You Don't Really Need Apps to Save Your Smartphone's Battery

As smartphones pack ever more features into their svelte bodies, from dual-lens cameras to dozens of gigabytes of storage capacity, they're still hampered by a persistent aggravation — limited battery life. When you're not using them, these batteries last for days, but with any sort of consistent usage, there still isn't a smartphone that will last 24 hours in a standard test, says Consumer Reports. This is why battery-saver apps are still among the most popular apps. But do they really work? See more

Water Is Free. Why Do Americans Spend Billions on the Bottled Stuff?

According to the Beverage Marketing Corporation, bottled water was an $18.5 billion industry in the U.S. in 2017. And bottled water by volume grew by 7 percent from 2016 to 2017 from 12.8 billion gallons to 13.7 billion gallons, helping bottled water surpass soda as Americans' favorite drink. But just 100 years ago, bottled water was hardly even a business. Water was just something we got from our taps. So how did we get here? How in the world did something we used to get for seemingly free turn into a billion-dollar industry? See More

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Citizen's Arrest? Leave Collaring Criminals to the Cops

On Aug. 19, 2018, three people clad in hooded sweatshirts allegedly entered an Apple Store in Thousand Oaks, California, grabbed iPhones and computers valued at $18,000 and then ran out of the store, according to a Ventura County Sheriff's Office press release. But two of the suspects didn't get very far. Instead, other customers in the area tackled the two and detained them until police could arrive. See More >>>