Don Crothers

‘Fortnite’ Top-Grossing Game On iPhone At $15 Million In Only Three Weeks

Fortnite has smashed the top-grossing game chart on iPhone after only three weeks since it’s public release, bringing in $15 million in microtransactions – $10.5 million of which went to published Epic Games, according to Digital Trends. And while it’s not official yet, Fortnite may have set new records for a mobile game with that […]

6y ago

immigration

Federal Court Tells Trump Administration They Can’t Prevent Detained Immigrant Teens From Having Abortions

A federal court in Washington issued an order to the Trump administration on Friday: stop preventing detained pregnant immigrant teens from accessing abortions. According to NBC, the case was filed by the American Civil Liberties Union after the Department of Health and Human Services (DHHS) was accused of preventing access to abortion counseling or care […]

6y ago

samsung|smartphones

Samsung Galaxy S9 Series In Stores This Week – Here’s What You Need To Know

Samsung’s new Galaxy S9 series will be in stores starting March 16, and in spite of a poor preorder performance – according to BGR, S9 preorders are down 50 percent from last year’s S8 series – the first device on the market to feature Qualcomm’s newest Snapdragon 845 chipset is still tempting for those in […]

6y ago

‘Starcraft’ 20th Anniversary Will Bring Freebies To All Blizzard Games

When Blizzard Entertainment began developing Starcraft sometime around 1995-96, they had no idea where they were going, or that they’d be changing the face of video games for all time. Blizzard was fresh off the success of Warcraft II and wanted to break into the realm of science fiction; Starcraft‘s first iteration was little more […]

6y ago

smartphones|sony

Sony Xperia Rumored To Be Undergoing Major Design Change Days Before Announcement, Reports ‘The Express’

According to The Express, the new Sony Xperia flagship devices may be undergoing a major design change, only days before their expected announcement at World Mobile Congress (WMC) 2018. The new rumors follow a filing by Sony with the FCC, requesting that they remove all grants for a device with FCC ID PY7-00718V, citing a […]

6y ago

florida

Outback Steakhouse Server Fired After Facebook Rant Over Non-Tipping Church

A Palm Beach Gardens, Florida Outback Steakhouse server has been fired for venting her frustrations on Facebook after spending her entire shift preparing a 75-item order and receiving no tip. According to the Miami Herald, Tamlynn Yoder, 25, only earned $18 in tips before spending the rest of her time on the job putting together […]

6y ago

south africa

Katie Hopkins Collapses In South Africa After Taking ‘Medical Ketamine’

Katie Hopkins, one-time columnist for The Sun and The Mail Online, who currently writes for Canadian far-right publication The Rebel Media, has by her own admission collapsed in South Africa after taking “medical ketamine.” 42-year-old Hopkins suffers from epilepsy, and ketamine can sometimes be used as a treatment for a prolonged seizure. However, many of […]

6y ago

mmo

‘EVE Online’s New Record-Setting Million Dollar Battle Finally Breaks The Servers

EVE Online isn’t just one of the world’s most persistent MMOs, managing to hang on no matter what is thrown at it, it’s also a game that consistently sets world records. As previously reported by the Inquisitr, the last record was set December 2016, when over 5,000 players gathered to destroy another Keepstar valued at […]

6y ago

android|smartphones

HTC U11 Life: HTC’s First Android One Smartphone Is A Protection-Focused Mid-Range Beast

HTC, once one of the giants of the smartphone market, has made some real steps toward returning to the top in 2017, with their U11 series of devices. With the U11 and U11 Plus, HTC launched strong competitors to Samsung’s flagship Galaxy S8 devices. But their earlier-in-the-year midrange devices were flops; the U Play and […]

7y ago

australia|cancer

Qantas Airways To Frequent-Flying Cancer Survivor: ‘We Don’t Think That Compensation Is Appropriate’

Seventy-three-year-old Elizabeth Greenhalgh, an author and military historian who frequently travels overseas to give lectures, found her recent victory over ovarian cancer somewhat soured by the loss of the 150,672 Frequent Flyer points she had saved with Australia-based Qantas Airways. According to a report by the Sydney Morning Herald, Qantas points expire 18 months from […]

7y ago

Ontario Minimum Wage Debate Polarizes As Hike Set To Take Effect In The New Year

Ontario, Canada is set to become the first Canadian province to legislate a living minimum wage, and the second to raise the minimum wage to $15 per hour (Alberta will be the first in October, 2018,) in just a few hours. And as zero-hour for the new year and the new wage approaches, voices opposing […]

7y ago

‘MechWarrior 5: Mercenaries’ Slated For December 2018 Release, Will Feature 4 Player Co-op & Full Mod Support

MechWarrior 5: Mercenaries, being developed by Piranha Games, is set to be the first standalone MechWarrior game in over 15 years. Piranha officially announced MechWarrior’s release window and showed off a hands-on preview during 2017’s MechCon in Vancouver, Canada, this Saturday, and those on-hand to preview the title say that in spite of “weak AI,” […]

7y ago

CVS Health: Pharmacy Giant To Buy Aetna In $69 Billion Dollar Deal

American pharmacy giant CVS Health reportedly closed a $69 billion deal early Sunday to buy Aetna, one of the nation’s largest health insurance and HMO corporations. According to the New York Times, the deal, one of the largest of 2017, may reshape the American healthcare industry. CVS will pay roughly $207 per share for Aetna, […]

7y ago

Koch Brothers-Backed Meredith Corp. To Buy Time Inc.

Meredith Corp., backed by the financial power of the Koch brothers, has agreed to purchase Time, Inc. for $2.8 billion, including debt. The once-mighty Time, publishers of Fortune, Sports Illustrated, People, and (of course) Time Magazine, has fallen into financial difficulty in the internet age. Meredith, which primarily targets women, is best known for publishing […]

7y ago

Terdot Trojan Hacks Banking, Credit Cards, Gmail, Facebook, Yahoo, And Twitter

Terdot, a new trojan horse based on the infamous Zeus malware, has been identified by security researchers. And according to Bitdefender, the trojan not only hacks banking and credit card information like its predecessors, but has the capacity to hack into email and social media. The current iteration comes loaded to obtain access to the […]

7y ago

Apple|iphone|samsung

Samsung’s New Galaxy Ad Blasts Entire Decade-Long Apple iPhone Line

Samsung released a new ad, titled Growing Up, on their YouTube channel late Sunday evening, shaming Apple for every decision they’ve ever made with the iPhone. Featuring a young man who buys his first iPhone in 2007, the ad tracks his iPhone purchases — and frustrations — over the course of a decade. The ad […]

7y ago

bungie

‘Destiny 2’ Endgame Updates Will Come Soon, Say Bungie Devs

Destiny 2 has been having a rough go. From a mediocre PS4 launch of around 50,000 copies sold in the first week (it did go on to eventually claim best-selling game of 2017, to be fair), Destiny 2 has been steadily hemorrhaging players over the span of the same month it’s been available — from […]

7y ago

Bill O'Reilly

Bill O’Reilly On ‘New York Times’ Report: ‘Lies And Smear’

Bill O’Reilly took to Twitter on Saturday evening in the wake of a damning New York Times report, calling it “lies and smear” and alleging that the Times had ignored an affidavit signed by Lis Wiehl, a colleague, and his former lawyer, who threatened to sue him for alleged sexual misconduct. According to USA Today, […]

7y ago

texas

Fajita Thief Charged For Stealing Over $1.2 Million In Fajitas

A Texas man has been charged with felony theft, in what is being called a “bizarre” plot to steal fajitas. According to the Brownsville Herald, Gilberto Escaramilla, an employee of the Cameron County Juvenile Justice Department, successfully stole over $1.2 million worth of fajitas over nine years on the job. The fajita theft plot unraveled […]

7y ago

texas

Police Search For Missing Toddler Sent To Dark Alley In The Middle Of The Night For Not Drinking Her Milk

Texas police are searching for a missing toddler in the 900 block of Sunningdale in Richardson, Texas, after she vanished from a dark alley late Saturday night. According to an arrest warrant affidavit, three-year-old Sherin Mathews was forced to stand in the alley by her father, Wesley Mathews, 37, at approximately 3 a.m. on Saturday […]

7y ago