After a small snag, the ESA's first Mars landing is proceeding as planned. | Continue reading
The GTX 1050 Ti and 1050 are both coming in a bit more than a week from Nvidia -- with a few surprises under the hood. | Continue reading
Their defunded tokamak achieved a world record in plasma pressure, right before it got shut down for good. | Continue reading
Intel could bring its 3D XPoint / Optane technology to the desktop as part of the Kaby Lake refresh, but it's not clear how the tech would benefit enthusiasts. | Continue reading
No startup ever faced such a literal threat of crashing and burning. Do you want BioShock? Because this is how you get BioShock. | Continue reading
Microsoft promised two years ago it would repair Surface Pro 3 battery problems for $200. The company has reneged on that deal and refuses to honor what the head of the Surface team promised. | Continue reading
Samsung announced today that it is rolling out 10nm technology for mass manufacturing, with hardware expected in early 2017. | Continue reading
Samsung's Note 7 battery woes may be due in part to its use of an internal testing lab. | Continue reading
With the increasing adoption of automated control systems in consumer cars, there is plenty of potential for confusion about what these systems can and cannot do, and how engaged the driver needs to stay. | Continue reading
The Department of Justice is under fire for extremely broad warrant conditions and an unprecedented push on gathering citizen information when investigating smartphones that may have been used for criminal activity. | Continue reading
Google is doubling down on its intent to use non-Intel chips in future servers, and it's backing industry consortiums to develop next-gen interconnect standards to drive them. | Continue reading
That's quite the margin of error. | Continue reading
The NYPD has recently finished rolling out smartphones to all of its officers, but the OS of choice has raised some eyebrows. Can Windows Phone still compete with iOS and Android? | Continue reading
Samsung's troubles are far from over. A recent leak shows a highly toxic, and employee-hostile workplace culture in its manufacturing facilities, right when millions have to decide whether to get another Samsung device when they return their Note 7. | Continue reading
Safer, roomier, more driver assists, nicer interior finishes. The 2017 CR-V could pass Accord as Honda's sales leader. | Continue reading
Project Blue will only be able to look at one star system -- but this time that's a good thing. | Continue reading
If you were worried about Sony's walled garden limiting your enjoyment of the PlayStation VR, you can breathe easy now. | Continue reading
Yahoo has applied for a patent on a new mass-surveillance advertising method that would embed sensors and monitors into billboards, signs, and other advertisements. If you can see an ad, it can see you -- at least, in Yahoo's brave new world. | Continue reading
Looking for an affordable 4K television for your living room? Consider grabbing this slick 55-inch Samsung UHDTV from Dell. This 2016 model is still relatively new, but it's already getting a steep price cut. Even better, Dell is throwing in a $250 eGift card on top if you act fa … | Continue reading
This week in space: Obama wants a Mars shot, you can help NASA search for gravity waves via the magic of distributed computing, and a Jupiter-class planet with rings so huge, they'd nearly reach the Sun from Earth. | Continue reading
After 12 years being unable to feel any sensation from his hands, Nathan Copeland can suddenly feel with his robot hand. | Continue reading
Samsung has announced it will integrate Steam Link support in future televisions, improving support for PC gaming. | Continue reading
Samsung has announced a $100 rebate program for Note 7 owners if they buy a new Samsung device, but can any of the company's existing phones cleanly replace the Note 7? | Continue reading
Nanomachines might be in their infancy as far as consumer goods, but they're real enough to have attracted the attention of the Nobel committee. | Continue reading
Biotechnologists have discovered the one combination we wanted least: a virus that started making the toxin from black widow spider venom, all by itself. | Continue reading
Need a lightweight laptop for business trips? Today, Dell is offering up a substantial discount on the Latitude 14 7000 touchscreen laptop. With a small footprint, a Core i5 CPU, and an SSD, this laptop is a real bargain with today's coupon in play. | Continue reading
Space can be a dangerous place -- especially for your brain. | Continue reading
A new memory standard consortium wants to revolutionize how we connect new storage devices to future computers, and it's promising near-term results. | Continue reading
Virtual reality is supposed to be the hot new trend in PC gaming, but you wouldn't know that from looking at Steam adoption figures. | Continue reading
Imagination Technologies announced a new MIPS core this week, and the chip has already stacked up a significant design win in the self-driving car market. | Continue reading
BMW Motorrad's concept guides the rider through turns. A wraparound visor replaces the instruments. It's so safe, no helmet is necessary. | Continue reading
Now that Microsoft owns the Gears of War series, and a Vancouver-based studio dubbed "The Coalition" has taken the reins, many die-hard fans have been biting their nails to see if the next game will live up to its pedigree. | Continue reading
According to President Obama in his new op-ed for CNN, the next frontier is Mars, and we should make a concerted national effort to put men on Mars "by the 2030s." | Continue reading
Bitcoin hasn't changed the world, but the blockchain technology behind it might make the world safer. | Continue reading
Comcast is enforcing its 1TB data cap in 38 markets beginning on November 1, even as the FCC fines it for piling charges and equipment on customers that they never ordered. | Continue reading
Oculus has removed all support for the Note 7 from the Gear VR via software update, while Samsung encourages all Note 7 owners to turn the device off immediately and send it back. | Continue reading
You thought people were upset about Internet.org when it was confined to the far side of world? Just wait until the concept hits here in the West. | Continue reading
Cloud Imperium Games, makers of Star Citizen, have announced that Squadron 42 will not ship this year. The company has not yet announced a new ship date for the title. | Continue reading
Large and premium cars fare best in Power's latest study of technology features. 90-days-of-ownership study shows touchscreens and audible alerts win over control knobs and tactile feedback. | Continue reading
Researchers mean to crack the dark-matter case and the charge-parity problem by building a physics turducken that contains a mini magnetar. | Continue reading
Global storms on Mars are a threat to instruments, and one day, people on the surface. NASA might now have a way to predict them. | Continue reading
Germany's Senate voted in favor of no internal combustion engines. The EU decides for Europe, but often follows Germany's lead on automotive matters. | Continue reading
Intel announced a major new Altera product today. The Stratix 10 FPGA family can offer up to 2x the performance of its predecessor, with dramatically reduced power consumption. | Continue reading
VR can be used for more than just gaming. A new simulation shows how the technology can be used to painstakingly recreate a place -- and test accused war criminal's claims that they weren't aware of what was going on around them. | Continue reading
Reports suggest US carriers have already stopped selling the replacement Galaxy Note 7s, and that Samsung has halted production of the Galaxy Note 7, according to Korea's Yonhap News Agency. | Continue reading
Without a transit to observe Proxima b, its true nature remains unknown. | Continue reading
The DHS and DNI have released a joint statement blaming Russia for the leak of thousands of emails and donor information earlier this year. | Continue reading
All of the major carriers are now offering to exchange replaced Galaxy Note 7's after a high-profile fire on an aircraft earlier this week. Is it time for Samsung to kill the device? | Continue reading