Google's ad copy claims that the Pixel and Pixel XL are "exclusive" at Verizon, but it's not true -- and buying the device from Verizon is a mistake. If you want prompt updates to the latest version of Android, buy the device elsewhere. | Continue reading
While it might be tempting to speculate on the motives that frenemies like Boeing, LockMart, or ULA might have to sabotage SpaceX, not even SpaceX thinks someone sniped its rocket. | Continue reading
The Oculus Rift got its new controllers this week, and the results from early testers are extremely positive. Will it be enough to take back share from the HTC Vive? | Continue reading
SUVS and crossovers replace sedans, turbo fours replace V6s, and more mainstream cars get more driver assists. You may even see multiple USB jacks now that automakers finally realize the CD player is dead. | Continue reading
The study confuses correlation with causation and makes a whole lot of fuss about nothing, but its authors still make a good point. | Continue reading
AMD and Oculus have teamed up to cut the cost of entry-level VR gaming, thanks to a new $499 system built around RX 470 and a new technology supported by both AMD and Nvidia: Asynchronous spacewarp. | Continue reading
Sony and Bethesda have reached an agreement on mod support for the PS4. Both the upcoming Skyrim Enhanced Edition and Fallout 4 will support mods in the future, while Skyrim will offer a native 4K resolution option on the PS4 Pro. | Continue reading
Theranos decides to close its labs to focus on selling the new miniLab machine to other companies. | Continue reading
Automakers are rapidly ramping up their software skills as the importance of the in-car infotainment experience becomes more important. | Continue reading
Not all that long after selling off its Motorola phone business, Google is back in the fray, targeting Pixel phones at consumers, and backpedaling from its developer-focused Nexus brand. | Continue reading
Verizon has been caught distributing memos threatening to fire its workers if they repair copper infrastructure, while the company continues to insist it is investing in maintaining its existing service. | Continue reading
Intel's Kaby Lake has finally hit shipping systems, but what kind of improvements does Intel's first "optimized" processor deliver? | Continue reading
Blue Origin's final launch of the current New Shepard was a huge success. | Continue reading
Another Samsung Galaxy Note 7 caught fire on airplane, and this time it was one of the replaced units Samsung has been shipping since late September. | Continue reading
Microsoft pushed a flawed update for Windows 10 last week that traps some systems in an endless boot loop. The company is already working on a fix, but Windows Insiders had reported the problem before the patch went live. | Continue reading
The prize was awarded for their deep work on esoteric quantum and condensed-matter phenomena, which the Nobel committee explained using baked goods. | Continue reading
Scientists just built a memristor that mimics a synapse so closely, we could do simple classical conditioning on it. | Continue reading
The demand for automated safety systems and autonomous driving features has created a huge appetite for extensive vision-based, AI-powered, computer systems in our cars. Maybe someday our cars will provide the processing power for our gaming rigs. | Continue reading
Blizzard's World of Warcraft: Legion expansion has been a huge success for the company, bringing millions of people back to WoW. If any expansion is going to bring gamers back, it's going to be this one. | Continue reading
Expensive robots can be damaged by a simple bump, but programmable viscoelastic materials from MIT could change that. | Continue reading
Reports suggest that Google's Pixel is the launch of a major new chapter for the company -- including a long-term goal to possibly design its own custom silicon and build its own CPU cores. | Continue reading
The DXL sounding rocket confirmed one theory on X-ray emissions from our surroundings, but also found X-rays it can't source. | Continue reading
A new report claims that Yahoo didn't just cooperate with the NSA -- it built an unprecedented database to scan incoming email for keywords in real time and turns this information over to federal agencies automatically. | Continue reading
GM envisions fuel cell vehicles for stealth patrols -- there's no engine noise and no heat signature. | Continue reading
Upon receipt of Rosetta's last image, the ESA parallel parked the spacecraft on its comet and declared Rosetta's mission complete. | Continue reading
If the numerous leaks and rumors are to be believed, this is going to be a big day for Google. New smartphones, VR equipment, and a 4K streaming stick are expected to be seen at today's Made By Google event. Check back here at 12pm ET watch the live stream, and follow along with … | Continue reading
In search of an affordable desktop that has plenty of room for upgrades? Take a look at the XPS 8910 tower PC from Dell. With a sleek modern design, a Skylake CPU, space for three 3.5-inch drives, and support for up to 64GB of DDR4 memory, this PC is up for almost anything. | Continue reading
The Cadillac CT6 rolls together 4G LTE, onboard Wi-Fi, big seatback-mounted LCDs, and an HDMI jack -- that is, if you can handle the cost of the data plan. | Continue reading
Once the poor step-siblings of their Pro versions, each year Adobe's Photoshop Elements and Premiere Elements become more capable. They are now the better choice for just about anyone who doesn't already know Photoshop or Premiere, and doesn't need to edit photos and videos for a … | Continue reading
The advent of cloud computing could restart system performance scaling -- but that scaling won't be delivered the way it used to be. Instead of continuously more-powerful devices, we may use relatively static hardware to connect to consistently more powerful cloud compute service … | Continue reading
A new, massive research effort has examined all available data on whether cognitive training, also colloquially referred to as 'brain training,' can offset cognitive decline. The data isn't particularly positive. | Continue reading
Classic Nintendo games didn't look this good when they were new, but you'll have to plan around the absurdly short controller cables. | Continue reading
Google's Pixel phone unveiling will mark a turning point for the company's in-house phone project. | Continue reading
The focus in Paris is on next-gen electric vehicles, small cars, and SUVs -- all alongside cars for the affluent. | Continue reading
The Large Hadron Collider still hasn't destroyed the world, but it is running low on disk space. | Continue reading
If you've ever wanted to take 8 Nvidia K80 GPUs for a test drive (without buying 8 K80's worth of graphics hardware), now is your chance. | Continue reading
The Partnership on AI is one of the biggest and most forward-thinking tech collaborations ever proposed -- so why is neither Apple nor Intel involved? | Continue reading
For the last few years, Apple has been an AMD-only shop. That could change if rumors are true; Apple may be preparing to pivot back to Team Green. | Continue reading
Oculus founder Luckey Palmer has admitted to funding a group dedicated to spreading pro-Trump, alt-right memes and self-described "shitposts." This is not the kind of publicity Facebook is likely to want for its Oculus Rift VR platform. | Continue reading
Microsoft's Scorpio won't ship for over a year, but the PR war is just winding up. Get used to seeing the word "native" a lot. | Continue reading
Forza Horizon 3, the latest installment in Microsoft’s long-running racing series, is nearly here. We clocked over a dozen hours behind the wheel on the Xbox One version to get a clear picture of just how well this racer holds up. | Continue reading
Apple's iPhone 7 has the best LCD ever tested by multiple metrics. Will the Cupertino company ever go OLED? | Continue reading
Sly comments by AMD imply that FreeSync (Adaptive Sync) might come to TVs at some point in the future. This is a very good idea. | Continue reading
For years, Harris Corporation and the FBI have fought to keep their user manuals and product information secret. Now, that wall of secrecy has finally been broken. | Continue reading
Like it or not, the headphone jack's days are numbered. | Continue reading
Everyone expects GPUs like Nvidia's Tesla P100 in purpose-built AI servers, but optimizing memory access is also a major issue. IBM is using Nvidia's NVLink to help with that bottleneck. | Continue reading
Soon, the machines really might be watching your every move -- and, for the first time, independently making sense of what they see. | Continue reading
Tired of getting sand kicked in its face by high-profile AI efforts from Google and Facebook, Apple opens the kimono to reveal that it is using AI technologies throughout its product line | Continue reading