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All the New Apple Watch Features Announced at WWDC 2019
Apple’s WWDC press conference was packed with new features for all its numerous operating systems, and the Apple Watch’s watchOS 6 had some of the most interesting—including a new app store, various improvements, additions to its health tracking features, and even some new aesthetic options. Here are all the watchOS 6…Read more...
Avocados Will Get More Expensive if Trump Taxes Mexican Imports
President Trump has announced a 5% tariff on Mexican imports starting June 10, with increases up to 25% as needed until “illegal migrants coming through Mexico” stop, he announced on Twitter.
Make Terrible Chores Better by Combining Them
At any given time, there’s at least one phone call to a utility company that I’m putting off. Whether it’s calling ConEd with an updated reading or ringing up Spectrum (nice try with the sneaky name change, Time Warner Cable, we still know it’s you) to ask why the cost of my internet keeps rising, I dread these calls…Read more...
What Car Repairs Are Worth It?
Last fall, I was driving in upstate New York with my lady and I saw some smoke materialize from under the hood. There were no warning lights, but after I pulled over and lifted the hood more smoke appeared. I learned later that the air-conditioning unit on my 2008 Honda Fit Sport had toasted itself.Read more...
Take the Scenic Route With Apps Like Roadtripper and Roads by Porsche
Things are green again and we’ve got roll-down-your-windows temps outside, which can only mean one thing: It’s time to hit the open road.Read more...
Yes, You Can Bench Press in the Squat Rack
Ever worry that you might fail a bench press and find yourself pinned by a barbell? You’re not alone—it’s a common concern on the internet among fitness forums and Reddit threads alike.
You Don't Want to Sleep On This $38 Weighted Blanket Deal
Click Me Weighted Blanket | $38 | Amazon | Promo Code CHWB50Y8Read more...
Chick-fil-A's Secret Ingredient Isn't Pickle Juice, It's MSG
Fast food dupe recipes are popular for a lot of reasons. Some people get a thrill out of nailing an illusive flavor profile, some people feel it’s a little healthier, and—in the case of Chick-fil-A—some people don’t like their money being donated to homophobic organizations.
Work Math Into Everyday Conversations With Your Kid
About 93% of American adults have some degree of math anxiety. I admit I am part of this group. When it comes time to divvy up the dinner bill, I nervously avoid eye contact with it, saying, “I suck at math. That’s why I became a writer! [laughs awkwardly, prays I don’t have to do division].”Read more...
Get Ready For Your Summer Vacation With Home Depot's Travel Luggage Sale
75% off Select Luggage Sets | Home DepotRead more...
What to Expect at WWDC 2019
Apple’s annual developer’s conference kicks off today in San Jose, California. The conference happens every year for developers and is traditionally where Apple shows us what it has in store for the software on Apple devices like iOS, macOS, and watchOS.
Make Tipping and Check-Splitting Less Awkward by Taking Out Small Bills at the ATM
There are two situations when you turn to an ATM for cash, according to my unscientific research.Read more...
The SlotThe President Changed His Hair and It Actually Looked Better?
The Slot The President Changed His Hair and It Actually Looked Better? | Deadspin Richie Incognito Will Get Work As Long As The NFL Mistakes Fear For Strength | Splinter Fox News Host Tries and Fails to Shut Down Kirsten Gillibrand’s Attacks on His Network | The Root Raymond Santana Supports Boycott of Central Park…Read more...
To Prevent Hemorrhoids, Poop in the Dark
“Some people like to be all alone, sitting half-naked up on the throne. Personally that don’t work for me, ’cause it smells like the poo-poo that just came from me.” When vlogger Ze Frank sang this in 2006, I found his argument compelling: Who wants to spend more time on the toilet? It’s the least pleasant seat in the…Read more...
What's the Biggest Scam in Your City?
In New York, there are kids who walk around with a sign-up sheet, asking for donations to buy uniforms for their school basketball team. There is no school basketball team. At an NYC drugstore you can buy Chateau Diana “wine product” but you will never get drunk on it. Fancy restaurants slip you more fish than you…Read more...
Reorganize That Pile of Shoes By Your Front Door With This $34 Rack
If you’re tired of tripping over shoes when you walk into your house, it’s time to reorganize your life. Everyone should have a small shoe organizer by the front door, for shoes they need to slip on when running out to grab the mail or their food delivery. This MairMAX 5-Tier Shoe Rack is $34 and is perfect for…Read more...
What's Coming and Going From Netflix the Week of June 3, 2019
Is there one show everyone agrees is stellar? Yes, and that show is Black Mirror. And Season 5 (there have been four seasons?! We are getting old, friends) drops on Wednesday. Wednesday! A weird day of the week to debut a highly anticipated series! Start coughing and complaining of chills on Monday and your calling in…Read more...
How to Watch Apple's WWDC 2019 Keynote Monday
Apple’s Worldwide Developer Conference officially kicks off on Monday in San Jose, California. If you weren’t able to snag a ticket to this year’s conference (or you’re just interested in the software announcements), you can catch a lot of the action online.
Keep Your Windows Dust Free By Cleaning Them With Fabric Softener
Keeping windows clean is an ongoing battle in our house. This week I came across a hack that might make that task a tiny bit easier: cleaning the windows with fabric softener.
Bring a Life-Sized AR Panda, Goat, or Bear Into Your Home With This New Google Search Feature
Next time you search for an animal like an alpine goat, tiger, or lion using Google Search you might be able to bring an augmented-reality version of the animal into the room with you.
Sunday's Best Deals: Ring Father's Day Sales, The Best Headphones, Mrs. Meyer's, Fitbit, and More
A massive Sunday of great deals includes Anker speakers, Ring’s Father’s Day deals, the best noise canceling headphones, and a lot more.
Pretty Much Everything Ring Is On Sale For Father's Day
Ring Father’s Day Sales | AmazonRead more...
How to Add Your Preferred Pronouns to Your Lyft Profile
Now you can add your preferred pronouns to the Lyft app.
What's Coming to HBO in June 2019
Games of Thrones might finally be over, but HBO is coming in strong this month with reasons for you to keep that subscription going.
How to Clean Your Kitchen After a Flood
Living in an area impacted by a flood can be a traumatic event, made even wore if you’re not prepared. In light of potential flooding around the US, this week the FDA shared some tips on what to do when you’re cleaning up after a flood, specifically what to do to clean up.
Skip the Grocery Store and Save Up to $5, $10, or $15 On a Prime Pantry Order
$5 off five, $10 off 10, or $15 of 15 Select Prime Pantry Items | Amazon
DeadspinFake Steve Berthiaume Twitter Account Leads To Random Family Crashing Diamondbacks’ Booth D
Deadspin Fake Steve Berthiaume Twitter Account Leads To Random Family Crashing Diamondbacks’ Booth During Game | Splinter This Union Guy Is Talking Some Real Hardcore Shit | Jezebel Somebody Bought a Damn $400,000 Ring at Costco | The Root Dear NBA, If You’re Reading This It’s Too Late to Stop Drake | News Kid Rock…Read more...
If Your AirPods Have Gotten Quieter, You Might Be Entitled to a Free New Pair
Here’s a helpful trick that can potentially nab you a fresh replacement pair of Apple AirPods if you suspect that they aren’t performing as well as when you bought them new. The only catch is that your AirPods still have to be under their one-year warranty in order for this to pay off.
Use a Seasonal Car Maintenance Schedule to Prevent Summer Breakdowns
You probably pay close attention to the workings and health of your car’s Bluetooth, Apple CarPlay, wifi hotspot, and cruise control. All the fun stuff, right? But how much do you know about your windshield wipers?Read more...
Make Eye Contact With Drivers So They Won't Run You Over
The Lifehacker staff works out of Times Square in New York, which means we’re constantly under the threat of being hit by a passing car. Just today, an SUV nearly ran me over, even though it had a red light.
Try Fishing on 'Free Fishing Days' Without a License
I have a vivid memory from some point in my childhood of fishing on a pier somewhere with my family. I decided at some point to try out some sort of fly fishing move I’d seen on TV, which ended in my brother getting a hook in his ear and me giving up fishing.
How to Get Your Kid Devoted to Your Favorite Sports Team
My husband and I are sports fans. College and professional, basketball, football and baseball—we tend to like it all. So we hoped that our son would grow up to enjoy watching sports as much as we do. Not just because that would make life a little easier, but also because being a sports fan can be good for you in…Read more...
How Was the Stairs Challenge?
It’s the end of our stairs challenge, so tell us how it went! Did you do a lunge-focused lower body workout? Try our ladder of increasingly difficult push-ups?Read more...
Make a Kinder, Gentler 'Negroni' With Avèze
It’s Negroni season. How can I tell? Easy—I just open my inbox and read the many press releases alerting me to the fact. I do love the three-ingredient cocktail; I drink it year-round, but the “season” is really a marketing ploy for the Campari company, which means the grassier, gentian-focused White Negroni gets left…Read more...
Should You Invest in CDs Before Interest Rates Peak?
After several post-recession seasons of pretty-much-zero interest rates on certificates of deposit, recent years have seen marked improvement. That’s thanks in part to the federal funds rate, which the Federal Reserve has raised nine times between December 2015 and December 2018.
How Much Money You Save Buying a Large Pizza Instead of a Small
We’re big fans of math and pizza here at Lifehacker, so you probably already know that it’s always a better deal to buy a large pizza instead of a smaller pie.Read more...
How to Survive Sitting on a Long Flight, According to a Physical Therapist
I can never sit comfortably on a flight; I’ve struggled with lower back pain for years. After emerging from a long flight spent in a middle seat, I have been known to collapse on the floor of the airport like an infant that’s learning to walk.
Rescue a Fallen AirPod With a Juul Charger and Floss
Apple, the world’s biggest seller of expensive, droppable objects, reached their peak with AirPods: $169 a pair, cordless, and intended for pulling in and out of your ears five times a day. You will eventually drop one into a tight space, behind furniture or even into a sidewalk grate. And that is when you’ll need a…Read more...
Add Buttermilk to Your Boxed Macaroni and Cheese
When I make macaroni and cheese from the (blue) box, I rarely stray from the instructions. As far as processed foods go, this one is pretty dialed in, and I’m not one to mess with aggressively orange perfection. But the other night, after two martinis and a shot of Fernet, I remembered I had buttermilk in my fridge,…Read more...
Use a Book in Place of a Children's Birthday Card
When it comes time to open a birthday gift, kids care about the card as much as they care about the nutritional values on the side of their box of Cap’n Crunch. It usually gets tossed aside, the message lost in a mountain of discarded wrapping paper.
Update PCs Running Older Version of Windows Immediately
Those of you who are still running Windows 7 or earlier need to install critical patches that fix a recently-discovered security bug on older versions of Windows.
Take the No Credit Card Challenge With Us in June
During a recent discussion about credit card rewards, Lifehacker Managing Editor Virginia K. Smith and I found ourselves with a shared lament: We get swipe happy when we know we’re earning credit card rewards.
DeadspinDrake Tries Very Hard To Pretend He Doesn’t Have Steph Curry And Kevin Durant’s Jersey Numb
Deadspin Drake Tries Very Hard To Pretend He Doesn’t Have Steph Curry And Kevin Durant’s Jersey Numbers Tattooed On His Body | Jezebel Witness the Decline of LaCroix, a Terrible Beverage That No One Liked | Splinter Again With the Tariffs | The Root Greedy Developers Try to Bully 94-Year-Old Black Woman Out of Her…Read more...
What Books to Read This Summer
The best format for a summer book is a paperback: readable in bright sunlight, light enough to throw in a bag, cheap enough to destroy with grass and sand and water. But whatever format you read in, here are the books the Lifehacker staff recommends this summer.
What to Do If Your iPhone SE Doesn't Support iOS 13
Apple’s big WWDC event is right around the corner, and what better way to kick off the festivities—which we weren’t invited to, as always—then by contemplating all the fun features you might not be able to use on your ancient iPhone.Read more...
What You're Watching on Netflix This Weekend
We’re officially entering summer blockbuster season, which means a lot of superheroes and sequels in the theaters. You could see Ma or Rocketman, or you could follow our indoor person’s guide to what to watch this weekend.
Gain Access to the Vast 3DS Ecosystem Starting at Just $50
Right now, Nintendo’s eBay storefront is discounting a number of refurbished 2DS and 3DS models.Read more...
Don't Take Medical Advice From an Anti-Abortion Fertility App
The FEMM Period Ovulation Tracker looks like any other fertility app, asking you to log your menstruation data and promising “cutting edge science that helps you keep track of your health.” But the Guardian found that the app is backed by an anti-abortion activist group.Read more...
Ask The Salty Waitress: How many free beer samples is too many?
JezebelHere’s a Good Story About Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez Telling Off Her Sexist Boss in Her Restau
Jezebel Here’s a Good Story About Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez Telling Off Her Sexist Boss in Her Restaurant Days | Deadspin A Thorough And Informative 2019 NBA Finals Preview For Basketball Idiots | Splinter Say McCain, Say McCain | The Root Mike Tyson Reportedly Put the Paws on The Game’s Manager for Insinuating That…Read more...
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