Quantum Break launched for PCs this week, delivering all the lousy performance you'd expect from an absolutely top-notch terrible console port. Poor Nvidia optimizations, driver crashes, frame rate stutters, and odd frame rates abound in this brilliant example of how not to port … | Continue reading
Blizzard is cracking down on a major World of Warcraft server devoted to the classic pre-expansion game. While there's no doubt the company has the right to do so, are players running a nine-year-old version actually competing with the modern game? | Continue reading
Are anonymous Tor hidden services really anonymous? This tool can find out by checking for common problems. | Continue reading
If you're considering a new GPU in the near future you may want to hold off that purchase. Current cards offer solid performance, but the next generation of 14/16nm cards is looking exceptional. | Continue reading
Earlier today, Sony released firmware version 3.50 (codenamed "Musashi") for the PlayStation 4. Social features like scheduled events and log-in notifications have made their way to Sony's console, but today's biggest news is the support for Remote Play on both Macs and PCs. At l … | Continue reading
Nvidia is clearly pinning a large part of its future growth on the autonomous vehicle market -- both its development and delivery. It's even part of the DIY market for scale model versions. | Continue reading
There are now 276,000 pre-orders for the Tesla Model 3, but if you want a 200-mile EV this year and most of 2017, you need to look at the Chevrolet. Not as swoopy, but a match for Tesla in many ways. | Continue reading
Even the best alloys can't last forever, so we applied statistical thermodynamics to materials science and found a better way to dope zirconium alloys to use in fuel rod cladding. | Continue reading
Microsoft's Build conference is mostly aimed at developers, but Xbox head Phil Spencer was on hand to talk about the future of that platform as well, and the major gaming enhancements and bug fixes coming to the Windows Store over the next few months. | Continue reading
BlackBerry's latest quarterly results are in, and they weren't great news for the beleaguered smartphone company. Total phone sales were below expectations, and BlackBerry isn't revealing how many flagship devices it shipped last quarter. | Continue reading
Ever since the news first broke about a major hardware refresh for the PS4, the internet has been abuzz with theories and leaks. Most recently, a post on the popular gaming forum NeoGAF claims that the "PS4K" will feature a significantly more powerful GPU and support for the UHD … | Continue reading
Microsoft's HoloLens is finally available for developers and early feedback on what the AR platform can do is impressive. With a $3000 price tag, this isn't a headset just anyone can buy -- but augmented reality could change how we use computers in the long term. | Continue reading
Passwords transmitted in the clear, stored in Google Docs, and handed over to advertisers. Yikes. | Continue reading
Windows 10 will receive a major "Anniversary Update" this year -- we detail some of the biggest changes and what to expect from Redmond this summer. | Continue reading
Some of these featured projects are niche, some are simple novelties, and some have practical uses in the real world. The single unifying concept here is that someone had an idea, created something awesome, and then shared it with everyone. | Continue reading
New research into a Bronze Age battle site has uncovered signs of a massive conflict between two opposing sides -- far more than the sporadic raiding or tribal conflicts thought to occur in the area. | Continue reading
Volkswagen's woes continue, this time on two fronts. The company has recalled its e-Golf electric vehicle to fix a battery software issue, and the FTC has filed suit against the German company for numerous incidents of deceptive advertising related to its diesel engine problems. | Continue reading
Another day, another rumor about the Nintendo NX -- but major design choices and product focus will determine more about how this console compares to Sony and Microsoft than the specifics of its CPU choice or GPU technology. | Continue reading
The Oculus Rift has finally hit reviewers' hands and there's an interesting split between the tech press and more mainstream publications. The overall trend is positive, but the Rift's price and relatively limited launch content could slow mainstream adoption. | Continue reading
This encryption fight is over, but if government statements are to be believed then we won't have to wait long for Round 2. | Continue reading
Netflix's library has shrunk by a third in recent years, and while the company is producing critically acclaimed original content, it's still lost access to multiple high-profile movies and TV shows. | Continue reading
They're calling it "passive immunization," and it could be the next step on the path to a cure. | Continue reading
In trying to build the simplest life form possible, Craig Venter and a team of scientists reveal life's truly exquisite complexity. | Continue reading
Apple is reportedly considering building its own servers to keep the government from intercepting and infecting them with various kinds of malware. Such a move would almost certainly raise the stakes in the company's ongoing battle with the FBI and NSA. | Continue reading
Pebble needs cash more than it needs its full staff right now, so 40 jobs are being cut. | Continue reading
One of the more recent finding of astronomy is that stars, as far apart as they are, really like to form pairs. These so-called “binary star systems” are everywhere, and as new evidence comes in we’re beginning to see that binary systems may be just as common as the “regular” kin … | Continue reading
If you're in the market for a gorgeous display that's fit for professional design and production work, check out the Dell UltraSharp UP2516D 25-inch PC monitor. It's currently being discounted by $150, and Dell is sweetening the deal with a gift card for a limited time. | Continue reading
Researchers are looking to transplant therapy for treatment of Parkinson's disease, after successfully transplanting neurons grown from stem cells into a living mouse brain. | Continue reading
If it helps the driver drive more safely, it's now standard on the 2017 MDX. Adaptive cruise control, lane departure warning, lane keep assist, blind spot detection, collision mitigation braking, forward collision warning. | Continue reading
New research into the priceless papyri library recovered from Herculaneum has revealed that some scrolls were written with metal-based ink rather than the traditional carbon inks used in antiquity. This discovery both rewrites the ancient history of writing and could help scienti … | Continue reading
Like a mirror image of Bedford's Law, mathematicians have found a pattern in prime numbers that raises more questions than it answers. | Continue reading
The US congress is striking a working group on encryption -- it needs to understand that its job is to enshrine best practices, not compromise. | Continue reading
Virginia Tech quantifies the habits of the unsafe driver. Hidden cameras find drivers are distracted up to half the time. | Continue reading
Apple spent three years designing a robot that can take apart more than a million iPhones per year. | Continue reading
The big question here is while iPhone owners may trade in every year or two, iPads are generally on a slower upgrade cycle; will the 9.7-inch iPad Pro change things? | Continue reading
Apple is reportedly in talks to buy Imagination Technologies, its longtime GPU supplier. The move would shake up the mobile graphics market and give Apple ownership of MIPS as well as its own ray tracing division. | Continue reading
Andy Grove, one of the greats who helped shape Silicon Valley, and make Intel the dominant force it is today, passed away this week at the age of 79. | Continue reading
Today, Dell is discounting the Inspiron 15 3000 laptop by a whopping 33% off the sticker price. For just 300 bones, you get a Broadwell CPU, a removable battery, and an HD display in a nice little package. If you're in need of a cheap laptop that can handle everyday tasks with ap … | Continue reading
SpaceX is going back to the ISS for the first time since its failed 2015 resupply mission. | Continue reading
Android's latest large-scale vulnerability is yet another reminder that Android is at a fundamental disadvantage in security. | Continue reading
Microsoft might be investigating the idea of opening its own market for used games, buying them back from people's accounts for a percentage of the original cost. It's an interesting idea, but would gamers (and publishers) bite? | Continue reading
Apple's new iPhone SE is a hand-sized device for anyone, with a design that echoes Apple's iPhone 5 family and the lowest price tag of any iDevice. Except for the storage capacity, it's a great-looking phone. | Continue reading
In a panel at SXSW Interactive last week, Congressman Michael McCaul, Admiral Bobby Inman, and security industry experts Joe Ross and Dena Graziano discussed a broad range of cyber threats – to the military, U.S. businesses, and the public. | Continue reading
Quantum Break was supposed to be a game-defining title on Xbox One with a full 1080p resolution. Unfortunately, final code tests show that's not the case. | Continue reading
Today at 1PM ET, Apple will be holding a "special event," and it seems as if the focus will be on strengthening its mid-range offerings. Smaller iPhones and iPad Pros seem to be getting the most attention in the rumor mill, but it wouldn't be shocking to see updates today across … | Continue reading
We're only three months into 2016, and it's already turning out to be a very strange year for console gaming: Microsoft came out publicly in favor of upgrading the Xbox One, and a new report today says that Sony is planning on doing something very similar. | Continue reading
The FBI made waves last week when it told Apple it could compel the company to reveal the source code to iOS but have thus far refrained from doing so. New evidence suggests it's far from the first time the DOJ has either made or followed through on that threat. | Continue reading
It's becoming increasingly clear that when autonomous cars really become mainstream – in reality, years away – they will be nothing less than a revolution. | Continue reading