Microsoft has decided to kill its state-of-the-art, motion-sensing peripheral device – Kinect, which was introduced for its Xbox 360 and upgraded for its current game console – the Xbox One. According to two Microsoft executives – Xbox Devices Marketing General Manager Matthew Lapsen and device creator Alex Kipman, the company has indeed stopped producing the […]
Did you know that your diet may be affected by the poop that’s in your intestines? According to a study that looked at stool samples and is published in the International Journal of Obesity, a diet’s success may be the result of the bacteria in a person’s gut. 62 overweight participants were involved in the […]
8,500 rural Verizon customers in 13 states are getting the boot from the company’s wireless Internet due to their heavy data usage making it impossible for the company to make a profit from the account. The problem? Many of these users are on unlimited data plans. Kelly Crummey, Verizon corporate communications director, said the customers […]
Every state “Secretary of State” received a letter from President Trump’s election integrity commission asking for information on voter rolls. Kris Kobach, Kansas secretary of state, said the commission wants the following information: Full names Birthdates Addresses Political party affiliation (if noted) Voting history going back to 2006 Last four digits of Social Security numbers […]
Within hours of her daughter’s birth, the wife of a Nashville musician and a heart transplant recipient breathed her last. Nathan Johnson and his wife Megan welcomed the birth of their newborn daughter around 2:40 a.m. Tuesday. And, seven hours later, Megan experienced complications and died. According to Josh Wilson, a bandmate and friend to […]
Amazon’s third annual “Prime Day” is just around the corner, and will offer new deals to its Prime members every five minutes. The event, which begins on July 10 at 9 p.m. will run until July 12 until 3 a.m. Non-prime members can sign up for a membership before or on July 11 to take […]
It appears that President Donald Trump has no real understanding of healthcare policy, despite his claims. According to a New York Times report, the president appeared to be “especially confused” in a meeting with senators after a senator cautioned that bill opponents would make observations that the policy is a huge tax break for the […]
It was once believed that the Kissing Bug was a harmless insect, but new studies show that it can pack a deadly punch. The kissing bug gets its name for biting the faces and lips of people while sleeping. It turns out these kisses can be fatal. After they pierce the skin, the bug excretes […]
If your Windows 7 or XP PC was infected with WannaCry ransomware, there’s a bit of a silver lining. French researchers have developed wanawiki, a software utility that can possibly unlock your computer. According to CloudVolumes and Comae founder Matt Suiche, the wanawiki tool finds the prime numbers the ransomware uses to come up with […]
A six-year-old Mississippi boy was brutally murdered in a car theft incident, which led to a statewide Amber Alert being issued. The three teens allegedly responsible for the crime are now facing capital murder charges. According to Mississippi State Police, D’Allen Tyreek Washington, 17, Dwan Diondro Wakefield, 17, and Byron McBride, 19, allegedly stole the […]