my fault), I realized I hadn’t taken full advantage of the variousbattery health featuresthat Pixel phones offer, which can help significantly improve battery life for both everyday use and in the long term....

Amazon has been offering a range of tablets for many years. For a lot of people, they have been the first port of call when looking for an affordable tablet, because it’s hard to question the value for money. But in recent iterations, Amazon has looked to move things up a notch. The Fire HD 10 Plus is a perfect example of that, looking to do more than just entertain. But does it hold up to its competition?...

Fresh off Tuesday’s I/O 2024 keynote, Google on Wednesday released thesecond public betaof Android 15, its next major OS update. While there are a number of feature and technical improvements under the hood, the biggest difference versus thefirst betais support for a wider range of phones and tablets, going beyond Google Pixel devices. That includes products from Honor, iQOO, Lenovo, Nothing, OnePlus, Oppo, Realme, Sharp, Tecno, vivo, and Xiaomi. Nothing phone (2) review: The tricky second album Nothing is back with its second-gen phone, and this time it has plans to conquer the US....

Finding the right hair dryer isn’t as straightforward as it may seem, with every type of hair requiring a different approach. Whether your hair demands frequent washing, endures daily straightening or is left largely to fend for itself, it will eventually need a wash and dry. To help make that process as seamless as possible, you’ll need to invest in a top hairdryer. You could stick with your older model - or the humble towel - but we really can’t stress how much of a quality of life improvement a good hairdryer provides; no more rushing to social engagements with half-wet locks is worth it alone....

Thecheckra1nteam updated its venerable jailbreak tool to version 0.12.0 this Sunday afternoon, adding a plethora of improvements that are certain to garner attention from the community. The team took toTwitterthis afternoon to reveal that checkra1n v0.12.0 is an update that many iOS 14 users probably won’t want to miss, and given the exciting content of this update, it’s easy to see why: Two of the most apparent changes in this update include: 1) support for A10 and A10X devices running iOS or iPadOS 14 for the first time; and 2) official support for iOS & iPadOS 14....

Chrome OS Is Sound And Fury Signifying Nothing With much sound and fury, the blogosphere and Twitter all respond to Google’s “bombshell” announcement that they’re launching Chrome OS sometime in the 2nd half of 2010 (which I might add is a long time from now). Already, folks who have never seen it, used it or spent five minutes with it are claiming it’s huge threat to Windows. (Oddly, if that’s the case, wouldn’t it also be a threat to Apple and Mac OS, an argument I’ve not seen but perhaps that’s another story)....

Quick Links Communication is key, and it is no different inCivilization 7. Diplomatic Actions are a new way of interacting with other civilizations throughout the game. Communication between civilizations has been slightly simplified but can be a vital part of any player’s strategy in getting an upper hand against the competition. Civilization 7: 8 Tips and Tricks We Wish We Knew Sooner There’s always something you wish you had known earlier in Civilization 7, be it a sneaky way to boost your economy or a trick to outmaneuver rivals....

CoD WWII’s Game Pass launch overrun by hackers making it ‘unsafe’ 2017’s Call of Duty release, WWII, is now available throughXbox Game Pass, however, PC players are being warned to stay away in light of hackers and their dangerous actions. Eight years after the game’s original release, CoD: WWII is now available through Microsoft’s subscription service. Game Pass users can now access the likes of Modern Warfare 2 & 3, the most recent iteration inBlack Ops 6, and a throwback to WWII as well....

MobileNotifierandPeter Hajasgot a lot of attention on iDB yesterday. Ireviewed MobileNotifier, a popular jailbreak replacement for notifications in iOS, andthen we speculatedthat MobileNotifier’s developer, Peter Hajas, could have recently been hired by Apple and taken out of the jailbreak community to work on push notifications in an upcoming version of iOS. This theory was propelled by atip we receivedfrom who we assume to be an Apple employee at Cupertino. Our tipster told us that working on notification replacements for iOS, like MobileNotifier, was “bad timing for jailbreak developers” and that Apple was about to “take the jailbreak community by surprise....