Author: Tim Hodges

Hands-on: Swippitt is a clever ‘instant’ phone charger, but it’s probably not for you  9to5Google New product wows CES by fully charging a phone in under 5 seconds  ZDNet I Watched a Printer-Size Gadget Boost a Phone’s Battery Life in Seconds  CNET This toaster-looking gadget boosts your phone’s battery in seconds  The Verge Swippitt Could Solve Your Family’s Phone […]

5 most exciting monitors from CES 2025  Tom’s Guide I can attest that a 27-inch 4K 240Hz QD-OLED monitor is a very good idea.  The Verge The 8 most interesting PC monitors from CES 2025  Ars Technica Here are some of the most interesting display tech we saw at CES 2025 from Samsung, LG, more  Neowin These 3 monitors […]

Mark Zuckerberg slams Apple on innovation during Joe Rogan podcast  Fortune Mark Zuckerberg slams Apple on its lack of innovation and ‘random rules’  CNBC “Steve Jobs Invented iPhone, Apple Just Sitting On It For 20 Years”: Mark Zuckerberg  NDTV Zuckerberg trash talks Apple in interview with Joe Rogan  The Verge Mark Zuckerberg takes another shot at Apple and says […]

Hams in the Belfry: How a Cash-Poor French Cathedral Fixed Its Organ  The New York Times

Trump’s Cabinet picks face tests of loyalty during upcoming confirmation hearings  CNN Trump’s Cabinet disruptors soften key views as confirmation hearings loom  Axios Trump’s Cabinet picks are set for Senate hearings. Here’s the schedule  The Associated Press With Hearings Imminent, Partisan Fight Escalates Over Trump Cabinet  The New York Times Texas’ senators plan to support Trump’s Cabinet picks  The Texas […]

L.A.’s small-business owners see years of work and history go up in smoke  NBC News Altadena’s burgeoning, tight-knit food community hit hard by Eaton fire  Los Angeles Times At Least 3 Altadena Restaurants, Including 69-Year-Old Fox’s, Reportedly Destroyed by the Eaton Fire  Eater LA ‘Beyond unthinkable’: 69-year-old LA diner lost to Eaton Fire  SFGATE 4 Legendary LA Restaurants That […]

Biden awards Pope Francis Presidential Medal of Freedom with distinction  NBC News Biden awards Pope Francis the Presidential Medal of Freedom with distinction  NPR After nixed trip to Vatican City, Biden awards Pope Francis the highest US civilian honor  USA TODAY Biden gives Pope Francis highest civilian honor before leaving office  The Hill Pope Francis honoured by Joe Biden […]

Trump threats cast ominous shadow over icy fjords of Greenland  BBC.com Trump Wants to Buy Greenland, But How Much Would It Actually Cost?  The New York Times ‘Buy us!’: Greenlanders shocked, intrigued, bewildered by Trump zeal for Arctic territory  USA TODAY Scoop: Denmark sent Trump team private messages on Greenland  Axios Greenland’s leader ready to talk to Trump  Reuters

‘Very Unsatisfied’: Michael Cohen Reacts To Trump Sentencing In Hush Money Trial  HuffPost As a Felon, Trump Upends How Americans View the Presidency  The New York Times After Trump’s criminal sentence, ‘a new era of American history’ : Trump’s Terms  NPR Donald Trump’s meaningless sentence is unfair to other convicted felons  MSNBC ‘Great embarrassment’: Hear Trump’s courtroom response to […]

UFC Vegas 101 post-fight show: Reaction to Mackenzie Dern’s slick submission to cap off first event of 2025  MMA Fighting Main Card Results | UFC Fight Night: Dern vs Ribas 2  UFC UFC Vegas 101 Results, Bonus Winners, Highlights And Reaction  Forbes Dern starts new year by avenging loss to Ribas  ESPN UFC Vegas 101 Results: Dern vs. Ribas […]