Articles by Quinten Plummer
US National Whitewater Center Suspends Whitewater Activities After Brain-Eating Amoeba Kills Ohio Teen
Officials at the U.S. National Whitewater Center will have to rethink their facility's water testing and regulation after a single-celled, brain-eating amoeba took the life of an 18-year-old woman.
Arctic Snow Is Turning Red And We Should Be Alarmed, Warn Scientists
Algae is putting the heat on our ice caps. It makes for some pretty pink snow, but the impact of the algae does more damage with each spring and summer season.
Volkswagen Settles Diesel Emissions Scandal For Over $10 Billion And You May Get Up To $7,000
Owners of Volkswagen's troubled diesel cars could get as much as $7,000 as the automaker prepares to shell out over $10 billion to make things right.
Tesla Model X More Powerful Than Model S? Recent Test Reveals Which Tesla Is Quicker
Despite being a step slower, the Tesla Model X appears to be more powerful than the Model S. However, that could change with a firmware update.
AT&T Samsung Galaxy S7 BOGO Deal: You Only Have Until June 30
There are just a few more days left to take advantage of AT&T's BOGO on flagship phones. The Samsung Galaxy S7 headlines a collection of eligible phones that also includes the LG G5, Galaxy Note 5 and others.
Wolfenstein Developer MachineGames Releases New Episode Of Quake To Celebrate Game's 20th Anniversary
After almost two decades, the original 'Quake' game is getting new DLC. The new episode is being offered free in celebration of the game's 20th anniversary.
Watch Jay Leno, 80-Year-Old Stuntman Ride A 2,500-HP Hemi Under Glass, But Something Goes Horribly Wrong
Though visibly shaken, Jay Leno and an 80-year-old stunt man both walked away from a violent crash. They had been riding a Hemi Under Glass on two wheels.
Driverless Cars: Save Passengers Or Save Pedestrians? The Dilemma Of How Moral Should We Make Our Robots
There's an impending social dilemma threatening the progress of driverless cars. People's ideas on AI morality could cause regulators to step in.
Fetch, Fido! Boston Dynamics SpotMini Can Do Your Household Chores And Will Slip On Banana Peel Too (Video)
Boston Dynamics' Spot now has a smaller, way more compact sibling. Meet SpotMini, the robotic dog that can pull its own weight around the house.
Furi Will Let You Fight Boss After Boss: New The Game Bakers Game Out July 5 For PS4 And PC
'Furi' promises players a drawn out string of one-on-one boss fights. With just a gun and a sword and the ability to charge them up, players will have to supply the skill and focus on this affair.
How To Create Android Apps For Beginners? Google And Udacity Will Teach You
Google has partnered up with Udacity to lay out a straightforward path to Android development for those who have little or no programming experience. Anyone can work on their own time to earn the Android Basics Nanodegree.
Blizzard Disables Avoid This Player Feature In 'Overwatch' And You Know Why
People haven't been using 'Avoid this Player' the way Blizzard intended the Overwatch matchmaking option to be used. This is why the latest update to 'Overwatch' has disabled this feature.
Microsoft Brings SharePoint To Your iPhone And iPad
Microsoft built and released a new gateway into SharePoint experiences. While users could access SharePoint sites through their mobile browsers previously, there is now an app to stand in for that.
VLC For Android 2.0 Rolls Out: Here's What's Good And What's Not So Good About This New Version
A major update for VLC for Android is ready and available now on the Play Store. It was a long time coming, and it shows for the most part.
How Long Your Nexus Will Get Updates: List Of End-Of-Life Dates Of Nexus 6P, Nexus 5X, Nexus 9 And Nexus 6
Google gave details on the window of life of each Nexus phones and tablets. Users can do the math on their own, but this chart should give them a good idea about when Google will give up on a given Nexus device.
Halo 5 Warzone Firefight Update Will Give Gamers Grunt Goblin And A UNSC Wasp
Grunts are bringing battle suits to Warzone and Warzone firefight. These things will hit hard when they arrive free in the upcoming Warzone Firefight update alongside the UNSC's new Wasp.
It's Raining Pokémon Mystery Dungeon Games This Week: Red Rescue Team, Blue Rescue Team And Explorers Of Sky Arrive June 23 On Wii U Virtual Console
Three 'Pokémon Mystery Dungeon' games are set to arrive on the Wii U Virtual Console service on June 23. The games might help ease the wait for 'Sun' and 'Moon,' or at least 'Pokémon Go.'
Watch This 4-Minute 'Titanfall 2' Multiplayer Gameplay: Grappling Hook, New Titans, Third-Person Finishers And More
B-roll footage of 'Titanfall 2' offers more details on the upcoming game. The grappling hook looks a lot more meaningful, and so does the slide mechanic.
The New Mercedes-Benz E-Class Sedan Is A Marriage Of High Tech And Luxury [Video]
The Mercedes-Benz E-Class is stocked with several industry firsts, including seats that shift passengers away from side impact. There are even touch-sensitive buttons on its steering wheel.
Xbox Scorpio And PS4 Neo Specs And Release Date Suggest Your Present Consoles Will Soon Be Worthless
The PlayStation Neo is more powerful than the PS4 and Xbox One combined. But Project Scorpio is even more powerful than that.
No Man's Sky Development Can Go Ahead After 'Secret, Stupid Legal Nonsense' With Sky TV Gets Resolved
Hello Games had been fighting a quiet war for the right to the name of its upcoming space exploration game. Apparently, a British broadcaster took issue with the name "No Man's Sky."
Forget Hiring A Driver: The Rolls-Royce Vision Next 100 Is A Driverless Car Fit For A King
Rolls-Royce just unveiled its luxurious take on the driverless car. This thing will have an engine unlike anything available today.
Nvidia Rolls Out Shield Tablet K1 Update: Android 6.0 Professional Audio Features, Improved Touch Responsiveness And Other Fixes
The Shield Tablet K1 now meets Android's pro audio standard, thanks to update 1.4. It delivers round trip audio at 20 ms.
Watch Livestream Blue Origin Reusable Rocket Launch And Attempt To (Crash) Land On Sunday
Blue Origin will attempt to land a rocket for the fourth time. This time, the event will be broadcast to the public.
How To Hack Facebook Account? Someone Just Needs Your Phone Number
Needing nothing more from their victims than the phone numbers of associated accounts, hackers have a new way to steal data from Facebook users.
Blizzard Playtesting Overwatch Competitive Play: Public Test Realm Coming Soon?
'Overwatch' might be about to get a community test environment. The idea is up for discussion at Blizzard now, along with new maps and heroes.
BlackBerry Father's Day Deal: You Can Save $100 On BlackBerry Priv Now Only $550
The BlackBerry Priv gets a $100 price cut for Father's Day, and BlackBerry is bringing its price down to $550. The offer is good until June 20.
Best Video Games At E3 2016 And Their Release Dates: Death Stranding, Watch Dogs 2, Dishonored 2, CoD: Infinite Warfare And More
This year's E3 was all about redemption. But whether their developers and publishers have atoned for past mistakes, all the games on the E3 list will have a blank state until their respective judgement days.
Watch Dogs 2: Cinematic Reveal, Preorder Details And Everything You Need To Know
Tipped by leaks, 'Watch Dogs 2' got a full reveal days ahead of E3. The original 'Watch Dogs' might have laid the foundation for a stellar game, but it's early still.
76 Million Americans Are Struggling Financially And That's The Good News
A lot of Americans are struggling just to get by, while some aren't getting by, falling into poverty. The good news is that number is now down to 76 million, about 31 percent of the population.
